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00:02okay we went over their instructions in the dressing room any punches land here on the
00:06waistband are good any punches to land here are good obey my commands and give me a good
00:10clean fight touch them up scoot back
00:22kaipo gallegos fighting for the fourth time in his hometown of las vegas where he is three and
00:28no with one knockout taking on julian gifted gonzalez sixteen one and one with twelve knockouts nine of gallegos eleven
00:38victories have come inside the distance so two lightweights with some pop justin yeah both these guys know how to
00:45finish a fight so it'll be interesting to see gallegos said he wanted to press forward gonzalez but gonzalez has
00:50those eight stops in the first round so we'll see if he kind of takes his time on that this
00:54is gonzalez's first scheduled ten round fight he's been the eight round
00:58distance four times in his career and fighting for the first time in sin city under the bright lights
01:07his 67th round of his professional career this is the 54th round for gallegos so similar experience yeah similar experience
01:16and uh admires you know sometimes these first rounds can be a little bit tricky especially when you haven't really
01:21kind of warmed up yet and taking those shots these first rounds could be dangerous
01:25yeah of course like anything first round you want to get that jab that rhythm going and i see it
01:30right now from gallegos you know starting uh starting off really good with the jab
01:34and like you said uh gonzalez has to be careful because the power is right there from gallegos gallegos isn't
01:40here for attention he's here for ascension he says he wants to prove that he's not just a prospect
01:46that he is the future of this division he feels that this is a big step toward world title contention
01:53and he's not going to let it slip
01:55no he wants to show he says i want to show how good i am i'm on another level but
02:00we'll see gonzalez has a really good counter left hook so he's got to be real careful with that right
02:04hand
02:04got a nice left hook to the body right there as well for gonzalez the native of redding pennsylvania which
02:10by the way adopted hometown
02:12a former welterweight titleist kermit cintron there's a name from the past
02:19just over a minute left in the first year i like that you know both fighters really smart studying each
02:24other trying to collect data right here of course not trying to commit because they don't want to end up
02:29you
02:29know uh pain dearly and of course uh you can see that uh you know the pedigree the amateur pedigree
02:34from
02:35both sides well gonzalez coming in suffering his first loss in his last fight to former title challenger
02:42jason sanchez who dropped gonzalez for the first time in his career en route to a split decision win
02:48last june so gonzalez coming in with a chip on his shoulder with something to prove and wanting to spoil
02:56the hometown favorites perfect record yep and he's also moving up in weight and he got himself a
03:01nutritionist because he has struggled kind of as we said he's an early starter but he struggles as that
03:06fight kind of wears down so we'll see if that nutritionist pays any dividends for him there's a jab from
03:11gonzalez measuring the range a lot of feints and upper body movement by gallegos who went downstairs with
03:19the jab beautiful left right cross combination by gonzalez yeah good combination but again you know
03:27sticking setting himself you know back and not staying in the pocket smart for him
03:35you're setting him up all right breathe listen be alert all right what do you see in there
03:43no power no power oh you're just reading right now okay all right use your levels go up down keep
03:49him
03:50keep him guessing faint all right keep tightening up your right hand watch that right left hook all right
03:56breathe you ready go to work all right all right let's go come on i'm looking at you all right
04:04all right all right you gotta touch that body all right you gotta touch that body all right
04:23gallegos and gonzalez it's a family affair in the corner gallegos dad jason gonzalez's dad
04:32sentos both the chief seconds and for gallegos his dad saying to watch the left and the right hooks
04:38coming from gonzalez yeah you can see right now gonzalez is kind of on that back foot looking for that
04:43counter and uh kaipo's being smart he's using that hand speed getting in and out and touching the body
04:47especially but there's that counter left hook good angle good pivot by gonzalez investing to the body with
04:54that long range right sharp jab upstairs by gonzalez yeah really not giving any opportunity
05:01to gallegos again really smart from gonzalez that jab and moving laterally and when he moves backwards
05:06it's one two steps and gonzalez been sharpening his skills sparring with the likes of former two
05:12division champion stephen fulton he's fighting his second southpaw opponent in his last four fights
05:18and fourth in his last seven so it's not like gonzalez hasn't seen a lefty before no he he usually
05:24does
05:24like to counter the lefties as well so it'll be interesting to see abner uh gallegos kind of makes that
05:29adjustment stops leading the dance and maybe he'll step back himself and look to counter
05:33yeah especially especially if he starts getting hit with that right hand he's gonna make that
05:36adjustment he's has to and he could start using a little bit of feints as well kind of draw that
05:41counter out of gonzalez gonzalez has dreamed of fighting here at the mgm grand garden arena nice left
05:48hand upstairs by gallegos and gonzalez again fighting for the first time here in las vegas wants to
05:56acquit himself well as we kick off the pbc prelims on prime video it culminates with elijah garcia
06:06he's overcome some adversity and uh moving up in weight looking to prove he's still a prime time
06:12player against kevin newman the second that's our feature attraction coming up later yeah i mean that
06:17one should be a real good one nice left hand there by gallegos and that's see gonzalez knows that gallegos
