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00:00 You know the rules. When I say break, take a step back, but remember, protect yourself at all times.
00:06 Watch your low blows and your headbutts. If there's a knockdown, I want the standing
00:10 opponent in the neutral corner. That's the corner furthest away. Obey my commands,
00:14 touch gloves, back to your corner. Let's go, let's go.
00:17 Six rounds, heavyweights. Rafael Carolina, he's got a record of two, four, and one. He's in the
00:23 black and silver. Eric Arellano, 10-0, won seven knockouts. He's in the all-silver. Mark Abrams,
00:30 Albert Hainsworth, ringside here at the Troubadour Nashville Tennessee. They're going right at it.
00:35 Yeah, there's no warming up here.
00:38 Yeah, they call these feeling out rounds. Well, they already spent six rounds with each other.
00:44 Yeah, and one thing I had to see, like, Eric's got to calm down and use his skills.
00:53 What's that old saying? Familiarity brings contempt?
00:56 There you go.
00:58 There's a right from Arellano, just a little short.
01:04 Oh, he touched him. He touched him on the chest.
01:06 Crazy blow, how about that?
01:10 Every punch counts.
01:17 Last fight, I didn't think that Rafael Carolina had any hard shots that Eric got hurt. I think
01:24 Arellano had definitely the more power punches.
01:28 Southpaw Rafael Carolina.
01:43 Misses with the left hand. As we can see, he still has a little ways to go, but
01:49 Arellano is getting smaller. Yeah, he definitely is. In a good way, you know.
01:56 Everyone would like start bringing some muscle to him.
02:01 As a line, again, he's shedding the weight. He still has that baby fat.
02:08 Right hand just misses from Arellano. That right lands on the side of the head.
02:12 A little bit more aggressive, Eric Arellano, as we start round one.
02:16 Double jab to the body. And when you're carrying less weight, you can be more aggressive.
02:21 Yeah, absolutely. And he doesn't want to draw. He doesn't want to lose another round.
02:29 Good right from Arellano again.
02:40 And that's usually the punch against the southpaw, is that straight right hand. It's usually the
02:46 punch of choice. Trying to set up with the jab. Combination from Arellano. In and out.
02:57 Carolina, about 20 amateur fights. Again, boxing. About the age of 17, just wanted to box.
03:03 You know what I think?
03:07 He believes there's a right and a good left from Arellano.
03:13 I was going to say, he believes him fighting several undefeated fighters on the way up.
03:19 It's going to be the difference in this fight, his experience against good competition.
03:26 So we head to the end of round one, scheduled for six.
03:29 Good first round for Eric Arellano.
03:36 Yeah, he got to start using his footwork like he is, and that's how he gets the shots.
03:51 This guy's a little awkward, but he can use his footwork, jab, hitting them from different angles.
03:57 Not just going for the head. You got to go for the body. You got to go for the chest.
04:01 Then you can head a little bit. But just going straight for the head, that's what young fighters
04:07 do. They head hunt. But you got to touch them all over the body, because he don't know where
04:12 you're going to hit him at. Expect to see the same thing this round.
04:34 Round number two, scheduled for six. Eric Arellano. Lands two jabs. Three jabs.
04:42 Threw three, landed two. They missed the very first one.
04:49 Counter right, lands for Carolina. Nice jab to the body from Arellano.
05:00 See how he does. He's got to go to the body.
05:02 Carolina, one of those crafty southpaws, is starting to get a few things done here in round two.
05:10 Out there, eats a right hand. He tries to answer with a left. Good right again from Arellano.
05:17 That's the thing I don't think he should do. If he wants to,
05:24 I think he should get in. Maybe Carolina can try to get in on season as exchanges.
05:31 Try to get some points back.
05:32 Straight right from Arellano.
05:42 Oh yeah. It's partially blocked, but that was right down the chin.
05:52 There's a left from Carolina, but Arellano answers with two rights. Now back to the jab.
06:00 I think Arellano has been pretty emphatic with his punches tonight. He's not
06:09 nice counter. He's not leaving anything in his toolbox tonight.
06:16 No, he was pissed. He was pissed after the fight.
06:20 We poked our heads into his locker room and he was very distraught. I said, "You didn't lose.
06:28 You're going to be all right." You can see Tomic sat with him for a couple weeks.
06:35 Last couple of weeks, he's been very focused on getting the W. Good right to the body.
06:40 A right again from Arellano. You can see that Rafael Carolina's lip is bushed.
06:48 He's starting to taste blood. Good right again from Arellano.
06:54 A good counter from- He's doing good with both the leads and the counters tonight. He
07:00 tries to get in a three-punch combination. Last 30 seconds of round two scheduled for six.
07:06 He's fighting with that intensity. He's definitely fighting with that intensity.
07:14 That was a good right or left, but it was a good shot.
07:29 Tried to land a big shot there, came up short.
07:36 That was a good shot that made Rafael Carolina look up at the lights.
07:44 I feel like this-
08:00 See a little bit of replays, hopefully.
