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00:00 Last August the 4th, right here in Centro de Combates,
00:04 Candelilla fought to a draw with Gerardo Zapata.
00:08 It was such a give-and-take fight
00:13 that the crowd was just standing throughout the 10 rounds.
00:19 So we're looking forward to an interesting match
00:22 as well with Astrovilka.
00:24 - There's gonna be a turnaround match
00:28 between the Peruvian Astrovilka
00:31 and the Panamanian Azael Villar.
00:36 After this fight, we're gonna have two more fights.
00:39 - Yeah.
00:41 This is the middle fight of the card.
00:45 Okay, Astrovilka with 151 rounds.
00:50 Villar with 101 rounds.
00:56 - Round number one of this junior flyweight fight.
01:03 - With white trunks and red lines,
01:05 this is Villar Azael Candelilla.
01:08 Villar from Panama.
01:10 - The fire ant.
01:11 - The fire ant, yeah.
01:13 And with white trunks and golden lines
01:16 is Ricardo Kasique Astrovilka from Lima, Peru.
01:21 - Kasique as the Indian chief.
01:23 - Yeah.
01:25 - The chief. - The chief, yes.
01:27 From the village.
01:29 Okay, both fighters very busy from the get-go in this fight.
01:34 Lots of action so far.
01:35 - They haven't landed a punch yet,
01:37 but they are both throwing punches for sure.
01:40 - Villar has got the advantage on the ring,
01:43 whereas Astrovilka seems to be the more compact fighter.
01:48 - And we have to say, Dino, that the Panamanian crowd
01:51 is used to enjoying lightweight fights
01:53 because Panama has a great history of lightweight fighters.
01:57 - Oh, yeah, and the little guys, they bring action.
02:00 - Yeah. - You know, they throw
02:01 a lot of punches.
02:03 They throw a lot of combinations,
02:04 so the fight-- the crowd gets into the fight really fast.
02:08 - And with Villar, we know that he throws a lot,
02:10 but he hits really hard.
02:12 He has a lot of knockouts in his record.
02:15 - Oh, yeah, he's a very tall guy for this flight weight,
02:20 for this weight division.
02:21 - Yeah.
02:24 As you can see, very busy, both fighters.
02:27 Good right hand there from Astrovilka.
02:32 - Being at the 50 seconds left
02:33 in this first round of the match.
02:35 - And you can see that the little guys,
02:36 they move more, that, you know, they bob their heads,
02:39 they're changing angles.
02:41 This is what the crowd likes,
02:42 and then, you know, they land the punches.
02:50 - First round, out of two, out of ten.
02:55 Villar being the-- Astrovilka being the busier--
02:57 - Yeah. - Puncher in this first round.
03:00 - For me, right now, Astrovilka has the initiative of the match.
03:04 - Oh, yeah, Villar has to throw more punches
03:06 and get more into the aggressive and the offense
03:11 to score the round.
03:12 Otherwise, the round is gonna be to Astrovilka.
03:17 - He has 30 more seconds to react.
03:20 Nice right hand there in the inside fight from Villar.
03:25 Misses with the left hand.
03:27 Good right hand from Astrovilka.
03:35 - And Astrovilka has been also really fast
03:38 in the defenses area of the match.
03:40 - Oh, yes. - He's landed punches
03:42 and get away really fast.
03:43 - Yeah, and moving side to side,
03:45 not being an easy target for Villar.
03:49 [bell rings]
03:50 - Okay, first round came to an end.
03:54 - It was a really fun first round, I must say.
03:58 - I like the attitude from Astrovilka from the get-go.
04:03 Very busy.
04:04 He knows that he's fighting the local,
04:06 so he's gotta do more than the local
04:09 to get the nod from the judges.
04:12 Here's the replay.
04:18 - Astrovilka being the more active fighter.
04:23 That's the right hand.
04:29 You know, Villar's got the range and the height advantage,
04:34 so Astrovilka has to leap to get to Villar's face,
04:40 which he accomplished quite well in the first round.
04:45 - And we're getting ready for the second round of the match.
04:50 [bell rings]
04:52 Round two.
04:54 - Round two of a ten-round light flyweight match.
05:00 Azael "Candelilla" Villar,
05:02 Panamanian, white trunks and red stripes.
05:06 Ricardo "Cacique" Astrovilka,
05:09 white trunks and golden...
05:12 stripes.
05:15 Nice left hand from Villar.
05:18 Villar landing the better punches, one choice.
05:21 I'm sorry, Astrovilka, I was--
05:22 - Yeah, but Villar just landed a good upper.
05:24 - He did, he did. Yeah.
05:27 [crowd shouting]
05:29 - I mean, Astrovilka needs to keep doing what he's doing.
05:32 Move a lot, move a lot. - Yep.
05:33 - As you said, not being an easy target.
05:35 - Exactly. - Because if you stop moving,
05:39 you're gonna be a target for a really hard boxer as Villar is.
05:44 We just saw a good upper from Villar,
05:48 and we saw how Astrovilka's face changed.
