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00:00 Whatever the rules are in the dressing room, I want you to obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times, touch 'em up, and good luck.
00:06 -Tess. -Yes, sir.
00:11 Is this fight gonna be one of those moments where Guido...
00:14 Be careful what you ask for, because Guido wanted this fight.
00:18 -He did want the fight. -He wanted this fight.
00:20 And the reason why he wants the fight.
00:22 Obviously, he's at a stage of his career, 29 years old, and having suffered a loss,
00:28 where he just wants to move forward, he wants to roll the dice a little bit, but
00:31 they have extensive experience sparring against each other,
00:36 and from that experience, Guido has expressed confidence.
00:41 That was years ago, Tess. In sparring, in sparring, you got big 16-18 ounce gloves on.
00:46 You know, sometimes that's a false sense of security.
00:49 Just because you did well with someone in sparring doesn't mean that you can do it under the bright lights and under these circumstances.
00:56 These contracts, both these men's contracts, is on the line tonight.
01:00 That blue pin, after this fight for the loser, guess what?
01:04 He's gonna see that blue pin, and he's gonna get released from his contract.
01:07 -It's a pink slip fight. -Pink slip. See you later.
01:10 But he does have confidence. They sparred as recently as this past September.
01:15 They sparred going back to 2021, when Guido left Rome, came to the States, said he wanted better training.
01:24 So he moved to Vegas.
01:26 He did reunite with Simone D'Alessandre, who was his amateur coach in recent fights.
01:33 He said the communication, the connection is very important.
01:36 Obviously, English not his first language, and Simone is a native Italian speaker.
01:42 See that right hand was just a little bit off the mark. That's what I see landing for F.A. Jabba.
01:48 -But ooh! -There's a right hand from Villanello.
01:50 A right hand from Villanello, answering that call.
01:54 Trying to come around the guard of Jagba that time as well.
01:57 Jagba coming off that victory, a fourth round TKO against Joe Goodall.
02:02 His fourth straight fight with Emmanuel Savoy in the corner with him.
02:07 They have a great relationship. Jagba living in Houston.
02:11 -He's a great looking athlete, isn't he, Jagba? -Yes, he is.
02:16 -You know, one of the things is that... -Tall, strong.
02:19 They've been trying to get him out of being so looking like he's robotic.
02:24 You know, robotic-like type movement. Stiff.
02:27 They're trying to get him to loosen up a little bit.
02:29 Guido feels that his advantage is his footwork.
02:35 You know, he has that background in tennis.
02:38 -Families. -Yeah, exactly.
02:40 Biggest tennis family in Rome. They own a tennis academy.
02:42 Everybody, all the siblings, everybody plays.
02:45 And then you get the one brother who's 6'6" and a big, thick, muscular man.
02:51 So, combat sports, his calling.
02:53 Yeah, he feels that he's gonna have the advantage
02:55 because he's gonna set up things and set traps...
02:58 -on Jagba. -There's a short right hand from Guido on the inside.
03:03 And that right hand buzzed Jagba. It buzzed him.
03:08 So, two moments in this first round from Guido Villanueva.
03:13 Look at this!
03:15 Coming to the end of round number one.
03:22 Heavyweight matchup. A Jagba D'Anello.
03:26 (applause)
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04:28 Guido Villanueva with two solid right hands, Tim.
04:43 Set it up off his movement.
04:45 And I'm sure there was a jab with it. Let's take a look at this replay right here.
04:48 Being patient. Just stepping in again, right behind the jab.
04:53 What do you see? You see a jagba stepping straight back.
04:56 Lead hand extended. Boom. Right hand right over the top.
05:01 Perfectly set up by Guido.
05:03 Guido had an 8-6 connect advantage.
05:06 Seven power punches landed in that first round.
05:09 Bernardo, what are you hearing in the corner of a jagba?
05:11 Emmanuel Cervé and Kei Kurama want him to keep his hand up after he throws the jab.
05:17 Get it back defensively. Use feints and to be more elusive.
05:21 Get away from that right from Guido Villanueva.
05:24 There's a standing target there in round number one to that right hand from Villanueva.
05:28 Why doesn't he say, "Move your head"?
05:30 Come on, pull through.
05:31 Move your head. To avoid a right hand, you move your head left, sir.
05:36 Move your head left to avoid a right hand.
05:38 Get out of the path.
