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Event:
GAMMA#1058 Wrecks v Zweihander
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Mesquita makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mesquita walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches up with Sitsongrit, looking for a takedown. Mesquita pushes Sitsongrit against the cage but Sitsongrit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
#TD2#
Mesquita gets a takedown into half guard.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position.#T1#
Sitsongrit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sitsongrit.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mesquita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.#BC2#
Mesquita manages to break the clinch.
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mesquita takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Mesquita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Sitsongrit takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep.
Sitsongrit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sitsongrit defending well though.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Sitsongrit is working away. #T3#
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit is controlling Mesquita's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita off looking to stand but Mesquita dives back in and keeps control.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Sitsongrit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sitsongrit defending well though. #SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Mesquita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sitsongrit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sitsongrit tries to get out of the position.
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.
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita off looking to stand but Mesquita dives back in and keeps control.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Mesquita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
Mesquita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sitsongrit! #SUB2#
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sitsongrit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
Mesquita lands a big shot there that rocks Sitsongrit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Mesquita will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Mesquita right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mesquita.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mesquita has time to react.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danny Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.#T1#
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Mesquita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sitsongrit wants it to stay on the feet.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Mesquita saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Sitsongrit manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mesquita cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.#T2#
Sitsongrit closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Sitsongrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita works over Sitsongrit with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Mesquita looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mesquita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sitsongrit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Sitsongrit blocks nicely.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita postures up.
Sitsongrit is adopting a defensive guard.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Mesquita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danny Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Mesquita stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Mesquita down with leg kicks. #TD2#
Mesquita feints and as Sitsongrit raises his hands in defense, Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mesquita presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mesquita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Mesquita's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mesquita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Mesquita has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Mesquita gets control of Sitsongrit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mesquita will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sitsongrit wants to stand and escape but instead Mesquita has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Sitsongrit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita distracts Sitsongrit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita stands up over Sitsongrit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for a guillotine here but Mesquita defends easily.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard. #T3#
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Sitsongrit pulls Mesquita in to control the position. #SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita pushing down on Sitsongrit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Sitsongrit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sitsongrit's head. #SUB2#
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mesquita works his way into full mount!
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Mesquita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mesquita winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1050 Kolla v William
Date: Mar 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Rai moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rai scores with a punch to the head.
Rai swings widly with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rai to the mat! Rai manages to get full guard.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rai's head.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita throwing shots but Rai is blocking nicely.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1##SUB#
Rai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rai is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Mesquita controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Mesquita trying to work for an americana but Rai has managed to regain full guard.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Rai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.#REVR#
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rai is one step ahead there.
Rai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Rai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mesquita is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rai controls the pace.#SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Rai wants to get up but he can't break Mesquita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rai is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Rai stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.#SUB2#
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rai is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita pulls Rai in close to his closed guard and prevents Rai from doing any damage or advancing position.#SU#
Rai gets to his feet. Mesquita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T4#
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Rai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesquita.
Rai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Rai's guard.
Mesquita stands and throws Rai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Mesquita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita 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.#R2#
Rai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita misses the jab.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rai napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Rai is defending well.
Rai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rai sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Rai is looking to escape.
Rai manages to get to full guard.
Mesquita passes Rai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mesquita working Rai over with strikes.
Mesquita prevents Rai from improving his position.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rai is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mesquita jumps into side control!
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T2#
Rai tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita throws a strike aimed at the side of Rai's head but Rai avoids it well.
Rai is looking to reverse the position.
Rai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Rai is trying to improve his position.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rai down.
#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita working away.#T3#
Mesquita is putting a hurting on Rai here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mesquita lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rai is looking to reverse the position.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Rai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rai is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Mesquita cracks Rai with a big elbow.
Rai is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita laying and praying for a moment but Rai takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rai taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Rai takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Agansing Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Rai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Rai. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
Rai throws out a powerful jab.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
Agansing Rai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai lands a head kick!
Mesquita tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rai misses with a straight right. #T1#
Rai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rai takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai lands a jab.#TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rai quickly recovers to half guard.
Rai kicks off Mesquita and gets to his feet.
Rai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai lands a nice shot that snaps Mesquita's head back.
Rai misses the body punch
and Rai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rai lands a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rai throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Mesquita ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Good standup being displayed there by Mesquita as he connects with a hook.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mesquita misses the body punch
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rai.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita distracts Rai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Mesquita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mesquita has managed to get both his arms back between Rai's legs - danger averted.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Rai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita postures up.
#T4#
Mesquita distracts Rai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita is working Rai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mesquita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Agansing Rai.
I think Mesquita 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1044 Hoddle v Robson
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Mesquita misses.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Mesquita's defenses.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Mesquita is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mesquita misses the target.
Mesquita checks the leg kick.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mesquita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Mesquita against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Mesquita to work.
Mesquita lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage. #BC#
Mesquita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mesquita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danny Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick #TD#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Sitsongrit 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.#T2#
Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mesquita darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Nice sprawl there from Sitsongrit as Mesquita shoots in.
Mesquita slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mesquita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Mesquita on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!#ES2#
Sitsongrit kicks Mesquita off and gets to his feet.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Mesquita throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mesquita on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sitsongrit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita tries to score with some ground and pound. Sitsongrit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Mesquita lands.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mesquita on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit jabs Mesquita to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mesquita thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Mesquita is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up. #T2#
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Sitsongrit's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sitsongrit wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sitsongrit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Sitsongrit wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.#ES2#
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Mesquita misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Mesquita is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Mesquita is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Mesquita there.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!#T4#
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mesquita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Mesquita is looking to counter punch.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
#TD#
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danny Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a left to the body.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita is looking to counter punch.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Mesquita jumps back.
