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00:00Challenger on my right, fighting out of the red corner, wearing white trunks with silver trim,
00:05hailing from Guayabitos Nayarit in Mexico.
00:11He weighed in at already 167 pounds, with a record of 15 wins and 2 losses, he has 11 wins
00:19coming by way of knockout.
00:21Tonight he is making his first attempt at a world title.
00:24Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the battle-ready world-ranked challenger,
00:28introducing Armando Toro Grescendi.
00:41And his opponent across the ring, the defending world champion, fighting out of the blue corner,
00:47wearing black trunks with red trim, fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Nashville, Tennessee.
00:53He weighed in at 167.2 pounds, with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses.
01:01He has 13 wins coming by way of knockout.
01:05Here is the two-time super middleweight champion of the world,
01:09and the current popular and defending interim WBA super middleweight world champion,
01:15introducing Caleb Platt!
01:26And once again, a referee in charge is Harvey Dock, now to give instructions.
01:3112 rounds of boxing, it's for the WBA interim super middleweight championship of the world.
01:37Okay, quietly, shut up, and givebras go to world NBA players.
01:58okay boxes both chunks are good we went over the instructions earlier as a reminder obey
02:10my commands at all times protect yourself at all times test gloves good luck took all those
02:14corners win us with you plan told us he's too strong too fast and too slick for resendiz
02:22resendiz would love to spoil the plans of that grudge match plant versus jamaul charlo who just
02:30picked up a win over thomas lamana this is your main event this is round number one
02:37and remember against pressure fighters plants already selective punch output tends to dip
02:47right no question about that you have to see early on whether resendiz can cut through get inside that
02:55jab really try to make plant uncomfortable and let him know this is going to be a lot harder than he
02:59might expect it'll be interesting again since uh teaming up with brentman edwards both wins have
03:04come by way of knockout and what we saw is after mentioned the adjustment he made against
03:09robert mccombie in his last fight over coming over adversity including a sugar shot flush knockdown
03:15he maneuvered mccombie to the ropes became a inside brawler working the body and head with combinations
03:22before stopping mccombie while still on his feet it will be interesting to see if clout shows some of
03:28that dog at him here tonight after yeah i mean i think once the pressure starts from the sandings you're
03:35going to see that out of plant but right now being smart with the jack the stick keeping keeping
03:40resendiz at bay yeah he's also a very effective counter puncher he would love to walk resendiz
03:47into a counter punch with resendiz pressure but resendiz right now very cautious very respectful
03:52of the former 168 pound champion body shot by resendiz we mentioned resendiz looking the part this week
04:01of a main eventer the confidence the swag kind of looks like a young mario lopez a huge boxing fan
04:06in his own right as well but will that translate to winning rounds and hurting caleb plant as they
04:13feel each other out the first round there's more from resendiz taking this round off trying to figure
04:18out what plant brings and playing doing exactly what he's supposed to do against the fire that's in
04:23front of him the jab lateral movements and waiting for resendiz to come in and catch him with the straight
04:28right hands there it is resendiz eating that right hand plant splitting the guard
04:37plant on the back foot and that's another thing resendiz does not have the best defense out there
04:44he gets hit a lot so i we hope to see that plant you know and so does plant opponents have found success
04:51landing 35 of their power shots and we would like to see if resendiz can exploit that stack because as we
04:58mentioned against pressure fighters plants output can dip but he remains composed calculating and
05:03fully focused and brian his mental fortitude second to none just a gritty tough adaptable fighter
05:10inside of there fights with the veteranship maturity but also we can cut it out when he has to and when
05:16we talk about resendiz's pressure i'm not alarmed at how slow he started the fight because it really is in
05:22the championship rounds where resendiz might have the potential to have the biggest effect but walking
05:27plant down and not working yeah and he's a fighter that can pick it up any given round but right now
05:31doing this flat thing which is just fighting from the outside cable plant
05:41cautious opening three minutes plant landing four of 32 resendiz two of 13 neither landed a power shot
05:52interesting for all the copy box numbers that support resendiz being the pressure fighter
06:01he's really trying to make plant take the lead here and settling into almost a counter-punching role early on
