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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Velho (ranked 5158 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wright (ranked 4748 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Velho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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195 lbs
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Velho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Wright! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Velho moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Velho misses the jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Velho. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet. Velho looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely. Velho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wright shoots in but no luck this time. A big left from Velho misses. No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wright tries to clinch but Velho moves away and Velho counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jack Wright has been cut. Velho swings widly with a right hand
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pablo Velho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wright throws a right and a left that both miss. Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velho paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velho swats him away and circles back towards the center. A jab from Velho misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Velho connects with a single shot there. Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Velho sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Pablo Velho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Wright. Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Velho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pablo Velho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Velho lands a jab to the nose. Decent striking displayed by Velho there. Velho throws a body shot but no joy. Velho loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch. Velho scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright is rocked! Wright scores with a punch to the head. Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wright moves out of range as Velho strikes. A slow jab from Velho misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wright wants to slow Velho down by chopping away at his legs. Wright shoots for a takedown but Velho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Velho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Velho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Velho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt. Wright looks winded! Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Velho counters with a stiff right hand. Wright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Velho finish him? Wright with a lazy takedown attempt and Velho counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Velho!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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