WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.867 --> 00:00:01.267 - [Narrator] All the action once again. 2 00:00:01.835 --> 00:00:02.936 - [Commentator] Oh, over the top, big shot. 3 00:00:02.936 --> 00:00:05.872 - [Narrator] Coming to you inside the Trigon. 4 00:00:05.872 --> 00:00:09.542 - [Commentator] It is all over just like that. 5 00:00:09.542 --> 00:00:11.177 - [Commentator] Back at it bare knuckle style. 6 00:00:11.177 --> 00:00:14.080 - [Narrator] The Trigon is the smallest surface 7 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:15.415 in combat sports. 8 00:00:15.415 --> 00:00:16.816 ♪ Knock knock let me in 9 00:00:16.816 --> 00:00:18.084 (commentator exclaims) 10 00:00:18.084 --> 00:00:19.586 - [Commentator] He's down with that shot. 11 00:00:19.586 --> 00:00:21.654 - [Narrator] The highest finish rate 12 00:00:21.654 --> 00:00:23.923 in all of combat's sport. 13 00:00:23.923 --> 00:00:25.125 (announcer exclaims) 14 00:00:25.125 --> 00:00:26.126 Welcome 15 00:00:26.126 --> 00:00:26.960 (fighter roars) 16 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:28.094 to "BYB Extreme." 17 00:00:28.094 --> 00:00:29.162 - I'm here. 18 00:00:29.162 --> 00:00:31.664 (upbeat rock music) 19 00:00:31.664 --> 00:00:33.333 (upbeat guitar music) 20 00:00:33.333 --> 00:00:37.003 - A beautiful Saturday night in Tampa, Florida 21 00:00:37.003 --> 00:00:41.808 and I guarantee extreme, energized, 22 00:00:41.808 --> 00:00:46.780 enthusiastic competition inside the Trigon again tonight. 23 00:00:46.780 --> 00:00:48.481 Hi again, everybody, I'm Mike Goldberg 24 00:00:48.481 --> 00:00:51.418 joined by my partners, the former two-time world champion, 25 00:00:51.418 --> 00:00:54.087 the magic man, Paulie Malignaggi, Benny Ricardo. 26 00:00:54.087 --> 00:00:57.791 The middleweight belt, Desmond Green, Scott McHugh. 27 00:00:57.791 --> 00:00:59.459 Now Desmond The Predator Green 28 00:00:59.459 --> 00:01:02.128 has had to wait a little while for his turn, 29 00:01:02.128 --> 00:01:04.297 but may turn out to be a blessing, Paulie, 30 00:01:04.297 --> 00:01:05.899 - You know what, it is a blessing in some ways. 31 00:01:05.899 --> 00:01:07.734 You know, last fight, he was ready to fight, 32 00:01:07.734 --> 00:01:09.335 he was ready to go. 33 00:01:09.335 --> 00:01:11.404 His opponent had some kind of accident in the locker room 34 00:01:11.404 --> 00:01:13.373 and before you know, we lost our main event. 35 00:01:13.373 --> 00:01:16.576 You know, it was a really controversial situation. 36 00:01:16.576 --> 00:01:17.844 Green felt like the, you know, 37 00:01:17.844 --> 00:01:19.512 Freyre didn't make give its best efforts 38 00:01:19.512 --> 00:01:21.047 to come out and fight that night. 39 00:01:21.047 --> 00:01:22.549 But you know what, it may have been a blessing in disguise 40 00:01:22.549 --> 00:01:24.551 'cause Des Green told us that he had some issues 41 00:01:24.551 --> 00:01:26.820 with his hands, the little hairline fractures, 42 00:01:26.820 --> 00:01:28.588 and it allowed him to heal better. 43 00:01:28.588 --> 00:01:30.657 And believe me, he's gonna need to be healed better tonight. 44 00:01:30.657 --> 00:01:33.059 He's got tough opponent in front of him in Scott McHugh. 45 00:01:33.059 --> 00:01:35.061 Des Green has looked impressive thus far, 46 00:01:35.061 --> 00:01:37.430 but certainly, tonight will be the test and his title fight. 47 00:01:37.430 --> 00:01:39.332 - And both guys agree with that, Benny. 48 00:01:39.332 --> 00:01:42.068 And Scott McHugh a three time champion 49 00:01:42.068 --> 00:01:44.904 with our partners in the UK, BKB, 50 00:01:44.904 --> 00:01:48.508 a pure boxer who said, "I'm gonna give a bare knuckle lesson 51 00:01:48.508 --> 00:01:49.409 to The Predator tonight." 52 00:01:49.409 --> 00:01:50.844 - And he just might. 53 00:01:50.844 --> 00:01:54.013 He may be the most talented bare knuckle fighter 54 00:01:54.013 --> 00:01:55.081 in the entire universe. 55 00:01:55.081 --> 00:01:56.816 And you folks at home can make a, 56 00:01:56.816 --> 00:01:58.284 I mean, you can judge for yourself. 57 00:01:58.284 --> 00:01:59.819 But here's a guy that's a combination of everything. 58 00:01:59.819 --> 00:02:01.087 Power, speed. 59 00:02:01.087 --> 00:02:02.655 And he's a great student of the game. 60 00:02:02.655 --> 00:02:04.924 He lost his very first fight as a pro, 61 00:02:04.924 --> 00:02:06.493 came back off of that, never forgot that. 62 00:02:06.493 --> 00:02:07.927 So he said, "No matter where I'm at, 63 00:02:07.927 --> 00:02:09.662 I always think I can improve." 64 00:02:09.662 --> 00:02:10.930 And he's showing that. 65 00:02:10.930 --> 00:02:12.765 But the most odd, the biggest oddity about him 66 00:02:12.765 --> 00:02:15.869 is he enjoys getting hit in the face. 67 00:02:15.869 --> 00:02:16.936 Can you believe that? - No. 68 00:02:16.936 --> 00:02:19.105 - He likes getting hit in the face. 69 00:02:19.105 --> 00:02:20.306 - Did you ever like getting hit in the face? 70 00:02:20.306 --> 00:02:21.574 - I gotta, I'll tell you what, 71 00:02:21.574 --> 00:02:23.243 when he says it, I'm not sure if I believe it. 72 00:02:23.243 --> 00:02:24.978 I'll tell you what, and sometimes when we were in the gym 73 00:02:24.978 --> 00:02:26.212 we would say something like, 74 00:02:26.212 --> 00:02:27.447 "Oh, that guy doesn't like to get hit." 75 00:02:27.447 --> 00:02:28.815 None of us like to get hit. 76 00:02:28.815 --> 00:02:30.650 I mean, it bothers some of us 77 00:02:30.650 --> 00:02:32.385 more than it bothers others, you know. 78 00:02:32.385 --> 00:02:33.653 But this guy, maybe he's a little different. 79 00:02:33.653 --> 00:02:35.054 We're gonna find out about McHugh tonight. 80 00:02:35.054 --> 00:02:38.057 - So no pressure on you Dave Ryan and Claudia Trejos. 81 00:02:38.057 --> 00:02:41.494 But Rhino, you better try to get things started in style, 82 00:02:41.494 --> 00:02:43.863 well, you're not gone, but up to you, Rhino. 83 00:02:43.863 --> 00:02:45.498 - You guys, thanks so much. 84 00:02:45.498 --> 00:02:48.735 Great to see Goldie and Paulie and Benny here in Tampa. 85 00:02:48.735 --> 00:02:51.538 The Brawl For It All, BYB 13. 86 00:02:51.538 --> 00:02:53.540 Great crowd is gathering behind us. 87 00:02:53.540 --> 00:02:54.807 Dave and Claudia. 88 00:02:54.807 --> 00:02:57.610 And the rules of BYB Extreme are extreme. 89 00:02:57.610 --> 00:02:58.912 No question about that. 90 00:02:58.912 --> 00:03:01.548 We have four ounce gloves for the fighters, 91 00:03:01.548 --> 00:03:03.616 but of course, the knuckles have gotta be exposed, 92 00:03:03.616 --> 00:03:07.253 that's the most important thing in BYB fighting. 93 00:03:07.253 --> 00:03:08.588 No three knockdown rule, 94 00:03:08.588 --> 00:03:10.490 a 10-point must scoring system, 95 00:03:10.490 --> 00:03:11.991 punching in the clinch is allowed. 96 00:03:11.991 --> 00:03:13.059 You gotta fight your way out. 97 00:03:13.059 --> 00:03:15.261 You can't stall inside the clinch. 98 00:03:15.261 --> 00:03:17.497 And a referee or doctor can stop the fight. 99 00:03:17.497 --> 00:03:19.866 It promotes instant confrontation 100 00:03:19.866 --> 00:03:21.167 and a lot of great fighting. 101 00:03:21.167 --> 00:03:22.669 We'll see here tonight in Tampa. 102 00:03:22.669 --> 00:03:23.803 - [Mike] Paulie, our tale of the tape 103 00:03:23.803 --> 00:03:25.805 in this super lightweight matchup, 104 00:03:25.805 --> 00:03:30.176 John The Baptist Birdsong against Christopher Gonzalez. 105 00:03:30.176 --> 00:03:31.811 - [Paulie] Birdsong, 36 years old, 106 00:03:31.811 --> 00:03:34.847 Gonzalez 32 with a 74 inch reach. 107 00:03:34.847 --> 00:03:36.049 He's got a two inch reach advantage 108 00:03:36.049 --> 00:03:38.585 over Birdsong's 72 inches. 109 00:03:38.585 --> 00:03:41.788 But Gonzales, five inches taller, 5' 11". 110 00:03:41.788 --> 00:03:42.889 See how that plays out. 111 00:03:44.624 --> 00:03:47.927 - [Mike] Birdsong and Gonzales have both 112 00:03:47.927 --> 00:03:50.863 had common opponents in Carlos Guerra. 113 00:03:50.863 --> 00:03:52.565 Both men looking for their first win 114 00:03:52.565 --> 00:03:55.935 inside the Trigon right here, right now. 115 00:03:55.935 --> 00:03:57.303 - [Big Mo] Let's meet the fighters. 116 00:03:57.303 --> 00:03:59.672 First, fighting out of the blue corner, 117 00:03:59.672 --> 00:04:04.611 he stands 5' 6" tall, he weighed in at 140 pounds. 118 00:04:05.912 --> 00:04:06.813 He comes to us with a bare knuckle record 119 00:04:06.813 --> 00:04:09.015 of zero wins versus two defeats. 120 00:04:09.015 --> 00:04:12.819 And he fights out of Detroit, Michigan. 121 00:04:12.819 --> 00:04:13.886 - [Crowd Member] Yeah. 122 00:04:13.886 --> 00:04:15.855 - [Big Mo] Here is John Birdsong. 123 00:04:19.058 --> 00:04:20.827 (crowd cheering) 124 00:04:20.827 --> 00:04:23.896 And his opponent fighting out of the red corner, 125 00:04:23.896 --> 00:04:26.499 (Christopher exclaims) he stands 5' 11" tall, 126 00:04:26.499 --> 00:04:28.768 he weighed in at 139 pounds. 127 00:04:28.768 --> 00:04:30.503 He comes to us with a bare knuckle record 128 00:04:30.503 --> 00:04:33.273 of zero victories versus two defeats, 129 00:04:33.273 --> 00:04:38.211 and he fights out of Dade City, Florida. 130 00:04:39.345 --> 00:04:41.381 Introducing Christopher Melaza Gonzalez. 131 00:04:46.019 --> 00:04:48.821 (crowd cheering) 132 00:04:50.456 --> 00:04:52.525 - [Bill] Clear the ring, clear the ring. 133 00:04:52.525 --> 00:04:53.493 Good? 134 00:04:53.493 --> 00:04:55.528 - [Crowd Member] Detroit! 135 00:04:55.528 --> 00:04:57.263 - [Bill] You're good? 136 00:04:59.032 --> 00:05:01.267 - [Mike] Birdsong, Gonzalez. 137 00:05:02.502 --> 00:05:04.504 Fight scheduled for five three-minute rounds. 138 00:05:06.072 --> 00:05:07.106 - Fight! 139 00:05:07.106 --> 00:05:08.541 - Here we go. (bell dings) 140 00:05:08.541 --> 00:05:09.776 - Break, break - Big swing early 141 00:05:09.776 --> 00:05:11.411 by John Birdsong. - Jab, jab (indistinct). 142 00:05:11.411 --> 00:05:13.379 - [Mike] He has the blue wraps. 143 00:05:14.580 --> 00:05:16.149 Got the red trunks going. 144 00:05:16.149 --> 00:05:17.016 - Break. (crowd member exclaims) 145 00:05:17.016 --> 00:05:17.950 - [Mike] Gonzales in the- 146 00:05:17.950 --> 00:05:18.951 - Stop. - Red and blue 147 00:05:18.951 --> 00:05:20.153 with the red wraps. - Stop. 148 00:05:20.153 --> 00:05:23.189 My time, my time, my time, my time. 149 00:05:23.189 --> 00:05:24.457 Stay right there. 150 00:05:24.457 --> 00:05:26.259 (crowd chattering) 151 00:05:26.259 --> 00:05:27.060 Doctor. 152 00:05:28.461 --> 00:05:29.729 - [Mike] Yeah, they're gonna look at that cut there 153 00:05:29.729 --> 00:05:30.663 below the eye. 154 00:05:32.231 --> 00:05:33.466 - It's okay, I just wanted- - Interesting, the way 155 00:05:33.466 --> 00:05:34.967 Birdsong's using his legs. - To look at it. 156 00:05:34.967 --> 00:05:36.369 - [Paulie] And that could- 157 00:05:36.369 --> 00:05:37.470 - It's under the eye, I know it's okay, I just wanna- 158 00:05:37.470 --> 00:05:40.573 - [Paulie] Open up real quick. 159 00:05:40.573 --> 00:05:41.741 - [Benny] But that's a good area- 160 00:05:41.741 --> 00:05:42.642 - Yeah. - If you're gonna have a cut, 161 00:05:42.642 --> 00:05:43.443 it better be below the eye. 162 00:05:43.443 --> 00:05:44.310 - [Mike] Absolutely. 163 00:05:44.310 --> 00:05:45.611 - (indistinct) Fight. 164 00:05:45.611 --> 00:05:46.746 - [Mike] The battle continues. 165 00:05:46.746 --> 00:05:49.315 (mat thudding) 166 00:05:50.583 --> 00:05:51.784 Birdsong- - Stop. 167 00:05:51.784 --> 00:05:53.019 Stop. - Showing that aggressiveness 168 00:05:53.019 --> 00:05:54.587 we talked about, both men are. 169 00:05:54.587 --> 00:05:55.388 - [Bill] Fight. 170 00:05:56.856 --> 00:05:59.392 - [Mike] Bill Clancy's gotta be careful where he steps. 171 00:05:59.392 --> 00:06:00.159 Southpaw. 172 00:06:01.094 --> 00:06:02.495 Switch stance, Gonzales says. 173 00:06:02.495 --> 00:06:03.696 - Stop, stop. 174 00:06:03.696 --> 00:06:05.098 - [Mike] He's been fighting southpaw. 