06:23has that hand speed advantage he's going to try and punch in between those shots catch him uh when
06:27gallegos is in the middle of throwing those quick combos
06:31and it's only when he gives him the opportunity when he stays right there uh speaking of gonzalez you
06:36can't stay right in front of gallegos you got to start doing what you were doing in the first round
06:39and of course you want to watch that lead foot battle with the orthodox and the lefty the southpaw wants
06:45to keep it to the outside opening up that lane for the left hand down the middle but gallegos still
06:51very
06:54deliberate yeah and you see even as well as that left hand down the middle gallegos has made a bit
06:59of an adjustment started looping and kind of getting around that card he's got that right hand down low
07:04now high guard maybe baiting gonzalez and again we mentioned out of their combined 27 victories 21 have
07:15come inside the distance so this is a test for both of them as we begin the fistic festivities here
07:23at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas time
07:36yo that's the only problem is you're waiting bro we're waiting for this is your chance right here
07:40man the only thing is you're waiting yo you can hurt this kid when you start throwing punches
07:45you understand start throwing punches bro deep breath
07:49you heard start going to your life and look for that tenure right away as soon as you get safe
07:54and here's that straight right hand bro that's been landing against the southpaw gallegos and you
08:00know that right hand has been for for lefty and like you said uh justin you know that right hand
08:05has
08:05been landing at gallegos face and you know that's an adjustment that he's got to make yeah and we'll see
08:11maybe if gallegos will kind of go into that high guard because he said he wanted to make this a
08:14rough
08:14fight and pressure him so we'll see if gallegos kind of makes that adjustment body body all right be first
08:21gonzalez is corner imploring him to be first not wait initiate the terms of this dances we begin round
08:32number three and a very methodical start so far according to compu box through two rounds
08:44gallegos outlanding gonzalez 23 to 13 while throwing 82 punches compared to gonzalez's 67.
08:52so you would think that there would be an uptick in offense as we get cooking yeah well especially
08:58both these guys are in their first 10 rounder and even uh gonzalez in the fighter meeting said i got
09:02to really stay focused especially kind of with that conditioning issue he's had in the past he's got
09:07to be careful going 10 rounds but i'm not admiral would you even consider that going in a fight or
09:11are
09:11kind of just looking to win each round because i'm not trying to conserve take it round by round but
09:15i think both of these fighters are really smart of knowing that you know great corner where you're
09:19seeing that look at that nice right hook a lead right hook curling around the guard of gonzalez maybe
09:26gallegos best punch and now he's putting together the combinations and showing off that hand speed
09:31yeah that's what he's going to have to start doing but he's still got to be careful keeping that right
09:35hand
09:35down if not because that left hook is looking to come from gonzalez and there a beautiful punch
09:40placement by guy engos going to the body and then upstairs and now beginning to find his rhythm
09:47abner yeah rhythm's there for a lot of punches thrown a lot of punches being landed by him it's
09:52perfect he's taking his time and he's doing a perfect job right now he's collected the information
09:56justin and is beginning to go to work now here in round number three yeah it's kind of got that
10:02little bit of a field what's coming back and he needs to be closer aboard those times and he really
10:07is putting it together now the combinations and that sniper left hand to the face oh yeah he definitely
10:13is feeling a lot more comfortable gallegos now there's a jab right through the guard the jab downstairs and
10:19of course everything begins with the jab it builds rhythm it breaks rhythm it is your
10:38first time in gallegos career a counter right hand drops here in round three and gonzalez now going for
10:48a finish let's go we talked about the right hand that it was later that would have stopped stop stop
10:55come on you okay yeah boy can you just show me something show me something
10:58it was all but that's the point but that's the point of boxing everything can change with one punch
11:06can change everything and down here he goes he's really struggling he's already coming out
11:09he's getting his legs a little bit but here comes gonzalez coming in oh mix him it up
11:13come on show me something gonzalez needs to be careful he doesn't punch himself out
11:18definitely definitely he's got a lift for the inside
11:19this is exactly exactly but he seems to have discombobulated
11:26gallegos with the pressure now gallegos
11:39hey listen you gotta stay tight you know why you was right in the it was a straight right
11:47you all right you all right you got to watch the right hand you good
11:57look at the straight right hand by gonzalez
12:00venom we talked for the soft pause there it is right on cue right in the chin of gallegos down
12:06he
12:06went right when he was having a really good momentum going good round for him and he gets hit right
12:11in
12:11the chin like boros said anything could happen in a fight anything could happen now it's gallegos
12:16just kind of getting a little bit too comfortable talking about that zone right hand
12:21gonzalez looking to bounce back from his first loss gallegos looking to bounce back from his first
12:28knockdown it's round number four scheduled for ten in round three gonzalez with the knockdown 18 of 53
12:37gallegos 15 of 35 although gallegos outlanded a 9-4 in body shots and now things are picking up
12:46definitely are the corner told gallegos you know tighter guard but i don't think it had to do with
12:51the guard i think it kind of you know with great timing it's interesting because gonzalez has to be
12:57careful as well he's landing those shots but they're wide and leave a lot of space down the middle
13:01so
13:03so
13:04Stop, stop!