05:51 - Oh, yeah, he felt that punch.
05:53 And on the other side,
05:55 Villar's gotta land more punches to the body
05:59 to stop that movement from Astrovilka.
06:02 - Yeah, you have to work on his stability.
06:03 You have to work on him.
06:04 You have to, you know,
06:07 make the match rounds count.
06:10 - Exactly.
06:12 - And he's, you know, doing right so.
06:15 - Oh, there's a lot of blood in Villar's face.
06:19 - Yeah. - A lot of blood.
06:20 - We heard an incidental headbutt.
06:23 - A headbutt, right? - Yeah.
06:26 - But there's a lot of blood.
06:29 - Wow, that's--
06:32 Okay, it's a cut on the left eye,
06:34 on the corner of the left eye.
06:38 - Villar's corner's already working
06:40 on what they're gonna do,
06:41 because they have to stop the bleeding.
06:43 - Absolutely, absolutely.
06:44 They know they lost the first round, you know,
06:48 and if this match goes to the third round--
06:53 Oh, nice right hand from Villar there.
06:56 And he's gotta get busier with that right hand.
06:59 There it is again to the body.
07:01 - Last 45 seconds of the round.
07:08 - Again, Astrovilka leading the action.
07:13 He's stealing the initiative from Villar.
07:17 You know, it's always the first one to throw the punch.
07:22 Astrovilka is.
07:23 Villar counterpunching,
07:25 which I think with the power Villar got,
07:28 he's the one who's gotta lead.
07:31 See, again, Astrovilka.
07:32 - Astrovilka's working really good with his left hand,
07:35 you know. - Yeah, his lead hand, yeah,
07:37 and he's already in another place
07:39 to the face of Villar.
07:42 - And he throws his left hand,
07:43 and he's already in another place.
07:45 - Exactly, whereas Villar throws the punch
07:49 and stands right there for Astrovilka
07:52 to land another shot.
07:55 - Was a better round for Villar for sure,
07:57 but I think Astrovilka has stealed
07:59 the initiative of the bout.
08:02 - Absolutely, absolutely.
08:04 - And now, on the cut,
08:07 the corner has--
08:10 the corner of Villar,
08:12 they have to tell him,
08:13 "Use more your left hand.
08:15 "Be more active.
08:17 "Try to be the aggressive one in the fight."
08:21 'Cause if the bleeding continues
08:24 and the fight is stopped,
08:27 then we can go to the cards.
08:30 Here's the replay.
08:32 [crowd chattering]
08:35 ♪
08:38 - Villar trying to score that upper left.
08:42 He missed there.
08:45 That right hand, he's gotta throw that right hand
08:47 more often in the rounds.
08:50 - And sometimes you have to try to watch for clearness
08:55 in the--inside the hurricane
08:58 that is the opponent right now,
09:00 because Astrovilka is not stopping.
09:02 He's like a big tornado, you know, running around.
09:05 And you have to try to read
09:07 where his movements are going to.
09:10 - Exactly. - So you can land
09:11 the punches when you want to.
09:13 Not when you see him,
09:15 but when he's gonna be.
09:17 - Yeah, and Villar not only has to land those punches,
09:22 but land more punches.
09:24 - More punches, yeah, more volume.
09:26 - More volume, exactly.
09:27 He's missing way too many punches.
09:29 And Astrovilka, being the boxer with the shorter range,
09:33 he's landing the job easily on Villar's face.
09:40 To me, Villar is kind of looking for a one-shot knockout.
09:45 - Yeah. - You know, and it's not happening,
09:47 so he's gotta work more to earn the round.
09:51 - He has to adjust the fight plan.
09:53 - Exactly.
09:54 Let the knockout come when it has to come.
09:58 - Nice right hand from Astrovilka there
10:01 to the side of Villar.
10:04 Again, the right hand from Astrovilka.
10:08 - Good right. - Yeah, sorry there.
10:10 - No, it was a good right hand for Villar, yeah.
10:12 - Yeah, yeah, but notice the defense from Villar.
10:15 His arms are too low. - Yeah.
10:18 - And that's why Astrovilka is landing
10:20 so many shots to the face.
10:26 - You know, the corner asking Villar to work more,
10:29 throw more punches, be the busier fighter,
10:32 which he's not.
10:34 - The problem is that I cannot throw punches
10:37 if I cannot see my opponent. - Exactly.
10:40 - And that's something Astrovilka is doing really good.
10:44 - Yeah, yeah.
10:45 - He is in Panama City, Dino,
10:49 showing how in Peru they work the Panamanian school,
10:52 the "Pai, pai, no toy." - Yeah, yeah.
10:54 - "I hit and I'm gone, I hit and I'm gone."
10:57 - Yeah, see me here.
10:59 See me at the other place.
11:02 [crowd shouting]
11:06 Okay, Villar now is throwing more punches.
11:08 Not quite effective, but at least he's more active.
11:11 There you go.
11:15 He's gotta land that jab to keep in check,
11:18 to keep Astrovilka in check.
