WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.967 --> 00:00:02.102 - [Mike] All the action once again. 2 00:00:03.303 --> 00:00:04.537 - [Commentator] Over the top, big shot. 3 00:00:04.537 --> 00:00:06.206 - [Mike] Coming to you inside the Trigon. 4 00:00:06.206 --> 00:00:07.207 - [Commentator] It is all over. 5 00:00:08.141 --> 00:00:10.210 Just like that. 6 00:00:10.210 --> 00:00:11.711 Back at it bare knuckle style. 7 00:00:11.711 --> 00:00:14.748 - [Mike] The Trigon is the smallest surface 8 00:00:14.748 --> 00:00:16.149 in combat sports. 9 00:00:16.149 --> 00:00:19.152 (upbeat music) 10 00:00:19.152 --> 00:00:20.620 - [Commentator] Down with that shot. 11 00:00:20.620 --> 00:00:24.991 - The highest finish rate in all of combat sports. 12 00:00:26.192 --> 00:00:29.596 Welcome to "BYB Extreme." 13 00:00:29.596 --> 00:00:32.132 (upbeat music) 14 00:00:34.134 --> 00:00:38.438 We are just 25 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. 15 00:00:38.438 --> 00:00:42.242 We are inside the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center, 16 00:00:42.242 --> 00:00:44.544 ready to make bare knuckle history. 17 00:00:44.544 --> 00:00:46.146 Hi again, everybody, I'm Mike Goldberg, 18 00:00:46.146 --> 00:00:47.380 joined by Claudia Trejos, 19 00:00:47.380 --> 00:00:49.449 and my powerful partner, the Magic Man, 20 00:00:49.449 --> 00:00:51.751 the two-time world champion, Paulie Malignaggi. 21 00:00:51.751 --> 00:00:54.354 I would say our broadcast team just got much more beautiful. 22 00:00:54.354 --> 00:00:56.055 - Thanks, Goldie, thanks, I appreciate that. 23 00:00:56.055 --> 00:00:56.956 - You knew I was talking to him, right? 24 00:00:56.956 --> 00:00:58.124 - Of course, of course. 25 00:00:58.124 --> 00:00:59.259 The Magic Man. - The Magic Man. 26 00:00:59.259 --> 00:00:59.893 - He makes magic. - He's magical. 27 00:00:59.893 --> 00:01:01.127 - Of course. 28 00:01:01.127 --> 00:01:02.095 - All right, you know what's magical? 29 00:01:02.095 --> 00:01:03.830 is the card that we have tonight. 30 00:01:03.830 --> 00:01:05.632 And I say that not in jest, 31 00:01:05.632 --> 00:01:08.468 because when you put Sam Liera 32 00:01:08.468 --> 00:01:11.037 against Lorawnt T "Smash" Nelson for an interim belt 33 00:01:11.037 --> 00:01:14.674 while Jose Fernandez continues to heal his shoulder, Paulie, 34 00:01:14.674 --> 00:01:17.644 you've got a great confrontation, 35 00:01:17.644 --> 00:01:20.180 starting with the artist formerly known as the Caveman. 36 00:01:20.180 --> 00:01:21.414 - Yeah, well you know what? 37 00:01:21.414 --> 00:01:22.615 Probably, the way he beats you down, 38 00:01:22.615 --> 00:01:23.550 he could still be known as a caveman. 39 00:01:23.550 --> 00:01:24.984 Yeah, the Caveman versus Smash. 40 00:01:24.984 --> 00:01:25.985 Just on the nicknames alone, 41 00:01:25.985 --> 00:01:26.953 it's probably must-see-TV. 42 00:01:26.953 --> 00:01:28.087 But I'll tell you what, 43 00:01:28.087 --> 00:01:29.022 let's break it down a little bit. 44 00:01:29.022 --> 00:01:30.590 Sam Liera is a guy who probably 45 00:01:30.590 --> 00:01:31.825 is the more skilled of the two guys, 46 00:01:31.825 --> 00:01:33.093 has a way of making you feel like 47 00:01:33.093 --> 00:01:34.294 you don't belong in there with him. 48 00:01:34.294 --> 00:01:35.428 You may be able to tough it out, 49 00:01:35.428 --> 00:01:36.896 but if you do against Sam Liera, 50 00:01:36.896 --> 00:01:39.332 the odds are you're gonna catch a pretty good beating, 51 00:01:39.332 --> 00:01:40.967 and you're gonna look the worst for wear 52 00:01:40.967 --> 00:01:42.502 by the end of the night. 53 00:01:42.502 --> 00:01:44.904 As for Lorawnt T, maybe the lesser skilled, 54 00:01:44.904 --> 00:01:46.306 but probably the harder puncher. 55 00:01:46.306 --> 00:01:47.307 He has a way of making you feel 56 00:01:47.307 --> 00:01:48.675 like you can be in the fight. 57 00:01:48.675 --> 00:01:52.846 It's not foreign to him to wind up on the canvas, 58 00:01:52.846 --> 00:01:54.180 but he tends to get up 59 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:55.548 like the altered Felix Trinidad style, 60 00:01:55.548 --> 00:01:58.418 and make you pay for getting him on the canvas. 61 00:01:58.418 --> 00:02:00.353 He comes back and usually gets the knockout. 62 00:02:00.353 --> 00:02:02.055 Strong puncher, strong skills, 63 00:02:02.055 --> 00:02:03.756 both very durable. 64 00:02:03.756 --> 00:02:05.291 It's the one to watch. 65 00:02:05.291 --> 00:02:08.394 - [Mike] Our tale of the tape for our first of nine battles 66 00:02:08.394 --> 00:02:09.796 inside the Trigon. 67 00:02:09.796 --> 00:02:12.866 Magic Man, Brandon Birr, and Kendell Ward. 68 00:02:12.866 --> 00:02:14.501 - [Paulie] Let's get it kicked off. 69 00:02:14.501 --> 00:02:17.036 34 years old for Ward, a little younger, 70 00:02:17.036 --> 00:02:18.438 Birr is 30 years old. 71 00:02:18.438 --> 00:02:20.540 He came in actually at the same weight, 72 00:02:20.540 --> 00:02:21.841 129 and a half pounds. 73 00:02:21.841 --> 00:02:24.077 Birr also with a one-inch height advantage. 74 00:02:24.077 --> 00:02:25.311 He's got a five-inch reach advantage, though, 75 00:02:25.311 --> 00:02:26.646 it will be interesting. 76 00:02:26.646 --> 00:02:29.382 - [Mike] See what that does for Brandon Birr. 77 00:02:29.382 --> 00:02:30.383 He's 1-0. 78 00:02:30.383 --> 00:02:31.885 Ward's set to make his debut 79 00:02:31.885 --> 00:02:33.753 and to officially get things underway, 80 00:02:33.753 --> 00:02:35.421 here is Big Mo. 81 00:02:35.421 --> 00:02:37.290 (upbeat music) 82 00:02:37.290 --> 00:02:38.658 - Let's meet the fighters. 83 00:02:38.658 --> 00:02:41.494 First, fighting out of the blue corner. 84 00:02:41.494 --> 00:02:44.197 He stands five feet, five inches tall. 85 00:02:44.197 --> 00:02:47.300 He weighed in at 129.5 pounds. 86 00:02:47.300 --> 00:02:50.570 He is making his bare knuckle debut, 87 00:02:50.570 --> 00:02:54.107 and he fights out of Gretna, Virginia, 88 00:02:54.107 --> 00:02:56.843 by way of Boise, Idaho. 89 00:02:56.843 --> 00:02:59.679 Introducing Kendall "The Lion" Ward. 90 00:03:03.049 --> 00:03:05.652 (audience cheering) 91 00:03:05.652 --> 00:03:08.555 And his opponent, fighting out of the red corner. 92 00:03:08.555 --> 00:03:10.523 He stands five feet, six inches tall. 93 00:03:10.523 --> 00:03:14.027 He weighed in at 129.5 pounds. 94 00:03:14.027 --> 00:03:17.931 He comes to us with an undefeated bare knuckle record 95 00:03:17.931 --> 00:03:20.833 of one victory versus no defeats, 96 00:03:20.833 --> 00:03:24.470 and he fights out of Cleveland, Ohio. 97 00:03:24.470 --> 00:03:26.639 Here is Brandon "Slaughterhouse" Birr. 98 00:03:31.211 --> 00:03:32.245 (audience cheering) 99 00:03:32.245 --> 00:03:33.079 - Gentlemen come to the line. 100 00:03:33.079 --> 00:03:35.848 (audience cheering) 101 00:03:37.750 --> 00:03:38.618 Fight. (bell dings) 102 00:03:38.618 --> 00:03:40.153 - [Mike] Here we go. 103 00:03:40.153 --> 00:03:43.856 Kendall Ward, red, gold, and green trunks, blue wraps. 104 00:03:43.856 --> 00:03:45.625 Slaughterhouse in the black trunks 105 00:03:45.625 --> 00:03:46.993 with the red wraps. 106 00:03:46.993 --> 00:03:49.395 Aggressive attack early by the Lion, 107 00:03:50.263 --> 00:03:54.567 answered by Birr. 108 00:03:54.567 --> 00:03:57.270 - [Paulie] Ready, there we go. 109 00:03:57.270 --> 00:04:01.374 - [Mike] We are officially underway, Paulie. 110 00:04:01.374 --> 00:04:03.276 Brandon told us the cut he suffered 111 00:04:03.276 --> 00:04:04.711 in the fight with Lyall Watson. 112 00:04:04.711 --> 00:04:07.280 First time he's ever been cut in his combat career, 113 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:08.247 including in training. 114 00:04:08.247 --> 00:04:09.415 - [Claudia] Yep. 115 00:04:11.017 --> 00:04:12.685 And he said he was just gonna let it heal, 116 00:04:12.685 --> 00:04:13.886 that needs to be looked at. 117 00:04:13.886 --> 00:04:16.022 Kendall Ward is already hurt. 118 00:04:16.022 --> 00:04:17.590 He's already caught on over his left ear. 119 00:04:17.590 --> 00:04:20.126 - Don't push him, don't push him. 120 00:04:20.126 --> 00:04:23.529 - [Mike] Brandon Birr trains out of Strong Style Gym, Paulie 121 00:04:23.529 --> 00:04:25.064 in Cleveland, Ohio, 122 00:04:25.064 --> 00:04:28.768 led of course by one of the greatest UFC heavyweights 123 00:04:28.768 --> 00:04:31.404 of all time (speaker drowned by cheering). 124 00:04:31.404 --> 00:04:33.473 Doctor will take a look at the wound. 125 00:04:33.473 --> 00:04:35.675 - That was quick. - Yeah, you know what, 126 00:04:35.675 --> 00:04:37.143 you're gonna see a lot cuts in this sport. 127 00:04:37.143 --> 00:04:41.114 I think that's why the fights are shorter, right? 128 00:04:41.114 --> 00:04:42.548 - Yep. 129 00:04:42.548 --> 00:04:43.750 - [Paulie] You guys can fight through some of the blood. 130 00:04:43.750 --> 00:04:44.651 - [Mike] We always would talk about 131 00:04:44.651 --> 00:04:46.119 those slicing elbows of MMA, 132 00:04:47.520 --> 00:04:49.322 bare knuckles do the same type of damage. 