Mesquita swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.#T1#
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit motions for Mesquita to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.#T2#
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mesquita on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit jabs at Mesquita's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mesquita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Mesquita slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Sitsongrit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Mesquita getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mesquita slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Mesquita misses its intended target.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
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 cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.#TD#
Mesquita feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richard Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Mesquita postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sitsongrit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mesquita, into his guard. #REVB#
Sitsongrit tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Sitsongrit.
I've got Sitsongrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Sitsongrit!
A victorious Danny Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
CFC 633
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egyptian throws the kick towards the body but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Egyptian moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Egyptian.
Mesquita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Egyptian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mesquita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Our sources have told us that Egyptian has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian tries to work over Mesquita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Mesquita.
Egyptian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
#T1##TD2#
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Egyptian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Egyptian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Egyptian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Egyptian preventing the sweep.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Egyptian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian 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.
Egyptian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Egyptian wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Egyptian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard. #T2#
Mesquita controlling Egyptian's posture.
Mesquita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Egyptian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Egyptian has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Egyptian controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Egyptian thumps Mesquita with a low kick.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mesquita takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
Horus Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian swings widly with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian throws a wild body kick that Mesquita sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mesquita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egyptian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mesquita checks a leg kick.
Egyptian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.#T4#
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Mesquita punishes Egyptian's body with a nice straight punch.
Egyptian scores with a head kick. Mesquita tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Mesquita finds it's target.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Egyptian as Mesquita shoots in.
Horus Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mesquita, as that shot connected.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Egyptian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egyptian there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Horus Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Egyptian finds it's way through Mesquita's defenses.
Horus Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egyptian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Egyptian as he connects with a hook.
Egyptian throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Egyptian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Mesquita seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita prevents Egyptian from standing back up.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Egyptian manages to get to full guard.
Egyptian working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita forces his way into half guard.
Mesquita is looking to stall here but Egyptian recovers full guard.
Egyptian looking for a sweep. Not yet Egyptian, not yet.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Mesquita passes Egyptian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Egyptian wants to stand back up but Mesquita manages to pass into side control.
Egyptian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Egyptian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Egyptian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Egyptian taking punishment in the form of punches.
Egyptian can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Egyptian pushes Mesquita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mesquita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Egyptian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egyptian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mesquita advances to full mount.
Mesquita tries to control but Egyptian wriggling away.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita lands with some strikes.
Mesquita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Egyptian is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Mesquita scoring with strikes but Egyptian is staying in there.
Mesquita working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mesquita lands a couple of good shots and Egyptian has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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 looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
#ROC2#Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian is trying to stand back up.
Oh Egyptian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita has the hooks in. Egyptian is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Egyptian is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Egyptian has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Egyptian seems to have got his legs back now.
Egyptian rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Egyptian is concentrating on defense, preventing Mesquita from advancing position.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Egyptian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mesquita slips a straight right by Egyptian.#CL#
Mesquita gets tackled into the cage by Egyptian. Egyptian maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Mesquita manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Mesquita moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita connects with a body shot.
Egyptian wants to clinch up but Mesquita keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Egyptian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mesquita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian is looking to clinch.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mesquita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Egyptian's guard.
Egyptian wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egyptian wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Egyptian is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
Egyptian wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Egyptian is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.#T2#
Egyptian is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Egyptian to get back to his feet.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita distracts Egyptian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Mesquita postures up.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egyptian has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
Mesquita postures up in Egyptian's guard and throws a big left but Egyptian blocks it.
Mesquita passes Egyptian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Egyptian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Mesquita is working for a kimura here but Egyptian manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mesquita's guard.
#SUB2#
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Egyptian defends it easily.#T4#
Egyptian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Egyptian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Egyptian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Egyptian manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Egyptian is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Mesquita pushes him off.
Egyptian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mesquita finds it's way round the side to connect with Egyptian's head.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
Egyptian motions for Mesquita to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Richard Mesquita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Egyptian but Egyptian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian is looking to score with low kicks.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mesquita scores with a sloppy right hand. Egyptian should have avoided that one. #T1#
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Egyptian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian with a nice calf kick.
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mesquita just manages to avoid it.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mesquita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Mesquita coming out on top.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian misses with a leg kick
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egyptian ducks right into an uppercut from Mesquita.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita blocks a leg kick.
Egyptian tries to clinch up but Mesquita circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesquita with the counter takedown but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Mesquita swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mesquita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Egyptian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egyptian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mesquita blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mesquita avoids it.#BC2#
Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita lands the left hand.
Egyptian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Egyptian.
Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mesquita.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egyptian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Mesquita.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick.
Mesquita jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Mesquita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
Egyptian misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Mesquita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Egyptian is avoiding damage well.
Mesquita working away.
Egyptian is trying to improve his position.
Egyptian takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mesquita scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Egyptian is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mesquita can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
APEX 15
Date: Dec 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mesquita misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Mesquita was not able to check.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Brown is looking to escape.
Brown 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 scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Mesquita stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Mesquita is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Brown taking shots to the head.
