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00:00 Ladies and gentlemen, this is a 4 by 3 minute bout.
00:04 Protect yourselves at all times.
00:06 Obey my instructions at all times.
00:08 Fight strong, fight fair.
00:10 Touch gloves.
00:12 So this is our main event here tonight.
00:14 Danilo Criati with it all on the line
00:17 and a shot at Nikita Zhu in the offing
00:19 if he can win against Marcus Haywood
00:22 who's arrived in Australia from New Zealand at late notice
00:25 to make a name for himself.
00:27 Ben Damon in commentary alongside Barry Michael
00:30 and also Sam Goodman who has joined us.
00:32 And Sam, I'm sure you're still getting over the disappointment
00:35 of what just happened in the co-main event to Jason Fawcett.
00:38 But what are you expecting here from Danilo Criati?
00:41 Yeah, look, I'm expecting a good fight.
00:43 I don't know too much about Haywood,
00:45 but Criati is a very slick customer
00:47 and he's very awkward and unorthodox.
00:49 So I think we're going to see a bit of stuff
00:51 we don't usually see from him.
00:53 First time out in 16 months for Criati
00:56 and he goes in against Haywood.
00:58 What he likes to do is bang.
01:00 He's a big puncher.
01:01 He's stopped five opponents, any seven wins so far,
01:05 and he'll be looking to do exactly that against Criati
01:09 who is a renowned and slick boxer who moves nicely.
01:13 But Barry Michael could be forgiven for being a touch rusty
01:17 after all that time out of the ring.
01:19 Definitely. It's quite a long time out of the ring,
01:21 but he does look in good condition, great condition,
01:24 and he's got a lot of height and reach advantage here
01:27 against Haywood, so let's see if he uses it correctly.
01:30 He's had a long time out, but he's been working on his tan.
01:33 No doubt about that, Criati.
01:35 Looks a picture.
01:36 He certainly looks in his suntan.
01:39 He's living down at Bondi near the beach in Sydney at the moment.
01:42 At the moment, he's just moving around with Haywood,
01:45 trying to assess what's in front of him from the Kiwi,
01:48 but able to look to get in there and throw some meaningful shots,
01:52 and he does.
01:53 He turns around a left hand and a right hand,
01:56 but just can't quite find Criati who comes back and misses himself
02:01 and may tangle here around halfway through this opening round.
02:06 The head's rubbing together there for just a moment,
02:10 but no damage done.
02:12 Haywood looking to find an opening for something big.
02:16 He needs to get up against his taller opponent
02:20 and try to land some bombs.
02:23 He needs to jab his way in there to Haywood, Sam.
02:25 I think he's trying a bit, but he's--the open movement from Criati,
02:28 it's going to cause a few dramas, I think.
02:30 He's very unorthodox and he moves and ties up quite well.
02:33 Yeah, he does.
02:34 He moves from side to side.
02:37 He's got much longer reach as well.
02:39 He chases now too, does Criati.
02:43 He tries to find Haywood.
02:45 He was a very good amateur boxer in Italy
02:48 and has just the one blemish on his professional record
02:52 against none other than Michael Zarafa,
02:54 who of course is fighting for a world title against Eris Laudilara
02:58 on that big show in Las Vegas on Sunday week that you'll see on main events.
03:03 Haywood jabbing away to the body of Criati
03:07 who comes back with a little jab of his own.
03:09 Haywood on the inside.
03:10 Criati comes back with a left hook and his corner really liked that work
03:14 as he turns one to the body
03:16 and finishes with a right hand over the top.
03:18 Danilo Criati with his best moments of this opening round.
03:22 Excellent work from Criati there using his reach and tight reach.
03:26 And he evades two to the bell as Haywood smiles
03:30 but Criati and his fans really enjoying what they saw
03:36 in the last 30 seconds of that round
03:38 as we get into the corner with Tony Delvecchio.
03:43 And he's coming down the back.
03:45 And as we do so, here are the highlights of the opening round.
03:52 Sam Goodman, what did you see?
03:54 Look, I think Criati was just having a bit of a look at him in the first round.
03:57 I think he saw what he needed to saw
03:59 and he started to come on towards the end of the round.
04:01 But I think Haywood definitely carries a little bit of power
04:03 and he's going to have to watch out for that throughout the fight.
04:05 Yeah, I think you're right there, Sam.
04:07 He's got some power, Haywood, but again, you're right.
04:09 I think if Criati's smarter and moves well,
04:12 I think it would have worked him out well in that first round.