13:47We talked about Gonzales sparring with the likes of Steven Fulton, Gallegos has been in the ring, sparring with the
13:53likes of Shakur Stephenson, Keyshawn Davis, and Devin Haney.
13:57Not bad work if you can get it, right guys?
13:59Definitely not.
14:00I think it's going right there, but I'll tell you what, Gonzales is not worried about any of that right
14:05now with these counters.
14:06No, and his left hand's upstairs now by Gallegos trying to get in, beautiful right hand, another right left, and
14:12now Gallegos finding this fluidity again, beginning to find the rhythm.
14:16And here comes Gallegos, landing the one-two from the southpaw stance.
14:23And here's where Gonzales is making a mistake, he's just looking for one shot at a time.
14:27He fell in love with that right hand, no, there's more punches than that.
14:30Right hook continues to be the money shot for Gallegos.
14:34Yeah, I mean, he's finding that success, but that's what another southpaw has done against Gonzales.
14:38That little two-three, once you throw that left hand, that right hook's open, and Gonzales is in that shoulder.
14:43Gallegos has to be careful, missing wildly with a couple of left hands.
14:47Yeah, but Gonzales did not make him pay there, didn't take advantage of that opportunity.
14:52Oh, nice right hand, the short right hand lands again for Gonzales.
14:57That was the punch that dropped Gallegos in round three.
15:01Less than 30 seconds left here in the fourth.
15:05Gallegos going to the body upstairs, putting the pressure of Gonzales along the ropes.
15:10Gonzales valiantly trying to fight out.
15:13Yeah, it seems out here that all Gonzales kind of has when he's in tight.
15:16He can't get that leverage on that right hand.
15:18It's smothered, so he's going with that uppercut.
15:20Yeah, I mean, the inside punches are working for him as well,
15:22so I think those are the punches that he needs to look for when he's in the inside.
15:26A good comeback round for Kaipo Gallegos.
15:29Yes.
15:35You back?
15:37The prelims on Prime Video, the proving ground.
15:41Good round.
15:42Three.
15:47Hey, defense got me tight.
15:50Yeah.
15:51What you see is you're going to the body a lot.
15:53Yeah.
15:54You can't touch the body but don't go to the head.
15:57Yeah.
15:58Don't go to the head and he'll make you miss and you're off balance.
16:01Tighten up that defense.
16:03And he has a perfectly timed left hand but then he goes back to the body with that same late
16:08hand
16:08and then he finishes to the body as well with the right hook.
16:11A painful combination there by Gallegos.
16:15Yeah, a lot of good, you know, push-punches but hey, they were landing.
16:19Keep going up.
16:20We'll follow team.
16:21All right, let's go.
16:22Gallegos.
16:22Dad telling him not to fall asleep.
16:25And he mentioned what we talked about.
16:27The left hand missing wildly moving them off balance.
16:32Wants to watch the body shots that are coming from Gonzalez as well.
16:37We are at round five scheduled for ten in the lightweight division.
16:42It's Kaipo Gallegos 11-0-1 with nine knockouts in the blue tape.
16:51And Julian gifted Gonzalez 16-1-1 with 12 knockouts.
16:58Yeah, I mean I'll tell you what, that was a great bounce back round that last round from Gallegos.
17:02Especially he was out on it.
17:04His feet were not under him to start that round and he found it.
17:07Kind of closing that distance pushing Gonzalez backwards.
17:09Trying to establish a sharp jab early is Gallegos and continues to deliver combinations.
17:16Now that's a jab fast.
17:18Nice three punch combination.
17:20Downstairs, upstairs for Gallegos.
17:23Yeah, Gonzalez waiting a little bit too much for my liking.
17:26He's trying to counter punch, yes, but he's giving the momentum and the opportunity for Gallegos to let off.
17:32Gonzalez needs to get away from the ropes and he continues to eat these textbook one twos.
17:39The left splitting the guard.
17:41Yeah, I mean this is pretty much the kryptonite of Gonzalez.
17:44He's such a quick starter but then he kind of loses right about in his fourth round.
17:48And again, this is his first scheduled ten round fight.
17:51He's been eight rounds four times in his career.
17:56The same goes for Gallegos.
17:59This is his first fight scheduled for ten rounds.
18:04Looking to elevate his status.
18:06He's an adaptive pressure fighter with the thinker's mind.
18:11And the difference that I'm seeing in this fight is that Gallegos, despite the knockdown, he's improving.