Brown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mesquita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#SUB#
Mesquita jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mesquita in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is not content to let Mesquita control the position. #T2#
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown is pushing Mesquita's head away, looking to escape. Mesquita manages to hold on to the position though.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown tries to escape but Mesquita is in control.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Mesquita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
#T3##SUB#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Mesquita prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Mesquita lands an elbow. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mesquita asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Mesquita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mesquita asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown pushes Mesquita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mesquita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mesquita defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Mesquita misses with a looping right.
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Mesquita's side.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Mesquita cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown throws a low kick but Mesquita avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mesquita cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Mesquita throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mesquita won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita. #ES2#
Brown has his feet on Mesquita's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mesquita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mesquita checks a low kick from Brown.#T2#
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mesquita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.#TD#
Brown gets caught napping as Mesquita dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Brown manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a body punch.
#T3#
Mesquita tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown letting Mesquita take a breather here.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Mesquita controls the action.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown tries to work over Mesquita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Mesquita controls the action.
#T4#
Mesquita blocking some punches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mesquita prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mesquita lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita has Brown pushed against the cage.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jair Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.#R3#
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Mesquita checks it.
Mesquita appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown slips under a jab from Mesquita.
Brown scores with a jab. Mesquita acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mesquita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mesquita with a body shot.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mesquita. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mesquita or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Mesquita fails with the takedown
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mesquita.
Mesquita is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a hook
and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mesquita misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Mesquita backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Mesquita catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Mesquita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Mesquita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
#T3#
Mesquita slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesquita at a distance.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mesquita to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Mesquita counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Mesquita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4##TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mesquita manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita prevents Brown from standing back up.
Mesquita is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mesquita working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Mesquita looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to buck Mesquita off but he can't manage it.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Mesquita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita clearly takes 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.#R4#
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jair Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mesquita under the eye.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita slips a jab from Brown.
A counter left hand to the body from Mesquita misses its target.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mesquita misses its target.#T1#
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mesquita checks a leg kick.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Mesquita down.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita slips a jab from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mesquita scores with a hook.
Jair Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mesquita swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T3#
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Mesquita takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mesquita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mesquita lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita has a takedown stuffed.
Donk. Brown catches Mesquita right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Mesquita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Mesquita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Mesquita misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Mesquita 's knee.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Mesquita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Mesquita misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mesquita.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.#T2#
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mesquita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Mesquita makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mesquita on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mesquita checks a low kick from Brown.
Mesquita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesquita circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a leg kick #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mesquita.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES2#
Brown has his feet on Mesquita's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mesquita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Mesquita misses its intended target.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jair Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
APEX 12
Date: Nov 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita digs a good hook to Nurmagomedov's body.
Richard Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nurmagomedov as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Nurmagomedov cracks Mesquita with a nice body shot.
Mesquita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurmagomedov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2#
A jab from Mesquita finds it's way through Nurmagomedov's defenses.
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
And Nurmagomedov tries to counter it with a takedown but Mesquita pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mesquita misses the jab.#T3#
Mesquita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
Nice jab there from Mesquita.
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
Mesquita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mesquita swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
Nurmagomedov tries to move into range but Mesquita moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mesquita, as that shot connected.
#TD#
Mesquita gets the takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nurmagomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nurmagomedov down.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Nurmagomedov regains half guard.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is controlling the pace.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita is taking a breather. Nurmagomedov 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.#T2#
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mesquita is trying to control. Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but Nurmagomedov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mesquita passes to full mount!
Mesquita controlling the position easily from mount.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Mesquita looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nurmagomedov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nurmagomedov shrugs it off. #T4#
Mesquita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mesquita working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Mesquita working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Nurmagomedov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Nurmagomedov 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.#SUB#
Mesquita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nurmagomedov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##TD#
Mesquita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nurmagomedov is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Mesquita seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov manages to get to full guard.
Nurmagomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there. #T1#
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita scores with a body shot.
#TD#
Mesquita manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nurmagomedov on his heels. He'll look to pass Nurmagomedov's guard now, I'm sure.#T3#
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nurmagomedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov is still trying to improve position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurmagomedov pinned against the cage. Nurmagomedov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Mesquita misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita lands a nice hook to Nurmagomedov's body. Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.#TD#
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nurmagomedov!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1##SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmagomedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita in side control, throwing shots but Nurmagomedov defends.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a sweep but Mesquita has mounted him!
Mesquita tries to control but Nurmagomedov wriggling away. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita prevents Nurmagomedov from getting the reversal.
Mesquita controlling the pace for now.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Nurmagomedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Mesquita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nurmagomedov's face.
#SUB#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine from mount but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Mesquita looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Mesquita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nurmagomedov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nurmagomedov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
Nurmagomedov is working Mesquita over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nurmagomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Nurmagomedov is keeping the position.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita had his way with Khabib Nurmagomedov in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Nurmagomedov with the counter takedown but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard 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 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nurmagomedov as he avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mesquita.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mesquita. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nurmagomedov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurmagomedov stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov feints the counter takedown.
Richard Mesquita is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Mesquita connects with a looping right hand.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.#TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nurmagomedov quickly recovers to half guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nurmagomedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Nurmagomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita works over Nurmagomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita cracks Nurmagomedov with a solid left hand.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nurmagomedov is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita retains his lightweight title! |
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Event:
APEX 8
Date: Oct 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown. Hunt fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunt controlling Mesquita's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita being controlled here momentarily.
