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00:00 seven bouts into his career
00:02 as a reminder obey my commands at all times
00:04 protect yourself at all times
00:06 touch him up good luck
00:08 his referee two Lopez fights
00:10 he's never refereed an Ortiz fight
00:12 strangely two of the Lopez fights he's refereed
00:14 were not good outings for Tiafimo
00:16 the shocking loss to Camposas Jr
00:18 in that
00:20 earlier tonight we had a conversation
00:22 about Tiafimo Lopez and how he has
00:24 performed best when there is chaos
00:26 surrounding him that is not the case
00:28 he has spent a good part of this year
00:30 with his son settling him down
00:32 with a calm businessman
00:34 approach what do you
00:36 expect out of Tiafimo tonight
00:38 well right now I can just tell you this
00:40 I'm surprised that Ortiz came out
00:42 in the southpaw stance
00:44 it's brilliant he'll be able to slow down
00:46 the pace a little bit and that's going to allow
00:48 Ortiz to set up shop
00:50 Lopez
00:52 on the other hand when he comes forward
00:54 when he has to be an aggressor
00:56 he tends to make mistakes
00:58 just look at him when he throws his right hand
01:00 his opposite hand will drop that will give Ortiz
01:02 opportunities to be able to land counters
01:04 as of right now the strategy right now
01:06 for me is favoring Ortiz
01:08 no punches have been landed by either guy
01:10 but if he can make
01:12 Lopez punch
01:14 initiate offense and he can make him miss
01:16 and make him pay he can win these rounds
01:18 you know Jermaine Ortiz
01:20 the challenger coming out in that
01:22 southpaw stance he will switch
01:24 stances he is naturally
01:26 right handed but in other
01:28 sports he can be a lefty and feel
01:30 great about it he throws a ball left handed
01:32 and Ortiz to me he fights
01:36 better off his back foot
01:38 and he's a better counter puncher from the southpaw stance
01:40 right now he's using lateral movement
01:42 and he's doing exactly what he needs to do is have
01:44 Lopez come forward
01:46 look to initiate offense
01:48 again Lopez very
01:50 explosive but if you make him miss
01:52 there's an opening for him to
01:54 make him pay as well
01:56 Lopez
02:00 stocking well
02:02 not getting hit with anything
02:04 crazy or foolish
02:06 still staying responsible with his
02:08 reflexes it's early right now
02:10 in the fight however he's trying to
02:12 close the distance to Ortiz
02:14 tries to do so with a right hand behind that jab
02:16 good jab
02:18 from Ortiz Ortiz doubles up that jab
02:20 and came with that southpaw
02:22 left hand
02:24 see sometimes when you have
02:26 athleticism similar to like a Roy Jones
02:28 they break rules
02:30 they don't always follow the system
02:32 you know technically they don't follow
02:34 the system
02:36 Teo is that type of fighter
02:38 and right now see the counter
02:40 right there from Ortiz
02:42 just a little bit off the mark wasn't anything hard
02:44 you mentioned
02:46 Roy Jones obviously one of the ultimate
02:48 breakers a guy that could fight you with his hands
02:50 behind his back Teo Fimo whenever
02:52 the conversation gets to his level of
02:54 athleticism we always come upon
02:56 that common descriptive of he's twitchy
02:58 he's dynamic, viper like
03:00 twitchy but he makes mistakes
03:02 Tess he drops the opposite hand when he
03:04 shoots his right hand down to the body against the southpaw
03:06 you saw that against Sandro Martins
03:08 you saw that in the lab there'll be opportunities
03:10 and there's opportunities like
03:12 this Tess where Ortiz
03:14 can get physical and get a little bit
03:16 aggressive in the inside and try to steal
03:18 these rounds
03:20 coming to the end of round number one
03:24 Junior Welterweight World Championship
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04:00 You'll get better
04:02 when you're not blamed
04:04 for a condition
04:06 you can't control
04:08 you'll get better
04:10 when your pain
04:12 isn't minimized
04:14 dismissed
04:16 forgotten
04:18 we will never stop trying
04:20 to get better
04:22 because when medicine
04:24 gets better
04:26 all of us
04:28 get better
04:30 Lopez and Ortiz
04:32 actually these two met
04:34 when they were amateurs
04:36 2015 the National Golden Gloves
04:38 finals with Lopez
04:40 and Ortiz and Tiafema won that
04:42 on points back then
04:44 now number two
04:46 Ortiz still southpaw
04:50 switch hitter
04:52 comes in behind that jab and lands that
04:54 left hand to the body
04:56 it's a tactical battle right now
04:58 Lopez versus Dorthodox
05:00 getting that lead foot outside
05:02 again you got more stocking coming
05:08 you have Lopez trying to cut off the ring
05:10 trying to trap
05:12 Ortiz, get him against the ropes
05:14 have his moments
05:16 pushing the fight, the tempo
