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00:00Okay, guys, you received my instructions earlier.
00:02As a reminder, obey my commands at all times.
00:05Protect yourself at all times.
00:12Ismael Flores calls this the biggest moment of his career.
00:15A small-town Argentine stepping onto the Las Vegas stage for the first time,
00:20chasing validation on a seven-fight winning streak
00:23and a five-fight knockout streak.
00:25Meanwhile, Isak Lucero, he's on a seven-fight KO streak
00:29the longest of his pro career.
00:32I think I've just set the table here for what could be
00:36a big bang of a matchup between Lucero and Flores.
00:43And Lucero calls this also a dream Cinco de Mayo weekend
00:47under the Las Vegas lights.
00:49Says expect a statement, one that keeps him on stages like this.
00:54He's had a three-month camp with Bob Santos,
00:57and he says the pressure now comes with precision.
01:01Pull counters, sharper head movement, and a layered attack.
01:05He welcomes the aggression from Flores
01:07because that's when his IQ takes over.
01:11And Lucero has looked very good in his unbeaten start,
01:13although...
01:14Oh, good start!
01:16Flores, Flores lighting up Lucero like a sunset strip here in the opening seconds of round one.
01:25Flores not here to be the B-side.
01:27He's here to win this fight and testing the chin of the unbeaten opponent early.
01:31Oh, that was a behind-the-head punch from Lucero.
01:33But, well, explosive work from Ismael Flores showing a lot.
01:37Showing exactly what he came here to the United States to do.
01:40First fight here in the States for Flores.
01:42Shares the same nickname with another Cinco de Mayo legend, Eric Morales, El Terrible.
01:48Morales, of course, the first Mexican to win four division titles.
01:51And here we expected pyrotechnics of the pugilistic kind,
01:57and both of them providing it here in round one.
02:00But the more eye-catching shots belong to Flores.
02:03Certainly getting off early with the pressure put.
02:06Lucero back against the ropes.
02:07Even though Lucero seemed to laughed off the impact,
02:10he just ate another big right hand right there.
02:12Credit to Flores for letting his name and his power be felt early.
02:16And Flores told us that he believes that Lucero prefers the inside,
02:22but that's where Flores thrives,
02:24and he just snapped Lucero's head back again with a jab.
02:27Yeah, and Lucero's getting too lazy with the jab.
02:30With the rhythm, oh, there it is.
02:31Countered perfectly from Flores.
02:33And it's Flores who wants it more in this first round.
02:37Flores off to a fantastic start here.
02:40And he makes his debut on the biggest stage again on the attack.
02:45Punishing Lucero with 45 seconds left in the first round.
02:50Flores with a flourish.
02:52Lucero is far too casual here, both at his defense and his response.
02:56Body shot by Flores upstairs.
02:59Lucero trying to remain composed under intense fire.
03:05There it is.
03:06Seems to wake up a little bit in this last couple of seconds.
03:09Lucero, well, he needs to because he took a lot of shots.
03:13His countenance has changed.
03:16Ismael Flores putting the pressure on and delivering an ostentatious attack
03:22on the favored Lucero.
03:24Good right cross by Lucero.
03:27But it's a opening round that belongs to the underdog from Argentina.
03:39Very good.
03:42Perfect round.
03:44First, double jab, okay?
03:47And don't force the body, okay?
03:51Okay.
03:52Okay.
04:00Double jab, not just one, okay?
04:02Double jab.
04:03Double jab.
04:04So no counter going to the direction.
04:06But it's not possible.
04:08Recuerda.
04:08So you know, Recuerda.
04:14And a great start for Ismael Flores.
04:17Flores with the flurry right there.
04:19Taking advantage.
04:21That Lucero stood too long on the ropes.
04:23Not throwing anything back.
04:25And Flores just let the hands go.
04:28Beautiful inside punches.
04:29Uppercuts.
04:30Being the smaller guy throwing up.
04:33Beautiful overhand right there.
04:35I mean, just a lot of punches landed by him.
04:36Round number two, and Isak Lucero gets Canelo comparisons.
04:41And that opening round reminiscent of Canelo's main pay-per-view car debut
04:45against Jose Miguel Cota, where he got rocked in round one.
04:5016 years ago this Cinco de Mayo weekend, Canelo came back to drop him in round two.
04:55And by the way, that's really the only moment of Canelo over his career
04:59where he showed the damage of a punch even after 24 rounds with Triple G.
05:04Let's see how Lucero bounces back.
05:06Thus far, he's lounging on the ropes and getting tagged again by Flores.
05:12Yeah, waiting too long, Lucero.
05:14Getting too comfortable.
05:16Letting Flores get in too easy.