133 00:04:49.322 --> 00:04:50.456 - Oh yeah. - Bone on bone. 134 00:04:50.456 --> 00:04:52.225 - [Mike] Bone on bone. 135 00:04:52.225 --> 00:04:53.926 - [Paulie] Oh, nice right hand. 136 00:04:53.926 --> 00:04:55.695 - [Claudia] I'm wondering if that was a headbutt 137 00:04:55.695 --> 00:04:58.097 or a clean punch over the left eye. 138 00:04:58.097 --> 00:05:00.566 - [Paulie] I think he took a good right hand 139 00:05:00.566 --> 00:05:02.635 when he was up against the ropes behind him 140 00:05:03.603 --> 00:05:05.705 probably parked around. 141 00:05:07.173 --> 00:05:10.176 - [Mike] Ward looking to unnerve the champ in some movement. 142 00:05:10.176 --> 00:05:12.478 Looks like he's getting more comfortable 143 00:05:12.478 --> 00:05:16.582 inside a much smaller surface than he is accustomed to 144 00:05:16.582 --> 00:05:18.317 as a professional boxer. 145 00:05:18.317 --> 00:05:21.054 (coaches yelling) 146 00:05:23.856 --> 00:05:25.091 And Paulie and Claudia, 147 00:05:25.091 --> 00:05:26.993 you guys have forgotten more about boxing 148 00:05:26.993 --> 00:05:28.695 than most of us in the world know, 149 00:05:28.695 --> 00:05:30.697 but I mean, Kendall said it right 150 00:05:30.697 --> 00:05:32.298 boxing hasn't been kind in my career, 151 00:05:32.298 --> 00:05:34.867 but oftentimes it's about who has the money. 152 00:05:34.867 --> 00:05:36.769 What happened to letting the fighters fight? 153 00:05:36.769 --> 00:05:39.839 Not stopping a bout when one fighter may be up, 154 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:41.841 that will not happen here in the Trigon, 155 00:05:41.841 --> 00:05:43.109 that's the beauty of bare knuckle. 156 00:05:43.109 --> 00:05:43.976 - [Paulie] Well, he gets his option now, 157 00:05:43.976 --> 00:05:45.945 you know, he's got this bad cut, 158 00:05:45.945 --> 00:05:47.146 but he gets the opportunity 159 00:05:47.146 --> 00:05:48.414 to fight his way back into the fight. 160 00:05:48.414 --> 00:05:49.749 Let's see if he's able to do it. 161 00:05:49.749 --> 00:05:51.284 - [Claudia] Yeah, but there's some major- 162 00:05:51.284 --> 00:05:52.618 - [Paulie] Oh. (crowd gasping) 163 00:05:52.618 --> 00:05:55.688 - [Claudia] Swelling, and he's still very aggressive 164 00:05:55.688 --> 00:05:56.823 and he's responding. 165 00:05:56.823 --> 00:05:58.458 - [Paulie] And there's a big knot 166 00:05:58.458 --> 00:05:59.726 on the top of the left eye. 167 00:05:59.726 --> 00:06:01.160 You could hear the right hand Birr's landed. 168 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:02.428 - [Mike] Yeah. 169 00:06:02.428 --> 00:06:04.197 - [Paulie] Birr has landed two or three right hands 170 00:06:04.197 --> 00:06:05.365 and that's why I thought the blood did come from the punch 171 00:06:05.365 --> 00:06:06.532 because it's been two or three right hands 172 00:06:06.532 --> 00:06:08.034 and you can hear the clapping sound 173 00:06:08.034 --> 00:06:11.137 when the bone on bone collision happens in this fight 174 00:06:11.137 --> 00:06:14.374 and they've been all landed from Birr. 175 00:06:14.374 --> 00:06:15.808 Ward has not being able to get outta the way 176 00:06:15.808 --> 00:06:17.143 of some of those right hands. 177 00:06:17.143 --> 00:06:19.112 - [Mike] Much better first round for Brandon Birr 178 00:06:19.112 --> 00:06:22.782 than he would definitely tell us he had against YL Watson 179 00:06:22.782 --> 00:06:25.585 in his debut back in August. 180 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:28.054 He did say he's been working on 181 00:06:28.054 --> 00:06:30.356 putting combinations together 182 00:06:30.356 --> 00:06:33.760 rather than just simply relying on those power punches. 183 00:06:33.760 --> 00:06:35.094 But much to Paul's point, Claudia, 184 00:06:35.094 --> 00:06:37.330 when he lands, you can hear the power. 185 00:06:37.330 --> 00:06:39.265 - [Claudia] Yes, and that's another thing that he worked on. 186 00:06:39.265 --> 00:06:41.901 Constant pressure, closing the gap, 187 00:06:41.901 --> 00:06:44.036 and making sure his stamina was up to par 188 00:06:44.036 --> 00:06:45.304 because he felt that first fight- 189 00:06:45.304 --> 00:06:46.539 (clapper banging) - [Referee] 10 seconds. 190 00:06:46.539 --> 00:06:47.807 - [Claudia] He did not know he was walking into 191 00:06:47.807 --> 00:06:49.142 such an intense- 192 00:06:49.142 --> 00:06:52.779 (speaker drowned by audience cheering) 193 00:06:52.779 --> 00:06:54.647 - [Mike] He's doing a good job of measuring his shots. 194 00:06:54.647 --> 00:06:56.048 (bell ringing) 195 00:06:56.048 --> 00:06:56.783 Really understanding his range and distance. 196 00:06:56.783 --> 00:06:59.819 (audience cheering) 197 00:07:02.288 --> 00:07:03.356 Round number two, 198 00:07:03.489 --> 00:07:05.658 fight schedule for five, three minute rounds. 199 00:07:05.658 --> 00:07:09.495 Kendall Ward making his bare knuckle debut. 200 00:07:10.830 --> 00:07:12.799 When I asked him about the pro boxing, 201 00:07:12.799 --> 00:07:15.168 that was a tough one on his record. 202 00:07:15.168 --> 00:07:16.736 He said, I'm a father. 203 00:07:16.736 --> 00:07:18.237 I tell my kids, "No matter what, you follow your dreams, 204 00:07:18.237 --> 00:07:19.939 "you don't let anyone bring you down 205 00:07:19.939 --> 00:07:22.975 "or tell you you cannot do it." 206 00:07:26.379 --> 00:07:30.116 And I think he's still very much in this fight. 207 00:07:30.116 --> 00:07:32.051 He's been a pleasure to meet, 208 00:07:32.051 --> 00:07:33.219 he's been bouncing around 209 00:07:33.219 --> 00:07:36.055 with a lot of enthusiasm and tenacity 210 00:07:36.055 --> 00:07:38.658 and he's in there against a very good fighter 211 00:07:38.658 --> 00:07:39.692 in Brandon Birr, 212 00:07:39.692 --> 00:07:41.093 great way to get things started. 213 00:07:41.093 --> 00:07:42.728 - [Paulie] I'll tell you man, 214 00:07:42.728 --> 00:07:44.764 Birr has Kendall Ward looking like the the bad guy Jamaican 215 00:07:44.764 --> 00:07:46.332 in "True Romance." 216 00:07:46.332 --> 00:07:48.367 I'm not sure if you've seen "True Romance," 217 00:07:48.367 --> 00:07:49.202 but if you have, 218 00:07:49.202 --> 00:07:51.237 the guy is played by Gary Oldman 219 00:07:53.072 --> 00:07:54.640 and he played a really good role 220 00:07:54.640 --> 00:07:58.077 and and Ward looks a lot like him right now with this eye. 221 00:07:58.077 --> 00:07:59.245 - [Claudia] Yeah, but this is 222 00:07:59.245 --> 00:08:00.546 a completely different Brandon Birr 223 00:08:00.546 --> 00:08:02.882 than that last time we saw him in the Trigon. 224 00:08:02.882 --> 00:08:04.684 (audience cheering) 225 00:08:04.684 --> 00:08:07.320 Effective, 100% effective. 226 00:08:07.320 --> 00:08:08.554 - [Paulie] And I'll tell you what, you know, 227 00:08:08.554 --> 00:08:09.956 different kind of fight too because, you know, 228 00:08:09.956 --> 00:08:11.958 Ward is a lot shorter than his previous opponent 229 00:08:11.958 --> 00:08:13.292 who was a lot taller than him 230 00:08:13.292 --> 00:08:14.560 so kind of the different kind of fight. 231 00:08:14.560 --> 00:08:16.095 Birr's fought a really disciplined fight, 232 00:08:16.095 --> 00:08:17.430 fought a real tactical fight, 233 00:08:17.430 --> 00:08:20.099 really, you know, and I know it's Ward 234 00:08:20.099 --> 00:08:21.467 that has the boxing experience, 235 00:08:21.467 --> 00:08:24.303 but it's Birr who has been boxing very, very well 236 00:08:24.303 --> 00:08:25.938 in this fight and really setting up the shots well 237 00:08:25.938 --> 00:08:27.306 and understanding range well, 238 00:08:27.306 --> 00:08:28.941 and you gotta see those little subtle feints. 239 00:08:28.941 --> 00:08:31.344 - [Mike] The left just landed. 240 00:08:32.411 --> 00:08:35.147 And again, Brandon's boxing is sharp. 241 00:08:35.147 --> 00:08:38.284 Kendall Ward is down for the first time. 242 00:08:38.284 --> 00:08:41.687 - Three, four, five, six, seven, eight. 243 00:08:44.824 --> 00:08:47.026 My time, my time. 244 00:08:47.026 --> 00:08:49.095 Back him up, back him up. 245 00:08:50.296 --> 00:08:51.430 - [Mike] I noticed a spot from last show 246 00:08:51.430 --> 00:08:53.466 that I didn't get out much. 247 00:08:53.466 --> 00:08:55.167 - [Claudia] And here comes the doctor, 248 00:08:55.167 --> 00:08:56.936 and based of the eye- (bell ringing) 249 00:08:56.936 --> 00:08:58.504 - [Mike] It is all over. 250 00:08:58.504 --> 00:09:03.009 Brandon Birr finishes Kendall Ward in round number two. 251 00:09:03.009 --> 00:09:05.912 (audience cheering) 252 00:09:05.912 --> 00:09:11.050 His boxing coach, Alex Cooper from Strong Style Gym, 253 00:09:12.451 --> 00:09:15.721 led of course by Marcus Marelli back in Cleveland, Ohio. 254 00:09:15.721 --> 00:09:18.257 (upbeat music) 255 00:09:35.274 --> 00:09:37.276 Brandon Birr, Paulie, 256 00:09:37.276 --> 00:09:40.813 looked like a completely different fighter. 257 00:09:40.813 --> 00:09:44.317 He was patient, he put together combinations 258 00:09:44.317 --> 00:09:46.185 and he was vicious with his power. 259 00:09:46.185 --> 00:09:47.687 - [Paulie] Yeah, you know, Birr, 260 00:09:47.687 --> 00:09:49.121 the technical side of Brandon Birr tonight, you know, 261 00:09:49.121 --> 00:09:50.523 a nice combination there, 262 00:09:50.523 --> 00:09:51.958 but really the technical side of Birr 263 00:09:51.958 --> 00:09:53.292 as the last time we saw the power 264 00:09:53.292 --> 00:09:55.194 that got him to escape a fight where he was behind. 