Mesquita won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Mesquita won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
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.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Mesquita stops Hunt from standing up.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Hunt pulls Mesquita in close to his closed guard and prevents Mesquita from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Mesquita trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Mesquita.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mesquita darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.#CL2#
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.#T4##TD2#
Mesquita jumps into guard, dragging Hunt to the mat.
Hunt 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. #SUB2#
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mesquita is tightening it up a little... Hunt has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hunt reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hunt taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
RISE 198
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryhein defends it nicely.
Mesquita checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryhein scores with a kick to the body.
Ryhein tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesquita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryhein throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Ryhein throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein connects with a right hand. Mesquita shakes it off.
Ryhein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mesquita half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Ryhein moves into the clinch.#T1#
Ryhein misses with a punch on the inside.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ryhein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ryhein trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryhein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita seems keen to control Ryhein's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Mesquita's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryhein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryhein throws out the jab.
Ryhein throws a leg kick but Mesquita checks it.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryhein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryhein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cau Ryhein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryhein is looking to clinch but Mesquita is avoiding it.
#T3#
Ryhein throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Mesquita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryhein's guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ryhein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mesquita works over Ryhein with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Ryhein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Ryhein keeps moving.
Ryhein trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
#T4#
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryhein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Ryhein 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Mesquita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mesquita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mesquita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryhein pinned against the cage. Ryhein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Ryhein sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryhein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mesquita wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ryhein misses the body punch #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryhein won't be happy with that.
Ryhein throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Ryhein tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T1#
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Ryhein won't allow it.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryhein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryhein is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Ryhein trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita winds up and cracks Ryhein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ryhein looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryhein moves into full 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.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryhein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryhein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Mesquita is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Ryhein is working for a kimura but Mesquita is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Ryhein is trying to control. Mesquita wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Ryhein is controlling well.
Mesquita trying to control here.
Mesquita works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Ryhein from controlling successfully. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ryhein passes into side control.
Ryhein is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cau Ryhein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.#R3#
Ryhein throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryhein is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Ryhein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mesquita is one step ahead there.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is working Ryhein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita won't allow Ryhein to get back to his feet.
Mesquita distracts Ryhein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ryhein's guard.
Ryhein is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Mesquita perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Ryhein is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Mesquita working Ryhein over with strikes. #SUB2#
Ryhein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Ryhein trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Mesquita has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ryhein defend it? Mesquita steps over the head and cranks it - Ryhein is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 193: Maxwell vs Brown
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Boles circles away easily
and Boles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Mesquita clinches with his opponent.
Boles misses with the head strike.
Boles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boles pushes Mesquita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boles lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boles scores with a shoulder strike.
Boles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Boles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boles tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing Boles back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Boles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boles.
I was talking to Mesquita's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Boles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mesquita prevents a body shot from Boles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mesquita. #TD#
Mesquita gets control of Boles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mesquita will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Boles wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mesquita's closed guard. He's half up but Mesquita has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mesquita pivots and extends the arm, Boles falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mesquita! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 188: Brown vs Mesquita
Date: Jul 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Mesquita pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.
Brown misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is wriggling around but Mesquita manages to pass to half guard.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Brown kicks Mesquita off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt. #TD2#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mesquita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Mesquita working the ground and pound from side control.#T2#
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mesquita.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown's coaches at Grooming Champions have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#ES#
Brown bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Brown.#T3#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
Richard Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES#
Brown kicks Mesquita off and gets to his feet.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab from Brown.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesquita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesquita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mesquita somewhat.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Brown clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Mesquita gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown connects with a body shot.#T2#
Brown connects with a right hand. Mesquita shakes it off.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita is breathing heavily.#T3#
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mesquita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown connects with a jab.
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mesquita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mesquita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jair Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Mesquita seems unphased.
Mesquita shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Mesquita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mesquita controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
Mesquita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown thuds a left hand into Mesquita's body.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Mesquita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards. #TD2#
Mesquita successfully pulls guard.
#T1#
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.#SU#
Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Mesquita down.
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesquita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt. #T2#
Mesquita on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mesquita momentarily.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Brown.
Mesquita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Mesquita shoots in.
Mesquita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. #T3##TD2#
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Mesquita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown pushes Mesquita off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Mesquita down.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Mesquita shoots in.
Mesquita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Brown.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Mesquita ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mesquita no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SU#
Brown stands up from Mesquita's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout. #T4#
Mesquita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Mesquita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Brown with a hook.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Mesquita tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
#TD2#
Mesquita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Mesquita cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Mesquita stops Brown from standing up.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is looking to stand up but Mesquita isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita won't allow Brown to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mesquita is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mesquita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mesquita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Mesquita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
Mesquita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mesquita off to one side.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mesquita shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown misses with a hook.
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a straight left.
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!#CL#
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Mesquita's ribcage. Mesquita let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
A short uppercut from Brown. #TD2#
Mesquita ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mesquita no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU#
Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mesquita, up you get!
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown is looking to slow Mesquita down with leg kicks.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Brown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.#T4#
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mesquita's elbow.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Mesquita drags the fight down to the ground.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SU#
Brown stands and steps away. Mesquita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown had his way with Richard Mesquita in that 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. This is the final round!#R5#
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesquita.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mesquita just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrown.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1##CL#
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Mesquita blocks it.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a right hand.