05:41 Yes.
05:41 Get to the side of it.
05:43 And see, and this is what, as of right now,
05:47 the fight right now is favoring Villanueva because he's not stiff.
05:52 He's not, you know, he's not robotic.
05:54 He's flowing with his offense, whereas you see a jagba sitting there thinking,
05:59 stiff with his offense, not flowing.
06:02 It's also amazing sometimes what a simple—
06:07 Listen, we just saw in our first fight tonight, as you described,
06:10 it's a little bit of an earned reset kind of fight for Robson Canseisalva.
06:15 You know, a class-level difference against Guardado.
06:17 He comes out, gets a seventh-round knockout.
06:19 There was a squash match for Guido Villanueva as well 57 days ago against an overmatch.
06:25 Moses Johnson, where he goes and he scores five first-round knockdowns at Madison Square Garden,
06:31 gets rid of them in one, and then they're celebrating at Villa de la Pache afterwards in town.
06:35 But that can do well for a fighter.
06:38 Confidence. That's what it was.
06:40 And I felt like, for the first time, I felt like he had some sort of identity.
06:44 You know, he came in with a new just drive, you know,
06:47 and that fight, he was out for a knockout and he was able to deliver it.
06:53 So I'm seeing him, he's very energetic tonight.
06:55 I mean, he's using his jab, using good movement.
06:57 Every now and then he'll sneak a right hand behind the guard of a jagba.
07:02 But tonight, he should have been flowing tonight,
07:05 whereas a jagba really hasn't found his rhythm just yet.
07:08 Oh, he found it right there. He found it right there.
07:11 My goodness, that body shot.
07:12 He got hands on the body from a jagba.
07:14 It looked like he sucked the life out of Guido.
07:16 My goodness. That was a shot.
07:21 Oh, he hurt him.
07:22 Oh, he chases him back.
07:25 Guido with a huge surge at the end of two.
07:30 Time, time.
07:33 A jagba look back to the wrong corner.
07:49 Take a deep breath.
07:52 Stop your feet, stop your feet. Stop it.
07:55 There you go. Come on.
07:58 How you feel?
08:00 Keep your hands up. You got to keep it nice and tight.
08:03 After you're lazy, lay on your knees, keep your hands up,
08:06 switch your guard, stay on your feet.
08:08 All right, there's your breath. Wake up, man.
08:10 Come on, man. Come on, Ape. Wake up.
08:14 Stop your feet. You okay? You all right?
08:17 Give me that.
08:18 What a right hand right here.
08:20 Upset alert.
08:23 See, Guido, what is he doing?
08:25 Just following him out. That's it.
08:28 Catching him out of position.
08:30 Poor footwork right there from a jagba.
08:33 Poor defense as well.
08:35 And then watch a jagba as he walks back towards the neutral corner.
08:41 He was so dazed and confused, he walks back to the neutral corner.
08:46 He's still not out of the weeds, Tess.
08:49 Like my partner used to say back in the days,
08:51 "You got to keep your feet on the ground and check his temperature, baby."
08:56 This would be a big upset, as Guido Vianello, who told us yesterday,
09:01 he said, "I am the best I have ever been in my career."
09:06 Total clarity, feeling primed, and he is off to a sensational start
09:11 with the right hands against the jagba.
09:15 You know what the problem is? The problem was with Guido? Mentally.
09:18 That's the problem. He finally got his mentals together.
09:23 And it's showing tonight. I tell folks all the time,
09:26 yeah, boxing's physical, but it's more mental than physical.
09:37 Tess, if you don't believe, if you don't believe, Tess,
09:40 you don't belong inside the ring.
09:42 You've got to believe in yourself and your abilities.
09:47 Jagba's still not over yet. This is heavyweight boxing right here.
09:50 One punch. One punch. That's all it takes.
09:54 And now they trade. Jagba was able to split the guard with a right hand,
09:59 as Guido was throwing a right of his own and now doubling up that jab.
10:04 Seemed like that knockdown, him being rocked, has woken up Jagba.
10:10 Now that offense is coming.
10:16 There was that moment in that offensive surge in the second round
10:19 where Villanueva pushed a jagba.
10:22 A big right hand comes around the guard.
10:26 He fires off five straight punches and there's a right hand from a jagba.
10:33 I thought I'd never see this from both these guys.