05:19He's got to start dictating the pace, the jab, the rhythm for Lucero.
05:23Like former two-division champion at 154 and 160, Sergio Martinez-Flores from Argentina,
05:30but relocated to Spain for opportunities.
05:33And now he's facing the biggest opportunity of his career and thus far is shining on the big stage.
05:40And look, to Lucero's credit, he knows about the Canelo comparisons.
05:43He doesn't agree with it.
05:44He says it's just a physical thing.
05:46The hair color, the style, as he eats another right hand.
05:49But he said, look, I've got my own style.
05:50The problem so far is he's yet to implement that against Flores.
05:57Big combination, once more from Flores.
06:00I mean, if there's something that Lucero's showing right now is, yeah, not the offense,
06:04but the, you know, nor the defense, but then he can take a shot.
06:07Ebner, what do you make of Bob Santos in the corner telling Lucero, great round, perfect round?
06:12Yeah, I don't know.
06:13The language barrier right there is not working for him, not able to communicate well.
06:17It's psychology, 101, trying to motivate him.
06:21I, you know, Bob Santos is a smart guy.
06:24Just over a minute left here in round number two.
06:26And again, a round that is punctuated by the output and the punishing attack of Ismael Flores,
06:35who rocked Lucero in round one and again snaps his head back with a jab.
06:40And Lucero's already got a cut.
06:42Right around his right eye, it's starting to drip in his vision line.
06:46Big right hand again for Flores.
06:48Yeah, he's timing that jab perfectly from Lucero.
06:51Flores seeking his sixth consecutive knockout and looking for the finish here in round number two.
06:59He's got Lucero rattled prior.
07:01Look, if Lucero doesn't make an adjustment and start boxing behind that jab,
07:05this fight's not going to last much longer.
07:07The jab belongs to Flores, Ebner.
07:09Yeah, the jab belongs to Flores, the overhands.
07:12But now he can't get too confident.
07:13He can't get too cocky.
07:14And I don't think he is.
07:16Left hook by Flores.
07:17I think the mistake right now is that Lucero's leaning in head first.
07:21And for the shorter guy, that's money.
07:24Lucero has never faced adversity like this.
07:29And he's got a bloody face, a battered ego, and it's all Flores after six minutes.
07:42Hey, every time guy down a key, guy coming over the top.
07:46Some guy here, arriba.
07:48So you need to see the mask on the seat.
07:50I need more to the body, okay?
07:55Every time guys see, guy's arriba, okay?
07:58So you need to see the...
08:04Overhand, overhand by Flores.
08:06And he's taking a little step back, not smothering in his offense either.
08:10Smart from Flores.
08:11There he lands one, two, and then he takes a step back, and he gets in position to throw again.
08:16Man, really good work from Flores, the smaller guy, in height.
08:21Beautiful jab there from him as well.
08:24Working his way and jabbing his way in.
08:26No, guys, let's go.
08:27You all got to hurry up.
08:36Round number three.
08:39And a shocking start to this one.
08:42In terms of just how one-sided has been, I expected it to be competitive.
08:47I expected to see action.
08:49I didn't expect Flores to do what he's doing right now against Lucero at will.
08:54To land clean, heavy counter combination shots at will.
09:00Snapping Lucero's head around, although he's taking the punch as well.
09:03You can't keep taking this type of clean punishment so early in a fight that you hope to win.
09:08Yeah, and it has to do a lot with the defense from Lucero.
09:11Again, the jab, lazy jab.
09:12He's not moving his head at all.
09:14Staying stationary.
09:15Again, I mean, if you're getting hit with these big shots, I mean, you got to make those adjustments early.
09:20And Flores sitting down on his punches.
09:23Counter right hand.
09:24He is just tagging Lucero.
09:27But Lucero now trying to sit down on his shots, trying to fire back.
09:30But Flores is quick to counter.
09:33And now we've got a good exchange going on in the center of the ring.
09:38Cinco de Mayo weekend.
09:40Wow.
09:42Boy, macho after.
09:44Viva la raza, like you said.
09:47I like this.
09:48I like this.
09:48I mean, obviously Lucero, he's taking all these shots.
09:51So, okay.
09:52He said, okay, yeah, you hit some type decent.
09:54Now it's time for me to let my hands go because let's not forget, Lucero, he's a hard puncher.
09:59And he is trying to mount to come back midway through the third round.
10:04Oh, man.
10:05Wow.
10:06Exchange.
10:06Oh, there's a lead right from Lucero upstairs.
10:10Flores has to be careful.
10:11A lot of wide punches that leave a big opening.
10:14Not just that.
10:14You wonder if Lucero starts to go to the body strong.
10:17Can he slow down, Flores, who put out a lot of effort in these opening two and a half rounds?