175 00:06:05.098 --> 00:06:06.232 - My time again, listen to me- - Birdsong also switches 176 00:06:06.232 --> 00:06:06.966 his stance. - When I say stop 177 00:06:06.966 --> 00:06:08.000 that means stop. 178 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:09.335 Understand? - There you go. 179 00:06:09.335 --> 00:06:10.570 - Very simple. - You now what you're doing. 180 00:06:10.570 --> 00:06:12.004 - You understand? - Told you Bill Clancy 181 00:06:12.004 --> 00:06:13.005 was about to get angry. - Yeah, he didn't mess around. 182 00:06:13.005 --> 00:06:14.340 - Fight. - Yeah (laughing) yeah. 183 00:06:14.340 --> 00:06:15.708 - [Paulie] And then you get in these clinches 184 00:06:15.708 --> 00:06:16.976 and they're not, there's no room to work in there. 185 00:06:16.976 --> 00:06:18.444 - Stop, stop, stop. - Guys are going flying. 186 00:06:18.444 --> 00:06:19.846 - Get up, no knockdown. - Being tossed around. 187 00:06:19.846 --> 00:06:20.646 - Fight. 188 00:06:21.814 --> 00:06:23.049 - [Benny] But you know, Paulie, 189 00:06:23.049 --> 00:06:24.283 you know what would benefit Birdsong? 190 00:06:24.283 --> 00:06:25.551 Make like Purnell Whitaker, get down low. 191 00:06:25.551 --> 00:06:26.819 - Stop. - This guy's gotta reach 192 00:06:26.819 --> 00:06:28.121 advantage, get underneath him. - Stop. 193 00:06:28.121 --> 00:06:29.789 Time, time. - Knockdown. 194 00:06:29.789 --> 00:06:31.057 - [Crowd Member] What's (indistinct)? 195 00:06:31.057 --> 00:06:32.325 - Go over there. 196 00:06:32.325 --> 00:06:33.459 - [Mike] It's a lot of bushing going on. 197 00:06:33.459 --> 00:06:34.293 - You need time for the low blow? 198 00:06:34.293 --> 00:06:35.094 - [Christopher] Yeah. 199 00:06:35.094 --> 00:06:36.329 - Take your time. 200 00:06:36.329 --> 00:06:38.164 - So Bill Clancy said - Take your time, 201 00:06:38.164 --> 00:06:39.432 walk around. - That Gonzalez 202 00:06:39.432 --> 00:06:40.533 suffered a low blow. - You hit him low. 203 00:06:40.533 --> 00:06:41.734 You hit him low. - So he said, 204 00:06:41.734 --> 00:06:43.369 "Take your time." - Don't hit him low. 205 00:06:43.369 --> 00:06:44.670 Stay right there. 206 00:06:44.670 --> 00:06:45.571 - [Benny] So he can get up to five minutes here. 207 00:06:45.571 --> 00:06:46.572 - Yes. - You can take 208 00:06:46.572 --> 00:06:47.907 the full amount. (indistinct) 209 00:06:47.907 --> 00:06:49.542 - [Bill] You fight, I'll take care of it. 210 00:06:49.542 --> 00:06:50.843 You just take care of it. 211 00:06:50.843 --> 00:06:52.178 - [Paulie] Clancy taking charge in the ring. 212 00:06:52.178 --> 00:06:53.112 - Oh yeah. - Yeah. 213 00:06:53.112 --> 00:06:54.013 - [Paulie] In the Trigon. 214 00:06:54.013 --> 00:06:54.981 You got to with these guys. 215 00:06:54.981 --> 00:06:56.282 These guys are bending a lot 216 00:06:56.282 --> 00:06:57.416 of rules there. - You good to go? 217 00:06:57.416 --> 00:06:58.551 - [Benny] Yeah this is Bill Clancy- 218 00:06:58.551 --> 00:06:59.819 - Keep it clean. - Not Todd Clancy. 219 00:06:59.819 --> 00:07:01.420 - [Mike] Yeah, this is the unorthodox brawler, 220 00:07:01.420 --> 00:07:02.588 the black belt street fighter. - Watch those fingers. 221 00:07:02.588 --> 00:07:03.856 Watch those fingers. 222 00:07:03.856 --> 00:07:05.024 - [Mike] Against the guy who said, "Forget it, 223 00:07:05.024 --> 00:07:07.293 I'm going to my Detroit DNA tonight. 224 00:07:07.293 --> 00:07:08.828 And I'm gonna fight aggressively, 225 00:07:08.828 --> 00:07:10.229 I'm gonna get my first win." - Break, nothing, nothing. 226 00:07:10.229 --> 00:07:11.097 - [Paulie] Yeah, there's a lot of 227 00:07:11.097 --> 00:07:12.098 weird footing- - Fight. 228 00:07:12.098 --> 00:07:13.366 - [Paulie] Going on in there too. 229 00:07:13.366 --> 00:07:14.534 It doesn't help that Gonzalez is wearing 230 00:07:14.534 --> 00:07:15.668 sneakers too, right. (crowd exclaims) 231 00:07:15.668 --> 00:07:16.569 - [Benny] Well, it's jogging shoes. 232 00:07:16.569 --> 00:07:17.570 It's actually jogging shoes. 233 00:07:17.570 --> 00:07:19.305 - Yeah. - So he's making his way 234 00:07:19.305 --> 00:07:20.807 to boxing shoes, Benny. - Stop, stop, no knockdowns. 235 00:07:20.807 --> 00:07:22.341 Get up, get up. - I mean- 236 00:07:22.341 --> 00:07:23.342 - Get up. - You guys are- 237 00:07:23.342 --> 00:07:24.210 (people crosstalking) 238 00:07:24.210 --> 00:07:24.977 - Fight. - But Birdsong 239 00:07:24.977 --> 00:07:26.746 is wearing Yeezys. 240 00:07:26.746 --> 00:07:28.815 so neither guys are wearing the right shoes. 241 00:07:28.815 --> 00:07:29.782 - [Crowd Member] Get him, baby. 242 00:07:29.782 --> 00:07:30.650 - [Mike] (indistinct) Flailing. 243 00:07:30.650 --> 00:07:32.218 - [Paulie] This is wild. 244 00:07:32.218 --> 00:07:33.019 - Knockdown, go over there. - Birdsong falling on his own. 245 00:07:33.019 --> 00:07:34.120 - Two, three. 246 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:35.655 - [Paulie] Now he's getting counted. 247 00:07:35.655 --> 00:07:40.026 - [Bill] Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, that's it. 248 00:07:42.061 --> 00:07:43.529 - [Mike] It is all over. 249 00:07:43.529 --> 00:07:46.866 Christopher Gonzalez stops John Birdsong 250 00:07:48.334 --> 00:07:52.271 and gets his first career victory here in BYB Extreme. 251 00:07:52.271 --> 00:07:53.539 - What's wrong, what's wrong? 252 00:07:53.539 --> 00:07:54.807 Hey, you just won your first fight, baby. 253 00:07:54.807 --> 00:07:56.375 - [Benny] Well, I wanna see the replay of this 254 00:07:56.375 --> 00:07:58.578 'cause it's almost like simultaneously 255 00:07:58.578 --> 00:08:00.313 as he was throwing it, 256 00:08:00.313 --> 00:08:03.416 I don't know if it's like his knee got in and hit him. 257 00:08:03.416 --> 00:08:05.384 - [Paulie] Birdsong never looked comfortable. 258 00:08:05.384 --> 00:08:06.619 - [Mike] No. 259 00:08:06.619 --> 00:08:07.787 - [Paulie] He was falling on his own. 260 00:08:07.787 --> 00:08:08.654 He was getting pushed and falling. 261 00:08:08.654 --> 00:08:09.722 (mellow hip hop music) 262 00:08:09.722 --> 00:08:11.257 - [Christopher] (indistinct), Man. 263 00:08:11.257 --> 00:08:12.058 - [Team Member] Don't worry about it, don't worry about it. 264 00:08:12.058 --> 00:08:12.692 Just keep it cool. 265 00:08:12.692 --> 00:08:13.893 (indistinct) 266 00:08:13.893 --> 00:08:16.295 Don't worry about it. 267 00:08:16.295 --> 00:08:17.330 - [Paulie] Let's see here. 268 00:08:17.330 --> 00:08:19.432 Let's see which replay this is. 269 00:08:19.432 --> 00:08:21.300 Let's see which, there's a bunch 270 00:08:21.300 --> 00:08:23.603 of weird stuff going on there. 271 00:08:23.603 --> 00:08:24.971 See, he didn't even get hit. 272 00:08:27.373 --> 00:08:30.710 He just went down without even getting hit. 273 00:08:30.710 --> 00:08:31.611 Look at it, he's not even gonna get hit. 274 00:08:31.611 --> 00:08:33.346 He's just gonna go down, watch. 275 00:08:33.346 --> 00:08:35.381 Look and that's it, he takes the full count. 276 00:08:35.381 --> 00:08:36.983 He didn't even take a shot there. 277 00:08:36.983 --> 00:08:39.785 - [Mike] And Gonzalez kind of said that with his, you know, 278 00:08:39.785 --> 00:08:41.454 non-verbal in the corner. 279 00:08:41.454 --> 00:08:43.623 Hey, you know, and his coach said, 280 00:08:43.623 --> 00:08:45.057 "You got your first win." 281 00:08:45.057 --> 00:08:46.125 Take it, enjoy it. 282 00:08:46.125 --> 00:08:47.693 Make it official for us, Big Mo. 283 00:08:48.928 --> 00:08:51.564 - Ladies and gentlemen, referee Bill Clancy 284 00:08:51.564 --> 00:08:55.501 calls us stop to this contest at one minute 33 seconds 285 00:08:55.501 --> 00:08:57.136 of the very first round, 286 00:08:57.136 --> 00:08:59.672 declaring your winner by knockout, 287 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:03.543 Christopher Melaza Gonzalez. 288 00:09:06.512 --> 00:09:07.813 (crowd cheering) 289 00:09:07.813 --> 00:09:08.681 - Good job there. 290 00:09:08.681 --> 00:09:09.815 (crowd cheering) 291 00:09:09.815 --> 00:09:11.017 - Gonzalez. - Ah, right there, 292 00:09:11.017 --> 00:09:12.418 right there. - You did the best. 293 00:09:12.418 --> 00:09:14.453 - [Mike] Earns his first victory. 294 00:09:14.453 --> 00:09:18.624 This time, he was able to stay on his game. 295 00:09:18.624 --> 00:09:21.894 He was able to do the things that he wanted to do. 296 00:09:21.894 --> 00:09:24.530 He knocked Chiffens down in their fight 297 00:09:24.530 --> 00:09:27.333 that he ended up being defeated in with that body shot. 298 00:09:27.333 --> 00:09:30.503 We told the story, at least from his eyes before. 299 00:09:30.503 --> 00:09:33.606 Tonight, he just, I don't know how much fight was in him, 300 00:09:33.606 --> 00:09:35.374 like you said, Paulie, but he took the fight 301 00:09:35.374 --> 00:09:36.609 outta John Birdsong right away. 302 00:09:36.609 --> 00:09:38.177 - [Paulie] He was excited. 303 00:09:38.177 --> 00:09:40.246 He had the jumping through the ropes entrance in the ring. 304 00:09:40.246 --> 00:09:41.480 But yeah, like you said, 305 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:43.482 he took the fight outta John Birdsong. 306 00:09:43.482 --> 00:09:44.951 - [Benny] And you know he's a tall fighter 307 00:09:44.951 --> 00:09:46.218 and he fought tall. - Yeah. 308 00:09:46.218 --> 00:09:47.219 - [Benny] That's what he did really well. 309 00:09:47.219 --> 00:09:48.654 So he fought within himself, 310 00:09:48.654 --> 00:09:51.257 used that reach and created problems for Birdsong. 311 00:09:51.257 --> 00:09:52.525 (mellow hip hop music) 312 00:09:52.525 --> 00:09:53.859 - [Crowd Member] (indistinct) Man, come here. 313 00:09:53.859 --> 00:09:54.827 - All right, so we move ahead now. 314 00:09:54.827 --> 00:09:56.729 Jessica Link, Monica Medina, 315 00:09:56.729 --> 00:10:00.600 the first women's bout of the night here at BYB 13 in Tampa. 316 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:02.034 Should be a tremendous fight. 317 00:10:03.903 --> 00:10:05.137 - [Mike] Monica Medina in what was supposed 318 00:10:05.137 --> 00:10:06.539 to be a rematch with Patty Juarez, 319 00:10:06.539 --> 00:10:08.007 now our tale of the tape. 320 00:10:08.007 --> 00:10:10.176 As we have well established, Paulie, 321 00:10:10.176 --> 00:10:13.613 it's a fight as she is set to take against Jessica Link. 322 00:10:13.613 --> 00:10:15.281 - [Paulie] With Medina 38 years old, 323 00:10:15.281 --> 00:10:17.550 Link 33 years old, five years younger. 324 00:10:17.550 --> 00:10:20.753 Also has a one inch reach advantage, 325 00:10:20.753 --> 00:10:21.887 but a four inch height advantage. 326 00:10:21.887 --> 00:10:23.089 Let's see if she knows how to use it. 327 00:10:23.089 --> 00:10:24.357 Medina is tough, man. 328 00:10:24.357 --> 00:10:25.958 I thought she won the fight with Juarez. 329 00:10:25.958 --> 00:10:28.728 But let's see how she rebounds after the controversial loss. 330 00:10:28.728 --> 00:10:30.296 - [Benny] So did Monica by the way. 331 00:10:30.296 --> 00:10:32.431 And you know these girls fought in MMA 332 00:10:32.431 --> 00:10:34.100 and of course, Monica ended up winning that. 333 00:10:34.100 --> 00:10:36.369 But Jessica thinks that in bare knuckles 334 00:10:36.369 --> 00:10:37.536 she's gonna have the advantage. 335 00:10:37.536 --> 00:10:39.238 We'll wait and see. 336 00:10:39.238 --> 00:10:40.206 - [Mike] Big Mo. 337 00:10:40.206 --> 00:10:41.474 - Let's meet the fighters. 338 00:10:41.474 --> 00:10:43.843 First, fighting out of the blue corner, 339 00:10:43.843 --> 00:10:48.848 she stands 5' 8" tall, she weight at 130 pounds. 340 00:10:48.848 --> 00:10:50.816 She holds a bare knuckle record 341 00:10:50.816 --> 00:10:53.219 of one win versus two defeats. 342 00:10:53.219 --> 00:10:57.590 And she fights out of Wichita, Kansas. 