10:36 They know what's on the line tonight, Tess.
10:38 That's exactly what it is. It's because of where the career juncture comes
10:42 that you're getting this kind of a fight.
10:44 Both men opening up with right hands.
10:47 All the big boys are bringing it.
10:55 This is good stuff right here from both fighters tonight.
11:00 Really putting it all on the line tonight, Tess.
11:04 Neither guy wants to give an inch.
11:11 Big right hand right there.
11:14 Tess, this is going to boil down to a battle of attrition.
11:17 Nice jab from F.A.
11:19 Who's more conditioned, more determined, bigger heart.
11:25 Who wants it more?
11:27 Give a jagba credit for settling back down here in round number three
11:32 after being significantly hurt at the end of two.
11:36 Fighting right to the bell.
11:38 Good job.
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12:40 F.A. at jagba just got an earful from his corner.
12:44 Saying don't be lazy with the defense and just use the jab.
12:47 Outbox him, but they were slugging in that last round.
12:51 Guido Villanueva landed 26 punches, a jagba 20 in that last round.
12:55 You see the total power punches through three.
12:58 Villanueva a 39 to 13 advantage.
13:00 He had F.A. at jagba hurt at the end of two.
13:03 But now on even terms, they're going.
13:06 And a jagba's gaining confidence.
13:10 And everything's been set up off that jab test
13:12 and that pressure that he's applying on Guido.
13:16 He's trying to make them cough it up, Tess.
13:18 He told us in the fighter meeting, he's like, "He's not tough. He's not tough.
13:21 I've seen him quit before. I'm going to make him quit again."
13:25 This the first of our two heavyweight fights.
13:27 Jared Anderson still to come in the main event.
13:30 Good jab from a jagba.
13:33 Look at Guido going down to the body now.
13:41 May have been partially blocked with that right elbow.
13:44 Returning the favor.
13:45 Combination from F.A.
13:47 Stab jab to the body.
13:51 Guido's getting time.
13:55 Jagba's getting in a good rhythm right now, especially with that jab.
13:59 Let's see what it sets up.
14:01 It sets up that right hand right there.
14:04 It's the right hand of Guido Villanueva who controlled things early now.
14:07 And now it's the jab of a jagba controlling the fourth round.
14:11 The one thing is that a jagba can keep his form.
14:15 I know a jagba can keep his form.
14:17 I've seen him keep his form throughout the entire fight.
14:20 Previous fights.
14:22 Now can Guido keep his form?
14:23 Can he keep it together?
14:24 Can he bite down?
14:26 Can he be right and do the right thing for the duration of this fight?
14:30 That's the question.
14:33 Three punch combination from F.A.
14:35 Because Tess, you start feeling that pressure and you start withering away.
14:42 You start feeling it.
14:44 Bernardo.
14:45 Simone Dallasandrini has instructed Guido, go to the body.
14:49 Don't headhunt.
14:51 They want to wear down a jagba.
14:54 The Jockey Box has him only landing two clean body punches so far tonight.
14:59 No body shots.
15:03 They don't teach that across the pond.
15:06 I know he's here in the States, but they don't teach the body shots across the pond.
15:10 Good work.
15:13 Up and down.
15:14 Everything starting with his jab and just standing firm with his position.
15:18 But good uppercuts in the inside right there from a jagba.
15:21 He has fired off a few of those uppercuts here at round four.
15:24 Digs with the left again.
15:26 This is such a better round from F.A. at jagba.
15:29 And the variation, the punch variation too, Tess.
15:32 He's having to dig in his bag of tricks.
15:36 Tries to go back to the right uppercut.
15:39 Big right hand.
15:40 Right hand lands into four.
15:42 [bell dings]
15:43 That's why he's catching you, okay?
15:57 Relax.
15:58 Jab is fine in everything.
16:00 Touch him up there, stab him down there hard.
16:02 Touch him up there with the jab, shoot the right hand down there.
16:05 Keep your defense tight and bend your knees a little bit more.
16:08 Because why?
16:09 We don't want to come to that right hand.
16:11 We don't want to come a little too tall, okay?
16:13 Relax.
16:14 Relax.
16:15 [music]
16:16 [whistle blows]
16:33 Let's go, coach!
16:37 Stay back, Guido.
16:40 You too, Epa.
16:41 Stay back.
16:42 Stay back.
