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00:04From here on up, it's good for you.
00:05I've given you both instructions in the dressing room, okay?
00:11I want a clean, fair fight.
00:12Choke Guantes, touch him up if you want, back to your corners.
00:15Let's get it.
00:20All right, Cristina Poncha, Chris Algieri, Pali Malanaji, and
00:23Robert Garcia has joined us for the remainder of the telecast.
00:25Can we hear you now?
00:27I'm here.
00:28There we are.
00:29There you go, guys.
00:29We'll fix up the technical difficulties.
00:31Great to be here.
00:32Great to have you.
00:33Rubacaba and Yanez.
00:36And, Robert, even though I know you know those two guys in Rubacabra's corner,
00:41I expect you to have your broadcaster hat on, right?
00:44Yeah, I have to.
00:45I have to.
00:45I have to be neutral.
00:47Rubacaba started out with a good jab.
00:48But look, I get a little nervous because he does train in my gym.
00:52You know, he comes to the gym as far as three times a week.
00:55The rest of the workouts, he does it at home.
00:56He's got his own gym.
00:57And he's got a guy that helps him do the conditioning work and stuff like that.
01:02But, you know, for sparring, he comes to the gym every day.
01:05And he started out with using his left pretty well.
01:08Rubacabra in the black trunks.
01:11Here's Yanez in the blue trunks.
01:14Chance of Leo, Leo, Leo for Rubacabra, obviously the hometown favorite here.
01:19Brought a big crowd.
01:21Right on cue, Chris.
01:24I remember those days being the local guy.
01:31And in unison, they stop.
01:33And right now, it's looking like Rubacaba is in control.
01:40You're trying to establish that jab, right?
01:41Yeah, watch for that left hook, though.
01:43He hooks off the jab quite well.
01:45Yeah, Yanez keeping his guard up high, though.
01:47I think maybe he's trying to take away that hook.
01:50Look, Yanez looks like he's got experience.
01:52He's got his eyes wide open.
01:53He knows what he's looking for.
01:55He's looking for the opportunity.
01:56He's looking for that shot.
01:57Whenever he gets a chance, he's going to let it go.
01:59Yeah, and Yanez has to start punching in between Rubacaba.
02:02Right now, he's nice.
02:02It's kind of your turn, my turn.
02:05Yanez is 12-2.
02:07And one.
02:08And somebody with the aggressiveness of Rubacaba,
02:09you've got to punch back on him just like that.
02:11You've got to show him that there's a response to his offense
02:14so that you can make him think a little bit.
02:16Otherwise, he's going to be too excited and trying to mow you down.
02:19Yanez looks to be in very good shape.
02:21He was confident in the fighter meetings yesterday.
02:23He does have seven KOs in his 12 wins.
02:25And he's throwing some meaningful punches here.
02:27He could be a tricky puncher.
02:29Second straight fight in this building for Yanez as well.
02:32Third straight for Rubacaba.
02:35So, both fighting in familiar territory.
02:43Yanez, a little bit tricky, a little bit awkward.
02:45His head movement, the way he ducks over.
02:49Might be good to get behind that jab,
02:51try and figure him out before you let go of some of these big power shots.
02:54Because he does punch with you, does Yanez.
02:56Yeah, and one thing about Leo is that he loves to please the crowd,
03:00and he knows he's got a big following.
03:01So, he pleases the crowd by getting into a war
03:04where he's got so much reach advantage he could just win the fight just using his jab.
03:08But he loves to just get the crowd excited.
03:12Yeah, but it seems like the guy, Yanez, is pretty awkward.
03:15And he's punching with you.
03:17Those guys like that are very dangerous early on.
03:20Yeah, right there, yeah.
03:22Kind of what made Pauly a little dangerous, right?
03:25So, being able to, you know, fight at different stances, be twitchy,
03:30goes down to the body, awkward angles.
03:32Yeah, gotta be creative, gotta be disruptive.
03:34Oh, good right there. Heavy shot.
04:15Round one in the books.
04:19This one's scheduled for eight.
04:20Go ahead, Chris.
