Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1057 Hawk v Dustfinger
Date: Apr 27, 2024

#R1#
Mesquita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dismantle in his tracks.
Dismantle tries to clinch up
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Dismantle swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Dismantle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita scores with a hook.
Dismantle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mesquita connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dismantle scrambles back to his feet.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dismantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Dismantle lands with a nice body punch.
Dismantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Dismantle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dismantle swings widly with a right hand
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Mesquita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dismantle's guard.
Dismantle wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position. #T1#
Dismantle trying to control the position here.
Dismantle wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dismantle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dismantle controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dismantle keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dismantle keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Dismantle has wrist control.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dismantle is looking to stand back up but Mesquita counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dismantle.
Mesquita is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dismantle! #T3#
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dismantle is looking to escape.
Mesquita lands a nice shot to the head.
Mesquita lands with some strikes.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mesquita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dismantle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mesquita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dismantle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dismantle tries to get out of the position.
Mesquita throws a sloppy strike and Dismantle uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dismantle has ended up in Mesquita's guard. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle 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. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dismantle is defending well. Mesquita quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dismantle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mesquita celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita is the new featherweight champion!

Event: GAMMA#1051 Hawk v Nuufo
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riminal misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Riminal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mesquita on his heels. He'll look to pass Mesquita's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB2#
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riminal defends it easily.
Riminal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riminal looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Riminal from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Riminal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Riminal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riminal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mesquita can't keep his opponent in guard - Riminal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riminal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Riminal 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. Riminal is looking to defend but Mesquita has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Riminal! Mesquita pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Riminal taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Mesquita!

Event: GAMMA#1045 Odin v Mickey
Date: Mar 09, 2024

#R1#
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita connects with a body shot.#TD#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Mesquita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sitsongrit manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mesquita has Sitsongrit in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sitsongrit is aware though and is defending well.
Mesquita pulls Sitsongrit in to control 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.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SU2#
Sitsongrit stands up and waves to Mesquita to follow him. #T2#
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Mesquita connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Mesquita finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Mesquita checks a leg kick nicely.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Mesquita.
Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Sitsongrit tries to work over Mesquita's front leg with a kick but Mesquita checks it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #TD#
Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sitsongrit was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet. #T4#
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Sitsongrit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mesquita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.
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 Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Sitsongrit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sitsongrit continues to drive forward.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.#T1#
Mesquita misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Sitsongrit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD#
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sitsongrit passes into side control.
Mesquita tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita is working hard here to advance position.
Mesquita wants to control but Sitsongrit postures up.#T2#
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sitsongrit off and has taken his back!
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Mesquita patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Mesquita is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mesquita is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mesquita gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mesquita gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mesquita apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mesquita slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mesquita has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mesquita and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mesquita drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Mesquita checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Mesquita clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mesquita thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita sets himself, and Sitsongrit steps forward looking for the clinch! Mesquita avoids it this time.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Mesquita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
Mesquita has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage, preventing Sitsongrit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily. #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 Sitsongrit!#SUB#
Mesquita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mesquita throwing strikes but Sitsongrit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sitsongrit gets to mount! Mesquita was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #SU2#
Sitsongrit stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.#T1#
Mesquita connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Sitsongrit's hands, connecting with Sitsongrit's forehead.
Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sitsongrit regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mesquita. #T2#
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him. #SUB#
Mesquita drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sitsongrit looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sitsongrit looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sitsongrit! #REVB#
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Sitsongrit stands up.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sitsongrit! #T4#
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sitsongrit parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sitsongrit to escape. #SUB#
Mesquita is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sitsongrit is trying to escape and Mesquita transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sitsongrit is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mesquita! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!

Event: CFC 634
Date: Jan 21, 2024

#R1#
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#CL#
Mesquita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goodman, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Goodman is trying to trip Mesquita. He has hold of a leg but Mesquita is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Goodman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman scoring with some ground and pound.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
Goodman trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Goodman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving. #T1#
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Goodman working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita pushes down on Goodman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goodman is trying to maintain the position but Mesquita is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goodman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mesquita trying to advance position but Goodman counters by regaining guard. #T2#
Goodman is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Goodman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goodman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Goodman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mesquita defends well.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Goodman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mesquita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Goodman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mesquita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mesquita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman is trying to hold Mesquita in close to prevent damage but Mesquita has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Goodman is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goodman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodman's head. #SUB2#
Goodman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Mesquita is working for a kimura but Goodman is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodman defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Goodman misses.#TD#
Mesquita throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goodman was covering up waiting for the punch and Mesquita finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mesquita cracks Goodman with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Goodman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goodman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Goodman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving. #T1#
Mesquita is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mesquita cracks Goodman with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Goodman looking for a guillotine here but Mesquita defends easily.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodman can do to turn this around?
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Goodman trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita stands and throws Goodman's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Goodman 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. #SUB#
Mesquita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goodman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mesquita tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goodman's legs.
Goodman tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita controlling from side mount.
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Mesquita working away.
Goodman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mesquita off and has taken his back!
Mesquita breaks Goodman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
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. #SUB2#
Goodman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mesquita defends well.#T4#
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
Goodman is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that second 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!#R3#
Goodman throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Mesquita moves into the clinch.#TD#
Mesquita lands a takedown into guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goodman 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 looking to control.
Goodman trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Goodman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goodman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goodman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodman lands a couple of elbows.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Goodman controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Goodman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita passes Goodman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita moves into full mount! Goodman won't be happy about that!
Mesquita tries to control but Goodman wriggling away. #T3#
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita trying to control but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman is trying to escape the mount.
Mesquita wants to control the pace but Goodman is squirming around nicely.
Mesquita takes Goodman's back.
Goodman just trying to survive but Mesquita is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Mesquita is persistently looking for the submission but Goodman is defending it well. #SUB#
Goodman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mesquita gets his way! #T4##SUB#
Goodman showing good submission defense here. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Mesquita working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Goodman tries to roll but Mesquita sticks to his back.
Charles Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
White Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman tries to roll but Mesquita sticks to his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Mesquita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mesquita has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Charles Mesquita!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Charles Mesquita!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Charles Mesquita!

