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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona comes into the arena with Laid to Rest by Lamb of God blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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159 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
21
149 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Betlach wants to clinch up but Antona keeps it at a distance.
Betlach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Betlach misses with a few strikes there.
Antona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antona keeps the fight on the outside.
Betlach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.
Betlach looks to score with a jab to the body but Antona is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antona. That's going to slow Betlach down.
A big right from Betlach misses.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antona moves away.
Antona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betlach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Betlach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Antona drops his hands momentarily and Betlach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Betlach just misses with a punch to the body.
Antona moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Betlach avoids a kick to the body.
Betlach tries to clinch up but Antona circles away and keeps his distance.
Betlach loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
Antona slips a straight right by Betlach.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.
Betlach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
Antona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Betlach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antona keeps the fight on the outside.
Antona avoids the body shot from Betlach.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
Betlach throws a series of punches but Antona avoids them all with ease.
Betlach is looking to clinch but Antona is avoiding it.
Betlach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antona tried to score with a low kick but Betlach checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona staying out of range there.
Betlach looks to land a combination but Antona avoids it well.
Betlach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Betlach blocks the low kick.
Betlach misses with a hook. Antona ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Antona is out of range.
Betlach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Antona moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Betlach misses.
A punch combination from Betlach misses.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betlach wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Betlach - just one landing.
Antona throws a leg kick which misses Betlach's front leg but catches the back leg as Betlach tries to avoid it.
Betlach is looking to clinch.
Antona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Antona misses with a jab to the body
and Betlach counters with a series of strikes. Antona will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Betlach misses
and Antona finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antona makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Betlach really felt that one!
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antona counters with a series of strikes. Betlach will be more careful next time no doubt.
Betlach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Betlach misses.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Antona keeps the fight on the outside.
Betlach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antona circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antona, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses with a wild combination.
Betlach misses the jab.
Betlach misses with a straight right.
Antona moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Betlach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Antona doesn't seem bothered though.
Antona throws a head kick that half lands.
Betlach throws a lazy right hand but Antona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Betlach misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antona moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Betlach.
Antona cracks the inside of Betlach's front leg.
Antona moves out of range of the strikes.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Betlach lands a slapping body shot.
Antona slips a jab and a cross from Betlach.
Antona misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a stiff right hand.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
Antona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antona.
Betlach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Betlach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antona throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona 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.
Antona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Betlach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antona.
Antona stalks Betlach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Betlach's face. Betlach staggers backwards, shaken.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Antona is out of range.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach wants to clinch.
Antona moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands a jab-cross combination.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Antona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Betlach's head.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antona.
Betlach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice kick to the body.
Betlach tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Betlach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betlach throws the left hand but Antona avoids the punch easily.
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but Betlach shrugs it off.
Betlach's corner calls for a 1-2. Betlach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Antona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Betlach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Antona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betlach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Antona.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antona lands with a kick to the temple. Betlach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Betlach tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Betlach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antona's hands.
Antona is rocked!
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Oh Antona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Betlach misses with a looping left.
Betlach misses with a hook.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses with a hook. Antona ducked under it nicely.
Antona seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Betlach finds it's target.
Betlach misses with a jab to the body
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Betlach.
Betlach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antona counters with a body kick that stops Betlach in his tracks momentarily.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Betlach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antona moves away.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Antona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aydine Antona 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.
Betlach throws a hook but Antona blocks it.
Betlach throws a combination that misses
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
Betlach throws a nice looking combination but Antona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Betlach.
Betlach drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Antona right on the button. Antona goes down! Betlach follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Betlach gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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