343 00:10:57.590 --> 00:10:59.658 Introducing Jessica Link. 344 00:11:02.395 --> 00:11:04.597 (crowd cheering and clapping) 345 00:11:04.597 --> 00:11:07.533 And her opponent fighting out of the red corner, 346 00:11:07.533 --> 00:11:12.271 she stands 5' 4" tall, she weighed in at 128 pounds. 347 00:11:12.271 --> 00:11:14.073 She holds a bare knuckle record 348 00:11:14.073 --> 00:11:16.409 of zero wins versus one defeat 349 00:11:16.409 --> 00:11:20.513 and she fights out of Biloxi, Mississippi. 350 00:11:20.513 --> 00:11:23.249 Here is Monica Phenomamom Medina. 351 00:11:27.853 --> 00:11:30.656 (crowd cheering) 352 00:11:32.458 --> 00:11:34.393 - [Crowd Member] Let's fucking go. 353 00:11:34.393 --> 00:11:36.262 (indistinct) 354 00:11:36.262 --> 00:11:39.398 (crowd chattering) 355 00:11:39.398 --> 00:11:41.100 - [Bill] Come on to the center. 356 00:11:41.100 --> 00:11:43.035 - [Mike] Five two-minute rounds. 357 00:11:43.035 --> 00:11:44.570 Medina and Link. - Foot on there. 358 00:11:44.570 --> 00:11:45.805 Foot on there. 359 00:11:45.805 --> 00:11:47.406 Foot on there on the red. 360 00:11:47.406 --> 00:11:48.174 You ready? 361 00:11:49.475 --> 00:11:50.342 Fight. (bell dings) 362 00:11:50.342 --> 00:11:51.844 - [Mike] Here we go. 363 00:11:51.844 --> 00:11:54.747 Monica Medina in the red wraps, 364 00:11:56.382 --> 00:11:58.751 white black shorts, white top. 365 00:11:58.751 --> 00:12:01.153 Jessica Link the multicolor. 366 00:12:01.153 --> 00:12:02.688 She is a southpaw. 367 00:12:02.688 --> 00:12:04.156 She is sporting the blue wraps. 368 00:12:04.156 --> 00:12:04.957 - [Crowd Member] Good. 369 00:12:05.991 --> 00:12:08.794 (indistinct) 370 00:12:08.794 --> 00:12:10.062 (crowd cheering) 371 00:12:10.062 --> 00:12:10.963 - [Benny] And right away, I wanna see 372 00:12:10.963 --> 00:12:12.431 the hands of Monica Medina. 373 00:12:12.431 --> 00:12:14.300 You talked about how long they took the recuperate. 374 00:12:14.300 --> 00:12:15.901 So let's see how they hold up here. 375 00:12:15.901 --> 00:12:18.437 - [Mike] She did say that I'm gonna work the body a lot more 376 00:12:18.437 --> 00:12:22.408 or attempt to tonight than she did against Patty Juarez. 377 00:12:22.408 --> 00:12:24.643 Good dirty boxing by Jessica Link. 378 00:12:24.643 --> 00:12:25.878 (crowd cheering) 379 00:12:25.878 --> 00:12:28.180 Both women have the clinch background. 380 00:12:28.180 --> 00:12:29.081 - [Paulie] You can see what Medina 381 00:12:29.081 --> 00:12:30.049 was trying to do on the outside, 382 00:12:30.049 --> 00:12:31.484 laying that straight right hand. 383 00:12:31.484 --> 00:12:33.085 She was throwing it pretty accurately- 384 00:12:33.085 --> 00:12:34.220 - Stop, stop. - While there was 385 00:12:34.220 --> 00:12:35.488 some distance between them. 386 00:12:35.488 --> 00:12:36.622 Let's see how, if she gets back on it now. 387 00:12:36.622 --> 00:12:38.524 - Fight. - Get in her face, Monica. 388 00:12:38.524 --> 00:12:39.592 - [Crowd Member] Go, Monica. 389 00:12:39.592 --> 00:12:41.327 - Good. - That distance. 390 00:12:41.327 --> 00:12:42.294 - [Paulie] There it is again, 391 00:12:42.294 --> 00:12:43.295 nice right hand there by Medina. 392 00:12:43.295 --> 00:12:44.964 She's honing in on that shot. 393 00:12:46.365 --> 00:12:47.700 - [Benny] And Jessica's backing up. 394 00:12:47.700 --> 00:12:49.034 She's not being first and that's the key. 395 00:12:49.034 --> 00:12:51.637 She's gotta be first, she cannot let Medina 396 00:12:51.637 --> 00:12:54.607 start closing that gap and managing that real estate. 397 00:12:54.607 --> 00:12:56.008 (crowd cheering) 398 00:12:56.008 --> 00:12:56.842 - [Crowd Member] Watch out for the straight jab, 399 00:12:56.842 --> 00:12:58.043 watch out for that one. 400 00:12:58.043 --> 00:12:59.378 - [Paulie] But Medina, I tell you, man, 401 00:12:59.378 --> 00:13:01.447 she'll get you, she'll manage the real estate 402 00:13:01.447 --> 00:13:02.448 if she keeps laying that right hand, 403 00:13:02.448 --> 00:13:03.249 you know. - Yeah. 404 00:13:04.416 --> 00:13:05.684 - [Mike] heavy hitter, very strong, 405 00:13:05.684 --> 00:13:08.687 tremendous condition as Benny pointed out. 406 00:13:08.687 --> 00:13:10.856 - [Paulie] And very accurate with this right hand 407 00:13:10.856 --> 00:13:12.057 - [Mike] And again and again. 408 00:13:12.057 --> 00:13:13.125 - [Paulie] Double it up. 409 00:13:13.125 --> 00:13:14.326 - [Mike] Right on cue, Paulie. 410 00:13:14.326 --> 00:13:15.528 (crowd cheering) 411 00:13:15.528 --> 00:13:16.996 - Now that was instinctive. - Three. 412 00:13:16.996 --> 00:13:18.297 - The double up on that shot- - Four. 413 00:13:18.297 --> 00:13:19.431 - See that opportunity- - Five. 414 00:13:19.431 --> 00:13:20.366 - That was impressive. - Yeah she- 415 00:13:20.366 --> 00:13:21.167 - Six. - You can tell 416 00:13:21.167 --> 00:13:22.301 she's been working- 417 00:13:22.301 --> 00:13:23.169 - Seven. - On the accuracy of that 418 00:13:23.169 --> 00:13:24.403 right hand. - Eight. 419 00:13:24.403 --> 00:13:25.838 - And throwing it properly. - You ready? 420 00:13:25.838 --> 00:13:27.173 You ready to fight. - Especially with the southpaw 421 00:13:27.173 --> 00:13:28.741 in front where you can tell- - Step to me. 422 00:13:28.741 --> 00:13:29.742 - [Paulie] She's been working on the proper fundamentals- 423 00:13:29.742 --> 00:13:31.243 - Fight. - Like the southpaw. 424 00:13:31.243 --> 00:13:33.012 - [Mike] Cut open under the eye from that double right. 425 00:13:33.012 --> 00:13:35.214 There's the body that she talked about working. 426 00:13:35.214 --> 00:13:37.249 (crowd cheering) 427 00:13:37.249 --> 00:13:39.251 Ultra aggressive tonight. 428 00:13:39.251 --> 00:13:41.120 (crowd cheering) 429 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:42.721 (clapboard clacking) 430 00:13:42.721 --> 00:13:44.390 Two-minute rounds. 431 00:13:44.390 --> 00:13:45.724 - [Paulie] You know, it's literally just one hand there. 432 00:13:45.724 --> 00:13:46.926 I mean, she's using the left hand 433 00:13:46.926 --> 00:13:48.594 to measure Link and the right hand, 434 00:13:48.594 --> 00:13:50.329 and Link just has to make that adjustment. 435 00:13:50.329 --> 00:13:51.397 She has to see that- (bell dings) 436 00:13:51.397 --> 00:13:52.298 - Time. - 'Cause it's coming. 437 00:13:52.298 --> 00:13:54.166 (crowd cheering) 438 00:13:54.166 --> 00:13:56.802 - [Benny] Oh and Link does not look right, look at her. 439 00:13:56.802 --> 00:13:59.839 - [Paulie] I mean, you gotta make an adjustment with that. 440 00:13:59.839 --> 00:14:02.274 You gotta force Medina to do something else. 441 00:14:02.274 --> 00:14:04.777 Medina came with this very certain game plan 442 00:14:04.777 --> 00:14:08.080 and been working tremendously in that first round. 443 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:11.750 There's these right hands, you see. 444 00:14:11.750 --> 00:14:14.954 See Medina pretty much is using the left hand to measure 445 00:14:14.954 --> 00:14:16.689 and the right hand to throw hard. 446 00:14:16.689 --> 00:14:19.391 And there, they're get into a little bit of a clinch, 447 00:14:19.391 --> 00:14:21.994 where both girls are obviously known a little bit 448 00:14:21.994 --> 00:14:23.329 for the clinch work. 449 00:14:23.329 --> 00:14:24.897 And there it is again, a straight right hand. 450 00:14:24.897 --> 00:14:27.032 Watch Medina, she using the left hand the probe 451 00:14:27.032 --> 00:14:28.434 and then boom with the right hand 452 00:14:28.434 --> 00:14:30.402 and the double right hand, there's the knockdown. 453 00:14:30.402 --> 00:14:31.403 - Paulie. - She actually did a good job 454 00:14:31.403 --> 00:14:32.938 of holding that lead hand down 455 00:14:32.938 --> 00:14:34.440 when she threw the right hand. 456 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:36.008 - [Benny] That's a lot of shots with the right hand though, 457 00:14:36.008 --> 00:14:37.409 you wonder- - Yeah. 458 00:14:37.409 --> 00:14:39.612 - [Benny] The total and you know, and she's hitting, 459 00:14:39.612 --> 00:14:40.813 she's not hitting any soft spots. 460 00:14:40.813 --> 00:14:41.914 - No, no. - She's hitting 461 00:14:41.914 --> 00:14:43.215 the top of Link's head. 462 00:14:43.215 --> 00:14:45.718 So Mike, we'll see if her hand holds up. 463 00:14:45.718 --> 00:14:46.552 - [Paulie] That's a good point, Benny, 464 00:14:46.552 --> 00:14:47.953 your hand starts to hurt 465 00:14:47.953 --> 00:14:48.888 if you're throwing shots that hard and consistently, 466 00:14:48.888 --> 00:14:50.489 especially when they're landing. 467 00:14:50.489 --> 00:14:52.791 - [Mike] Which is why Monica said she's gonna work the body 468 00:14:52.791 --> 00:14:53.959 more this time. - Fight. 469 00:14:53.959 --> 00:14:54.927 (bell dings) 470 00:14:54.927 --> 00:14:55.894 - [Mike] As much to do damage 471 00:14:55.894 --> 00:14:58.297 as to avoid damage to her hands. 472 00:14:58.297 --> 00:14:59.932 Round number two. 473 00:15:01.166 --> 00:15:02.835 Five two-minute rounds 474 00:15:02.835 --> 00:15:06.572 in this super featherweight women's matchup. 475 00:15:06.572 --> 00:15:09.241 Jessica Link in the blue rap, the southpaw, 476 00:15:09.241 --> 00:15:13.012 Monica Medina, pouring it on here early in round two. 477 00:15:13.012 --> 00:15:14.613 (crowd cheering) 478 00:15:14.613 --> 00:15:15.848 - [Crowd Member] Go, Medina. 479 00:15:15.848 --> 00:15:17.182 (indistinct) 480 00:15:17.182 --> 00:15:18.284 - [Benny] You gotta give Link credit, 481 00:15:18.284 --> 00:15:19.485 she's very- - All right, stop, stop. 482 00:15:19.485 --> 00:15:20.753 - [Benny] Good at that dirty boxing. 483 00:15:20.753 --> 00:15:21.654 - She is a indeed. - She knows how to get 484 00:15:21.654 --> 00:15:22.888 that Thai plum- - Fight. 485 00:15:22.888 --> 00:15:24.857 - [Benny] And then spins her to the side. 486 00:15:24.857 --> 00:15:27.159 - [Paulie] But is it just a defensive maneuver? 487 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:28.327 - Yeah, it is. - Or can she create 488 00:15:28.327 --> 00:15:29.595 offense off of it? 489 00:15:29.595 --> 00:15:30.863 Because that's what she's gonna need to do 490 00:15:30.863 --> 00:15:31.697 if she's gonna win this fight tonight. 491 00:15:33.632 --> 00:15:35.634 Nice little counter left hand there by Link. 492 00:15:35.634 --> 00:15:37.369 And she needs to do some of that. 493 00:15:37.369 --> 00:15:40.005 She's gotta be a little bit more creative with her attack. 494 00:15:40.005 --> 00:15:41.206 - [Mike] Jessica taking this fight 495 00:15:41.206 --> 00:15:43.042 on three weeks notice, Paulie. 496 00:15:43.042 --> 00:15:45.477 - [Paulie] Got Medina cut now though. 497 00:15:45.477 --> 00:15:47.313 - [Benny] And what worked in that first round 498 00:15:47.313 --> 00:15:48.681 was the way she, with the left hand, 499 00:15:48.681 --> 00:15:50.516 she was measuring her and then throwing the right, 500 00:15:50.516 --> 00:15:52.251 she's gotten away from that. 501 00:15:52.251 --> 00:15:53.719 - [Paulie] She tried it there, but like you said, oh- 502 00:15:53.719 --> 00:15:54.720 - [Mike] Oh, good right hand. 503 00:15:54.720 --> 00:15:57.523 (crowd cheering) 504 00:16:00.326 --> 00:16:02.861 - [Paulie] And Link smartly grabs in there 505 00:16:02.861 --> 00:16:04.263 after Medina landed- 506 00:16:04.263 --> 00:16:05.564 - All right, stop, stop. - A couple good right hands. 507 00:16:05.564 --> 00:16:06.498 But again, Benny, you got me wondering now 508 00:16:06.498 --> 00:16:07.700 how many right hands like that- 509 00:16:07.700 --> 00:16:08.767 - Let's go, fight - Can Medina throw 510 00:16:08.767 --> 00:16:10.002 before her right hand starts hurt. 511 00:16:10.002 --> 00:16:12.004 She's got Link bleeding like crazy though. 512 00:16:12.004 --> 00:16:13.339 - [Benny] I'll tell you what, 513 00:16:13.339 --> 00:16:14.673 Jessica, when they get in the clinch though, 514 00:16:14.673 --> 00:16:17.276 that dirty boxing, Jessica stays busy right there. 515 00:16:17.276 --> 00:16:18.277 - All right, break. - Even if they're little 516 00:16:18.277 --> 00:16:19.645 pitter pat punches- - Break. 