06:08yeah and plant's doing that exactly on cue what the corner told him it looks like it's the game plan
06:14you know wait for resendiz to come in catch him with the overhand rights counter punching and not do you know more
06:21than that if we have to win 12 rounds just doing that we we can the the corner set but again i i want
06:27to see plan invest a little bit to the body as well lance a very effective body culture above the division average
06:40yeah you definitely want to invest to the body breakdown percentage because there is going to come
06:44a time where plant is going to a fight in the inside
06:51or not according to predman as you mentioned right if you're in 12 rounds with the job so be it
06:56doesn't want to show him too much too soon he said there's a body shot by resendiz
07:00it all comes down to resendiz the pressure the body and you're not seeing that from resendiz
07:04and as we talked about if there is a vulnerability to plan like we saw in the benavidez fight that
07:19who's caught to give him for the world title it's that late you can put that pressure on against him
07:23but you got to get there and you got to have done something on the on the journey to getting there
07:29but we're seeing a little uptick in that pressure from resendiz here in route two yeah can't get in
07:33no jab behind the pressure for resendiz we talked about jamal charlo having one of the best jabs in
07:39the sport while caleb plant has a very solid job as well especially when he's countering off of it
07:44with that quick checkup with the left hand and he goes to the body there under a minute left here in the
07:50second that's been the night of the jabs right hernandez charlo and now plants
08:11how about those kicks on caleb plant inspired by the original air jordan's uh sweet hands
08:17sweet feet the class to the shoe surgeon
08:37plant doesn't want to spend too much time along the road
08:40plant's trainer steven brettman edwards saying hey you look good but don't be
08:46cocky i want more straight shots to the body
08:50how to take that fight out of the bowl if you can early so it's smart strategy with clamp with those
08:56pinpoint right hand pot shots down low sharp jab by plant to start round three
09:01just another jab by plant upstairs and downstairs changing levels with it
09:11just a really educated jab from plant not a powerful jab just to set it up jab to stay
09:17it's a lot of movement a lot of circle in the way do you think there's anybody
09:25race and knees that is hoping to use that against him tire him out
09:29really i mean is known to do that he moves the ring really well he waits for the right moment i think
09:36he's just going to come down to the point where he's going to be able to counter easy with resendez
09:40right landed a lead left hook to the bodies
09:43right hand bounced off the high guard of resendez but resendez unable to get on track unable to
09:49to put that pressure together and throw a lot of punches thanks to the jab and the movement of plant as
09:54we expected exactly the lateral movements that plant is doing he's not doing a lot or too much movement
10:01just enough to get you on a different side and angle to shoot your shots
10:22still need resendez to commit to it here to really start to put the foot on the gas and
10:27maybe try to echo a little bit of the success trevor mcumby had by being aggressive in that last
10:32fight for caleb plant and trying to catch him early and really change the momentum yeah
10:37mcumby buzz played around two dropped him in round four albeit a flash knocked down with a shoulder
10:42shot but he was unorthodox he lunged it
10:47back around the base left hand by resendez so his best punches of the fight it is when you let your
10:55hands go is when you're going to do damage resendez needs to do that push plant back
11:01plant is not to go straight back so you got to follow up with one or two punches just like resendez did
11:06resendez with a boisterous fan base here in las vegas
11:13wow
11:17now resendez
11:20trying to rough house him a little bit in there
11:25that was a nice overhead left by resendez
11:29there's a check left hook again by plant
11:31there's the body works stop resendez on this tracks
11:49coming into this fight resendez's signature victory was an upset 10th round tko against the
11:53comebacking former unified 154 pound champion jared hurd
11:57a fight contested at middleweight back in march of 2023 larry hazard has an unofficial scorecard
12:04he has planned ahead 29 28 gave the last round to resendez
12:10yeah the eye-catching punches definitely were from resendez closing out the rack the ball
12:16nice left hook curled around the high guard by plant
12:19he's a great body puncher starting to see the swagger of resendez return the activity starting to pick up as
12:35he's sitting down these shots
12:36and we noticed you know watching plant uh fights from plants and sometimes he tires out so much that you
12:44know it's a mental thing there's times where the fighters not even pressuring him
12:48and he's he's backing himself he can't do that in this fight and sometimes he can be