265 00:09:55.194 --> 00:09:57.129 But here using the uppercuts, 266 00:09:57.129 --> 00:09:58.664 he got Ward to dip in 267 00:09:58.664 --> 00:10:00.066 and then meeting him with some uppercuts. 268 00:10:00.066 --> 00:10:01.901 And then at the end of the, 269 00:10:01.901 --> 00:10:03.636 the Muay Thai hold, the behind the neck 270 00:10:03.636 --> 00:10:06.272 and that kept Ward in place for the repetition of shots, 271 00:10:06.272 --> 00:10:07.873 there it was. 272 00:10:07.873 --> 00:10:08.841 And then Ward just didn't know how to get outta that one 273 00:10:08.841 --> 00:10:10.476 at that point, 274 00:10:10.476 --> 00:10:13.245 and it was just repetitive until referee Clancy steps in 275 00:10:13.245 --> 00:10:14.647 and saves the day. 276 00:10:14.647 --> 00:10:15.915 - [Claudia] I don't know if you agree with me, 277 00:10:15.915 --> 00:10:19.051 but this is a Brandon Birr a lot more poised, 278 00:10:19.051 --> 00:10:20.686 controlled, and patient. 279 00:10:20.686 --> 00:10:23.923 He was not in a rush to get it done 280 00:10:23.923 --> 00:10:25.458 like he did that first time. 281 00:10:25.458 --> 00:10:27.893 That opened him up to be chilling down. 282 00:10:27.893 --> 00:10:31.130 Now he's just waiting for the opportunity to capitalize 283 00:10:31.130 --> 00:10:32.865 and took advantage of the cut. 284 00:10:32.865 --> 00:10:34.200 - [Paulie] So the last time he was was on his honeymoon, 285 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:36.268 so maybe it was a little bit distracting. 286 00:10:36.268 --> 00:10:37.436 - True that. - This time full focus. 287 00:10:37.436 --> 00:10:38.771 - Yes. - And YL Watson is, you know, 288 00:10:38.771 --> 00:10:40.172 eight feet tall, 289 00:10:40.172 --> 00:10:41.674 Here's Big Mo to make it official. 290 00:10:43.342 --> 00:10:45.478 - Ladies and gentlemen, 291 00:10:45.478 --> 00:10:48.514 referee Bill Clancy calls a stop to this contest 292 00:10:48.514 --> 00:10:52.218 at one minute, 41 seconds of the second round. 293 00:10:52.218 --> 00:10:55.354 Declaring your winner by TKO, 294 00:10:55.354 --> 00:10:57.690 Brandon "Slaughter House' Birr. 295 00:11:01.260 --> 00:11:02.595 (audience cheering) 296 00:11:02.595 --> 00:11:05.131 - [Mike] Two and O win inside the Trigon. 297 00:11:05.131 --> 00:11:07.700 Cleveland, Ohio's Brendan Birr. 298 00:11:14.774 --> 00:11:17.843 - Ladies and gentlemen, I am joined Brandon, 299 00:11:17.843 --> 00:11:19.245 I gotta ask first off, 300 00:11:19.245 --> 00:11:20.746 how's that right hand? 301 00:11:20.746 --> 00:11:22.682 I think you like that right overhand a little bit, 302 00:11:22.682 --> 00:11:24.917 you were landing it a lot tonight. 303 00:11:24.917 --> 00:11:27.486 Did you have a plan to use that right hand that much? 304 00:11:27.486 --> 00:11:29.221 - I just put it out there as much as I can, 305 00:11:29.221 --> 00:11:31.223 it's gonna hurt somebody, you know. 306 00:11:31.223 --> 00:11:32.858 I mean it's him, anybody. 307 00:11:32.858 --> 00:11:34.493 It's gonna hit him, the cameraman, 308 00:11:34.493 --> 00:11:36.328 I'm hitting somebody with that right hand, right. 309 00:11:36.328 --> 00:11:37.563 - I'll keep my distance then. 310 00:11:37.563 --> 00:11:39.565 I don't wanna be on that list. 311 00:11:39.565 --> 00:11:41.434 Now Brandon, after your last fight, 312 00:11:41.434 --> 00:11:43.235 you said that you started a little slow, 313 00:11:43.235 --> 00:11:45.171 you wanted to start fast this time, 314 00:11:45.171 --> 00:11:46.839 you did in the first round. 315 00:11:46.839 --> 00:11:49.408 Did you have an idea that you were gonna push the pace 316 00:11:49.408 --> 00:11:51.010 against your opponent? 317 00:11:51.010 --> 00:11:53.079 - [Brandon] So I always push the pace when I'm fighting. 318 00:11:53.079 --> 00:11:54.914 My last fight, I might have been a little timid 319 00:11:54.914 --> 00:11:57.383 with the, you know, bare knuckle kind of new to me. 320 00:11:57.383 --> 00:11:59.351 I knew what I was getting into this fight 321 00:11:59.351 --> 00:12:01.320 and I worked my pressure all the time 322 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:02.655 and I like getting in people's face 323 00:12:02.655 --> 00:12:04.423 and I like punching people in the face. 324 00:12:04.423 --> 00:12:06.759 So this is what I love doing 325 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:08.861 and that's how I was able to bring it out this fight. 326 00:12:08.861 --> 00:12:10.396 - Well I think you found your home. 327 00:12:10.396 --> 00:12:12.798 Now Brandon, your home home is Cleveland, Ohio, 328 00:12:12.798 --> 00:12:14.266 I'm sure you have a lot of fans watching tonight. 329 00:12:14.266 --> 00:12:16.402 Anything that you wanna say to your friends and family? 330 00:12:16.402 --> 00:12:18.471 - Everybody thank you for coming out. 331 00:12:18.471 --> 00:12:20.773 Thank you for buying the pay-per-view. 332 00:12:20.773 --> 00:12:23.242 I just wanna say I love my wife Victoria Birr. 333 00:12:24.276 --> 00:12:25.478 (audience cheering) 334 00:12:25.478 --> 00:12:26.645 She's done everything for me, 335 00:12:26.645 --> 00:12:28.514 I couldn't be here without her. 336 00:12:28.514 --> 00:12:31.117 So thank everybody for the support. 337 00:12:31.117 --> 00:12:34.653 - Ladies and gentlemen, one more time for your winner 338 00:12:34.653 --> 00:12:37.256 Brandon "Slaughterhouse" Birr. 339 00:12:40.226 --> 00:12:41.694 (audience cheering) 340 00:12:41.694 --> 00:12:46.432 - [Mike] But next, Roger Huddle is back here in BYB 341 00:12:46.432 --> 00:12:50.936 and he's gonna run into a man from Hot Springs, Arkansas, 342 00:12:50.936 --> 00:12:52.671 Trevor Ollison now. 343 00:12:54.273 --> 00:12:56.742 and he's gonna run into a man 344 00:12:54.273 --> 00:12:56.742 look at our tail of the tapeea 345 00:12:56.742 --> 00:12:59.845 for this light heavyweight fight 346 00:12:59.845 --> 00:13:04.083 between Trevor Ollison and Roger Hunnell. 347 00:13:04.083 --> 00:13:07.653 Ollison set to make his BYB and bare knuckle debut. 348 00:13:09.989 --> 00:13:13.259 Ollison, two years the elder of his opponent. 349 00:13:13.259 --> 00:13:14.860 Paulie, he's got the longer reach, 350 00:13:14.860 --> 00:13:18.998 although Roger Hunnell is the taller fighter, 351 00:13:18.998 --> 00:13:23.402 Hunnell's weight was not a problem at 173 and a half. 352 00:13:24.703 --> 00:13:26.705 - Big difference in height. - Big difference. 353 00:13:26.705 --> 00:13:28.641 - [Paulie] Let's see if Hunnell knows how to use it. 354 00:13:28.641 --> 00:13:30.442 - [Mike] Here is Big Mo with the official introductions. 355 00:13:30.442 --> 00:13:32.077 - Let's meet the fighters. 356 00:13:32.077 --> 00:13:34.647 First, fighting out of the blue corner, 357 00:13:34.647 --> 00:13:37.216 he stands five feet, 11 inches tall. 358 00:13:37.216 --> 00:13:39.518 He weighed in at 175 pounds. 359 00:13:39.518 --> 00:13:42.655 He is making his bare knuckle debut 360 00:13:42.655 --> 00:13:46.725 and he fights out of Malvern, Arkansas. 361 00:13:46.725 --> 00:13:51.363 Here is Trevor "The Man Blackie Chan" Ollison. 362 00:13:54.066 --> 00:13:57.670 (audience cheering) 363 00:13:57.670 --> 00:13:59.572 And his opponent fighting out of the red corner, 364 00:13:59.572 --> 00:14:01.540 he stands six feet, two inches tall, 365 00:14:01.540 --> 00:14:04.710 he weighed in at 173.5 pounds. 366 00:14:04.710 --> 00:14:06.445 He comes to us with a bare knuckle record 367 00:14:06.445 --> 00:14:08.781 of zero wins versus two losses. 368 00:14:08.781 --> 00:14:12.384 And he fights out of Tazewell, Virginia, 369 00:14:12.384 --> 00:14:15.588 here is Roger "Mayhem" Hunnell. 370 00:14:19.091 --> 00:14:21.493 (audience cheering) 371 00:14:21.493 --> 00:14:24.263 - Come to us gentlemen. 372 00:14:24.263 --> 00:14:26.031 On my command. 373 00:14:26.031 --> 00:14:27.299 Fight. 374 00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:28.834 (bell ringing) - [Mike] Here we go. 375 00:14:28.834 --> 00:14:33.038 Hunnell comes out ultra aggressive but also gets hit 376 00:14:33.038 --> 00:14:34.206 by Ollison in the blue, 377 00:14:34.206 --> 00:14:36.809 The Man Blackie Chan pink and white trunks. 378 00:14:36.809 --> 00:14:39.111 He says he's a switch stance fighter. 379 00:14:39.111 --> 00:14:42.448 He comes out south paw against the Orthodox Hunnell 380 00:14:42.448 --> 00:14:44.016 in the army green trunks. 381 00:14:44.016 --> 00:14:46.185 - [Paulie] And Hunnell is you know, 382 00:14:46.185 --> 00:14:47.720 trying to set that counter right hand up 383 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:50.456 but he walks himself into an Ollison jab. 384 00:14:52.057 --> 00:14:54.126 - [Claudia] He has not adjusted his footwork 385 00:14:54.126 --> 00:14:56.528 to a south paw as an opponent. 386 00:14:56.528 --> 00:14:58.497 As you see the foot is inside the guard 387 00:14:58.497 --> 00:15:00.666 and now he switches- - Oh. 388 00:15:00.666 --> 00:15:03.736 - [Claudia] Oh, Ollison actually switched 389 00:15:03.736 --> 00:15:05.871 and it worked in his favor. 390 00:15:05.871 --> 00:15:07.406 - [Referee] Six, seven, eight. 391 00:15:08.574 --> 00:15:09.942 You wanna fight? 