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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Mesquita (ranked 1009 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 87 p4p, 111 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 16 - 11 - 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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita scores with a hook to the body. Akhtankhanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a left hand but Mesquita moved out of range nicely.
Mesquita misses the body punch
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Akhtankhanov enables Mesquita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akhtankhanov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Akhtankhanov trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akhtankhanov working for submissions but it's allowed Mesquita to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita stands up over Akhtankhanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akhtankhanov controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Akhtankhanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita is working Akhtankhanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Akhtankhanov is retaining full guard.
Akhtankhanov keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akhtankhanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita works over Akhtankhanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Akhtankhanov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mesquita distracts Akhtankhanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akhtankhanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akhtankhanov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mesquita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akhtankhanov 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.
Akhtankhanov keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mesquita escapes and throws Akhtankhanov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akhtankhanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've been informed that Akhtankhanov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mesquita working away.
Akhtankhanov is looking to reverse the position.
Akhtankhanov wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Mesquita cracks Akhtankhanov with a big right hand but Akhtankhanov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Akhtankhanov is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Akhtankhanov tries to improve position but can't.
Akhtankhanov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mesquita off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita breaks Akhtankhanov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Akhtankhanov controlling the position.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mesquita lands a lovely overhand right.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the side of the head.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesquita ducks right into an uppercut from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hugo Mesquita is winning the standup battle so far.
Akhtankhanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Mesquita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Mesquita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov is predictable there
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita trying to control but Akhtankhanov is working from the bottom.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is defending well.
Akhtankhanov tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
Akhtankhanov is trying to buck Mesquita off.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akhtankhanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita grinds an elbow into Akhtankhanov's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is looking for a sweep.
Akhtankhanov is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Akhtankhanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akhtankhanov taking a bit of punishment here - Mesquita scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov struggling a bit here.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov struggling a bit here.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Akhtankhanov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mesquita connects with a decent elbow.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Akhtankhanov is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Hugo Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akhtankhanov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Mesquita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mesquita working away.
Akhtankhanov is trying to get back to half guard.
Akhtankhanov taking a bit of punishment here - Mesquita scoring with strikes.
Akhtankhanov is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Akhtankhanov tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Akhtankhanov regains half guard.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Akhtankhanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Mesquita misses its target.
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but Akhtankhanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Akhtankhanov tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita prevents Akhtankhanov from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Akhtankhanov has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akhtankhanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akhtankhanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Akhtankhanov'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akhtankhanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Akhtankhanov wants to improve his position but Mesquita is controlling well.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Akhtankhanov's hands, connecting with Akhtankhanov's forehead.
Akhtankhanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita is pressing down on Akhtankhanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Akhtankhanov is holding on for now.
Mesquita stalling.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Akhtankhanov wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov has a hand on Mesquita's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mesquita takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mesquita cracks Akhtankhanov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mesquita lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akhtankhanov hang on?
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Akhtankhanov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Akhtankhanov shrugs it off.
Akhtankhanov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Akhtankhanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Akhtankhanov tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Akhtankhanov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Akhtankhanov keeps moving.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Akhtankhanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hugo Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Akhtankhanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Akhtankhanov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mesquita pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Mesquita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mesquita has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Mesquita!
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