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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach has chosen My Saddle Horse Has Died as his entrance music. Vevrin Betlach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers moves out of range of the body kick.
Betlach throws a hook but Peppers blocks it.
Betlach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peppers lands an overhand right.
Betlach throws a right hand that misses
and Peppers counters with an inside leg kick.
Peppers swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Betlach loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Betlach is out of range.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers misses with a hook.
Betlach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peppers.
An inside leg kick lands from Peppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Betlach moves out of range easily.
Betlach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Betlach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppers.
Peppers tries to score with a low kick but Betlach moves his leg out of the way.
Peppers slips a straight right by Betlach.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers slips a jab from Betlach.
Peppers moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Peppers misses with a body shot
and Betlach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peppers throws a chopping leg kick but Betlach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peppers missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Betlach.
Peppers tried to score with a low kick but Betlach checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach checks a leg kick.
Peppers connects with a looping right hand.
Betlach throws a wild body kick that Peppers sees coming a mile off.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Peppers moves into the clinch successfully.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Betlach jumps guard but Peppers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Betlach misses with a punch on the inside.
Betlach stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Peppers.
Peppers scores with a hook to the body.
Peppers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peppers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Betlach finds it's way through Peppers's defenses.
A big right from Peppers misses.
Peppers misses with a body shot
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peppers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peppers misses with a hook. Betlach ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Betlach throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers takes one to the side of the head.
Peppers lands with a cross.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peppers misses with a straight right.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betlach moves away.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peppers moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers scores with a decent looking hook.
Peppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peppers scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Betlach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach misses with a right hand
and Peppers counters with a nice uppercut.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Peppers moves into range and clinches up with Betlach.
Betlach takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Betlach pulls guard effortlessly.
Betlach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Betlach wants to sweep here but Peppers controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peppers wants to stand but Betlach has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Peppers stands and steps away. Betlach gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Betlach misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers lands a head shot.
Betlach throws the left hand but Peppers avoids the punch easily.
Brian Peppers is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Betlach misses.
An inside leg kick from Peppers misses.
Betlach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peppers moves in looking to clinch but Betlach pushes him off.
Betlach scores with a punch to the head.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Betlach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peppers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Betlach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Betlach throws a lazy uppercut
and Peppers counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Betlach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betlach cracks Peppers with an open hand slap.
Peppers throws a body kick that misses.
Peppers misses with a wild combination.
Betlach throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach blocks a head kick by Peppers.
Peppers throws a low kick but Betlach moves out of range easily.
Betlach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peppers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peppers loads up on a big right hand but Betlach slips the punch.
Peppers misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Betlach. Those never looked like landing.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Peppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Peppers moved out of range nicely.
Betlach darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betlach throws a jab but it's blocked by Peppers.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Peppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Peppers.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Peppers moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Betlach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peppers cracks Betlach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Betlach checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Betlach throws a big shot that misses.
Peppers misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peppers back to the cage. Betlach follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peppers lands with a right hand.
Betlach misses with an uppercut.
Peppers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Betlach throws a right hand that misses
and Peppers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Betlach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Betlach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers moves out of range as Betlach strikes.
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Peppers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Peppers lands with a short shot to the head.
Betlach looking to slow down the pace here.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers stalling against the cage.
Peppers letting Betlach take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Peppers.
Betlach is trying to pull guard but Peppers has him pressed against the cage.
Peppers is looking to control Betlach's arms but Betlach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peppers has his back to the cage.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Peppers can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
A body shot lands from Peppers.
A short right from Peppers on the inside.
Betlach stalling in the clinch but Peppers improves position.
Betlach tries to pull guard but Peppers won't allow it.
Betlach tries to stall but Peppers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peppers tries to work over Betlach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is trying to stall.
Peppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Come on Betlach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peppers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Betlach taking a breather.
Betlach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peppers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vevrin Betlach.
Peppers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peppers misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peppers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Betlach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers clearly takes that 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.
Betlach misses with a straight right.
Peppers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peppers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Betlach - just one landing.
A leg kick checked by Betlach.
A left lands for Peppers.
A punch combination from Peppers misses.
Betlach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers slips under a jab from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a looping left.
Peppers walks into a straight right hand from Betlach.
Betlach fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Betlach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Betlach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betlach dodges the punch combination from Peppers.
Peppers with a hook.
Betlach throws a good cross that connects.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Peppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betlach.
Betlach moves out of range as Peppers throws a body kick.
Peppers's corner calls for a 1-2. Peppers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a straight right.
Peppers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Betlach falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Peppers.
Good leg kick by Peppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peppers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Betlach on the side of the head.
Peppers lands a slapping body shot.
Peppers throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Peppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betlach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
Peppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Peppers.
Nice defenses there by Peppers.
Betlach misses with an uppercut
and Peppers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peppers lands with a nice body punch.
Betlach digs a good body shot into Peppers's ribs.
Betlach throws a right hand that misses
and Peppers counters with a nice body shot.
Peppers swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a hook. Peppers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peppers works the jab nicely.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peppers misses with a double jab.
Peppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Peppers.
The fighters circling - Betlach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Betlach lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peppers tries to move into range but Betlach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach lunges at Peppers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peppers's hand.
Peppers slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peppers misses with a lunging right hand
and Betlach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Peppers really felt that one!
Peppers tries to land a leg kick but Betlach saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Peppers. That snapped Betlach's head back.
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
Peppers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Betlach moved away.
Betlach slips a jab from Peppers.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pepperss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Betlach.
Betlach misses with a hook.
Peppers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Betlach scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers misses with a kick to the body.
Peppers lands with a nice body kick.
Betlach misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Betlach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peppers throws out a loose jab but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peppers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peppers throws a series of punches but Betlach avoids them all with ease.
Peppers jabs Betlach right on the nose. Betlach blinks but takes it well.
Betlach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peppers counters with an inside leg kick.
Peppers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Betlach's sensitive parts.
A big right from Betlach misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Betlach staying out of range there.
Betlach gets tackled into the cage by Peppers. Peppers maintains the clinch.
Peppers misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peppers blocking some punches.
Peppers misses with the head strike.
Betlach tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peppers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peppers lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peppers working Betlach over with knees to the body.
Betlach is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Betlach is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peppers misses with a punch on the inside.
Peppers tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Peppers back against the cage.
Peppers tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betlach.
Betlach is trying to stall.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betlach jumps guard but Peppers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Brian Peppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Betlach fails to land.
The referee calls for Peppers to work.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Betlach avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brian Peppers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vevrin Betlach.
Betlach drags the fight down to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers stands and steps away. Betlach gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Betlach throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Peppers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peppers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Peppers!
Brian Peppers retains his bantamweight title!
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