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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ay Ay Ay. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Camatta.
Ribber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camatta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ribber throws a lazy right hand but Camatta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camatta checks the leg kick.
Ribber fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Ribber misses.
Camatta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ribber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Camatta keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Ribber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camatta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber preventing the sweep.
Camatta trying to control the position.
Ribber wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
Ribber throws an elbow that misses. Camatta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribber's guard. Nice move by Camatta!
Camatta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribber has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Camatta is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ribber.
Camatta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ribber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Camatta trying to control the position but Ribber is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ribber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Camatta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ribber is looking for a sweep. Camatta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camatta trying to control the action but Ribber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camatta.
Camatta slows the pace down in half guard.
Ribber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribber looks to throw the jab but Camatta is out of range.
Camatta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ribber just manages to avoid it.
Camatta pushes Ribber up against the cage in a clinch.
Camatta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grin Ribber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camatta looks to clinch
and Camatta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Ribber misses with a two punch combination.
Camatta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ribber misses with a two punch combination.
Camatta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ribber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Ribber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ribber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grin Ribber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camatta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ribber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ribber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber throws a right hand that Camatta ducks under and follows up with a left that Camatta also avoids with ease.
Camatta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ribber looks to score with a jab to the body but Camatta is just out of range.
Camatta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camatta defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Camatta tenderised Ribber's leg. Ribber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ribber misses with a left hand
and Camatta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camatta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camatta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camatta.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.
Camatta throws a sloppy head kick and Ribber moves out of range easily.
Ribber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ribber misses with a hook.
Camatta thumps Ribber with a low kick.
Ribber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camatta.
Camatta is looking to slow Ribber down with leg kicks.
Ribber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camatta.
Ribber misses with a hook
and Camatta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribber's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ribber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ribber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Camatta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camatta is looking to clinch.
Ribber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camatta is looking to score with low kicks.
Camatta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ribber.
Camatta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Camatta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ribber looks to land a combination but Camatta avoids it well.
Ribber lands with a cross.
Ribber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ribber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribber was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grin Ribber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camatta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribber throws a lazy right hand but Camatta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribber lands with an overhand left.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber misses with a hook.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camatta manages to avoid it.
Ribber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Camatta closes the distance and pushes Ribber back into the cage.
Ribber misses with the head strike.
Ribber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camatta backwards.
Ribber can't get the takedown.
Ribber tries to circle away but Camatta has him pinned against the cage.
Ribber is trying to break free.
Camatta tries to throw a body punch but Ribber avoids it by throwing Camatta back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ribber after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Camatta.
Ribber wants a takedown but no success here.
Ribber tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Ribber back against the cage.
Ribber is trying to break the clinch but Camatta has him pressed against the cage.
Ribber stalling the fight.
Camatta is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Camatta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Camatta is working Ribber over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ribber prevents it.
Ribber is stalling here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camatta.
Ribber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camatta closes the distance and clinches.
Camatta misses with the head strike.
Ribber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camatta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribber or not.
Camatta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribber with a poor takedown
and Camatta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Camatta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ribber fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta misses the jab.
Ribber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camatta lands a body shot.
Ribber keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribber swings widly with a right hand
letting Camatta counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta ducks under a wild hook from Ribber.
Camatta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribber.
Ribber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ribber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ribber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camatta throws a big counter combination but Ribber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Ribber tenderised Camatta's leg. Camatta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camatta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Camatta misses its intended target.
Ribber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribber misses with a hook.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Camatta lands a jab.
Camatta connects with a leg kick. Ribber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camatta.
Ribber throws a leg kick
and Camatta counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribber scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribber.
An attempted straight right counter from Camatta misses the target.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta throws a low kick but Ribber moves out of range easily.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Ribber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ribber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ribber throws a right hand that misses
letting Camatta counter with a right hand.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camatta tries to counter with a takedown but Ribber is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta throws a body kick that misses.
Ribber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camatta circles away.
Antonio Camatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grin Ribber.
Ribber throws a lazy right hand but Camatta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camatta is looking to land body kicks.
Camatta checks the leg kick.
Camatta connects with a leg kick. Ribber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ribber swings for the body but Camatta moves out of range.
Ribber lands with a nice body punch.
Camatta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camatta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribber.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camatta.
Camatta checks the leg kick.
Ribber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ribber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camatta misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Camatta is predictable there
and Ribber counters with a stiff right hand.
Camatta is looking to score with low kicks.
Camatta slips under a jab.
Ribber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camatta throws a series of punches but Ribber moves out of range.
Ribber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Ribber misses.
Camatta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribber.
Camatta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ribber, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Ribber.
Ribber manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antonio Camatta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Camatta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ribber's sensitive parts.
Ribber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribber misses with an uppercut
and Camatta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribber's knee momentarily.
Ribber checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ribber misses.
Camatta drives through with a takedown into Ribber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Camatta postures up and lands a big shot to Ribber's brow.
Camatta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Camatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Camatta has passed into side control.
Ribber gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Camatta.
Ribber is looking to improve his position.
Camatta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Camatta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta tries to pass to full mount but Ribber defends it.
Camatta is controlling the pace.
Ribber moves into full guard.
Ribber controls Camatta momentarily but Camatta frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Camatta has managed to get both his arms back between Ribber's legs - danger averted.
Ribber wants to control the position but Camatta says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Camatta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Camatta passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ribber!
Camatta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ribber tries to hold on but Camatta pushes him away.
Ribber is desperately trying to improve his position but Camatta has a good base and remains in mount.
Camatta controlling his opponent.
Ribber is in a horrible position here. Camatta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camatta scoring with strikes but Ribber is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Camatta had his way with Grin Ribber in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Camatta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ribber misses with a wild body shot.
Camatta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribber throws a leg kick
and Camatta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ribber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camatta is defended easily by Ribber.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Camatta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber misses the jab.
Ribber misses with a right hand
and Camatta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Camatta drives through with a takedown into Ribber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Ribber keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber is trying to control the position but Camatta postures up.
Camatta cracks Ribber with a solid left hand.
Camatta is looking to work some ground and pound but Ribber has wrist control.
Camatta 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.
Ribber looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribber, not yet.
Ribber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Camatta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribber throws a lazy uppercut
and Ribber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribber throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta lands a right hook to the body.
Camatta moves into range and clinches up with Ribber.
Ribber misses with a punch on the inside.
Camatta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ribber.
Camatta lands with a left to the head.
Ribber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camatta has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ribber fails to land.
Camatta leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber is pressed up against the cage. Camatta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribber down to the mat. Ribber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribber manages to avoid it.
Ribber misses the shot to the body.
Ribber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Camatta to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camatta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribber throws a big shot that misses.
Ribber scoring well with a low kick there.
Camatta tries to score with a low kick but Ribber moves his leg out of the way.
Ribber throws a counter combo.
Ribber misses with a body shot.
Ribber misses with a double jab
and Camatta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camatta misses with a leg kick
and Camatta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ribber pinned against the cage. Ribber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Ribber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ribber.
Ribber throws a chopping leg kick but Camatta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camatta missing with a left hand there. Ribber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ribber swats away the attempt to clinch by Camatta.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camatta.
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 Antonio Camatta.
I think Camatta 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Camatta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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