05:18 the pace of the fight as well
05:20 and Ortiz just
05:22 laying back, waiting on an opportunity
05:24 waiting on a mistake of Lopez
05:26 [crowd noise]
05:28 good feint right there
05:32 quick, quick, quick
05:36 still up to save
05:38 [crowd noise]
05:40 I like the no respect
05:42 right there from Ortiz
05:44 pushing his head
05:46 down, getting off with a combination
05:48 and getting off to the side
05:50 the southpaw position
05:52 as of right now I think
05:54 has Teofimo Lopez
05:56 a little bit puzzled but however
05:58 all it takes is one punch from
06:00 Teofimo Lopez
06:02 and the fight can change in a blink of an eye
06:04 you know you mentioned just moments
06:06 ago that you like what you saw of Ortiz there
06:08 that was noticeable when he had
06:10 his first big step up against
06:12 Lomachenko as well
06:14 but he died out
06:16 at the end he did
06:18 he fought the early rounds and the middle rounds
06:20 really well and then it took a rally by
06:22 Lomachenko late for a moment to pull
06:24 that out against Ortiz
06:26 and his condition is going to get tested tonight
06:28 because you have Lopez coming
06:30 forward and putting that constant pressure
06:32 on him and that's mental
06:34 that causes mental fatigue and also
06:36 it causes an opponent
06:38 to somewhat panic
06:40 Ortiz right now you see
06:42 him getting off into the center of the ring
06:44 that's where he belongs in the center of the ring
06:46 against the ropes that's a terrible position
06:50 and test
06:52 that was very unorthodox right there
06:54 out of the blue
06:56 nice sneaky right hand
06:58 almost a leaping right hand
07:00 from Lopez those are the shots you gotta be careful
07:02 of Lopez because he's extremely
07:04 athletic and you don't see those punches coming
07:06 he will spring off his feet
07:08 and lunge with punches whether it's the
07:10 jab or a lead right hand we saw that
07:12 in that sensational performance
07:14 against Josh Taylor
07:18 right hand from Lopez
07:20 Tiafemo
07:22 lands flush there in the closing moments
07:24 of round number two
07:26 Ortiz trying to catch him coming in
07:30 but Lopez gaining confidence
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08:26 we've had
08:28 the round number three of the WBO
08:30 Junior Welterweight
08:32 Millennial World Championship fight
08:34 [bell rings]
08:36 Lopez doing the right thing
08:56 good job by Harvey Dock right there
09:02 intervening right there before things got ugly
09:04 but I like the fact that Lopez this round is focusing on one target
09:08 and that's down to the body
09:10 of Ortiz
09:12 it's a good start, good change up in strategy so far
09:14 now you see T.O. changing up his strategy
09:18 he wants
09:20 he wants Ortiz to come forward
09:22 trying something different
09:24 he draws him in there but he didn't fire back with anything
09:30 [crowd cheering]
09:32 stop, stop, stop
09:40 don't grab him
09:42 love the exit too, showing no respect
09:44 getting around him
09:46 exiting that weak side which is the jab hand side
09:48 good right hand to the body
09:54 right hand to the body as Ortiz tried to get out of range
09:56 yes
09:58 maintaining that southpaw stance
10:00 now he darts in, nearly a clash of heads
10:02 see when he darts in he gets out to the side
10:06 and he doesn't allow T.O. to be able to counter
10:08 good uppercut
10:10 from T.O.
10:12 just following the head
10:14 of Ortiz
10:16 trying to sweep around with that right hand
10:18 it was mostly blocked, there's an uppercut on the inside from Ortiz
10:20 as T.F. Emo shakes it off, laughs it off
10:24 and goes right back to the center of the ring
10:26 Ortiz with that combination punch
10:28 did score on the inside against the champion
10:30 but can he keep this pace up
10:34 can he keep this focus and concentration all the way through
10:36 he lost focus in the Lomachenko fight
10:38 let's see if he learned from that
10:42 and let's see if he knows how to manage his energy
10:44 you gotta know how to manage your energy
10:46 throughout the course of 12 rounds
10:48 (crowd cheering)
10:50 again Lopez missing
11:00 a fighter hates when he misses
11:02 can't stand it when he can't track down his opponent
11:04 it's hard to really get your rhythm
11:06 when you can't land
11:08 anything on your opponent
11:16 this is a good tactical battle right now
11:18 tactical and technical battle by Ortiz
11:20 left hand from Ortiz
11:22 as Lopez came forward
11:24 good shot by Lopez
11:28 right hand, but he'll find a home
11:30 good counter
11:38 see the quick hands of T.F. Emo
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12:38 look at this crowd
12:40 at Nicollet Vulture Arena
12:42 Mandalay Bay
12:44 to see the showman
12:46 the takeover, T.F. Emo Lopez
12:48 who has a feisty and fiery
12:50 title challenger opposite him