10:22Yeah, now it's Lucero pushing him back.
10:24Lucero framing him.
10:26Referee breaking it.
10:28They reset in the center of the ring.
10:30Body shot by Lucero, who then clinches.
10:32Oh, and on the break lands a left hand.
10:36Neither right hand by Flores.
10:39But now Lucero's landing some shots, but getting countered.
10:43Still too easy to be hit there in the center of the ring.
10:46Not moving his head.
10:47Not really setting up these power shots.
10:49But he is showing from a mano a mano standpoint that he's willing to take everything Flores can offer.
10:54Oh, and there's a spiteful right hand by Lucero.
10:57And now a jab from Lucero.
10:59But he gets tagged again, Abner.
11:00Yeah, he gets tagged again and again.
11:02But Lucero, again, showing a lot more in this round and psychologically for Flores.
11:08I mean, you're a man that already threw everything.
11:11And Lucero's right in front of you, coming with everything.
11:13A clash of cojones here with 17 seconds left.
11:16And the third scheduled for 10 in one of the deepest divisions in the sport.
11:21Although this is being contested at 157-pound contract weight,
11:26it is the super welterweight division that shines.
11:29And Torres continues to shine bright.
11:40Let's go, let's go.
11:46Look, listen to me.
11:51Let me ask you something.
11:52Why are you going to exchange with them?
11:55Yeah, go, let your hands go.
11:57You're doing really good.
11:59In and out.
12:02Look, he's doing a lot of dirty tactics.
12:04He's hitting behind the head.
12:07But every time you hit him, it hurts him.
12:18An early success from Flores in this last round.
12:22Well, during the fight, there, the combinations, the pressure, the lead jab, power jab by Flores.
12:29Flores, the right hand, the aggressiveness from Flores, and a great distance.
12:35Again, not smothering his offense.
12:38A lot of balling from him.
12:40And again, it's easy to hit Lucero because he's just right in front of you.
12:44Round number four scheduled for 10.
12:47And while Flores comes as advertised, he doesn't box, he invades.
12:51We've seen the heavy handling, compact combinations, and a willingness to trust his chin.
12:56No question about it.
12:58And look, Lucero came in as a big betting favorite.
13:01Minus 800, 8-1 favorite.
13:03And the live odds it shifted so much that it's now plus 175 for Lucero.
13:09So he's going to need to rally here after three rounds that may not have gone his way on the
13:14scorecards.
13:14But the question is, is he winning back the momentum of the fight by being willing to stand and trade?
13:19Well, Lucero's corner, Bob Santos telling him after round three that you've got to tighten up your punches.
13:24You're throwing too wide, too lazy, and he continues to be tagged by the jab of Flores.
13:30There's a chopping right hand from Lucero.
13:32But as soon as Lucero lands something, a consequence, Flores immediately returns with even better shot.
13:39And some of that is Lucero's decision-making here of just keeping his card down and going to war.
13:44We're getting sprayed with a bit of it here, Bob.
13:46Oh, wow, there goes the dry cleaning.
13:50But it is a blood and guts battle right above us.
13:53Lucero finally trying to show his medal.
13:56Digging deep, chopping right hand, left hand.
13:58Has Flores up along the ropes.
14:00Flores almost taking a mini respite there.
14:03Bobbing and weaving and firing off the jab.
14:06We might need one of those salad bar sneeze guards here to keep us in order.
14:11Yeah, Lucero definitely loading up and all those punches, but a lot more volume.
14:15And I like that.
14:16The pressure's right there from Lucero.
14:18The jab pushing the smaller guy and Flores back.
14:21These are supposed to be the salad days for Isak Lucero, but not being the case tonight, Brian.
14:27Just over a minute left here in the fourth frame.
14:30And again, it's Flores dictating the turns.
14:33And there's Lucero lighting up Flores now.
14:36Flores with a little bit of showmanship.
14:38He is playing with fire.
14:41Is he hurt?
14:42Is he playing possum?
14:43I think he's playing possum.
14:44There it is.
14:45That's your answer.
14:46He came back with a little punch.
14:47What a fight.
14:49And the crowd erupting as Lucero comes to life and just swinging wildly, though.
14:55They still continue to be wide shots.
14:58And Flores the more compact puncher.
15:02A lot more compact, a lot more comfortable in the inside, as you can see.
15:06They're both leaving themselves open, Brian.
15:07I mean, you can disagree with Lucero's strategy and how he's executed to this point, but he's
15:13in the midst of a war.
15:14And sometimes from a facial expression standpoint, he looks like he's giving the better of it
15:20of late at least.
15:20He's coming on here in the final stages of the fourth, but here comes Flores again.