04:15 I think we'll start to see him come on more and more as the fight continues.
04:18 Yeah, I think you're right.
04:19 Yeah, well, we saw that in the last 30 seconds or so of that opening round.
04:22 Criati really started to come forward and throw his shots.
04:26 Haywood, though, he's here to bang.
04:28 He's here to be a headache, but Criati, with it all on the line here
04:34 in that Nikita Zou fight around the corner, he's boxing nicely.
04:39 He's very, very relaxed, Criati.
04:42 Very relaxed up there.
04:43 Oh, that's a good right hand too.
04:45 Danilo Criati sits down on one and it got through flush.
04:49 Haywood comes back, the right hand of his own,
04:52 but a beautiful shot it was from Criati.
04:57 All from very unorthodox angles.
05:00 Shots that you don't usually see coming at you
05:02 from unorthodox and square positions.
05:04 Oh, there's another right hand.
05:06 Lovely right hand.
05:07 He was on the retreat and he just turned around,
05:09 stepped out to his right and threw a right hand, Criati.
05:13 As Sam Goodman said, unorthodox, but, gee, effective at times, Criati.
05:20 Counter shot was nice from Haywood.
05:23 And now he jabs to the body.
05:26 Yeah, I think it's going to be a matter of time
05:28 before Criati lands a really good, clean right hand
05:32 because Haywood, you know, walking up,
05:34 he's not that hard to hit, I don't think.
05:39 Comes forward again, Haywood.
05:42 Criati, the right hand is poised.
05:45 He throws it and Haywood again on the chase.
05:52 Criati nice and relaxed up there,
05:54 setting him up with the jab, waiting for that opening for the right hand.
06:03 Haywood waiting here, wants to throw something big with power.
06:08 Criati leaps out with the right hand.
06:10 That's his only chance here, I think, is Haywood is to land a bomb.
06:13 And I think at this stage the boxing skills of Criati
06:18 is not going to let that happen.
06:24 Pretty tame at the moment.
06:26 He's definitely trying to pull with that left hand
06:28 to walk him onto a right hand body.
06:30 Yeah, definitely.
06:32 He's looking for it.
06:34 He turns that little right hand around
06:36 and Haywood mocks Criati for a moment.
06:39 And he comes forward, he'll punch from there, Haywood,
06:41 but Criati saw it and turned his shoulder.
06:44 Haywood forward.
06:46 Criati forced to back up here.
06:49 Haywood having a good crack here, but not landing a lot cleanly.
06:55 There's a good shot over the top from Haywood.
06:57 Into the body as well, Criati.
06:59 He comes forward, Haywood with a right hand as well.
07:02 Yeah, Haywood's got some power in that overhand right,
07:04 just landed another one.
07:06 Counter shot came back from Criati.
07:08 Maybe he's starting to feel the pace a little bit, Danilo Criati,
07:11 after all that time out of the ring,
07:12 because Haywood having his best moments here
07:15 as Criati leaps back with 10 seconds left here in round number two.
07:20 Both fighters taking this on short notice.
07:23 And they go to the stools after the second round of this one.
07:32 And some better moments later in the round
07:34 from Marcus Haywood from New Zealand.
07:37 Just looked like the legs started to slow down a bit
07:39 towards the end of that round, Dan.
07:42 All that moving, especially on short notice,
07:44 but it does take it slow.
07:46 Undoubtedly.
07:47 Tony Delbecq, yeah,
07:48 giving quite a bit of information in the corner here,
07:51 one of Australia's top trainers.
07:54 Fair bit of swelling and redness around that left eye of Danilo Criati as well.
07:59 No blood as yet, but, gee, he doesn't want to get it cut.
08:02 He's copped a couple of right hands.
08:04 He has.
08:05 From Haywood, and that's Haywood's big punch, I think.
08:08 But he does see punches well, this man, Danilo Criati.
08:14 Makes a big gulp of water and some deep breaths as well.
08:17 Danilo Criati.
08:19 After two rounds of this one,
08:21 as Marcus Haywood stays on his feet between rounds.
08:25 Haywood needs to land a bomb to get himself back into the fight.
08:30 I can't see if he can win this on points.
08:35 To the body with the jab goes Criati.
08:38 They come towards and there's a roar from the Criati faithful.
08:43 Haywood moving forward and throws to the body as Criati evades and rounds to his left.
08:50 And this one on the inside from Haywood.
08:57 Criati sees that jab coming and he's away and boxing well again now.
09:03 Danilo Criati.
09:05 He's watching.
