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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Betlach might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Ground. Biff Rydberg struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rydberg is able to avoid easily.
Rydberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rydberg.
Betlach throws out a leg kick but Rydberg moves out of range and Betlach only half commits.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydberg moves away.
Rydberg misses with a double jab.
Betlach misses with the body kick
and Rydberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rydberg lands a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Rydberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rydberg stuns Betlach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Betlach attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rydberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rydberg moves away.
Betlach throws a front kick that sends Rydberg stumbling back into the cage.
Rydberg lands a jab.
Betlach lands a head kick!
Biff Rydberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rydberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rydberg ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Betlach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betlach throws a low kick but Rydberg moves out of range easily.
Rydberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Rydberg.
Betlach tests Rydberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach feints a jab promting Rydberg to slip. Betlach then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rydberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Betlach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
Betlach misses the jab.
Rydberg misses with a few strikes there.
Rydberg avoids a kick to the body.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Betlach misses the shot to the body.
Rydberg has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to throw a body punch but Rydberg avoids it by throwing Betlach back against the cage.
Rydberg looking to throw knees to the head but Betlach is blocking nicely.
Rydberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rydberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Betlach avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydberg.
Rydberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rydberg blocking some punches.
Betlach pushes Rydberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betlach wants to break free but Rydberg has control.
Betlach blocks an uppercut.
Rydberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Rydberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach dodges an elbow strike from Rydberg.
Rydberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Betlach's efforts to push away.
Betlach breaks from the clinch.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Betlach fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Betlach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rydberg's head.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg slips under a jab from Betlach.
Betlach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Betlach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vevrin Betlach will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rydberg tries to clinch up.
Rydberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betlach ducks right into an uppercut from Rydberg.
Rydberg throws a combination that misses
and Betlach counters with a body kick that stops Rydberg in his tracks momentarily.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rydberg.
Betlach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rydberg is able to avoid easily.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rydberg blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydberg.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Betlach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rydberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Betlach pushes Rydberg away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Betlach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
Betlach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Betlach goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rydberg throws an overhand right that lands on Betlach's shoulder, as Betlach tries to avoid the shot.
Betlach scores with a leg kick.
Betlach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Rydberg lands with an overhand left.
Betlach throws a chopping leg kick but Rydberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy left from Rydberg finds it's target.
Betlach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rydberg. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Betlach misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rydberg misses the target.
Rydberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rydberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Rydberg misses with a looping left.
Jab from Rydberg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betlach!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betlach lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rydberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rydberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Betlach lands a glancing blow to the side of Rydberg's head.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betlach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Betlach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a glancing blow to the side of Rydberg's head.
Donk. Betlach catches Rydberg right on the button with a cross.
Rydberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rydberg tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betlach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rydberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach slips under a jab from Rydberg.
Rydberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rydberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Betlach throws a leg kick which misses Rydberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rydberg tries to avoid it.
Betlach keeps Rydberg at a distance using the push kick.
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rydberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Rydberg lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rydberg ducks right into an uppercut from Betlach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betlach!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Betlach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rydberg is out of range.
Betlach swings for the body but Rydberg moves out of range.
Betlach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Betlach connects with an inside leg kick.
Rydberg looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Rydberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Betlach on the side of the head.
A jab from Rydberg finds it's way through Betlach's defenses.
Betlach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rydberg is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
Rydberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Rydberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Betlach.
Rydberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Betlach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rydberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Rydberg throws a combination that misses
and Betlach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Rydberg scores with a shot to the body.
Betlach throws an overhand right that lands on Rydberg's shoulder, as Rydberg tries to avoid the shot.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach throws a push kick but Rydberg slaps the foot to one side.
Rydberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rydberg throws a head punch that misses.
Rydberg tries a body shot but Betlach blocks it.
Rydberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rydberg fails to land.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Rydberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach struggles to land a body shot inside as Rydberg controls his hands.