517 00:16:19.645 --> 00:16:21.714 - [Benny] They add up the accumulation of damage. 518 00:16:21.714 --> 00:16:23.115 - [Paulie] Yeah, but I'll tell you what's adding up, 519 00:16:23.115 --> 00:16:24.817 is the right hand Medina's laying on the outside. 520 00:16:24.817 --> 00:16:27.252 That's, oh, a nice counter left hand by Link. 521 00:16:28.420 --> 00:16:29.321 You see it once in a while from Link 522 00:16:29.321 --> 00:16:30.889 but she doesn't move off of it. 523 00:16:30.889 --> 00:16:32.791 She doesn't know how to work 524 00:16:32.791 --> 00:16:35.728 of the follow up on the left hand when she does counter. 525 00:16:35.728 --> 00:16:36.762 And it's Medina who ends up following up 526 00:16:36.762 --> 00:16:38.564 even if she gets hit. 527 00:16:38.564 --> 00:16:40.366 - [Benny] Well, that body's there for Medina 528 00:16:40.366 --> 00:16:41.934 to hit as far as Link. 529 00:16:41.934 --> 00:16:44.003 Because look how upright she is, she leans the one side, 530 00:16:44.003 --> 00:16:45.371 so that body is there but she's not 531 00:16:45.371 --> 00:16:46.939 looking for it. (clapboard clacking) 532 00:16:46.939 --> 00:16:49.074 - [Referee] 10 seconds. 533 00:16:49.074 --> 00:16:49.942 (crowd cheering) 534 00:16:49.942 --> 00:16:52.244 (crowd exclaims) 535 00:16:52.244 --> 00:16:53.512 - [Crowd Member] Let's go- 536 00:16:53.512 --> 00:16:54.513 - [Mike] See that right hand digging that body. 537 00:16:54.513 --> 00:16:55.581 - [Paulie] I'll tell ya- 538 00:16:55.581 --> 00:16:56.915 (bell dings) - Time. 539 00:16:56.915 --> 00:16:58.217 - [Paulie] I bet Medina's right hand is super sore 540 00:16:58.217 --> 00:16:59.551 and her left hand doesn't feel anything. 541 00:16:59.551 --> 00:17:00.819 because she hasn't really thrown her left hand 542 00:17:00.819 --> 00:17:02.654 with anything being intentioned. 543 00:17:04.256 --> 00:17:05.357 was she ended up stepping around the side, 544 00:17:05.457 --> 00:17:06.959 and then she was straight up and she ended up getting hit 545 00:17:06.959 --> 00:17:09.161 (bell dings) with another good right hand. 546 00:17:09.161 --> 00:17:12.931 - [Mike] Round number three. 547 00:17:12.931 --> 00:17:14.600 They started before the bell, 548 00:17:14.600 --> 00:17:16.702 a little extra overtime, I guess. 549 00:17:16.702 --> 00:17:17.836 (crowd cheering) 550 00:17:17.836 --> 00:17:20.005 Neither fighter reacted negatively. 551 00:17:21.540 --> 00:17:23.008 - [Benny] I don't even think they hear anything right now. 552 00:17:23.008 --> 00:17:24.476 - No. - They're so keyed up, 553 00:17:24.476 --> 00:17:26.078 you know, so focused on what they're trying to do here. 554 00:17:26.078 --> 00:17:27.446 - [Crowd Member] There you go. 555 00:17:27.446 --> 00:17:29.381 - [Mike] Jessica Link that fight against Pink Tyson 556 00:17:29.381 --> 00:17:30.949 was on five weeks notice. 557 00:17:30.949 --> 00:17:33.252 She said, "I just stay in the gym, I stay around the gym, 558 00:17:33.252 --> 00:17:37.523 I stay in shape, train my clients, work my skills." 559 00:17:37.523 --> 00:17:38.957 And she wants to win this rematch, 560 00:17:38.957 --> 00:17:41.660 even though it's a different form of combat sports, 561 00:17:41.660 --> 00:17:44.329 it is still another fight against Monica Medina. 562 00:17:45.597 --> 00:17:46.799 - [Benny] Boy, they did a great job 563 00:17:46.799 --> 00:17:48.233 on that cut above Medina's nose, 564 00:17:48.233 --> 00:17:49.635 above the bridge of the nose. 565 00:17:49.635 --> 00:17:50.636 Totally stopped. 566 00:17:50.636 --> 00:17:51.703 (crowd cheering) 567 00:17:51.703 --> 00:17:54.406 (indistinct) 568 00:17:54.406 --> 00:17:55.874 - [Crowd Member] That uppercut. 569 00:17:55.874 --> 00:17:59.044 (crowd cheering) 570 00:17:59.044 --> 00:18:01.280 - [Mike] Now you got me staring at that right hand, Paulie, 571 00:18:01.280 --> 00:18:03.782 and you can visibly see the swelling 572 00:18:03.782 --> 00:18:05.184 of the right hand of Monica Medina. 573 00:18:05.184 --> 00:18:06.785 - [Paulie] Yeah, but Medina, that's why sometimes 574 00:18:06.785 --> 00:18:07.653 she's turning southpaw. 575 00:18:07.653 --> 00:18:08.921 I mean, she's not using, 576 00:18:08.921 --> 00:18:10.122 she's not as busy with the right hand, 577 00:18:10.122 --> 00:18:11.690 not 'cause she's doubting herself 578 00:18:11.690 --> 00:18:12.958 but because it probably hurts. 579 00:18:12.958 --> 00:18:15.994 I mean, I can relate, I can remember, you know, 580 00:18:15.994 --> 00:18:18.330 hurting my right hand against Lobov when I fought him 581 00:18:18.330 --> 00:18:19.865 and I was just strictly using left hands 582 00:18:19.865 --> 00:18:22.101 'cause my right hand was killing me. 583 00:18:22.101 --> 00:18:23.435 - [Benny] You gotta teach Medina how to use 584 00:18:23.435 --> 00:18:24.870 that check hook with the left. 585 00:18:24.870 --> 00:18:26.505 - [Paulie] Yeah, yeah, though it's a little harder 586 00:18:26.505 --> 00:18:28.640 with a southpaw, you know you need them to fall in, 587 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:30.876 which Lobov was doing a lot of in my fight. 588 00:18:30.876 --> 00:18:32.277 - [Crowd Member] Come on, jab. 589 00:18:32.277 --> 00:18:35.347 (crowd cheering) 590 00:18:35.347 --> 00:18:36.482 - [Crowd Member] Hands up, hands up. 591 00:18:36.482 --> 00:18:37.749 Let's go. - Can Jessica Link mount 592 00:18:37.749 --> 00:18:39.518 her own offensive attack though? 593 00:18:40.919 --> 00:18:43.722 Under 30 on the clock here, round number three. 594 00:18:43.722 --> 00:18:46.158 (crowd cheering) 595 00:18:46.158 --> 00:18:48.193 (crowd member clapping) 596 00:18:48.193 --> 00:18:50.362 - [Benny] Well, I think the fact that Medina's not willing 597 00:18:50.362 --> 00:18:52.598 to throw that right quite as recklessly 598 00:18:52.598 --> 00:18:55.901 as she did in the first round is really helping Link. 599 00:18:55.901 --> 00:18:56.735 - [Crowd Member] Good, good, Monica, good. 600 00:18:57.703 --> 00:18:59.171 (clapboard clacking) 601 00:18:59.171 --> 00:19:00.305 - [Mike] And good dirty boxing again by Jessica Link. 602 00:19:00.305 --> 00:19:02.274 Over under, over under. 603 00:19:02.274 --> 00:19:03.609 (crowd cheering) 604 00:19:03.609 --> 00:19:05.043 - [Crowd Member] Come on, Monica. 605 00:19:05.043 --> 00:19:06.745 (crowd cheering) 606 00:19:06.745 --> 00:19:08.080 - [Mike] Answered by Monica 607 00:19:08.080 --> 00:19:09.515 with an uppercut at the bell. (bell dings) 608 00:19:09.515 --> 00:19:10.916 - [Paulie] Good shot after that bell 609 00:19:10.916 --> 00:19:12.151 just for the (indistinct) good measure by Link. 610 00:19:12.151 --> 00:19:13.719 - [Mike] Well, they started before the bell. 611 00:19:13.719 --> 00:19:14.953 They finished after through the bell. 612 00:19:14.953 --> 00:19:15.821 - [Paulie] Might as well. 613 00:19:15.821 --> 00:19:16.788 (Mike laughing) 614 00:19:16.788 --> 00:19:17.956 (indistinct) Fight two minutes 615 00:19:17.956 --> 00:19:18.757 and the guys fight three minutes, 616 00:19:18.757 --> 00:19:20.025 they fight two minutes. 617 00:19:20.025 --> 00:19:20.893 They wanna get in on a little more action. 618 00:19:20.893 --> 00:19:21.827 - [Mike] That's right. 619 00:19:21.827 --> 00:19:22.995 Third round- - Breathe. 620 00:19:22.995 --> 00:19:24.263 - [Mike] Two minutes, 10 seconds. 621 00:19:24.263 --> 00:19:25.230 - [Team Member] Put your arm down, good to go. 622 00:19:25.230 --> 00:19:26.798 - [Benny] That bell has about 623 00:19:26.798 --> 00:19:27.733 as much meaning as Taco Bell- - No problem, no problem. 624 00:19:27.733 --> 00:19:28.567 - [Benny] For these people. 625 00:19:28.567 --> 00:19:30.068 They're here to fight. 626 00:19:30.068 --> 00:19:30.769 - [Mike] Just keep the Taco Bell away from Seth Shaffer. 627 00:19:30.769 --> 00:19:31.904 (Benny laughing) 628 00:19:31.904 --> 00:19:33.205 - [Benny] Get down at 1:35. 629 00:19:36.008 --> 00:19:36.942 - [Team Member] Good. 630 00:19:36.942 --> 00:19:39.077 All right, good, deep breath. 631 00:19:39.077 --> 00:19:40.612 - Anything on this hurts. 632 00:19:42.714 --> 00:19:44.149 - [Paulie] That's what's amazing is this sport though. 633 00:19:44.149 --> 00:19:46.919 The damage the hand takes. 634 00:19:46.919 --> 00:19:50.622 And again, what areas you attack 'cause in that first round, 635 00:19:50.622 --> 00:19:53.091 all those shots were right in all the hard parts, 636 00:19:53.091 --> 00:19:54.560 right up on the head. 637 00:19:54.560 --> 00:19:57.563 - [Mike] In fact, Jessica even said a couple landed 638 00:19:57.563 --> 00:19:59.398 near the back of her head, she had said- 639 00:19:59.398 --> 00:20:00.933 - Stay in her face. - Something referee said- 640 00:20:00.933 --> 00:20:02.267 - [Team Member] You're doing great, you're doing great. 641 00:20:02.267 --> 00:20:03.201 - [Mike] All right, you know, Frank Gentile said, 642 00:20:03.201 --> 00:20:04.102 "I'll keep an eye on it." 643 00:20:04.102 --> 00:20:05.237 Let's see what's happening. 644 00:20:05.237 --> 00:20:06.638 Battle continues. 645 00:20:06.638 --> 00:20:09.441 This is the fight, this is the fight we expected. 646 00:20:09.441 --> 00:20:11.009 Link and Medina. - Fight. 647 00:20:11.009 --> 00:20:12.811 - [Mike] Round number four. 648 00:20:12.811 --> 00:20:14.146 (crowd cheering) 649 00:20:14.146 --> 00:20:15.347 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, Monica, stand straight. 650 00:20:15.347 --> 00:20:17.049 There you go, back it up. 651 00:20:17.049 --> 00:20:18.317 - [Crowd Member] There you go, there you go. 652 00:20:18.317 --> 00:20:20.352 - [Mike] Jessica tried to fight long 653 00:20:20.352 --> 00:20:22.487 the beginning of this round. 654 00:20:22.487 --> 00:20:24.323 - [Crowd Member] Let's go. 655 00:20:24.323 --> 00:20:26.024 - [Mike] Starting with the jab here. 656 00:20:26.024 --> 00:20:28.760 (crowd cheering) 657 00:20:34.800 --> 00:20:36.835 - [Paulie] This is great dirty boxing (indistinct). 658 00:20:36.835 --> 00:20:37.769 - [Mike] Oh boy. 659 00:20:37.769 --> 00:20:41.173 (crowd cheering) 660 00:20:41.173 --> 00:20:43.909 - [Mike] Clinch work 101 from both women. 661 00:20:43.909 --> 00:20:45.510 (crowd cheering) 662 00:20:45.510 --> 00:20:47.079 - [Crowd Member] Monica, uppercut. 663 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:49.114 - [Mike] Monica is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. 664 00:20:49.114 --> 00:20:51.984 Jessica a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. 665 00:20:51.984 --> 00:20:55.520 (crowd cheering) 666 00:20:55.520 --> 00:21:00.492 In fact, Jessica's one professional mixed martial arts fight 667 00:21:01.727 --> 00:21:03.161 was against Frank Mir's daughter Bella. 668 00:21:03.161 --> 00:21:04.062 - [Paulie] Yeah. 669 00:21:04.062 --> 00:21:05.397 - [Mike] And Bella submitted her 670 00:21:05.397 --> 00:21:08.567 with her first round arm bar back in June. 671 00:21:08.567 --> 00:21:09.901 - [Crowd Member] Yeah. 672 00:21:09.901 --> 00:21:11.637 - [Mike] Jessica says, this is my forum though, 673 00:21:11.637 --> 00:21:13.205 this is my place. 674 00:21:13.205 --> 00:21:14.172 (crowd cheering) 675 00:21:14.172 --> 00:21:17.042 After a fast start by Medina, 676 00:21:17.042 --> 00:21:19.044 Jessica Link trying to pick it up. 677 00:21:19.044 --> 00:21:20.278 - [Crowd Member] Yeah. 678 00:21:20.278 --> 00:21:21.613 - [Benny] And you're not seeing, Paulie, 679 00:21:21.613 --> 00:21:22.748 that overhand right, that Monica's throwing 680 00:21:22.748 --> 00:21:24.650 so well at the beginning of the fight. 681 00:21:24.650 --> 00:21:25.584 - [Paulie] Well, Benny, like you said 682 00:21:25.584 --> 00:21:26.918 at the end of the first round, 683 00:21:26.918 --> 00:21:27.919 I mean, she threw a lot of those right hands, 684 00:21:27.919 --> 00:21:29.688 landed a lot of 'em. 685 00:21:29.688 --> 00:21:31.757 I think Medina would love to throw more right hands 686 00:21:31.757 --> 00:21:33.025 but with bare knuckle, 687 00:21:33.025 --> 00:21:34.526 that's one of the things you're risking, 688 00:21:34.526 --> 00:21:37.663 is your your hands do start to hurt when you land. 689 00:21:37.663 --> 00:21:38.964 - [Benny] And when she's throwing the right, 690 00:21:38.964 --> 00:21:40.565 she's not locking that wrist anymore. 