Charles Mesquita wins by unanimous decision!
White Goodman spoke after the fight, saying 'Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! Nobody! You only won because i did a set of ten thousand squats before the fight.'.

Event: APEX 13
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crispian. Beautiful body shot.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mesquita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
A left lands for Crispian.
Crispian misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T1#
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crispian avoids it really well and circles away.
Crispian swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita blocks the body kick.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown. Crispian fights it but they end up in guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Crispian.#T2##SUB2#
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Crispian slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.#REVR#
Crispian preventing the sweep.
Mesquita keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Crispian defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Crispian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Crispian from controlling successfully. #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.
Mesquita controls Crispian momentarily but Crispian frees himself. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crispian defends well.
Crispian wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Crispian defends easily.
Crispian being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mesquita slips under a jab from Crispian.
Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crispian swivels and escapes.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mesquita crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crispian - the referee stops the clock and Mesquita gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crispian. Mesquita manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice takedown defense from Crispian. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mesquita tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.
Crispian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crispian sprawls well. Crispian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Crispian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crispian looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Mesquita slips a jab from Crispian.#T2#
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Crispian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Crispian has wrist control.
Crispian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy. #T3#
Mesquita controlling the position.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
Crispian regains half guard.
Crispian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Crispian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
Crispian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crispian.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mesquita trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
Crispian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crispian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Crispian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crispian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Crispian dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian. #CL2#
Mesquita clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crispian fails to land.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita jumps guard but Crispian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a body punch.
Mesquita looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Crispian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crispian. #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.
Crispian postures up. #T1#
Crispian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Crispian is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Mesquita isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crispian stacks Mesquita on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crispian!
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crispian working away.
Mesquita tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crispian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crispian happy to just control the position for now.
The strikes coming from Crispian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crispian controls the position from side control.
Mesquita sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crispian prevents Mesquita from improving his position.#T3#
Mesquita gets full guard.
Crispian preventing the sweep.
Crispian pushing down on Mesquita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crispian pulls his head out easily.
Crispian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Crispian as Mesquita shoots in.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Crispian throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crispian desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mesquita controlling the pace.
Crispian is controlling Mesquita's trapped leg to prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Crispian reverses the position - he's now on top in Mesquita's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crispian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mesquita is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Crispian 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#
Crispian lands the left hand.
Mesquita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crispian looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Mesquita gets a clinch.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crispian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crispian lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Crispian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crispian. #TD2#
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian passes easily into half guard. #T1#
Crispian uses his free foot to push down on Mesquita's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mesquita. #SUB#
Crispian jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mesquita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mesquita looks to move to half guard but instead Crispian has passed into mount! Damn!
Mesquita tries to hold on but Crispian postures up.#T2#
Crispian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mesquita is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crispian is looking to stand but Mesquita has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Mesquita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crispian tries to control but Mesquita wriggling away. #T3#
Crispian moves to the back. #SUB#
Crispian tightening his grip on Mesquita, looking for the choke.
Crispian trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crispian trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mesquita doesn't escape. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita tries to escape but Crispian has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Mesquita do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mesquita trying to control the action but Crispian just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Crispian had his way with Charles Mesquita in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Crispian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crispian moves out of range as Mesquita strikes.
Crispian throws a front kick aimed at Mesquita's knee but Mesquita avoids it well.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Crispian throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian looks to land a body kick but Mesquita moved away.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesquita or not.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita is trying to drag Crispian to the mat but Crispian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crispian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mesquita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Still in the clinch, Crispian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head.
Crispian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mesquita's elbow.
Crispian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita blocking some punches. #T2#
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian has him pressed against the cage.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crispian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Crispian.
Crispian lands a shot to the body.
Mesquita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Crispian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crispian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crispian.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Crispian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Crispian is looking to control Mesquita's arms but Mesquita gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crispian has his back to the cage. #T3#
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crispian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian has him pressed against the cage.
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 Crispian walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Ben Crispian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita is looking to clinch.
Mesquita takes one to the side of the head.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian 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.
Crispian connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Crispian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Crispian counters with a quick kick to the body but Mesquita blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Crispian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crispian, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ben Crispian 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.