15:27Cinco de Mayo weekend.
15:30What a way to kick things off here in Las Vegas.
15:50Really good work, Lucero.
15:54Okay, calm down now.
15:56What's of the body?
15:59Body, body.
16:08And here's Lucero finding his footing in this last round.
16:12A little more composed high guard, but there it is.
16:15The volume.
16:15The perfect punch.
16:18Well-timed right hand from Lucero.
16:22Throwing with him.
16:23Punching with him.
16:25And Flores, you know, getting a little comfortable there putting his guard down, like you mentioned.
16:30And Brian, was he playing positive?
16:31So, well, I don't know, he took a lot of shots there, but a lot of rolling.
16:35Round number five.
16:38Mother's Day coming up.
16:40And Lucero has to thank his mother for his boxing career.
16:44She said, hey, son, you could lose a few pounds.
16:46You should get into the boxing gym.
16:48And lit the spark and listen to the crowd.
16:51My wife tells me the same thing all the time.
16:55Chance of Mexico as they try to rally.
16:58Isak Lucero against the Argentine now living in Spain.
17:02Ismael Flores, who continues to throw leather, goes to the body with the right.
17:08I'll look for a U.S. debut here for Flores.
17:10He's making me want to see more of him.
17:12Yes.
17:13The counter shots.
17:15Really bending those knees and then coming up with the overhand right from Flores.
17:20Flores facing his fourth undefeated opponent.
17:23He is 3-0 with a knockout.
17:27And man, what a story for Ismael Flores.
17:31Leaving school at an early age.
17:33Grinding through 60 amateur bouts.
17:35Then surviving betrayal.
17:37Selling chickens just to stay alive during the COVID pandemic.
17:41And now here he is on the biggest stage in boxing and handling himself very well against the favored Isak
17:49Lucero.
17:50He is a driven fighter with world-class hunger.
17:53Can he translate that, though, into an upset victory against an unbeaten opponent who is there to be hit but
17:59putting the pressure on him?
18:05You know, it's funny.
18:05We asked Lucero on the fighter meetings what he hoped to showcase.
18:08He said, I want to show that I also have an IQ, that I'm a smart boxer.
18:12So far, he's showing the excitement that he brings.
18:15He's showing the excitement.
18:16I don't know about the IQ.
18:17He hasn't made the adjustments.
18:18He hasn't, you know, put his high guard.
18:20He is being hit far too cleanly in the head.
18:23Far too cleanly.
18:27Again, both of these guys showed great chin already.
18:29I want to see more body shots from both fighters break each other down.
18:32Whoever does it first, I think he has an edge in this fight.
18:35Neither has been knocked down.
18:37A cuffing right hand lands upstairs for Flores.
18:40Snapping jab from Lucero.
18:42Tries to go downstairs.
18:43All right, uppercut.
18:44Lands square on the job.
18:46Lucero, and again, showing why he's not been down yet.
18:50Yeah, the more eye-catching punches right now from Flores.
18:53An accumulation of damage, Brian.
18:56Without question, Lucero's still game.
18:58Still showing a lot of heart, but I don't know how many of these rounds he's winning
19:02because of his willingness to exchange.
19:04According to our unofficial score, Larry Hazard, he gave Lucero the last round.
19:09That was the first round of the fight that went to him.
19:12Right hand lands for Flores.
19:15Marking up the face of Lucero.
19:17Lucero digs to the body, then throws the lead right.
19:20Eats a jab through the guard.
19:22Splitting the guard.
19:23Lucero's hands down.
19:27And it continues to be advantage, Ismael Flores.
19:33Oh, wow.
19:45Get some water.
19:46Are you feeling?
19:49Are you feeling?
19:49You good?
19:50You want water?
19:51Water?
19:52No, no, no.
19:53Okay.
19:54Listen to me.
19:56He's ready.
19:59He's really good.
20:08And Ismael Flores again with the uppercuts.
20:12Beautiful work.
20:13The smaller guy working his way inside.
20:16While once he's in the inside, bences these.
20:18There it is.
20:19The uppercut.
20:20Oh, well-timed uppercut as well.
20:24To put Ismael Flores' performance through the first half of this fight in perspective,
20:31Lucero's last two opponents landed 111 punches total in 10 rounds.
20:37Flores has landed 165 punches through five runs.
20:43That's shocking.
20:44It's shocking.
20:45It's just as shocking, by the way, how little respect Lucero is showing for the power of Flores,
20:50despite the fact that the underdog opponent, at least coming in, is landing the bigger and more consistent shots.
20:56Well, let's get the perspective from Hall of Fame trainer Joe Goose and an expert analyst, Chris Mannix.
21:03Are you guys seeing what we're seeing here at Wingside?