12:53uh over overthinking we're thinking yes punches when he should like even in those moments right
13:00there you you are giving the moment the space and and the right place glad your shot for plant and
13:07he does not pull the trigger quick quick don't break this fight at the top quick place up
13:13there's our left hand to the valley by plant resendez coming forward
13:18behind the high guard but eats the jack now back in the right with the middle is a crunch
13:24just pulling out just to look at that gas tank taking a little bit from it with every left hole
13:29continues to meet resendez with body shots as resendez comes forward beautiful body shot from
13:35by plant now we're committing one good body shot and he's out of right hand by plant
13:41you see the abrasions on the nose of plant almost look like maybe a cup was opened up on the bridge
13:46here comes resendez though there's the jab i've seen the jab a lot more from resendez
13:53and he's backing plant up
14:02you know resendez says this week his plan is to pull this upset tonight
14:06and then it's he that wants to fight jermal charlo next and continue to climb that ladder in this 168 part
14:12division there was a moment there for resendez where he's going to take in you know advantage
14:21of that moment and throwless punches both of them trying to get the other to bite opening up a counter
14:25punch opportunity jab to the body by plant they clinch again under 20 seconds left in the fourth
14:32there's a knee left on the counter from resendez
14:39a lot of minutes off of that truck oh starting to turn this fight into a bra resendez
14:51landing of much way under 30 so far in this in this fight maybe starting to pick up steam but
14:58through the first four rounds we've seen a deceleration in his offensive output yeah we're
15:03going to have to start to see a little bit more than just a jab for plant he's got to get resendez
15:08respect attention because it seems like resendez about to start picking it up and turn it into a
15:13different gear seems to align with why red man edwards is really pushing caleb to come off of that jab with
15:19that straight right to the body constantly forced for sendez into resetting and slowing down his momentum
15:30see even that shuffle right there bouncing around that's what tires you yeah spending unnecessary
15:35energy unnecessary energy for plants going to the body just like his trainer red man edwards wanted
15:41to do brian the jab in the right hand it's a smart strategy here but when you're caleb planning you're
15:47really a versatile fighter and he's proven that since uh adding red man edwards to his corner with his
15:53father richie but at the same time you don't want to stay too long in the areas that that
16:00resendez has the best opportunity to score and that's certainly on the inside
16:05coming forward double jab right hand to the body yeah you might want to start boxing now if you're
16:15playing and he's doing that right there nice one two three get out of the house way step to the side
16:21now straight back that's a body shot by resendez see if i can hear plants definitely got his attention
16:36land on his back foot flashes the jab resendez jabs him upstairs what a beautiful short power right
16:44hand from plant these infighting skills continue to evolve yeah he's getting sneaky now getting some
16:51inside punches when they're trying to break
16:57under a minute left in round five scheduled for 12 at 168 pounds
17:01right hand but there was also right hand landed by resendez to the body
17:08the resendez will take one for one he'll try the essence of a give and take fighter
17:19this has the potential we're on five but this has the potential to get very interesting
17:31you know what i'm saying what i'm saying
17:39plant goes to the body to run uppercut on the inside by resendez
17:45plant misses with a left uppercut
17:48misses again with the left uppercut he's only throwing one shot he can't do that best round of the fight he
17:54went 12 of 52 in round five compared to plant seven of 45 and resendez landed plant five four in
18:02the power shot department according to our unofficial scorer larry hazard plan is ahead 48 47 but
18:09he gave resendez round number five this is round six
18:14and the pressure now by resendez the jab lands
18:19resendez man's and he's going downstairs to the body
18:23resendez man taking his time building together this momentum
18:27but he's at the midway point of the fight exactly where he would want to be in the fight
18:31landing the bigger shots and being the dictator of the terms at times
18:35here now against plant he is coming on resendez team truly did their homework they knew that plant
18:42was going to start backing up he was going to feel confident in the first round and here comes for
18:47resendez
18:52a way better jab now in this race resendez he's taking my job away by throwing his own
19:01they're landing at a high percentage thus far
19:12once again a left hook lands for plant once again cable plant on the inside with those short
19:17counter shots those hooks really showing the evolution of the tools that he has offensively