18:16He's getting better round by round.
18:18And Gonzalez, the guy that knocked him down, he's just backing up.
18:21Yeah, and you see Gonzalez is just kind of sitting on that counter right hand.
18:25And there he comes right there.
18:26But Gallegos, I'm not sure if he should just stay on that inside and try and smother it up as
18:29much as possible.
18:30It's interesting because in the past, Gonzalez, when he stays composed, he can be both precise and punishing.
18:37And yet in this fight, he needs to find a way to get into it.
18:41Because he's being outfought right now by Caipo Gallegos.
18:47Yeah, and it shows his style.
18:49If Caipo needs to kind of make it a real fight like this, he can work on the inside a
18:53bit.
18:54And that's something that you need to have in the bag as you move on.
18:59Gonzalez going downstairs with the left hook.
19:02And the left hand to the body by Gallegos.
19:06And again, he has Gonzalez along the ropes.
19:10And that mid-range is finding the mark.
19:13Mid-range and close range for Gallegos.
19:15Throwing beautifully combinations, but against his own.
19:18Only one shot from Gonzalez at a time.
19:20Ten seconds.
19:21We are through the first half of this lightweight matchup.
19:25Gallegos dropped in round three, but he's bounced back in the following two rounds.
19:30Big time.
19:31Finish it off with that great left hand right there.
19:37Hey.
19:38Why are we in the rope?
19:40Come on, we don't train like that, man.
19:42We don't train like that.
19:43I need you away from the rope and out the corner, bro.
19:45Understand me?
19:45Get your ass back into the ring and work that jab.
19:48Straight one-twos is going to land.
19:49He don't move his head at all, bro.
19:51Understand?
19:52Straight one-twos, bro.
19:53You got to be first.
19:54Don't let him be first.
19:55You got to be first, bro.
19:56Alright?
19:57Yo, you got to show the judges if you want this shit.
19:58Understand?
19:59Yes.
19:59Go.
20:00You can't.
20:01You still in the right.
20:03Straight to the body.
20:04The left hand and the left hand upstairs and the left hook to the body.
20:08I mean, just everything is working properly for Gallegos.
20:12And again, the opportunity is there because Gonzalez is staying in the corner.
20:17Away from the rope.
20:19Yeah.
20:19Away from the rope.
20:20Understanding the knockdown has been Kaipo Gallegos' fight.
20:24Yes.
20:24100%.
20:25And Abner as well.
20:26Combination punching is a little bit harder to time, especially when you're just looking
20:29for that one counter.
20:30Mm-hmm.
20:31Yeah.
20:31How impressive was Kaipo Gallegos in round five?
20:35According to CompuBox, he was 34 of 77 compared to Gonzalez's 10 of 31.
20:42Wow.
20:43That says a lot.
20:44Yeah.
20:44Well, that just kind of tells the story.
20:47Yeah.
20:48But again, I'm more impressed of a young fighter that got up from...
20:51Oh!
20:52There's that counter right again by Gonzalez.
20:55Yeah.
20:55Got up from the canvas and, you know, he came back and then he got back into this fight.
20:59And these are the questions that are posed on this platform.
21:04The prelims.
21:05These young, hungry warriors getting their opportunity to fight under the bright lights of Las Vegas
21:10and having to overcome adversity.
21:12That's how you grow as a fighter, Justin.
21:13That's how you grow as a fighter.
21:15Because he's dragging a fight out of Gallegos.
21:17That Gallegos isn't really...
21:19That's not his style.
21:20He likes to kind of use his hands to get in and out.
21:21But now he's kind of making it rough on the inside here.
21:23Good body movement and punch placement by Caipo Gallegos.
21:30And it's working for him.
21:32Gonzalez's dad wanted him to be first.
21:34He is just being punished here.
21:37Yeah.
21:37And he's along the ropes.
21:38And you don't have to be a trainer to say, stay off the ropes.
21:42Yeah.
21:43And that's exactly what they told him.
21:44Stay off the ropes.
21:45But it's definitely easier said than done.
21:47Especially when you have a fighter that's throwing a lot of punches like Gallegos.
21:50And we talked about Gallegos being an adaptive pressure fighter.
21:53And we see that pressure building now.
21:55Yeah.
21:56And it just shows you right now which man is better at working on the inside.
21:59You saw Gonzalez is looking to clinch when he gets in there.
22:02And he doesn't know what to do while Gallegos is more adept in there.
22:05And is able to fire off those combos.
22:07Especially that right hook finishing those.
22:10Gonzalez's head staying on the center line.
22:12And again on his back foot.
22:16Blinded momentarily by the jab of Gallegos.
22:19Gallegos using it as a range finder wanting to detonate another left hand.
22:26And again as Mark Gallegos is not committing.
22:28When he throws he knows it's going to land.
22:32Again he doesn't want to make the mistake.
22:34Final minute of the sixth.
22:37And we'll see Gallegos right now.
