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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 279 p4p, 753 weight class) and Bethania Valverde (ranked 29 p4p, 73 weight class). Valverde is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LLAMAME YA. Bethania Valverde acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde lands a nice hook to Hug's body. Hug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hug stuns Valverde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Valverde misses.
Hug tries to move into range but Valverde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hug misses the body punch
and Valverde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valverde blocks a low kick nicely.
Valverde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hug backs up against the cage.
Valverde lands with a slapping head kick.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Valverde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Valverde scores with a hook to the body. Hug takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hug cracks a nice hook into Valverde's ribs.
Hug lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Valverde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hug misses with a hook to the body
and Valverde makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hug really felt that one!
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hug.
Hug has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nice cross by Hug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hug throws out a loose jab but Valverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valverde lands with a nice combination. Hug backs away looking to recover.
Valverde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hug doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
Valverde jabs Hug right on the nose. Hug blinks but takes it well.
Valverde lands a high kick!
Valverde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses
and Hug counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Valverde misses its intended target.
Hug misses with an uppercut
letting Valverde counter with a right hand.
Valverde ducks right into an uppercut from Hug.
Hug misses with a hook
and Valverde counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug tries to move into range but Valverde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valverde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hug connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with a straight right.
Valverde throws out a counter right but Hug avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Hug misses its intended target.
Hug throws a right hand that Valverde ducks under and follows up with a left that Valverde also avoids with ease.
Hug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valverde checks it well.
Hug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug misses the jab.
Hug misses with a shot to the body
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Valverde.
Valverde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valverde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hug's head.
Valverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
Valverde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hug.
An attempted straight right counter from Hug misses the target.
Valverde throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Hug pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valverde lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hug sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valverde slips under a jab from Hug.
Valverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valverde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hug counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valverde lands a head shot.
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hug blocks a head kick by Valverde.
Valverde misses with a right hand
and Hug counters with a thumping low kick.
Valverde throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
Valverde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hug.
Valverde throws an overhand right that lands on Hug's shoulder, as Hug tries to avoid the shot.
Hug throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug slips a jab from Valverde.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Valverde off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valverde moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug swings for the body but Valverde moves out of range.
Hug looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hug takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valverde throws a nice looking combination but Hug bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valverde misses with a body shot.
Hug displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valverde throws out the jab.
Valverde connects with a high kick.
Valverde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valverde slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Valverde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valverde throws a hook but Hug avoids it easily.
Hug wants to slow Valverde down by chopping away at his legs.
Hug throws a jab but it's blocked by Valverde.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bethania Valverde dominated that round.
That's time! Hug's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valverde connects with a single shot there.
Valverde throws a head kick that Hug semi-blocks.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Valverde saw that one coming.
Valverde takes one to the chin there.
Valverde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valverde lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Valverde does it's job there.
Hug bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valverde's head.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valverde.
Hug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Valverde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug defending well as Valverde loads up on a big left hand.
Hug moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valverde.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
It looked like Hug was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Valverde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde throws a sloppy head kick and Hug moves out of range easily.
Hug lands with a right hand.
Hug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hug scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valverde in his tracks.
Hug throws a hook but Valverde blocks it.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Valverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Hug counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hug misses with a double jab.
Valverde checks a low kick from Hug.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Hug appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hug avoids the body shot from Valverde.
Hug has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Hug's head.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Hug throws a low kick but Valverde avoids it.
Hug connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug swinging wildly here.
Hug looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Valverde misses the jab.
Hug was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bethania Valverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valverde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Valverde misses.
Valverde walks into a stiff left hand from Hug.
Valverde throws a good cross that connects.
Hug slips under a jab from Valverde.
Hug looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valverde 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.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
Hug misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Valverde as he connects with a hook.
Hug takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug misses with a body shot
and Valverde counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hug slips a jab from Valverde.
Hug needs to keep his hands up - Valverde had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hug.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Valverde throws a hook but Hug avoids it easily.
Hug takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valverde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
Hug looks to score with a jab to the body but Valverde is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A swing and a miss from Hug.
Valverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid body kick from Valverde.
Hug ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a big shot that misses.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hug walks into a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hug might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valverde.
Valverde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hug swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Valverde releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
Valverde throws a sloppy head kick and Hug moves out of range easily.
Valverde misses with a head kick.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
A punch combination from Hug misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valverde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valverde cracks Hug with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hug.
Hug was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Valverde coming out on top.
Valverde tries to land a body kick
and Hug counters with a leg kick.
Hug connects with a body shot.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug misses with the combination.
Valverde misses with a straight right.
Hug scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hug throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valverde misses with a hook to the body
enabling Hug to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valverde throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Valverde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valverde moves out of range as Hug strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hug, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valverde lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hug fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valverde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hug lands a nice shot that snaps Valverde's head back.
Valverde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
Hug has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Hug's head.
Hug jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valverde slips a jab and a cross from Hug.
Valverde needs to keep his hands up - Hug had a free shot at his head there.
Bethania Valverde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valverde throws a head kick that misses.
Hug misses with a right hand
and Valverde counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valverde throws a shot from downtown. Hug moves away and avoids it.
Hug was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valverde moves out of range as Hug strikes.
Valverde misses with a kick to the body.
Abel Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valverde lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
Valverde throws a head kick but Hug moves out of range.
Hug just misses with a punch to the body.
Hug scores with a jab to the body.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Valverde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hug thinking.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valverde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Valverde.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
Valverde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hug thuds a left hand into Valverde's body.
Valverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hug.
Hug swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valverde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hug on the side of the head.
Hug doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valverde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hug fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valverde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valverde let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valverde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hug throws an overhand right that lands on Valverde's shoulder, as Valverde tries to avoid the shot.
Valverde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hug stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valverde throws a nice head kick!
Hug throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Valverde to counter with a crisp jab.
Valverde misses with an uppercut.
Hug takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hug drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hug misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Valverde lands but Hug takes it in his stride.
Valverde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hug closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hug throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Hug throwing a counter right hand but Valverde manages to avoid it.
Valverde connects with the punch.
Hug scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bethania Valverde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valverde 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bethania Valverde!
After winning the bout, Bethania Valverde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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