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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 4221 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 3291 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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156 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camatta keeps the fight on the outside.
Camatta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hugs swivels and escapes.
Hugs lands a glancing blow to the side of Camatta's head.
Camatta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hugs.
Hugs takes a swing at Camatta's ribcage but misses.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hugs as he avoids it easily.
Hugs misses with a wild body shot.
Hugs doesn't manage to clinch there - Camatta circles away.
Camatta gets the takedown into side control.
Hugs gets back to half guard.
Hugs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hugs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camatta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camatta's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Even with his hooks in, Hugs manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta rolls, trying to escape but Hugs keeps control of the position.
Camatta is working hard here to advance position.
Camatta trying to control but not successfully.
Hugs is punishing Camatta with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hugs scores with punches from the back.
Hugs scores with punches to the body.
Camatta is covering up but some of the strikes from Hugs are getting through and doing damage.
Camatta turns into Hugs and is now in his guard.
Camatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camatta won't allow Hugs to sweep him here.
Camatta stays in close to Hugs's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hugs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camatta controls the pace.
Hugs is trying to keep Camatta in close.
Camatta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Camatta postures up.
Hugs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs is keen to just control but Camatta is a slippery customer.
Camatta trying to control here.
Camatta gets back to full guard.
Hugs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hugs content to stall in guard here.
Hugs being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Camatta continues to stall.
Camatta wants to sweep but no luck.
Camatta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camatta has Hugs pulled in close to control his posture.
Hugs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hugs wants to control from the top but Camatta keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hugs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camatta is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camatta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hugs avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Camatta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugs is looking to land body kicks.
Camatta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hugs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camatta attempts a counter takedown but Hugs avoids it well and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hugs enables Camatta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hugs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hugs doesn't manage to clinch there - Camatta circles away.
Hugs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camatta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hugs rushes Camatta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hugs jumps guard and drags Camatta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hugs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camatta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camatta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camatta stays in close to Hugs's body and controls the position.
Camatta slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
Camatta controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs is looking to improve his position.
Hugs trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Camatta manages to pass to mount!
Hugs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hugs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hugs tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
Camatta is thwarting Hugs's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta content to control rather than advance.
Hugs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camatta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs is looking for a sweep. Camatta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camatta passes to side control.
Hugs struggling a bit here.
Hugs is trying to escape the position but Camatta is controlling the position.
Hugs is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Camatta controls the position.
Hugs tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hugs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camatta avoids the attempt from Hugs to control.
Camatta controlling from the full mount.
Hugs can't escape the position.
Hugs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Camatta wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camatta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hugs regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Camatta 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!
Hugs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hugs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hugs wants it to stay on the feet.
Camatta blocks a head kick by Hugs.
Hugs throws a body shot but no joy.
Camatta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hugs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hugs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camatta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hugs clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lodzov Hugs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hugs is trying to break free.
Camatta has got one arm under Hugs's chin. This could be trouble... Hugs trying to control the other hand but Camatta gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hugs has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Camatta!
Antonio Camatta was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Lodzov Hugs had this to say: 'this was bullshit'.
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energy
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hype
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