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00:03 Regional light flyweight title.
00:07 [speaking Spanish]
00:08 We're gonna have a female referee.
00:10 Have you ever had a female referee in any of your boxing?
00:13 Um, no.
00:14 As an amateur, I have, yeah.
00:16 As an amateur in New York City,
00:17 USA Boxing does a good job of, you know,
00:21 having males and females involved in the sport.
00:23 Um, but as a professional, I haven't, not yet.
00:28 I'm sure she'll do great.
00:29 Very tough, and the ring keeps the discipline
00:32 between the fighters.
00:33 Again, we have an orthodox and a southpaw.
00:37 [speaking Spanish]
00:39 Villar, Azalea Candelilla Villar from Panama City,
00:42 wearing the white trunks and reds,
00:45 and Gerardo Cascabel Zapata
00:47 from San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua,
00:50 wearing a rattlesnake as his nickname.
00:54 [crowd cheering]
00:56 And there is the southpaw standing,
01:01 right-handed or orthodox, Villar.
01:05 Zapata is the southpaw.
01:08 Earlier seconds of the fight,
01:13 Villar, the more active fighter,
01:16 just landed a big left hand there.
01:20 Missed the big cross right.
01:24 And now Zapata's trying to get into the fight,
01:29 throwing that nice left, straight left to the head.
01:33 Plenty of action in the couple of seconds
01:38 of this fight so far, Arnold.
01:41 A lot of punches being thrown.
01:42 Usually that's what we get from the lower weight class guys.
01:46 Um, these guys are busy, man.
01:49 Absolutely. They come to fight.
01:51 They come to entertain the crowd,
01:53 and they do their work between the ropes.
01:57 Nice, Gerardo.
01:59 Gerardo's got the distance,
02:04 but to me, Villar's got more power in his punches so far.
02:09 Good left hand there from Villar
02:12 right when Zapata was coming in with the left hand.
02:19 Cut a little bit of Villar there.
02:22 Body shot from Zapata.
02:30 Villar missing with the left hand,
02:32 missing with the right hand.
02:34 Missed again with the right hand.
02:38 Very fast start for both of them for a 10-round fight.
02:45 Not a lot-- oh, nice straight cross.
02:47 Yeah, that was a good one from Zapata.
02:50 He might stole the round with that shot there.
02:53 The cleaner shot of the round so far.
02:55 Yeah, nothing really clean outside of that punch
03:02 that's been landed, but they've been trying, yeah.
03:05 Nice tight guard.
03:08 Garth throwing a lot of combinations there.
03:10 Got countered with a left hand from Zapata,
03:13 now a right hand from Zapata.
03:15 Very nice hand from Zapata over the defense from Villar.
03:19 The first round is almost over.
03:23 Very good round, lots of action.
03:26 Good left hand there from Zapata.
03:28 I saw from Villar in the earlier part of the round
03:38 bringing the fight to Zapata, Zapata gauging a little bit,
03:41 but then towards the end of the round,
03:44 Zapata landed the better shot, what do you say?
03:46 Yeah, Zapata, I think, landed the cleaner shot.
03:49 There wasn't many shots that were clean
03:51 from either side that landed,
03:53 but this round could have gone either way.
03:56 Like, I feel like Villar, he controlled the ring
04:00 more than Zapata did, but it could have gone either way.
04:04 I give it to Zapata just because he landed the cleaner shot,
04:07 just like we're seeing it right now.
04:08 Exactly.
04:09 That big left hand, I think, stole the round for Zapata.
04:13 There it is again.
04:14 Zapata with the distance, longer arms.
04:22 So Arnold gives the round to Zapata, it's 10 to 9.
04:28 We go to the second round, light flight weights,
04:32 regional title on the line here.
04:35 Villar with the right hook to the body.
04:41 Nice combination.
04:44 Again, the left hand from Zapata,
04:46 it's finding its way to Villar's face cleanly.
04:51 Nice combination there from Villar,
04:55 counter from Zapata with the left hand.
04:58 There's the left hand again.
05:02 Oh, sorry, yeah, that was the left hand to the face,
05:05 and Villar is not seeing it coming.
05:08 But I like what Villar is doing.
05:09 He's punching upstairs and finishes downstairs.