Event: APEX 7
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Benjamin leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benjamin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benjamin throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benjamin can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Benjamin scores with a body shot.
Benjamin misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benjamin!
Mesquita working the head with strikes.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Benjamin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1##SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benjamin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mesquita throwing strikes but Benjamin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita is trying to control Benjamin's posture but Benjamin avoids it.
Mesquita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Benjamin is staying active underneath Mesquita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benjamin wants to get back to full guard but Mesquita has mounted him!
Mesquita connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T2#
Mesquita misses with a head shot.
Mesquita working Benjamin over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita looking to control but Benjamin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mesquita looking to finish with strikes here! #SUB2#
Benjamin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Mesquita landing strikes from the mount.
Mesquita lands a big shot there that rocks Benjamin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mesquita landing punches.
Mesquita tries to push Benjamin's head away but Benjamin is holding on tight.#T3#
Benjamin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mesquita lands a nice shot to the head.
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 Benjamin's face.
Benjamin is looking to improve his position but Mesquita isn't that keen on the idea.
Mesquita throwing strikes here but Benjamin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Benjamin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mesquita with a couple of short strikes.
Mesquita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benjamin is looking to escape. #T4##SUB2#
Benjamin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mesquita.
Mesquita is landing with some decent strikes but Benjamin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benjamin wants to hold on but Mesquita pushes him away.
Mesquita throws some wild stikes that Benjamin manages to avoid easily.
Mesquita breaks from Benjamin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita landing strikes from the mount and Benjamin is in trouble! #SUB2#
Mesquita has hold of Benjamin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Benjamin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mesquita breaks from Benjamin's wrist control and lands an elbow. #ROC2#Benjamin is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles 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#
Mesquita tries to clinch but Benjamin is having none of it.
Benjamin misses with a body shot.
Mesquita is looking to clinch but Benjamin is avoiding it.
Benjamin throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Benjamin throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Benjamin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Benjamin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benjamin throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Benjamin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Benjamin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benjamin defending well though.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but Benjamin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benjamin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita postures up in Benjamin's guard and throws a big left but Benjamin blocks it.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita trying to control but Benjamin is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benjamin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benjamin is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjamin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mesquita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
Mesquita tries to move into range but Benjamin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luuk Benjamin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Benjamin lands but Mesquita takes it in his stride.
Mesquita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benjamin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benjamin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.#T4#
Benjamin throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Mesquita steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benjamin.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
A quick step to the side and Benjamin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Benjamin.
Luuk Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benjamin.
Mesquita swings for the body but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benjamin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Benjamin'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!#R3#
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin throws a poor cross that misses
and Mesquita counters with a nice body shot.
Benjamin throws out a leg kick but Mesquita moves out of range and Benjamin only half commits.
Mesquita wants to clinch but Benjamin slips to the side
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Benjamin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mesquita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin moves away.
Benjamin throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mesquita is working for a kimura but Benjamin is defending it quite comfortably.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benjamin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T1##SUB2#
Mesquita seems to be working for a kimura but Benjamin defends the submission attempt.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Benjamin is having none of it.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to control but Benjamin is keeping him busy.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Benjamin's head.
Benjamin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mesquita. #T2#
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benjamin's head.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benjamin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Mesquita controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Benjamin is retaining full guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Benjamin sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benjamin tries to land a front kick but Mesquita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benjamin defending well as Mesquita loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin walks into a left hand.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamin circles away. #T4#
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mesquita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benjamin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mesquita connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Benjamin. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luuk Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Benjamin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles Mesquita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Benjamin.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Benjamin.
Mesquita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benjamin with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE 194: Goodman v Mesquita 2
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Goodman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Goodman looking for submissions off his back.
Goodman desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Goodman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Goodman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Ground and pound from Mesquita.
Mesquita working over Goodman with some ground and pound. Goodman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Goodman trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up. #T1#
Mesquita trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goodman trying to hold on to Mesquita's head to control him but Mesquita postures up. #SUB#
Goodman looking for submissions off his back.
Goodman wants to improve his position but Mesquita is controlling well.
Goodman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goodman.#T2#
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.#SUB#
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mesquita passes into side control.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control. #SUB2#
Mesquita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goodman is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita working the head with strikes. #T3#
Goodman 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.
Goodman struggling a bit here.
Goodman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mesquita landing strikes.
Goodman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mesquita's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Goodman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mesquita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mesquita's back!#T4#
Mesquita prevents Goodman from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goodman punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mesquita is keeping busy.
Goodman struggling to land strikes to the head as Mesquita covers up.
Goodman punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Will Goodman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Goodman has the hooks in. Mesquita is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Goodman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goodman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mesquita somewhat.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Nice shot by Goodman.
Mesquita connects with a single shot there.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.#T1#
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Mesquita lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
Mesquita moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Mesquita feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Mesquita there.
Goodman lands a nice shot that snaps Mesquita's head back.
Goodman throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita closes the distance but Goodman moves to the side
and Goodman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodman as he avoids it easily.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Goodman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodman pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.#TD2#
Goodman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesquita to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB#
Goodman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goodman wants to sweep but no luck.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Goodman working a defensive guard but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goodman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goodman is looking for a sweep. Mesquita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mesquita wants to control but Goodman is keeping him busy.
Goodman tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.#SUB#
Goodman actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Mesquita defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
Goodman misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and Goodman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita shoots in for a double leg but Goodman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goodman throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Goodman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Goodman sizes up Mesquita with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mesquita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita shoots in but Goodman avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goodman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mesquita lands a right hook to the body.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.#TD2#
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goodman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mesquita easily slips into full mount!
Goodman wants to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Goodman tries to reverse the position but Mesquita maintains control.#T2#
Goodman holds on to Mesquita as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Mesquita looking to control but Goodman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goodman is desperately trying to improve his position but Mesquita has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita controlling from mount.
Goodman is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodman gets back to half guard.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Goodman taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard. #SUB#
Goodman actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita is keen to just control but Goodman is a slippery customer.
Goodman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mesquita. #SUB#
Goodman is looking for a triangle but Mesquita pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goodman is on top in guard. #REVR#
Mesquita looking to control. #T4#
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Goodman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
Goodman won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Mesquita working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Goodman has passed into half guard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

