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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 1112 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 103 p4p, 108 weight class). Valverde's entrance music is LLAMAME YA. A fine choice. Bethania Valverde is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widforss misses with a straight left.
Tyres Widforss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Widforss throws a big shot that misses.
Valverde throws out a loose jab but Widforss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Widforss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Widforss shoots in but Valverde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Widforss works over Valverde's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Valverde misses the target.
Widforss misses the jab.
Widforss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Valverde lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Widforss moves out of range of the strikes.
Valverde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Widforss throws a jab when Valverde was well out of range.
Widforss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss shoots in for a double leg but Valverde sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bethania Valverde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyres Widforss.
Valverde defending well as Widforss loads up on a big left hand.
Valverde connects with a high kick.
Widforss goes for a double leg but Valverde avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valverde continues to drive forward.
A jab from Widforss misses.
Widforss with a jab.
Widforss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Valverde. No joy for Widforss on that attempt.
Valverde connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Valverde misses.
Widforss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valverde.
Valverde lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valverde misses with a head kick.
Widforss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valverde lands with an uppercut that bounces Widforss off the cage and back into range.
Widforss ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Widforss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valverde scores with a head kick. Widforss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Valverde lands a nice hook to Widforss's body. Widforss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Widforss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Widforss is rocked!
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Widforss is still on wobbly legs! Can Valverde finish him?
Valverde swinging wildly here.
Bethania Valverde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Widforss misses its intended target.
Widforss seems to have recovered his senses.
Widforss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valverde to score with a decent uppercut.
Valverde fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valverde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Valverde.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Widforss manages to avoid it.
Valverde takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valverde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Widforss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Widforss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valverde momentarily.
Valverde throws a sloppy head kick and Widforss moves out of range easily.
Widforss blocks a jab.
Widforss slips a jab from Valverde.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valverde but Valverde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valverde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valverde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valverde moves away from the strike by Widforss.
Widforss tries for a takedown but Valverde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Widforss throws a jab when Valverde was well out of range.
Widforss looks to land a left hand but Valverde moved out of range nicely.
Valverde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Widforss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valverde to score with a decent uppercut.
Valverde throws out a loose jab but Widforss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Widforss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Widforss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valverde tried to counter with a leg kick but Widforss avoided it.
Widforss fails with the takedown
and Valverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Widforss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valverde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Widforss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Valverde.
Widforss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Widforss misses the jab.
Widforss misses with a left hand
and Valverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Widforss misses with a hook
and Valverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Widforss throws a shot from downtown. Valverde moves away and avoids it.
Widforss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Widforss is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valverde defends it well.
Widforss looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valverde is defending against the submission attempts here by Widforss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bethania Valverde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Widforss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bethania Valverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Widforss throws a combination that misses
and Valverde counters with a nice uppercut.
Valverde scores with a jab to the body.
Widforss misses the shot to the body.
Valverde with a nice cross.
Valverde lands a big uppercut and Widforss crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Widforss looks OK. Valverde waves Widforss back to his feet!
It looks like Tyres Widforss has been cut.
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!
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Widforss moves away.
Valverde throws out a loose jab but Widforss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Widforss scores with a takedown into Valverde's guard.
Valverde scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Valverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Widforss can do to turn this around?
Valverde throws out a powerful jab.
Valverde sends Widforss crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valverde is motioning to the referee to let Widforss up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widforss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valverde but Valverde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valverde drops Widforss with a naaaaasty hook - Widforss is in real trouble here! Valverde dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethania Valverde!
A relieved looking Bethania Valverde thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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