05:11 Just like that.
05:13 Yeah, that was kind of--
05:15 He's going to the body.
05:16 He's investing downstairs, but he's got to get his head
05:18 off the middle line because he keeps getting
05:19 touched by that cross.
05:20 Exactly, and Villar is working to the body
05:23 because Zapata's got lots of movement.
05:26 So trying to slow him down.
05:29 There's Villar with the action.
05:31 Many of the punches have been blocked by Zapata,
05:34 who's got a very good defense there with his long arms.
05:37 - Yeah, good high guard, yeah.
05:39 - Yep, good high guard.
05:41 The left hand again from Zapata,
05:43 counterpunch to the right hand from Villar.
05:46 We're getting good action in this second fight.
05:49 Live from Panama City, Centro de Combates,
05:54 right next to Roberto Duran's arena,
05:56 the great fighter from Panama.
05:59 Four championships.
06:00 Roberto Mano de Piedras Duran,
06:03 he said, uh, "Salutation."
06:05 - Yeah, he's got a lot of followers.
06:07 - Yeah.
06:10 Legendary fighter.
06:12 - Mm.
06:14 Missed there with the hook.
06:16 Villar, it's a vicious hook.
06:18 Just missed. A near miss.
06:21 Great combination. I love it.
06:23 Zapata just landed two big hands.
06:26 - Yep, that cross is-- that cross is working
06:28 from the left hand.
06:30 Villar is definitely more active,
06:32 but from what I'm seeing, Zapata just seems more composed,
06:35 doesn't overpunch.
06:39 Villar is just very, very active.
06:41 So that's what's working for him, though.
06:43 - Yep, and Zapata's more effective.
06:45 I would complement your comment there.
06:48 You know, he's landing more punches.
06:50 Villar is throwing more, but missing more as well.
06:53 - And Villar is using a lot of energy,
06:58 moving and throwing, moving and throwing.
07:00 Zapata's just catching a lot of his shots, you know.
07:04 Let's see what his conditioning is like,
07:05 if he can keep this up for the next eight rounds.
07:09 He still has a long way to go.
07:11 - Okay, again, the left hand just deposited
07:14 over the chin of Villar.
07:16 I can see here the corner, the trainer from Villar
07:20 asking Villar to bring the fight to Zapata.
07:23 Left hand again from Zapata,
07:29 missing with the right hand, Villar.
07:31 And the second round is over. Interesting round.
07:35 Villar very busy, the fire ant,
07:39 trying to sting the rattlesnake.
07:42 However, the rattlesnake being more economical,
07:46 being more efficient.
07:47 What did you say, Arnold?
07:49 - Yeah, Zapata seems a lot more composed.
07:53 I feel like just based on what I'm watching,
07:56 he seems like the most,
07:57 the more experienced fighter like Villar.
08:00 But you can't take Villar's effort away.
08:03 Like, he's busy. He's busy, you know?
08:05 He's moving, he's busy, he's throwing more shots
08:07 than Zapata is.
08:08 Zapata's just landing the cleaner shots.
08:11 - Exactly. - You know what I'm saying?
08:12 - Now, there, Villar landed a right hand,
08:15 but there's that left hand that we've been talking about,
08:18 you know, straight to the face.
08:20 Villar seems not to be seeing it.
08:21 There it is again.
08:24 Several times that left hand on Villar's face.
08:28 Villar's got to do something about his defense
08:31 for that left hand.
08:32 We go to the third round.
08:33 Live from the Coliseum de Combates
08:38 in Panama City, Panama.
08:40 This is Dino Kirkland along with Arnold Gonzalez.
08:44 Light flyweights.
08:47 - It's a good, even match so far.
08:49 - So far. I didn't ask you.
08:51 What was your score in the second round there, Arnold?
08:54 - I gave Zapata the edge,
08:58 'cause he landed, he keeps landing that clean left cross,
09:00 but you can't take away Villar's activity.
09:04 He's very busy.
09:05 He's constantly throwing.
09:08 So, I wouldn't be surprised if judges see it the other way.
09:12 - Okay, so it's a close call.
09:15 - Close, yeah, close rounds.
09:17 Just like this one, you know?
