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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Dreyfuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Dreyfuss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreyfuss moves into the clinch.
Betlach fails to pull guard.
Betlach pulls guard effortlessly.
Dreyfuss is stalling in the full guard.
Dreyfuss tries to free his leg and advance position but Betlach is retaining full guard.
Betlach wants to stand but Dreyfuss is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betlach keeping full guard, as Dreyfuss tries to pass.
Betlach thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dreyfuss 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.
Dreyfuss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Betlach's guard.
Betlach wants to stand up but Dreyfuss is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Betlach.
Betlach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dreyfuss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Betlach misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach tries to clinch up
and Dreyfuss counters with a shoot takedown. Betlach fights it but they end up in guard.
Dreyfuss controlling from the top position.
Dreyfuss working some strikes from top position.
Betlach manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dreyfuss tries to hold on but Betlach pushes him away.
Dreyfuss is trying to escape the mount.
Dreyfuss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dreyfuss wants to hold on but Betlach pushes him away.
Dreyfuss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dreyfuss is in a horrible position here. Betlach smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Betlach landing punches.
Betlach is breathing heavily.
Dreyfuss tries to hold on but Betlach postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Betlach working for a submission but Dreyfuss is keeping him at bay.
Dreyfuss wants to control but Betlach is having none of it.
Betlach connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dreyfuss is looking to get to half guard.
Dreyfuss tries to hold on but Betlach postures up.
Betlach tries to control but Dreyfuss wriggling away.
Dreyfuss taking shots to the head.
Dreyfuss holds on, trying desperately to control.
Betlach lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Betlach unloading with bombs!
Betlach postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dreyfuss looks a forlorn figure.
Betlach avoids the attempt from Dreyfuss to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Betlach cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dreyfuss is trying to escape the mount.
Betlach jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dreyfuss manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Betlach throws a front kick aimed at Dreyfuss's knee but Dreyfuss avoids it well.
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and Dreyfuss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dreyfuss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a two punch combination.
That's four 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.
Betlach wants to clinch but Dreyfuss slips to the side
and Dreyfuss counters with a nice body shot.
Betlach wants to clinch but Dreyfuss slips to the side
and Dreyfuss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Betlach won't be happy with that.
Betlach misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dreyfuss grinds an elbow into Betlach's temple.
Dreyfuss taking a breather here.
Dreyfuss goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Betlach rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dreyfuss's guard! Nice work there by Betlach!
Betlach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dreyfuss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dreyfuss trying to control the position here.
Betlach stopping the sweep attempt from Dreyfuss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Dreyfuss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Betlach lands a jab to the head.
Betlach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dreyfuss at a distance.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on Dreyfuss's shoulder, as Dreyfuss tries to avoid the shot.
Dreyfuss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dreyfuss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Betlach is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dreyfuss is trying to work for a kimura but Betlach is defending well.
Betlach is trying to stand.
Betlach is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dreyfuss's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dreyfuss's back!
Dreyfuss trying to control the action but Betlach just sinks the hooks in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dreyfuss breaks Betlach's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dreyfuss trying to control the position from guard on top but Betlach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dreyfuss wants to pass the guard but Betlach is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Dreyfuss trying to control the position from guard on top but Betlach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dreyfuss won't allow Betlach to sweep him here.
Dreyfuss forces his way into half guard.
Dreyfuss is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Dreyfuss there.
Dreyfuss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dreyfuss moves into full mount! Betlach won't be happy about that!
Dreyfuss lands a big shot there that rocks Betlach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dreyfuss landing strikes from the mount and Betlach is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss controlling from the full mount.
Betlach wants to hold on but Dreyfuss pushes him away.
Dreyfuss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rich Dreyfuss just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dreyfuss moves into the clinch.
Dreyfuss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Betlach is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dreyfuss can't fight it off and eventually Betlach manages to take the fight to the floor. Dreyfuss looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Betlach working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dreyfuss is proving hard to escape from.
Dreyfuss wants to sweep here but Betlach controlling him for the moment.
Betlach slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Betlach sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dreyfuss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dreyfuss is looking for a sweep.
Betlach wants to control but Dreyfuss is keeping him busy.
Betlach is really struggling to control Dreyfuss but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Betlach throws a poor cross that misses
and Dreyfuss counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Betlach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Betlach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dreyfuss is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dreyfuss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dreyfuss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betlach is keeping the position for now.
Dreyfuss slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Betlach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dreyfuss is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreyfuss landing some decent shots from guard.
Dreyfuss stops Betlach from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Dreyfuss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Dreyfuss.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreyfuss manages to avoid it.
Dreyfuss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Betlach darts in trying to clinch
and Dreyfuss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dreyfuss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Betlach is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dreyfuss's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dreyfuss's back!
Betlach cracks Dreyfuss with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dreyfuss from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dreyfuss is taking damage to the body and head.
Dreyfuss is taking damage to the body and head.
Dreyfuss wants to escape the position.
Betlach is landing with strikes from the back.
Dreyfuss is rocked!
Betlach throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dreyfuss could be in trouble here!
Dreyfuss is still in real trouble! Can Betlach finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dreyfuss is looking for a way out.
Betlach connects with a big shot to the side of Dreyfuss's head.
Betlach scores with punches and elbows.
Dreyfuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betlach landing with strikes.
Rich Dreyfuss has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands shots from the back.
Dreyfuss can't escape the position.
Betlach lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Betlach.
Dreyfuss just trying to survive but Betlach is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Betlach doesn't have the hooks in and Dreyfuss manages to turn into his guard.
Dreyfuss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dreyfuss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dreyfuss looking to sit in guard and control but Betlach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dreyfuss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Betlach is one step ahead there.
Dreyfuss seems to have recovered his senses.
Dreyfuss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Betlach.
Betlach is looking to stand up but Dreyfuss won't let him.
Dreyfuss managing to control the position.
Dreyfuss is looking for a triangle but Betlach pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Betlach is one step ahead there.
Betlach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dreyfuss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Betlach is out of range.
Betlach clinches but Dreyfuss breaks the clinch
and Dreyfuss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dreyfuss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Betlach.
Dreyfuss scores with a shot to the side of Betlach's head.
Betlach wants to break free but Dreyfuss has control.
Betlach gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dreyfuss regains guard.
Betlach distracts Dreyfuss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Betlach stands and steps away. Dreyfuss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Dreyfuss lands a head shot.
Dreyfuss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreyfuss moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Dreyfuss.
Dreyfuss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dreyfuss tries to pass to full mount but Betlach defends it.
Dreyfuss is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Betlach is trying to maintain the position but Dreyfuss is very close to passing his half guard.
Betlach taking some punishment here, with Dreyfuss in his half guard.
Dreyfuss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Betlach won't allow Dreyfuss to pass to mount.
Dreyfuss is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Betlach controlling the position for now.
Dreyfuss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dreyfuss is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreyfuss trying to control from half guard but Betlach is working away.
Dreyfuss moves into full mount! Betlach won't be happy about that!
Dreyfuss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Betlach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreyfuss controlling from mount.
Betlach wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Betlach is desperately trying to improve his position but Dreyfuss has a good base and remains in mount.
Dreyfuss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dreyfuss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Betlach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dreyfuss cracks Betlach with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Dreyfuss controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Betlach really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Dreyfuss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dreyfuss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Dreyfuss!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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