392 00:15:09.942 --> 00:15:11.477 - [Paulie] Looking a little frustrated 393 00:15:11.477 --> 00:15:12.978 like he can't believe he got himself (indistinct) let's see. 394 00:15:12.978 --> 00:15:15.314 - [Claudia] Because he switched, Ollison switched. 395 00:15:15.314 --> 00:15:17.950 - [Paulie] Ollison switched in here. 396 00:15:17.950 --> 00:15:20.185 - [Mike] Again with the left hand. 397 00:15:20.185 --> 00:15:22.721 That was a sneaky, powerful left hand. 398 00:15:22.721 --> 00:15:24.923 - [Referee] Four, five, six, seven- 399 00:15:24.923 --> 00:15:26.659 - [Mike] Telegraphs to many shots. 400 00:15:26.659 --> 00:15:27.993 - [Referee] You wanna continue? 401 00:15:27.993 --> 00:15:28.894 - [Paulie] And Ollison sees everything come 402 00:15:28.894 --> 00:15:30.095 and see there he goes again. 403 00:15:33.198 --> 00:15:34.400 - [Mike] Came out flying. 404 00:15:36.235 --> 00:15:37.636 Big swing and a miss. 405 00:15:42.174 --> 00:15:44.109 Oh my goodness. - Oh my God. 406 00:15:44.109 --> 00:15:46.612 - Three, four. - Awesome upper cut. 407 00:15:46.612 --> 00:15:48.781 - Five, six, seven, eight. 408 00:15:51.083 --> 00:15:52.084 You wanna continue? 409 00:15:52.084 --> 00:15:52.985 - [Mike] Or is it simply Rush Hour 410 00:15:52.985 --> 00:15:55.054 for the Black Jackie Chan? 411 00:15:55.054 --> 00:15:58.357 - [Claudia] Either way, that's three times he's gone down. 412 00:15:58.357 --> 00:16:00.459 - [Mike] Paulie, see what I did there with Rush Hour? 413 00:16:00.459 --> 00:16:01.794 - [Claudia] Yes. 414 00:16:03.996 --> 00:16:04.830 - [Paulie] Now Hunnell's gotta be be more deceptive 415 00:16:04.830 --> 00:16:05.998 when he throws that right hand, 416 00:16:05.998 --> 00:16:07.733 loading it up too much. - No, he's out. 417 00:16:07.733 --> 00:16:09.735 - [Paulie] I think he took a body shot there. 418 00:16:09.735 --> 00:16:11.837 - Three. - No, he's gone. 419 00:16:11.837 --> 00:16:13.205 - [Mike] That's the mouth piece out again. 420 00:16:13.205 --> 00:16:15.207 (bell ringing) And it's all over. 421 00:16:15.207 --> 00:16:16.241 Just like that. 422 00:16:17.876 --> 00:16:22.815 Victorious in his BYB and bare knuckle debut. 423 00:16:23.982 --> 00:16:26.518 The Man Blackie Chan, Trevor Ollison. 424 00:16:27.953 --> 00:16:29.822 - [Claudia] Roger Hunnell, like you mentioned, 425 00:16:29.822 --> 00:16:33.192 he comes from a good experience, rough, rowdy. 426 00:16:33.192 --> 00:16:35.027 He knew the Trigon 427 00:16:35.027 --> 00:16:38.764 and he just walked into Ollison's attack. 428 00:16:38.764 --> 00:16:40.232 - [Mike] Yeah. 429 00:16:40.232 --> 00:16:41.266 - [Claudia] Had absolutely no answer in defense. 430 00:16:41.266 --> 00:16:42.935 - [Mike] And the athleticism, Paulie, 431 00:16:42.935 --> 00:16:46.105 that Trevor showcased was quite obvious as well. 432 00:16:46.105 --> 00:16:48.741 - [Paulie] Yeah, yeah, being able to switch stances fluidly, 433 00:16:48.741 --> 00:16:50.142 countering from both stances 434 00:16:50.142 --> 00:16:51.543 and of course he's landed multiple upper cuts 435 00:16:51.543 --> 00:16:52.578 with both hands as well. 436 00:16:52.578 --> 00:16:54.313 See some of the replays. 437 00:16:54.313 --> 00:16:55.681 That was a little flurry, 438 00:16:55.681 --> 00:16:57.449 I think the uppercut finally got him down at the end 439 00:16:57.449 --> 00:17:01.787 but Hunnell really confused as how to defensively get away, 440 00:17:01.787 --> 00:17:03.922 ducking his head too early there 441 00:17:03.922 --> 00:17:06.625 and basically Hunnell walks him into an upper cut. 442 00:17:06.625 --> 00:17:07.593 Here's the big shot. 443 00:17:07.593 --> 00:17:08.927 Here was the big knockdown. 444 00:17:08.927 --> 00:17:13.298 Again, Ollison toward sort of baiting him in, 445 00:17:13.298 --> 00:17:16.735 lands that shot there to get Hunnell to the, oh, 446 00:17:16.735 --> 00:17:18.170 to the corner. 447 00:17:18.170 --> 00:17:19.371 And then as Hunnell looks to rush in, 448 00:17:19.371 --> 00:17:20.806 look at how Hunnell runs out of room, 449 00:17:20.806 --> 00:17:21.807 he doesn't know how to, 450 00:17:21.807 --> 00:17:23.609 oh and this is the very end 451 00:17:23.609 --> 00:17:25.010 and oh that was the body shot. 452 00:17:26.378 --> 00:17:29.181 - [Claudia] And then he finishes off with a hammer punch. 453 00:17:29.181 --> 00:17:31.316 - [Mike] To make this fight official, 454 00:17:31.316 --> 00:17:33.419 The Man Blackie Chan is victorious here, 455 00:17:33.419 --> 00:17:34.653 is Big Mo. 456 00:17:34.653 --> 00:17:36.155 - Ladies and gentlemen, 457 00:17:36.155 --> 00:17:39.091 referee Bill Clancy calls a stop to this contest 458 00:17:39.091 --> 00:17:43.128 at one minute, 45 seconds of the very first round, 459 00:17:43.128 --> 00:17:45.431 declaring your winner by TKO, 460 00:17:46.732 --> 00:17:50.903 The Man Blackie Chan, Trevor Ollison. 461 00:17:54.573 --> 00:17:58.110 - [Mike] New slate, new audience, more bank. 462 00:17:58.110 --> 00:18:03.015 Expanding the clan's empire as he is with the leader 463 00:18:04.216 --> 00:18:06.018 of the bare knuckle Hall of fame, Scott Burt, 464 00:18:06.018 --> 00:18:09.521 congratulations Trevor Ollison. 465 00:18:09.521 --> 00:18:12.658 All right, let's get set now for our main event 466 00:18:12.658 --> 00:18:14.193 of the evening, 467 00:18:14.193 --> 00:18:18.597 for the in interim super middleweight title 468 00:18:18.597 --> 00:18:23.135 between two men unbeaten inside the BYB Trigon. 469 00:18:23.135 --> 00:18:25.104 Four and oh, Sam Liera. 470 00:18:25.104 --> 00:18:29.408 Two and oh, Lorawnt T Smash Nelson. 471 00:18:31.343 --> 00:18:35.781 main event of the evening. tr 472 00:18:37.216 --> 00:18:40.819 Sam Liera, seven years the elder of Lorawnt T Smash Nelson 473 00:18:40.819 --> 00:18:42.955 who has a two inch reach advantage, 474 00:18:42.955 --> 00:18:44.623 is two inches taller, 475 00:18:44.623 --> 00:18:47.326 both came in easily on weight. 476 00:18:48.794 --> 00:18:51.330 (upbeat music) 477 00:18:53.098 --> 00:18:55.734 They fight for that right there, 478 00:18:55.734 --> 00:18:58.203 The Interim Super Middleweight belt. 479 00:18:58.203 --> 00:19:02.341 As the champion, the goat Jose Fernandez 480 00:19:02.341 --> 00:19:06.078 continues to heal up his shoulder. 481 00:19:06.078 --> 00:19:09.181 Jose can't wait to see you back in 2023. 482 00:19:09.181 --> 00:19:10.883 We're gonna find out who you're gonna fight, 483 00:19:10.883 --> 00:19:12.084 right there, right now. 484 00:19:12.084 --> 00:19:15.087 - Ladies and gentlemen, 485 00:19:15.087 --> 00:19:20.025 this is your main event of the evening. 486 00:19:20.025 --> 00:19:22.761 Scheduled for five three minute rounds, 487 00:19:22.761 --> 00:19:27.799 it is for the Interim BYB Super Middleweight Championship. 488 00:19:29.701 --> 00:19:33.071 And it's brought to you by our friends at Pick Cherries. 489 00:19:33.071 --> 00:19:37.476 So Rock Hill, South Carolina, 490 00:19:37.476 --> 00:19:41.046 I need you all to get up outta your seats, 491 00:19:41.046 --> 00:19:44.516 raise your drinks high and get wild. 492 00:19:51.456 --> 00:19:56.028 Introducing first fighting out of the blue corner, 493 00:19:56.028 --> 00:19:58.196 he stands six feet tall, 494 00:19:58.196 --> 00:20:01.200 he weighed in at 162 pounds. 495 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:05.671 He comes to us with an undefeated bare knuckle record 496 00:20:05.671 --> 00:20:10.075 and is a combat sports veteran of over 50 fights 497 00:20:10.075 --> 00:20:13.478 and he fights out of Aspen, Colorado 498 00:20:13.478 --> 00:20:18.383 by way of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 499 00:20:19.785 --> 00:20:24.856 He is known and feared around the world as Smash, 500 00:20:25.724 --> 00:20:29.127 here is Lorawnt T Nelson. 501 00:20:30.662 --> 00:20:34.333 (audience cheering) 502 00:20:34.333 --> 00:20:37.269 And his opponent fighting outta the red corner. 503 00:20:37.269 --> 00:20:39.905 He stands five feet, ten inches tall, 504 00:20:39.905 --> 00:20:42.441 he weighed in at 164 pounds. 505 00:20:42.441 --> 00:20:46.411 He comes to us with an undefeated record 506 00:20:46.411 --> 00:20:49.581 of four victories and no losses, 507 00:20:49.581 --> 00:20:53.418 a true veteran of the mighty Trigon 508 00:20:53.418 --> 00:20:56.788 fighting out of Fullerton, California, 509 00:20:56.788 --> 00:20:59.424 here is Sam Liera. 510 00:21:02.694 --> 00:21:03.962 (audience cheering) 511 00:21:03.962 --> 00:21:06.431 Our referee in charge, Wayne Spinola. 512 00:21:11.003 --> 00:21:12.871 - All right gentlemen it's for the belt. 513 00:21:12.871 --> 00:21:14.039 Listen to my commands at all time, 514 00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:15.040 protect yourselves at all time. 515 00:21:15.040 --> 00:21:16.875 Do you want to, now shake hands. 516 00:21:16.875 --> 00:21:18.143 Go back to your corner. 517 00:21:18.143 --> 00:21:19.478 I'll call you out to scratch in a minute. 518 00:21:22.814 --> 00:21:26.752 - [Mike] Interim Super Middleweight Title fight 519 00:21:26.752 --> 00:21:30.756 scheduled for five, three minute rounds. 520 00:21:30.756 --> 00:21:32.491 Four and oh, Sam Liera, 521 00:21:32.491 --> 00:21:36.962 two and oh, Lorawnt "T Smash" Nelson. 