22:39Nice combination.
22:40Yes.
22:41When they exchange because that's what Gonzalez is trying to time.
22:43But Gallegos isn't really using too many feints at the moment.
22:46He's just kind of trying to come in there with that jab or those combinations.
22:49Continues to back Gonzalez up to the ropes.
22:51And Gonzalez there avoids and tries to drop a right hand on Gallegos.
22:56And that was a clean right hand right there from Gonzalez.
22:58And now he's counter lapped upstairs by Gallegos.
23:01Yeah he's working beautifully.
23:04Speaking of Gallegos walking in with that jab.
23:07Timing is there.
23:09He's not only doubling him up in output.
23:11He's doubling him up in connects here in round six.
23:15And it's becoming a downhill battle here now.
23:18Gallegos on the front foot putting together the body shots.
23:21Putting together the combinations.
23:24Kaipo Gallegos wanting to maintain his undefeated record here in his hometown.
23:41Hey.
23:44How you feeling?
23:46I need to tighten up that defense.
23:47You slow down.
23:48You slow down.
23:49You gotta get in that zone.
23:50All right.
23:51How you feeling?
23:51This is uh...
23:53What round is it?
23:54Seven.
23:55How?
23:56Hey.
23:57What?
23:58Uh...
23:59I think it's seven.
24:00Not seven.
24:00Five.
24:01Seven.
24:02How you feeling?
24:04The right hand that has been working for Gonzalez.
24:07The right hand that knocked down Gallegos.
24:09There it is.
24:10It landed one.
24:11But again it's one shot at a time.
24:13That's the only shot that he's been looking for.
24:15And he's trying to time it.
24:16But when it lands, it does damage.
24:18It does damage.
24:19So Abner, when you're a fighter, you know that's the shot he's looking for.
24:22You can kind of draw that out of him.
24:23Kind of faint that.
24:25You can come in and draw that out of him and make him pay for it.
24:27Yes.
24:28He can't do that.
24:28Yes.
24:30And that's something he could possibly add to his game as he kind of develops more.
24:33And Gallegos making that investment to the body.
24:37Outlanding Gonzalez 41 to 12 throughout the fight including 9-1 in that last round.
24:43Round number six where he was 20 for 58 compared to Gonzalez's 11 for 37 according to CompuBox.
24:51So save for the knockdown in round three.
24:54Caipo Gallegos has been putting together a pretty effective performance.
24:59Yeah, Gallegos is doing great work in kind of making this fight, pressing this fight towards Gonzalez.
25:04But Gonzalez still is finding success with that quick right hand of that uppercut.
25:09Yeah, of course at moments at times.
25:11And it looks like Gonzalez that's all he's waiting for after trying to counter with that right hand.
25:16Yeah, and you can't do that.
25:18You can't rely on just one punch.
25:19And especially if the other fighter already seems to know.
25:22He knows that.
25:22That's why he's not committing.
25:23That's why he's staying at that long range.
25:25Speaking of Gallegos.
25:26Smart from him.
25:27What I want to see from Gallegos now is that feints you were talking about, Justin.
25:31Yes.
25:32Because, you know, Gallegos is still getting hit by a few of them.
25:35And he's doing some great work himself as that left hand and finishing up points with that right hook.
25:39But you are aware of what's coming.
25:41So he's still getting put by it every few and far between.
25:44Gonzalez trying to find the range with his jab but missing.
25:51And Gallegos on the outside.
25:54Oh, there's again that right hand continues to be effective when Gonzalez is able to throw it and land it.
26:01Yeah, and it's only when Gallegos throws one punch at a time, like we mentioned.
26:05And that's what he's doing in this particular round.
26:08He's not throwing much.
26:09Yeah, they definitely have decelerated their output in offense here so far.
26:13With just over a minute left in round number seven.
26:16Yeah, but now you see Gallegos right now.
26:18He's kind of letting Gonzalez lead the dance.
26:20And he might be looking to counter something himself.
26:22Oh, there it is.
26:23Countered left hand.
26:28Yeah, it could be tiring throwing a lot of punches, right?
26:31He's probably taking this round off.
26:32It's like, okay, I'm gonna fight like you fight.
26:34Yeah, especially in the first time.
26:36Yeah, Gallegos has thrown 331 punches compared to Gonzalez's 265.
26:42And that double jab is a big key for Gallegos as well when he's able to double jab in there.
26:47Then loop that left hand around while Gonzalez kind of shells up in there.
26:50And there it is one more time.
26:51He's been going to that quite a bit now.
26:53But you mentioned that, right, Justin, that that's more his style.
26:55Speaking of Gallegos, the outside counter punching.
26:59Since the knockdown in round three, Gallegos has outlanded Gonzalez two to one.
27:04Yeah.
27:05And you see now Gallegos has taken that step back as we talked about.
27:08Again, he's not gonna really press too far.
27:10He's looking for that quick left hand.