11:20 He's got the range for the job.
11:22 - But you mentioned at the first or the second round, Dino,
11:26 that Villar needs to work on Astrovilka's body.
11:29 - Yep. - You have to take him
11:31 to a corner.
11:32 You have to make him feel how you punch his body.
11:34 You have to, you know, take some air from him.
11:38 - Oh, yes.
11:40 - It is another good round for Astrovilka, for sure.
11:43 - Oh, yeah.
11:44 Busier for Villar,
11:45 but Astrovilka is getting the better shots.
11:48 Nice left hand from Villar there.
11:52 [crowd shouting]
11:53 Okay, Villar is coming back.
11:55 Oh, right hand from Astrovilka.
11:58 Nice exchange.
11:59 Interesting third round.
12:01 - It was a really good end of the round for Villar.
12:05 I don't know if it's gonna, you know,
12:07 be enough to take the round.
12:10 I think not.
12:11 - You think not? Okay.
12:12 - You think so?
12:14 - Um, I like what I saw the last 20 seconds from Villar.
12:20 He countered Astrovilka's attack
12:25 with more efficient shots.
12:26 So I'm gonna go with Villar on this one,
12:29 but definitely Astrovilka is getting
12:33 the best of Villar so far.
12:36 [crowd shouting]
12:39 - And for sure, we're--
12:41 I think this is the first round of the night.
12:44 We are not agreed. - Yeah, we disagree.
12:45 Yeah, we agree to disagree.
12:47 - We agree to disagree, for sure.
12:49 - Okay, coming on the fourth round
12:53 of this ten-round match
12:55 at the light flyweight division,
12:57 Azai Candelilla-Villar,
12:59 Ricardo Kacique-Astrovilka,
13:01 Villar from Panama, Astrovilka from Peru,
13:05 Dino Curtin, along with Mancho Villaverde
13:07 from Panama City at the Centro de Combates.
13:12 Okay, now the action is--
13:14 now the fighters came to fight.
13:17 Now we see hungry fighters now,
13:20 throwing more punches from the get-go.
13:22 - And this is the scenario Villar needs.
13:25 - Oh, yes. - Exchanges.
13:26 - Exchanges, absolutely.
13:27 He's the stronger puncher.
13:32 He's got the range.
13:33 He's gotta use his range and power
13:37 to lower Astrovilka's activity.
13:41 There it is, punching to the body.
13:46 - Oh, nice.
13:47 - Good right hand from Villar.
13:49 - Oh, nice left hook at the body of Astrovilka.
13:53 - There you go.
13:54 This is the better round for Villar so far,
13:56 and it's the result of more action from Villar.
13:59 - And we can feel the people, the crowd...
14:04 - Getting into the action.
14:06 That's the Villar we saw last time here in August
14:09 who fought to a draw.
14:11 Body shot from Villar.
14:13 - Oh, nice.
14:15 [crowd shouting]
14:18 [crowd shouting]
14:21 - See, notice Astrovilka's not moving that much
14:23 in this round because he's being punched more
14:27 to the body from Villar.
14:29 - Villar is taking some air off that body.
14:31 - Oh, yes, just as you suggested
14:34 in the earlier rounds.
14:38 - For sure, this has been a really, really fun match.
14:41 - And Villar is not moving much to the cards.
14:46 See, Astrovilka's shots are not clear in this round.
14:50 - No.
14:51 - You know, not clear shots,
14:52 not landing very good shots.
14:57 But Villar got to keep bringing the fight to him.
14:59 There you go, right hand from Villar.
15:04 - And for the first time of the match,
15:07 we are seeing some concern in Astrovilka's corner.
15:10 - Yeah, and Astrovilka's face as well.
15:14 Also to highlight, the corner from Villar
15:16 did an excellent job on that cut on the left hand.
15:20 No bleeding so far this round.
15:24 - And I was really skeptical of what they can do.
15:28 - Oh, yeah, they're experts.
15:29 He's got Garibaldi on his corner,
15:31 so lots of experience there.
15:34 - Award champion trainer.
15:36 - Oh, yes.
15:39 - And now, back to being busy,
15:41 bobbing his head and landing jobs.
15:43 Referee call timeout.
15:49 Something with one of the gloves.
15:54 - Gloves, yeah, right glove.
15:56 There's blood on Astrovilka's head.
16:02 - Yeah, that might be the result of an incidental headbutt.
16:07 - Yeah. - Okay.
16:08 - And it's not Villar's blood.
16:11 - No, it's not.
16:12 It's coming from Astrovilka's head.
16:15 Okay, 13 seconds to go in the round.
16:21 Nice exchange from both boxers.
16:27 Villar getting the best of it.
16:29 Astrovilka punching weaker punches to the body.
16:36 - And that's the fourth round,
16:38 and now we have an even match, Juancho.
16:41 - You have an even match.
16:42 I have a little different,
16:44 but this round for sure was Villar's,
16:47 and I think not only this round,
16:48 but the last maybe four minutes of the fight.