White Goodman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita tests Goodman's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Goodman's guard.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Goodman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Goodman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goodman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1##SUB2#
Goodman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodman has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Goodman trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goodman cracks Mesquita with a solid left hand.
Mesquita controls Goodman momentarily but Goodman frees himself.
Goodman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesquita has wrist control.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mesquita is in close to Goodman's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Goodman blocks nicely. #SUB#
Goodman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mesquita defends well.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Goodman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Goodman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman looking for a sweep. Not yet Goodman, not yet.
Goodman trying to control the position.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Goodman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mesquita defends well.
Mesquita won't allow Goodman to sweep him here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mesquita works over Goodman with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Goodman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodman swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Goodman jabs at Mesquita's body.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
White Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita with a poor takedown #TD#
and Goodman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Mesquita makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Charles 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!#R5#
Goodman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Goodman sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Goodman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mesquita!
Mesquita struggling a bit here.
Mesquita taking a bit of punishment here - Goodman scoring with strikes.
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 avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goodman.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Goodman tries to score with some ground and pound. Mesquita controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mesquita on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mesquita is not content to let Goodman control the position. #SUB#
Goodman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mesquita rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Goodman's guard! Nice work there by Mesquita!
Goodman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet. #T2##SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goodman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Goodman postures up.
Goodman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman postures up in Mesquita's guard and throws a big left but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita can't keep his opponent in guard - Goodman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
Mesquita manages to get to full guard.
Mesquita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodman won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Goodman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mesquita controls Goodman momentarily but Goodman frees himself.
Goodman with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Goodman as Mesquita shoots in.
A left lands for Mesquita.#TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Goodman's guard.
Goodman controlling Mesquita's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is working Goodman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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 White Goodman.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... White Goodman!
White Goodman retains his featherweight title!
White Goodman took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Losing is a genetic disorder much like baldness or necrophilia and its only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it! Join Globo Gym !! I need some private reflection time. Im going to go rub one out with a slice of pizza.! Me'Shell Get the scooter!'.

Event: RISE 187:Inhamoto v Dustfinger
Date: Jul 29, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Goodman gets caught napping as Mesquita dives in and scores a takedown. Goodman manages to retain guard.#SUB#
Goodman is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mesquita throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Goodman's body to avoid the submission. Goodman has instead reached around Mesquita's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Goodman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). White Goodman!
White Goodman is the new featherweight champion!
White Goodman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Losing is a genetic disorder much like baldness or necrophilia and its only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it! Join Globo Gym !! I need some private reflection time. Im going to go rub one out with a slice of pizza.! Me'Shell Get the scooter!'.

Event: RISE 179
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1#
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Fisher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fisher continues to drive forward.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Fisher.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Fisher holds him up against the cage and eventually Mesquita drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Fisher. #TD#
Mesquita has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fisher uses from the top position.
Mesquita is trying to keep Fisher in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Mesquita has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fisher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fisher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mesquita is proving hard to escape from.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard. #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Mesquita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Fisher 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.#T1##SUB#
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fisher sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though. #T2#
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Mesquita is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fisher!
Fisher wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mesquita wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Mesquita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
Mesquita looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita landing shots from mount. #T3##SUB#
Mesquita is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fisher is surviving well by controlling Mesquita's body position as best he can.
Fisher is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mesquita punching from mount but Fisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mesquita unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.
Fisher is bucking up trying to escape but Mesquita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mesquita looking to finish Fisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fisher!
Fisher is trying desperately to improve position.
Fisher avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita landing shots from mount.
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.#T4#
Mesquita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher is bucking up trying to escape but Mesquita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mesquita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Mesquita loaded up on that one.
Mesquita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Mesquita loaded up on that one.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mesquita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mesquita with the ground and pound from mount.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Fisher circles away easily
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fisher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fisher wants it to stay on the feet.
Fisher leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fisher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Fisher tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fisher counters with a nice body shot.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Mesquita shoots and misses
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesquita is looking to clinch.
Fisher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mesquita in his tracks. #ROC2#Mesquita is rocked!#T2#
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Fisher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fisher pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Fisher 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 Fisher finish him?!
Oh Mesquita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Mesquita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Fisher sneaks out the side door and pushes Mesquita away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and Fisher counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher! John Fisher retains his featherweight title!
John Fisher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RISE 171
Date: May 20, 2023