522 00:21:38.030 --> 00:21:39.498 Okay gentlemen, come to scratch. 523 00:21:42.467 --> 00:21:43.969 Ready, fight. 524 00:21:43.969 --> 00:21:46.305 (bell ringing) - [Mike] Here we go. 525 00:21:46.305 --> 00:21:50.542 Smash in the purple and green with the blue wraps. 526 00:21:50.542 --> 00:21:54.479 Sam Liera in the black trunks with the red wraps. 527 00:21:57.015 --> 00:21:58.483 - [Claudia] LT light on his feet. 528 00:22:00.886 --> 00:22:04.756 - [Mike] LT has told us many times, and we've seen it, 529 00:22:04.756 --> 00:22:06.992 he said sometimes I need to get punched once or twice 530 00:22:06.992 --> 00:22:08.627 before I get started. 531 00:22:08.627 --> 00:22:11.163 Tonight he's gonna try not to do that. 532 00:22:11.163 --> 00:22:13.398 Now Sam said that all his trainers, Claudia, 533 00:22:13.398 --> 00:22:14.733 say he doesn't punch hard 534 00:22:14.733 --> 00:22:17.169 and so I joked with him, Sam laughed, he goes, 535 00:22:17.169 --> 00:22:18.603 "All right well I'll have to punch him 536 00:22:18.603 --> 00:22:19.971 "three or four times maybe to get him started." 537 00:22:19.971 --> 00:22:23.108 Either way, we've got two great class acts here 538 00:22:23.108 --> 00:22:24.710 fighting for the interim title. 539 00:22:24.710 --> 00:22:26.878 - [Claudia] So much so that they shook hands, 540 00:22:26.878 --> 00:22:29.047 just like that, we were like meeting each other at lunch. 541 00:22:29.047 --> 00:22:30.449 - [Mike] Yep. 542 00:22:30.449 --> 00:22:31.283 - [Claudia] But there's not a lunch going on. 543 00:22:31.283 --> 00:22:32.617 We're already throwing punches. 544 00:22:32.617 --> 00:22:35.020 - Down. - Hit him with a right hook, 545 00:22:35.020 --> 00:22:36.955 right into Lorawnt. 546 00:22:36.955 --> 00:22:39.024 - Four, five, six, seven. 547 00:22:40.292 --> 00:22:41.927 - He did say. - Come on over here, 548 00:22:41.927 --> 00:22:42.794 come back to me, 549 00:22:42.794 --> 00:22:43.762 gimme your hand. 550 00:22:43.762 --> 00:22:45.030 Looking sharp? 551 00:22:45.030 --> 00:22:46.498 There you go, fight. 552 00:22:46.498 --> 00:22:48.633 - [Claudia] He would go down the first three rounds 553 00:22:48.633 --> 00:22:50.802 and then a monster would wake up. 554 00:22:52.170 --> 00:22:54.806 - [Mike] We saw in the fight against Nathan DeCastro 555 00:22:54.806 --> 00:22:57.943 over in London at BYB12, 556 00:22:57.943 --> 00:22:59.511 both Smash and De Castro, 557 00:22:59.511 --> 00:23:02.681 who's truly a talent as well, 558 00:23:02.681 --> 00:23:05.350 both went down and the fight continued to be a battle. 559 00:23:06.551 --> 00:23:09.054 Good body shots snuck in there by Liera. 560 00:23:13.325 --> 00:23:15.460 Sam says, "My hands are always compromised. 561 00:23:15.460 --> 00:23:17.629 "I break 'em no matter what I do. 562 00:23:17.629 --> 00:23:19.965 "Sometimes I break 'em when they're getting wrapped." 563 00:23:19.965 --> 00:23:22.167 But he always seems to be able to fight through it. 564 00:23:22.167 --> 00:23:25.337 (audience chattering) 565 00:23:26.872 --> 00:23:30.208 - [Claudia] I can already see swelling on his right hand, 566 00:23:30.208 --> 00:23:31.643 on Liera's right hand. - Yep. 567 00:23:34.146 --> 00:23:35.213 - [Mike] He said after one fight 568 00:23:35.213 --> 00:23:36.848 he couldn't drive for three days, 569 00:23:36.848 --> 00:23:39.251 couldn't even hold the steering wheel. 570 00:23:39.251 --> 00:23:42.854 Somebody handled him a bottle of Gatorade or something- 571 00:23:42.854 --> 00:23:45.357 - [Claudia] No, no, no it was a beer, it was a beer. 572 00:23:45.357 --> 00:23:46.591 - [Mike] All right, it was a beer. 573 00:23:46.591 --> 00:23:47.459 - [Claudia] You don't do that to a beer. 574 00:23:47.459 --> 00:23:48.760 - [Mike] Yeah, exactly. 575 00:23:48.760 --> 00:23:49.494 Poor Sam. 576 00:23:51.029 --> 00:23:53.098 - [Paulie] Give him a straw and put it on a table for him, 577 00:23:53.098 --> 00:23:54.399 he earned it. - There you go. 578 00:23:55.333 --> 00:23:57.435 Watch that right. 579 00:23:57.435 --> 00:23:59.037 You see that overhand right on Sam? 580 00:23:59.037 --> 00:24:00.405 - [Mike] Yep. 581 00:24:00.405 --> 00:24:01.406 - [Claudia] It comes all the way from behind 582 00:24:02.574 --> 00:24:04.242 and it comes with a lot of impetus. 583 00:24:04.242 --> 00:24:06.711 (audience cheering) 584 00:24:06.711 --> 00:24:08.313 Watch that right. 585 00:24:08.313 --> 00:24:10.315 - [Mike] About to hit the final 30 seconds 586 00:24:10.315 --> 00:24:12.117 of our first round. 587 00:24:13.318 --> 00:24:14.753 Now I do wanna mention Claudia and I are here. 588 00:24:14.753 --> 00:24:16.555 Andre, you'll join us. 589 00:24:16.555 --> 00:24:18.824 The Magic Man, Paulie Malignaggi fell ill 590 00:24:23.728 --> 00:24:25.463 so that's why we haven't heard the Magic Man. 591 00:24:25.463 --> 00:24:28.066 Hopefully he's feeling better backstage. 592 00:24:28.066 --> 00:24:29.568 But love to Paulie, 593 00:24:29.568 --> 00:24:32.003 that is why Claudia's carrying me now 594 00:24:32.003 --> 00:24:35.607 instead of Claudia and Paulie carrying me. 595 00:24:35.607 --> 00:24:37.008 So lift your legs- - 10 seconds. 596 00:24:37.008 --> 00:24:38.410 - Because I'm heavy. 597 00:24:38.410 --> 00:24:41.847 - [Claudia] Yes sir, okay, moving right along. 598 00:24:43.148 --> 00:24:45.217 Oh, Liera with a big left- - Time. 599 00:24:45.217 --> 00:24:46.885 - [Claudia] That did not land. 600 00:24:46.885 --> 00:24:48.086 (upbeat music) 601 00:24:48.086 --> 00:24:49.855 - [Mike] I meant that as in you gotta carry it, 602 00:24:49.855 --> 00:24:51.323 nothing else now. 603 00:24:51.323 --> 00:24:53.058 You and, I don't know. 604 00:24:53.058 --> 00:24:55.660 (Claudia laughing) 605 00:24:55.660 --> 00:24:57.162 - [Claudia] Let's take a good look at what just happened 606 00:24:57.162 --> 00:24:58.263 back on this round. 607 00:24:58.263 --> 00:24:59.698 You recover. 608 00:24:59.698 --> 00:25:00.866 - [Mike] You and I say on this I don't know. 609 00:25:00.866 --> 00:25:02.467 - I know what I'm saying. - I know you do. 610 00:25:02.467 --> 00:25:04.035 The world knows you do. 611 00:25:04.035 --> 00:25:05.637 - There's treatment. 612 00:25:07.506 --> 00:25:09.407 The little knots. 613 00:25:09.407 --> 00:25:12.143 Let's see what happened in this first round. 614 00:25:12.143 --> 00:25:16.114 See, Sam is very, very keen on trying to land that jab. 615 00:25:16.114 --> 00:25:17.549 But it was that left hook 616 00:25:17.549 --> 00:25:21.453 and it was a quick hook right to LT's chin. 617 00:25:21.453 --> 00:25:23.922 Watch he just sets it up and there it goes, 618 00:25:23.922 --> 00:25:25.257 right into the chin. 619 00:25:26.091 --> 00:25:27.826 He felt it, he felt it, 620 00:25:27.826 --> 00:25:30.428 and you can see how veteran Sam is. 621 00:25:30.428 --> 00:25:33.798 He knew, he just waited for Lorawnt T to fall. 622 00:25:33.798 --> 00:25:36.301 (upbeat music) 623 00:25:38.203 --> 00:25:39.437 - [Mike] Round two. 624 00:25:39.437 --> 00:25:40.906 This is a title fight as I mentioned, 625 00:25:40.906 --> 00:25:44.042 but it is scheduled for five, not seven. 626 00:25:44.042 --> 00:25:48.713 Good start for Sam Liera. (bell ringing) 627 00:25:52.717 --> 00:25:53.685 Head position and movement, 628 00:25:53.685 --> 00:25:56.254 something that Leo Perrucci said 629 00:25:56.254 --> 00:25:58.857 they've been working diligently on 630 00:25:58.857 --> 00:26:01.726 back in camp with Lorawnt T Nelson. 631 00:26:02.861 --> 00:26:04.129 - [Claudia] I like that defense too. 632 00:26:04.129 --> 00:26:06.164 LT now has both arms. - Yes. 633 00:26:06.164 --> 00:26:08.400 - [Claudia] Right into in front of his face 634 00:26:08.400 --> 00:26:09.801 and see the elbow coming up. 635 00:26:09.801 --> 00:26:11.169 - [Mike] You can see a visible difference 636 00:26:11.169 --> 00:26:15.206 in what Lao was telling me to look for and I see it, 637 00:26:15.206 --> 00:26:16.441 Sam sees it. 638 00:26:16.441 --> 00:26:18.009 Sam's technique is, 639 00:26:18.009 --> 00:26:20.011 you know we had the nickname flawless before 640 00:26:20.011 --> 00:26:21.680 for one of the fighters. 641 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:24.115 But Sam's technique really borders on flawless. 642 00:26:24.115 --> 00:26:25.350 He is fun to watch. 643 00:26:26.685 --> 00:26:28.153 Brilliant at the bases. 644 00:26:28.153 --> 00:26:31.623 (audience chattering) 645 00:26:31.623 --> 00:26:33.358 - [Claudia] Sam going right after LT. 646 00:26:33.358 --> 00:26:35.026 Relentless his attack. 647 00:26:38.063 --> 00:26:41.433 Sam was set for a title fight at 165, 648 00:26:41.433 --> 00:26:42.500 which is where we are tonight, 649 00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:44.169 against Jose Fernandez 650 00:26:44.169 --> 00:26:48.473 before Jose had to have shoulder surgery, 651 00:26:49.641 --> 00:26:51.176 took a couple of fights on short notice 652 00:26:51.176 --> 00:26:53.878 in different weight classes 'cause he says, 653 00:26:53.878 --> 00:26:55.413 "I just love to have some fight, 654 00:26:55.413 --> 00:26:57.215 "so let's just go." 655 00:26:57.215 --> 00:26:58.516 - [Claudia] You know what, 656 00:26:58.516 --> 00:27:01.086 Liera is going right into LT's left cheekbone 657 00:27:01.086 --> 00:27:03.455 and you can already see a little bit of a cut, 658 00:27:03.455 --> 00:27:05.957 lots of swelling, yes. 659 00:27:05.957 --> 00:27:08.793 (audience cheering) 660 00:27:09.995 --> 00:27:11.830 - [Mike] Both have experience in the clinch 661 00:27:11.830 --> 00:27:15.533 but Sam is connecting at a high percentage so far. 662 00:27:17.369 --> 00:27:19.104 But we know LT's not going anywhere. 