Mesquita takes a shot to the head.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Mesquita jumps guard.
#SU#
Brown stands up from Mesquita's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
#CL2#
and Mesquita counters by clinching up. #T2#
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mesquita.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown works on Mesquita's body with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice shot by Brown.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Brown 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 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Mesquita shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mesquita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking. #T4#
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Mesquita counters by clinching up.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Mesquita successfully pulls guard.
#SU#
Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown misses the jab.#CL2#
Mesquita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richard Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita blocking some punches.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mesquita tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mesquita.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jair Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown!
Jair Brown retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jair Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
RISE 174
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD#
Mesquita gets the takedown into side control.
Mesquita lands an elbow.
Ringo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ringo down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ringo is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Ringo is working away.
Ringo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ringo keeps working.
Mesquita controlling the position. #T1#
Mesquita working the ground and pound but Ringo is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Mesquita has an Americana. Ringo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mesquita is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mesquita hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 162
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Mesquita feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kristiansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Kristiansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kristiansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Kristiansen blocks nicely.
Kristiansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Kristiansen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristiansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Kristiansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mesquita is in close to Kristiansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Kristiansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mesquita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kristiansen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mesquita has Kristiansen in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kristiansen controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Kristiansen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mesquita is trying to keep Kristiansen in close.
#SUB2#
Kristiansen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Mesquita has locked up a guillotine! Mesquita's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kristiansen is holding on here and Mesquita must be using up a lot of energy. Kristiansen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Mesquita gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 153
Date: Mar 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Einstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Einstein leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Einstein looking to score a takedown here. Mesquita is defending well but Einstein drives through and ends up in Mesquita's guard.
Einstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Einstein from controlling successfully.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as Einstein tries to pass.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet. #SUB2#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita looking to control.
Einstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as Einstein tries to pass. #T1#
Mesquita striking from his own guard.
Einstein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Einstein trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is pulling down on Einstein's head. It's preventing any offense from Einstein, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Einstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mesquita wants to hit a sweep here but Einstein passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mesquita there!
Mesquita in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Einstein maintains control.
Mesquita has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Einstein trying to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Einstein controlling from mount.
Einstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mesquita keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Einstein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape. #SUB#
Einstein looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T3#
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Einstein maintains control.
Einstein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesquita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Einstein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Einstein wants to free his trapped foot but Mesquita is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mesquita is not content to let Einstein control the position.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to control Einstein's posture. Einstein takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Mesquita! Einstein is rotating here... this could be the end... Mesquita is out! Einstein has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Albert Einstein!
A very excited looking Albert Einstein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
RISE 145
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Jacquin swinging wildly here.
#TD#
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacquin's head.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacquin trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Jacquin moves into full guard.
Jacquin looking to control but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Jacquin trying to get back to full guard but Mesquita takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T1#
Mesquita working Jacquin over with strikes here.
Mesquita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jacquin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC#Jacquin is rocked!
Jacquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jacquin's face.
Jacquin is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita lands a big elbow - Jacquin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jacquin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 137
Date: Jan 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown punishes Mesquita's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita. #TD#
Mesquita fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Mesquita is now in Brown's guard.
Brown pushes Mesquita off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Mesquita drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Mesquita wants to clinch.#CL#
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesquita. #T1#
Brown is leaning against Mesquita and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mesquita tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesquita or not.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Brown gets through Mesquita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Mesquita prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.#T2#
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Brown misses.
Mesquita takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Richard Mesquita has been cut.#KD2#
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mesquita sprawling to the canvas! Mesquita rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
#ROC2#Mesquita is rocked!#TD#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mesquita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown 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.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
Mesquita lands a few punches from side control.#T3##ES2#
Brown bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches.
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mesquita presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Mesquita tightens his grip and picks Brown up, before dumping him to the ground. Brown manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T4#
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Mesquita's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Jair Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.#ES2#
Brown pushes Mesquita off and gets back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A left lands for Brown.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Mesquita scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.#T1#
Mesquita prevents Brown from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD#
Mesquita pulls guard successfully.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mesquita is proving hard to escape from.
Mesquita trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Mesquita has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Brown tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Brown wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position. #SU2#
Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range. #KD2#
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mesquita sprawling to the canvas! Mesquita rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Brown.#T3#
Mesquita tries to clinch up.
Brown throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Brown lands a head shot.#CL#
Mesquita has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mesquita wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Jair Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from Brown.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita fails to pull guard.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mesquita.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown digs a right hand into Mesquita's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mesquita's gas tank.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mesquita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Mesquita's ribcage. Mesquita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Mesquita prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Mesquita's head.
Brown digs a right hand into Mesquita's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mesquita's gas tank.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Mesquita's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Mesquita moves away from the strike by Brown.
Mesquita is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Mesquita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown drops Mesquita with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brown follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jair Brown!
Jair Brown is the new lightweight champion!
Jair Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RISE 124
Date: Dec 11, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Mesquita gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oliveira regains guard.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita content to stall in guard here.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Mesquita has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Oliveira has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
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.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mesquita's guard. #REVB#
Mesquita throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Mesquita is controlling Oliveira's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Oliveira has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita cracks Oliveira with a solid left hand.
Mesquita distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Mesquita advances to half guard.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Oliveira is defending the position.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mesquita working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita working Oliveira over with strikes.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Oliveira!
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliveira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliveira gets full guard.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Oliveira has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?#T1#
Mesquita stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Oliveira has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Mesquita stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Oliveira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here. #T2#
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.#ROC#Oliveira is rocked!
