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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Carrion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Vegata had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegata shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vegata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vegata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levine ducks right into an uppercut from Vegata.
Levine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Levine lands a front kick.
Vegata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Levine.
Levine throws a leg kick but Vegata checks it.
Levine forces Vegata back against the cage and clinches.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegata avoids it.
Levine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vegata lands a really nice looking cross but Levine seems unphased.
Vegata 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levine throws a lazy right hand but Vegata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Levine has closed the distance and engaged Vegata in a clinch.
Levine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vegata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine scores with a leg kick.
Levine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Levine connects with a high kick.
Levine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levine misses with a body shot.
Vegata throws a shot from downtown. Levine moves away and avoids it.
Levine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vegata misses with a hook.
Vegata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levine.
Vegata tests Levine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Levine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Levine wants to land a leg kick but Vegata is out of range.
Levine is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Vegata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vegata.
Vegata throws a jab but it's blocked by Levine.
Vegata checks a leg kick.
Vegata lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegata shoots in but Levine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Vegata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegata fails to land the takedown.
Levine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Levine 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.
Vegata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Levine is looking to chop away at Vegata's legs.
Vegata walks into a left hand.
Vegata looks for a takedown but Levine sprawls well.
Vegata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Levine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vegata will feel that in the morning.
Vegata moves out of range of the body kick.
Vegata loads up on a big right hand but Levine slips the punch.
Vegata shoots in looking for a takedown but Levine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Levine throws a shot from downtown. Vegata moves away and avoids it.
Levine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vegata gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Levine can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegata working the strikes but Levine uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Levine tries to roll over but Vegata keeps him under control.
Levine is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine is refusing to be controlled, as Vegata sits in half guard.
Vegata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Levine's head.
Levine controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegata is looking to take a break and control but Levine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Levine is looking to improve his position.
Vegata 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.
Levine is staying active underneath Vegata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Levine moves in looking to clinch but Vegata pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Levine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegata fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Levine to the ground. Vegata is now in Levine's guard.
Vegata connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Vegata 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.
Levine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vegata enables Levine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vegata manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Levine wants to control from the top but Vegata keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Levine is fighting to break Vegata's control of his arms but Vegata is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Levine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Levine tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegata is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vegata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levine.
Vegata moves out of range of the leg kick from Levine.
Vegata looks to land a left hand but Levine moved out of range nicely.
Levine misses with the combination.
Levine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levine.
Levine avoids the body shot from Vegata.
Antonio Vegata is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegata lands a glancing blow to the side of Levine's head.
Vegata throws a good cross that connects.
Levine throws a head kick but Vegata moves out of range.
Vegata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Levine looks to throw the jab but Vegata is out of range.
Levine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vegata scores with a hook.
Levine throws a wild body kick that Vegata sees coming a mile off.
Levine lands with a kick to the temple. Vegata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Levine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Levine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vegata to score with a decent uppercut.
Vegata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Levine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Vegata misses.
Vegata scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Levine is rocked!
Levine tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Levine is still on wobbly legs! Can Vegata finish him?
Levine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Levine wants to land a leg kick but Vegata is out of range.
Levine thumps Vegata with a low kick.
Levine seems to have recovered his senses.
Levine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Levine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vegata sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vegata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Levine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine throws a poor cross that misses
so Vegata counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vegata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vegata trying to control the position from guard on top but Levine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegata landing some decent shots from guard.
Levine can't keep his opponent in guard - Vegata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vegata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vegata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Levine trying to hold on to Vegata's head to control him but Vegata postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata wants to pass to mount but Levine is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Levine defending well though.
Levine wants to control but Vegata is keeping busy.
Levine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Levine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Levine keeping moving, preventing Vegata from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegata won't allow Levine to sweep him here.
Vegata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Levine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Levine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Vegata dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vegata fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Levine tenderised Vegata's leg. Vegata is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Levine misses.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levine slips under a jab.
Levine slips under a jab.
Vegata dips to his left and cracks Levine with an uppercut!
Vegata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Levine avoids it really well and circles away.
Levine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Levine.
A nice inside leg kick there by Levine. That's going to slow Vegata down.
Horrible takedown by Vegata or perhaps it was just good defense by Levine which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Vegata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levine clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine stalling in the clinch.
Levine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Levine misses with an elbow strike.
Vegata working hard to break the clinch.
Levine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Vegata misses.
Vegata jabs Levine right on the nose. Levine blinks but takes it well.
Vegata closes the distance and clinches up with Levine, looking for a takedown. Vegata pushes Levine against the cage but Levine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vegata thows a body shot but no joy.
Vegata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegata stuns Levine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vegata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Levine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegata somewhat.
Levine throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Levine tries to clinch up but Vegata circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Levine, right into the meat.
Vegata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vegata in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Antonio Vegata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levine tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Levine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vegata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Levine is looking to escape.
Vegata controlling from the full mount.
Levine can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levine?
Vegata avoids the attempt from Levine to control.
Vegata thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Levine taking shots to the head.
Levine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Levine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vegata wants to control the pace but Levine is squirming around nicely.
Vegata working for a submission but Levine is keeping him at bay.
Levine tries to lock up and control but Vegata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vegata content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegata lands a big elbow.
Hudson Levine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Levine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vegata.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Vegata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vegata, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Vegata!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonio Vegata waved his t-shirt featuring Real Fighters Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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