663 00:27:19.104 --> 00:27:21.272 - [Claudia] Yeah, oh there's also swelling 664 00:27:21.272 --> 00:27:23.842 on his right cheekbone. - Oh. 665 00:27:23.842 --> 00:27:25.076 - [Claudia] Right underneath the eye. 666 00:27:25.076 --> 00:27:26.644 - [Mike] More connections from Liera. 667 00:27:26.644 --> 00:27:29.914 Answering now is Lorawnt T Smash Nelson. 668 00:27:31.216 --> 00:27:33.485 - [Claudia] There's still a lot of boxing to go. 669 00:27:33.485 --> 00:27:35.020 - [Mike] You got that right. 670 00:27:35.020 --> 00:27:36.321 We've seen it before. 671 00:27:36.321 --> 00:27:38.857 - [Claudia] I did tell you when we first started, 672 00:27:38.857 --> 00:27:41.493 this was gonna be a phone booth fight, literally. 673 00:27:43.828 --> 00:27:46.631 They have yet to literally maintain the action 674 00:27:46.631 --> 00:27:47.766 against the ropes. 675 00:27:48.867 --> 00:27:50.168 They've not even visited a corner. 676 00:27:50.168 --> 00:27:52.137 - [Mike] Nope, and Liera just said, Claudia, 677 00:27:52.137 --> 00:27:54.506 he is tired, punch him in the chest. 678 00:27:57.642 --> 00:27:59.477 - Break clean, back up. 679 00:27:59.477 --> 00:28:01.046 Fight. 680 00:28:01.046 --> 00:28:03.281 (Claudia speaking foreign language) 681 00:28:03.281 --> 00:28:06.151 (audience cheering) 682 00:28:08.253 --> 00:28:10.288 - [Mike] You hear the corner of Liera saying that 683 00:28:10.288 --> 00:28:11.856 Smash is hurt, 684 00:28:11.856 --> 00:28:14.125 but sometimes that's when Smash is the most dangerous. 685 00:28:14.125 --> 00:28:16.895 Actually most times it is. - Yeah. 686 00:28:18.296 --> 00:28:20.799 Let's go ask the DeCastro. - You got that right. 687 00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:23.468 - [Claudia] Whoa. 688 00:28:23.468 --> 00:28:24.702 - [Mike] And even Ricardo Franco 689 00:28:24.702 --> 00:28:26.905 had a good first round against Nelson. 690 00:28:28.440 --> 00:28:29.941 (audience cheering) 691 00:28:29.941 --> 00:28:31.242 - Oh. - Now here comes Smash. 692 00:28:31.242 --> 00:28:33.211 - [Claudia] Wow. 693 00:28:33.211 --> 00:28:36.548 Two right hands right into Liera's nose 694 00:28:37.816 --> 00:28:38.583 and you can already see a little bit of a cut- 695 00:28:38.583 --> 00:28:39.851 - [Referee] 10 seconds. 696 00:28:39.851 --> 00:28:43.988 - [Claudia] Right on the bridge of the nose. 697 00:28:43.988 --> 00:28:47.058 - Back up, back up, back up, fight. 698 00:28:47.058 --> 00:28:47.892 (bell ringing) 699 00:28:47.892 --> 00:28:48.593 Time. 700 00:28:48.593 --> 00:28:51.663 (audience cheering) 701 00:28:53.064 --> 00:28:55.366 - [Mike] This is why these two men are fighting, 702 00:28:55.366 --> 00:28:57.068 for the interim title. 703 00:28:59.404 --> 00:29:00.972 All right, then I'll just keep punching. 704 00:29:00.972 --> 00:29:02.440 - [Claudia] Yeah, whenever we have them, you know, 705 00:29:02.440 --> 00:29:05.176 exchange punches with somebody like Claressa Shields, 706 00:29:05.176 --> 00:29:06.544 Bishop Corner, 707 00:29:06.544 --> 00:29:07.912 I wanna hit like a girl like that. 708 00:29:07.912 --> 00:29:09.881 - [Mike] (laughs) Exactly, Claudia Trejos. 709 00:29:09.881 --> 00:29:11.649 - [Claudia] Don't make me a Colombian on you. 710 00:29:11.649 --> 00:29:13.585 - [Mike] And we saw it earlier today 711 00:29:13.585 --> 00:29:15.253 when you were talking to me about 712 00:29:15.253 --> 00:29:18.389 the southpaw opponent for Chris Cyborg. 713 00:29:18.389 --> 00:29:19.691 - [Claudia] Oh yes, yes. 714 00:29:19.691 --> 00:29:21.226 - [Mike] Claudia was giving me a lesson. 715 00:29:21.226 --> 00:29:23.661 Sam's trying to give a lesson to Smash here. 716 00:29:23.661 --> 00:29:25.196 This is round three of five. 717 00:29:25.196 --> 00:29:28.733 We are at the midway point of this title fight. 718 00:29:28.733 --> 00:29:31.636 (audience cheering) 719 00:29:31.636 --> 00:29:33.338 Very close round two. 720 00:29:33.338 --> 00:29:36.107 Very good first round for Sam Liera. 721 00:29:36.107 --> 00:29:39.878 - [Claudia] Yes, and if you see the footwork, look at Sam. 722 00:29:39.878 --> 00:29:41.412 Sam is very concise, 723 00:29:41.412 --> 00:29:43.114 very short in his footwork. 724 00:29:43.114 --> 00:29:45.984 He just keeps it enough on the toes 725 00:29:45.984 --> 00:29:48.353 but he can plant it to use the power. 726 00:29:48.353 --> 00:29:49.721 - [Referee] Break clean, back up please. 727 00:29:49.721 --> 00:29:51.256 - [Claudia] And LT taking advantage 728 00:29:51.256 --> 00:29:53.758 of little bit of breathing room that Liera can give him. 729 00:29:53.758 --> 00:29:56.928 (audience chattering) 730 00:29:58.296 --> 00:30:02.567 - [Mike] It was the third round against DeCastro 731 00:30:02.567 --> 00:30:06.304 in which Nelson told us he felt 732 00:30:06.304 --> 00:30:09.107 he started to get his rhythm and flow. 733 00:30:09.107 --> 00:30:12.277 Is it gonna start to happen again here now, it may. 734 00:30:12.277 --> 00:30:15.146 (audience cheering) 735 00:30:19.017 --> 00:30:20.318 Great body shot from Liera, 736 00:30:20.318 --> 00:30:23.021 absorbed without any emotion by Smash. 737 00:30:24.055 --> 00:30:25.623 - [Claudia] One, two basic one, two 738 00:30:25.623 --> 00:30:30.061 and now LT's left cheekbone is really bleeding. 739 00:30:30.061 --> 00:30:31.829 He just exacerbated the little bit of a cut 740 00:30:31.829 --> 00:30:33.631 that he has before. 741 00:30:33.631 --> 00:30:37.502 - [Mike] And how Sam works through the pain of those hands 742 00:30:37.502 --> 00:30:40.238 that are continuously damaged, I don't know. 743 00:30:40.238 --> 00:30:43.308 But now the lip is bloodied and bruised. 744 00:30:43.308 --> 00:30:45.977 Nice overhand right to finish that combination. 745 00:30:45.977 --> 00:30:47.979 - [Claudia] But LT's cheek wound 746 00:30:47.979 --> 00:30:51.549 is really getting interesting. - Smashed. 747 00:30:51.549 --> 00:30:53.151 - Smash, yeah. - Yeah. 748 00:30:53.151 --> 00:30:55.286 - [Claudia] Well he's getting smashed right now. 749 00:30:55.286 --> 00:30:56.054 - [Mike] Yep. 750 00:30:57.822 --> 00:30:59.791 - [Claudia] But you can see Liera's right hand 751 00:30:59.791 --> 00:31:01.392 and left hand. 752 00:31:01.392 --> 00:31:04.195 He's really throwing that left and keeping it in front. 753 00:31:05.530 --> 00:31:08.499 Avoiding for Smash to walk into his distance, 754 00:31:08.499 --> 00:31:09.767 into his little space. 755 00:31:11.302 --> 00:31:15.673 - [Mike] Good left connects for Lorawnt T Smash Nelson. 756 00:31:17.508 --> 00:31:18.810 LT in the blue wraps, 757 00:31:18.810 --> 00:31:20.311 Liera in the red. 758 00:31:22.247 --> 00:31:24.015 - [Claudia] Whoa, very well done. 759 00:31:24.015 --> 00:31:26.784 - [Mike] Interim Super Middleweight belt 760 00:31:26.784 --> 00:31:28.586 goes to the winner of this main event. 761 00:31:28.586 --> 00:31:31.422 (audience cheering) 762 00:31:33.057 --> 00:31:34.158 - [Claudia] Already tired. 763 00:31:35.493 --> 00:31:36.961 They still keep going. 764 00:31:36.961 --> 00:31:39.530 The rhythm has lowered. - Yes. 765 00:31:39.530 --> 00:31:42.500 - [Claudia] But they're still very, very aggressive. 766 00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:45.370 (audience cheering) 767 00:31:48.139 --> 00:31:49.774 - [Referee] 10 seconds. 768 00:31:49.774 --> 00:31:51.676 (audience cheering) 769 00:31:51.676 --> 00:31:53.945 - [Mike] LT trying to finish strong here in the third, 770 00:31:53.945 --> 00:31:55.680 maybe steal this round. 771 00:31:55.680 --> 00:31:57.248 (audience cheering) 772 00:31:57.248 --> 00:31:58.383 (bell ringing) 773 00:31:58.383 --> 00:32:00.418 What a fight. 774 00:32:00.418 --> 00:32:02.220 We got two rounds left. 775 00:32:02.220 --> 00:32:04.722 (upbeat music) 776 00:32:12.297 --> 00:32:13.765 - [Claudia] Here looking at the replay, 777 00:32:13.765 --> 00:32:16.968 we can see Sam Liera just missing that big right hand. 778 00:32:16.968 --> 00:32:19.737 Let's take a look from another angle. 779 00:32:19.737 --> 00:32:24.008 Oh but he just met LT's face with like one of those 45s, 780 00:32:25.109 --> 00:32:28.046 it's a short little hook. - Yep. 781 00:32:28.046 --> 00:32:30.081 - [Claudia] And it just landed on his chin. 782 00:32:30.081 --> 00:32:31.649 See how he finishes. 783 00:32:31.649 --> 00:32:36.087 But wait, Liera, he keeps going back and answering. 784 00:32:38.723 --> 00:32:40.892 - [Mike] Round number four. 785 00:32:42.060 --> 00:32:44.996 Main event of the evening. (bell ringing) 786 00:32:44.996 --> 00:32:48.032 (audience cheering) 787 00:32:50.568 --> 00:32:52.904 Sam Liera, 39 years old. 788 00:32:54.305 --> 00:32:56.140 His brothers are in attendance. 789 00:32:56.140 --> 00:32:57.275 - Time, time, time. 790 00:32:57.275 --> 00:32:59.777 - [Claudia] Eye poked, eye poked. 