09:19 - Yeah, Villar even busier this round,
09:22 throwing more punches,
09:24 being more effective with the punches so far.
09:26 - But there's that left cross that keeps landing
09:27 all night long.
09:30 - He's got to do something about that left hand.
09:32 - He's got to take that away from him, yeah.
09:35 - What do you do to take it away?
09:36 What would you do?
09:38 - I mean, he's got to angle,
09:39 just get his head off the midline
09:40 or angle to his left side,
09:42 'cause the cross is coming from Zapata's left-handed side.
09:46 So, if Villar steps over to his left,
09:49 he'll take away that shot.
09:52 - Okay, nice body combination there from Villar.
09:56 To me, in the clinch, in the in-fight,
10:01 Villar is taking advantage.
10:03 - He's more active, yeah.
10:05 He's actually letting his hands go
10:06 instead of just waiting for the ref to break it.
10:10 He's forcing the break by punching.
10:13 - Exactly, like that there.
10:15 The in-fight, Villar is taking the better part.
10:18 When the fight is open, then Zapata is able
10:21 to land that left hand.
10:23 There it is again.
10:24 - Zapata's very effective when he's at range.
10:27 Villar either has to be out of range
10:30 or very enclosed.
10:31 That's when he's more effective.
10:33 But Zapata, when he's at his range, at his distance,
10:36 he's landing that cross over and over.
10:38 - Very tough round so far.
10:43 - Yeah, back and forth action.
10:44 - Yeah, absolutely.
10:45 Yeah, yeah.
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17:43 - And here's the thing.
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17:45 - He doesn't know when--
17:47 or doesn't see that left hand coming from Zapata.
17:51 - He does not see it.
17:52 He keeps getting hit by it.
17:54 - Nice job there.
17:55 Nice combination.
17:56 - It seems like Zapata's starting to have fun in there
17:58 a little bit.
17:59 He's moving--oh, and right as I say that,
18:00 he gets in with a three-piece back and forth.
18:03 - Exactly.
18:04 And he comes back with the right hand,
18:06 body shot with the left hand.
18:10 - Yeah, he's got a little bit of pressure over committing
18:14 to the body.
18:16 Oh, kind of low shot there.
18:19 The ref didn't see it.
18:22 Missing with the left hook there.
18:24 Zapata, Fiyada against the ropes.
18:28 Moves away from the ropes with the right hand.
18:35 The corner from--the trainer from Villarez
18:38 in the ring.
18:40 - He's in shape, yeah.
18:42 - That's the well-renowned Garibaldi,
18:46 who's been the trainer of several Panamanian champs.
18:48 - Oh, wow.
18:50 - Zapata missing with the left, finally.
18:54 Getting the right hand from Villar.
18:59 Good action there from Villar,
19:02 left to the body, right to the face.
19:06 Now he gets a right hand,
19:07 another right hand from Zapata.
19:10 Oh, big shot from Zapata with the left hand,
19:13 but there comes Villar again.
19:15 [crowd shouting]
19:18 - Zapata's looking for that big left hand.
19:23 Villar is a--he's a warrior.
19:25 He just keeps coming and punching back, yeah.
19:29 - They're both eager to get this regional tie
19:31 that would maybe catapult their careers
19:35 into better fights, more important fights
19:38 along the road.
19:40 Again, we had a back-and-forth round,
19:43 difficult to score, difficult to see
19:46 who got the dominance over who.
19:50 What--how do you call this?
19:52 - It's back-and-forth. I don't know, like, um...
19:56 Back-and-forth action.
19:58 I gave--
20:00 Damn, like, it's hard to score this last round,
20:02 but I'm gonna have to give it to Zapata
20:04 just 'cause of the cleanest shots.
20:05 You know? - Okay.
20:06 - Clean, clean, hard shot.
20:08 They're both active. They're both throwing.
20:10 I think Villar's a little more active,
20:12 but Zapata's doing the most damage with the big shots,
20:15 and--which is weird because on paper,
20:18 it shows that Zapata has less knockouts than Villar,
20:21 but it seems like he sits down on his punches
20:23 a lot more than Villar does.
20:25 - Absolutely. He sits down on them.
20:27 Um, and he hasn't been able to shook off
20:31 that left hand from Zapata.