#R1#
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by Fisher.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
John Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving. #T2#
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Mesquita might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fisher haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mesquita at a distance. #T3##TD2#
Mesquita gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita being controlled here momentarily.
Fisher wants to stand but Mesquita is controlling the position.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 John Fisher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Fisher's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
Fisher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mesquita.
Fisher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Mesquita scores with a takedown into Fisher's guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Mesquita cracks Fisher with a solid left hand.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Fisher 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.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita feints the counter takedown.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Fisher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mesquita showed some decent athleticism there.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Fisher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head. #T4#
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mesquita sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head. #SUB2#
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fisher has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Fisher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita shoots in and drives through. Fisher sprawls well.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Fisher misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mesquita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher throws a body shot but no joy. #T1##CL2#
Mesquita rushes Fisher and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fisher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher. #BC#
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Mesquita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Fisher pushes him away.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Mesquita is rocked!#T2#
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fisher scores with a counter punch that sends Mesquita to the canvas! Fisher smells blood - he's punishing Mesquita with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mesquita has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fisher!
John Fisher is the new featherweight champion!
After the big win, John Fisher made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New Standard (for sale) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: RISE 163
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hubble but Hubble pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hubble is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mesquita in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hubble sneaks back into half guard.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hubble trying to control here. #SUB2#
Hubble looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Ground and pound from Mesquita.
Hubble is doing well to control the position and prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Hubble has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#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.
Hubble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hubble moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Hubble is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubble's head.
Hubble looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hubble's head.
Hubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.#T3#
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet.
Hubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita passes Hubble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hubble is looking to improve his 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.
Hubble tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita working Hubble over with strikes. #T4#
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Hubble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Hubble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mesquita pulls his head out easily.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hubble slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Hubble's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hubble shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Hubble fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mesquita to the ground. Hubble is now in Mesquita's guard.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hubble defends well.
Mesquita controls Hubble momentarily but Hubble frees himself.
Mesquita seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubble must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Mesquita has his foot on Hubble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hubble works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Hubble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Hubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hubble has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Hubble throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hubble content to stall in guard here.
Hubble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hubble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is trying to keep Hubble in close.
Hubble won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Hubble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Hubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hubble has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Hubble stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position.
Hubble throwing strikes from guard but Mesquita blocks nicely.
Hubble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble controlling from the top position.
Hubble passes Mesquita's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4#
The fighters are battling for position here. Mesquita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mesquita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hubble's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hubble postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hubble with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hubble working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edwin Hubble 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##CL#
Mesquita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hubble prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hubble.
A bit of stalling here from Hubble.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hubble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mesquita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hubble is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hubble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hubble.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hubble can do to turn this around?
Mesquita tries to score a body lock takedown but Hubble shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
Mesquita wants a takedown but no success here.
Hubble controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
Hubble is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mesquita is keeping busy.#TD#
Mesquita lands a takedown into guard.
Hubble controlling the position.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Hubble looking for a guillotine here but Mesquita defends easily.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita preventing the sweep. #T2#
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Hubble keeps moving.
Hubble looking to control. #SUB2#
Hubble throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita is in close to Hubble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hubble's guard. #T3#
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Hubble is doing well to control the position and prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Hubble is defending well.
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Hubble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hubble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hubble is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hubble has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Hubble controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Hubble wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Mesquita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hubble.
Hubble content to stall in guard here.
Hubble is continuing to stall.
Mesquita pulls Hubble in close to his closed guard and prevents Hubble from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles 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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita slaps away a takedown attempt from Hubble, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Hubble tries to sprawl but Mesquita drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Hubble preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hubble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Hubble gets full guard.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Hubble has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Hubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hubble working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hubble looking to control. #T2#
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hubble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
Hubble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hubble has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita distracts Hubble with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hubble trying to control the position here.
Mesquita wants to stand but Hubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet. #T3#
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Hubble working a defensive guard but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita working Hubble over with strikes.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Hubble's hands, connecting with Hubble's forehead.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hubble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Hubble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Hubble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The fighters are battling for position here. Hubble manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita cracks Hubble with a solid left hand.
Hubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Hubble managing to control the position.
Hubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Hubble keeps moving.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubble's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita had his way with Edwin Hubble in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hubble swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Mesquita gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hubble is aware though and is defending well.
Hubble throwing strikes from guard but Mesquita blocks nicely.
Mesquita looking to control.
Hubble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita has momentary wrist control but Hubble slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hubble stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.#SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
Mesquita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as Hubble tries to pass.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Hubble looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Mesquita pushes Hubble up against the cage in a clinch.
Hubble prevents the takedown attempt.
Hubble prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwin Hubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hubble avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mesquita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hubble after a bit of a struggle. #TD2#
Hubble gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Hubble is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mesquita sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Hubble is looking for a kimura but Mesquita is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hubble to get the leverage.
Mesquita taking some punishment here, with Hubble in his half guard. #T3#
Hubble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hubble working Mesquita over with strikes.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Hubble is controlling well.
Mesquita desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hubble passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mesquita!
Hubble punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hubble scoring with strikes but Mesquita is staying in there.
Hubble cracks Mesquita with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #T4#
Hubble with shots to the head and body - Mesquita looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hubble lands a heavy elbow.
Hubble landing shots from mount.
Hubble is landing with some decent strikes but Mesquita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mesquita is looking to get to half guard.
Hubble landing shots from mount.
Mesquita sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hubble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Charles Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Hubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mesquita 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 151
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1##TD#
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Erminus tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Erminus dodges it nicely.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Erminus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Erminus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erminus has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Erminus is working away.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erminus's head.
Erminus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Erminus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erminus wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Erminus is pressing down on Mesquita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Erminus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erminus wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Erminus trying to control the position.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erminus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erminus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to control but Erminus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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. #T3#
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erminus keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Erminus keeps the fight on the outside.
Erminus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erminus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita. #TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Erminus quickly recovers to half guard.
Erminus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Erminus.#T4#
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Erminus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erminus controlling the position well.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Erminus's hands, connecting with Erminus's forehead.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita works his way into side control.
Erminus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Erminus defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Erminus pushes him off.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erminus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
Erminus tests Mesquita's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Mesquita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erminus prevents it.
Erminus is trying to force a seperation but Mesquita has the dominant position.
Erminus prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Mesquita has hold of one of Erminus's legs. Erminus is fighting the takedown attempt but Mesquita gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erminus is pulling down on Mesquita's head to control his posture.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Erminus wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erminus has Mesquita pulled in close to control his posture.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Erminus keeps moving.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erminus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Erminus has wrist control.
Erminus keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erminus swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Erminus pushes him off.#T3##TD#
Mesquita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erminus's head.
Erminus 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 throws a big right hand that misses.
Erminus controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Erminus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Erminus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erminus can do to turn this around?
Erminus is continuing to stall.
Erminus has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erminus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erminus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Erminus's brow.
Mesquita distracts Erminus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Erminus blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita postures up.
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.