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Oliveira has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
Mesquita works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita is working Oliveira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.
Mesquita working over Oliveira with some ground and pound. Oliveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Mesquita is controlling well.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Mesquita winds up and cracks Oliveira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita scores with a big shot! Oliveira's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Oliveira! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita retains his lightweight title! |
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Event:
RISE 112
Date: Oct 30, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MacAlister to the mat! MacAlister manages to get full guard.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacAlister's head.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacAlister looking for a sweep. Not yet MacAlister, not yet.
MacAlister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacAlister working a defensive guard but Mesquita manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.#T1##SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but MacAlister is defending well. #SUB2#
Mesquita swings around for an armbar but MacAlister sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mesquita's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita has control of MacAlister's left arm, preventing MacAlister from doing any damage. #SUB2#
MacAlister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita is pulling down on MacAlister's head. It's preventing any offense from MacAlister, at least for the moment.
Mesquita is trying to keep MacAlister in close.
MacAlister trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom. #T2#
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacAlister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as MacAlister tries to pass.
MacAlister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesquita works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but MacAlister postures up.
MacAlister content to stall in guard here.
MacAlister looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Mesquita has control of MacAlister's left arm, preventing MacAlister from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacAlister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Mesquita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacAlister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Mesquita working for a triangle but MacAlister defends it easily.
MacAlister throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking for subs off his back but MacAlister has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mesquita trying to hold on to MacAlister's head to control him but MacAlister postures up.
#T4#
Mesquita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of MacAlister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take MacAlister's back!
Mesquita throwing damaging strikes from the back! MacAlister could be in trouble here!
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at MacAlister. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mesquita is punishing MacAlister with some ground and pound.
Mesquita throwing wild punches that miss their target.
MacAlister wants to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Mesquita has got one arm under MacAlister's chin. This could be trouble... MacAlister trying to control the other hand but Mesquita gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, MacAlister has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
RISE 104: Chomofsky v Mesquita
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Soares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mesquita sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Mesquita avoids it this time.#TD2#
Soares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.#SUB2#
Soares has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soares's head.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Soares is looking for a triangle but Mesquita pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares can't keep his opponent in guard - Mesquita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soares trying to control from the bottom.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC#Soares is rocked!
Mesquita looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB#
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Soares is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita moves into full mount! Soares won't be happy about that!
Soares seems to have recovered his senses.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T2#
Soares tries to hold on but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita avoids the attempt from Soares to control.
Mesquita cracks Soares with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 92: Mesquita v Dlask
Date: Aug 21, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Dlask clinches with his opponent.
Mesquita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dlask avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Dlask on the inside.
Dlask is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mesquita is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Mesquita's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
Mesquita decides to pull guard.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dlask is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
Dlask has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Dlask throws a sloppy strike and Mesquita has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Dlask is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE X8
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesquita at a distance.
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.#CL2#
Mesquita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mesquita.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown gets through Mesquita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mesquita has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mesquita has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Mesquita controls his hands.
Brown lands a right hand.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown cracks Mesquita with a nice body shot.
Mesquita takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Brown lands a body punch.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Mesquita pulls guard.
Brown advances position into side control!
Mesquita is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Mesquita is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita regains half guard.#T3#
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mesquita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mesquita.
Brown postures up.
#SUB2#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown 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.#R2#
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Mesquita feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. #T1#
Mesquita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mesquita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jair Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita avoids the head kick by Brown.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Mesquita clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jair Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Grooming Champions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mesquita is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Mesquita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Mesquita's ribcage. Mesquita let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Mesquita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
Jair Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Mesquita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mesquita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Brown. #T4#
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Mesquita's head. #TD2#
Mesquita successfully pulls guard.
Mesquita wants to control but Brown passes easily into half guard.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita is trying to control but can't.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jair Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mesquita.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range. #TD2#
Mesquita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Mesquita postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Mesquita controlling from the top position.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita preventing the sweep. #T1#
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Mesquita cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though. #T2#
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4##CL2#
Mesquita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Brown. #TD2#
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Mesquita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richard Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Mesquita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jair Brown! |
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Event:
RISE Fight Night 3
Date: Jul 15, 2022 |
#R1#
MacAlister lands an overhand right.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from MacAlister.
Mesquita wants to counter the offense by MacAlister and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Mesquita pushes MacAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita keeps control of MacAlister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacAlister tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mesquita. #TD2#
Mesquita successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacAlister defends well.
MacAlister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister 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.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1##SUB2#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacAlister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacAlister wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
MacAlister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but MacAlister pushes his legs off easily.
MacAlister wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacAlister controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacAlister passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on MacAlister's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mesquita is trying to control but can't.
MacAlister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
MacAlister stalling.
Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but MacAlister is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mesquita is looking to improve his position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toby MacAlister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacAlister misses with a wild body shot.
MacAlister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like MacAlister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacAlister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.#T4#
MacAlister throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from MacAlister. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
MacAlister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacAlister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for MacAlister. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
MacAlister struggles to land a body shot inside as Mesquita controls his hands.
#BC#
MacAlister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Oooooh!!! MacAlister has knocked Mesquita down with a huge combo! MacAlister steps away and waves a wobbly Mesquita back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Mesquita is rocked!
Mesquita wants to clinch but MacAlister slips to the side
and MacAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita is still on wobbly legs! Can MacAlister finish him?