27:13But he's setting it up well by using that double jab to get his way in.
27:17And yet, Gonzalez unable to make any adjustments.
27:18Despite the pleadings of his father, Santos.
27:23The right hand has been his most effective punch.
27:26It's scored the knockdown, but it's just been too few and far between.
27:29Time!
27:40Deep breath.
27:42Okay.
27:42A little bit better now.
27:43You okay?
27:44Now, look.
27:44We can build up this now, right?
27:46Alright.
27:46Look, look.
27:48You get water?
27:49Yeah, right here.
27:52After the jab, look.
27:53Jab, jab.
27:54Look it.
27:55Boom.
27:55Step over.
27:56Alright?
27:56Step over.
27:57Step over.
28:00Step over.
28:00Get to the other side.
28:01I need quick combinations.
28:03Quick combinations, alright?
28:04You know that.
28:05You're throwing it to the side with your head to the feet, so you're always going to that
28:07side.
28:07You gotta take this side.
28:08Yeah.
28:09Give me some one-two-ones to the other side, alright?
28:11Bang that body up.
28:12How we feel?
28:13I'm good.
28:13Alright?
28:14How bad you wanted?
28:15Show me.
28:16Show me.
28:16I need activity, baby.
28:19Deep breath.
28:19Coming up.
28:24We heard from Gonzalez's corner.
28:26Meanwhile, in Gallego's corner, his dad wants him to put the combinations together,
28:30and I think I've heard this before.
28:32Make him miss, make him pay.
28:34Kind of the name of the game right there, huh?
28:36Round number eight.
28:38And again, the southpaw trying to establish the jab.
28:43Gonzalez pairing it.
28:44Now, Gonzalez, again, not able to find the range with his jab.
28:49He's been on the back foot, courtesy of the pressure of Gallego's.
28:52Now, he's trying to march forward, Gonzalez.
28:56Yeah, and I'm sorry.
28:57When he does that, he's really good, Gonzalez.
28:59Again, you know, every time your jab touches for any fighter, you know that something's there
29:03already, and you can, like, go of the right hand.
29:04So, I think that's what he's looking for right now, Gonzalez.
29:07Going for the jab, they told him, and then straight right hand.
29:10Yep, and his corner as well told him that when Gallego's does kind of follow you and jabs
29:14his way in, look for that left hand coming around, that looping left hand, because he's
29:18trying to meet you where you're going there.
29:19So, he could try and kind of throw where Gallego's is going and beat him with a punch.
29:25Good counter left right there from Gallego's, though.
29:27Good head movement.
29:30Oh, so this is the first time that Gallego's has seen the eighth round, as we mentioned,
29:37in the fight.
29:39Previously, Gonzalez has been the eighth round distance four times, so this is the fifth time
29:44that he's seen the eighth.
29:45Yeah, and it's the same old story kind of for Gonzalez there, that nutritionist, unfortunately,
29:49isn't helping him in these later rounds.
29:51That work rate is still kind of the same as it has been in the past.
29:56Gonzalez had a ten-fight winning streak snapped in his last fight, suffering his first defeat.
30:02His only other blemish, the 2022 majority draw against Ivan Jimenez.
30:09Gallego's has also had a draw on his record, but yet to taste defeat.
30:16And he's overcome early adversity in this fight tonight.
30:20Yeah, I mean, going down, he went down hard.
30:23Yeah, he did.
30:24I mean, Gonzalez, he has that power.
30:26He's so dangerous in those early rounds, but Gallego's just kind of timed it,
30:29figured out what's coming at him, and we'll see if Gonzalez can still land something.
30:32Oh, that was a beautiful double right hook.
30:35Downstairs and upstairs by Gallego's, and now Gonzalez looking to open it up.
30:40Hands are down, though, and there's bruising around his right eye.
30:44That left hand has found its mark from Gallego's.
30:47Yeah, a few punches thrown again in this round, but every single punch that Gallego's has thrown,
30:51they have landed. They're precise punches.
30:54He knows that everything's landing, okay, so he's taking his time.
30:57Oh! Another overhand left by Gallego's.
31:0130 seconds left in the eighth round.
31:04Yeah, that overhand left is what's that bruising's caused from right there,
31:08but Gonzalez still kind of landed a quick little short right there, but...
31:12Oh! Beautiful one-two by Gallego's.
31:16What do you think about his punch placement and his ring IQ after thus far?
31:20From Gallego's.
31:2110 seconds.
31:22Yeah, brilliant. I like what he's doing. I like how he's so mature enough to see that,
31:26okay, I hit him, but I didn't hurt him. Okay, I'm going to take my time.
31:30And when he finds out or sees that he hurts him, believe me, he'll go for the kill.
31:45Yeah, I do. You only got that one. You got him every round. But look, tighten up that defense. Step
31:51around.
31:52When you hit him, step around. You catch him with that right hand. All right, deep breath. Good. All right.