16:43 That fourth round was the first round tonight where F.A. at jagba
16:48 outlanded Guido Villanueva.
16:50 He did so with great success.
16:52 He was 24 of 67.
16:54 Guido was 12 of 46.
16:56 And he was targeting that right uppercut, Tim.
16:58 Let's see how that uppercut was set up.
17:01 Guido shooting the jab right there.
17:05 Leaning forward.
17:06 Boom!
17:07 Right uppercut.
17:08 Again, right in that neck area, chin area right there.
17:11 Good shot.
17:12 Great set up right there.
17:13 Catching Guido.
17:15 Stepping in, leaning forward.
17:17 Behind his jab.
17:18 Great response and great read by F.A. jagba.
17:22 Oh, good body work.
17:26 Two punches to the body there, including that left hand.
17:30 Bernardo.
17:31 Yeah, Kate Caroma told me, "Look, F.A. needs to work everything behind the jab.
17:35 Stay defensively solid.
17:37 But Guido is tiring and we can pick up the pressure here."
17:40 Well, you see a moment of it right there with Guido tiring as he ties up.
17:44 Mouth is open on the inside.
17:45 Comes back with a one-two.
17:46 Guido can't afford to get tired.
17:48 He can't afford to get tired.
17:49 His career is on the line.
17:51 You can rest when you go home.
17:53 Rest when you go back in the locker room.
17:54 Tonight, you gotta fight.
17:56 You gotta put it all out there.
17:57 You gotta fight.
17:58 You gotta make a choice.
17:59 You gotta figure out a way to turn the tide.
18:03 [crowd cheering]
18:07 He had momentum in his favorite test and he's giving it away.
18:10 Now he has to find a way to get it back.
18:12 [crowd cheering]
18:22 Break!
18:23 The way he was having success early on was that he was paying--
18:30 he was making Jagba pay for his mistakes afterwards.
18:36 So, you see Jagba, he'll throw punches, but then afterwards he's not responsible defensively.
18:42 That's when Guido will come on.
18:44 He hasn't been doing that.
18:46 Coming to the halfway mark of our heavyweight co-feature,
18:50 and then it is the main event.
18:52 And the main man in the main event, you can see how loose Jared Anderson is.
18:57 And as he's surrounded by his corner as well as many fighter friends in there.
19:02 For the people, Shakur Stevenson earlier, of course Anderson's 16-0.
19:06 With 15 knockouts, he is coming up next.
19:09 Oh, uppercut, uppercut.
19:10 Right again.
19:11 Again on the inside.
19:13 Just able to get enough.
19:15 Break!
19:20 Guido's gotten away from what was working.
19:24 The way you can get Jagba is you gotta get him out of position.
19:28 When he's out of position, that's when you throw.
19:31 So, when he's throwing and after he throws, he's either out of position or he's not set to punch.
19:37 He's not ready defensively to protect himself.
19:39 Guido trying to rally here again at the end of round number five.
19:43 Good head movement from F.A. and Jagba.
19:45 Uh-oh, look at F.A. trying to get it loose.
19:47 Time!
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20:50 Been a really entertaining heavyweight co-feature between F.A. and Jagba and Guido Villanuevo
20:57 as we look at the power punches thrown and landed.
21:01 Most of Guido's work, you see the 58 landed, happened in the better part of the first three rounds.
21:06 Especially the big rally in the second round when he had a Jagba hurt badly.
21:12 Since then, a Jagba has settled right in with success with the jab and the right uppercut.
21:17 You see it thrown again there as a Jagba seemingly has taken control here in these middle rounds.
21:24 Everything off of that lead hand.
21:25 That jab.
21:27 Controlling the pace of this fight.
21:29 It's allowing the Jagba to get into range to lower his right hand and land uppercuts as well.
21:36 On the inside.
21:37 And you still see the form. Good form. Great form coming from a Jagba.
21:45 That's the difference, Ted.
21:48 That is the warning from Lawrence Cole.
21:50 You noted in that last round that Villanuevo was tiring as did his corner.
21:54 Simone D'Alessandre said to him in an admonishing way in Italian dialect.
22:00 He said, "Sestocco, you're tired, you're tired."
22:03 Mount wide open. Breathing hard.
22:06 See a Jagba, one thing he has is he has a motor. He does. He has a motor.
22:11 He can keep it coming. Good shot right there from both guys.
