Ortiz stood Victorious against the Savvy Veteran Campbell for Junior Welterweight
Match between Junior Welterweight Victor Ortiz (26-2-1, 21 KO’s) and Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KO’s) took place on Saturday May 15th at Madison Square Garden, New York. Ortiz an emerging new comer is looking to prove himself against Savvy Veteran Campbell. The first round started with a quick pace.
Ortiz wasted no time in showing his talents and power. He soon landed a right hand on Campbell. In the final thirty seconds Campbell got the opportunity and he went straight inside, the place where he was at his best. But the plan backfired for Campbell as Ortiz landed an uppercut with a right punch. Campbell was ruled knockdown after his gloves touched the canvas.
The second round was more electrifying then the first as both the fighters were set after some pounding. Campbell tried to prove that he was not hurt and went right towards Ortiz and landed some strong uppercase followed with some right left combination. Victor Ortiz brought the fight back in the centre of the ring and tried to capitalize in the game. As the battle moved towards the third round it seemed for a moment that Ortiz was in control of the match.
But it all proved wrong when Campbell used his unique technique of foot works and hard blows and forced his opponent back towards the ropes. When the fight went again to the centre of the ring Ortiz utilized his lead southpaw straight left. Ortiz was showing the fans that he was as cunning as his opponent.
By the fourth round Ortiz was moving like lightning and was avoiding any blow from Campbell. Campbell didn’t seem content with his moves and was disturbed by landing his long straight right punches. Ortiz on seeing this took advantage of the opportunity and started throwing some hard punches and increased his pace.
In the sixth, Ortiz was totally in the game as Campbell retreated towards the rope he unleashed some heavy punches to the head and the body. No physical damage was done to Campbell but the scorecard showed a different story. Campbell managed to make a comeback and landed a right hand on Ortiz’s chin but it didn’t work out as he anticipated.
From the start of the eighth round, Ortiz was very much in control of the fight. Campbell on the other hand tried to overcome him but failed in doing so. The ninth round saw some great display of tactics and moves from both the fighters. Ortiz unleashed some outstanding punch combinations and his opponent was unable to stop him. Campbell also threw some hard blows and knocked Ortiz down but still Ortiz was far ahead of Campbell and he kept on dominating the fight.
The final round of the fight showed no sign of leniency and both the fighters went to prolong limits to knock their opponent down. Campbell kept on going on Ortiz with hard punches and combos but Ortiz played safe as he was on the lead and tried to pass the time. As the final bell rang the crowd went to their feats and gave a round applause to the fighters for the match they displayed. Ortiz finally stood victorious by scoring 100-89, 100-89, and 99-90.
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