16:52 - Agree, agree.
16:55 Villar is stepping it up, all right?
16:58 We're going to the fifth round.
17:00 It's a pivotal round because it could change the pattern
17:05 of how much the fight would develop
17:08 now that Villar is landing more punches
17:10 on the body of Astrovilka.
17:13 Here we see in the replay some weak punches
17:19 from Astrovilka, whereas Villar body shot.
17:23 Right cross body shot again.
17:29 Going to the fifth round.
17:33 [bell dings]
17:35 - Mr. Garibaldi, Villar's coach,
17:38 told him at the end of the break,
17:41 "Knock him out."
17:42 - Oh, wow.
17:44 Knocking out, so he's coming to the kill, you think?
17:47 He's going for the kill?
17:49 Let's see.
17:50 Meantime, center of the ring,
17:52 centro de combates,
17:53 Juancho Villaverde, Dino Kirtin,
17:55 bringing you the action.
17:58 Lots of action in this fight,
18:00 as usual from the little guys.
18:04 Villar in the white trunks and red stripes.
18:08 His opponent on the white and golden trunks,
18:14 Astrovilka from Peru, Villar from Panama, the local.
18:18 - Both boxers being aggressive.
18:23 - I like that in this fight.
18:25 There's no running from the fight.
18:27 There's no being selfish, you know.
18:31 - And that's respect from both boxers.
18:33 - Yep.
18:34 Yeah, they came to do a job,
18:37 and they're working on it.
18:41 Villar complaining a little bit about a headbutt there
18:47 with the referee, but, again...
18:48 - And we're not--
18:50 we're now seeing more footwork from Villar
18:53 than from Astrovilka.
18:55 - Yep, so, in other words,
18:58 yeah, it's flipped.
19:00 - Yeah, it's flipped.
19:01 - The fight has flipped, you know.
19:03 Earlier, it was Astrovilka with footwork.
19:06 Now it's Villar.
19:08 - Yeah, Villar has clearly the momentum of the fight.
19:11 - Oh, yes. I would agree with that.
19:13 Absolutely.
19:14 And the crowd is getting into it.
19:17 - Now, we have to see if Villar can take advantage
19:20 of that momentum,
19:21 because in the first two, maybe three rounds,
19:24 Astrovilka took control of the match.
19:26 - Yep, yep. I agree.
19:28 Agree on that.
19:29 [crowd shouting]
19:32 Astrovilka's shots
19:37 from the previous round and this round
19:39 not being clear.
19:41 He's throwing from awkward positions,
19:43 awkward angles, you know,
19:45 not landing properly on his opponent,
19:49 whereas Villar-- - And hogging a lot, right?
19:51 - Yeah, exactly.
19:52 - And he's not landing properly,
19:54 whereas Villar is focusing on body shots
19:57 and landing clearer shots
20:00 on Astrovilka's anatomy.
20:02 [crowd shouting]
20:05 Nice shot there from Astrovilka.
20:08 [crowd shouting]
20:11 This fight, like the fight, it's been--
20:14 most of the fight has been in the center of the ring.
20:17 Lots of action from both contenders.
20:20 [crowd shouting]
20:22 - And Villar's left-- left hand to the body
20:25 of Astrovilka.
20:27 Ten rounds-- ten seconds to go in the round.
20:30 Body shot again from Villar,
20:32 which has been his--
20:35 his motto in the last three rounds.
20:38 [crowd shouting]
20:40 - That was a good round.
20:42 I must give it--
20:44 I'm gonna give the round again to Villar.
20:46 - Villar, agree? Yeah? - Yeah.
20:48 Yeah, he-- he-- you just said he flipped the fight.
20:51 Something happened.
20:52 Maybe when he begins bleeding,
20:55 he says, like, "I need to react."
20:58 - Exactly.
20:59 And as we can see in the replay,
21:01 see, Villar's punches to the body,
21:06 mainly to the body,
21:08 whereas Astrovilka's is throwing punches
21:11 from awkward angles, you know,
21:14 and weak punches, not steady punches
21:17 as he did in the first three rounds.
21:19 But we also have to highlight
21:22 Villar's adjustment in the defense.
21:24 - Yep, yes.
21:25 That's probably something that draws his attention
21:28 because with the-- with the--
21:30 with the cut, he's gotta take care
21:33 of that eye with defense. - All right.
21:35 [bell dings]
21:38 - Round number six from Panama City,
21:40 Panama's Centro de Combates,
21:42 ESPN Knockout,
21:44 brought to you by All-Star Boxing, Inc.,
21:48 Juancho Villaverde, Dino Kirkland,
21:50 in the-- on the comments and the-- on the shots.
21:54 [crowd shouting]
21:56 Astrovilka came up firing from the get-go in this round,
22:00 but missing most of his shots.
22:02 [crowd shouting]
22:04 See, again, Astrovilka's...
22:08 punches, they're awkward,
22:10 really, really awkward, not straight punches.