19:24but again he has he's waiting too much
19:36and this pro race indy's crowd is really heating up with every connected punch and even the ones that
19:42don't connect the momentum totally changed is shifted to resendez side now
19:50final 60 seconds of the six resendez coming on
19:59plant's offense has been absolutely muted here in the sixth round
20:03so
20:13nice body shot there by plant but it has to be more than just one punch
20:17you gotta let your hands go there's the right hand
20:20let's see your friends resendez goes back to some type of looping shots think of marcos
20:33my donna when he backs down floyd mayweather
20:54there's a left on the inside by planting the double jab absolutely brilliant pinpoint counterpunching for plant
21:00but it's only one shot guys it's not it's gonna take more than just one shot to get resendez off you
21:10resendez walking forward plant using the job to try to nullify the attack
21:17unofficial score larry hazard now has the fight even after six rounds as we begin the second half
21:23of the scheduled 12 round super middleweight contest remember it was caleb plant who made the genius
21:30adjustment against trevor mccombie last time to start working on the inside it may not be the
21:35adjustment he needs in this fight but he needs one because you're seeing resendez break through that
21:40defense consistently yeah definitely a different second half of the fight in this one than the
21:45mccombie fight because we see again resendez resendez goes to the body then upstairs with the left hand
21:52keeps marching forward the jab of plant in his face plant utilizing lateral movement but along the ropes
21:59resendez smothering his offense now closing in there's a left uppercut on the inside by plant
22:05and remember resendez he couldn't get hooked by the bait of caleb plant to try to learn into this mental
22:11it's going to lose under a minute left in the seventh double jab by resendez resendez fighting
22:16his rhythm in his groove going to work throwing more punches now i was telling you guys that there was
22:23going to be a time where he's going to have to turn it into a dogfight and here it is for plants
22:28resendez has been calm he's been confident all week and look at the poise for a fighter
22:33you could just say he's more of a brawler more rugged you're seeing skill and placement in here tonight
22:38only fighter in this fight to throw over 50 punches in a round
22:44oh there's a jab now snapped plant's head back jack to the body by resendez plant trying to maybe
22:52bait him into a counter trap but resendez able to smother plant plant forced to clinch
22:5810 seconds left in round seven another strong round for resendez
23:08red man edwards in plant's corner wants plant to use the jab to back up resendez not a lot of
23:19offense in this fight resendez landed a fight high 16 punches in round seven doubling plant's number in
23:27the seventh round and our unofficial scorer larry hazard has resendez now ahead in the fight
23:38and that's the thing resendez said about what he learned from the losses that are in his record
23:42it's that you can lose concentration in key moments especially when things aren't going
23:46your way you can see visually that improvement to his game and now he's commanding this fight
23:54the hands are too low for plant he's putting straight back with his hands out he's going to
23:59the body opening up the counter lane up top for resendez who's landed a couple of good rights
24:04he's giving resendez an opportunity to land the overhand right there it is pick up your hands plant
24:15jabbed by resendez backing plant up and plants are down again for plant plant's output continues to dip
24:23as the pressure picks up and it hasn't been all that much anyway throughout the fight
24:28here we are in round eight resendez landing plant
24:43and resendez seen everything that plant is throwing right now he's got the high guard blocking
24:47the straight punches that plant is throwing and when resendez commits to that heavy jab that he did in
24:52the last sequence that's a weapon for him i'd like to see more of that yeah definitely strong jab by resendez
24:58the right hand lands for resendez
25:05smart better move right there by resendez putting all his weight on top of the players have been
25:10plants achilles heel throughout his career even in the big moments like we said his breakthrough title
25:15win over jose uskateki plant had to show the back phone 10 11 12 he had to show the backbone in the key
25:21rounds dropped uskateki in the second and fourth but yeah survived the championship rounds to pull out
25:27the win 45 seconds left in the eighth
25:33now they are at close quarters more of a wrestling match here resendez trying to fight out of the
25:39clinch trying to punch out referee harvey dock separates them yeah and his plan mainly trying to close the gap
25:47and trying to hold resendez
25:50so right hand another right hand lands for resendez upstairs
25:54resendez towards platte lands it up to the right
26:00let's shut it up