04:21Interesting chippy first round.
04:23Until the very end there, Robocaba landed a good overhand right and a nice little check
04:27left hook that really separated from me on my scorecard.
04:31I gave that first round to Leo Robocaba.
04:34I think it was up until the last couple punches that Leonardo threw, especially the right
04:39hand, that gave him that round.
04:40Yep.
04:41Because it was a close round until then.
04:45Giannis struggled to get his footing coming out of the corner here for round two.
04:49Leo!
04:49Leo!
04:51Leo!
04:52Leo!
04:53Leo!
04:54More shouts and cheers of Leo, Leo, Leo.
04:59But I like that Leo's come out using his jab here in this round.
05:02He's not going right through the hooks and power shots.
05:05Giannis' body language is he's trying to resist here.
05:07He's trying to fight back now.
05:08He's trying to make it a little bit more physical.
05:11Trying to respond to the activity of Robocaba.
05:17That's what I was saying last round, the way that he crouches and fires from those shots.
05:24He doesn't move the way you're supposed to, but he makes it work.
05:29Good check hook there from Robocaba.
05:36Giannis doubling up on the jab, just missing with that big right hand.
05:39That was smooth, smooth little defensive move.
05:44Robocaba, nice position.
05:46Even though Giannis tries to bust his position with the off when he's in the physicality,
05:49Robocaba holds position well.
05:52Yeah, Robert, I see what you mean now about the jab from Leo Robocaba.
05:55No, it's nice.
05:56Especially, especially, you know, you have the reach advantage right now.
05:59That's what he needs to be using.
06:01I'm pretty sure those were the instructions.
06:03It's working effectively.
06:04And, you know, right off the jab, he made, you know, a few seconds ago,
06:07he made Giannis miss with the right hand and Cameron with the left,
06:10which is very important.
06:12Who are some of the guys he's been sparring in your gym?
06:14Oh, he spars everybody.
06:15This guy spars everybody.
06:16I mean, he spars Raymond Mortea.
06:17I think Raymond is, you know, obviously in a different level world champion.
06:26But Robocaba loves to spar Raymond because he says that Raymond is the hardest guy in my gym
06:31that he's ever spars.
06:32And this guy spars everybody.
06:33He spars even Virgil Ortiz.
06:34But he says Raymond is much more difficult in style-wise.
06:39So he loves sparm.
06:40He likes to learn.
06:41You know, he's a very, very likable person in the gym, outside of the gym,
06:45always riding his horses, doing videos on horses and everything.
06:47So, you know, he's a very likable kid.
06:49And right now he's doing good.
06:50You see that event.
06:51You see the jab, jab up and down, keeping that half distance,
06:55not falling into an exchange where Giannis has the chance.
06:59Good hand position there for Robocaba.
07:01Fought that left hook from Giannis on the gloves.
07:04Yeah, that range, their separation is really obvious in terms of their skill set.
07:08Robocaba is dominant control on the outside.
07:11Ooh, good shots there by both guys.
07:15Can Giannis surprise you with some of these hard shots?
07:17Yeah, he does.
07:18He's that classic, tricky, strong guy.
07:20Those are the worst guys to fight.
07:21They literally come out of left field, some of these shots, right?
07:23Yeah, and let's not forget, Giannis has seven knockouts.
07:26He does.
07:27He does have that little punching power.
07:29And looks to be in good shape.
07:31He is in great shape.
07:33His body looks good.
07:34Yeah, he's hit, got some big, strong legs.
07:48But also, you know, what guy from Culiacan is not tough?
07:52You know, like, you see that on the record, you're like, oh, okay, this guy can fight.
08:16Still to come tonight in our co-main event, René Tellez-Jeron taking on Malik Montgomery in a 10-round
08:25lightweight contest.
08:26And then our main event tonight, Santana's Ronnie Rios taking on Hermosillo's Brian Acosta in the 10-round featherweight main
08:35event still to come.
08:36Moving along pretty quickly here tonight on Flowbox, aren't we, guys?
08:39It's the way we like it.
08:40Keep the fights moving.