791 00:32:59.777 --> 00:33:01.112 - [Mike] Oh man, accidental eye poke. 792 00:33:01.112 --> 00:33:03.881 - [Claudia] His left eye has been poked. 793 00:33:03.881 --> 00:33:05.216 - Come over here. 794 00:33:05.216 --> 00:33:06.317 Take a quick look doc. 795 00:33:07.652 --> 00:33:09.854 Unintentional foul. - Take a quick look. 796 00:33:13.224 --> 00:33:15.460 But the hand was open. - Yeah. 797 00:33:15.460 --> 00:33:17.428 That is one tough man right there he is. 798 00:33:17.428 --> 00:33:21.432 He's doing everything and his power to try to continue. 799 00:33:21.432 --> 00:33:23.501 - [Claudia] That's Sam right there. 800 00:33:23.501 --> 00:33:27.138 And he's literally battling whatever discomfort he has 801 00:33:27.138 --> 00:33:29.307 and he even the rest. 802 00:33:29.307 --> 00:33:33.444 I'm surprised the doctor has not said, you know, "Done." 803 00:33:33.444 --> 00:33:36.314 (audience cheering) 804 00:33:39.617 --> 00:33:41.185 - You sure? - Yeah. 805 00:33:41.185 --> 00:33:42.353 - Doc, you want take quick look at it, 806 00:33:42.353 --> 00:33:43.888 just, I mean I know you looked at it, 807 00:33:43.888 --> 00:33:45.056 take a quick look at it 808 00:33:46.591 --> 00:33:49.460 (people chattering) 809 00:33:56.768 --> 00:33:58.102 - [Doctor] Down. 810 00:34:07.178 --> 00:34:08.746 - Tell me can you see, 811 00:34:08.746 --> 00:34:10.014 can you see clearly? 812 00:34:10.014 --> 00:34:11.382 You gonna be able to defend yourself? 813 00:34:12.884 --> 00:34:14.085 - [Speaker] You can't fight tomorrow, 814 00:34:14.085 --> 00:34:15.052 let's get it bud. 815 00:34:15.052 --> 00:34:16.654 - I think so. 816 00:34:16.654 --> 00:34:18.089 - Not think so, yes or no? 817 00:34:20.691 --> 00:34:23.594 (people chattering) 818 00:34:25.263 --> 00:34:26.964 I'm gonna call it. - Okay. 819 00:34:26.964 --> 00:34:28.332 - All right, here we go. 820 00:34:28.332 --> 00:34:31.169 - [Mike] It's on pay per view so we can say it, 821 00:34:31.169 --> 00:34:33.171 he just said, "Fuck it, let's fight." 822 00:34:33.171 --> 00:34:35.440 - Wow. - Unbelievable. 823 00:34:35.440 --> 00:34:36.207 - [Claudia] And his corner is like, 824 00:34:36.207 --> 00:34:38.042 "Are you sure?" - Yep. 825 00:34:38.042 --> 00:34:39.811 - [Claudia] The ref, "Are you sure?" 826 00:34:39.811 --> 00:34:40.645 - [Mike] "Can you see?" 827 00:34:40.645 --> 00:34:41.813 "I think so." 828 00:34:41.813 --> 00:34:44.148 Wayne Spinola, "No you gotta tell me you can." 829 00:34:45.249 --> 00:34:46.250 Wow. 830 00:34:46.250 --> 00:34:47.685 (audience cheering) 831 00:34:47.685 --> 00:34:49.854 So you want to be a bare knuckle brawler? 832 00:34:49.854 --> 00:34:53.257 - [Claudia] There you go, that's what it takes. 833 00:34:53.257 --> 00:34:54.625 Hell, first off. - Yep. 834 00:34:54.625 --> 00:34:56.994 - [Claudia] Well, that's why he's keeping 835 00:34:56.994 --> 00:34:58.196 his fighting distance. 836 00:34:58.196 --> 00:35:01.232 (audience cheering) 837 00:35:04.335 --> 00:35:05.903 - [Claudia] Look at that. 838 00:35:05.903 --> 00:35:06.838 What? 839 00:35:06.838 --> 00:35:08.473 (audience cheering) 840 00:35:08.473 --> 00:35:09.140 - Come over here. 841 00:35:09.140 --> 00:35:10.575 Give me your hands. 842 00:35:10.575 --> 00:35:11.609 Keep going. 843 00:35:11.609 --> 00:35:13.277 Yeah you can go, fight. 844 00:35:13.277 --> 00:35:15.079 - [Mike] Sam Liera. 845 00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:18.115 (audience cheering) 846 00:35:32.063 --> 00:35:34.599 Trust me, Smash is damaged as well. 847 00:35:34.599 --> 00:35:37.135 - [Claudia] Yes, and he's still wondering 848 00:35:37.135 --> 00:35:40.705 how Sam could recover and connect that way. 849 00:35:42.406 --> 00:35:43.474 But he was keeping the fighting in short distance 850 00:35:43.474 --> 00:35:45.977 and we know Sam is dangerous. - Yes. 851 00:35:45.977 --> 00:35:47.211 (audience cheering) 852 00:35:47.211 --> 00:35:49.146 Dirty boxing by both men. 853 00:35:49.146 --> 00:35:52.049 (audience cheering) 854 00:35:52.049 --> 00:35:54.218 And knowing Smash as a person, 855 00:35:56.821 --> 00:35:58.689 there's something in his emotions, he's a fighter. 856 00:35:58.689 --> 00:36:00.558 Yes, he knows he's got a job in front of him 857 00:36:00.558 --> 00:36:02.293 but he's not feeling great emotionally either 858 00:36:02.293 --> 00:36:03.861 about what happened 859 00:36:03.861 --> 00:36:06.397 'cause it was unintentional- - Back up, back up, back up. 860 00:36:06.397 --> 00:36:08.065 - [Claudia] No, he's a gentleman of the sport. 861 00:36:08.065 --> 00:36:10.268 - Yes. - Just like Sam. 862 00:36:10.268 --> 00:36:13.170 So though he wants to take this win, 863 00:36:13.170 --> 00:36:14.505 he's gonna feel that 864 00:36:14.505 --> 00:36:16.107 he took something away from his opponent. 865 00:36:16.107 --> 00:36:17.441 - [Mike] Yes. 866 00:36:17.441 --> 00:36:20.545 And you almost see it in the damage he's taken 867 00:36:20.545 --> 00:36:22.580 and in the mental of what just happened. 868 00:36:24.682 --> 00:36:25.917 As we continue here, 869 00:36:25.917 --> 00:36:29.921 final minute of round number four, amazingly. 870 00:36:29.921 --> 00:36:31.022 - Stop, stop, stop. 871 00:36:31.022 --> 00:36:32.990 Back up, back up. 872 00:36:32.990 --> 00:36:36.928 Fight. 873 00:36:36.928 --> 00:36:37.862 Don't push, don't push. 874 00:36:37.862 --> 00:36:39.630 Back up, back up, back up. 875 00:36:39.630 --> 00:36:40.398 Fight. 876 00:36:42.667 --> 00:36:46.170 - [Claudia] These two gentlemen do not know the word quit. 877 00:36:46.170 --> 00:36:49.106 - Absolutely not. - 30 seconds left. 878 00:36:50.841 --> 00:36:53.144 - 30 seconds. - You think you're tough? 879 00:36:53.144 --> 00:36:55.046 Come do this for a second. 880 00:36:55.046 --> 00:36:56.714 (audience cheering) 881 00:36:56.714 --> 00:36:58.616 - [Claudia] But Sam is already flatfooted. 882 00:36:58.616 --> 00:36:59.884 He's just going, 883 00:36:59.884 --> 00:37:02.920 he's really just throwing haymaker after haymaker 884 00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:06.123 'cause he doesn't wanna like play around with the distance. 885 00:37:06.123 --> 00:37:07.858 Yes, and dirty fighting as well. 886 00:37:07.858 --> 00:37:10.962 Just as he keeps LT in clinch. 887 00:37:10.962 --> 00:37:13.664 - Which is smart. - Yes. 888 00:37:13.664 --> 00:37:15.900 (audience cheering) 889 00:37:15.900 --> 00:37:17.435 In the first couple of rounds 890 00:37:17.435 --> 00:37:20.237 he was missing a lot of those punches thrown at a distance. 891 00:37:20.237 --> 00:37:21.405 (bell ringing) So he now knows 892 00:37:21.405 --> 00:37:22.974 he's gotta keep the distance. 893 00:37:22.974 --> 00:37:25.810 (audience cheering) 894 00:37:32.383 --> 00:37:34.785 - [Mike] Fifth and final round. 895 00:37:37.054 --> 00:37:38.022 - Yeah, we're good to go. 896 00:37:38.022 --> 00:37:39.557 Great, let's grab. 897 00:37:39.557 --> 00:37:40.958 Let's grab gentlemen, in position. 898 00:37:40.958 --> 00:37:42.660 - [Mike] The commissioner, the doctor, the referee, 899 00:37:42.660 --> 00:37:45.663 are gonna check very closely on Sam Liera. 900 00:37:49.233 --> 00:37:50.601 You know what this fight, 901 00:37:50.601 --> 00:37:54.238 what a tribute to the great late Mills Lane. 902 00:37:54.238 --> 00:37:56.140 - [Claudia] Amen to that. 903 00:37:56.140 --> 00:37:58.376 - [Mike] And what a great job done by Wayne Spinola. 904 00:37:58.376 --> 00:37:59.343 - [Claudia] Absolutely. 905 00:38:02.146 --> 00:38:03.414 - [Mike] Liera connected. 906 00:38:04.315 --> 00:38:05.750 Nelson answered. 907 00:38:05.750 --> 00:38:07.752 - Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. 908 00:38:07.752 --> 00:38:12.223 - [Mike] Sam very intelligent with that damaged eye, 909 00:38:12.223 --> 00:38:14.992 trying to stay inside with the clinch and dirty boxing 910 00:38:14.992 --> 00:38:17.428 where it's a different type of defense, Claudia. 911 00:38:18.896 --> 00:38:20.931 - [Claudia] And you can see how he's using that clinch 912 00:38:20.931 --> 00:38:22.166 obviously for the dirty fighting, 913 00:38:22.166 --> 00:38:25.336 but we know Sam Liera loves to go at the body 914 00:38:25.336 --> 00:38:27.705 and that just brings your elbows down. 915 00:38:27.705 --> 00:38:28.439 - [Mike] Yes. 916 00:38:29.674 --> 00:38:32.677 Jason Perillo, an amazing boxing trainer 917 00:38:32.677 --> 00:38:34.612 who also has worked with Sam. 918 00:38:34.612 --> 00:38:38.149 Jason Perillo was Jason Press's master. 919 00:38:38.149 --> 00:38:41.118 When Michael Bisping's eye was compromised 920 00:38:41.118 --> 00:38:42.820 later in his career, 921 00:38:42.820 --> 00:38:44.588 they taught to the fight in a style 922 00:38:44.588 --> 00:38:46.857 that would be able to protect him. 923 00:38:46.857 --> 00:38:49.493 Now Sam has had to do it on the fly, 924 00:38:49.493 --> 00:38:52.163 but so far so good for Sam Liera. 925 00:38:52.163 --> 00:38:55.366 - [Claudia] Well those are the adjustments veterans do 926 00:38:55.366 --> 00:38:59.036 and Sam knows what it is to get into a toe to toe combat. 927 00:38:59.036 --> 00:39:01.105 And how to use his, 928 00:39:01.105 --> 00:39:02.606 not only his tools, 929 00:39:02.606 --> 00:39:06.477 but the fallacies or issues that your opponent can commit. 