08:02 You know what's good is at least I feel like he's staying in control. One thing I'd like to see
08:13 Arellano do a little bit more after his opponent retreats, instead of taking those five, 10,
08:22 maybe 15-second breaks to actually track him down and land some more. That's what I want to see
08:30 Arellano do. Round three scheduled for six. Eric Arellano in the silver trunks.
08:38 Rafael Carolina in a block. Good first couple rounds for Eric Arellano.
08:50 Good right to the chest area. With that right hand up and down as Arellano.
08:55 Oh, good counter right, right on the jaw by Arellano.
09:04 Carolina's throwing some punches back. He's getting a couple shots in,
09:12 but not as clean as Arellano. Good right from- left from Carolina.
09:20 Right hits a lot of gloves, couple jabs from Carolina.
09:28 Oh, should have threw that harder. Despite having only seven fights, good right from
09:38 Arellano again. Carolina, he's a crafty guy in there. Yeah, he is. He knows how to move around
09:44 the ring. He upset Kevin Torian. I kidded with him. I said, "You're gonna become the country box
09:52 killer if you can get the victory tonight." He said, "No, don't say that because I don't want
09:57 to knock off all their guys." Carolina trained by Wes Caldillo.
10:13 I want to see Eric start punching, you know, again. Good right over the top and a left from
10:26 Arellano. That's the one thing
10:29 Arellano could definitely- he could take a hit, but he's giving those hits.
10:35 That's football talk, take a hit. Yeah, I've never taken hits.
10:47 Jab and a left from Carolina. Arellano comes firing back.
10:55 [crosstalk]
11:19 There's a left hook. Good exchange in the middle of the ring. Tell you what, this fight has been
11:26 a little bit more exciting than the first fight for sure. A lot more clean punches being landed.
11:30 Yeah. Good right to the body again from Arellano. End of three, scheduled for six.
11:37 You know, right there, that's going to be a tough round.
11:39 That'll definitely be a tough round. See some of the action around three, Albert.
11:48 You see like Raphael landed some shots, but I mean it's almost like an even exchange. Maybe
11:56 one punch different. You got like Raphael Carolina. He had about four that last exchange.
12:08 I think you had Eric with two. So, I think quite close to the punches were
12:15 almost close to being even. So, it'd be interesting to see who the judges give that round to.
12:20 Could be. I think Arellano won the first two rounds.
12:28 Absolutely. But I think that one, because I don't feel like Carolina has a lot of power.
12:35 Back here for round four, second half of our co-feature bout between
12:42 Eric Arellano and Raphael Carolina. Good right from Arellano.
12:50 So, I don't feel like... There's a right inside from Arellano.
13:03 I don't see like Carolina's punches being hard. They're landing, but they're not hard.
13:13 There you go. You'll see like Arellano's punches are like you see they're snapping.
13:20 When they're landing good, they're moving like Carolina back.
13:30 There's a left hook and then Carolina answers back.
13:38 Right. There's a lot of gloves.
14:03 Right. A little short from Arellano. Seems to be a little cut, I believe.
14:12 Yeah. Maybe on the forehead. Just over the left eye of Eric Arellano.
14:17 I don't know if that was caused by a cut. I mean, it could be caused by a punch or a butt.
14:26 I know. You think... Doesn't seem to be anything serious though.
14:32 No, not at all. Right from Arellano.
14:35 Right hook from Carolina. It's like he's tired. Arellano's defense went down and this is a chance
14:45 that Carolina could steal this round. Eric throwing arm punches. Not really stepping
14:55 in the last couple of punches. He's got a...
15:23 There's a left and a combination from Carolina, I think.
15:27 Arellano coming in. He's not coming in behind the jab now.
15:35 You see some fatigue wearing in on Eric Arellano?
15:40 I definitely see fatigue right now. That little bit right there, that's... I don't know.
15:51 God is talking to us. I see some of the action. Could be a turnaround round for Raphael Carolina.
15:59 You see some shots being landed.
16:02 Yeah. Arellano's got to catch that second win now.
16:10 Definitely got to. Definitely got to. Definitely got to.
16:16 [Music]
16:26 [Music]
16:52 We start round five, scheduled for six.
16:57 Raphael Carolina peppering Eric Arellano in the middle of the ring.
17:05 And a right hook and a second and third right hook.
17:07 A big shot by Carolina on the inside. Carolina having his best success in maybe both fights.
17:18 Absolutely. Yeah. Definitely. Definitely. He's landing some good shots.
17:22 And right now, if Eric doesn't figure it out.
17:27 Combination from Carolina. Arellano trying to fight back.
17:34 Yeah. There definitely isn't the amount of velocity and power behind Arellano's punches
17:44 in round five that there was the first couple rounds. As Raphael Carolina now starting to
17:49 walk Eric Arellano down and lands a couple hard right hooks. Body shot from Carolina.
17:59 Oh, gosh. This could be a 10-8 round right here for...