MacAlister throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita seems to have recovered his senses.
Mesquita wants to clinch.
Mesquita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacAlister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAlister.
Nice uppercut lands for MacAlister. That snapped Mesquita's head back.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
MacAlister is looking for a counter combo.
Mesquita wants to clinch.
MacAlister cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
MacAlister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacAlister.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
MacAlister throws a counter high kick but Mesquita was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but MacAlister circles away and keeps his distance.
MacAlister misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Mesquita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##BC2#
Mesquita breaks from the clinch.
MacAlister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mesquita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from MacAlister finds it's target.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and MacAlister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacAlister.
Mesquita closes the distance looking to clinch
and MacAlister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacAlister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MacAlister throws a series of strikes that have Mesquita backpedaling.
Nice shot by MacAlister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Mesquita rushes MacAlister and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
MacAlister scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Mesquita takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.#TD2#
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
MacAlister takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
MacAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita lands an elbow.
An elbow from Mesquita crashes against the mat.
MacAlister is trying to get back to half guard.
MacAlister managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
#T3#
Mesquita creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacAlister sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
MacAlister dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita just content to control the position.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mesquita throws a strike aimed at the side of MacAlister's head but MacAlister avoids it well.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
MacAlister is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita cracks MacAlister with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Mesquita throws an elbow but MacAlister slips to the side and avoids it well.
MacAlister wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
MacAlister is trying to improve his position.
MacAlister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but MacAlister is defending well.
MacAlister struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3##CL2#
MacAlister gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch.
Mesquita stalling.
#BC#
MacAlister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but MacAlister defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push MacAlister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
MacAlister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mesquita has time to react.
Mesquita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacAlister counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at MacAlister to acknowledge the strikes.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister is having none of it.
MacAlister throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
MacAlister lands a nice shot to the body.
MacAlister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mesquita doesn't seem bothered though.
MacAlister shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mesquita eats them both and turns towards MacAlister to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by MacAlister.
MacAlister lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Mesquita clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
MacAlister misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
MacAlister throws a good cross that connects.
Toby MacAlister is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
MacAlister gets tackled into the cage by Mesquita. Mesquita maintains the clinch. #BC#
MacAlister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Mesquita pushes MacAlister up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
MacAlister manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Mesquita takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Mesquita pulls guard.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacAlister being controlled here momentarily.
MacAlister looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacAlister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacAlister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
MacAlister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but MacAlister pushes his legs off easily.
MacAlister looking to sit in guard and control but Mesquita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAlister controlling Mesquita's posture.
MacAlister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita trying to control but MacAlister is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
MacAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacAlister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but MacAlister is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MacAlister swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
MacAlister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacAlister with a jab.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacAlister circles away.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and MacAlister counters with a one-two to the body.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
MacAlister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita wants to clinch but MacAlister slips to the side
and MacAlister counters with a two punch combo.
MacAlister leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacAlister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
MacAlister defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mesquita tries to clinch but MacAlister moves out of range. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from MacAlister enables Mesquita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MacAlister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacAlister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacAlister wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! MacAlister is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! MacAlister has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is trying to keep MacAlister in close.
MacAlister wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling his posture from full guard.
MacAlister is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but MacAlister defends easily.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
MacAlister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but MacAlister uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
MacAlister keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
MacAlister tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
MacAlister keeping control of the position.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MacAlister trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MacAlister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacAlister with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita throwing shots but MacAlister is blocking nicely.
Mesquita is keen to just control but MacAlister is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that fourth round.
That's time! MacAlister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from MacAlister.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacAlister lands a glancing blow to the side of Mesquita's head.
MacAlister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
A big right from MacAlister misses.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but MacAlister circles away and keeps his distance.
MacAlister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from MacAlister misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister jabs Mesquita to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Mesquita instigates a clinch. #BC#
MacAlister breaks from the clinch.
MacAlister throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range. #CL2#
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Mesquita tries to pull guard but MacAlister won't allow it.
MacAlister is trying to push Mesquita away but Mesquita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
MacAlister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacAlister avoids it really well and circles away.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacAlister defends it nicely.
Toby MacAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita moves out of range as MacAlister strikes.
Nice jab there from MacAlister.
MacAlister circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacAlister swinging wildly here.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but MacAlister keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from MacAlister on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Mesquita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into MacAlister's guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but MacAlister has wrist control.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but MacAlister has wrist control.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Mesquita advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Mesquita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but MacAlister is defending the strikes.
Mesquita throws an elbow but MacAlister slips to the side and avoids it well.
MacAlister is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacAlister keeps working.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Mesquita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
MacAlister takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SU2#
Mesquita decides to stand back up. Mesquita steps back and let's MacAlister get back to his feet.
Richard Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by MacAlister.
MacAlister throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacAlister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby MacAlister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacAlister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby MacAlister!
Toby MacAlister retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby MacAlister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
RISE X28
Date: Jun 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Arnason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arnason misses with a straight left.
Mesquita slips a jab from Arnason.
Mesquita shoots in but no luck this time.
Arnason misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Arnason. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Arnason went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arnason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesquita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arnason throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oskar Arnason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arnason as he jumps to the side.
Arnason works over Mesquita's head and body with a nice combination.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mesquita.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Arnason has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1#
Arnason can't do much from the bottom here.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita working the ground and pound from side control.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
Arnason is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mesquita connects with a decent elbow.
