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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mesquita (ranked 623 p4p, 834 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 49 p4p, 65 weight class). Hugo Mesquita has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good 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 15 - 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vourture misses with a head kick.
Vourture misses with a combination
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Vourture sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vourture is looking for the big counter here.
Hugo Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vourture lands a nice looking body shot.
Vourture stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vourture.
Vourture takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Vourture counters with a two punch combo.
Vourture slips under a jab from Mesquita.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vourture.
Vourture looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Mesquita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vourture's guard.
Vourture has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mesquita off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Vourture moved out of range nicely.
Vourture looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vourture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mesquita. That did some damage!
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vourture throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mesquita counters with a nice body shot.
Vourture misses with a hook.
Vourture gets caught flat footed, as Mesquita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vourture has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mesquita off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vourture looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Vourture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mesquita swings widly with a right hand
and Vourture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vourture is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Vourture circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture defending well as Mesquita loads up on a big left hand.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the head.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Vourture moves out of range.
Vourture throws a low kick, looking for Mesquita's leg but Mesquita calmly moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mesquita crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vourture - the referee stops the clock and Mesquita gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vourture. Mesquita manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vourture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vourture makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mesquita really felt that one!
Mesquita shoots in but no luck this time.
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Vishis Vourture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vourture counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture slips a jab from Mesquita.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mesquita showed some decent athleticism there.
Vourture is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Vourture 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.
Mesquita seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vourture is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Vourture's head.
Mesquita stops Vourture from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Vourture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vourture looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mesquita lands with a good body shot.
Mesquita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vourture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vourture stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Vourture finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vourture slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Vourture scores with a four punch combination!
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
Vourture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vourture shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mesquita lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Vourture.
Vourture lands a right hook to the body.
Vourture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Vourture shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vourture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Vourture is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mesquita with a body shot.
Vourture looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vourture slips under a jab from Mesquita.
Vourture misses with a body shot.
Vourture throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range.
Vourture drops his hands momentarily and Mesquita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vourture circles away.
Mesquita lands a really nice looking cross but Vourture seems unphased.
Vourture tries to bum rush Mesquita with a series of wild strikes but Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vourture scores with a head kick. Mesquita tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots for a takedown but Vourture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vourture cracks a nice hook into Mesquita's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Vourture, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vourture throws a series of punches but Mesquita avoids them all with ease.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vourture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mesquita blocks a leg kick.
Vourture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vourture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mesquita rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. Vourture didn't expect that.
Mesquita works over Vourture with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mesquita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vourture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vourture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita trying to control but Vourture is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents Vourture from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita jabs at Vourture's body.
Good shot there by Vourture.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Vourture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Vourture.
Vourture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mesquita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vishis Vourture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vourture misses with a left hand
and Mesquita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vourture is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mesquita with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vishis Vourture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mesquita blocks a leg kick.
Vourture stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vourture wants it to stay on the feet.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vourture manages to avoid it.
Vourture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vourture. Vourture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mesquita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vourture pushes Mesquita off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mesquita throws out a powerful jab.
Vourture ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vourture. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
Vishis Vourture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mesquita.
Mesquita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Vourture's head back.
Vourture cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
Vourture misses with a straight left.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Vourture shows good takedown defense.
Vourture chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vourture misses with a leg kick
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
Vourture sneaks out the side door and pushes Mesquita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vourture throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesquita circles away quickly and effectively.
Vourture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesquita circles away quickly and effectively.
Vourture takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mesquita takes a swing at Vourture's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Vourture.
Vourture throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mesquita to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesquita lands a jab.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vourture takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Vourture throws a head kick that misses
and Mesquita counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture staying out of range there.
Mesquita takes a swing at Vourture's ribcage but misses.
As Mesquita backs off Vourture throws a huge counter combo but Mesquita manages to avoid it all.
Vourture explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vourture tries to score with a low kick but Mesquita moves his leg out of the way.
Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vourture takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vourture misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mesquita.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita misses with a straight right.
Vourture misses with a body shot
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vourture is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
Vourture keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vourture looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hugo Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vishis Vourture is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vourture wants to get back to his feet.
Hugo Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vourture is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vourture's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hugo Mesquita.
I think Vourture has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vishis Vourture!
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energy
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hype
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