22:13 Now he landed two good, um, jobs,
22:17 but the rest of the punches are coming angled.
22:20 - Yeah. - And those are not effective.
22:22 - Yeah, those-- those jobs are not effective,
22:25 and you say they're not coming hard.
22:27 They're just, you know, putting some distance.
22:30 - Exactly. Now, the referee is--
22:31 is drawing the attention of both fighters.
22:34 The fight is getting a little dirty.
22:36 [crowd shouting]
22:38 A nice exchange there in the center of the ring.
22:41 This is what is boxing all about, you know.
22:44 Boxer exchanges, boxing,
22:48 exchanging blows, exchanging positions,
22:51 angles, you know, body shots, head shots.
22:54 - Taking risks. - Taking risks, exactly.
22:57 Taking advantage of-- of your opponent's mistakes.
23:01 [crowd shouting]
23:04 - It's, again, when-- when they get body-to-body,
23:07 I think Billar is more used to it.
23:09 - Yes, he-- he-- actually, he likes that kind of fight
23:13 because he-- he angles his-- his shots to the body,
23:18 you know, much better in the inside fight
23:21 than-- than on the outside fight.
23:23 [crowd shouting]
23:25 Like there, see?
23:27 That cross right hand just got
23:30 Astavilka's on the right temple.
23:33 See, again, the right hand. - Good right hand.
23:37 Another left hand. - Yep, and Astavilka
23:39 is missing all his punches right now.
23:41 [crowd shouting]
23:44 - Yeah. - That inside fight
23:47 was way to the advantage of Billar.
23:51 - And, yeah, we're-- we're-- we're seeing it.
23:53 It's-- it's-- the fight is where Billar wants the fights to be.
23:58 - Yeah, he-- he has taken the initiative from Astavilka.
24:02 [crowd shouting]
24:04 Uh, not a clean blow there from Astavilka.
24:07 - No, it was-- it was at the back of the head.
24:09 - Yeah, the so-called "rabbit punch."
24:11 [crowd shouting]
24:13 - The sixth round is coming to an end.
24:15 [whistle blows]
24:16 [crowd shouting]
24:19 - Lots of action in this round.
24:21 It changes a lot in the center of the ring.
24:25 Billar taking the better part of it.
24:27 - Oh, good right hand now for Billar.
24:28 - Yep, yep.
24:31 And Astavilka's not moving as much.
24:35 Ten seconds to go.
24:37 [crowd shouting]
24:39 - Another exchange in the body.
24:40 - Yeah, good right hand there from Astavilka there.
24:44 - Oh, there's a lot of work for the referee.
24:47 - Yeah, missed the round.
24:48 Missed the round from both fighters.
24:50 - Went-- went the round, and the referee took some air.
24:54 He was like, "Dude!"
24:57 [both laughing]
24:59 - Now, we gotta highlight the preparation
25:04 and conditioning for both fighters.
25:08 We're gonna see the replay in a moment.
25:10 There you go.
25:12 The two jobs that Astavilka got to land,
25:16 but body punch, body punch from Billar.
25:21 That right hand that he repeated twice.
25:23 There you go.
25:25 There comes the right hand.
25:26 There's that right hand.
25:28 And again, the right hand from Billar.
25:32 [whistle blows]
25:34 And that last-- last punch from Astavilka.
25:38 - Some details of the break.
25:41 Astavilka's corner, he saw in front of his eyes.
25:47 - Okay.
25:48 - Billar corners.
25:49 Coach Garibaldi put itself-- stand in Billar's face,
25:54 so he has to look up.
25:55 He has more air. - More air.
25:56 - Than Astavilka. - Yep.
25:58 Yeah, those are little tricks of the trade
26:01 that you get with experience.
26:03 - Round number seven here in Centro de Combates,
26:08 light, lightweight division.
26:11 Number 10, WBC, and number 12, WBO,
26:15 Azael Candelilla-Billar against number 11, WBA,
26:20 and former gold champion, Ricardo "Cacique" Astavilka.
26:25 [crowd shouting]
26:31 - Astavilka is starting to move again.
26:33 He's got a second breather.
26:36 - It seems like.
26:38 - But that's the result of Billar
26:40 not taking the initiative in the fight.
26:44 See?
26:45 Nice, right combination from Astavilka,
26:48 landed on both sides of Billar's face
26:51 because Billar is not busy.
26:54 Now he's starting to throw punches to the body.
26:58 The first half of the round goes to Astavilka, see?
27:02 Step to the right, threw a right hand, got Billar.
27:08 - My doubt right now with Astavilka's reaction
27:11 is if he can hold it.
27:13 - Well, we'll have to see that.
27:15 But he's really busy in this round
27:17 taking advantage of Billar's, you know, inaction, I would say.
27:23 - Maybe, yeah.
27:26 But I think it was a four, five rounds reaction from Billar.
27:31 It's normal that he could, you know, low down.
27:35 It's a big trouble.
27:36 Ten rounds is a lot.
27:37 - It's a lot of minutes.
27:39 - Yeah.