Arnason 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.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.#ROC2#Arnason is rocked!
Arnason takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Arnason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita cracks Arnason with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Mesquita immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Arnason is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Quarter Finals C
Date: May 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Jab from Arnason.
Arnason scores with a decent looking hook.
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Arnason!
Arnason is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arnason is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Arnason is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnason wants to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arnason down.
#T1#
Arnason is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Arnason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arnason, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control. #ROC2#Arnason is rocked!
Arnason definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Arnason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Mesquita goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Arnason has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mesquita but great work by Arnason.
Arnason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Mesquita regains half guard, as Arnason was trying to land strikes.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Arnason keeps him under control.#T2##SUB2#
Mesquita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mesquita has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mesquita gets back to full guard.
Arnason seems to have got his legs back now.
Arnason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Arnason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesquita works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Arnason is sitting in close to Mesquita's body. Mesquita has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Arnason is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Arnason is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mesquita.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 58: Svyatogor v Kozlow
Date: May 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Deffra shoots in looking for a takedown but Mesquita manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deffra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mesquita was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deffra as he avoids it easily.
Deffra shoots and misses #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mesquita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita is in close to Deffra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Deffra working a defensive guard but Mesquita manages to pass into side control anyway.
Deffra 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 throws an elbow but Deffra slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Deffra is defending well.
Mesquita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB#
Mesquita is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Deffra is trying to escape and Mesquita transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Deffra is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mesquita! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 51: Ihantala v Svyatogor
Date: Apr 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Sioux counters with a left to the body.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sioux was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sioux keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. #T1#
Mesquita stops Sioux from standing up.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sioux has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita pushes down on Sioux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesquita takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Sioux is working from the bottom.
Sioux pushes Mesquita off looking to stand but Mesquita dives back in and keeps control.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Sioux's hands, connecting with Sioux's forehead.
Sioux is looking to escape.#T2#
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sioux is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Sioux's temple.
Mesquita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sioux is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sioux trying to control here.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Sioux's head.
Mesquita not doing much here.
Mesquita working Sioux over with strikes.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Sioux is working away.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sioux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sioux is looking to escape.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Sioux taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sioux tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 41: Mogg v Ship
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Dlask looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mesquita!
Dlask scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dlask is trying to move to mount but Mesquita reverses beautifully and ends up in Dlask's guard.
Dlask wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita stands up over Dlask, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dlask wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita distracts Dlask with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dlask wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dlask pulls Mesquita in close to prevent any damage.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Dlask manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesquita manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T1#
Dlask with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita working a defensive guard here.
Dlask wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Dlask is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mesquita has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dlask is looking to defend but Mesquita has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dlask! Mesquita pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dlask taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Mesquita! |
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Event:
RISE 28: Brand v St Stone
Date: Feb 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubert.
A low kick from Rubert is predictable there #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Rubert is defending the position.
Mesquita is keen to just control but Rubert is a slippery customer.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rubert is trying to escape back to his feet but Mesquita uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita working the body and head with strikes.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB#
Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Rubert dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita in side control, throwing shots but Rubert defends.
Rubert parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rubert to escape.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Rubert is working away.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
Rubert 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Mesquita.#T2#
Mesquita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Rubert slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mesquita lands a few punches from side control.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Rubert is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rubert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mesquita.
Mesquita throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but Rubert is defending the strikes.
Rubert is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3#
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Rubert is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is really struggling to control Rubert but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Rubert slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The strikes coming from Mesquita are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Rubert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Rubert is defending well.
The ground and pound from Mesquita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mesquita prevents Rubert from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Rubert is defending well.
Mesquita cracks Rubert with a big right hand but Rubert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Rubert misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rubert kicks Mesquita off and gets to his feet.
Rubert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Rubert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubert tries to kick Mesquita off in order to stand up. Mesquita Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Rubert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rubert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rubert pushes Mesquita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mesquita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.#T1##SUB#
Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ES2#
Rubert throws Mesquita to one side and escapes!#CL#
Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Rubert working hard to break the clinch.
Rubert tries to break the clinch but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubert prevents it.
Rubert tries to break the clinch but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Rubert tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.#T2#
Mesquita is looking for a takedown.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubert can do to turn this around?
Rubert working hard to break the clinch.
Rubert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rubert tries to break the clinch but Mesquita is controlling the position. #BC2#
Rubert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rubert is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubert defending well though. #SUB#
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Rubert dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rubert is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubert defending well though. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#ES2#
Rubert manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mesquita keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC2#
Rubert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Rubert misses #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rubert pushes Mesquita off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Rubert.
Rubert throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubert has wrist control.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Mesquita will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Mesquita dives in and scores a takedown into Rubert's guard.
Rubert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubert keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Mesquita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mesquita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Mesquita prevents Rubert from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rubert throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rubert won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Mesquita.
Rubert is not content to let Mesquita control the position. #SU#
Mesquita stands up.
Hubert Rubert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rubert throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mesquita.
Mesquita trying to control but Rubert is working from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rubert keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rubert throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita. #SUB#
Mesquita is working for a kimura but Rubert is defending it quite comfortably.
Mesquita is trying to control. Rubert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Mesquita looks to land a strike but Rubert avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubert has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Rubert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richard Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubert keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mesquita!
In defeat, Hubert Rubert stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you fans I love you all I love to fight! This is what I live for I study the art of war the art of fight this is mine! '. |
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