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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 304 p4p, 372 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Music. Mason Love is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Love defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Love's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Love takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mesquita throws an elbow but Love slips to the side and avoids it well.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Love avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mesquita.
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Love is defending well.
Mesquita goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Love rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mesquita's guard! Nice work there by Love!
Love pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Love defends easily.
Love has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita working for a triangle but Love defends it easily.
Love wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Mesquita being controlled here, momentarily.
Mesquita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Love trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Love forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Love in particular looking to stall.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita misses with a shot to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mesquita lands with a right hand.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
letting Love counter with a right hand.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Love.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love throws a series of strikes that have Mesquita backpedaling.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Mesquita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Mesquita slips a jab from Love.
Love throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Love as he jumps to the side.
Mesquita takes one on the button.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots and misses
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesquita.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love 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.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
Love moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mesquita misses with a body punch
and Mesquita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesquita throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Mason Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter punch.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love lands with a hook. Mesquita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mesquita momentarily.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a looping right.
Mesquita tries to counter with a clinch but Love shakes him off and moves away.
A nice combination there by Love.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mesquita steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesquita thinking.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Love lands.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Love lands with a nice body punch.
Love lands a body shot.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mesquita gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a big counter combination but Mesquita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Mesquita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love misses with an uppercut
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love misses with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Love stuns Mesquita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love punishes Mesquita's body with a nice straight punch.
Mesquita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Love takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Mesquita changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mesquita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love lands with an overhand left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a body shot.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
Love swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a crisp 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!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Mesquita wants to counter with a clinch but Love pushes him away.
Love is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mesquita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
Love moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita digs a good hook to Love's body.
Love throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love cracks Mesquita with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Love swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped Love's head back.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Love misses.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Mesquita moves into range and clinches up with Love.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
A shot in the inside from Love.
Mesquita misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Mesquita.
Love's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
A big right from Love misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita wants to clinch
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love misses with a hook to the body
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Love sets himself, and Mesquita steps forward looking for the clinch! Love avoids it this time.
Mesquita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense.
Mesquita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Mesquita's head.
Love takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita dips to his left and cracks Love with an uppercut!
Love swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love cracks Mesquita with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mesquita misses with a hook.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita wants to counter the offense by Love and move into the clinch position.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Mesquita.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
Mesquita walks into a stiff left hand from Love.
Love throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a combination
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
Love misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love works over Mesquita's head and body with a nice combination.
Love misses with a body shot.
Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Love misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love misses with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Love misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters by moving into the clinch.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita slows down the pace here.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mesquita misses with a body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Love.
Mesquita being controlled against the cage.
Love lands a left hand.
Mesquita drags the fight down to the ground.
Mesquita is working an open guard so Love takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita needs to keep his hands up - Love had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Love does no damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Love lunges at Mesquita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mesquita's hand.
Love misses with a double jab
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Love looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Mesquita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Love stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Love wants it to stay on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a nice looking jab.
Love clobbers Mesquita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love misses with the combination.
Love avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Love is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hugo Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita takes one to the chin there.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mesquita.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
Mason Love decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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