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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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149 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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159 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betlach scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nishiura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Betlach swings for the body but Nishiura moves out of range.
Betlach throws a right and a left that Nishiura avoids nicely.
Betlach lands a jab-cross combination.
Betlach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nishiura tries to land a front kick but Betlach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nishiura scores with a shot to the body.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nishiura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betlach misses with an uppercut.
Nishiura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nishiura misses with a low kick.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nishiura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nishiura misses with a head kick.
Betlach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nishiura looks gassed!
Betlach swings for the body but Nishiura moves out of range.
Nishiura walks into a stiff left hand from Betlach.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses.
Nishiura misses with the combination.
Nishiura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betlach staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Betlach. That snapped Nishiura's head back.
Betlach closes the distance and clinches.
Nishiura stalling in the clinch but Betlach improves position.
Betlach is trying to force a seperation but Nishiura has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to break free but Nishiura pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Betlach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nishiura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach trying to stall but Nishiura improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Nishiura.
Betlach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nishiura was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishiura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Betlach throws out a loose jab but Nishiura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nishiura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nishiura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Nishiura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nishiura looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nishiura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura moves in looking to clinch but Betlach pushes him off.
Nishiura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Nishiura walks into a left hand.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Nishiura.
Nishiura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nishiura keeps the fight on the outside.
Betlach tries to clinch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Betlach blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Betlach.
A shot to de liver by Betlach. Beautiful body shot.
Betlach misses with a shot to the body
and Nishiura counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach fails to land with a series of punches.
Betlach stalks Nishiura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nishiura's face. Nishiura staggers backwards, shaken.
Betlach looks to land a combination. Nishiura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nishiura counters with a leg kick.
Betlach darts in and clinches Nishiura up against the cage.
Nishiura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Betlach as the two fighters clinch.
Betlach breaks from the clinch.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiura.
Betlach lands with a shot to the body.
Betlach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Betlach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach throws a nice looking combination but Nishiura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nishiura misses with a head kick.
Betlach misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach dominated that round.
That's time! Betlach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nishiura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nishiura throws a wild body kick that Betlach sees coming a mile off.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach fails to land with a series of punches.
Nishiura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nishiura slips a jab from Betlach.
Nishiura falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Nishiura misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betlach connects with a looping right hand.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nishiura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Betlach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nishiura circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura slips under a jab from Betlach.
Nishiura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Betlach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nishiura doesn't seem bothered though.
Nishiura is breathing heavily.
Betlach scores with a nice head shot.
Nishiura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Betlach.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betlach closes the distance and clinches.
Nishiura taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Betlach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Betlach lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Betlach.
Betlach digs a right hand underneath Nishiura's ribcage. Nishiura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach is leaning against Nishiura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betlach misses with a body punch
enabling Nishiura to counter with a crisp jab.
Betlach tests Nishiura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Betlach wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Betlach.
Betlach seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Betlach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Betlach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Betlach punishes Nishiura's body with a nice straight punch.
Betlach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach cracks Nishiura with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Betlach.
Betlach cracks Nishiura with an open hand slap.
Nishiura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nishiura tries to keep at a distance but Betlach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Betlach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nishiura can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Betlach scores with a hook to the body. Nishiura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Betlach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nishiura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Betlach takes the fight into the clinch.
Betlach lands a nice shot to the body.
Betlach manages to break the clinch.
Betlach works Nishiura's body with a nice hook.
Betlach throws a right and a left that Nishiura avoids nicely.
Betlach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Betlach takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Betlach - that landed with a thud.
Betlach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nishiura or not.
A short body shot lands from Betlach as the two fighters clinch.
Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betlach scores with a hook to the body. Nishiura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four 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!
Betlach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nishiura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nishiura takes one to the side of the head.
Nishiura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betlach's hands.
Betlach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Betlach throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Betlach cracks a nice hook into Nishiura's ribs.
Betlach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nishiura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nishiura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Betlach swinging wilding here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishiura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Betlach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach 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!
Nishiura darts in trying to clinch
and Betlach counters with a series of strikes. Nishiura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Betlach throws a series of strikes that have Nishiura backpedaling.
Betlach scores with a shot to the body.
Betlach scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach lands with a cross.
Betlach takes a swing at Nishiura's ribcage but misses.
Betlach with a jab.
Betlach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nishiura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betlach rushes Nishiura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Betlach dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Betlach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishiura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nishiura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nishiura misses with a straight right.
Betlach throws a body punch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Betlach scores with a body shot.
Nishiura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Betlach lands with a shot to the body.
Betlach throws a one two combo.
Betlach lands a jab to Nishiura's midsection.
Betlach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Betlach does no damage.
Betlach scores with a body shot.
Nishiura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nishiura is rocked!
Betlach is looking to wear down Nishiura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Betlach.
Nishiura is still on wobbly legs! Can Betlach finish him?
Nishiura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Betlach connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Nishiura tumbling to the canvas! Betlach pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Nishiura was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vevrin Betlach!
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