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Women's fights
In Ferndale
Photos and Story
by Mike Blair
(JAN 19, 2008) The Silver
Reef Casino filled half of the fight card on January 17th with
women’s bouts. Six women, three fights, two of the rematches, and
two Northwest belts resulted in just about everything a fight fan
would like to see. Merced Nunez faced Elizabeth
Villarreal [aka: Moreno] for the second time. The last time the two
met, in Oregon, the fight ended in a draw. In Ferndale they would be
fighting for the Northwest Featherweight Title. Nunez had the
advantage early in the fight as she covered up and pressured
Villarreal with body shots. Villarreal adjusted and used her height
and reach to keep Nunez from taking the fight inside. From there,
Villarreal used her jab to set up her right, and in the second round
she threw a number of quick combinations. Those Villarreal shots
took a little of the snap off Nunez’s punches.
The first minute of the third round was all Nunez as she caught her
breath and landed the harder shots, many to the midsection. Then,
Villarreal closed the round by returning to the combinations. Moreno
continued to gain momentum early in the fourth. Nunez had to cover
up to avoid many of the shots, and she found it a bit more difficult
to fight from a defensive position.
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