08:41I'm not mad at it either.
08:41People at home don't like dead air.
08:43They want to see fights.
08:44And there's a lot of fights on tonight everywhere.
08:46That's right, that's right.
08:47And today, so.
08:48Wouldn't be the worst thing to get out of here early.
08:49It's time to get home and maybe watch Thurman and Fandora.
08:52Thurman, yeah.
08:53Itama already got the KO earlier today.
08:55That was nice.
08:56That's right hand.
08:57Right hand.
08:58Yeah, real nasty.
08:59It was good.
09:00It was a good knocker.
09:01That's impressive.
09:02That's an impressive KO.
09:03Sorry if you guys were going to watch that fight later.
09:05And we're watching our card first.
09:08Sorry.
09:09Jermaine couldn't stay away from the fridge during camp, so I didn't miss much.
09:13Good thing is we live in a world of VOD, video on demand.
09:16You can go back and watch those fights whenever you want, but right now you're live with us.
09:19Or come back and watch ours, whatever you want to do, but you know what you're going
09:22to get here on ProBox TV.
09:23Nah, stay live with us.
09:24I agree.
09:25Stay live with us.
09:26Second screen nowadays, you know, all the things.
09:30Right now, all the things and all directions are coming from Rubo Cava, who has effectively
09:35landed the jab, gone down to the body, showed some defensive prowess.
09:40But Giannis also earned his money.
09:42He's making Rubo Cava think, you know, remaining a live body in front of him.
09:46Keeping him honest with some of those shots like that with the right hand.
09:50Well-timed.
09:51That was what I was saying earlier.
09:51He punches with you, and he comes from weird angles, so he's a tricky guy to deal with.
09:56I think it would be smart for Rubo Cava to stay on the outside with that jab like he did
09:59in round two.
10:00That was a really good round for him.
10:01The more he engages, the more chances he gives Giannis to land those shots.
10:06I just like to see Giannis come with something more than just the one shot, though.
10:09Like, he lands the one that makes you go, oh, but then there's not much that follows
10:12behind it.
10:13Early on, he was getting countered in between.
10:15Good body shot there from Rubo Cava, but he comes right back and throws sweat all over me.
10:22Look, Giannis is tricky because you actually see his breathing.
10:25You know, I see everything, and I see his breathing, and he's looking for that one punch.
10:29And he still has four more rounds, you know, so he's looking for it, and he has that confidence
10:34that he's going to come.
10:35But you see it in his face, Robert.
10:37He's very intense.
10:37Yeah, exactly.
10:37He's very intense.
10:38He takes a deep breath through his nose, breathes it up through his mouth, you know,
10:43looks like very, very, very sure of what he's doing.
10:45I think he got hurt with that right hand to the body, though, a few moments ago.
10:49He's going to be taking a few more deep breaths after that body shot.
10:52Less active with the upper body.
10:55Oh, see, that's the shots I'm talking about.
10:57That left hook counter by Rubo Cava from the outside.
11:00He throws a long check left hook, hooking off the jab there as well.
11:03That'll keep you honest, and that's why Giannis is not throwing combinations more than one punch
11:08at a time.
11:10Those hooks from Rubo Cava are coming and landing, but he needs to switch it up to an uppercut next
11:15time instead of just the hooks because, you know, you've got to switch it up.
11:18The guy has that opening for an uppercut, and if it doesn't land in the chin, it lands in
11:22the chest, and it's still a good point.
11:24Oh, beautiful shot again.
11:24Nice check hook.
11:26Well-timed.
11:28That's the thing.
11:29That's the thing.
11:29When you have a reach advantage and a left jab, and you take those little half steps back,
11:32those left hooks are there.
11:44Giannis all smiles as he walks back to the corner.
12:13Three rounds in.
12:15What do you think?
12:16I got Rubo Cava.
12:17All three rounds.
12:19You guys agree?
12:19Three nil.
12:20Yeah, same, same.
12:21But Giannis is, you know, earning his money.
12:23He's a live body in front of Rubo Cava.
12:25He's making him think.
12:26He's forcing him to work.