22:15 For both men, excuse me.
22:17 He can keep it going.
22:19 And he can stay disciplined the entire night.
22:22 You can see just a little bit of swelling under the right eye of F.A. Jagba.
22:26 Good jab.
22:27 Good jab.
22:51 That time, Guido trying to make him pay after Jagba threw some offense, left himself open again.
22:58 Those are the moments that Guido again has to attack a Jagba if he wants to have success.
23:05 Either he has to attack him in those moments or he has to be first. Be first.
23:11 Use this jab, come behind him with combinations.
23:14 A Jagba will become straight up and defensive.
23:18 He will put that high guard up.
23:20 He will put that high guard up.
23:21 Gonna get a warning with that right hand that was on the belt line.
23:40 Man, Guido tired.
23:42 He really is.
23:44 I'm tired, boss.
23:47 Gave a lot in those first few rounds and Jagba's been more steady in the middle rounds.
23:51 Four rounds to go here.
23:52 Jagba slowed down a bit too this round.
23:54 Jagba slowed down a bit too this round.
23:56 Oh yeah!
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24:56 F.A. Jagba fell behind early on.
25:01 Was damaged in the second round but then rallied back in the last three rounds.
25:06 And now Guido Villanueva trying to press the action early on here in round number seven.
25:10 See the total jabs as Jagba has utilized that weaponry.
25:13 When in doubt, jab.
25:23 Right uppercut again on the inside.
25:26 Left uppercut from F.A.
25:27 Oh my goodness.
25:28 And then long distance head hunting from Jagba.
25:34 Really taking advantage of that leaning.
25:36 Coming from Villanueva.
25:40 You know what, I'm impressed with the punch arsenal tonight of Jagba.
25:49 It's been varied.
25:50 Exactly.
25:52 Usually he's just a one-two fighter like a Deontay Wilder when he first came out.
25:58 They've done a great job in developing his punch arsenal.
26:03 Right jab right there.
26:04 Good stab, jab, up and down.
26:16 Right uppercut that time again as Guido came forward, leaned forward.
26:24 Tries to punch his way out of trouble and splits the guard with a right hand.
26:29 Jagba trying to land the right uppercut. Guido willing to trade.
26:32 But you see when Guido is having success is he's being first.
26:36 He has to be first.
26:37 Don't be waiting on a Jagba.
26:39 Be first.
26:41 He's gonna spend a lot of energy, no doubt about it.
26:44 But how bad do you want it, my man?
26:46 Do what's necessary.
26:48 And he keeps getting in with that uppercut.
26:50 My goodness.
26:51 Do you understand how to move your head?
26:52 I mean the percentage of the right uppercut, Timmy, since the fourth round onward.
26:56 It's un-freaking-believable.
26:57 Unbelievable.
26:58 Stop leaning forward.
27:03 There's Riyadh Mary in the locker room.
27:14 He is about to take on a great challenge in Jared Anderson.
27:18 Now Riyadh was a cruiserweight titlist.
27:22 Had the WBA "regular" cruiserweight title.
27:25 Never defended it. Moved up to heavyweight a couple of years ago.
27:28 And now gets this huge opportunity.
27:30 See if he can pull off another upset.
27:33 He was able to beat the 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka back in December.
27:38 Yoka on a bit of a down slide in his career.
27:41 But Riyadh took advantage.
27:43 They've given up a lot of height against Jared Anderson.
27:47 Of course, Anderson as well.
27:49 So skilled, so fast, so capable.
27:54 They hear the clap and they throw.
27:56 Good effort being put by Ajagba and Vianela.
28:00 I'm doing it, buddy.
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29:07 And they are getting good entertainment in our co-feature between these heavyweights.
29:12 Ajagba and Vianela.
29:14 Ajagba with a 129 to 121 connect advantage.
29:19 All right, Guido, looks like he got a second win now.
29:23 A little bit.
29:24 Feel like he can go for L, but he's starting to get his movement back.
29:27 Actually in that seventh round, he threw a fight high 81 punches.
29:33 These next two rounds are critical for both gentlemen and this man in this co-main event tonight.
29:43 Oh, Southpaw, huh?
29:47 That's, this is new from Ajagba, huh?
29:50 Switching Southpaw momentarily.
29:52 Stays that way, actually.
29:54 See what happens.