691 00:21:42.167 --> 00:21:44.836 - [Mike] Both women are all kinds of busted up too. 692 00:21:44.836 --> 00:21:46.471 I'll tell you what, this has been a battle. 693 00:21:46.471 --> 00:21:48.340 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, now. 694 00:21:48.340 --> 00:21:49.341 There you go. 695 00:21:49.341 --> 00:21:51.643 (crowd cheering) 696 00:21:51.643 --> 00:21:53.211 - [Paulie] It's gonna be interesting 697 00:21:53.211 --> 00:21:54.546 what the judges deem- - Monica, Monica, 698 00:21:54.546 --> 00:21:55.580 Monica, Monica. - To be the right- 699 00:21:55.580 --> 00:21:56.715 - Yes. - Work that they did 700 00:21:56.715 --> 00:21:58.116 in this fight. - Monica, Monica. 701 00:21:58.116 --> 00:21:59.851 - [Paulie] Yeah, I think Medina's winning the fight. 702 00:21:59.851 --> 00:22:01.286 She's been initiating a lot 703 00:22:01.286 --> 00:22:02.421 of the action. (clapboard clacking) 704 00:22:02.421 --> 00:22:03.955 - 10 seconds. - She's been landing 705 00:22:03.955 --> 00:22:05.691 the better shots and she's been setting up the attack. 706 00:22:05.691 --> 00:22:08.360 I mean, Link does not really initiate a lot. 707 00:22:08.360 --> 00:22:10.796 She's more reacting of Medina, she has landed 708 00:22:10.796 --> 00:22:11.630 her share but- (bell dings) 709 00:22:11.630 --> 00:22:12.798 - Time. - And she hasn't 710 00:22:12.798 --> 00:22:14.566 exactly taken, ever taken control 711 00:22:14.566 --> 00:22:16.168 of the fight and tried to actually 712 00:22:16.168 --> 00:22:18.603 go initiate anything herself. 713 00:22:20.572 --> 00:22:21.173 (crowd cheering) 714 00:22:21.173 --> 00:22:22.074 (indistinct) 715 00:22:22.074 --> 00:22:23.442 - [Crowd Member] Yeah. 716 00:22:23.442 --> 00:22:27.546 - [Mike] Fifth and final round, two minutes remain. 717 00:22:27.546 --> 00:22:29.081 - Fight. (bell dings) 718 00:22:29.081 --> 00:22:32.617 - [Mike] Medina in the red wraps, Link in the blue wraps. 719 00:22:32.617 --> 00:22:34.152 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, Monica. 720 00:22:34.152 --> 00:22:35.620 (crowd cheering) 721 00:22:35.620 --> 00:22:36.588 - [Paulie] Medina back out firing those right hands. 722 00:22:36.588 --> 00:22:37.389 Nothing to save' em for now. 723 00:22:37.389 --> 00:22:38.657 - [Mike] Yup. 724 00:22:38.657 --> 00:22:39.958 (crowd cheering) 725 00:22:39.958 --> 00:22:41.226 - [Benny] But she's being smart about, 726 00:22:41.226 --> 00:22:42.761 she's attacking that body now, she's hitting 727 00:22:42.761 --> 00:22:43.862 a softer part. - Break. 728 00:22:43.862 --> 00:22:44.863 - [Mike] And that's what she told us 729 00:22:44.863 --> 00:22:46.732 in the fighter meetings, Benny. 730 00:22:46.732 --> 00:22:47.999 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, Monica. 731 00:22:47.999 --> 00:22:48.900 - [Crowd Member] Yeah, Link. 732 00:22:48.900 --> 00:22:50.135 - [Crowd Member] Go, Monica. 733 00:22:50.135 --> 00:22:51.069 - [Paulie] Then Link needs to initiate, 734 00:22:51.069 --> 00:22:51.903 she needs to initiate here. 735 00:22:51.903 --> 00:22:54.072 (crowd cheering) 736 00:22:54.072 --> 00:22:56.908 And it's been Medina more initiating again. 737 00:22:56.908 --> 00:22:58.310 (crowd cheering) 738 00:22:58.310 --> 00:23:00.746 - [Mike] And the athleticism in the explosive attack 739 00:23:00.746 --> 00:23:03.148 of Monica Medina is evident as well. 740 00:23:03.148 --> 00:23:05.617 - [Paulie] Yeah, see Link reacts there and that's it. 741 00:23:05.617 --> 00:23:06.518 She's gotta follow that up. 742 00:23:06.518 --> 00:23:08.019 You see when Link lands, 743 00:23:08.019 --> 00:23:10.789 she lands based on Medina's attack and she never follows up 744 00:23:10.789 --> 00:23:12.991 when she does land off on Medina's attack. 745 00:23:14.159 --> 00:23:15.694 I guess if you're not gonna initiate 746 00:23:15.694 --> 00:23:17.629 and then you end up landing off of the opponent's attack, 747 00:23:17.629 --> 00:23:19.698 you've then gotta follow up with your initiation. 748 00:23:19.698 --> 00:23:23.034 Link never really takes charge of her fights 749 00:23:23.034 --> 00:23:24.536 for what I've seen of her. 750 00:23:24.536 --> 00:23:26.304 She's tough, she hangs in there, she's game as it gets, 751 00:23:26.304 --> 00:23:28.373 but she never takes charge of a fight 752 00:23:28.373 --> 00:23:29.674 enough to win a fight. 753 00:23:29.674 --> 00:23:30.876 - [Benny] But watch your feet though, Paulie, 754 00:23:30.876 --> 00:23:32.611 if she would turn pigeon toed 755 00:23:32.611 --> 00:23:34.746 then she could get that thrust coming forward. 756 00:23:34.746 --> 00:23:35.614 But with her feet 757 00:23:35.614 --> 00:23:36.815 pointing out- - Break. 758 00:23:36.815 --> 00:23:38.350 - She's on her heel. - Yeah, yeah. 759 00:23:38.350 --> 00:23:40.185 - [Benny] And there's no cushion there. 760 00:23:40.185 --> 00:23:41.520 - [Paulie] You got that right. 761 00:23:41.520 --> 00:23:42.921 (crowd cheering) 762 00:23:42.921 --> 00:23:44.156 - [Mike] 45 seconds. 763 00:23:44.156 --> 00:23:44.956 - [Crowd Member] Monica. 764 00:23:47.425 --> 00:23:50.829 - [Mike] Medina went the full seven rounds 765 00:23:50.829 --> 00:23:52.497 in the title fight with Juarez. 766 00:23:52.497 --> 00:23:53.632 (crowd cheering) 767 00:23:53.632 --> 00:23:54.900 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, Monica. 768 00:23:54.900 --> 00:23:56.034 (crowd cheering) 769 00:23:56.034 --> 00:23:57.435 Let's go. 770 00:23:57.435 --> 00:23:58.436 - [Benny] Paulie, you talk about game fighters. 771 00:23:58.436 --> 00:23:59.571 Look at all that blood. 772 00:23:59.571 --> 00:24:01.106 - Yeah. - And and they're going at it. 773 00:24:01.106 --> 00:24:04.042 They went at it couple rounds before the bell even rang. 774 00:24:04.042 --> 00:24:05.577 - [Paulie] (indistinct) For fights like this one. 775 00:24:06.778 --> 00:24:08.413 - [Mike] You got that right. 776 00:24:08.413 --> 00:24:11.149 (crowd cheering) 777 00:24:15.420 --> 00:24:17.422 - [Paulie] Ooh, good right hand there by Medina. 778 00:24:17.422 --> 00:24:18.824 (crowd cheering) 779 00:24:18.824 --> 00:24:20.025 - All right, stop, 780 00:24:20.025 --> 00:24:20.692 stop, stop, stop. (clapboard clacking) 781 00:24:20.692 --> 00:24:21.493 (indistinct) 782 00:24:21.493 --> 00:24:22.894 Let's go, fight. 783 00:24:22.894 --> 00:24:24.696 - [Paulie] Oh, good right hand again by Medina. 784 00:24:24.696 --> 00:24:27.799 (crowd cheering) 785 00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:28.667 - Stop, stop. 786 00:24:28.667 --> 00:24:29.801 (bell dings) Time. 787 00:24:29.801 --> 00:24:31.436 - [Mike] They go the distance. 788 00:24:31.436 --> 00:24:33.638 Monica Medina, Jessica Link 789 00:24:36.575 --> 00:24:39.711 fight the full five two-minute rounds. 790 00:24:40.979 --> 00:24:43.415 It's in the hands of the judges now. 791 00:24:43.415 --> 00:24:44.282 Who has won the decision? 792 00:24:44.282 --> 00:24:45.717 Here's Big Mo. 793 00:24:45.717 --> 00:24:47.185 (Paulie laughing) 794 00:24:47.185 --> 00:24:51.556 - Ladies and gentlemen, at the end of five full rounds, 795 00:24:51.556 --> 00:24:54.993 we go to the judges scorecard for the official decision. 796 00:24:54.993 --> 00:24:58.230 All three judges see the bout 50 to 44, 797 00:24:59.531 --> 00:25:02.434 declaring your winner by unanimous decision. 798 00:25:03.735 --> 00:25:05.704 Monica Phenomamom Medina 799 00:25:11.443 --> 00:25:12.744 (crowd cheering) 800 00:25:12.744 --> 00:25:14.613 - Let me get your (indistinct). 801 00:25:14.613 --> 00:25:16.481 - 50-44- - Monica. 802 00:25:16.481 --> 00:25:19.117 - [Mike] On all the scorecards. 803 00:25:19.117 --> 00:25:20.952 And look at Monica. 804 00:25:20.952 --> 00:25:22.787 - Woo. 805 00:25:22.787 --> 00:25:23.989 - [Mike] She was in a fight. 806 00:25:23.989 --> 00:25:25.991 Here's Big Mo with the victor. 807 00:25:25.991 --> 00:25:29.794 - Ladies and gentlemen, I am joined 808 00:25:29.794 --> 00:25:32.464 by our winner Monica Medina. 809 00:25:32.464 --> 00:25:36.635 Monica, you got that elusive W. 810 00:25:36.635 --> 00:25:37.869 You had a championship fight 811 00:25:37.869 --> 00:25:39.971 before you were supposed to rematch tonight. 812 00:25:39.971 --> 00:25:43.041 Unfortunately, the champion got hurt, outta your control, 813 00:25:43.041 --> 00:25:45.610 but you came in here and put on a show. 814 00:25:45.610 --> 00:25:46.545 How do you feel? 815 00:25:46.545 --> 00:25:48.113 - Well, I feel great, you know, 816 00:25:48.113 --> 00:25:49.781 I definitely wanted to get the finish 817 00:25:49.781 --> 00:25:52.050 but shit, Jessica's tough, man. 818 00:25:52.050 --> 00:25:53.585 You know, a little disappointed it wasn't Patty 819 00:25:53.585 --> 00:25:56.154 but I got a little more time to work on that, you know, 820 00:25:56.154 --> 00:25:57.923 come out sometime next year. 821 00:25:57.923 --> 00:26:00.292 You know, I wish Patty a speedy recovery, full recovery, 822 00:26:00.292 --> 00:26:03.061 but me and her got some unfinished business. 823 00:26:03.061 --> 00:26:07.232 - Now I gotta ask, how does that right hand feel? 824 00:26:07.232 --> 00:26:08.667 You landed so many. 825 00:26:08.667 --> 00:26:11.269 Look that thing is swollen, ladies and gentlemen. 826 00:26:11.269 --> 00:26:12.771 Let's look at that. 827 00:26:12.771 --> 00:26:14.139 (crowd cheering) 828 00:26:14.139 --> 00:26:16.708 Now were you expecting to land that many punches? 829 00:26:16.708 --> 00:26:17.976 I know you wanted to put her away early, 830 00:26:17.976 --> 00:26:20.478 but what were you trying to come in here and do? 831 00:26:20.478 --> 00:26:22.180 - You know, I wanted to work the body, you know, 832 00:26:22.180 --> 00:26:24.149 hit the chin, take her out within three rounds. 833 00:26:24.149 --> 00:26:25.584 But like I said, she's tough. 834 00:26:25.584 --> 00:26:26.918 This hand right here, 835 00:26:26.918 --> 00:26:28.253 I tore a ligament in the fight with Patty. 836 00:26:28.253 --> 00:26:30.121 So all the way up until this past Wednesday 837 00:26:30.121 --> 00:26:32.357 I've been in physical therapy twice a week working on it. 838 00:26:32.357 --> 00:26:33.758 I got an appointment Monday 839 00:26:33.758 --> 00:26:35.360 'cause I told her I was probably gonna fuck it up again. 840 00:26:35.360 --> 00:26:36.628 So we'll just keep working on it 841 00:26:36.628 --> 00:26:38.863 and it'll be good by the time I fight again. 842 00:26:38.863 --> 00:26:42.067 - Well, ladies and gentlemen, Medina fans in the building, 843 00:26:42.067 --> 00:26:44.502 one more time for your winner, 844 00:26:44.502 --> 00:26:46.538 Monica Phenomamom Medina. 845 00:26:49.841 --> 00:26:51.710 (crowd cheering) 846 00:26:51.710 --> 00:26:54.346 - So much like in our main event forthcoming 847 00:26:54.346 --> 00:26:55.747 where Desmond Green said, 848 00:26:55.747 --> 00:26:57.582 "You know what, I would've fought with a bad hand 849 00:26:57.582 --> 00:27:00.785 if Gabe Freyre was game that night," 850 00:27:00.785 --> 00:27:04.656 Monica's hand was altered, it was a little injured 851 00:27:04.656 --> 00:27:06.992 but man, she used it effectively, didn't she, Benny? 852 00:27:06.992 --> 00:27:08.226 - [Benny] Absolutely. 853 00:27:08.226 --> 00:27:09.627 And you know, at the beginning of the fight, 854 00:27:09.627 --> 00:27:11.663 I think by throwing so many of those right hands, 855 00:27:13.064 --> 00:27:14.666 she sent the message out to Jessica, 856 00:27:14.666 --> 00:27:16.101 you know what, I'm coming forward. 857 00:27:16.101 --> 00:27:17.469 I'm bringing the fight. 858 00:27:17.469 --> 00:27:19.504 And it's obviously the way the judges looked at it. 859 00:27:19.504 --> 00:27:20.772 She brought the fight 860 00:27:20.772 --> 00:27:22.841 and thus, she got the unanimous decision win. 861 00:27:22.841 --> 00:27:24.776 - [Mike] The winner again tonight, Monica Medina. 