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Pancho Villa In Action
August 22, 1919 -- Melbourne, Australia: Pancho Villa, the Filipino FLY, is back in action after a brief hiatus, taking on TC Australian FLY Nathan Wayne. Wayne enters the bout with a 1-1 career mark but is not expected to pose problems for the highly-regarded Villa.
Round one, Villa starts off well, scoring with combinations and jabs. Wayne stays afoot and retreats to the ropes. Villa traps Wayne in the corner, and the Australian clinches to survive round one, a strong round for Villa.
Second round, the Filipino presses the action on the inside, while Wayne tries to stay on the outside. Wayne wings a wild left that bounces off Villa's shoulder. Pancho shoots home a right that makes Wayne wince. Wayne fires and misses with a left. Villa lands with a right, following up with an uppercut and a strong jab. Villa unloads with a double jab late in the round.
Third round, more of the same with Villa pursuing the hapless Wayne all over the ring. Villa connects with a short hook to the midsection. The Filipino is short with a follow-up jab, then connects with a second jab, scoring a solid uppercut and then a double jab which has his man in severe trouble. A three-punch combo, no response from Wayne, then Villa connects with a huge shot, a wild overhand right, and ref Cavanaugh has seen enough. He waves the fight off, and Villa is awarded the TKO win at 1:46 of round 3.
The win moves Villa to a 3-0 (1) career mark, with 314 pp. Villa is expected to be back in action sooner this time, perhaps as early as September 1919.
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