12:52 and Jermaine Ortiz
12:54 remember that surge you saw towards the end of that last round
12:56 you thought Ortiz was landing punches
12:58 take a look at this
13:00 none of them punches really landed
13:02 on T.F. Emo Lopez
13:06 a lot of those shots are grazing blows
13:08 nothing solid, nothing solidly landed on him
13:10 great defense right there from Lopez
13:12 good upper body and head movement
13:14 from T.F. Emo
13:16 the turtle shells for a moment
13:18 three rounds
13:24 Ortiz with a 12 to 9 edge
13:26 in power punches
13:28 let's check in with Bernardo
13:30 sense of urgency from T.F. Emo Lopez's father
13:32 says, look, first you gotta move your head
13:34 but more importantly, start throwing combinations
13:36 and you've got to go to slow him down to the body
13:38 keep him up, keep him up
13:40 that check hook is available for
13:42 Ortiz
13:44 you see the lunging, you see the urgency
13:46 what comes with urgency sometimes is
13:48 mistakes
13:50 mistakes
13:52 you can force mistakes when someone is urgent
13:54 and coming in
13:56 take advantage of that
13:58 Ortiz right now doing a good job tactically
14:00 getting out, not allowing Teo to get out
14:02 not allowing Teo to time up with anything
14:04 oh, there it is
14:10 found his timing
14:12 that's all it takes right there
14:14 one or two shots
14:16 beautiful setup
14:18 with the right hand down to the body
14:20 sweeping with the left hook
14:22 from T.F. Emo Lopez
14:24 now inching forward
14:28 feints with the left hand to the body
14:30 tried to come with the right hand
14:32 Ortiz able to angle out of position
14:34 get out the side door to the right
14:36 so Lopez seemingly
14:38 right now is having some success
14:40 and he's starting to get the rhythm
14:42 and the exit, he's starting to understand
14:44 how Ortiz is starting to exit
14:46 how he's disengaging and he's trying to
14:48 take advantage of that now
14:50 backs off, looking for Ortiz to come forward
14:54 trying to draw him in
14:56 yep
14:58 see if that right hand opportunity exists
15:00 as he does, yeah, come on in
15:02 I'm going to put my back against this neutral corner
15:04 you come on in and Ortiz does
15:06 Ortiz says I will
15:08 and he digs to the body
15:10 goes with a right hand, a short right hand
15:12 upstairs against T.F. Emo
15:14 these fights are about moments
15:18 Tess, that was a great moment right there
15:20 for Ortiz
15:22 he said, ok, you want me to come in
15:24 that's a psychological battle going on
15:26 as well, you want me to come in, I will
15:28 I will come in
15:30 guess what?
15:32 right hook from that southpaw stance
15:34 against T.F. Emo, remember T.F. Emo
15:36 a check hook from
15:38 Sander Martinez, not a big puncher, scored a
15:40 knockdown against him a couple fights ago
15:42 turn
15:44 you'll get better
15:50 when you're not blamed
15:52 for a condition you can't control
15:54 you'll get better
15:56 when your pain isn't minimized
15:58 dismissed
16:00 forgotten
16:02 we will never stop trying
16:04 to get better
16:06 because when medicine
16:08 gets better
16:10 all of us
16:12 can get better
16:14 [music]
16:32 what's his deal?
16:34 oh him? he just got cash back
16:36 shopping with Rakuten
16:38 oh I know the feeling, cash back's where it's at
16:40 I just never
16:42 dance in public
16:44 [music]
16:46 Tim, take us through some of the success T.F. Emo
16:48 had offensively in that last round
16:50 this is exactly what I was talking about
16:52 T.F. Emo is finally starting to get his rhythm
16:54 finding the right moment
16:56 to land that shot right there, closing off
16:58 that exit of Ortiz
17:00 Ortiz likes to exit left
17:02 towards that weak side, this time he meets him
17:04 with the left hook on the inside
17:06 Ortiz took it well, give him credit, however
17:08 if he continued to take those type of punches
17:10 he could end up on the canvas
17:12 Mark Crago, how do you score it?
17:16 39-37, three rounds
17:18 to one, all close, not particularly
17:20 eventful, but Jermaine Ortiz
17:22 has done more to establish
17:24 what he wants to do in this fight
17:26 I thought he answered the challenge, the invitation
17:28 to the corner very well last round
17:30 I'm letting you know right now
17:38 Tessa, if I was to formulate a game plan
17:40 for Ortiz, this is exactly
17:42 what it would have been
17:44 right here, the southpaw stance
17:46 the southpaw stance, inviting
17:48 Teo, Teo doesn't fight that well
17:50 coming forward, he fights
17:52 better and he takes advantage of
17:54 fighters that are aggressive and come
17:56 towards him, as of right now
17:58 he's trying to hold it together mentally, I see him
18:00 but he's having a hard time tracking
18:02 down Ortiz, and Ortiz
18:04 is having a field day right now
18:06 from the outside
18:08 The question is, can Teo figure it out?