26:02the crowd has taken 10 seconds left in round eight resendez opening up on teleplatt
26:09another huge round for armando resendez
26:17we're going to see a replay of what happened towards the end of this round
26:21wide wide wide wide by resendez the inside work body shots and just turning plants
26:28and may keep resending his pipe harvey dock has warned resendez three times for using his head
26:33but he's used his head smartly as well with his strategy and game plan he's taken over the fight
26:40and here we are in round number nine
26:42and that jab has also become an effective weapon for resendez
26:48yeah he's back to his jab his jab is a power jab plant is a stick trying to keep resendez
26:55but he's not being effective with it
27:01sharp job by resendez left uppercut on the inside plant clinches again trying to punch out
27:12i want to start seeing the adjustments from plant there it is the one two body work more body
27:20work with the body to resendez slow on down that ain't a little dirty you got to be dirty in this
27:26fight and that's been the key to his success particularly with the right hand of the body
27:33beat him in his own fight in the inside laid left hook lands downstairs for plant
27:38plant's building some momentum here right uppercut lands on the inside for resendez
27:45resendez three punch combination
27:49and just when plant was starting to look good resendez comes back with his own
27:54and reminds him that he's right here to win tonight this main event has been compelling it is delivered
28:00after this point
28:05body shots by resendez
28:10unless we send his shoulder body work to the liver by plant
28:16plant's sitting down on his punches more this round that's a veteran move to slow down the momentum of his
28:22opponent
28:25oh tape i thought they were going to take a point away for a second
28:29you know plant two and two in his last four fights and the two losses to canelo and benavides
28:35very good for the first four rounds but then faded down the stretch resendez seems to have paced himself
28:41for that kind of fight
28:51there is a
28:52why plant chose resendez as a spare pervert for the canelo fight
28:57resendez resembles canelo style the pressure the aggression the volume
29:02under a minute left here in the ninth and it's yet another big round for armando resendez
29:15there's a throwing outlanding caleb plant going to the body resendez responds in kind now resendez
29:23putting his weight on plant trying to set even more strength out of his body
29:27and then the jab through the guard resendez throwing much more than planning landing
29:45yes he is and this has been a heck of an audition at 168 for resendez future hopes win or lose he's
29:51backing the former champion up what does it say about caleb plant's future fight could be crucial round
29:5710. what adjustments does plant need to make down the stretch brian i don't think he can trade on
30:02the inside consistently with race indies but to slow down the forward momentum the pinpoint body
30:08shots are a big key but you kind of pick up that output at the same time
30:13yeah i want him to throw a lot more straight punches one two
30:17turn it into a boxing match hold hold resendez turn them and just try to win the fight from the
30:23outside easier set than done with the resendez being on top of you roley romero played spoiler
30:29on may 2nd upsetting ryan garcia and spoiling his rematch with devin haney we talked about the
30:36opening the grudge match on the horizon between caleb plant and jermal charlo that seems to be slipping
30:41away from caleb plant here as we go into the first minute of round number 10.
30:47can resendez closed the show with non-stop pressure
30:55because when he picks it up plant slows down that has been a contributing trend
31:02and this has been the case throughout plant's career yeah a lot of jabs thrown in this round by resendez
31:10fading down the stretch and there's a short right hand by resendez
31:17counter right by resendez there's a right uppercut by plant but plant needs to throw a lot more
31:26yeah he's faded i don't know if he can't anymore he's more worried about what resendez is going to throw
31:36leave left hand there from point there i'm locking resendez head movement too in this fight
31:41something that we got to mention i've seen in the past fights where he gets hit a lot not in this fight
31:46right hand movement by resendez resendez leading in every statistical department
31:54pot shot right hand blocked by resendez we've not seen caleb plant put together any fluid
32:00combinations be unable to put it together any combinations of any note and it's because the
32:05countering of resendez leads to back and forth training and that's not where plant wants to be
32:10yeah definitely a lot more power a lot more steam behind the punches from resendez when plant is
32:17trying to keep him away keep him off with that jab but not enough
32:21pressure is on plant here to do what he's known for literally and figuratively the mid ground mid
32:29fight adjustment that changes the momentum of the fight
32:33uh...
