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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mesquita (ranked 690 p4p, 867 weight class) and Klement Burian (ranked 95 p4p, 120 weight class). Burian has chosen Kontrafakt - JBMNT prod. Maiky Beatz as his entrance music. Klement Burian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klement Burian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burian scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mesquita lands a nice looking body shot.
Burian's coach down at Zanshin MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Burian takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mesquita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burian.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Burian.
Burian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mesquita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mesquita looks to throw the jab but Burian is out of range.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burian. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burian misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burian misses with a body shot.
Burian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Burian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Klement Burian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita throws a hook but Burian avoids it easily.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Burian counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Burian.
Nice shot by Mesquita.
Burian misses with a straight right.
Mesquita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burian at a distance.
Burian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mesquita rather than just go for the knockout.
Mesquita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Burian.
Mesquita swings for the body but Burian moves out of range.
Mesquita works the jab nicely.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burian defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Burian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burian is stalling here.
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Burian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burian won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burian is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Burian trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burian is aware though and is defending well.
Burian trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burian manages to get himself to full guard.
Burian wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burian's head.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mesquita's guard.
Burian won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Burian trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Burian preventing the sweep.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Burian from controlling successfully.
Burian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Mesquita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burian is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burian 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 looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mesquita working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.
Burian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mesquita cracks Burian with a big elbow.
Burian tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita is working Burian over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burian is trying to improve his position.
Mesquita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Burian manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mesquita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Burian keeps moving.
Burian trying to control the position.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Burian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Burian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita lands a right hook to the body.
Mesquita connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Burian.
Burian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burian lands a jab.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Burian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burian wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Burian keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burian can't do much from the bottom here.
Ian Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita cracks Burian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Burian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Burian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Burian tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mesquita working away.
Mesquita cracks Burian with a big right hand but Burian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burian some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita taking a breather here.
Burian is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burian to see if he's OK.
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burian, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burian wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burian tries to improve position but can't.
Mesquita working away.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Burian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mesquita trying to control the action but Burian is working from the bottom.
Mesquita landing strikes.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita landing strikes.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mesquita clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Burian is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burian is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
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!
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burian has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burian, who protects the arm well.
Burian wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burian taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Burian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burian on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burian regains half guard, as Mesquita was trying to land strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Burian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Burian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Burian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burian has his hands clasped together around Mesquita's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mesquita had his way with Klement Burian in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mesquita lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burian lands with a good body shot.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burian was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Burian misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. Burian didn't expect that.
Burian trying to control the position.
Mesquita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burian is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
Mesquita is in close to Burian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burian is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burian can do to turn this around?
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Burian blocks nicely.
Mesquita trying to control but Burian is working from the bottom.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klement Burian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita pushes down on Burian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burian defending well though.
Burian trying to control here.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Burian is defending well.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura here.
Burian is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burian is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Burian's hands, connecting with Burian's forehead.
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mesquita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita controlling the action here.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Ian Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burian looking for subs from the bottom but Mesquita mounts him!
Mesquita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Mesquita!
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