18:26 Can he dart in at the right time
18:28 Tess, and catch
18:30 Ortiz?
18:34 That's the question right now, I'm waiting
18:36 on it
18:38 He may get it, he may not, Tess
18:40 Bernardo, what are they saying in the corner of Ortiz?
18:42 Rocky Gonzalez is very happy
18:44 with the performance from Ortiz, they say
18:46 you can keep winning this fight with just one
18:48 hand, keep moving, keep him turning
18:50 you keep him moving
18:52 all fight, that's what he's continued to do
18:54 here in round number 5, employing that
18:56 strategy, then he gets along the
18:58 ropes and then he ties up Teo, not allowing
19:00 Teo to work in close
19:02 great tactical
19:04 work right here
19:06 Tim Samuels trying to shoulder bump him
19:20 to create a little bit of space
19:22 Working it
19:24 You can see the frustration from Ortiz
19:40 Yep, see the frustration
19:42 Precisely
19:44 Time!
19:50 [Music]
19:52 You'll get better
20:00 when you're not blamed
20:02 for a condition
20:04 you can't control
20:06 You'll get better
20:08 when your pain
20:10 isn't minimized
20:12 dismissed
20:14 forgotten
20:16 We will never stop trying
20:18 to get better
20:20 because when medicine
20:22 gets better
20:24 all of us can get better
20:26 I want to make music
20:30 to change the world
20:32 Tim if you're in the corner
20:44 of T. and Timo Lopez
20:46 what would you advise right now?
20:48 He's got to cut off the ring
20:50 He has to throw where he believes Ortiz is going to go
20:52 He has to set up his attack
20:54 He's just not going to walk straight in on Ortiz
20:56 Ortiz has a great game plan
20:58 He's executing it at the moment
21:00 but you got to set him up
21:02 You got to set traps for him
21:04 You see he keeps moving to his left
21:06 keeps moving to his right
21:08 You got to cut that exit off
21:10 on him, force him the opposite way
21:12 So T.O. if I'm telling him
21:14 throw left hooks son
21:16 throw left hooks, again he exits again
21:18 he leaves that open for him
21:20 force him to his right, make him use his back hand
21:22 which is the left hand
21:24 Constant movement and boxing from Ortiz
21:30 You saw how low those connect percentages were
21:32 that were just flashed up moments ago
21:34 Again not cutting off the ring
21:36 Good counter right there from
21:42 Lopez
21:44 but not enough
21:46 needs to put him in combinations
21:48 Lopez has only landed 22
21:50 of his 124
21:52 punches thrown
21:54 It's amazing to me
21:56 Southpaw stance, you fought a Southpaw
21:58 in your last fight
22:02 and you're not able to cut off the ring on a Southpaw
22:04 You got to get that lead foot outside
22:06 of his to corner him
22:08 not allow him to get around to that outside
22:10 and walk left
22:12 towards that way to force him back right
22:14 He does it there
22:18 but he don't have the set up shot after
22:20 which is the right hand, you want to move him
22:22 towards your right hand
22:24 Ortiz's nickname is the technician
22:26 and he's living to it right now
22:28 And again T.O.
22:34 backs off and says come to me
22:36 come on, play along
22:38 There's a power hand
22:40 from Ortiz
22:42 Another counter tip right there from
22:46 Lopez but not enough
22:48 He's countering one shot at a time
22:50 One punch at a time, he needs more combinations
22:52 And there are limited opportunities
22:54 for those
22:56 Yes, because again Ortiz again
22:58 getting on his bike and he's gone
23:00 He punches and he leaves
23:02 [crowd noise]
23:04 That was a counter right hand
23:12 But that was set up there
23:14 It was
23:16 [crowd noise]
23:18 T.O. constantly trying to close
23:20 the gap in corral
23:22 Ortiz, Ortiz
23:24 using the lateral movement
23:26 Flicking that Southpaw jab
23:28 [crowd noise]
23:30 Lopez has to keep pressuring
23:32 keep pressuring
23:34 keep pressuring
23:36 hoping that Ortiz
23:38 will gas out a bit
23:40 [crowd noise]
23:42 Lopez taunting Ortiz
23:52 [bell rings]
23:54 [crowd noise]
23:56 [crowd noise]
23:58 You'll get better
24:06 when you're not blamed
24:08 for a condition
24:10 you can't control
24:12 You'll get better
24:14 when your pain
24:16 isn't minimized
24:18 dismissed
24:20 forgotten
24:22 We will never stop trying
24:24 to get better
24:26 because when medicine
24:28 gets better
24:30 all of us
24:32 can get better
24:34 [music]
24:36 Try it again
24:38 [music]
24:40 [crowd noise]
24:42 Just listening in to the corner
24:48 Lopez Sr., the father of the world champion
24:50 who is asking his son
24:52 to throw more punches
24:54 in combinations but listen