18:08 A big first half of round five for Raphael Carolina.
18:18 See, it really like he ran out of gas.
18:25 Right hook from Carolina. Everything's landing.
18:33 And an uppercut, another right hook.
18:39 Out of the 11 rounds that these two have fought, this has been the most significant round
18:49 for one side in those 11 rounds, Albert.
18:53 Yep. Absolutely. Raphael Carolina is out here proving himself. He is proving himself and he
19:04 could be the coach of Box Killer. Carolina told me he needs this fight to open up some
19:08 doors for him. Right hook from Carolina. Another one around the guard. Has Arellano reeling now.
19:18 He's just throwing punches. Arellano now the one holding on.
19:26 Right hook from Carolina. These are just peppering shots down the body and a right
19:38 hook comes upstairs. Yeah. If he doesn't fight back, it could be a...
19:47 Eric Arellano in trouble here in Nashville.
19:51 Yeah, really.
19:56 You see Raphael Carolina
20:02 landing shot after shot after shot on Eric Arellano.
20:09 [inaudible]
20:15 [inaudible]
20:21 [inaudible]
20:32 [inaudible]
20:46 [inaudible]
20:52 [inaudible]
20:57 As we start round six.
21:06 Sixth and final round, Eric Arellano and Raphael Carolina.
21:15 We are back here at the Texas Troubadour.
21:18 Albert walked into the corner of Eric Arellano. What did you see body language-wise?
21:30 That's going to open up now. We don't get tired. He thought that's just a mindset.
21:36 You got somebody right there in front of you, you're going to fight.
21:44 Arellano's trying to get that second win as he lands a nice jab.
21:49 Misses with the right hand. He seems at least at the beginning of this round to have a little bit
21:56 more energy.
21:59 Two tie up. What do you see first minute round six, Albert?
22:13 All right now, I mean, he's got to dig. That's all it is. It's about digging. How much heart you got?
22:19 How much heart you got?
22:22 You know that playing the fourth quarter of a big game, you've been pushing and pushing all day long.
22:34 Now it's just a matter of will more than skill, correct?
22:37 Yeah, absolutely. You can see the balance in his step. Now he's getting back to it.
22:41 Halfway through our sixth and final round, Carolina lands a shot to the head.
22:52 It all depends, especially if we see the final bell. It all depends
23:04 how the judges score the first three rounds.
23:09 Well, like I said, you remember I said that third round was pretty almost even.
23:15 That could be the real swing round in this fight.
23:19 Right now, let's see what he's going to do. If he's going to land some shots,
23:25 or if Carolina's going to land some shots.
23:31 Good right hook from Carolina.
23:36 Each significant fight, excuse me, each significant punch could be the difference
23:41 between winning and losing right now. Down the last 30 seconds of the fight.
23:45 We got to definitely keep punching.
23:52 Carolina and Arellano.
23:55 Six rounds tonight. They put on six rounds on March 8th.
24:02 Not much separating them. He's going to fight to the final bell.
24:06 Arellano and Carolina.
24:08 You come over here and see this.
24:25 You come over here and see this.
24:28 [Applause]
24:30 [Crowd noise]
24:42 [Crowd noise]
25:00 Some of the action in round six.
25:02 We see Rafael Carolina and Eric Arellano.
25:12 [Crowd noise]
25:22 I got you.
25:24 [Crowd noise]
25:34 Very close fight.
25:36 [Crowd noise]
25:41 Arellano and Carolina show good sportsmanship.
25:44 Yeah, those two warriors battling in there.
25:47 And I loved it. From heart to heart.
25:50 They've gone 12 rounds.
25:52 They've gone 12 rounds.
25:53 You know, when you're going to get to guard all day long.
25:56 Yeah, absolutely.
25:58 It's a lot of tough competition at the end of the game.
26:02 You're patting each other on the helmet.
26:04 It's a good game.
26:05 And that's what these two have done over the last month.
26:10 [Crowd noise]
26:19 [Crowd noise]
26:32 Thank you.
26:33 [Crowd noise]
26:54 This will be a highly contested decision.
26:56 [Crowd noise]
27:06 JT Conway has the score.
27:10 He's going to have to wait one minute.
27:12 [Crowd noise]
27:26 We are back at the Tribunal in Nashville, Tennessee.
27:29 We just saw a tremendous, very close fight between Eric Arellano and Rafael Carolina.
27:34 And to give us the decision, let's show up the ring announcer, JT Conway.
27:38 JT.
27:40 All right, folks, after six rounds of action, we have a decision.
27:45 Judge Jacob Nevin scores the fight, 58-56.
27:50 Blue corner.
27:52 David Hudson scores the fight, 58-56.
27:56 Red corner.
27:59 Terry Hogan scores the fight, 57-57.
28:04 Folks, we have a split draw.
28:06 A split draw.
28:09 A split draw, folks.
28:11 Back to our broadcast panel, back to Albert Batchelor.
28:14 What did you think about it?
28:16 Twelve rounds separates.