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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luan Mesquita (ranked 1023 p4p, 964 weight class) and Phillip Coles (ranked 126 p4p, 119 weight class). Coles has chosen HonestKey- Pass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
Mesquita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coles's head.
Coles misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coles defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Coles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita prevents a body shot from Coles.
Coles blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita working hard to break the clinch.
Mesquita tightens his grip and picks Coles up, before dumping him to the ground. Coles manages to land in guard.
Coles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita is stalling in the full guard.
Coles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mesquita stands and throws Coles's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Coles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coles to see if he's OK.
Mesquita controlling the position from side mount.
Coles is looking to reverse the position.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Coles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Coles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coles some visible discomfort.
Mesquita is trying to get an arm triangle but Coles is defending well.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Coles manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mesquita.
Coles pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coles pulls Mesquita in close to prevent any damage.
Coles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita stops Coles from standing up.
Coles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Coles has control of Mesquita's left arm, preventing Mesquita from doing any damage.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Coles.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Coles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Coles wants to control the pace but Mesquita is squirming around nicely.
Mesquita is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coles content just to control the position here.
Mesquita keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coles trying to control but Mesquita is having none of it.
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coles controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mesquita tries to roll over but Coles keeps him under control.
Mesquita moves into full guard.
Coles 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.
Coles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Coles pushes his legs off easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coles won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Coles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Mesquita working a defensive guard here.
Coles content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mesquita lands with a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mesquita closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coles did well to prevent Mesquita getting side control.
Coles wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Coles's head.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coles keeping hold of Mesquita's head, controlling as best he can.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Coles is defending the position.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but Coles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Coles controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Coles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Coles controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coles wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coles quickly recovers to half guard.
Coles trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coles can do to turn this around?
Coles trying to control from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Coles is working from the bottom.
Coles is looking for a sweep. Mesquita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is thwarting Coles's attempts to control the position.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coles trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but Coles defending well.
Mesquita stalling away here and it's allowed Coles to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Coles has wrist control.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Coles looking to control.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita is fighting to break Coles's control of his arms but Coles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita slips a jab and a cross from Coles.
Mesquita throwing a counter right hand but Coles manages to avoid it.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coles circles away.
Mesquita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mesquita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coles misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Coles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Coles continues to drive forward.
Mesquita struggles to land a body shot inside as Coles controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coles.
Mesquita is pushing Coles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coles is trying to break the clinch but Mesquita is controlling him.
A short left from Coles.
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 Coles walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luan Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mesquita.
Good exchange - Mesquita coming out on top.
Luan Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Mesquita misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coles is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Coles circles away and we're back to standing.
Coles throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Coles.
Mesquita's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coles under the eye.
Coles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coles throws a nice looking combination but Mesquita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Mesquita misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Coles gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita is trying to force a seperation but Coles has the dominant position.
Coles lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Coles won't allow it.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Coles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coles tries a body shot but Mesquita blocks it.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coles prevents a body shot from Mesquita.
Coles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita lands a slapping body shot.
Coles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mesquita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coles circles away.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Mesquita throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Coles misses the target.
Coles throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
It looked like Mesquita was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coles.
Mesquita fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Coles to the ground. Mesquita is now in Coles's guard.
Luan Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coles trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
Coles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Coles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Coles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mesquita, up you get!
A big left from Coles misses.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita misses with a hook. Coles ducked under it nicely.
Coles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Mesquita misses.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
Coles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coles throws a series of punches but Mesquita avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Mesquita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mesquita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coles's 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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita postures up in Coles's guard and throws a big left but Coles blocks it.
Coles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to control but Coles is working from the bottom.
Coles trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phillip Coles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mesquita tries for a takedown but Coles circles away easily
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesquita misses with a looping right.
Mesquita with a poor takedown
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita thuds his right hand into Coles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mesquita connects with a looping right hand.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coles lands with a straight right. Mesquita didn't see that one coming.
Mesquita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coles.
Mesquita was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mesquita is rocked!
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Coles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luan Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coles misses with a left hand
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coles thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Mesquita as he connects with a hook.
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into Coles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coles has his hands on Mesquita's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Coles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coles looking to control.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Coles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mesquita, into his guard.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coles's guard.
Mesquita is working Coles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coles is controlling Mesquita's posture.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coles's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is fighting to break Coles's control of his arms but Coles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita stands up over Coles, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Coles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Coles is keeping the position.
Mesquita is fighting to break Coles's control of his arms but Coles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coles pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coles misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita slips under a jab from Coles.
An attempted straight right counter from Mesquita misses the target.
Coles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Mesquita lands with an uppercut that bounces Coles off the cage and back into range.
Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita darts in looking for a takedown but Coles gets double underhooks and turns Mesquita into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coles.
Coles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mesquita pulls Coles into guard.
Coles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coles controls the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coles tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom.
Coles stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Coles.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Coles misses the target.
Coles stuffs the takedown.
Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coles throws a right hand that Mesquita ducks under and follows up with a left that Mesquita also avoids with ease.
Coles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Mesquita wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita loads up on a big right hand but Coles slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coles misses with an uppercut.
Coles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coles walks into a left hand.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coles avoids it really well and circles away.
Coles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Coles.
I think Coles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Coles!
Phillip Coles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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