21:05Oh, well, this is a heck of a bat.
21:08It's a great fight for the fans and a great fight for us.
21:11We're enjoying it.
21:11But Lucero is really getting hit with shots he doesn't need or didn't need to get hit with right from
21:17the get-go.
21:18He showed no head movement.
21:19He looked lackadaisical.
21:21But he takes a great punch, and he keeps coming.
21:24So now Flores, on the other hand, his corner asked him in between rounds, are you all right?
21:28There was something the trainers saw that maybe, you know, bothered him a little bit.
21:33But, you know, you can see Flores right now.
21:35He's been very consistent, but he gets a right hand right there by Lucero.
21:40Lucero's not giving up, and he's a tough guy, and he could make a comeback and maybe stop Flores late
21:47in this fight.
21:47Who knows?
21:48Yeah, Lucero's got the power behind his punches, no question about that.
21:51And he's got the heart.
21:52I'm just disappointed what he looks like.
21:54He looks like he did his strength and conditioning at Dunkin' Donuts.
21:56Like that midsection, it just is.
21:58He doesn't look like a guy that is as prepared as he needs to be for this moment.
22:02Tremendous heart, tremendous power.
22:03No real defense.
22:05And I think Flores, if he can just keep his wind going, if he can keep his stamina up, he's
22:09got a chance to pull off this upset.
22:10Yeah, I agree 100%, but right now Lucero's looking for that one big shot that maybe turned this fight around
22:16completely.
22:17Cinco de Mayo weekend where legends are not only honored, but where legendary careers can sometimes begin.
22:27And Lucero had all the hype.
22:29He's the odds-on favorite.
22:30And yet, here on the biggest stage of his career, he is getting lit up by the upset-minded Flores.
22:37And to credit, Flores, not only is he landing the bigger shots, anytime Lucero lands a big one, back comes
22:43Flores with another one.
22:44So, it's almost stealing the moment in the eyes of the judges.
22:48Yeah, bigger shots, better combinations.
22:50I mean, really setting up his punches, speaking of Flores.
22:54And Lucero, no, he's only looking for one big shot.
22:56There it is, that overhand right.
22:58Yes, he's a heavy puncher, but you've got to do more than one shot.
23:07Under 30 seconds left in the sixth.
23:11The first half of the fight, all Ismael Flores Lucero in the center of the ring, still eating the shots,
23:18not taking his head off center.
23:20And he's showcasing a stout beard, but there's only so many punches one can take.
23:27Yeah, where's the body work for Flores?
23:29A lot of headhunting, yeah, a lot of damage, but where's my body?
23:33Battering his head like a pinata here.
23:35Incredible performance by Ismael Flores.
23:46Very good, but more to the body.
23:49Tell him to keep it down.
23:51Don't leave it out there.
23:52Okay.
23:53Okay.
23:54More to the body, please.
23:57Body, body.
23:59Get in the inside.
24:12Everything good, everything excellent.
24:14Very good.
24:15Just put your hands up and move your head.
24:19Body, body.
24:20Okay.
24:21Very good.
24:24The inside, just move your head.
24:26Yeah, yeah.
24:33Flores corner, wanting him to make Lucero miss and go to the body where he has been more successful than
24:42Lucero,
24:43despite the claims from Bob Santos, who always wants more body shots, but Lucero, it's now round seven, and no
24:54adjustments are being made, and it's clear to see that he needs to find a way to defend those head
25:03shots.
25:03Well, Lucero coming out in the southpaw stance here for the first time, and boy, is he open for a
25:09big shot.
25:11But Flores with 12 knockouts in his 17 victories, and I, are you surprised that Lucero hasn't gone down yet,
25:19Abner?
25:19I am surprised, but again, I think the language barrier, little, you know, little things that Bob Santos only telling
25:25him.
25:26He's got to wake him up.
25:27He's got to tell him to do more than that.
25:29I don't think he can.
25:31Yeah, I mean.
25:32I don't think tonight he can.
25:34Well, not tonight.
25:34Yeah, tonight he can.
25:35I know things can change with one punch, but.
25:40This is going against everything Lucero said coming in.
25:42He said everything.
25:43He wanted a fighter like Flores who could test him, make him go around, make him have to dig deep,
25:48but he's too willing to be in this situation.
25:51How many flush shots is he eating?
25:54I'm not hearing enough talk about the lack of defense in his corner, either.
25:57No.
25:58Oh, my goodness.
25:59Just at will.
26:00Target practice for Ismael Flores against the highly touted knockout artist, Isak Lucero.
26:10Let's talk about the punch placement from Lucero.
26:13The jab is just sharp.
26:16He's cut.