862 00:27:24.776 --> 00:27:26.745 Dave Ryan, Claudia Trejos. 863 00:27:26.745 --> 00:27:28.346 - Wow, Goldie. 864 00:27:28.346 --> 00:27:29.414 Wow, Claudia, 865 00:27:29.414 --> 00:27:30.982 - That's all I'm saying. 866 00:27:30.982 --> 00:27:33.385 - A tremendous fight that goes the distance with the women. 867 00:27:33.385 --> 00:27:36.187 And Monica Medina just that much better, 868 00:27:36.187 --> 00:27:37.956 just that much better than Jessica Link, I thought, 869 00:27:37.956 --> 00:27:39.624 who fought really well tonight. 870 00:27:39.624 --> 00:27:40.859 - [Claudia] We all knew she had a grit 871 00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:42.794 and that's exactly what she showed tonight. 872 00:27:42.794 --> 00:27:44.396 - We should turn the page. 873 00:27:44.396 --> 00:27:47.866 Scott McHugh, British fighter, is here to take on Des Green, 874 00:27:47.866 --> 00:27:51.069 who we know is a powerful puncher, a tremendous athlete 875 00:27:51.069 --> 00:27:53.338 and Des Green goes for a big fight 876 00:27:53.338 --> 00:27:55.907 and the big title here tonight in Tampa. 877 00:27:55.907 --> 00:27:57.942 Finally, Claudia, the waiters over. 878 00:27:57.942 --> 00:28:00.178 We get to see Des Green compete. 879 00:28:03.081 --> 00:28:04.616 - [Mike] Main event has come upon us. 880 00:28:04.616 --> 00:28:07.852 For the title Desmond The Predator Green, Scott McHugh. 881 00:28:07.852 --> 00:28:09.454 Tale of the tape, Magic Man. 882 00:28:10.622 --> 00:28:11.690 - [Paulie] 33 years old for Green, 883 00:28:11.690 --> 00:28:13.224 McHugh at 30 years old. 884 00:28:13.224 --> 00:28:15.193 He's got a one inch reach disadvantage, 885 00:28:15.193 --> 00:28:16.361 same height at five 10. 886 00:28:16.361 --> 00:28:18.696 Same weight, they both weighed 155. 887 00:28:18.696 --> 00:28:20.265 This should be a good one, guys. 888 00:28:21.700 --> 00:28:24.502 - [Mike] Who will leave as the middleweight champion, 889 00:28:24.502 --> 00:28:28.006 will it be Desmond Green or Scott McHugh? 890 00:28:28.006 --> 00:28:30.709 Big Mo with the official introductions. 891 00:28:32.444 --> 00:28:36.981 - Ladies and gentlemen, this is your main event 892 00:28:36.981 --> 00:28:38.416 of the evening. 893 00:28:40.218 --> 00:28:45.223 Presented by Picked Cherries live on the Stadium app. 894 00:28:46.057 --> 00:28:48.126 Seven three-minute rounds 895 00:28:48.126 --> 00:28:50.929 for the Police Gazette Diamond 896 00:28:50.929 --> 00:28:54.833 155 pound world championship 897 00:28:54.833 --> 00:28:59.738 and the BYB Middleweight Championship. 898 00:28:59.738 --> 00:29:04.709 So Tampa, I need you all to get up outta your seats, 899 00:29:05.777 --> 00:29:08.747 raise your drinks high, 900 00:29:08.747 --> 00:29:09.914 and get wild. 901 00:29:14.752 --> 00:29:16.521 (crowd cheering) 902 00:29:16.521 --> 00:29:20.024 Introducing first, fighting out of the blue corner, 903 00:29:20.024 --> 00:29:24.996 he stands five feet tall, he weighed in at 155 pounds. 904 00:29:26.831 --> 00:29:29.400 He comes to us with a bare knuckle record 905 00:29:29.400 --> 00:29:31.903 of eight wins, three losses 906 00:29:31.903 --> 00:29:36.207 and he fights out of the Leeds, England. 907 00:29:36.207 --> 00:29:40.945 Introducing the three-time BKB champion 908 00:29:40.945 --> 00:29:44.149 the one, the only Scott McHugh. 909 00:29:46.017 --> 00:29:48.820 (crowd cheering) 910 00:29:50.455 --> 00:29:53.525 And his opponent fighting out of the red corner, 911 00:29:53.525 --> 00:29:58.329 he stands five feet tall, he weighed in at 155 pounds. 912 00:29:59.764 --> 00:30:04.068 He comes to us with an undefeated bare knuckle record 913 00:30:04.068 --> 00:30:06.938 of two victories, no defeats. 914 00:30:06.938 --> 00:30:11.209 And he fights out of Miami, Florida. USA, 915 00:30:13.578 --> 00:30:17.515 introducing the Desmond The Predator Green. 916 00:30:20.018 --> 00:30:21.219 (crowd cheering) 917 00:30:21.219 --> 00:30:23.588 Our referee in charge, Bill Clancy. 918 00:30:23.588 --> 00:30:25.990 (crowd cheering) 919 00:30:25.990 --> 00:30:27.091 - [Crowd Member] Go, Desmond. 920 00:30:27.091 --> 00:30:28.693 - Right there. 921 00:30:28.693 --> 00:30:30.962 All right gentlemen, we went through the rules in the back. 922 00:30:30.962 --> 00:30:32.897 I expect a good clean fight. 923 00:30:32.897 --> 00:30:34.365 Protect yourself at all times. 924 00:30:34.365 --> 00:30:35.667 And gentlemen, you must obey my commands. 925 00:30:35.667 --> 00:30:37.068 Now both of your trunks are fine. 926 00:30:37.068 --> 00:30:39.304 I want all your punches above the line. 927 00:30:39.304 --> 00:30:40.972 Touch gloves now, touch hands. 928 00:30:40.972 --> 00:30:42.740 Good luck, God bless. 929 00:30:42.740 --> 00:30:43.842 Clear the ring. 930 00:30:43.842 --> 00:30:44.976 (crowd cheering) 931 00:30:44.976 --> 00:30:47.946 - [Mike] Desmond Green, Scott McHugh. 932 00:30:49.581 --> 00:30:52.083 Middleweight belt to the winner. 933 00:30:52.083 --> 00:30:55.386 Police Gazette Diamond Belt to the winner. 934 00:30:55.386 --> 00:30:56.654 - Mouth piece. 935 00:30:56.654 --> 00:30:58.856 - [Mike] Our main event of the evening. 936 00:30:58.856 --> 00:31:01.059 - On my command, gentlemen. 937 00:31:01.059 --> 00:31:02.227 - Game faces on. - Fight. 938 00:31:02.227 --> 00:31:04.295 (bell dings) - Here we go. 939 00:31:04.295 --> 00:31:08.233 Southpaw Desmond Green, red trunks, red wraps. 940 00:31:09.133 --> 00:31:10.501 The Brit in the blue. 941 00:31:10.501 --> 00:31:12.003 - [Bill] Watch the fingers up top, gentlemen. 942 00:31:12.003 --> 00:31:13.805 - [Mike] Eight and three 943 00:31:13.805 --> 00:31:16.774 as a professional bare knuckle boxer. 944 00:31:17.742 --> 00:31:19.978 Desmond Green is two and O. 945 00:31:19.978 --> 00:31:21.613 - [Crowd Member] That's it, go low, go low, (indistinct). 946 00:31:21.613 --> 00:31:23.181 (mat thudding) 947 00:31:23.181 --> 00:31:24.449 - [Crowd Member] There you go, hold him, there you go. 948 00:31:24.449 --> 00:31:26.618 There you go, hold him, hold him. 949 00:31:26.618 --> 00:31:29.487 - [Mike] Clinch work worked by Desmond Green. 950 00:31:29.487 --> 00:31:32.590 Now, that is a difference between BKB and BYB rules. 951 00:31:33.925 --> 00:31:36.828 - [Paulie] Nice jab there by Des Green on the end. 952 00:31:36.828 --> 00:31:40.064 - [Crowd Member] And hold and hold, (indistinct), Des. 953 00:31:40.064 --> 00:31:40.965 - But you can see- - You can utilize the clinch 954 00:31:40.965 --> 00:31:43.134 more in our BYB, Benny. 955 00:31:43.134 --> 00:31:44.369 - [Benny] Yeah, but you can see how- 956 00:31:44.369 --> 00:31:45.570 - Watch the fingers. 957 00:31:45.570 --> 00:31:46.537 - [Benny] McHugh, I mean, he stayed, 958 00:31:46.537 --> 00:31:47.772 plants himself right there. 959 00:31:47.772 --> 00:31:49.641 He just moves the waist from side to side. 960 00:31:49.641 --> 00:31:52.176 But he's in a perfect position to throw if he wants to. 961 00:31:52.176 --> 00:31:53.745 He said he's a slow starter, 962 00:31:53.745 --> 00:31:55.847 so don't expect too much out him at the beginning. 963 00:31:55.847 --> 00:31:57.181 - It's all good. - You gotta be careful 964 00:31:57.181 --> 00:31:59.350 because of the clinch ups allowed in this, 965 00:31:59.350 --> 00:32:02.553 you know, in this version of bare and knuckle fighting, 966 00:32:02.553 --> 00:32:04.589 keeping that low waist line like that, 967 00:32:04.589 --> 00:32:07.592 changing that look, he can wind up in that Thai plum. 968 00:32:07.592 --> 00:32:08.926 There's Green, likes to use, 969 00:32:08.926 --> 00:32:11.462 nice feint there by Green as he can initiate. 970 00:32:11.462 --> 00:32:12.664 See that, what he does- 971 00:32:12.664 --> 00:32:13.898 - Yeah. - That feint and- 972 00:32:13.898 --> 00:32:15.667 - Break, break. - And McHugh will duck down- 973 00:32:15.667 --> 00:32:16.768 - Step back. 974 00:32:16.768 --> 00:32:18.369 Fight. - Change levels and Green 975 00:32:18.369 --> 00:32:20.405 can take advantage of that by grabbing 'em behind the head. 976 00:32:20.405 --> 00:32:22.974 - [Mike] And Desmond is a wrestler at heart 977 00:32:22.974 --> 00:32:27.245 but he is obviously now a talented mixed martial artist 978 00:32:27.245 --> 00:32:28.846 and looking to become- - Watch the fingers 979 00:32:28.846 --> 00:32:30.014 up top, gentlemen. - A bare knuckle champion. 980 00:32:30.014 --> 00:32:31.416 - Fingers up top. 981 00:32:31.416 --> 00:32:33.651 - [Mike] Against who is already a bare knuckle champion- 982 00:32:33.651 --> 00:32:34.852 - [Crowd Member] Easy Des, easy. 983 00:32:34.852 --> 00:32:36.654 - [Mike] From Britain in Scott McHugh. 984 00:32:36.654 --> 00:32:39.223 (crowd cheering) 985 00:32:39.223 --> 00:32:41.626 - [Crowd Member] (indistinct) There you go, there you go. 986 00:32:41.626 --> 00:32:42.460 - [Paulie] (indistinct) Green is fighting 987 00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:43.561 a really smart fight. 988 00:32:43.561 --> 00:32:44.829 - [Benny] He is. 989 00:32:44.829 --> 00:32:45.730 And you know, he's gotta be the biggest 990 00:32:45.730 --> 00:32:47.265 155 pounder you'll ever see. 991 00:32:47.265 --> 00:32:49.033 - [Paulie] I mean, no, (indistinct), 992 00:32:49.033 --> 00:32:50.735 wrestler guys know how to cut weight. 993 00:32:50.735 --> 00:32:52.403 - [Mike] They do indeed. 994 00:32:52.403 --> 00:32:53.805 - That's it, that's it. - Yes. 995 00:32:53.805 --> 00:32:55.206 (crowd cheering) 996 00:32:55.206 --> 00:32:56.741 - [Benny] And he's working that job beautifully. 997 00:32:56.741 --> 00:32:58.343 He's got that back hand ready launch. 998 00:32:58.343 --> 00:32:59.777 - Beautiful. - Come on, baby. 999 00:32:59.777 --> 00:33:00.745 - [Paulie] Yeah, he's got- 1000 00:33:00.745 --> 00:33:02.213 - [Crowd Member] There you go. 1001 00:33:02.213 --> 00:33:03.648 - [Paulie] I'll tell you, McHugh trying to get close, 1002 00:33:03.648 --> 00:33:05.149 but when McHugh gets close, Green does a great job 1003 00:33:05.149 --> 00:33:07.018 of putting his hand behind his neck 1004 00:33:07.018 --> 00:33:08.252 and then pulling him down. 1005 00:33:08.252 --> 00:33:09.520 And so he's keeping, 1006 00:33:09.520 --> 00:33:11.055 McHugh's forced to fight on the outside. 1007 00:33:11.055 --> 00:33:13.658 And I'll tell you, Green's been really crafty on the outside 1008 00:33:13.658 --> 00:33:16.627 with that lean hand and those sharp left crosses. 1009 00:33:16.627 --> 00:33:18.896 (crowd cheering) 1010 00:33:18.896 --> 00:33:20.164 - [Benny] I mean, look at the eyes. 1011 00:33:20.164 --> 00:33:22.100 The eyes of Desmond Green are unbelievable. 1012 00:33:22.100 --> 00:33:23.534 They're like the size of the moon. 1013 00:33:23.534 --> 00:33:26.137 - [Paulie] Yeah, super concentrated, super focused. 1014 00:33:26.137 --> 00:33:27.739 Some swelling on the left eye. 1015 00:33:27.739 --> 00:33:29.273 (crowd cheering) 1016 00:33:29.273 --> 00:33:32.310 - [Mike] 25 and eight pro MMA record for Desmond Green 1017 00:33:32.310 --> 00:33:35.179 who landed a sneaky jab from the right hand 1018 00:33:35.179 --> 00:33:37.015 to the southpaw stance there. 1019 00:33:37.015 --> 00:33:38.549 (crowd cheering) 1020 00:33:38.549 --> 00:33:39.450 - [Benny] And that happened when Paulie talked about it. 1021 00:33:39.450 --> 00:33:41.052 He dipped down to another level 1022 00:33:41.052 --> 00:33:43.855 and that set it up perfectly with that short right hand. 1023 00:33:43.855 --> 00:33:45.256 - [Paulie] I'll be honest, I don't know if McHugh 1024 00:33:45.256 --> 00:33:46.391 has figured out- - Break. 1025 00:33:46.391 --> 00:33:47.392 - How to close the gap- - Step back. 1026 00:33:47.392 --> 00:33:48.292 - Other than, you know- - Fight. 