27:40 - On the canvas.
27:42 - That's why you always want to resolve
27:44 how many rounds they have fought.
27:46 - Yeah, exactly, to see how they do with the stamina.
27:52 Astavilka has been the busier fighter in this round,
27:56 landing the better punches.
27:58 - Billar asked for a lot of water at the break.
28:03 - Ooh, that's not good. - Yeah.
28:05 - That's not good because-- - He slows you down.
28:08 - Yeah, and all that water is in his stomach right now.
28:13 - And he didn't spit it.
28:15 Because sometimes the trick is you take some water,
28:17 you refresh your mouth, and you spit the water.
28:19 - Yeah, just to refresh your mouth, absolutely.
28:21 - Oh, that was a good punch in Astavilka's body.
28:24 - Yep, left hand from Billar,
28:26 the best punch from Billar this round.
28:29 But still, Astavilka has been the better boxer,
28:32 the better puncher this round,
28:34 as we have ten seconds to go.
28:38 Billar trying to close hard the round.
28:41 - He tried, but I think it's Astavilka's round.
28:46 - I would agree with you, Pancho, definitely.
28:50 Astavilka got the best of Billar in this round number seven.
28:56 - It was a good reaction for a Peruvian.
29:00 - Yep, and it brings the match very, very close.
29:05 - We have some highlights here.
29:08 - And a right hand landed on Billar's face.
29:12 There it is again.
29:13 - Right and left, yeah.
29:14 - Encounter with a left hand.
29:19 - See, it was Billar with the weaker and awkward punches.
29:24 Astavilka, then more aggressive,
29:26 moving more efficient, and, yeah, more movement,
29:30 as he did the first three rounds.
29:32 - And also more aware of his guard.
29:36 - Yep.
29:37 - And we're ready.
29:42 - Going to round number eight.
29:44 There's the bell,
29:46 and there come the contestants,
29:48 center of the ring, as most of the fight has taken place.
29:52 - Both boxers begin running their round.
29:54 I like that.
29:55 - Yeah, they're ready to go, ready to shoot.
29:59 Okay, let's--yeah, Billar is telling us,
30:01 "Let's keep the fight clean.
30:03 Let's do it. Let's brawl."
30:06 Right.
30:07 Both fighters are bobbing their heads,
30:09 and we are going to see an exchange in this round,
30:12 'cause both of them are drawing attention from each other.
30:16 - Bring me what you got.
30:17 I'll show you what I have for you.
30:19 [crowd shouting]
30:22 - There's Billar leading the action.
30:26 - Good left hand from Billar.
30:27 - Yeah, to the body, yes.
30:29 - This is a round--
30:34 I am not totally agreeing with what the referee's doing.
30:38 He's, you know, he's taking too many protagonisms.
30:43 - I was about to say the same, Juancho.
30:47 Balean has to let the fighters fight.
30:49 If they tangle, just ask them to untangle.
30:52 - Yeah. - You know?
30:53 And there's blood. - Blood.
30:55 - Yeah, on Astrovilka's-- - Eyebrow, right?
30:58 - Yeah, eyebrow, right eyebrow.
31:00 And that came from a blow, not from a headbutt.
31:05 - I think it was a left, a really short left hand
31:09 from Billar.
31:10 - Yeah, Billar's got a very good left hand,
31:13 but he's got to throw it open,
31:15 whereas his right hand, he throw his better
31:18 when he's in the inside fight.
31:21 - And now, Billar knows where to hit.
31:26 He's gonna try to keep working on that left-- right eye.
31:29 - Oh, yeah, he's gonna target his attack
31:31 on that side of Billar's face.
31:34 You know, again, Barragán getting in between the fighters.
31:40 Let them fight. Let them resolve themselves.
31:44 - He's taking a lot of seconds in that, you know, breaking.
31:48 - Exactly.
31:49 - Let them work. - Yeah.
31:52 See?
31:54 Work.
31:57 40 seconds to go in this round.
31:59 - Good reaction from Billar.
32:00 - Good reaction, yes.
32:01 He definitely saw that the previous round
32:05 was taken from him.
32:08 - Good body shots from both fighters.
32:12 Left hand to the chin from Billar.
32:14 Nice right hand from Astewilka.
32:18 Counter from Billar with a right hand as well.
32:21 Great exchange. - Great right hand.
32:22 - Yes, great exchange. Great box.
32:25 Great boxing. - What a good fight.
32:27 - Absolutely.
32:28 And in the middle, in the center of the ring,
32:32 exchanging big punches.
32:34 Both fighters, Billar with the right,
32:36 Astewilka with the left.
32:39 Great eighth round.
32:42 Tough decision for the referees,
32:44 I'm going to tell you that.
32:46 What an eighth round, Pancho.
32:48 - I think this is my favorite round of the fight.
32:50 - It has, yes. It has been, yes.
32:54 - I must give it to Billar.
32:56 - You're going for Billar.
32:57 I'm going to go with Astewilka
32:59 because he kept the round alive.