Charles Mesquita dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3##CL#
Mesquita has managed to clinch.
Erminus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mesquita goes for a takedown attempt but Erminus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Erminus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erminus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erminus just misses with a punch to the body.
Erminus throws a combination. Mesquita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.#CL#
Mesquita clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erminus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Mesquita lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #T1#
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Erminus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erminus tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Erminus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Erminus taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard. #SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Erminus still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Erminus has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mesquita tries to improve position but can't.
Mesquita is trying to control Erminus's posture but Erminus avoids it. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Erminus.
Mesquita tries to buck Erminus off but Erminus is having none of it.
Check out the look on Erminus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Erminus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita tries to buck Erminus off but Erminus is having none of it.
Erminus lands an elbow.
Mesquita wants to control but Erminus postures up.#T3#
Erminus slows the pace down.
Erminus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mesquita is trying to control Erminus's posture but Erminus avoids it.
Mesquita is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Erminus off and has taken his back!
Erminus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mesquita.
Erminus rolls, trying to escape but Mesquita keeps control of the position.
Mesquita throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Erminus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mesquita off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Erminus is trying to remain composed but Mesquita is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mesquita has the hooks in. Erminus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T4#
Erminus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for the choke from the back.
Mesquita throwing sloppy strikes.
Mesquita scores with punches to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mesquita lands with a hammerfist to the side of Erminus's head.
The referee is taking a good look at Erminus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mesquita!
Mesquita misses with punches from the back.
Mesquita has the hooks in. Erminus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Erminus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erminus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita is looking to clinch but Erminus is avoiding it.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Erminus counters with a left and a right that stings Mesquita.
Erminus leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD#
Mesquita fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Erminus to the ground. Mesquita is now in Erminus's guard.
Erminus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Erminus blocks nicely.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Erminus is trying to keep Mesquita in close. #T1#
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Erminus.
Erminus keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erminus is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Erminus is working from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#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.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Mesquita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Erminus tries to improve position but can't.
Erminus is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Mesquita.#T3#
Mesquita cracks Erminus with a big elbow. #SUB#
Erminus reaches up around Mesquita's neck trying to control. But Mesquita takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Erminus! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Erminus is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Mesquita celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 140
Date: Feb 05, 2023

#R1#
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mesquita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Mesquita has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Murphy manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles 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.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy presses Mesquita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mesquita wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T1#
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesquita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mesquita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Murphy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Mesquita takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Mesquita pulls guard. #T2#
Murphy wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving. #SUB#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3##SUB#
Mesquita has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Murphy defends easily.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Murphy 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 being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Murphy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Mesquita stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Mesquita counters by clinching up.
Mesquita jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy gets through Mesquita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita jumps guard but Murphy 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 Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Mesquita's head back.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.#TD#
Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Murphy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Mesquita is working Murphy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita taking a breather here.
Mesquita is working Murphy over with some ground and pound from side control. #T2#
An elbow from Mesquita crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita landing strikes.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Murphy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murphy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Murphy some visible discomfort.
Murphy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Murphy is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Murphy parries the strikes from Mesquita easily there. Mesquita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Murphy to escape. #SUB#
Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murphy struggling a bit here.
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
Mesquita sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murphy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T4#
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Murphy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.
Murphy regains half guard.
Murphy is looking to control Mesquita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Charles 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.#R3#
Mesquita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.#TD#
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control here.
Mesquita is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Murphy won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita is thwarting Murphy's attempts to control the position.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mesquita prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita winds up and cracks Murphy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Mesquita is trying to control. Murphy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Mesquita seems content to control.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murphy defends it well.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Mesquita stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Murphy has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murphy is looking to get back to full guard here but Mesquita has managed to pass to side control instead.#T4#
Murphy defending against the ground and pound.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Murphy seems a little lost for a moment, as Mesquita dominates the positioning.
Murphy isn't going anywhere.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mesquita grinds an elbow into Murphy's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles 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 closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mesquita is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Mesquita is looking to clinch.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murphy sprawls well. Murphy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles 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.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Mesquita seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mesquita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Mesquita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Mesquita ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! 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 Murphy!
Murphy tries to escape but Mesquita is in control.
Murphy 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.
Murphy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mesquita trying to control the position but Murphy is working away. #T2#
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mesquita fails to land a wild elbow strike. #ES2#
Murphy throws Mesquita to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mesquita blocks it well.#TD#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murphy tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Murphy is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Murphy 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 scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Murphy to see if he's OK.
Mesquita creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T3#
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Murphy 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.
Murphy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mesquita's best efforts.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.
Mesquita working Murphy over with strikes.
Murphy is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Mesquita content to control rather than advance.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Murphy is looking to escape.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charles 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mesquita with a body shot.
Mesquita walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Mesquita fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy digs a good hook to Mesquita's body. #CL#
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Mesquita has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mesquita wants a takedown but no success here. #T1##TD#
Mesquita gets control of Murphy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mesquita will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.#SUB#
Murphy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murphy has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#SUB#
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy 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 Murphy controls the pace.
Liam Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Murphy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mesquita to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Murphy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mesquita pulls down on the head and he's put Murphy to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 131
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Cizek connects with a right hand. Mesquita shakes it off.
Cizek throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cizek won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Mesquita in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cizek is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 120
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Fisher moves away
and Fisher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mesquita.
Fisher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita misses with a takedown
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt. #TD#
Mesquita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fisher is trying to defend but Mesquita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Fisher keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Fisher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
Mesquita winds up and cracks Fisher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Mesquita slows the pace down in half guard.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fisher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mesquita throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Fisher trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3##SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Fisher is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.#T4#
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
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 Fisher's temple.
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.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Mesquita maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fisher could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mesquita has cracked it and Fisher is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mesquita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 101: Parker v Garotinho
Date: Sep 23, 2022