Rydberg blocks an uppercut.
Rydberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Betlach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rydberg looking to throw knees to the head but Betlach is blocking nicely.
Betlach blocks the elbow strike.
Rydberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rydberg lands an elbow inside that Betlach shrugs off.
Betlach presses Rydberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rydberg tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Rydberg back against the cage.
Betlach wants to break free but Rydberg has control.
Rydberg letting Betlach take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betlach blocks the elbow strike.
Rydberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydberg keeps control of Betlach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Betlach blocks an elbow strike.
Rydberg misses with a body punch.
Rydberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rydberg prevents Betlach from breaking the clinch.
Rydberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Rydberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg missing with knees to the body.
Rydberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rydberg misses with a body punch.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rydberg.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rydberg blocking some punches.
Rydberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Rydberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Betlach avoids the damage to the body.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Rydberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Rydberg really dominated that round.
That's time! Betlach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rydberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betlach tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rydberg has managed to clinch.
Betlach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rydberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Betlach won't want to take too many of those.
Betlach breaks from the clinch.
Rydberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Betlach sizes up Rydberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Betlach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Betlach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rydberg is out of range and Betlach settles back down.
Betlach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg connects with a body shot.
Rydberg rushes Betlach and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Rydberg on the inside.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Betlach tries to work over Rydberg's front leg with a kick but Rydberg checks it.
Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Rydberg's leg but Rydberg calmly moves out of range.
Betlach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Betlach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betlach.
Betlach throws a head kick but Rydberg moves out of range.
Rydberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
Betlach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Rydberg. Beautiful body shot.
Rydberg swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rydberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydberg slips under a jab.
Rydberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rydberg throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
Rydberg takes a swing at Betlach's ribcage but misses.
Rydberg sizes up Betlach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rydberg lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
A punch combination from Betlach misses.
Betlach throws a low kick, looking for Rydberg's leg but Rydberg calmly moves out of range.
Rydberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach takes a swing at Rydberg's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Betlach.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Rydberg.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach throws a jab when Rydberg was well out of range.
Betlach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rydberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach misses with a kick to the body.
Betlach lands a leg kick that knocks Rydberg off balance momentarily.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
Betlach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rydberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rydberg with a hook.
Rydberg misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Betlach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Rydberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach takes a swing at Rydberg's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Biff Rydberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
Betlach throws a series of punches but Rydberg avoids them all with ease.
Betlach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rydberg misses with a body shot.
Rydberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
Rydberg rushes Betlach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rydberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rydberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Betlach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydberg backwards.
Rydberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rydberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
Rydberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Betlach throws a hook but Rydberg blocks it.
Rydberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rydberg lands a slapping body shot.
Rydberg tries to clinch but Betlach is having none of it.
Betlach needs to keep his hands up - Rydberg had a free shot at his head there.
Rydberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Betlach counters with an outside leg kick.
Betlach tried to score with a low kick but Rydberg checks it.
Rydberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach is looking to land body kicks.
Rydberg is looking to clinch.
Betlach misses with a body shot
and Rydberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Rydberg misses.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rydberg checks it well.
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rydberg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Betlach - that will leave a mark!
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rydberg.
Betlach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betlach at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Rydberg misses.
Betlach throws a low kick but Rydberg avoids it.
Betlach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rydberg in his tracks.
Rydberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Rydberg. No joy for Betlach on that attempt.
Betlach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach connects with a jab.
Rydberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betlach connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a nice shot that snaps Rydberg's head back.
Rydberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betlach throws a head kick but Rydberg moves out of range.
Betlach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rydberg throws a looping overhand right but Betlach ducks down to avoid it.
Rydberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betlach misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rydberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Betlach lands but Rydberg takes it in his stride.
Betlach throws the left hand but Rydberg avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vevrin Betlach.
I think Betlach has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach retains his bantamweight title!
Vevrin Betlach seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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