12:27He's remaining dangerous in spots, physically still active.
12:33I also have a three-four Rubo Cava, but the way Giannis went to his corner smiling,
12:38you two got five rounds left.
12:40I'm a little worried.
12:42So he shows up with throwing a big right hand to the stomach as soon as the round starts.
12:46You know what I like about Rubo Cava?
12:48He knows how to win rounds.
12:49You know, rounds that were close, he closed them strong.
12:51First round and the third round, he did that both times.
12:54The round was chippy, but then he would land some big shots at the very end of the round
12:58to secure the round on the scorecard.
13:00Giannis throwing big shots, man.
13:01He threw that right hand so hard, he spit out of his mouth.
13:04Is that it?
13:07Yeah, he's got that intense look on his face.
13:09He's gritting.
13:09You know, he looks like a strong guy.
13:15Good body shot.
13:16Nice combination.
13:19Doubling up on the jab there after the combination, that finish to the body.
13:23Nice rhythm here by Rubo Cava.
13:33And Rubo Cava, I mean, Robert, you've seen him, more than three of us combined,
13:38but he looks very comfortable fighting at multiple ranges, multiple distances.
13:41He looks comfortable on the inside, but he also looks comfortable in that mid-range too,
13:44off that jab.
13:45Yeah, he's fighting very comfortable at the mid-range, but he loves to fight.
13:48You know, like, I'm telling you, we, I'm pretty sure he strikes us in the corner
13:51because he, uh, he loves to fight.
13:53He loves to exchange.
13:54He loves to, when, when he gets hit also, and that's one thing we try to, try to avoid.
13:58He loves when he gets hit.
13:59Yeah, he loves to get hit in the gym.
14:01You know, he wants, he wants more and more.
14:03He'll get paid for those.
14:03You know, he sparks very much more.
14:05He wants more.
14:06Good right hand.
14:06That's what I'm telling you.
14:08Rubo Cava trying to take control here physically, trying to mow down Giannis here.
14:13As he sends another jab downstairs to the body, doubles up, just misses with that right hand
14:16in the counter, left, scores for Giannis.
14:19Looking really good here.
14:20Very disciplined approach.
14:22But I think he's doing that because he has a dangerous guy in front of him.
14:25Well, you gotta be careful, but Giannis sees the opportunity to, you know, fire back and
14:29exchange as well.
14:30He sees you getting happy with landing punches.
14:32He's looking for the opportunity himself.
14:34But Rubo Cava's not waiting for the receipt.
14:37He's landing his shots.
14:38He's stepping off.
14:38He's being very, very disciplined not to get into a firefight here.
14:45He may like it, but he's better served doing this.
14:47No, he's way better doing this.
14:48And he's like, you know, he's looking good winning the rounds.
14:50So why, why would he even try to do the opposite?
14:55Probably because that crowd might be screaming, Leo, Leo, Leo.
15:07Good timing.
15:08Went right back to the one-two there after just missing on the first time he threw it.
15:19Not enough here in round four for Giannis.
15:23Yeah, this has been his least effective round so far.
15:26It's really been shut down by the offense and the boxing and the discipline of Rubo Cava here.
15:35Great rhythm by Rubo Cava.
15:37Really looks comfortable.
15:38Great rhythm by Rubo Cava.
16:17Friday, April 10th, Iber Conceza versus Juan Gonzalez coming to you from the Prudential Center, Brick City, Newark, New Jersey.
16:26Francisco Verón versus Raul Garcia as well.
16:30William Foster III versus Josef Ad Ortiz.
16:32Don't sleep on that fight on the undercard either.
16:35Or Denibat and Yoko Bob, that entire card.
16:37I was going to let you pronounce those names.
16:40Or Denibat and Yoko Bob.
16:42That's a really, really interesting fight.
16:45All right, round five onto the second half of the scheduled eight-rounder Christina Pontra, Chris Algieri, Pauly Malignaggi, and
16:51Robert Garcia.
16:54Co-main and main event still to come, but so far pretty one-sided affair.