24:56 an elusive target with Ortiz but typically
24:58 with Lopez, even with the
25:00 counter punching, he's throwing multiple punches
25:02 nearly 40% of his punches
25:04 thrown come in combinations, that's 4th
25:06 highest among all elite fighters
25:08 in boxing
25:10 Round number 7 here
25:12 [crowd noise]
25:14 You saw at the end of that 6th round
25:16 the frustration of Lopez
25:18 playing to the crowd, Tia Femal, this is what happened
25:20 at the bell, as he was playing
25:22 to the crowd, didn't leave the ring
25:24 and this is what happened at the end of the last round
25:26 saying, "Hey, come on, let's get this guy to fight
25:28 engage here" but it's been
25:30 a strategy for Ortiz that has
25:32 worked out well through the first half of the fight, Tim
25:34 Absolutely
25:36 [crowd noise]
25:38 And Lopez is hoping for Ortiz to slow
25:40 down. Ortiz
25:42 using his legs, being very strategic
25:44 in there, choosing his spots wisely
25:46 when to fight, when not to
25:48 and now, he's backing up Lopez, it's frustrating
25:50 again
25:52 when you can't land your offense
25:54 on your opponent
25:56 think about Floyd Mayweather, guys
25:58 that faced him, it's frustrating, humiliating
26:00 and that's what's happening right now with
26:02 Lopez
26:04 Stop, stop, stop, time, time
26:06 out the head clash
26:08 Yep, you can see blood coming from the left eye
26:10 Accidental head butt, accidental head butt
26:12 [crowd noise]
26:14 [crowd noise]
26:16 And you see the position
26:18 is not good
26:20 Watch this, there's the clash right there
26:22 and that blood
26:24 is
26:26 gushing down above the eye
26:28 and that's a bad spot
26:30 for Ortiz
26:32 That happens with Southpaw vs. Orthodox
26:34 usually that happens, power hands
26:36 lined up on the same side, so does the head
26:38 Mike Basil is the
26:40 cutman, veteran cutman, one of the very
26:42 best in the business for Jermaine Ortiz
26:44 [crowd noise]
26:46 [crowd noise]
26:48 [crowd noise]
26:50 When you got righty vs. lefty
26:52 he's prone
26:54 to head clashes
26:56 [crowd noise]
26:58 Same exit, the same exit
27:00 Teo still hasn't figured it out yet
27:02 [crowd noise]
27:04 [crowd noise]
27:06 [crowd noise]
27:08 [crowd noise]
27:10 Once again Ortiz able to get away
27:12 from that work from Teofimo
27:14 But Tess, it's not the
27:16 head shots he needs to look for
27:18 He needs to look for the bigger target
27:20 He needs to look for the body
27:22 Focus on the body
27:24 But again, another strategic move right here
27:26 from Ortiz, tying him up, not allowing him
27:28 to work
27:30 [crowd noise]
27:32 Looping left hand over the top
27:34 partially blocked by
27:36 Teo
27:38 [crowd noise]
27:40 [crowd noise]
27:42 It's like
27:44 Ortiz maybe winning
27:46 the match
27:48 but he's not winning the fight
27:50 He's moving around the ring
27:52 and he's boxing, you know
27:54 he's looking sweet but the crowd is not liking it at all
27:56 [crowd noise]
27:58 Right hand from Teofimo
28:00 [crowd noise]
28:02 There it is
28:04 Follows it up
28:06 And now looking for that groove
28:08 [crowd noise]
28:10 [crowd noise]
28:12 [crowd noise]
28:14 [crowd noise]
28:16 Good shot
28:18 Giving angles and coming with the right uppercut
28:20 The right uppercut from Teofimo Lopez
28:22 Finding more of a rhythm
28:24 Blood coming from the mouth of Ortiz
28:26 as well
28:28 There was the clash ahead
28:30 That bad cut on the eye
28:32 But that uppercut may have caused damage to the mouth
28:34 [crowd noise]
28:36 Relax and breathe, you're good.
28:39 You know, you gotta keep your hands up for these.
28:41 If you think you did something and it got cut,
28:43 that was a head bump.
28:44 It's coming with anything.
28:46 So when you get close, you gotta slide and use your arms
28:48 and get out of there with your hands up.
28:50 Alright?
28:51 A little water.
28:53 How you feel?
28:54 Double tap left all day, right?
29:00 And when you get out of this, you can work out with it.
29:03 But I need that hands up.
29:05 [music]
29:27 That was the first time all night long
29:32 that Tiafemo Lopez has hit double digit connects.
29:36 He had 11 punches landed in that 7th round.
29:39 His best work of the night.
29:41 10 of those were power punches.
29:43 He was 10 of 18 with his power punches.
29:45 And Tiafemo Lopez just missed his uppercut.
29:52 You see him sneak outside.
29:54 That's the brilliance and athleticism of Tiafemo Lopez.
29:57 He was squared up in that position,
29:59 but the way he was able to get his head outside
30:01 just missed the mark with that uppercut.