26:17He's bloodied up, Lucero.
26:19Just over a minute left in the seventh.
26:23And time ticking away where Lucero has to make drastic adjustments.
26:29And it just can't.
26:30Well, there's no jab there to deter Flores coming forward.
26:34So, Lucero is walking at a slow pace into these shots, hands down.
26:40The numbers do not lie, friends.
26:44The numbers here with 45 seconds left in the seventh round.
26:49Flores 30 of 80.
26:52Lucero 7 of 54.
26:54And a huge edge in power punches for Lucero.
26:58Or, excuse me, Flores.
27:02El terrible.
27:03And boy, it's a terrible night for Lucero thus far.
27:07But this is why we box.
27:10This is why we watch.
27:11It's the one sport where just wins.
27:15Jaws of Defeater right there.
27:17You can come through with one shot.
27:19And Lucero more and more looks like he has to land that one shot.
27:23Well, how often does that one shot come to the body?
27:25We're not seeing an investment from Lucero in that regard.
27:41Okay, good, good.
27:48Hey, listen.
27:52Hey.
27:53Good, good.
27:55Just jab downstairs, okay?
27:56Jab, a lot of jabs, okay?
27:59Jab, double, triple jab.
28:02And then body.
28:05Jab, move your head and body.
28:08Walk them down.
28:10But move that head.
28:19He's yours.
28:22Are these directions a little more realistic from Bob Santos?
28:27A lot more, yeah.
28:30Not enough urgency.
28:30No, I don't.
28:31And what an American and Las Vegas debut thus far for the 27-year-old Ismael Flores.
28:4017-1-1 on a five-fight knockout streak, seven-fight winning streak.
28:46Meanwhile, Lucero has stopped his last seven opponents.
28:51And it's going, it's looking like, again, here we are in round number eight.
28:55And the numbers are all in favor of Flores.
28:59Almost looked, like, in the final five seconds of the most recent round, like Lucero was wobbled by a big
29:04shot.
29:06Oh, man, it's just his neck gives the whiplash on these jabs from Flores.
29:12And yet, Lucero stands tall and throws back.
29:17But every time he connects, Flores immediately returns fire with more punches and more effective punches.
29:24And Flores has shown a very good chin, though, the times Lucero has landed big.
29:27Oh, yeah, he's willing to trust that chin.
29:32And there's some swelling around the right eye of Flores.
29:36And he got tagged with that right cross that he did roll with it some.
29:40And Lucero tries to establish the jab and then gets jabbed.
29:45Yeah, I think Lucero's only hope right now is that, you know, Flores tires out.
29:50And that he hits him with the big shot and wobbles him and puts him in a bad, you know,
29:54situation.
29:54But right now, it's still in the close.
29:56Ryan, I can't stress enough the headshots that Flores is landing.
30:00Too far too early.
30:02Really not setting up his power shots well, either.
30:05Walking into shots.
30:06He's willing to exchange with Flores.
30:08But that's become a bad idea.
30:09But look at the snapping punches from Flores.
30:12And it's incredible that Lucero continues to dig down.
30:16Now he's staggered.
30:17He's ready to go.
30:18Flores, he's continuing to show hard as Lucero.
30:21But when is it?
30:24Up to the corner to save a fighter from himself.
30:27He is taking so many clean punches to the head and somehow remains standing.
30:35You just don't want to see a young fighter give it all away in one fight.
30:38Right.
30:38You don't want this to be his last stand.
30:43I just hope that Lucero doesn't go back.
30:46And Bartel and Bueno, you're good.
30:48Because he's not.
30:53And sometimes you can have too much huevos.
30:56All right.
30:56You know what I'm saying?
30:58Yeah, but that's why you have a corner.
30:59You got people that, you know.
31:01You're talking about that grand slam breakfast, aren't you?
31:0430 seconds left here in round number eight.
31:07And the headline is the incredible debut in America of Ismael Flores, who's using Isak Lucero's face as target practice.
31:21Blood flowing from the nose of Lucero as well.
31:34The crowd is stunned by what they're witnessing Lucero half-heartedly putting up his right glove as trying to rally
31:44the troops, so to speak.
31:45How are you doing?
31:46How are you doing?
31:47How are you doing?
31:48I'm coming up, okay?
31:50This is what you're doing.
31:51It's beautiful.
31:52This is beautiful work.
31:54In.
31:54Inside.
31:56And then get out.
31:57He only knows how to come forward with his hand sound, okay?
32:03One, two, three, and then get out.
32:15Okay.
32:18Well, there was some successful right hands from Lucero.
32:21Here it is.
32:22Straight right hand.
32:23But not fully connected.
32:25The lean back from Flores helped a lot.