20:33 Anytime he's controlling the actions,
20:37 then comes Zapata with that left hand
20:39 and takes control back.
20:41 In the seventh round, out of ten,
20:43 light flyweight, regional, FedeCentro title,
20:48 Azael Villar in the white trunks,
20:51 Gerardo Zapata in the rattlesnake trunks.
20:54 As it has seen the story throughout the fight,
21:00 very active, coming out of the--
21:03 coming from the bell.
21:05 They come on swinging.
21:06 Oh, a left hand from Zapata.
21:09 - And Villar comes right back with a good right hand.
21:14 - Villar withstood that. I thought he had it.
21:16 I thought he was hurt, but he came back with a right hand.
21:19 - Came right back with a right hand.
21:22 - Oh, I tell you what, the matchmaker for this fight
21:25 did an absolutely great fight.
21:27 - It was a good matchup. - Yeah.
21:29 - You can't get it more even than what we're seeing.
21:33 Villar now with the more active fighter
21:37 landing the better shots.
21:41 Zapata coming in.
21:42 - Zapata lands a big shot,
21:44 and Villar comes back with, like, four or five shots.
21:46 Even though they don't land, he's active.
21:47 He's throwing, like that.
21:49 Big shot right there, then comes Villar.
21:50 - There he comes.
21:51 - That's been the story of the whole fight, yeah.
21:53 - Yeah, that's the script. - Just like that.
21:55 Just like that. Just keeps touching.
21:56 Keeps touching.
21:58 There's the left hand again to the face.
22:03 I guess Villar is betting on, you know,
22:06 more punches thrown and landed,
22:09 but Zapata, the more effective throughout this fight.
22:13 - Zapata's looking for the big shots.
22:14 Villar is just active, looking for the activity.
22:18 - There was a right hand that surprised Villar
22:21 when he was coming in.
22:24 Zapata now switching to right hand.
22:28 Now he switched to southpaw again.
22:32 Right hand from Villar.
22:36 There's a right hand from Villar again.
22:38 Neither of the fighters is cut,
22:47 nor got any major sweat on their faces.
22:51 Neither of them are-- got any major swelling.
22:56 Clean fight so far.
22:57 Interesting fight.
22:59 Villar taking the more activity now with the left hand.
23:01 Nice right hand from Villar to the face of Zapata.
23:07 There comes Zapata with the right hand.
23:10 Left hand again from Zapata.
23:16 Now the right hand.
23:18 Zapata comes back with a right hook to the body.
23:23 This is an incredible--
23:24 - This is a good, entertaining fight.
23:26 - Absolutely.
23:27 - Zapata lands a big shot.
23:28 He has come back with four, five shots.
23:30 Back and forth, back and forth, just like that.
23:34 - Good fight.
23:35 Good left hand at the end of the round there from Zapata.
23:38 - Really, really good fight.
23:40 - Great, great fight.
23:41 - I don't even want to keep scoring this fight anymore.
23:42 - Listen. - I just want to watch it.
23:44 Yeah, this is a good fight.
23:46 - I'm not going to do that, the score.
23:49 It's tough to score, for sure.
23:52 - Yeah, before this round, there was a mistake.
23:55 They said seventh round,
23:57 but this is the seventh round that's coming.
23:59 We have fought six rounds so far.
24:02 Back and forth fight.
24:05 Both fighters bringing the best that they have,
24:08 counterpunching or taking the lead.
24:12 There you go.
24:13 - Zapata's got to know that he's--
24:15 - Big left hand there by Zapata.
24:17 - There it is. Then he followed up.
24:18 - Yeah.
24:20 But then when the right hand--
24:23 - And then here comes Villar.
24:24 Right after that, he comes with a right hand.
24:25 - Three big hands from Zapata,
24:27 and there comes the right hand.
24:28 There you go.
24:29 That's the right hand from Villar.
24:33 Very tough six rounds.
24:34 - I think Zapata's got to know that
24:37 he's in Villar's hometown in Panama.
24:40 So if he wants to beat him here,
24:42 like, he's really got to take it to him and show it.
24:45 You can't just-- it can't be this close, you know?
24:48 - I see your point. - Yeah.