29:55 See if Guido throws the right hand against it.
29:57 Something different. I don't think.
30:00 Oh, Guido, I don't think he expected a Southpaw.
30:04 Let's see what he does.
30:07 Kind of chicken-winging that right jab, isn't he?
30:12 Yeah, yeah.
30:13 You see how unnatural it is.
30:15 From the right-hander.
30:18 He is trained to switch stances as F.A. Ajagba, but that right jab you can see in the Southpaw stances.
30:25 Very unnatural as you watch the elbow chicken-wing out.
30:28 But you see how switching to Southpaw, how it slowed down Vionella.
30:42 Now Vionella's going to have a hard time landing his offense.
30:47 It's harder to be able to land a jab against a Southpaw.
30:50 Nice touching with the left hand.
30:58 I like that backhand coming from Ajagba.
31:01 Oh, right uppercut.
31:05 Two in a row.
31:06 What?
31:07 And he actually crossed over.
31:09 He took his right foot back when he threw it.
31:12 When he threw it.
31:13 Nasty.
31:18 Love it.
31:19 Good work.
31:21 Guido right now, he's trying to figure it out.
31:26 He still hasn't figured it out.
31:27 Nice right hand right there.
31:29 Good job catching Ajagba out of position momentarily with that right hand against the ropes.
31:35 Another one.
31:36 Double right hand.
31:37 Now he made the adjustment now.
31:41 And he's trying to get lead foot dominance as well.
31:43 Yeah, he's trying to get that left foot to the outside and create that channel for the right hand.
31:47 For the right hand, absolutely.
31:49 There's the angle.
31:50 He's right uppercuts on the inside.
31:55 Good coordination.
31:56 Love Ajagba.
31:59 Let's do it.
32:00 Let's go finish it.
32:01 Let's go finish it now.
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33:07 Six minutes to go in what has been a very entertaining heavyweight co-feature fight.
33:14 Nefey Ajagba stays in that southpaw stance for round number nine.
33:23 Came out in round eight with the southpaw stance.
33:26 Did have some success on the inside again with the right uppercut.
33:30 Tess, remember when you came out to the desert and your son John was there and went on the football field and I was watching.
33:49 Many, many years ago. Many years ago.
33:53 You emphasize showing him technique. How important technique was.
34:01 Will you listen well Timmy? Where are you seeing a lack of technique here?
34:05 No, a lack of technique from Guido.
34:08 However, the technique from Ajagba, no it's not perfect, it's better than Guido's.
34:15 But when you have great technique or disciplined technique, you become more efficient.
34:22 You waste less energy.
34:24 You're in control.
34:28 Ajagba to me seems like he's in control.
34:31 He's doing what he wants to do. He wants to fight southpaw, I'll fight southpaw this round.
34:35 If I want to right right-handed, I'll fight right-handed.
34:38 He's doing whatever he wants to do. That tells you that he's comfortable inside the ring, Tess.
34:45 And it's been that way since about the fourth round on.
34:49 Of course, Villanueva has had some moments, especially early on.
34:54 But Ajagba really settled in, utilizing the jab, offensive weaponry of the right uppercut, and then the last two rounds turning southpaw.
35:03 But who's working harder? Who looks like they're working harder?
35:06 Who's more inefficient? Who has to work harder? Villanueva.
35:10 This round seems to me like anybody's round.
35:26 I would say the judges right now are looking for something significant to be able to give this round to someone.
35:35 No one's landed anything.
35:37 And the pace is slow. Yes. And it's slowed down.
35:40 There was that uptick in the seventh round where one guy threw 81 punches, one guy threw 72.
35:45 You're not going to have those kind of numbers in this round.
35:48 Now Villanueva tries to do something. Could be around the ends of stealing.
35:54 And that, yes.
35:56 Now, left hand from F.A.
36:03 Keep in mind, Guido banked a lot of rounds early on before F.A. took control of the middle rounds in the later portion of this fight.
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37:13 Well, what do you say we decide it?
37:16 These are the punches landed by round.
37:19 You see Vianello's early work.
37:21 You see a Jagba taking control.
37:23 Punch stats don't always tell the story.
37:25 In this case, it very much mirrors the fight.
37:28 And now, three minutes to decide it.
37:31 Right hand to the body from F.A.
37:35 [crowd noise]
37:40 See these rounds are scored.