1027 00:33:48.292 --> 00:33:49.627 - [Paulie] Getting down low. 1028 00:33:49.627 --> 00:33:50.628 And in this sport it's different from BKB. 1029 00:33:50.628 --> 00:33:51.929 - Yeah. - You get down low, 1030 00:33:51.929 --> 00:33:53.164 you're gonna wind up with your hand 1031 00:33:53.164 --> 00:33:54.465 behind your neck. (clapboard clacking) 1032 00:33:54.465 --> 00:33:56.067 Especially with a south paw like Des Green, 1033 00:33:56.067 --> 00:33:57.602 his lead hand can easily reach behind 1034 00:33:57.602 --> 00:33:58.736 your neck quickly. - Under 10, under 10. 1035 00:33:58.736 --> 00:34:00.138 - [Benny] And when they clinch, 1036 00:34:00.138 --> 00:34:02.106 it's Desmond Green that's a stronger fighter. 1037 00:34:02.106 --> 00:34:02.940 - [Paulie] Yup. 1038 00:34:02.940 --> 00:34:04.375 (bell dings) 1039 00:34:04.375 --> 00:34:05.042 - Good job, gentlemen. - A good round for Des Green. 1040 00:34:05.042 --> 00:34:07.045 (crowd clapping) 1041 00:34:07.045 --> 00:34:08.813 - [Mike] The corner of The Predator. 1042 00:34:09.447 --> 00:34:10.915 (crowd cheering) 1043 00:34:12.283 --> 00:34:13.251 - Fight. (bell dings) 1044 00:34:13.251 --> 00:34:14.886 - [Mike] Round number two. 1045 00:34:14.886 --> 00:34:17.889 The southpaw Desmond Green in the red, 1046 00:34:17.889 --> 00:34:21.325 the Brit in the blue, Scott McHugh. 1047 00:34:21.325 --> 00:34:22.894 (crowd cheering) 1048 00:34:22.894 --> 00:34:27.198 Trains with the Ricardo Franco also a BKB world champion. 1049 00:34:27.198 --> 00:34:28.166 (crowd cheering) 1050 00:34:28.166 --> 00:34:29.600 - Knockdown. 1051 00:34:29.600 --> 00:34:31.803 - [Mike] (indistinct) Finished him and now Green- 1052 00:34:31.803 --> 00:34:33.070 - Four. - With at straight punch 1053 00:34:33.070 --> 00:34:34.205 to hit McHugh. - Five. 1054 00:34:34.205 --> 00:34:35.640 Six, seven, eight. 1055 00:34:36.674 --> 00:34:37.675 (indistinct) 1056 00:34:37.675 --> 00:34:38.643 Fight. 1057 00:34:38.643 --> 00:34:39.977 - [Mike] The fight continues. 1058 00:34:39.977 --> 00:34:41.879 Now the McHugh's coming out fired up. 1059 00:34:41.879 --> 00:34:43.481 (crowd cheering) 1060 00:34:43.481 --> 00:34:45.383 - [Paulie] (indistinct) Green being very, very disciplined. 1061 00:34:45.383 --> 00:34:47.685 (indistinct) 1062 00:34:47.685 --> 00:34:49.287 McHugh's gonna try to rush in. 1063 00:34:49.287 --> 00:34:50.822 McHugh's gonna try to rush in. 1064 00:34:50.822 --> 00:34:51.889 (crowd cheering) 1065 00:34:51.889 --> 00:34:53.124 And he's gonna lock him 1066 00:34:53.124 --> 00:34:54.492 in a Thai plum very, very- - Four, five. 1067 00:34:54.492 --> 00:34:55.760 - Disciplined fight by Green. - Six, seven. 1068 00:34:55.760 --> 00:34:56.994 Eight. - And McHugh having trouble- 1069 00:34:56.994 --> 00:34:57.929 - Ready, you wanna fight? 1070 00:34:57.929 --> 00:34:59.097 - Of course, I wanna fight. 1071 00:34:59.097 --> 00:35:00.364 - Fight. 1072 00:35:00.364 --> 00:35:01.632 - [Paulie] He's only got one version to get in 1073 00:35:01.632 --> 00:35:03.434 and that's stay low and try to rush in. 1074 00:35:03.434 --> 00:35:05.703 And stay low and rush in, again, there's that (indistinct). 1075 00:35:05.703 --> 00:35:06.804 - [Crowd Member] Right there, right there. 1076 00:35:06.804 --> 00:35:08.239 (crowd cheering) 1077 00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:09.407 - [Paulie] Des sure knows how to work that Thai plum 1078 00:35:09.407 --> 00:35:10.608 and that's what's gonna get- - Break. 1079 00:35:10.608 --> 00:35:11.542 Fight. - You gotta have a little bit 1080 00:35:11.542 --> 00:35:12.577 more versatility boxing-wise 1081 00:35:12.577 --> 00:35:13.845 if you're gonna be McHugh here. 1082 00:35:13.845 --> 00:35:17.448 He doesn't have another really way to enter in. 1083 00:35:17.448 --> 00:35:19.117 He should be feinting his way in. 1084 00:35:19.117 --> 00:35:20.852 Using some shoulder feints and some foot feints. 1085 00:35:20.852 --> 00:35:23.621 Even trying to draw Green in by foot feinting- 1086 00:35:23.621 --> 00:35:24.455 - Stop. - And stepping back- 1087 00:35:24.455 --> 00:35:25.690 - Stop, let him up, 1088 00:35:25.690 --> 00:35:26.524 let him up. - And you're getting Green 1089 00:35:26.524 --> 00:35:27.725 to lean in- - Fight. 1090 00:35:27.725 --> 00:35:28.526 - [Paulie] Instead he just gets low, 1091 00:35:28.526 --> 00:35:29.727 there, he does it again. 1092 00:35:29.727 --> 00:35:30.361 And he tries to work, rush his way in. 1093 00:35:30.361 --> 00:35:32.130 (crowd cheering) 1094 00:35:32.130 --> 00:35:35.132 - [Mike] Big round thus far for Desmond Green. 1095 00:35:35.132 --> 00:35:36.701 (crowd cheering) 1096 00:35:36.701 --> 00:35:38.803 - [Benny] And look how wide his stance is. 1097 00:35:38.803 --> 00:35:41.239 Big wide stance by McHugh. 1098 00:35:41.239 --> 00:35:42.673 - [Paulie] Very big (indistinct). 1099 00:35:42.673 --> 00:35:44.442 But again, I'll keep stressing a very disciplined fight 1100 00:35:44.442 --> 00:35:45.443 being fought by Desmond Green. 1101 00:35:45.443 --> 00:35:46.644 - Fight on. - You can tell- 1102 00:35:46.644 --> 00:35:47.879 - Fight on. - He has a game plan, 1103 00:35:47.879 --> 00:35:48.779 he trained for it. 1104 00:35:48.779 --> 00:35:49.881 (crowd cheering) 1105 00:35:49.881 --> 00:35:52.116 And he's really focused on executing it. 1106 00:35:52.116 --> 00:35:53.951 (crowd cheering) 1107 00:35:53.951 --> 00:35:54.919 - [Benny] And the distance where he's fighting 1108 00:35:54.919 --> 00:35:55.887 - Fight out of it, gentlemen. 1109 00:35:55.887 --> 00:35:57.088 - [Benny] Is ideal, but Goldie, 1110 00:35:57.088 --> 00:35:58.155 that's something he's managing, 1111 00:35:58.155 --> 00:35:59.657 that real estate really well. 1112 00:35:59.657 --> 00:36:00.892 (crowd cheering) 1113 00:36:00.892 --> 00:36:01.692 - [Mike] It's all about the Trigon 1114 00:36:03.294 --> 00:36:05.496 and a bare knuckle for Desmond Green 1115 00:36:05.496 --> 00:36:07.164 the last couple years, Paulie, and it shows. 1116 00:36:07.164 --> 00:36:08.366 - [Paulie] But that's the thing, Goldie. 1117 00:36:08.366 --> 00:36:09.400 It's not easy to manage the real estate 1118 00:36:09.400 --> 00:36:10.768 in the Trigon, Goldie. 1119 00:36:10.768 --> 00:36:12.236 There's not much real estate that, nice jab. 1120 00:36:12.236 --> 00:36:13.538 (crowd cheering) 1121 00:36:13.538 --> 00:36:14.605 - [Mike] Uppercut and then a body shot. 1122 00:36:14.605 --> 00:36:15.473 (crowd cheering) 1123 00:36:15.473 --> 00:36:17.475 - Four, five, six, seven. 1124 00:36:17.475 --> 00:36:19.410 - [Paulie] There's not much real estate in the Trigon but- 1125 00:36:19.410 --> 00:36:20.444 - Are you good? 1126 00:36:20.444 --> 00:36:21.679 - I'll tell you, man- - Fight. 1127 00:36:21.679 --> 00:36:22.880 - [Paulie] Green is moving around there, 1128 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:24.048 he's in his living room. 1129 00:36:24.048 --> 00:36:25.283 You know what I mean? 1130 00:36:25.283 --> 00:36:26.417 It's almost like a backhanded compliment, 1131 00:36:26.417 --> 00:36:27.351 smacked him on his butt like that. 1132 00:36:27.351 --> 00:36:28.853 Like ah, good try, little guy. 1133 00:36:28.853 --> 00:36:29.921 (crowd cheering) 1134 00:36:29.921 --> 00:36:30.721 - [Crowd Member] Watch That feint, 1135 00:36:30.721 --> 00:36:31.522 (indistinct) that feint. 1136 00:36:31.522 --> 00:36:32.757 - Oh no, no, no. 1137 00:36:32.757 --> 00:36:33.991 - [Mike] That's a slip, little trip there. 1138 00:36:33.991 --> 00:36:35.193 South paw orthodox stance. - No knockdowns. 1139 00:36:35.193 --> 00:36:36.727 - [Mike] Quite common. 1140 00:36:36.727 --> 00:36:38.663 - [Benny] But look at the eyes, look at the eyes of Green. 1141 00:36:38.663 --> 00:36:39.797 It's like a laser. 1142 00:36:39.797 --> 00:36:40.998 (crowd cheering) 1143 00:36:40.998 --> 00:36:43.000 - [Paulie] Yeah, he's very reactive. 1144 00:36:43.000 --> 00:36:44.168 - [Benny] It's almost like he's looking 1145 00:36:44.168 --> 00:36:46.671 at the back of McHugh's neck. 1146 00:36:46.671 --> 00:36:49.774 (crowd cheering) 1147 00:36:49.774 --> 00:36:51.075 - [Paulie] I'll tell you, when Green 1148 00:36:51.075 --> 00:36:52.210 lands clean- - Three, four- 1149 00:36:52.210 --> 00:36:53.411 - McHugh has a lot of- - Five. 1150 00:36:53.411 --> 00:36:54.512 - Trouble taking 'em. - Six. 1151 00:36:54.512 --> 00:36:55.613 - See, I told you, the only- - Seven. 1152 00:36:55.613 --> 00:36:57.715 Eight, nine. (indistinct) 1153 00:36:57.715 --> 00:36:58.583 You wanna fight? 1154 00:36:58.583 --> 00:36:59.450 You're good? 1155 00:36:59.450 --> 00:37:00.284 Go. - McHugh is a 1156 00:37:00.284 --> 00:37:01.118 tough (indistinct). 1157 00:37:01.118 --> 00:37:02.420 (crowd cheering) 1158 00:37:02.420 --> 00:37:03.487 (clapboard clacking) - But yeah, McHugh's 1159 00:37:03.487 --> 00:37:04.622 gonna try to- - 10 seconds. 1160 00:37:04.622 --> 00:37:05.823 - [Paulie] Look how low he is again 1161 00:37:05.823 --> 00:37:06.657 and it just gives Green a chance to- 1162 00:37:06.657 --> 00:37:07.692 - Break, break, break. 1163 00:37:07.692 --> 00:37:08.326 - Break. - Under 10, under 10. 1164 00:37:08.326 --> 00:37:11.128 (crowd cheering) 1165 00:37:11.128 --> 00:37:12.330 (bell dings) Time. 1166 00:37:12.330 --> 00:37:15.366 (crowd cheering) 1167 00:37:15.366 --> 00:37:17.368 - [Mike] What a round for Desmond Green. 1168 00:37:17.368 --> 00:37:18.936 (crowd cheering) 1169 00:37:18.936 --> 00:37:21.572 - [Benny] What keeps McHugh, what keeps him (indistinct)? 1170 00:37:21.572 --> 00:37:23.441 - [Paulie] He is tired but I mean, listen, 1171 00:37:23.441 --> 00:37:26.210 (indistinct) don't be surprised 1172 00:37:26.210 --> 00:37:30.781 at the lack of versatility and creativity on his entrance. 1173 00:37:30.781 --> 00:37:34.885 He keeps trying to enter the (indistinct) the same way. 1174 00:37:34.885 --> 00:37:36.287 It's not working. 1175 00:37:36.287 --> 00:37:39.290 Green has clearly trained for it. 1176 00:37:39.290 --> 00:37:40.925 And McHugh doesn't (indistinct)- 1177 00:37:40.925 --> 00:37:41.759 - Yeah. 1178 00:37:41.759 --> 00:37:45.363 (people crosstalking) 1179 00:37:45.363 --> 00:37:47.698 - [Paulie] Nice, uppercut, that was a nice, 1180 00:37:47.698 --> 00:37:51.402 very smoothly done, left cross and (indistinct). 1181 00:37:51.402 --> 00:37:52.570 A nice left cross. 1182 00:37:52.570 --> 00:37:53.738 - Yeah. - For another knockdown there. 1183 00:37:53.738 --> 00:37:55.206 (music and crowd drowns out speech) 1184 00:37:55.206 --> 00:37:56.674 Yeah. 1185 00:37:56.674 --> 00:37:58.075 - [Benny] And one of the things that Des was talking about 1186 00:37:58.075 --> 00:38:00.645 is just McHugh is straight up fighter, 1187 00:38:00.645 --> 00:38:02.780 in this fight, he's (indistinct) crouched down. 1188 00:38:02.780 --> 00:38:04.582 (indistinct) 1189 00:38:04.582 --> 00:38:07.752 - [Mike] First time fighting in the US for Scott McHugh. 1190 00:38:07.752 --> 00:38:11.922 He does have Thai boxing in his background, 1191 00:38:11.922 --> 00:38:15.393 but he hasn't been working it a lot under BKB rules. 1192 00:38:15.393 --> 00:38:16.694 BYB. - Fight. 1193 00:38:16.694 --> 00:38:19.263 (bell dings) - BKB title fight continues. 1194 00:38:19.263 --> 00:38:21.332 Desmond Green looking to leave with the belt. 1195 00:38:21.332 --> 00:38:23.367 - [Crowd Member] Busy, busy. 1196 00:38:23.367 --> 00:38:24.935 - [Benny] Look at it, Paulie, 1197 00:38:24.935 --> 00:38:26.337 see when it gets down real low, watch how wide his feet are. 1198 00:38:26.337 --> 00:38:28.606 He cannot get in there with the good punch, 1199 00:38:28.606 --> 00:38:29.674 the feet are too far apart. 1200 00:38:29.674 --> 00:38:30.474 Look at that. - Yeah, yeah, 1201 00:38:30.474 --> 00:38:31.242 he can't close the gap. 1202 00:38:32.810 --> 00:38:35.780 - [Mike] And the athleticism of Desmond Green is undeniable. 1203 00:38:35.780 --> 00:38:37.415 - [Paulie] And he's not trying to feint his way in. 1204 00:38:37.415 --> 00:38:40.117 He's trying to just get low and rush his way in. 1205 00:38:40.117 --> 00:38:41.352 And it's just doing- 1206 00:38:41.352 --> 00:38:42.553 - Oh, no, no, no, no, no. - Green a favor. 1207 00:38:42.553 --> 00:38:43.721 Nice uppercuts there. - Two, three. 