24:49 - And, yes, it is a close, close match.
24:53 Um, I know you mentioned you don't want to keep score,
24:56 but who do you give the round to?
24:59 Round six? - The last one?
25:01 Um, it's a close one.
25:04 It's a close one. Let's keep watching.
25:08 - Well, I'm going to give it to Villar
25:10 only because he threw, you know, more punches.
25:13 He landed more and better punches the previous round,
25:16 but it was a close call, as it has been--
25:19 - Every round. Every round, yeah.
25:24 - Zapata with two big left hands on Villar's face.
25:30 Villar focusing a little bit more to the body.
25:33 Nothing going there.
25:43 - Over right hand that missed.
25:46 That Zapata missed there, and then Villar
25:50 took advantage and started throwing punches,
25:53 most of them blocked by the high guard from Zapata.
25:58 Trying to lead in with the right hand there, Zapata.
26:08 That's very dangerous because he got exposed.
26:10 To the right hand of Villar.
26:13 - Missed.
26:18 Villar is definitely winning this round so far.
26:21 - Yeah, to me, Zapata is slowing down a little bit
26:26 in this round.
26:28 - I was interested in seeing who's going to be
26:30 the first one to slow down.
26:32 As of now, I'm getting signs that Zapata's slowing down,
26:35 but he might just be saving it to close out the round.
26:38 Let's see.
26:40 - It might be, it might be a strategy.
26:42 We still got 50 seconds to go in this round.
26:46 Villar is still the more active fighter.
26:48 There tries to come Zapata with the left hand,
26:51 and then is countered with two good hands from Villar.
26:57 Right hand blocked, nicely blocked.
27:00 Zapata's got a good defense when he's ready.
27:03 But Villar has got the more activity in this round.
27:10 - Villar controlled this round.
27:12 - Missed the left hand, rarely.
27:16 - Zapata's telegraphing his shots now,
27:19 I think because he's getting tired now,
27:22 so he's loading up a little bit more.
27:24 Villar seems like the most active fighter now.
27:26 He came in shape. This guy came ready to fight.
27:30 - There comes Villar. The crowd's getting into it.
27:33 Ten seconds to go in the seventh round,
27:36 and there goes the seventh round.
27:37 - This is a Villar round for sure.
27:39 - Yes, Villar.
27:41 - Live from Panama City.
27:44 Panama at the Coliseum de Combates,
27:48 right next to Roberto Duran Arena.
27:51 This is a ten-round light, flyweight, regional title fight.
27:58 Hazard, Candelilla, Villar, Gerardo, Cascabel, Zapata.
28:02 We're gonna see some of the highlights from the round.
28:05 Villar taking the lead in this round.
28:08 That was a right hand, block there.
28:12 The left hand was able to go in.
28:14 Then the body shot there.
28:18 As you can see there,
28:20 Zapata was wide open throughout the round.
28:22 Villar taking advantage of that.
28:25 To me, it has been the cleaner round to score
28:31 in favor of Villar.
28:32 - Yep. This is one of the first rounds that was easy to score.
28:37 - Yeah, easy to score. That was a Villar round for sure.
28:41 - Okay, we go to the eighth round.
28:44 Asael Villar, wide trunks.
28:46 Gerardo Zapata, rattlesnake trunks.
28:53 Left hand kind of low, landed low from Zapata.
28:56 - Yeah, he seems a lot more active than Zapata.
28:58 - Oh, yes. - And he's feeding it, too.
29:01 - Now, Villar is bringing the fight to Zapata closer now.
29:05 - Ooh, right hand by Zapata.
29:11 Shook Villar's head heavily.
29:15 - There's Villar again, bringing the fight.
29:20 Bringing the fight to Zapata.
29:22 Fighting in. - Yeah.
29:24 - Not letting Zapata think of what to throw
29:27 or how to defense the attack in the earlier minute
29:32 of this round.
29:37 Touching him a lot with the short punches there.
29:41 Good left hand then from Zapata,
29:43 the best one he's landed so far in this round.
29:46 - It doesn't seem like Villar got too much steam
29:52 behind his punches, but he's doing a very good job
29:55 of just keeping busy.
29:57 Wow, nice pass by Zapata right there.