16:59Although the CompuBox power punches landed is pretty close, guys, 45 to 42.
17:05Doesn't seem that close.
17:06Power punches, baby.
17:07But also, you know, you look at the jab numbers.
17:10They're going to be way, way in for Rubo Cava because his jab has been very, very accurate.
17:16He's using all night long.
17:18But also, just the more meaningful punches.
17:20That's why you can't always just go by the numbers.
17:23Yeah, but a guy like Giannis, you know, he's the kind of guy you beat with the simple nice body
17:28shot by Rubo Cava.
17:30You probably make the night easier if you just keep it simple.
17:33Because the more you engage him, yeah, you may catch him.
17:35But you also give him a chance to throw something crazy from those awkward positions and land something ridiculous, you
17:43know?
17:45The simplicity kind of keeps Rubo Cava at bay.
17:48When, I mean, keeps Giannis at bay.
17:50When Rubo Cava's in a good rhythm, using that jab, using that lead left and commanding, he sends Giannis back.
17:56He controls him.
17:56He has him overthinking.
17:58Once Rubo Cava tries to throw too many punches, Giannis starts to, you know, give him trouble.
18:02Although here, Rubo Cava going to the body might be smart.
18:05Yeah, round four, Paul, he was a perfect example of what you just said.
18:08He was able to control almost the entire round just boxing on the inside.
18:13Giannis, I'm going to target the body more, though.
18:15Giannis, one of those guys, he's really hard to prepare for.
18:18But listen, the fundamentals work at all levels.
18:20So, the fundamentals make a night easier.
18:22And body shots bother everyone, and Rubo Cava's going to the body a lot.
18:25I think those body shots are being very effective, and Rubo Cava already had a few seasons.
18:29He's hurt.
18:30He is.
18:32Giannis hunched over now.
18:33He goes right back to the body with the left hook.
18:40Three left hooks there, landed by Rubo Cava.
18:43And Giannis is smiling.
18:47He sure is.
18:48Only four KOs in the ten wins for Rubo Cava, but he knows how to land those power shots, man.
18:53He was looking for those body shots and making them count.
18:56What do you know?
18:57A fighter out of RGBA.
18:58Some scoring.
18:59That was a nice left hook, huh?
19:01Dig it again.
19:04But he, Giannis looks primed for an uppercut, Robert, as well.
19:08The way he's kind of spent a lot of this round crunched over, especially when Rubo Cava comes
19:12down to the body.
19:12Oh, that would hurt.
19:13He needs to follow up the uppercuts.
19:15He needs to get those uppercuts.
19:17Because Giannis is smothering.
19:18He needs to be right there in front of him for those uppercuts.
19:20Is Giannis smothering the uppercut, though?
19:21Is he getting too close?
19:23Giannis is really uncomfortable here.
19:24Those body shots have taken a toll.
19:31Ten seconds in the most dominant round of the fight so far for Rubo Cava.
19:50Thank you very much.
20:20and Pauly he was able to dominate that round in a different way than he did in round four that
20:25was
20:26with more power shots body shots with a ticket right coach I mean you know the body shots were
20:31hurting Giannis and that was that'll take the sting away from you and then and the fight away from
20:36you quickly let's see if he stays with the body attack
20:49shows good awareness from Rebel Cabas sometimes you hurt a guy and you don't really know it you're
20:53too close to the action to see it but he was fully aware that the body shots were bothering him
20:58Giannis steps in hard with some of those punches right and it's so awkward you gotta watch the
21:01headbutts as well he flies in with his head
21:11and he flies in with his whole body when he throws a punch does Giannis he's looking to hurt you
21:18Robert if you were in Giannis's corner what would you be telling your fighter how he can work his
21:21way back in this fight man okay it's it's a tough one because Leo has showed that that
21:26he could actually do both if you're in close he can find his that but he could he also has
21:29very
21:30very good control using using that jab so I would just say you know step in closer back back Leo
21:35up if
21:36you back Leo up Leo is a Leo is a fighter that that loves to come forward so if you
21:41back him up and
21:41try to put him into the ropes that that's probably the best the best way to go
21:44be able to have a really good sequence here trying to pour on the power punches
21:52Giannis is not busy enough I don't think to back up with Rubo Acaba you have to change
21:55yeah he would have to stay a lot of busy but it's gonna be hard because he's gonna get countered
21:59seems like he stay he saves it up saves it up and throws a couple of big punches
22:03he doesn't he doesn't try to expend too much energy but then when he spends it he looks to throw
22:07the big shot
22:11He's looking for a one-hitter quitter.