30:03 If that would have landed,
30:05 it would have been some problems for Ortiz.
30:07 So they had a deal with the cut above the eye
30:12 that came from a clash.
30:13 It was also blood coming from his mouth
30:15 after the offensive output in that 7th round
30:18 from Tiafemo Lopez.
30:20 So Ortiz is starting to move a little bit too much.
30:25 Not a whole lot of offense coming back.
30:27 Teo is starting to mount his attack.
30:29 Little by little, inching closer and closer to Ortiz.
30:33 He hasn't really landed a big significant shot
30:38 over the top besides that left hook.
30:40 However, the body work that Lopez is putting in
30:44 is definitely paying good dividends.
30:46 You see Ortiz with his mouth open now.
30:49 Still moving a little less than he was the last round.
30:53 However, Lopez still trying to create those moments
30:57 for himself to be able to land his offense.
30:59 That didn't land it there.
31:09 Oh, check right hook for Ortiz.
31:13 He's had a few moments with the check right hook.
31:15 He's fully committed to that southpaw stance.
31:18 I'm just so puzzled.
31:22 I'm just puzzled by the fact that
31:26 Lopez hasn't shut down that exit.
31:29 Just pay attention to Ortiz moving to his right.
31:35 Moving to his right.
31:37 Look, and there it is again.
31:39 Hasn't set up a shot to cut that off.
31:43 You can punch where he's moving or where he's going.
31:47 That's part of cutting off the ring.
31:50 [whistle]
31:51 Right tail seemingly cutting it off now.
32:14 However, Ortiz is to the right.
32:16 But he's not setting up.
32:18 He's not setting up the right hand.
32:20 Circling to his right.
32:27 Staying away from that power hand of the world champion.
32:29 Time!
32:35 [whistle]
32:36 Nice and relaxed.
32:48 Keep using your jab to bait him in, Jermaine.
32:56 And then you can jab or hook out often.
32:58 When you turn that corner, you can throw a combination if you want.
33:01 Once you land, move.
33:03 But when you move, you can pull.
33:05 Alright?
33:06 Make it boring and box. Boxing beautifully.
33:09 He's not tired.
33:11 He's brass laying out slowly, baby.
33:18 How you feel?
33:19 It's a box all night, right?
33:21 This is your fight.
33:22 This is your belt. Keep boxing.
33:24 You can have your feet in there and then reset and catch him, alright?
33:29 [whistle]
33:30 Alright!
33:31 Ortiz consistently circling away.
33:40 Poultry connect percentage.
33:42 He's only landed, Ortiz, has only 16% of his total punches as we are through eight rounds.
33:48 And through eight rounds, Mark Riggle, how do you score?
33:50 77-75.
33:53 Five rounds to three.
33:55 Ortiz, he has studied Sander MartÃn to great effect.
33:59 It may not be the fight the fans want, but it's the fight that Ortiz wanted.
34:03 Listen, López is a better athlete.
34:06 He's way more powerful, but to this point, he's getting outboxed.
34:09 I think it might have changed in the seventh round, I believe.
34:12 Timmy, Mark mentioned Sander MartÃn.
34:14 That was High's midnight of 2022, when it was, in the eyes of many,
34:20 a very controversial decision that went for Teofimo Rojas.
34:24 One of his more lackluster nights of his career.
34:27 In fact, Sander MartÃn scored a knockdown of Teofimo López.
34:32 It was in the second round, and in the seventh round, almost appeared to score another knockdown,
34:36 but it went as a decision win for Teofimo.
34:43 He's following the same script as Sander MartÃn.
34:49 And also, Cambosis, the same script.
34:54 Bring Teo towards me. Bring Teo towards me.
34:57 He will make mistakes, he will get frustrated, he will commit.
35:01 I will exit, I will counter him on the way in.
35:04 However, as of right now, I see a whole lot of movement.
35:07 Not enough punching for Ortiz. Not enough punching.
35:12 And so, these rounds right here, where it's a very low in punch output,
35:17 who do you think the judges are going to give it to?
35:20 The guy that's coming forward, being an aggressor, trying to dictate.
35:24 If you can't choose between the punches, the significant or more effective punches being landed by both guys,
35:29 you go to ring generalships.
35:31 Well, who's doing that? Teo is coming, controlling, coming forward, and dictating the pace.
35:38 [crowd noise]
35:57 Ortiz turns the corner against Teofimo, fires off a combination.
36:02 Same story.
36:04 Over and over, rinse, wash, and repeat.
36:08 There's a slip there, as Teofimo came surging in towards that neutral corner on the attack against Ortiz.
36:15 [crowd noise]
36:38 [bell rings]
36:45 [crowd noise]
37:06 Teofimo's family, his son Teofimo V, is such a huge part of his life,
37:14 and he has cited in the course of the past year, time spent with his family, has made such a difference.
37:20 [crowd noise]
37:26 That's... Ortiz played me. He played... he really did. He played so stupid in the fighter meeting.
