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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 218 p4p, 357 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 16 p4p, 29 weight class). De Geno comes into the arena with DE MEXICO SONG blaring out of the sound system. Valverde is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LLAMAME YA. Pablo De Geno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bethania Valverde's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno scores with a nice strike.
De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Valverde's front leg but catches the back leg as Valverde tries to avoid it.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno digs a good hook to Valverde's body.
Valverde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Geno misses with a two punch combination.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Valverde throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Valverde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno misses with a double jab.
De Geno feints and then cracks Valverde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valverde down.
Valverde throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Geno appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Geno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valverde on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno works Valverde's body with a nice hook.
De Geno throws a chopping leg kick but Valverde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valverde staying out of range there.
Valverde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valverde lands a head shot.
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Valverde releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Geno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valverde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Geno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valverde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valverde misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Valverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valverde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valverde misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
Valverde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Geno moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Geno tries to throw a body punch but Valverde avoids it by throwing De Geno back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valverde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Geno throws a punch but it's blocked by Valverde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands with a short shot to the head.
De Geno tries to throw a body punch but Valverde avoids it by throwing De Geno back against the cage.
De Geno throws a punch but it's blocked by Valverde.
De Geno tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valverde blocks an uppercut.
De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Geno.
Valverde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valverde is trying to push De Geno away but De Geno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Geno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Geno lands a right hand.
De Geno throws a head punch that misses.
De Geno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde is trying to break free.
Valverde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valverde slips a jab from De Geno.
An inside leg kick from De Geno misses.
Valverde takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
Valverde throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Valverde looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely.
De Geno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valverde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
De Geno slips a jab from Valverde.
Valverde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Geno misses with a low kick as Valverde jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Valverde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valverde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Geno lands a glancing blow to the side of Valverde's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valverde takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valverde misses with a low kick as De Geno jumps back.
Valverde moves forwards but De Geno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno is looking to slow Valverde down with leg kicks.
Valverde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Geno is out of range.
De Geno seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Geno.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valverde throws a lazy right hand but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Valverde's body. Valverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick lands for Valverde.
De Geno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Geno thumps Valverde with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
Valverde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valverde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Geno throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valverde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valverde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from De Geno.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Valverde misses the target.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Valverde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Geno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valverde can do to turn this around?
Valverde needs to keep his hands up - De Geno had a free shot at his head there.
De Geno scores with a shot to the body.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Valverde misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Valverde moves his leg out of the way.
Valverde misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Valverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valverde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valverde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valverde scores with a hook to the body. De Geno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Valverde moved out of range.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Valverde.
De Geno throws out a leg kick but Valverde moves out of range and De Geno only half commits.
Valverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valverde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valverde connects with a right hand. De Geno shakes it off.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from De Geno misses
and Valverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno tests Valverde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Geno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valverde's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valverde missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno throws a big counter combination but Valverde scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from De Geno misses.
De Geno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Geno scores with a shot to the body.
De Geno blocks a head kick by Valverde.
Good exchange - De Geno coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valverde. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valverde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valverde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Geno slips a jab from Valverde.
De Geno scores with a sloppy right hand. Valverde should have avoided that one.
Valverde throws a series of punches but De Geno avoids them all with ease.
De Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Geno.
A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot.
De Geno scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Valverde misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Valverde saw that one coming.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Geno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valverde counters with a straight right hand.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
Valverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno throws a solid leg kick but Valverde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Geno.
Valverde lands a head shot.
De Geno defending well as Valverde loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Valverde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Valverde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valverde defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Valverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valverde lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Geno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno scores with a jab to the head.
Valverde misses with a leg kick.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Valverde's front leg but catches the back leg as Valverde tries to avoid it.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Valverde's shoulder, as Valverde tries to avoid the shot.
Valverde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valverde scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Valverde as he checks the leg kick.
Valverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Valverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Geno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Valverde misses.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valverde catches De Geno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valverde scores with a jab. De Geno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valverde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno wants to slow Valverde down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Valverde's shoulder, as Valverde tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno swings for the body but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Geno tries to land a leg kick but Valverde saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Valverde's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Valverde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Geno at a distance.
De Geno lands with a nice body punch.
De Geno moves out of range as Valverde strikes.
De Geno blocks a jab.
De Geno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valverde blocks a low kick nicely.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valverde slips under a jab.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Valverde's head but Valverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno digs a good hook to Valverde's body.
Valverde slips under a jab from De Geno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valverde. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valverde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from De Geno misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Valverde.
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Geno, as that shot connected.
Valverde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Valverde.
De Geno throws a sloppy body shot
and De Geno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
De Geno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valverde takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Geno tries a low kick but Valverde avoids it.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valverde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Geno. That's going to slow Valverde down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Geno doesn't seem bothered though.
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Geno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Geno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valverde finds it's way round the side to connect with De Geno's head.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valverde throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Valverde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno moves away from the strike by Valverde.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
Valverde misses with a hook. De Geno ducked under it nicely.
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valverde with a hook.
That kick from De Geno tenderised Valverde's leg. Valverde is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Valverde.
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but De Geno ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a good cross that connects.
De Geno lands a nice shot to the body.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valverde throws out the jab.
Valverde moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Valverde takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Geno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Geno lunges at Valverde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valverde's hand.
De Geno throws out a leg kick but Valverde moves out of range and De Geno only half commits.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Valverde's belly button to the back.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Valverde's body. Valverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
Valverde lunges at De Geno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Geno's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno moves out of range of the leg kick from Valverde.
Valverde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valverde misses with a hook.
Valverde ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
Valverde is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Geno lands a lovely overhand right.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
De Geno throws a hook but Valverde avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Geno. That did some damage!
Valverde misses with a hook.
Valverde throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Valverde moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Valverde releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Valverde.
Valverde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Valverde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno slips a jab from Valverde.
Valverde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bethania Valverde.
I think Valverde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo De Geno!
A victorious Pablo De Geno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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