22:12Oh, they used to call him?
22:14Yes.
22:14Yeah, still.
22:15We're in round six of eight,
22:17so that might be all that's left in the tank.
22:20But I mean, that looked like the game plan from round one.
22:22Yeah.
22:25For Giannis.
22:27Maybe they can go out in a shield here
22:29because he's really down on the scorecards.
22:31He's been hurt to the body.
22:34Rubacaba should be getting back to the body now.
22:35I mean, he had so much success with it last round.
22:38He started out the round good, then got away from it.
22:40Oh, nice right hand.
22:42Needs to follow up with body shots after that.
22:47And if he's been sparring at RBGA, you know he's in shape.
22:51Rubacaba looks good here.
22:52Looks like he's got good fitness here in round six.
23:06The job's slipping away from that shot as...
23:09How'd he throw a punch in a little while?
23:11Gohaz Rubacaba.
23:12He's taking a breather there, and there he lands the right hand.
23:15Yeah, Giannis does not have a whole lot left.
23:17He doesn't have the same steam on the punches.
23:19He's not being nearly as active as he was.
23:23Leo might be able to get a stoppage if he was to press it a little bit more.
23:26I agree.
23:27It seems like he's taking his foot off the gas.
23:29Just a tad in this round after throwing a lot of punches in the last round.
23:33Yes, took this round.
23:34He didn't lose the round, but he took it off.
23:36Yeah.
23:37Maybe they're going to recharge the battery.
23:41Another good round for Rubacaba.
23:45Again, showing a lot of versatility.
23:46You'd mentioned, Cristina, how he'd won that round different than before.
23:49He won this round different than the last round as well.
23:51He's showing a lot of versatility tonight.
24:01Almost like that round was a little more like cruise control.
24:06But still enough.
24:08But still dominant controlling.
24:09Still enough.
24:15Dominant, but I think at this time, these next two rounds is where you want to get the attention
24:20from not only the crowd, but the people watching, the judges, promoters, everybody in boxing watching.
24:27You have to do that little extra to get people to say, wow, did you guys see that?
24:32So you want Leo to go for it?
24:33Yes, I think so.
24:34I think so.
24:36Well, that would be back-to-back KOs for Rubacaba as well.
24:39His last performance against Joseph Riva, excuse me, January, right here in this building.
24:43He got the stoppage in round six.
24:46We are now here starting round seven.
24:48Giannis has been stopped before two losses, but he has been stopped by Pidar Dragunov back
24:55in December of 2024.
24:57He was knocked out in the fourth round, so.
24:59I believe that was in Bulgaria, so he was on the road.
25:07There's a body shot at the inside.
25:10There's the deficit in the power punch is what we expected, and right, like you said, Chris,
25:14I mean, that round five we talked about winning differently than round four.
25:1760 power punches to just 32 for Giannis through the first six rounds.
25:22Yeah, I mean, look at that big gap in round five.
25:2423 to 2.
25:25Very dominant round for Rubacaba.
25:27Really separated himself.
25:29Oh!
25:29Oh, that nice body shot again!
25:32The left hand to the body.
25:33That froze Giannis.
25:35He's going back straight.
25:36Giannis looks arm-weary when he plays his arm-punch again.
25:39Little body shots.
25:41You know what I've seen?
25:43I didn't see just what my father did, but I've seen that right hook landing at Leonardo also,
25:48so it's also risky, you know.
25:50He's taking those chances, but he's also getting hit.
25:54It's also risky getting hit, you know.
25:56It looks like he is getting hit, too.
25:58But Giannis is getting broke again.
