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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 177 p4p, 125 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 18 p4p, 10 weight class). Valverde comes to the cage accompanied by LLAMAME YA. De Geno has chosen DE MEXICO SONG as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo De Geno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno slips a straight right by Valverde.
De Geno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Valverde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde misses with a hook.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Valverde slips the punch.
Valverde throws a push kick but De Geno slaps the foot to one side.
Valverde moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Geno.
Valverde connects with a body shot that sends De Geno's belly button to the back.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
A big left from Valverde misses.
Valverde avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Geno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Geno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valverde doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno 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 slips a straight right by Valverde.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde checks a leg kick nicely.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Valverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from De Geno, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Valverde.
Valverde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valverde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Geno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valverde rather than just go for the knockout.
Valverde misses with a hook.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valverde.
De Geno slips a straight right by Valverde.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Valverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Valverde misses the target.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
Valverde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Valverde misses.
De Geno blocks the body kick.
Valverde misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from De Geno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Geno tests Valverde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valverde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valverde lands with a hook. De Geno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Geno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valverde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Valverde moved out of range.
A big left from De Geno misses.
De Geno moves out of range of the leg kick from Valverde.
De Geno feints a counter leg kick.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valverde.
A big left from Valverde misses.
A leg kick checked by De Geno.
De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
That kick from De Geno tenderised Valverde's leg. Valverde is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Valverde half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valverde 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
De Geno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valverde momentarily.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Valverde moves away and avoids it.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno moves forwards but Valverde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde misses with a straight right.
De Geno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Geno cracks Valverde with an open hand slap.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Valverde counter with a right hand.
Valverde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Geno.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Geno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
De Geno tests Valverde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Geno connects with a jab.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Valverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valverde feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde connects with a body shot.
Valverde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valverde.
De Geno throws a jab when Valverde was well out of range.
Valverde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
Valverde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valverde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valverde manages to avoid it.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Valverde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno lands a front kick.
Valverde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Geno scores with a body shot.
Valverde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
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.
Valverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Valverde.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Valverde might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Valverde moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
Valverde throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pablo De Geno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde ducks right into an uppercut from De Geno.
De Geno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Geno misses with a hook. Valverde ducked under it nicely.
Valverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Geno walks into a jab.
Valverde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Geno momentarily.
De Geno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Geno moves out of range as Valverde strikes.
Valverde lands a nice shot that snaps De Geno's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde looks to land a right hand but De Geno moved out of range.
Valverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valverde blocks a jab.
Valverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Valverde's body. Valverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valverde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valverde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valverde.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valverde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
De Geno misses with a looping right.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
De Geno throws a low kick but Valverde moves out of range easily.
Valverde lands with an uppercut that bounces De Geno off the cage and back into range.
De Geno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valverde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Geno takes a swing at Valverde's ribcage but misses.
Valverde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Geno fails to land with a series of punches.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
Valverde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valverde avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valverde was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Geno. Valverde shrugs it off though.
Valverde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valverde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. De Geno catches Valverde right on the button with a cross.
De Geno throws a body punch but Valverde moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Geno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Valverde moves away and avoids it.
De Geno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno ducks right into an uppercut from Valverde.
De Geno misses with a left hand
and Valverde counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno checks a leg kick.
Valverde throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valverde.
De Geno throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Valverde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Geno circles away quickly and effectively.
Valverde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valverde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Geno with a nice cross.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valverde appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno misses with an uppercut
and Valverde counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valverde throws a big shot that misses.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Valverde moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valverde throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
Valverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno throws a push kick but Valverde slaps the foot to one side.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valverde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valverde.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Geno lands a jab to the head.
De Geno moves into the clinch.
Valverde wants to get back to striking at distance but De Geno won't allow it.
Valverde takes a shot to the head.
De Geno misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valverde's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno gets through Valverde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from De Geno.
De Geno has a couple of punches blocked by Valverde.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Geno moves away from the strike by Valverde.
De Geno tries a quick counter leg kick but Valverde is wise to it.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Valverde slips the punch.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
Valverde swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno lands a jab.
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from De Geno finds it's target.
Valverde misses with a straight right.
De Geno misses with a hook. Valverde ducked under it nicely.
Valverde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valverde checks a low kick from De Geno.
Valverde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valverde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Geno lands with a slapping head kick.
De Geno sizes up Valverde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valverde throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
Valverde staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Geno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde slips a jab and a cross from De Geno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde 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.
Valverde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
Valverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Geno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno misses with a hook. Valverde ducked under it nicely.
Valverde throws a hook but De Geno blocks it.
Valverde avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Valverde is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valverde swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valverde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valverde throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bethania Valverde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Geno staying out of range there.
De Geno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Geno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Geno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Nice defenses there by De Geno.
De Geno swings for the body but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno swinging wildly here.
Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Valverde misses the target.
Valverde looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valverde with a body shot.
Valverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valverde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valverde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valverde.
Nice straight punches there by De Geno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Geno.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Valverde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
Valverde misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Valverde lands with a kick to the temple. De Geno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valverde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valverde lands a nice shot to the body.
Valverde takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde digs a good body shot into De Geno's ribs.
De Geno swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Geno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Geno.
A jab from De Geno does it's job there.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
Valverde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valverde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valverde blocks the body kick.
Valverde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Valverde lands a jab.
Valverde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Valverde - just one landing.
De Geno connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno moves away from the strike by Valverde.
Valverde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno jabs at Valverde's body.
Valverde misses with a hook.
De Geno scores with a nice body kick.
De Geno throws a body punch but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but De Geno slips the punch.
Valverde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valverde misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno takes a swing at Valverde's ribcage but misses.
De Geno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valverde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valverde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valverde. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
De Geno misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Valverde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valverde scores with a spinning back kick!
Valverde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valverde backing away here, and De Geno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Geno 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
An out of breath Pablo De Geno thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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