37:40 Like he had no clue, no clue of what he was doing. Game plan, everything.
37:47 I asked him certain questions, he went the opposite way. He didn't want no one to know his game plan.
37:53 I even asked him about the southpaw, are you going to start in the southpaw stance?
37:57 He said, "I do it sometimes. I don't know when I'm going to do it."
38:00 Yeah, he's done it since the opening bell. Successfully. At least defensively.
38:04 We have paltry numbers when it comes to offensive output and accuracy.
38:08 Ortiz is only landing 17 percent. Lopez only landing 20 percent.
38:13 [crowd noise]
38:23 You see, and this is the fight that Ortiz has to fight. It's a boxing match.
38:28 He's outboxing Teo at the moment, because he's not going to win the power battle.
38:33 He's not going to win the exchanges on the inside or at mid-range. And he knows that.
38:38 [crowd noise]
39:02 Nice short uppercut on the inside right there. Perfectly timed by Teo.
39:08 Check hook again.
39:10 And the conditioning, the conditioning on Ortiz right now is brilliant.
39:14 This is the tenth round and he's still moving like it's the first round.
39:18 [crowd noise]
39:33 And Ortiz continues to box and stay away and circle and make Teofimo come to him.
39:40 Frustrate him when he can, but he himself is not creating a lot of offense,
39:45 not creating a lot of separation. It's going to depend on the judges appreciating what he's doing,
39:50 but his connect percentage is just at 17 percent himself.
39:56 And the offensive numbers of this fight to this point are not typical of what we have seen
40:03 for a Teofimo-Lopez fight. Lopez landing 51, Ortiz landing 54. That's it. That's where we're at.
40:11 It's all because Lopez doesn't know how to cut off the ring.
40:18 That's the reason why, Cesar.
40:20 Nothing has really changed since the opening bell.
40:22 And that Cuban trainer that Ortiz hired got him ready for this fight.
40:31 Got Jose Rodriguez assisting in the corner with Lohge Gonzalez.
40:34 Absolutely. Absolutely.
40:36 Ortiz was quick to say it's the best camp and the best corner he's ever had.
40:42 [bell ringing]
40:44 He's going around circles around Lopez at the moment.
40:48 [crowd noise]
40:58 There is Shakur Stevenson who is watching this fight,
41:02 one of the greats of this generation among the younger fighters,
41:05 saying Teo is frustrated and he's losing this fight, says Shakur Stevenson.
41:10 [crowd noise]
41:24 Mike Bassel's done a very nice job on that cut that was caused by a clash of heads in the seventh round.
41:31 One round at a time. Box nice and sharp.
41:34 [crowd noise]
41:38 You can hear the encouragement from the corner of Jermaine Ortiz.
41:43 Box one round at a time.
41:45 Right now all he has to do is box for six more minutes and then put it in the hands of the judges,
41:51 Steve Weisfeld, Tim Cheatham, and David Sutherland, veteran judges.
41:58 Double right hand right there.
42:01 Double right hand from Teo. You rarely see that.
42:05 Righty versus lefty, double right hands like that.
42:08 He has that ability to change speeds, change gears, and do things like that with his athleticism.
42:18 His father, who's also his trainer, was telling him now is the time to do it.
42:22 You have six minutes.
42:25 Straight left hand down the middle.
42:29 See the urgency still from Teo. Still hasn't figured out how to cut off and trap Ortiz.
42:37 He's looking to draw him in. Ortiz has yet to take the full bait.
42:46 And then Ortiz controlling the space between them with his jab.
42:51 Whereas Teo doing absolutely nothing with his jab.
42:55 Just looking for one big shot to end the night.
42:59 I'm curious to see them scorecards, Tess. I know we got a few more rounds to go.
43:13 Just because Teofimo is frustrated doesn't mean Teofimo is losing.
43:19 As Jermaine Ortiz has struggled to put it together for any consistent offense himself.
43:24 So it's going to be quite the task of these three judges.
43:29 [crowd noise]
43:54 Trying to rally. He's here to fans. Trying to rally Teo.
43:57 Greatest moment of his career came with a late rally.
44:00 His 12th round against Vasily Lomachenko.
44:03 Best offensive output anybody's ever had against Lomachenko.
44:07 That is when he took the belts from Loma at 135 pounds.
44:25 More of the same.
44:27 Teo trying to trap. Trying to trap.
44:32 There you see Ortiz exiting.
44:37 Washington repeat. More of the same each round. Same thing.
44:41 Time!
44:49 We're going to have one round to decide this world championship.
44:54 And we have only had one round where a fighter has even had double digit connects.
45:00 The seventh for Lopez.
45:02 Hold on. Hold on.
45:06 He's going to jump in desperate.
45:14 A lot of jumping. A lot of footwork.
45:16 You turn the corner. Go forward from behind the fence.
45:19 Totally funny mistake.
45:21 It was Jake Cook's mistake.