930 00:39:06.477 --> 00:39:07.812 (audience cheering) 931 00:39:07.812 --> 00:39:10.347 - [Mike] And on Sam's side of it, 932 00:39:10.347 --> 00:39:13.951 he was able to put so much damage on his opponent 933 00:39:13.951 --> 00:39:16.120 prior to the accidental eye poke 934 00:39:16.120 --> 00:39:19.156 that Smash isn't at full speed anymore. 935 00:39:19.156 --> 00:39:22.793 - [Claudia] Yes, and he's already gone toe to toe 936 00:39:22.793 --> 00:39:25.162 against a guy that will not put his knee down 937 00:39:25.162 --> 00:39:26.430 for five rounds. - Wow. 938 00:39:28.499 --> 00:39:30.101 - [Claudia] Look at that. 939 00:39:30.101 --> 00:39:32.603 (audience cheering) 940 00:39:32.603 --> 00:39:36.941 Sam flatfooted and every- - Still flat. 941 00:39:36.941 --> 00:39:40.010 - [Claudia] Oh, yes, and swinging with full force. 942 00:39:40.010 --> 00:39:41.145 - [Mike] And don't tell me that's not a caveman 943 00:39:41.145 --> 00:39:42.279 right here, right now, 'cause it is. 944 00:39:42.279 --> 00:39:45.449 (audience chattering) 945 00:39:46.717 --> 00:39:48.552 Oh, big upper cut. - Yes. 946 00:39:48.552 --> 00:39:50.488 - [Mike] By LT. 947 00:39:50.488 --> 00:39:52.256 And another one. 948 00:39:52.256 --> 00:39:53.257 (audience cheering) 949 00:39:53.257 --> 00:39:55.292 Down comes Liera. 950 00:39:55.292 --> 00:39:56.527 (audience cheering) 951 00:39:56.527 --> 00:39:59.563 - Five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10. 952 00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:03.801 Get over here. 953 00:40:03.801 --> 00:40:05.302 Give me your hand, Sam, 954 00:40:05.302 --> 00:40:06.303 give me your hand. 955 00:40:06.303 --> 00:40:07.271 Give me your hand. 956 00:40:07.271 --> 00:40:08.439 Do you want to keep going? 957 00:40:08.439 --> 00:40:10.074 Keep going, fight. 958 00:40:10.074 --> 00:40:13.010 - [Claudia] LT's not gonna let this on go. 959 00:40:13.010 --> 00:40:14.512 He knows how to finish a fight. 960 00:40:14.512 --> 00:40:16.480 We've seen him (speaker drowned by crowd cheering). 961 00:40:16.480 --> 00:40:18.048 - [Mike] 30 seconds. 962 00:40:19.116 --> 00:40:20.518 - Four, five, six- 963 00:40:21.485 --> 00:40:23.053 - [Claudia] We've always known 964 00:40:23.053 --> 00:40:26.056 you cannot let LT (speaker drowned by crowd cheering). 965 00:40:26.056 --> 00:40:28.526 - You okay? - He's looking at the ref. 966 00:40:28.526 --> 00:40:29.460 - Fight. 967 00:40:30.327 --> 00:40:33.164 (audience cheering) 968 00:40:34.698 --> 00:40:35.900 - [Claudia] The ref very close to the action. 969 00:40:35.900 --> 00:40:38.436 - 10 seconds. - Sam has no legs. 970 00:40:38.436 --> 00:40:41.772 (audience cheering) 971 00:40:41.772 --> 00:40:43.073 - [Mike] Can he make it? 972 00:40:43.073 --> 00:40:45.943 (audience cheering) 973 00:40:47.545 --> 00:40:48.479 (bell ringing) 974 00:40:48.479 --> 00:40:50.381 - What a fight. - Yes. 975 00:40:50.381 --> 00:40:53.217 (audience cheering) 976 00:40:55.920 --> 00:40:56.821 Outstanding. 977 00:40:57.888 --> 00:40:59.957 Once again, LT showing us 978 00:41:02.793 --> 00:41:06.096 that we can never count him out. 979 00:41:06.096 --> 00:41:07.598 - [Mike] Wow. 980 00:41:07.598 --> 00:41:08.966 - [Claudia] Wow. 981 00:41:10.100 --> 00:41:12.937 - [Mike] Absolutely brilliant fight. 982 00:41:15.639 --> 00:41:17.975 Judges have rendered their decision, Claudia. 983 00:41:17.975 --> 00:41:18.909 Here is Big Mo. 984 00:41:20.644 --> 00:41:24.148 Ladies and gentlemen, 985 00:41:24.148 --> 00:41:28.118 after five full championship rounds, 986 00:41:28.118 --> 00:41:32.323 we go to the judges score cards for the official decision. 987 00:41:32.323 --> 00:41:36.627 Judges Claudio and Uriyaga scored 47 to 44, 988 00:41:36.627 --> 00:41:40.297 while Judge Stamey scores at 46 to 45. 989 00:41:40.297 --> 00:41:41.565 Declaring your winner, 990 00:41:41.565 --> 00:41:46.303 the new Interim BYB Super Middleweight Champion, 991 00:41:48.706 --> 00:41:53.711 Sam Liera. (audience cheering) 992 00:41:57.114 --> 00:41:59.216 Hey, interviewing both you guys. 993 00:41:59.216 --> 00:42:02.753 - [Mike] Sam Liera, a unanimous decision. 994 00:42:04.321 --> 00:42:07.191 (audience cheering) 995 00:42:09.860 --> 00:42:11.996 - Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen. 996 00:42:13.230 --> 00:42:17.101 I am joined by both the unstoppable force 997 00:42:17.101 --> 00:42:18.769 and the immovable object. 998 00:42:18.769 --> 00:42:20.604 I'm not sure who is whose, 999 00:42:20.604 --> 00:42:22.773 but I'll go to LT first. 1000 00:42:22.773 --> 00:42:24.408 Lt, you traveled the world, man. 1001 00:42:24.408 --> 00:42:26.176 You've done some amazing things 1002 00:42:26.176 --> 00:42:28.412 in a variety of rings and cages 1003 00:42:28.412 --> 00:42:31.081 and you went to war tonight. 1004 00:42:31.081 --> 00:42:31.949 How do you feel? 1005 00:42:31.949 --> 00:42:33.350 - You know, I feel all right, 1006 00:42:33.350 --> 00:42:35.452 I feel a little swollen in my face, but- 1007 00:42:35.452 --> 00:42:36.520 - You look good. 1008 00:42:36.520 --> 00:42:38.022 - Yeah, I feel all right man. 1009 00:42:38.022 --> 00:42:39.590 You know, big up to Sam, 1010 00:42:39.590 --> 00:42:41.792 I thought I did enough to win the fight at the end there 1011 00:42:41.792 --> 00:42:43.394 if you watch the last round, 1012 00:42:43.394 --> 00:42:44.361 other than getting drops, 1013 00:42:44.361 --> 00:42:45.963 I thought I was controlling shots 1014 00:42:45.963 --> 00:42:47.464 other than a couple shots landing. 1015 00:42:47.464 --> 00:42:50.634 But you know, the judges are the ones that make the decision 1016 00:42:50.634 --> 00:42:51.635 so big up to Sam, 1017 00:42:51.635 --> 00:42:53.070 he's a gangster. 1018 00:42:53.203 --> 00:42:55.072 We appreciate everyone that comes out to support us, 1019 00:42:55.072 --> 00:42:56.607 we do it all for the fans, man. 1020 00:42:56.607 --> 00:42:58.609 So much love to all you guys. 1021 00:42:58.609 --> 00:43:01.345 Hey, big up, thanks to South Carolina, Carolina 1022 00:43:01.345 --> 00:43:04.381 for opening up bare knuckle fighting man, 1023 00:43:04.381 --> 00:43:05.215 we're here to stay. 1024 00:43:06.216 --> 00:43:10.087 - Sam, champion, right here. 1025 00:43:10.087 --> 00:43:12.056 Good side, bad side (chuckles). 1026 00:43:12.056 --> 00:43:14.224 Sam, first and foremost, congratulations. 1027 00:43:14.224 --> 00:43:15.626 I'll start with an easy one. 1028 00:43:15.626 --> 00:43:17.461 How does it feel to have that belt on your waist? 1029 00:43:17.461 --> 00:43:18.963 - You know, honestly it feels great. 1030 00:43:18.963 --> 00:43:21.899 I'm happy everybody from CSW who helped me train. 1031 00:43:23.167 --> 00:43:24.335 My friend's gym, 1032 00:43:24.335 --> 00:43:26.136 what to call, I can't even think. 1033 00:43:26.136 --> 00:43:28.839 (indistinct) Thank you everybody who helped me train, 1034 00:43:28.839 --> 00:43:29.773 I really appreciate it. 1035 00:43:29.773 --> 00:43:31.642 This is all for you guys. 1036 00:43:31.642 --> 00:43:33.877 - Now, you come from California, 1037 00:43:33.877 --> 00:43:35.512 but it sounds like 1038 00:43:35.512 --> 00:43:38.615 he has some fans in South Carolina now, huh? 1039 00:43:38.615 --> 00:43:41.652 (audience cheering) 1040 00:43:41.652 --> 00:43:46.357 Sam, you are now five and oh in the Trigon. 1041 00:43:46.357 --> 00:43:50.160 I don't know if you're crazy, or a badass, or both, 1042 00:43:50.160 --> 00:43:52.596 but you've stepped into the Trigon, the mighty Trigon, 1043 00:43:52.596 --> 00:43:56.300 down to five thousands creation five times, 1044 00:43:56.300 --> 00:43:57.101 won 'em all, 1045 00:43:57.101 --> 00:43:58.535 now a title holder. 1046 00:43:58.535 --> 00:44:02.773 But now you have to take on your current champion, 1047 00:44:02.773 --> 00:44:04.074 that's an interim belt, 1048 00:44:04.074 --> 00:44:06.377 are you ready to take on that champion? 1049 00:44:06.377 --> 00:44:09.046 - Whoever it is, it don't matter, whatever. 1050 00:44:09.046 --> 00:44:10.981 Somebody better is even better for me. 1051 00:44:10.981 --> 00:44:13.083 I wanna get the better people to challenge me. 1052 00:44:13.083 --> 00:44:15.019 And you know, if I win, it's great. 1053 00:44:15.019 --> 00:44:16.186 If I don't, you know, at least try it, 1054 00:44:16.186 --> 00:44:17.688 it's all that matters to me. 1055 00:44:17.688 --> 00:44:19.056 I'm here to just have fun. 1056 00:44:19.056 --> 00:44:20.357 That's what I'm here for. 1057 00:44:20.357 --> 00:44:21.859 - Well you have a lot of fans watching. 1058 00:44:21.859 --> 00:44:24.528 Have family here, have new fans here. 1059 00:44:24.528 --> 00:44:27.131 Anything that you have to say to those people? 1060 00:44:27.131 --> 00:44:29.566 - You know, thank you for coming and watching us. 1061 00:44:29.566 --> 00:44:31.335 We appreciate it, we put on a show for you guys, 1062 00:44:31.335 --> 00:44:33.237 we did the best we could and I hope you enjoyed it 1063 00:44:33.237 --> 00:44:34.872 and we hope to see you guys again. 1064 00:44:34.872 --> 00:44:36.907 - Thank you guys so much for coming out. 1065 00:44:36.907 --> 00:44:40.177 One more time for your winner, Sam Liera. 1066 00:44:41.912 --> 00:44:42.813 - Thank you. 1067 00:44:42.813 --> 00:44:43.814 (audience cheering)