1208 00:38:43.721 --> 00:38:44.655 - [Paulie] And Green can easily see 1209 00:38:44.655 --> 00:38:45.690 the uppercuts- - Four. 1210 00:38:45.690 --> 00:38:46.957 Five. - They're right there 1211 00:38:46.957 --> 00:38:47.925 in front of you, he's gonna throw them. 1212 00:38:47.925 --> 00:38:48.726 - [Bill] Six, seven, eight. 1213 00:38:48.726 --> 00:38:49.593 - [Mike] Desmond Green- 1214 00:38:49.593 --> 00:38:50.861 - [Bill] You ready to go? 1215 00:38:50.861 --> 00:38:52.596 - [Mike] Has had to wait impatiently. 1216 00:38:52.596 --> 00:38:54.565 - [Paulie] His right eye is bothering him there. 1217 00:38:54.565 --> 00:38:55.533 - [Mike] This title fight. 1218 00:38:55.533 --> 00:38:56.967 (crowd cheering) 1219 00:38:56.967 --> 00:38:59.370 - [Paulie] McHugh's right eye really bothering him. 1220 00:38:59.370 --> 00:39:00.805 - [Crowd Member] Let's go, Green, get it. 1221 00:39:00.805 --> 00:39:03.808 - [Mike] If bare knuckle were one punch away though. 1222 00:39:03.808 --> 00:39:05.609 - [Crowd Member] Work, work, work, work the guy. 1223 00:39:05.609 --> 00:39:07.044 - [Paulie] No, not with Des Green. 1224 00:39:07.044 --> 00:39:08.279 - It's all right, it's good, it's good, it's good. 1225 00:39:08.279 --> 00:39:09.580 - [Mike] Maybe two, maybe three or four. 1226 00:39:09.580 --> 00:39:11.716 - Yeah, he's- - Yeah, good point Paulie. 1227 00:39:11.716 --> 00:39:13.117 - [Crowd Member] Jab, jab, Des, jab 1228 00:39:13.117 --> 00:39:14.151 - [Paulie] You're not gonna get rid of Green- 1229 00:39:14.151 --> 00:39:15.252 - Use your jab. - In one shot. 1230 00:39:16.487 --> 00:39:17.521 - [Crowd Member] Work the guy, work him. 1231 00:39:17.521 --> 00:39:19.090 - Watch the fingers. 1232 00:39:19.090 --> 00:39:20.091 - [Benny] Well, he can't even get close enough to do that. 1233 00:39:20.091 --> 00:39:20.991 - [Crowd Member] There you go. 1234 00:39:20.991 --> 00:39:24.128 - [Bill] Knockdown, two, three. 1235 00:39:24.128 --> 00:39:26.430 - Desmond. - Four, five, six, 1236 00:39:28.365 --> 00:39:29.900 seven, eight, nine. 1237 00:39:31.102 --> 00:39:32.336 You wanna go? 1238 00:39:32.336 --> 00:39:32.837 - [Paulie] That is one tough dude, man. 1239 00:39:32.837 --> 00:39:34.071 - Fight. 1240 00:39:34.071 --> 00:39:35.639 - [Crowd Member] (indistinct) Do your job. 1241 00:39:35.639 --> 00:39:37.375 - [Mike] From the back streets of Leeds straight for cash. 1242 00:39:37.375 --> 00:39:39.610 (crowd cheering) 1243 00:39:39.610 --> 00:39:41.612 - [Crowd Member] No mercy today, no mercy. 1244 00:39:41.612 --> 00:39:42.847 - He's un- - Yes. 1245 00:39:42.847 --> 00:39:44.215 - [Paulie] Unable to be effective in close range 1246 00:39:44.215 --> 00:39:47.418 because Green uses his MMA skills. 1247 00:39:47.418 --> 00:39:48.719 - [Benny] And he's just too strong. 1248 00:39:48.719 --> 00:39:49.553 - Yeah. - He's just too strong. 1249 00:39:49.553 --> 00:39:51.255 (crowd cheering) 1250 00:39:51.255 --> 00:39:52.356 - [Paulie] And then from the outside, 1251 00:39:52.356 --> 00:39:54.125 McHugh is not at range (indistinct). 1252 00:39:54.125 --> 00:39:55.292 - [Mike] Oh, huge- 1253 00:39:55.292 --> 00:39:56.160 (crowd cheering) 1254 00:39:56.160 --> 00:39:58.129 - Two, three, four. 1255 00:39:58.129 --> 00:39:59.330 - [Paulie] That might be it. 1256 00:39:59.330 --> 00:40:00.598 - Five, six. 1257 00:40:00.598 --> 00:40:01.532 (crowd cheering) 1258 00:40:01.532 --> 00:40:02.366 - [Paulie] That's it. 1259 00:40:02.366 --> 00:40:03.968 - [Mike] It is all over. 1260 00:40:03.968 --> 00:40:08.572 Desmond The Predator Green is the BYB middleweight champion 1261 00:40:10.241 --> 00:40:12.143 (crowd cheering) 1262 00:40:12.143 --> 00:40:14.278 finishing Scott McHugh. 1263 00:40:14.278 --> 00:40:16.046 (crowd cheering) 1264 00:40:16.046 --> 00:40:17.047 - [Paulie] I'll tell you, gotta give props 1265 00:40:17.047 --> 00:40:18.315 to the Green corner as well 1266 00:40:18.315 --> 00:40:19.650 'cause that whole team, including Green, 1267 00:40:19.650 --> 00:40:21.485 came up with this, a beautiful game plan. 1268 00:40:21.485 --> 00:40:22.686 Executed perfectly. 1269 00:40:22.686 --> 00:40:24.054 They kept him focused in the corner. 1270 00:40:24.054 --> 00:40:26.891 And I mean, he won every second of this fight. 1271 00:40:26.891 --> 00:40:28.993 It wasn't, look at this replay here. 1272 00:40:28.993 --> 00:40:30.861 Again, the Thai plum at close range. 1273 00:40:30.861 --> 00:40:31.962 And there's that uppercut, 1274 00:40:31.962 --> 00:40:33.097 he couldn't get away from it there. 1275 00:40:33.097 --> 00:40:34.598 And this, I mean- 1276 00:40:34.598 --> 00:40:39.036 - [Mike] Desmond Green is your BYB Middleweight Champion 1277 00:40:39.036 --> 00:40:41.539 and he is taking home that beautiful belt. 1278 00:40:41.539 --> 00:40:43.340 To make it official, here is Big Mo. 1279 00:40:43.340 --> 00:40:44.575 - Got nothing to be embarrassed about. 1280 00:40:44.575 --> 00:40:45.409 Nothing to be embarrassed about. 1281 00:40:45.409 --> 00:40:46.844 - Ladies and gentlemen- 1282 00:40:46.844 --> 00:40:48.245 - A lesser man, would not have got up. 1283 00:40:48.245 --> 00:40:52.016 - Referee Bill Clancy calls a stop to this contest 1284 00:40:52.016 --> 00:40:55.519 at one minute, 45 seconds of the third round, 1285 00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:59.490 declaring your winner by knockout 1286 00:40:59.490 --> 00:41:04.495 and the new BYB Middleweight Champion 1287 00:41:05.930 --> 00:41:08.332 and the Police Gazette Diamond Middleweight Champion 1288 00:41:09.200 --> 00:41:11.535 Desmond The Predator Green. 1289 00:41:16.207 --> 00:41:17.842 (crowd cheering) 1290 00:41:17.842 --> 00:41:21.045 - [Mike] Great show of sportsmanship and class 1291 00:41:21.045 --> 00:41:22.813 from Scott McHugh. 1292 00:41:22.813 --> 00:41:24.715 Mama's getting the diamonds. 1293 00:41:24.715 --> 00:41:27.117 (crowd chattering) 1294 00:41:27.117 --> 00:41:27.952 - Ahh. 1295 00:41:27.952 --> 00:41:29.286 - [Mike] Here's Big Mo. 1296 00:41:29.286 --> 00:41:30.454 - [Bill] Ain't nothing to be sorry about. 1297 00:41:30.454 --> 00:41:32.056 - Ladies and gentlemen, I am joined 1298 00:41:32.056 --> 00:41:35.359 by our winner and his family, 1299 00:41:35.359 --> 00:41:37.561 Desmond The Predator Green. 1300 00:41:37.561 --> 00:41:39.330 You know what, I'll go to mom first. 1301 00:41:39.330 --> 00:41:42.099 Mom, how does it feel to see your son 1302 00:41:42.099 --> 00:41:43.901 be a champion like that? 1303 00:41:43.901 --> 00:41:46.237 - Awesome, this day has been coming 1304 00:41:46.237 --> 00:41:48.405 since he's been in the league 1305 00:41:48.405 --> 00:41:50.040 and I'm just happy that he's here. 1306 00:41:50.040 --> 00:41:52.276 And I couldn't be more proud of him. 1307 00:41:52.276 --> 00:41:53.611 It's nerve-racking. 1308 00:41:53.611 --> 00:41:56.580 I'm getting too old for this, but bring it on. 1309 00:41:56.580 --> 00:42:00.050 - Well, I can say this, your son was dominant tonight. 1310 00:42:00.050 --> 00:42:02.686 Desmond, if there was a word to use, 1311 00:42:02.686 --> 00:42:05.422 patient, clean, calculated. 1312 00:42:05.422 --> 00:42:07.992 You are a true champion, Desmond. 1313 00:42:07.992 --> 00:42:08.993 How do you feel? 1314 00:42:08.993 --> 00:42:10.394 - [Person] Oh no, he was- 1315 00:42:10.394 --> 00:42:12.730 - Okay, hold on, first, I've been dying to say this. 1316 00:42:12.730 --> 00:42:14.732 Oh, man, hold on, I don't want to cry. 1317 00:42:15.900 --> 00:42:19.036 Two weeks ago, October 19th, 1318 00:42:19.036 --> 00:42:22.339 my brother went to the hospital. 1319 00:42:22.339 --> 00:42:24.608 He was already diagnosed with ALS. 1320 00:42:24.608 --> 00:42:27.311 October 19th, he went to the hospital. 1321 00:42:27.311 --> 00:42:29.647 October 29th, he died. 1322 00:42:29.647 --> 00:42:32.249 For those 10 days, my mom would tell you, 1323 00:42:32.249 --> 00:42:37.221 I was depressed, I lost 10 pounds, I wasn't eating. 1324 00:42:38.289 --> 00:42:40.291 I literally, I was in a dark place 1325 00:42:40.291 --> 00:42:43.561 and fighting is the only thing that kept me going. 1326 00:42:43.561 --> 00:42:47.731 And I dedicate this fight to you, James, bro. 1327 00:42:47.731 --> 00:42:49.567 I told you I was gonna win. 1328 00:42:49.567 --> 00:42:51.435 I know your wife watching at home. 1329 00:42:51.435 --> 00:42:54.405 I love you, bro, rest in peace. 1330 00:42:54.405 --> 00:42:57.608 And to your son, James Jr., I got you for life. 1331 00:42:57.608 --> 00:42:58.842 Okay, now the fight. 1332 00:42:58.842 --> 00:43:01.245 I got that over with, I love you, James. 1333 00:43:01.245 --> 00:43:03.847 Man, I just have so much going into this fight. 1334 00:43:03.847 --> 00:43:05.549 You know, I got a lot to prove 1335 00:43:06.717 --> 00:43:09.486 and you know, I'm not even done yet. 1336 00:43:09.486 --> 00:43:10.621 Hats off to Scott. 1337 00:43:10.621 --> 00:43:12.089 Scott is a warrior. 1338 00:43:12.089 --> 00:43:14.358 When I tell you I lost sleep over him, 1339 00:43:14.358 --> 00:43:16.694 I lost sleep but it motivated me. 1340 00:43:16.694 --> 00:43:18.562 Just motivated me. 1341 00:43:18.562 --> 00:43:20.164 - Well, congratulations, Desmond. 1342 00:43:20.164 --> 00:43:24.435 Now on to the next, as we say. 1343 00:43:24.435 --> 00:43:26.303 Are we anticipating you defending 1344 00:43:26.303 --> 00:43:28.639 these new belts pretty quickly? 1345 00:43:28.639 --> 00:43:30.941 - So listen, I want to defend this belt. 1346 00:43:30.941 --> 00:43:33.610 Whoever's got the belt at the next weight class up, 1347 00:43:33.610 --> 00:43:35.579 what is it, 65? 1348 00:43:35.579 --> 00:43:37.982 I want them, I want to be the double champ for BYB. 1349 00:43:37.982 --> 00:43:39.817 Everybody's doing the double champ. 1350 00:43:39.817 --> 00:43:41.452 Yo, Mike, let me be the double champ. 1351 00:43:41.452 --> 00:43:44.621 Line it up, whoever it is, double champ it up. 1352 00:43:44.621 --> 00:43:46.623 And then I want to go over to BKB, 1353 00:43:46.623 --> 00:43:50.127 take they belt from whoever got it over there and yeah, man. 1354 00:43:50.127 --> 00:43:52.496 I got BYB tattooed on me for life. 1355 00:43:53.397 --> 00:43:55.566 - We got BYB tattooed on ya. 1356 00:43:55.566 --> 00:43:57.968 You got BYB around your waist. 1357 00:43:57.968 --> 00:43:59.903 James is proud of you, Desmond. 1358 00:43:59.903 --> 00:44:02.406 One more time for your new champion, 1359 00:44:02.406 --> 00:44:04.641 Desmond The Predator Green. 1360 00:44:07.211 --> 00:44:08.412 (crowd cheering) 1361 00:44:08.412 --> 00:44:09.980 - Wonderful, that guy ain't no joke. 1362 00:44:09.980 --> 00:44:11.015 - Just a tremendous- - Yeah, yeah. 1363 00:44:11.015 --> 00:44:12.049 - Performance. - He bought it. 1364 00:44:12.049 --> 00:44:13.250 Let me tell you, - A perfectly- 1365 00:44:13.250 --> 00:44:14.485 - I've never seen you cool and calm, 1366 00:44:14.485 --> 00:44:15.452 you were cool and calm. - Executed game plan 1367 00:44:15.452 --> 00:44:17.488 from Desmond The Predator Green. 1368 00:44:17.488 --> 00:44:20.924 A heavy heart for a long time teammate and mentor, 1369 00:44:20.924 --> 00:44:22.593 and a family member as well. 1370 00:44:22.593 --> 00:44:24.928 - Yeah, man, I tell you, we really battled a lot of, 1371 00:44:24.928 --> 00:44:28.165 you know, a lot of things that could derail the mentality 1372 00:44:28.165 --> 00:44:30.434 of a different fighter with less experience, 1373 00:44:30.434 --> 00:44:31.735 a less focused fighter. 1374 00:44:31.735 --> 00:44:34.004 But not only did it not break his focus, 1375 00:44:34.004 --> 00:44:36.540 he made it motivate him, he let it motivate him. 1376 00:44:36.540 --> 00:44:37.808 - Thank you very much. - And really, the best 1377 00:44:37.808 --> 00:44:39.843 performance of his bare knuckle career thus far. 1378 00:44:39.843 --> 00:44:41.645 This was an excellent performance 1379 00:44:41.645 --> 00:44:44.815 and a well-deserved championship here at BYB.