#R1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Hongtong shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mesquita.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Mesquita are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Hongtong is working from the bottom.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hongtong 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 throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hongtong is trying to get back to his feet.
Hongtong 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.
Hongtong on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T1#
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hongtong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita cracks Hongtong with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB#
Mesquita is working to tighten his grip on Hongtong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hongtong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mesquita is really squeezing tight and eventually Hongtong passes out! Mesquita breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE 91: Hohol v Esposito
Date: Aug 19, 2022

#R1#
Strong lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Mesquita rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong scores with a body shot.
Strong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Mesquita moves into the clinch.#TD#
Mesquita pulls guard.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU2#
Strong gets to his feet. Mesquita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Strong.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Mesquita tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Strong catches Mesquita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Strong works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Mesquita forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Strong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Strong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong connects with the punch.
Strong connects with the punch.#T2#
Strong's corner calls for a 1-2. Strong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
Strong scores with a nice head shot.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong scores with the left hand. Mesquita knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Strong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesquita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strong pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Strong wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Mesquita prevents Strong from getting back to his feet.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strong wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 Strong's temple.
Mesquita prevents Strong from standing back up.
Strong tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strong won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strong wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Strong is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard.

Strong 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 has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Strong.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mesquita is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Strong up.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita tries to get the hooks in deep but Strong pushed the leg off.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita keeps control of the position easily here as Strong tries to buck him off.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1##SUB#
Mesquita patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Mesquita looking for the RNC.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe. #T2##SUB#
Strong is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mesquita has Strong flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Strong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Strong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Strong trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in full control for now.
Strong 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.#T3#
Mesquita scores with punches and elbows.
Mesquita punishes Strong with strikes from the back mount.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita cracks Strong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Strong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Strong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mesquita is not going to allow Strong to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Strong is trying to defend against the choke here but Mesquita has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mesquita Tightens the hold and Strong taps out furiously! Mesquita displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!

Event: RISE X5
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Mesquita feints and as Cummings raises his hands in defense, Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Cummings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita trying to control but Cummings is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cummings working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Cummings keeps moving.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita works over Cummings with some ground and pound from guard.
Cummings keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cummings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Cummings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Cummings working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Cummings keeps moving. #SUB#
Cummings 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.#T2#
Cummings wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mesquita is now in half guard.
Mesquita prevents Cummings from improving his position.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Cummings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cummings with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Cummings looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC2#Cummings is rocked!
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Cummings's hands, connecting with Cummings's forehead.
Oh Cummings is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cummings trying to control here.
Mesquita lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cummings quite badly. Cummings pulls Mesquita in close trying to recover. Mesquita postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cummings on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cummings doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita is the new featherweight champion!

Event: RISE X1:
Date: Jun 26, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Mesquita drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez is trying to break free.#TD2#
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alvarez 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 is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mesquita working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1##SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvarez defends well.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Mesquita won't let him.
Mesquita throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarez 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... Alvarez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Alvarez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Alvarez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mesquita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE X22
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Mesquita misses with a double jab. #CL#
Cummings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cummings tries to pull guard but Mesquita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Cummings is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mesquita is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cummings to the mat. Cummings regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Cummings is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mesquita frees his head nicely. Oh but Cummings has switched to an armbar! Mesquita is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). David Cummings!
David Cummings is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, David Cummings thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RISE 66:
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Hererra shoots in looking for a takedown but Mesquita manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hererra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hererra.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hererra.
It looked like Mesquita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Charles Mesquita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacho Hererra.
Hererra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Hererra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Hererra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita is in close to Hererra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is working Hererra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Hererra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita distracts Hererra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC#Hererra is rocked!#T1#
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Hererra is still in real trouble! Can Mesquita finish him?
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#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 gets to his feet and stands over Hererra, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hererra felt that one! Mesquita unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hererra from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE 57: Ihantala v Halo
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
Madden lands with a nice body kick.
Madden scores with a hook to the body. Mesquita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madden throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mesquita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Madden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Madden tries to kick Mesquita off but Mesquita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Madden taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Madden wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita working Madden over with strikes.
Madden 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 winds up and cracks Madden with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Madden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Mesquita has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Madden defend it? Mesquita steps over the head and cranks it - Madden is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mesquita!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE 47: Mogg v Assed
Date: Apr 03, 2022

