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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 716 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 52 p4p, 117 weight class). Valverde comes to the cage accompanied by LLAMAME YA. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sykora scores with the left hand. Valverde knows he should have avoided that one.
Valverde blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykora misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valverde.
Sykora cracks Valverde with a good jab.
Valverde scores with a head kick. Sykora tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Valverde scores with a hook to the body. Sykora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sykora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Valverde.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykora scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valverde scores with a hook to the body. Sykora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sykora throws a jab when Valverde was well out of range.
Sykora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valverde scores with a sloppy right hand. Sykora should have avoided that one.
Valverde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykora to score with a decent uppercut.
Sykora sends Valverde crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sykora is motioning to the referee to let Valverde up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Valverde is rocked!
It looks like Bethania Valverde has been cut.
Sykora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Valverde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valverde's corner calls for a 1-2. Valverde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sykora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valverde throws a jab when Sykora was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sykora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valverde seems to have got his legs back now.
Sykora scores with a jab.
Valverde ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Sykora swings for the body but Valverde moves out of range.
Valverde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sykora has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sykora looks to land a body kick but Valverde moved away.
Valverde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
Sykora lands a glancing blow to the side of Valverde's head.
Sykora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valverde.
Valverde connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Valverde.
Valverde scores with a jab. Sykora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sykora is rocked!
Valverde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykora.
Sykora is still on wobbly legs! Can Valverde finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Valverde.
Sykora seems to have recovered his senses.
Sykora fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sykora throws a lazy right hand but Valverde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sykora throws a hook but Valverde blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Valverde.
Valverde staying out of range there.
Valverde scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sykora lands a big head kick that sends Valverde tumbling to the mat! Sykora takes a step backwards and waves Valverde back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Valverde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sykora misses with a head kick.
Sykora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sykora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valverde slips a jab from Sykora.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykora looks to land a body kick but Valverde moved away.
Valverde throws the left hand but Sykora avoids the punch easily.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Sykora moved out of range.
Valverde feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sykora sprawling to the canvas! Sykora rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Valverde finish him?!
Sykora gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Valverde gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sykora is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
Bethania Valverde 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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