33:05 It was Astewilka's initiative
33:07 that brought Billar to the exchange,
33:09 as we see here in the replay.
33:12 Body shot from Billar,
33:14 then body shot from Astewilka.
33:17 Right hand from Astewilka.
33:19 Body shot from Billar.
33:25 Big right hand from Billar,
33:29 and then the counter from Astewilka.
33:31 [crowd shouting]
33:34 Partially blocked that right hand
33:39 and the left hand from Astewilka
33:41 right in the face at the end of the round.
33:44 Going to the championship rounds,
33:48 as they call it,
33:49 even though there's no championship in line here,
33:52 but the last two rounds are supposed to be,
33:54 you know, where you show all what you did
33:58 in the gym, in your preparation,
34:00 and you show what you can do in the ring.
34:02 - The referee's asking...
34:06 - For time out?
34:07 - Yeah, because I think it's--
34:09 Yeah, it's Astewilka's tape of his glove.
34:13 [crowd shouting]
34:16 - Okay, well, this is to the benefit
34:19 of both fighters... - Yeah.
34:21 - ...because they get more air.
34:24 And Astewilka was the first one to throw punches,
34:27 combinations to the face.
34:29 - A lot of pressure on Astewilka.
34:31 - Yes, the fight is really close, Mancho.
34:34 Really, really close.
34:36 - For me, it's a tie right now.
34:40 - I have a tie as well. - It's a 4-4.
34:42 - Yeah, exactly.
34:45 There you go, Astewilka throwing combinations to the--
34:47 Oh, big right hand by Astewilka to the face of Villar.
34:52 Right when Villar was trying to counter with body punches.
34:59 - And Villar's right hand,
35:00 and Astewilka's left hand of Villar
35:02 in Astewilka's eye again.
35:04 - Yes, he's focusing his target.
35:06 You know, his target has been that area.
35:09 Right hand from Astewilka.
35:12 Initiative, see, Astewilka, same as in the previous round.
35:15 The first couple of seconds and minute of the round
35:19 is Astewilka who's bringing the fight,
35:21 and then Villar reacts to what Astewilka's doing.
35:25 [crowd shouting]
35:28 [crowd shouting]
35:31 - And they got tangled.
35:37 The referee separates a nice right hand from Astewilka.
35:42 - He has a good second air.
35:45 - Oh, yes, oh, yes, and he started again
35:47 to move side to side. - Yeah.
35:50 And really enjoying Astewilka's footwork.
35:52 - Yep, yep, he brought it back to the fight.
35:55 - He's moving side to side, being aggressive,
35:59 changing the patterns and the momentum
36:03 in which he attacks, you know.
36:06 - Oh, nice defense.
36:07 [crowd shouting]
36:10 - Villar is off guard right now.
36:11 - Yeah. - Because Astewilka is so busy.
36:13 He's moving so much that Villar is off guard,
36:17 and he started to bleed again from the left eye,
36:19 which he didn't do for a couple of rounds.
36:23 [crowd shouting]
36:26 - See, there you go.
36:28 - Really good round for Astewilka.
36:30 - Oh, yes, he's got the initiative.
36:33 And Villar is not throwing as many punches as he did.
36:36 - Astewilka knows. - Yeah, he knows it.
36:39 He knows it, and he's taking advantage of it.
36:41 He's moving to the left, moving to the right,
36:43 bobbing his head, moving his hands,
36:45 not letting Villar know when he's coming to attack.
36:49 There you go, left hand. - Nice left hand.
36:51 - Excellent.
36:52 Got Villar with his guards down.
36:54 [crowd shouting]
36:57 - Villar lost a lot when he asked for that many water.
37:02 - Oh, yes. - He slowed down a lot.
37:05 - Yes.
37:06 - And we are not just seeing an--
37:10 a quicker Astewilka,
37:11 but we're also seeing an aggressive Astewilka
37:13 this round. - Yeah, and I like that from him.
37:15 - Yeah. - From the get-go in this round,
37:18 he got up to look for this round.
37:21 Absolutely great.
37:23 From Astewilka's side,
37:25 he is positioning himself
37:30 for an upset in this fight.
37:34 This is gonna be an interesting ten round.
37:37 Round number ten.
37:38 It's gonna be interesting.
37:40 - It's gonna be really interesting
37:41 because I think we have it
37:44 for a one-point differential right now.
37:46 - Yeah, so far.
37:48 We'll have to see the judges' cards, you know.
37:51 - Yeah.
37:52 - But it's been a really even match.
37:55 Initiative from both sides.
37:58 Astewilka got the earlier rounds.
38:02 - And we're gonna have the different scenarios of boxing.
38:06 We already have a quick knockout.
38:08 We had a technical knockout,
38:10 and now we're gonna have a decision
38:13 and maybe a split decision.
38:15 - Maybe a split decision.
38:16 - Maybe. Maybe a split decision.
38:18 We'll have to see.
38:20 - For us, it's not a split decision right now.
38:22 - It is. [laughs]
38:24 It is.
