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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mesquita (ranked 1191 p4p, 747 weight class) and Mickey Cowan (ranked 88 p4p, 60 weight class). Hugo Mesquita is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145
14 - 9 - 0 |
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141
32 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cowan needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cowan circles away.
Cowan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cowan walks into a stiff left hand from Mesquita.
Hugo Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita gets a takedown into half guard.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mesquita keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cowan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Cowan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Cowan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cowan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cowan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Cowan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cowan defending well though.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita throwing shots but Cowan is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cowan won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Cowan dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Cowan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cowan's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cowan to regain full guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowan has wrist control.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita works over Cowan with some ground and pound from guard.
Cowan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Cowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Cowan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Cowan's brow.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Mesquita off! Mesquita jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Cowan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Mesquita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita shoots in but no luck this time.
Mesquita moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cowan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita digs a good hook to Cowan's body.
Cowan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mesquita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mesquita swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan counters with a nice body shot.
Mesquita swings for the body but Cowan moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cowan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowan! But no joy.
Mesquita takes a swing at Cowan's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cowan is trying to defend but Mesquita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mesquita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita moves nicely into side control.
Mesquita misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mesquita cracks Cowan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cowan parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cowan to escape.
Mesquita working away.
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
The strikes coming from Mesquita are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mesquita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but Cowan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Cowan's hands, connecting with Cowan's forehead.
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Cowan won't allow it.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cowan is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mesquita throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Mesquita lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowan doesn't seem phased though.
Cowan scores with a leg kick.
Mesquita thuds his right hand into Cowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mesquita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan tries a quick counter leg kick but Mesquita is wise to it.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesquita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cowan is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cowan's head.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cowan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a strike but Cowan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mesquita passes Cowan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Mesquita passes to full mount!
Mesquita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cowan looks a forlorn figure.
Mesquita controlling from mount.
Mickey Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hugo Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita lands with some strikes.
Cowan is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Mesquita connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mesquita dominating with strikes here.
Mesquita lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mesquita working Cowan over with strikes.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cowan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cowan keeps working.
Mesquita is taking a breather. Cowan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cowan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita winds up and cracks Cowan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cowan has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hugo Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita slows the pace down in half guard.
Mesquita works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Mesquita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mesquita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Mesquita!
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