45:23 There is Mark Riegel's scorecard.
45:27 He has Ortiz up by one point as we go into this last round.
45:33 Could Ortiz box his way to an upset victory in a lackluster offensive performance for both men?
45:46 Just touch. Just touch. Just touch. Good. Back up. Back up.
45:52 Teofimo Lopez came into this fight as a 7-1 favorite.
45:59 Tess, I tell you.
46:07 That word "great" we throw that word around a whole heck of a lot.
46:14 But if Teo wants to be along that discussion, he's going to have to find a way to knock out this young man, Ortiz.
46:24 He has to. He has to bet.
46:27 Look at the current odds as this thing has come down with the reality of what Ortiz has been able to accomplish.
46:35 Can Teofimo Lopez find a way here?
46:39 Can Ortiz show enough?
46:43 He's quickening as Ortiz continues to circle to the right.
46:49 There's a right hand, a short right hand from Teofimo.
46:55 Teo seems to have the eye of the tiger right now.
47:03 He's stalking. He's looking for it.
47:07 But again, the tactical brilliance right now of Ortiz.
47:12 Not winning this round at the moment, however, he's stopping those surges coming from Lopez by just stepping in and tying him up.
47:20 Teofimo trying to throw right there. Fires off the right hand.
47:34 And Ortiz tying up.
47:37 And again, Tess, to be considered great, you've got to stay consistent.
47:46 You've got to be consistent all the way through.
47:49 You can't just be great one day.
47:52 You've got to continue to be great over and over, proving yourself over and over and over again.
47:58 Teofimo, the word consistent doesn't apply to his career concerning the roller coaster ride that we've seen.
48:05 He's been on top of the world against Loma.
48:08 A shocking loss to Cambosis.
48:10 Some out of the ring drama that had him plateauing and not looking great when he went to 140.
48:15 And then back up with a great ascent with a signature win against Taylor.
48:19 And now this, this could be shocker.
48:23 We will see.
48:25 Upset at a year.
48:27 Well, let's see here because Ortiz offensively has not put much forward.
48:32 But defensively and applying the strategy and staying away and frustrating Teofimo,
48:38 who never really found the answer at all.
48:42 It'll be in the hands of the judges.
48:45 Teofimo Lopez.
48:48 As they meet in the center of the ring and Ortiz willing to trade here on the clock.
48:56 As he just came out, Southpaw frustrated him, applied the strategy.
49:02 And we will see which way it goes.
49:06 The tactician, the title challenger, Jermaine Ortiz, who was confident all week long.
49:22 And now the three judges and let's show you who will decide this WBO Junior Welterweight and Lineal World Championship.
49:33 Tim Cheatham, Nevada official.
49:37 He was one of the judges for Teofimo's pro debut.
49:41 He also scored Haney Lomachenko, 115-113 for Haney in that thriller last year.
49:49 He went with Haney there.
49:51 David Sutherland has never judged a Lopez fight.
49:54 And he worked the Ortiz win against Jabel Herring.
49:58 He also was one of the judges for Haney Lomachenko and had it 115-113.
50:02 And then Steve Weisfeld, who I think many would consider currently to be the premier judge in the sport.
50:10 He has worked two Teofimo Lopez fights.
50:14 He has judged two Ortiz fights.
50:16 He has worked so many notable fights.
50:19 Steve Weisfeld is the third judge.
50:22 And they will decide it.
50:25 Mark Kriegel, your final scorecard.
50:29 114-114.
50:32 Six rounds apiece.
50:34 On balance, the guy who succeeded in imposing his will and making the fight the way he wanted to make it was Ortiz.
50:43 Mark's got it a draw.
50:46 Sportsbook down the pathways.
50:49 Got that at 20-1.
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51:02 We find out when we return.
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55:18 [MUSIC]
55:28 Thank you, Stan and Linda.
55:29 Look forward to that.
55:31 I don't look forward to ever seeing these styles go up against each other again.
55:34 That was not an entertaining fight.
55:36 I mean, these copy box numbers offensively.
55:39 The fight was just muddled.
55:40 Yes, Jermaine Ortiz put forth his strategy, his game plan,
55:45 and consistently executed it.
55:48 And yes, Tiafemo Lopez could never cut off the ring and really get into a rhythm.
55:53 But these are paltry offensive numbers, which makes for such a muddled fight to score.
55:59 Do we have an upset, or did Tiafemo Lopez retain?
56:03 Here's Mark Cheneaux.
56:04 [BELL RINGING]
56:06 Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds here inside the Michelob Ultra Arena,
56:11 we go to the judges' scorecards for the official decision.
56:17 Steve Weisfeld scores the bout 117-111.
56:22 Tim Cheatham and David Sutherland both have it 115-113
56:27 for your winner by unanimous decision.
56:33 And still WBO Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion of the World,
56:40 the takeover, Tiafemo Lopez.
56:45 The highlight of Tiafemo's career.