09:07 There's a counter shot, a big one too, from Haywood
09:10 with Criati off balance.
09:12 He went into the ropes but he stayed up.
09:14 Yeah, I think it hit his shoulder.
09:15 I don't think it hit his chin, but it certainly put him off balance.
09:17 And that was a better shot from Haywood for sure.
09:20 Good work there.
09:21 They're hitting something on him because he's bouncing around.
09:24 At the moment is Danilo Criati with Haywood coming forward and throwing shots.
09:28 That was good work from Haywood.
09:30 I think that's a cut just over the eye as well.
09:33 Yeah, the cut has appeared now.
09:36 It's on the other side for Danilo Criati.
09:39 He comes back with that right hand.
09:42 So, concerns are plenty at this stage with Danilo Criati.
09:50 All set if he can get through Marcus Haywood for that shot at Nikita Zoo.
09:55 Well, he's taken some shots.
09:57 Now he's got a cut as well.
09:59 There's blood all over him.
10:01 Danilo Criati against the big puncher from New Zealand, Marcus Haywood,
10:05 who is hunting here in round number three.
10:07 He certainly is. He's looking for that big shot, Haywood.
10:10 He's cutting his eye.
10:12 Cutting Criati's eye would have given him some confidence,
10:14 and it's bleeding pretty profusely at the moment.
10:16 It'll be interesting to see how bad it is between rounds.
10:19 We'll get a better look.
10:20 But it's certainly not a good one.
10:23 Above the eye as well.
10:24 He's definitely starting to impose himself a bit and make him feel his pressure.
10:27 What a shot there from Haywood.
10:29 Now Haywood will try and work.
10:31 Haywood lining him up with the right hand there and didn't let it go.
10:35 Counter shot from Haywood and then a right hand back from Criati,
10:38 who takes a big shot from Haywood.
10:41 Here goes Haywood.
10:43 Danilo Criati felt that one.
10:45 There's blood everywhere.
10:46 He's taking some big punches as well.
10:48 He goes to the body, Haywood.
10:50 This is much better stuff from the Kiwi, Marcus Haywood.
10:55 We're going to get the doctor to have a look at this eye, I think.
10:58 Let's have a look.
10:59 Well, he won't mind the break there one bit, Danilo Criati,
11:02 as the doctor is called to have a look at the cut.
11:06 With 30 seconds left here in round number three.
11:09 It's not a bad cut.
11:11 Not at all.
11:12 Not sure about that.
11:15 But, gee, it's beneficial to the Criati corner as the referee jumps in
11:21 to get the doctor to have a look at the cut.
11:26 25 seconds left.
11:27 Officiating here in round number three.
11:29 Lovely left hand work from Criati.
11:31 It's a lot better.
11:32 A lot more active lead hand, not just pouring with his lead hand.
11:34 Yeah, good, solid jab.
11:36 I think he's been sweating on the right hand for too long now.
11:38 Yeah, I think you're right there, Sam.
11:40 It hasn't been that effective.
11:42 Stop, stop, stop.
11:43 Haywood, very physically strong.
11:45 Come on.
11:46 Let's go.
11:47 Let's go.
11:48 Right here in round number three.
11:50 Oh, there's a good shot from Criati.
11:52 So Haywood had a lot of big moments in round three.
11:57 But Criati, with a little bit of help from the referee,
12:02 stays out of trouble, gets to his stool,
12:07 and as they get to work on the cut,
12:11 he's got a big three minutes ahead of him if he wants to get that all
12:16 important fight with Nikita Zhu.
12:21 Tony Delvecchio working on the cut over the right eye.
12:27 What up?
12:28 That'll be adrenaline he's using there to stop the bleeding.
12:31 For our viewers out there, it stops the bleeding almost instantaneously.
12:35 And it's not that bad a cut, really, Sam.
12:39 No, it's not.
12:40 It's not a big cut, but it's not in the best position.
12:43 It could open easily.
12:45 If it cocks one clean shot or another head butt,
12:48 it would certainly open up.
12:49 That was the head clash we just saw, which caused that cut, we believe.
12:54 And it's all on the line here for Danilo Criati and for Marcus Haywood.
12:59 Haywood had big moments in round three.
13:01 Criati, he boxed strongly at times through the first couple of rounds.
13:06 And right now it is all up for grabs.
13:10 Good work from Haywood.
13:11 A tense four-rounder between Haywood and Criati.
13:15 Haywood comes Haywood.
13:17 Haywood has a big round here.
13:18 He's going to be very close.
13:23 He'll be looking for more than a big round.