38:25 Okay, last round of the ten round
38:31 light-lightweight division.
38:33 Azahar Calderillo-Villar in the white and red.
38:37 Ricardo Casillas-Astewilka in the white and gold.
38:41 The fight in the center of the ring
38:43 has been a very close one.
38:44 He's been able to work the whole ten rounds.
38:48 - And he's a good start of the round for Villar.
38:51 He has to--he has to do it.
38:53 - Yeah, he's gotta be active.
38:55 He's gotta come really active.
38:57 Otherwise, Villar-Astewilka is gonna steal this round again.
39:02 [crowd shouting]
39:06 Bobbing his head.
39:07 See, again, strategy from Astewilka.
39:11 - And he's doing his footwork, gets Villar off guard,
39:14 and connects him, either with the right side,
39:18 with the right hand on the face,
39:20 or left hand on body shot.
39:23 - They ask him both, asking themselves to,
39:27 you know, "Let's fight."
39:28 - Exactly, you know, to too much, you know, clinch.
39:34 Nice left hand from Villar.
39:37 Astewilka coming off guard.
39:41 Right hand from Astewilka.
39:45 - Astewilka just caught the momentum from Villar.
39:47 - Yes, he did.
39:48 - He's putting the match where he wants to, you know.
39:51 - Yeah, yeah, he's stealing the fight.
39:53 See, nice footwork from Astewilka.
39:55 - He was.
39:56 - He faked to the right and then came left,
39:58 landed the right hand.
39:59 - It was beautiful movement.
40:03 - Villar is not throwing enough punches in this round,
40:05 and, you know, Astewilka doesn't need to fight
40:08 like that right now.
40:09 He just needs to move around.
40:11 He just needs to administrate the match.
40:13 - But he wants to secure the fight.
40:15 - Yeah.
40:17 - He wants to convince the judges
40:19 that he was the busier fighter throughout the fight,
40:22 and he's doing so in this particular round.
40:27 Again, Villar is not throwing punches.
40:30 - There's a timeout because of the tape.
40:33 - Yeah, and Villar is not throwing punches.
40:35 - There's a lot of blood, both boxers.
40:40 Right now, it's also Astewilka's right eyebrow.
40:45 - Yeah, both fighters are bleeding from their eyes,
40:49 and Villar not throwing punches.
40:52 Astewilka leading the initiative,
40:55 attacking with, you know,
40:57 he's leading with his right hand,
40:59 but the left hand is landing on Villar's anatomy.
41:02 - And Villar's right hand is on both fighters.
41:06 15 seconds to go in the round.
41:09 Who wants it more?
41:10 Who wants to get the fight?
41:12 - It's gonna be an amazing end of the match.
41:15 [crowd cheering]
41:19 - Last 10 seconds.
41:20 - 10 seconds to go. Let's see.
41:24 Left hand from Villar, Astewilka,
41:26 to the body, exchange of--
41:28 - Boom. - Box.
41:30 - And that's the end of the round.
41:34 Boy, I tell you,
41:36 the judges have a tough, tough job.
41:41 - I must say, I don't know.
41:45 This is a close, close round.
41:48 It's gonna be a close match.
41:50 - Absolutely.
41:52 - I don't know.
41:55 - Both fighters gave it all,
41:58 but Astewilka was the best here, finally.
42:01 - Yeah, I mean, Villar really took the end of the round,
42:06 but it's not a 10-second round.
42:08 - It's not. It's not.
42:10 So we'll see. We'll see.
42:11 - Yeah, I think you have Astewilka
42:14 for two points, maybe?
42:15 - I got Astewilka 96 over Villar 94.
42:19 What a match. What a match.
42:26 - Yes.
42:28 Usually, the little guys bring to the card
42:33 plenty of action, plenty of punches,
42:37 lots of movement.
42:40 Live from Panama City, Panama, ESPN,
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42:52 action-filled card.
42:55 - We both have our cards, 96-94 to Astewilka.
43:01 - To Astewilka, okay, but this is unofficial.
43:03 - This is unofficial.
43:05 - We'll have to wait for the judges
43:06 who have more experience, you know,
43:10 and they are the official ones.
43:13 - Ladies and gentlemen,
43:15 both fighters felt that they won.
43:18 - Oh, yes.
43:19 - Team Ruffin presents the official decision.
43:22 - The official decision.
43:24 - [speaking Spanish]
43:27 - Oh, yeah, absolutely. Both of them.
43:33 Excellent fight.
43:35 - The announcer is asking for applause
43:36 for both fighters.
43:38 They gave a really fun fight.
43:42 - Two judges.
43:45 98-92.
43:48 - [speaking Spanish]
43:50 - 96-94.
43:52 - All three in favor of the winner by unanimous decision.
43:55 - [speaking Spanish]
43:58 - Whoa.
44:04 - Unanimous decision.
44:05 - [speaking Spanish]
44:08 - Well, went to 98 to 92.
44:20 That means two judges,
44:24 so we are winning.