By: Sean Crose
Chris Colbert battled Jose Valenzuela Saturday evening on the pay per view undercard of the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant supermiddleweight throwdown. Colbert entered the ring for the scheduled 10 spherical light-weight battle on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a file of 16-1 whereas Valenzuela answered the opening bell with a file of 12-1. An explosive shot despatched Colbert to the mat at the start of the primary. Colbert acquired up, however Valenzuela immediately went in for the kill. Colbert gamely fought again, however the opening chapter clearly went to Valenzuela. Colbert had a significantly better second as he employed pace successfully and landed effectively.
Colbert put his punches collectively effectively within the third. Both males fought quick and arduous within the fourth. Neither man landed a terrific deal within the fifth, as every gave the impression to be looking for his openings. Colbert appeared to have an injured eye within the sixth, one thing Valenzuela instantly took benefit of by firing furiously at his man. Colbert, whose eye the ring physician mentioned was merely spasming, went to work on Valenzuela within the seventh, shifting ahead and touchdown effectively. Valenzuela responded by viciously unloading on Colbert within the eighth.
The ninth was one other quick and intense spherical, however Valenzuela appeared to edge it by efficient aggression. With that being mentioned, the person appeared drained in his nook in between rounds. The tenth and last spherical noticed combating at a surprisingly quick and crisp charge. Colbert did good work along with his jab…however Valenzuela appeared to harm Colbert simply earlier than the ultimate bell. It was undoubtedly a detailed bout, however the victory went to Colbert courtesy of a controversial unanimous choice, which led the group to boo and the 2 fighters to change unpleasantries after the scorecards had been learn.