#R1#
Cartier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mesquita has time to react.
Cartier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartier throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Cartier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mesquita takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cartier.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and Cartier counters with a stiff right hand.
Cash Cartier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a right and a left that Cartier avoids nicely.
Cartier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Cartier has Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartier lands an elbow inside that Mesquita shrugs off.
Cartier lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesquita won't want to take too many of those.
Cartier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mesquita pulls his leg out and moves away. #T1#
Cartier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cartier throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
Mesquita feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Cartier clinches up against the cage.
Cartier is pressed up against the cage. Mesquita has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cartier down to the mat. Cartier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cartier throws a head kick that misses.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Cartier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cartier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cartier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Cartier.#T2##TD2#
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita stands up over Cartier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mesquita would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cartier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Cartier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Cartier lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Cartier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mesquita is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mesquita has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Cartier keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Cartier controlling the position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up 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.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Cartier is keeping the position.#ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartier pushes Mesquita off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cartier scores with a jab to the body.
Cartier lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartier lands with a right hand.
Cartier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Cartier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cartier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cash Cartier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
The crowd cheers as Cartier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cartier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita fails with the takedown
and Cartier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cartier lands a head kick. Mesquita smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL#
Cartier instigates a clinch.
Cartier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartier smiles and moves away.
Cash Cartier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita takes one on the button.
Cartier scores with a leg kick.
Cartier lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Cartier lands with a right hand.
Cartier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cartier thuds a left hand into Mesquita's body.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Cartier.
Mesquita feints the counter takedown.
Cartier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartier throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cartier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Cartier keeps moving.
Cartier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #ROC2#Cartier is rocked!
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Oh Cartier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita gets to his feet and stands over Cartier, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cartier felt that one! Mesquita unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cartier from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Mesquita!
In defeat, Cash Cartier stepped up to the mic, saying 'Still got paid '.

Event: RISE 41: Mogg v Ship
Date: Mar 13, 2022

#R1#
Cizek throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cizek!
Mesquita trying to control the action but Cizek is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mesquita is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cizek looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mesquita gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cizek is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mesquita lets go of the hold and Cizek can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE 35: Fortythree v Kraag
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chen but Chen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita stuffs the takedown attempt from Chen. Chen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Chen pushes him away.
Nice sprawl there from Chen as Mesquita shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chen. That's going to slow Mesquita down. #CL#
Chen has Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen avoiding damage.
Mesquita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chen wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Chen clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1##TD#
Chen decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Chen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Mesquita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chen is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Mesquita drops back looking for a leg! Chen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chen manages to kick Mesquita off! Mesquita jumps back into Chen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chen's head.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chen controlling Mesquita's posture.
Chen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita is working Chen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him. #SUB2#
Mesquita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SU2#
Mesquita decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mesquita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chen defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Chen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Chen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mesquita takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL#
Chen moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike. #TD#
Chen pulls Mesquita into guard. #T1#
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chen's head.
Mesquita stands and throws Chen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chen looks to move to half guard but instead Mesquita has passed into mount! Damn!
Chen working to try and regain half guard.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Mesquita.
Chen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Mesquita fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #SUB2#
Mesquita goes for an armbar but Chen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chen.
Mesquita is trying to control the position but Chen postures up.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita looking to control.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen's guard. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita works over Chen with some ground and pound from guard.
Mesquita cracks Chen with a solid left hand.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T4#
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Chen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Chen has closed the distance and engaged Mesquita in a clinch.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chen prevents it.
Mesquita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chen smiles and moves away.
We've been informed that Mesquita has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Somchai Chen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a three punch combo that has Mesquita backing up. Mesquita nods at Chen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Chen. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Chen breaks the clinch. #CL#
Chen rushes Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Chen has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Mesquita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chen wants a takedown but no success here.
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mesquita has Chen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chen gets underhooks to prevent Mesquita's takedown attempt.
Chen landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Charles Mesquita has been cut.
Chen leaning against his opponent.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Chen decides to pull guard.
Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Mesquita passes Chen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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 Chen's temple.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Chen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chen is trying to stand back up but Mesquita is controlling him
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
Mesquita is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chen is in a horrible position here. Mesquita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #SUB2#
Mesquita swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Mesquita!

Event: RISE 29: Maestre v Motts
Date: Feb 13, 2022

#R1#
Cartier cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.
Cartier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Cartier.
Cartier with a jab.
Cartier clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #KD#
Cartier 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 Cartier finish him?! #ROC#Mesquita is rocked!
Cash Cartier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mesquita is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartier finish him?
Cartier cracks Mesquita with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mesquita tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cartier pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mesquita is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cash Cartier!
Our winner, Cash Cartier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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