29:59 - Yeah, Zapata's coming back in the round.
30:01 - Yeah.
30:03 - Although he seems a bit more tired than Villar, but--
30:08 - Villar's doing a good job of just placing the shots.
30:11 He's also tired. He's just placing them.
30:13 - Yep. - He's not overcommitting
30:14 on all his shots.
30:16 He's just touching, touching, touching,
30:17 which is a good strategy in these later rounds.
30:20 Zapata's looking for that big, big shot.
30:22 - Yeah, but since Villar is fighting in,
30:25 then it's more difficult to Zapata--
30:27 for Zapata to land that left hand that he throws.
30:30 - He needs the distance in order to throw that.
30:32 - Exactly. Very good two hands
30:34 from Villar to Zapata's face there in the infight.
30:39 The whole--the whole round has been an infight.
30:45 - And I think Villar has the advantage that he knows
30:48 how to fight better on the inside than Zapata.
30:50 - Yep, yeah, we mentioned that. - Zapata needs that pace.
30:52 - We mentioned that in the earlier rounds,
30:54 that it seemed that Villar had an advantage in the infight,
30:57 like he's doing right now. - Right now, yeah.
30:59 - There you go. He's in, and then he's out.
31:02 - There he is again in the infight.
31:04 - He's a very--he's a very well-conditioned fighter.
31:07 As he throws a lot of shots,
31:09 he received some big shots from Zapata,
31:11 but he's still there.
31:12 Just like that, he gets it, he comes right back.
31:15 - Zapata's missing a lot of shots in this round.
31:20 He's overcommitting in his power clinches.
31:23 - That would tire you out just as much.
31:25 I mean, when you miss a big shot,
31:27 that really tires you out,
31:29 especially on these later rounds.
31:30 - Okay, Villar trying to come back.
31:33 Zapata trying to come back in this round,
31:35 bringing the fight to Villar, and of course--
31:37 - That's another Villar round.
31:40 - Now you got the crack of it.
31:44 Absolutely good, good fight.
31:47 Very evenly matched.
31:50 The smaller guys bringing the action to the crowd,
31:53 the crowd getting into it at times during the round.
31:58 - Just a lot more action.
32:00 - The corner in--
32:03 the corner in Zapata is kind of trying to bring him back,
32:08 telling him to keep bringing the fight.
32:11 There's the right hand from Zapata.
32:16 Left hand was blocked.
32:18 Good left hand there.
32:20 Landed the right hand, but then comes Villar
32:23 with the right hand.
32:25 [crowd chattering]
32:28 [whistle blows]
32:31 [crowd chattering]
32:35 - We're going to the ninth round.
32:38 Very close fight.
32:41 Tough to call.
32:43 Zapata came out shooting from the corner.
32:50 That's after the corner just told him
32:53 that he was going to win the last two rounds.
32:56 He was kind of slow and just being there
32:58 trying to counterattack.
33:02 Again, Villar--
33:04 - Villar does a really good job of angling and punching,
33:07 angling and punching.
33:08 - Yeah, he's doing that much, much better
33:10 in the last three rounds
33:11 than the earlier part of the fight.
33:15 There's a right hand, and then he moves away.
33:19 Left hand moves away.
33:20 Ooh, got the left hand.
33:22 He's got the right hand.
33:25 Zapata's landing good hands.
33:28 - Big shots, but Villar takes those shots well.
33:32 He's telling him that he punched low.
33:33 He's got--he better--
33:34 he's got to stop complaining and fight.
33:36 Let the ref do his job.
33:37 - Yep.
33:38 Focus on the opponent and not on the ref.
33:42 While he was doing that, he was punched
33:44 with the left hand, yes.
33:46 - Seems like Zapata's getting some confidence back.
33:49 - Yeah, he's much more active in this round,
33:51 and he's got some good shots, you know, bringing the fight.
33:55 There were two right and left hands
33:58 right on the face of Villar,
34:01 taking control of the round, Zapata, now.
34:03 Missing with the left hand there.
34:10 Zapata, Villar,
34:14 two left and right hooks to the body.
34:19 Villar, and Zapata is right on him in this round,
34:24 bringing the fight to him.
34:27 Missing with the right hand there.
34:31 Villar is still moving a lot.