31:58Good round.
32:00This is eighth round coming up. All right, eighth round coming up.
32:04It's the ninth round coming up.
32:07A perfect combination of a softball. The right, the left hook to the body. I'm sorry, right hook to the
32:12body, right hook upstairs.
32:14He changed it up, Gallego's. I mean, he really, he's showing a lot. He's doing a lot in there.
32:18A lot of things that, you know, young fighter that you want to see early on.
32:21Oh, yeah. Did I mention he's 20 years old? Yeah, super young.
32:27And this is his 13th pro fight. Yeah, that's all that great sparring coming in.
32:32And even in those replays, he was able to kind of stay in close and avoid that counter coming back
32:36out of him after he landed those good shots.
32:39We are into our ninth round, scheduled for 10 in the lightweight division.
32:46Kaipo Gallegos out of Las Vegas, a southpaw looking for his 12th win while Julian gifted Gonzalez fighting out of
32:53Reading, Pennsylvania.
32:55Is looking to improve to 17-1 and 1. He scored the knockdown in round three.
33:01Probably going to take a knockout for him to prevail in this fight. By the way, things are going right
33:08now.
33:09Yeah, and that's going to be tough because Gonzalez's last, his latest knockout has been in the round six.
33:15He's, once again, kind of beat that horse dead, but he's an early starter as evidenced by the power early
33:20in this fight.
33:20I mean, the only possibility that we can get is that he knocked him down already.
33:24So, you know, perhaps he could hurt him.
33:27Ooh.
33:28Yeah, one punch could still change.
33:29That's what makes Pucks in the greatest.
33:32And again, both of them fighting for the first time in a 10-rounder getting that added experience.
33:39Yeah, but I think the one that's passing this test with flying colors, no doubt, is Gallegos.
33:44I mean, you had everything in there.
33:46You had to overcome, you know, adversity by getting knocked down.
33:50You had to make adjustments.
33:51You had to control yourself and take control of the fight.
33:55And that's what Gallegos is doing in this fight.
33:57Gallegos looking to put the KO in Kaipo for the 10th time.
34:02Yeah, he is.
34:03But, yeah, just like you said at Amer, it shows his toughness as well as all the tools he has
34:08being able to stay on the outside, go inside, jump in with those shots,
34:11and kind of even evade some of those counters coming back.
34:15So, again, it's the pressure, the punishment from Gallegos.
34:20Gonzalez finds himself along the ropes and unable to muster any sustained attack.
34:26Unable to get Gallegos off balance.
34:31Gallegos content to land those one-twos throughout the fight.
34:36Really, Gonzalez hasn't really got going.
34:39You know, it's only one shot.
34:40It's a little frustrating when you see a young fighter, you know, that can throw a lot more punches.
34:45You mean with 45 seconds left in the round, 0 for 4 is not good for Gonzalez?
34:51Wow.
34:51That's a tough day at the plate.
34:52That's a tough day at the plate, exactly.
34:58Yeah, Gallegos is just so comfortable.
35:00Yeah.
35:01Even when that right hand comes, he's just catching everything.
35:03Under a half a minute now left in the penultimate round.
35:06In round three, the only round in the fight where Gonzalez has outlanded Gallegos.
35:13And 15 seconds now left, and...
35:16Oh!
35:16And Gonzalez gets nailed with that left hand from Gallegos.
35:20And that was that counter left over the counter right hand.
35:22That's what we were looking for, Abner, right there.
35:25Yeah.
35:25Yeah, that's something that, you know, you talked about, you know,
35:28what if he does that?
35:29How could I come back?
35:30And he showed you, and he proved that he can.
35:33He was looking to do the boxing version of posterizing.
35:36Mm-hmm.
35:38Yeah.
35:38Give me this shit, bro.
35:39You got to put this guy down.
35:41You understand?
35:41You got to put this guy down.
35:42But we can't do it if you keep stepping backwards.
35:45You understand?
35:46We got to step forward, dude.
35:48Hands up real high.
35:49You can roll under and talk about the attack on his ass, man.
35:52You heard me?
35:52Pass round.
35:54He can't hurt you.
35:55You prove you can hurt him.
35:56You have the family to do it.
35:58You got to trust yourself, man.
35:59Believe in yourself right now.
36:00Because you can do it.
36:01You heard?
36:02We can do it.
36:03You heard?
36:03I need you to get to him, dude.
36:05I need you to put it under that.
36:06This is done.
36:06Turn it out.
36:07On the same final move.
36:08Alright?
36:10Me!
36:10Me!
36:11So we heard from Mo Morales in the Gonzalez corner.
36:15You got to be desperate.
36:16You got to be desperate.
36:16You got to be desperate.
36:17You got to be desperate.
36:18You got to be desperate.
36:21And Gallego's dad, Jason, continuing with the make-em-miss, make-em-pay.
36:26Knowing that this tenth and final round may create a desperate situation for Gonzalez.