25:59Yeah, Giannis has that little short punches that could do damage.
26:03But is he getting this thing taken away?
26:05Good change up there.
26:06He looked down at the body and threw it to the head.
26:09That was one of the cleaner shots he's landed in a few rounds upstairs.
26:11I think the body shots of Rubacaba have probably taken the sting off the punches of Giannis,
26:15because Giannis looks a little arm-weary when he does throw his punches now.
26:18Yeah, he doesn't have the same sting at all.
26:19Not the same drive on the punches.
26:21Or even the physicality.
26:22Rubacaba's actually bullying him around now.
26:26Yeah, I think one or two strong pushes from Leo, and he can get to stop it.
26:31I think so, too.
26:32He's got enough time, though.
26:33Look, I'm pretty sure, you know, those are the instructions.
26:37But at the same time, it's also hard knowing that there's a tricky guy that's in front of you
26:41that could throw that short little hook and land.
26:45Nice body shots.
26:46I think at this time, even the referee might be getting close.
26:49He's getting close.
26:50He's getting close.
26:52He's asking Giannis to show him something.
26:55But right now, it's been Rubacaba showing what he's made of, especially with the body attack.
27:02Referee needs to be careful.
27:04Either step in or get out of the way.
27:05He's actually blocking Rubacaba.
27:07Yeah.
27:15He's got to be all the way in or all the way out, because you're actually affecting how the fight's
27:20going at that point.
27:21Rubacaba's ability to close, cut the ring off.
27:23He actually set a pick.
27:24He's like a defender.
27:25He just set a pick like he's in the NBA.
27:27It is March Madness.
27:28Yeah.
27:29A little college hoop.
27:30That's the double-A.
27:35All right.
27:36Rubacaba is about to see round eight for only the second time in his professional career.
27:45Giannis couldn't get his mouthpiece out of his mouth fast enough.
27:50And he's going to take a good look at him here in the corner.
27:54Referee and doctor both taking a look.
27:56Hard look.
28:00I know that wasn't the doctor.
28:01That was commissioner.
28:08Oh, no.
28:08Now the doctor's being called in.
28:10Time has been called.
28:20Doctor instructing Giannis to stand up and walk to him.
28:23I mean, let me let you.
28:25I mean, he looks fatigued.
28:27I don't know if he was hurt.
28:28I mean.
28:28He's also getting a little more of a breather.
28:33It would just be a real shame if Rubacaba was, was, had a, had a stoppage victory taken from him
28:39because of, one, the ref being in the way during the action.
28:41And then, and then this guy getting an extra break in the round.
28:45Does that look?
28:46Rubacaba's up in the corner ready to fight because he's understanding what minute it is.
28:50I don't know.
28:51They're ready to go.
28:51And he's getting a break here on the stool before the last round.
28:56So right now, I feel like, like what, uh, uh, the, the great Mexican champion, uh, Julio Ceras-Tavisnier does,
29:02he always gets up and gives instructions.
29:04Wow, he's working.
29:05I was like, I could do that.
29:08He gets up and tells us.
29:10He sure does.
29:10Antonio Tarver does that too.
29:12Yeah.
29:13Yeah.
29:13Yeah.
29:14Yeah.
29:14Yeah.
29:14Yeah.
29:14Yeah.
29:15Yeah.
29:15Yeah.
29:20Yeah.
29:23Yeah.
29:23Yannis alive.
29:24You give him an extra 30 seconds of recovery time.
29:29The eighth and a final round.
29:32Yeah, he's going for it.
29:33That's why you got to leave guys alone.
29:34You see, now Yannis got an extra 30 seconds of recovery time.
29:36He's throwing some hard punches early in the round and he's dangerous.
29:39Yannis with the full eight round distance in his last fight in which he lost by unanimous decision.
29:44Set up by a beautiful fate from Rubacaba.
29:47The fate won two.
29:49But back comes Yannis, man.
29:50He's going out on his shield.
29:52Oh, good body shot.
29:55Can't do one at a time.
29:56He's got to follow up with a left hook.
29:59That time it was a right hook to the body.