34:33 - Yeah, he's got good feet.
34:34 He can move them.
34:35 He hasn't been as busy with his hands.
34:38 Let's see, here he comes.
34:41 Ooh, good right hook.
34:42 - Very big right hand by Zapata
34:46 right when Villar was landing a couple of shots.
34:50 Now he's missing.
34:51 Zapata with the big hands. - He comes right back
34:53 with a throw.
34:54 - And Villar back to work in the infight.
34:57 Two, three, four punches.
34:59 Two, three, four punches by Villar again.
35:06 Zapata is catching a break,
35:09 catching a breather.
35:11 Missing with the right hand there.
35:15 Villar got him with the left hand again.
35:17 Zapata to Villar.
35:20 15 seconds to go in the round. - Ooh, good cross.
35:24 - Nice cross.
35:25 The left hand is coming back.
35:28 10 seconds to go in this round.
35:30 Who's gonna win this round?
35:32 The fighter who fights-- who closes better.
35:35 Villar closing better the round,
35:37 bringing the fight to Villar. - Yeah, he might have just
35:38 gave up the round.
35:40 It was a good round.
35:41 I had Zapata winning the majority of the round,
35:44 but he closed out strong.
35:45 - Yep, he stole the round.
35:48 In my opinion, he stole the round
35:50 from Zapata in the last 10 seconds there.
35:53 - Going on to the final 10th round, right?
35:59 - Yeah, I was-- - He's here right here.
36:00 - I was gonna ask you, after a hard,
36:03 you know, difficult, evenly matched,
36:06 very active round, uh, fight,
36:10 and you come to the last round,
36:11 what are your thoughts?
36:12 What is in your mind, you know, in this minute break
36:15 when you go to the last round?
36:17 - You know, this is it.
36:18 You know, like, it's go big or go home right now.
36:21 You gotta, like, fight down, and obviously,
36:23 you don't wanna-- I'm not--
36:24 I'm never a fan of just being reckless
36:26 and going all out and leaving yourself open,
36:29 but if you need to step on the gas, step on the gas.
36:32 If it's close like this, do it.
36:34 Like, make it clear for the judges.
36:36 Win this last round.
36:37 If you're winning the fight, then there's no need
36:39 to risk it too much, but this is it right here.
36:42 - This is it, like you said, 10th round.
36:45 Flyweight...
36:48 match. - There's--there's when that will
36:50 comes in, like, who's got the most will,
36:52 who's got the most heart.
36:55 - But, yeah, still moving a lot, jumping a lot.
36:57 - Yeah, he's active.
36:58 He's bouncing all over the place.
37:01 - 10th round of the light flyweight
37:03 regional FedeCentro title.
37:06 Very, very tough match.
37:08 It's gonna be a hard, hard decision
37:10 for the judges. - Yes.
37:13 - In the meantime, this 10th round,
37:14 Villar very active.
37:16 Zapata is moving away from the fight.
37:19 Running away from the fight.
37:23 Villar, the more active fighter.
37:31 Two, three, four, four punches by Zapata.
37:34 Nicely done. - Nice, nice straight punches.
37:37 - Yep, and as you said, the fighter
37:40 who clearly wins that fight this round
37:43 might end up winning the fight.
37:45 Villar active again, throwing short punches,
37:51 landing slowly, softly into Zapata's anatomy.
37:56 Zapata relying a lot on that long right jab.
38:09 Leaning forward towards Villar.
38:13 Nice right hand by both fighters.
38:18 And the clinch. - Nice.
38:22 - Nice overhand by Zapata.
38:24 Villar coming back with two, three, four punches.
38:27 - The story of the whole fight.
38:28 - It has been the script. - One punch is in the air.
38:29 - Has been the script.
38:31 Nice right hand by Zapata.
38:34 Missing with the left.
38:36 One minute left in this interesting fight.
38:39 Good left hands by both fighters.
38:42 - Nice. - Nice left by Zapata.
38:45 - Zapata's landing the cleanest shots this round, man.
38:48 Villar is still active. - Still at him.
38:51 Throwing a lot of punches.
38:52 Villar, nice left. - Nice throw.
38:54 That cross has been there all night long.