32:27But then it is Flores with the overhand right right there.
32:31And then again, getting away from trouble.
32:37Round number nine.
32:41And immediately Flores on the attack.
32:45Jab lands for Lucero.
32:49Meanwhile for Lucero, his corner, Bob Santos pleading with him to tighten up his punches.
32:55Shorten his shots.
32:56Look at the power punches landed in each and every round.
33:01And cumulatively Flores in fuego.
33:06Flores opened this round with another one of those sneaky uppercuts.
33:09You wonder if that could be a finishing punch for him.
33:11He hurt Lucero earlier in the fight with it.
33:14Caught him directly under the chin coming up.
33:16That is a shot that Lucero does not see coming.
33:23Lucero spent three months in camp with Bob Santos here in Las Vegas.
33:31Well, the conditioning is there.
33:33The chin is there from Lucero.
33:36A lot of hearts.
33:37And you talk about eye-catching shots.
33:40You can see these punches from the nosebleed section.
33:44The way they are landing and the way that Lucero's head continues to snap back.
33:49And you just got nailed with a wide uppercut.
33:52I wonder if Lucero's boner or not to go down here on a flurry.
33:55If Flores bites down and just goes for it.
33:59Lucero's marching forward like...
34:03He's trying.
34:05But it's...
34:06There's...
34:07There's no success.
34:08It's on the central line.
34:10He's not moving his head.
34:12And the damage continues to build on his visage.
34:16Just over a minute left here in the ninth.
34:22Lucero undefeated on a career-high seven-fight knockout streak.
34:29Flores on a seven-fight winning streak including his last five inside the distance.
34:35We talked about it.
34:37Cinco de Mayo where reputations are built.
34:39Legendary careers ascend with huge moments.
34:43This is a big moment early in the career of Flores.
34:45But if he could finish the job here, it's a wake-up call.
34:48For a lot of people including Lucero.
34:51Give me gloves.
34:52Give me gloves.
34:52Let's go.
34:55And again, we talk about the 154-pound weight class two-belt unified champion.
35:01Xander Zeya is going to defend against Jerron Boots Ennis later this year.
35:05Sebastian Fundora making his claim as the top dog.
35:09We also have Josh Kelly as a belt holder.
35:12And Ismael Flores well on his way to introducing himself to the division.
35:19At the expense of the highly touted undefeated knockout artist, Isak Lucero.
35:34The last round.
35:45The last round.
35:48You hear me?
35:51This is house.
35:54Close the round.
35:56Come in and out
35:58Pull back and come back with the right hand
36:02This is your round
36:05He's got nothing else but to go and look for the kill
36:21Solid
36:26The 10th and final round
36:30Over
36:331,300 punches thrown
36:35Through 9 rounds
36:37Nearly 800 of those
36:39Belonging to Ismael Flores
36:42He has landed
36:43312 punches
36:47A breakthrough performance
36:49For the underdog
36:50And let's not forget what his corner told them
36:52They think Lucero's open to be finished here
36:54With a counter right
36:55Counter right hand lands
36:57And they are opening up
36:58Lucero's looking for the finish
37:00He desperately needs
37:01Backing Flores up
37:03And then Flores backs him up
37:05And Flores is feeling it
37:08Yeah, Lucero's got to be careful
37:10I know he's looking for the knockout
37:11But he's opening it up
37:12Himself for a counter right hand
37:14And that's what Flores is looking for
37:16For that uppercut
37:17Leaping counter left hand there
37:19Like a jumping jab from Flores
37:21You might walk into something
37:25Lucero, be careful
37:26Our unofficial scorer
37:27Larry Hazard
37:28Is given just one round
37:30The fourth
37:31To the favored
37:32Isak Lucero
37:34Two minutes left
37:36In the fight
37:37Ismael Flores
37:39Took this fight
37:40On April 15
37:42And here on May 2nd
37:45He is a minute
37:4645 seconds away
37:48From changing
37:49His career
37:50Let's go
37:54Oh my god
37:55According to CompuBox
37:58This is the most punches
38:00Landed
38:01In any fight
38:03In the calendar year
38:052026
38:06What a break out performance
38:09By
38:12Ismael Flores
38:15Again
38:16During COVID
38:17Having to sell chickens
38:19Just to stay alive
38:21Now proving to be
38:23A man who could be