37:42 Who lands more effective punches?
37:49 Meaningful shots. Not clear punches. Effective.
37:52 What type of effect did that punch have?
37:55 During the course of a round.
37:56 The more you land during a round, effective punches, the judges are going to score in their favor.
38:04 And it's on a 10-9 muster system.
38:07 Straight left hand.
38:30 [crowd noise]
38:35 Oh, right hand from Guido.
38:37 See, I understand the southpaw.
38:40 I got it. It was working.
38:43 But once it stops working, go back to what you know.
38:47 What you truly know.
38:49 Go back to the right-handed stance.
38:53 To where you can flow.
38:54 Because then this is what happens.
38:56 You're not used to that stance.
38:59 And when you get pushed back, it's a different type of footwork needed.
39:04 To be able to avoid shots.
39:06 So you go back to your original stance where you move a little bit better.
39:10 Final minute.
39:18 Turning into a Guido round, Tess.
39:20 Yep. See if there's any separation late here.
39:23 [crowd noise]
39:31 It's just an effort play at this point.
39:33 That's all it is.
39:34 That's just pure effort.
39:35 That don't cost anything.
39:36 That don't cost anything.
39:37 And that don't take skill.
39:38 But you've got to make a decision.
39:39 Effort doesn't--you don't need skill for effort.
39:42 There's a right hand from Vianello.
39:44 And another.
39:49 Breathing heavily on his mouth as he lands a sweeping right hand again.
39:53 See in the heart of Vianello.
39:55 Break! Break! Step back, step back.
39:59 This is going to be interesting to score.
40:10 [laughs]
40:11 Vianello may have bookended things, but it's so clear what Efe did in the middle rounds.
40:17 I mean, Guido clearly won the early rounds.
40:19 Did damage in the early rounds.
40:21 Efe clearly controlled all the middle rounds.
40:24 And then that effort in round 10 where Vianello outlanded and outpunched a jog butt.
40:32 We'll get the decision after a very short break.
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43:55 That was a good heavyweight fight between Efe Adjogba and Guido Villanueva, Timmy.
44:02 Yes, competition brings the best out of every fighter.
44:06 And this is the best I've seen both of these men tonight in their career.
44:10 You know, starting early, starting off early.
44:13 Guido did a good job using his footwork, creating angles for himself.
44:18 You know, he even hurt Adjogba right there.
44:22 But as the fight continued, Guido started to tire a bit.
44:27 Adjogba started to come on.
44:30 He started using his jab, he started walking them down.
44:33 And he started landing vicious shots like that on the inside.
44:37 Brutal uppercuts.
44:39 Guido finished strong. However, Guido finished strong.
44:43 In the 9th and 10th round, I think this fight is going to be very interesting as far as on the scorecards go.
44:51 But let me give it up to both these men tonight.
44:53 They put it all on the line for you folks at home.
44:56 Close CompuBox numbers with Guido having an edge in power punches.
45:00 And by the way, in that 10th and final round, Guido outlanded him 25-19.
45:05 A 19-11 power punch advantage.
45:08 Remember, Guido started great, finished strong.
45:11 It was F.A. all the way in the middle.
45:13 And in terms of our judges, David Sutherland is one of the judges.
45:16 He's got 887 bouts.
45:18 When you come to Oklahoma, Texas area, he's the best.
45:21 There is one judge here, Nathan Cantu, who's only judged 52 bouts in his career.
45:28 And Esperon has had some, what locals, what boxing experts would say, would be some worrisome cards.
45:35 So just consider that when you hear these scores.
45:40 Ladies and gentlemen, after 10 rounds here inside the American Bank Center,
45:46 we go to the judges' scorecards for the official decision.
45:50 Nathan Cantu has the bout 96-94 in favor of Vianello.
45:57 Wilfredo Esperon has the bout 96-94 in favor of Ajakba.
46:05 And David Sutherland has it 96-94 for your winner by split decision.
46:12 And still WBC silver heavyweight champion, F.A. "The Silent Roller" Ajakba!
46:23 Razor-thin victory for F.A. Ajakba.
46:28 96-94, two times to get the win over Guido Vianello.
46:34 And give it up for both guys, to your point.
46:37 Maybe the best effort we've seen from both of these veteran heavyweights.
46:40 Absolutely.
46:41 And now we go from these heavyweights to the heavyweights.