38:56 - Yeah, he kind of abandoned it a couple of rounds,
38:59 but now he's-- - He might be hurt.
39:00 He might be hurt.
39:01 He might be hurt.
39:02 Villar might be hurt.
39:03 Wow.
39:04 - Wow, Villar coming back after getting those blows
39:08 in the face.
39:09 Still standing up, throwing punches.
39:11 - A little bit hard for both.
39:14 He might be-- yeah.
39:15 - Both fighters face to face here in the middle of--
39:22 - Toe to toe. - --the center of the ring.
39:24 - Can't ask for better action than this.
39:25 - There you go. - Back and forth.
39:26 - Villar throwing four punches.
39:29 Zapata landing the cleaner punches.
39:32 - Toe to toe. Great action. - There's the right hand.
39:34 - Great action, as you say. - Wow, good action.
39:37 - 10 seconds to go.
39:39 Who's going to win this fight?
39:40 Absolutely.
39:42 - Really good fight.
39:43 - Good, good fight.
39:44 - Really good fight, yeah.
39:47 - This was absolutely a title fight.
39:51 Both fighters came to get the title.
39:54 Both fighters showed all their skills,
39:57 showed all their colors.
40:00 Very interesting to see how the judges
40:03 are going to score this fight.
40:07 Zapata, the cleaner fight.
40:09 Villar, the more punches.
40:11 - Correct.
40:12 Cleaner shots versus activity.
40:15 Villar did a good job, I believe,
40:17 with the 7/8 of making it clear.
40:19 You know, those are the most clear rounds.
40:23 It could go either way.
40:24 It could go either way.
40:26 I'm excited to see what the judges have to say.
40:30 - Centro de Combates,
40:32 Policero de Combates in Panama City, Panama.
40:38 Live boxing action, ESPN knockout.
40:43 Azael Candelilla-Villar,
40:46 Gerardo Cascabel Zapata just provided us
40:51 with an action-packed fight
40:55 from the first bell to the last bell.
41:00 Throwing a lot of punches, lots of combinations.
41:04 Clean fight. - Good action, yeah.
41:06 Good action from both sides.
41:08 They both wanted to win.
41:09 - Here are the highlights.
41:12 Some highlights of the fight.
41:14 That's the left hand, big left hand
41:16 that kind of shook Villar there.
41:20 - This best punch this whole fight
41:21 was that left cross from Zapata.
41:23 Kept landing over and over.
41:25 - Yep.
41:26 There, Villar wide open.
41:28 Got hit with a right hand.
41:31 Big right hand again from Zapata.
41:36 Left hand you mentioned a while ago.
41:39 There comes the right hand, the over right hand,
41:43 and Villar counterpunching.
41:51 What a great match.
41:53 We're out of great fights.
41:56 Boxing is still alive.
41:57 For those who think that boxing is no more,
42:01 think again.
42:02 These fighters bring boxing alive.
42:07 - Toe-to-toe action right here.
42:08 The entire fight.
42:10 - I wouldn't surprise if they call it even.
42:12 They call it a draw. - I was just thinking that as well.
42:14 Yeah.
42:16 - There comes the decision.
42:19 [speaking Spanish]
42:22 [applause]
42:25 [speaking Spanish]
42:28 - After 10 rounds of actions, we go to the scorecards.
42:32 [speaking Spanish]
42:35 [speaking Spanish]
42:38 96-94 for Zapata.
42:43 96-94.
42:45 [speaking Spanish]
42:46 Victor Simmons.
42:48 [speaking Spanish]
42:50 96-94.
42:52 [speaking Spanish]
42:53 For Villar.
42:54 We have a draw so far.
42:56 [speaking Spanish]
42:59 The third judge, David Singh.
43:01 [speaking Spanish]
43:03 It's a draw.
43:04 Ladies and gentlemen, the result of the fight is a draw.
43:07 It's a draw.
43:08 [speaking Spanish]
43:10 It's a draw.
43:11 We were just talking about--
43:13 [speaking Spanish]
43:16 [speaking Spanish]
43:19 It's a draw.
43:20 I think--I think Villar came back
43:23 in the sixth, seventh, and eighth round.
43:25 - He did. - You know?
43:27 - Zapata definitely closed out the last round.