36:35And the crowd enjoying the action here, especially for the hometown boy.
36:41Twenty-year-old Kaipo Gallegos looking to improve to 4-0 in Las Vegas and looking to spoil the Las
36:49Vegas debut of Julian Gonzalez.
36:52Yeah, and that's what you hear in his hometown crowd.
36:55And that's awesome that you have a guy that was born and raised in Las Vegas and he's fighting at
36:59the MGM.
36:59And he's bringing the crowd out early.
37:01Yeah.
37:02Hits the mat, gets back up, and is putting on a great performance.
37:05We'll see.
37:05Oh, another counter left hand lands right on the button for Gallegos.
37:10And it's fast, Abner.
37:11It's fucking quick.
37:12We're talking about the great performance and this is the last round.
37:15He wants to close the show.
37:18Just brilliant work from Gallegos.
37:20And again, not much from Gonzalez, even though this fight is the last round.
37:23They in the corner told him, listen, gotta go out and look, do something.
37:28The corner can say whatever they want if it's not going to happen because that blistering hand speed coming from
37:33Gallegos.
37:33Every time he does step forward, he's going to counter it at the moment.
37:36Ooh, good right hand right there, though.
37:37Gonzalez is trying.
37:37He is coming forward and he needs to.
37:39There it is.
37:40Here in the tenth.
37:41So now it's Gonzalez hunting Gallegos.
37:44Gallegos still doing a good job utilizing some footwork, lateral movement away from the ropes.
37:49He's bouncing up and down.
37:52Continues to work his rhythm, his timing.
37:56And that's another thing that I find frustrating.
37:58I'm sorry, Justin.
37:59A fighter tries to do what he was supposed to do the entire fight in the last round.
38:03Yeah, of course.
38:04But then, you know, Gallegos isn't really throwing too much right now.
38:08I want Gallegos to just keep doing what he's been doing.
38:10Yeah.
38:10Don't try and just survive this round.
38:12Keep, you know, pressing the pace and make him uncomfortable.
38:14And he did it there with a double left hand to the face.
38:18Jab and a punch to the body again.
38:20I'm really enjoying the punch placement of Caipo Gallegos.
38:25There's no real predictable patterns despite the fact the 1-2 has been there all night.
38:28And I think that is why Gonzalez hasn't been able to counterpunch him as easily again, like you said.
38:34Short left hand, another left hand lands for Gallegos upstairs.
38:38Yeah, we talked about that over four day at the plate.
38:41Gallegos is kind of like a pitcher that's very deceptive.
38:43You can't really tell where his shots are coming from or where they're going to end up.
38:46Different tempos.
38:48There's another double jab and beautiful defense there by Gallegos.
38:57Mixing it up, going upstairs and downstairs.
39:01Yeah, and that defense at the end was great for Gallegos.
39:05Yeah, he's staying in tight and getting under those shots.
39:07So we'll see if Gonzalez kind of goes back to that uppercut, especially when Gallegos stays in there and kind
39:12of moves his head.
39:13Ooh.
39:15Despite the first knockdown of his career in round three,
39:19Kaipo Gallegos showing why he's a highly touted prospect
39:24who may be ready for the next level here in his hometown of Las Vegas.
39:30Golly!
39:31Golly!
39:32Golly!
39:45Golly!
40:14And here's the highlights of how this
40:16fight went. The right hand that started
40:18off working really good for
40:20Gonzalez. And there's a knockdown.
40:22Especially there. The knockdown
40:24that put down Gallegos for the
40:26first time in his career. But it was the way
40:28he came back, Gallegos, in this fight.
40:30There it is. Another right hand. But that
40:32was in the whole story. Gallegos coming back
40:34brilliantly with his combination
40:36punching. With the pressure.
40:38Smart pressure. The straight
40:40left hands. Yeah. Through the guard.
40:42Yeah. Through the guard. I mean, just
40:44brilliant work from Gallegos, young
40:46fighter. That he did exactly what he was
40:48supposed to do. It's evidence towards these
40:50highlights. Just how effective that
40:52Gonzalez right hand was. There's a bomb
40:54to it. Unable to sustain it.
40:57Yeah. He has a huge
40:58power early. Then it will kind of fade
41:00as it goes on. As well as Gallegos
41:02taking it away. Alright. Let's get the official
41:04decision. Here's Miguel Flores.
41:08Ladies and gentlemen, after 10 rounds
41:12of action, we go to the judges
41:14scorecards. Judges Patricia Morris-Jarman
41:18and Corey Santos both see it 97 to 92.
41:23And Judge Chris McClory sees it 98 to 91.
41:28All three judges in agreement for your
41:30winner by unanimous decision.
41:37Cutball Gallegos!
41:40So the Las Vegas prospect
41:44overcomes the first adversity of his
41:47career, improving to 12-0 and 1.
41:51A lightweight to keep your eyes on.
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