13:25 Marcus Haywood, he knows that he can score on Criati,
13:30 who himself has had big moments at times in this fight.
13:35 Body work from Haywood.
13:37 Criati leaps out with big right hands.
13:39 That was a flush right hand, but I'll tell you what,
13:41 he didn't bat an eyelid, did he?
13:43 It was a big shock that from Danilo Criati.
13:49 And Haywood wore it well and beckons him forward with two minutes left in this fight.
13:56 That was flush on the chin and it just spurred him on.
14:00 Jabbing to the body and over the top.
14:03 Better stuff this from Criati, picking his shots
14:06 and scoring with some big right hands in this, the fourth of four.
14:10 It's what he needs to do.
14:12 It's definitely slowed Haywood down just that touch.
14:15 He imposed himself after that third round.
14:18 He's definitely coming forward a little bit more hesitant right now.
14:21 We're halfway through the fourth and final round with Danilo Criati.
14:27 Probably unofficially we think ahead on the scorecards.
14:30 We come up to the second half of the fourth and final round.
14:34 Haywood putting on a lot of pressure here.
14:36 Marcus Haywood from New Zealand throwing with plenty of power
14:39 and he goes through again onto the top of the head of Danilo Criati
14:43 who again is forced to bob and move around those shots.
14:48 Breathes deeply.
14:51 Danilo Criati has felt some of those shots.
14:53 He looks to his corner as well.
14:55 One minute.
14:56 Haywood, he knows he can score big
15:01 and he wants to score with something that would end this fight.
15:05 There's a right hand Criati.
15:07 There's another.
15:09 Danilo Criati gives a big right hand, takes a shot back.
15:15 Here comes Haywood.
15:18 He's got a chin on him, does Marcus Haywood.
15:20 He certainly has.
15:21 He's a tough cookie and he's got power.
15:26 Under 30.
15:27 Here we go.
15:28 Out piece comes out for Criati.
15:31 He offers that the referee put it straight back in.
15:35 He said the corner will do that.
15:37 20 seconds left.
15:39 The situation here is that Danilo Criati is cut.
15:43 He's been hit a few times too.
15:47 We've got 20 seconds remaining.
15:49 And Marcus Haywood is looking for something big.
15:52 Definitely going the distance unless it's something out of the blue.
15:56 But we're definitely going the distance to the scorecards.
15:58 Criati's had some big moments with his right hand.
16:00 He boxed well through some of the opening stages of this fight.
16:05 It's an absorbing battle.
16:09 Haywood, he calls himself the headache.
16:12 He's proved just that.
16:15 But is it the Criati party?
16:18 Danilo Criati stays on his feet, battles through some adversity.
16:23 A really tough and tense full rounder we've just seen.
16:28 Haywood and Criati both on short notice.
16:32 Both came to fight.
16:35 And now it's over to the judges.
16:37 Haywood put up a good stash indeed.
16:39 He landed some good punches.
16:41 Probably went a bit of the opposite way I thought.
16:43 He actually came into the fight a bit more.
16:45 I thought Haywood did.
16:47 He started to impose himself and have plenty of good moments.
16:50 If the fight was maybe a little bit longer,
16:53 I think it might have favoured him rather than Criati.
16:55 Yeah, especially with the cut as well.
16:58 He's got a chin on him.
16:59 Haywood though, those right hands from Criati,
17:02 they were flush and he hardly impacted at all.
17:05 He never bettered an eyelid.
17:09 I think Criati definitely will get the decision.
17:13 But he was definitely in a bit of trouble at times.
17:16 You'd think he'd get the decision, Danilo Criati,
17:19 but he was lucky to get a little break when he was really under attack there
17:24 in round number three.
17:26 And he had to weather a storm.
17:28 But you have to bear in mind he's been 16 months out of the ring.
17:32 He's been through all sorts of issues as well since then.
17:37 So he'll be happy just to get back in there.
17:40 And most likely you'd think to get a result here when we find out
17:46 what the judges have thought of this one.
17:49 Here's Stephen Payos.
17:50 Ladies and gentlemen,
17:51 after four rounds of professional boxing we go to the judges' scorecards
17:55 for the decision.
17:57 Judge Will Sulos scores the contest 38-38, a draw.
18:02 Judge George Plellis scores the contest 39-37, Criati.
18:09 Judge Tom Lambert scores the contest 38-38, we have a majority, draw.
18:17 [MUSIC]
18:38 So there you go, majority draw in our main event tonight.
18:42 These two cannot be separated.