38:24The cock of the walk
38:25At 154
38:27I don't know if we can say that
38:28On the air
38:28But I love it
38:30It's chicken related
38:32Don't worry
38:32A minute left
38:33Here in the fight
38:34The fight of his life
38:35Thus far
38:36For Ismael Flores
38:36Meanwhile
38:37Isak Lucero
38:38Has been unable
38:40To make any
38:41Adjustment
38:42I mean he's making
38:43The same mistakes
38:43He did in round one
38:44Right here
38:45Walking forward
38:46Hands down
38:48It was the same thing
38:50All fight
38:51Getting hit
38:52Logging in
38:53Getting hit
38:53Lazy jab
38:54Getting countered
38:56Nothing from Lucero
38:57On this fight
38:58And now Flores
38:58The numbers are
39:00Astounding
39:02I wonder
39:03If something happened
39:04During training camp
39:05Chris Mannix mentioned
39:06He'd come in
39:06With a little bit of
39:08Access around the waist
39:11Well what I mean
39:12This is it
39:13Cinco de Mayo
39:14Weekend
39:14Where every fighter
39:15A Mexican descent
39:17Every fighter
39:17Period
39:18Full stop
39:19Wants to be a part
39:20Of this night
39:20And Isak Lucero
39:22You look at the
39:23He almost went down
39:25Right there
39:25Flores trying to finish
39:27Him here
39:28With five seconds
39:29Left
39:29And Flores
39:30With a
39:31Portuation mark
39:32As he completes
39:33The fight
39:34Of his life
39:38Welcome
39:39To the big show
39:40Ismael Flores
39:43Ten seconds more
39:45And they would have
39:45Stopped that fight
39:46I was going to say
39:47Three seconds
39:47Either way
39:48What a way
39:49To finish off
39:50The breakthrough
39:51Performance
39:51Of your career
39:52Yes
39:53A bravura
39:54Performance
39:55That saw
39:56Flores
39:57Land
39:59348
40:00Out of
40:00881
40:02Punches
40:03259
40:05To 111
40:06Edge
40:06In power
40:06Shots
40:0789
40:0847
40:09In jabs
40:10And this
40:11Is how
40:12It ended
40:14With
40:15Flores
40:16Leaving
40:16No doubt
40:19Big right hand
40:20There from
40:21Flores
40:21Wobbled
40:22And rocked
40:23Lucero
40:23Late
40:24And here's
40:25That finished
40:26Could Harvey
40:27Dock have
40:27Jumped in
40:28To stop it
40:28Maybe one
40:29Or two
40:29More punches
40:30It would have
40:31Happened
40:32Doesn't take away
40:33From the performance
40:34Of Flores
40:34Provided the judges
40:35Appreciated that too
40:36But look at
40:37These stats
40:37Mo
40:38Yeah we talked
40:38About him
40:39The numbers
40:39Just watch them
40:41And let your mouth
40:42Be agape
40:44It's incredible
40:4547%
40:46Of power shots
40:47Landed for Flores
40:48That tells the
40:49Entire fight
40:50Story right there
40:52Argentina
40:52With a
40:53Storied history
40:55Of champions
40:56And Ismael
40:57Flores
40:58On the verge
40:59Of his biggest
41:00Win yet
41:01It should be
41:02Academic
41:02But let's go
41:03To Jimmy
41:04Lennon Jr.
41:04Now
41:06Ladies and gentlemen
41:07After 10 rounds
41:08Of action
41:08The judges
41:09Are in agreement
41:10We have a
41:11Unanimous decision
41:12Here are the
41:12Score totals
41:13Judge at ringside
41:15Corey Santos
41:15Agrees with judge
41:17Steve Weisfeld
41:18They both scored
41:19About 98
41:20To 92
41:21David Sutherland
41:22Sees it
41:2399
41:23To 91
41:25In favor
41:26Of the winner
41:27Of the WBO
41:28Latino
41:29And WBA
41:30Continental
41:30Middleweight titles
41:31Ismael
41:34Ismael
41:34El Terrible
41:35Flores
41:38The emotion
41:40Immediately
41:41Cascading
41:43From the eyes
41:45Of the underdog
41:47Ismael Flores
41:48The 27 year old
41:50Just picked up
41:51His 18th victory
41:53By far the biggest
41:54Of his career
41:55He's now won
41:57Eight in a row
41:58And he's now
41:59Put his name
42:00In the hat
42:01Of potential
42:02Contenders
42:02At 154
42:03Especially
42:04The bravura
42:05Performance
42:05Against a guy
42:06Who appeared
42:07To have it all
42:08In Isak Lucero
42:09You see that
42:10Emotion in Flores
42:11His face right there
42:12Well earned
42:14To paraphrase
42:15Former champion
42:16Andre Berto
42:17The harvest
42:18Has come here
42:19For Flores' career
42:20All those years
42:21All the hard work
42:22When the lights
42:23Were the brightest
42:24Boy
42:24Did he deliver
42:26But Abner
42:26On the flip side
42:27A huge step
42:28Backwards for Lucero
42:29To be continued
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