30:01He went right back to it there.
30:03If you notice, Yannis is consistently moving to his left, moving away from that left hook
30:07to the body.
30:07We've been doing so much damage these last couple rounds.
30:11Walking right into the right hands.
30:18Yeah, he just wants to get away from that left hook to the body.
30:25Nice left hand jab there as Yannis tries to throw a left.
30:31It looks like an uppercut hook.
30:34But it's really just been too far and few between for Juan Antonio Yannis tonight.
30:40Yeah, Yannis is game, but he's had the chance of victory beaten out of him these last three rounds.
30:47He's more in survival mode at this point, throwing a dangerous shot here and there.
30:51But there's the left to the body after a double jab.
31:14Under a minute left here in the fight.
31:17Yeah, I think uppercuts and body shots would be the way here for Rubo Cavas.
31:20There's a lot of opportunities.
31:22Especially this last round.
31:23Especially after you see that the doctor's already checking on him.
31:27The ref is getting close to stopping the fight.
31:29This last round, he should have come up with more body shots with uppercuts combined, you know, together.
31:35But the thing is, Yannis came out throwing hard punches, too.
31:38He got that extra break.
31:41It's an overhand right.
31:42Then back to the jab overhand right again.
31:44There's the third one.
31:45Throw more punches.
31:47Champ, you talk about Yannis earning his money tonight.
31:49He certainly has.
31:50He did.
31:53Super tough.
31:54He just kind of fought round one and round eight.
31:56I mean, all the way the same.
31:58Yeah.
31:58Pretty much not a lot of adjustments from the Yannis corner as Rubo Cavas might be on his way to
32:05a wide decision victory here tonight to wrap up the future stars portion of our ProVox TV card.
32:13Good performance.
32:21That's a very tough man right there.
32:22It sure is.
32:24Juan Antonio Yannis.
32:25He earned his check.
32:27Fought hard throughout.
32:29Had to survive a little bit toward the end.
32:31Very dominant performance for Rubo Cavas.
32:33Showed a lot of class and discipline tonight.
32:41And actually, it looked like he could have fought two or four more rounds.
32:44Yeah, his condition looked good.
32:45I would have liked a little bit stronger push at the end of the round.
32:47But Champ, you made a great point.
32:48He got cracked with two big right hands at the very beginning of that round because Yannis got that extra
32:53rest in between.
32:55Now, good action-packed fight.
32:57Pretty one-sided, though.
32:58Rubo Cavas was dominant, especially once he started landing through the body.
33:04Another thing, you realize the guy's alive.
33:06You don't go for as much for the KO at first.
33:08I mean, Rubo Cavas kind of worked his way into being aggressive in the last round.
33:11He couldn't be aggressive right away, seeing that Yannis was alive.
33:15And the reason he was alive is because he got the extra rest.
33:17You know, every fight, every round, it's always a risk versus reward situation.
33:21How much do I want to give and give my opponent an opportunity?
33:26And Yannis, you know, he was a game guy and did look like he was physically strong and could punch.
33:31Seven KOs and 12 wins is nothing to laugh at.
33:41All right, both guys in the center of the ring waiting for the decision.
33:45But let's take one last look at the CompuBox numbers here.
33:4940% of the power punches tonight landed by Rubo Cavara.
33:53And you see Yannis actually landing some good shots, most of those to the body when he did throw with
33:58that left-hand 21 body shots.
34:00But it's the power punches you see at a 40% clip is pretty money.
34:05Yeah, it's very, very money.
34:06And it's good.
34:07He was set up by the Japs.
34:08All right.
34:09Lupe Contreras is standing by with the official decision.
34:12Lupe?
34:13After eight rounds, all three judges are in complete agreement with identical scores of 80 to 72.
34:19Después de ocho vueltas, los tres jueces están de acuerdo total con tarjetas idénticas de ochenta a setenta y dos.
34:26A favor del vencedor por decisión unánime in favor of the winner by way of unanimous decision, Leo Rubalcaba.
34:44Para Alisco, México.
34:46He's trying to let everybody know.
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