32:34the mid-season is wearing black down with those body shots the pressure taking its toll on caleb plant
32:47the jabs the hooks it's all armando resendez he's thrown 70 punches in round 10 compared to 50 for plant
32:57a landing plant 28 to 9 in the round round number 11 but unfortunately that means that he's going to
33:05have to stay in the pocket major upset alert
33:10and that's where this resendez is known to be best
33:13and it's a big lead on larry hazard's unofficial scorecard for armando resendez we told you his
33:24signature victory coming in was when he stopped jared hurd due to a severely lacerated lip the only
33:31stoppage loss of hurd's 35 pro career and he's on the verge of recording an even bigger win here tonight
33:40against caleb plant
33:44and being smart trying to hold
33:48the throw line needs to go on the offensive
33:53the pressure mountain
34:01body shot by resendez
34:03body shot by plant
34:05but again single shots no combinations no follow-up with the right hand
34:28and the pressure continues from resendez
34:31and you see that blood continue to flow from the eyes of plant the damage is piling up
34:44resendez has used his job effectively here tonight
34:49yes and the first half of 2025 has been about big upset moments like really with
34:54america against ryan garcia or upset performances and a loss like ramon cardenas against the great
35:00naiwa in a way resendez adding his name to that equation but also announcing himself as a tough out
35:06in this definition which is something that wasn't secured coming into this fight
35:09under a minute left in the 11th
35:13they said resendez might be too small for this weight class
35:17he's showing otherwise he's he's coming up with a big performance
35:22right going to the body
35:25unable to do what his trainer brettman edwards wanted him to do
35:29and that's in large part because of resendez sustained pressure
35:39it's incredible how much resendez is dominating plant statistically down the stretch of this fight
35:47and it goes again to the old story for caleb plant fading down the stretch against the pressure
35:52fighter yeah and in this case resendez improving he belongs in the namely with the other names who've
35:57done that to play
36:0312th round he's on the verge of recording recording a life-altering victory
36:14last corner said we need this round i think they need more than just the round they needed a knock
36:19down yes or a knockout depends how you score it there have been close rounds but there's no doubt
36:24this second half has been almost all resendez and the rounds of resendez of one have been clear cut
36:35this is not going to do it for caleb plus no unnecessary jumping there
36:41just wasting energy waste that energy throwing punches plant there you go
36:46we've also never seen this mature a boxing performance from resendez before not on this level
36:58but again body shot by resendez yeah the sharp great head move inside of
37:03but side by resendez making it hard for plant to land those straight punches
37:07resendez on top of plant continues to put on the pressure off the front foot goes to the back
37:13there's another one out of lines from resendez upstairs
37:21there's the lancer for that for plant there it is a one two move to the side don't stay on the ropes
37:27coming into this fight would you have thought that armando resendez would have a better connect
37:44percentage than a guy like caleb plant brian campbell no chance from what we thought we knew coming in
37:49here between these two fighters but that's why you throw the odds out the window when you touch gloves
37:56anything can happen and el carlo is making his bed in the super middleweight division he's closing the show guys
38:06pressure makes diamonds armando resendez shining bright like one here in his first 12 round
38:15attraction under the bright lights of las vegas against a former champion in caleb plant armando resendez
38:2440 seconds away from the biggest win of his career from the best gift he can give his child that's
38:33weeks away from arriving the father-to-be putting it all on the line 20 seconds left
38:44he said his secret to pulling the upset was that fatherhood that's coming
38:55what pride is he showing right now
39:05an incredible performance by the huge underdog armando resendez they go 12 rounds
39:14ladies and gentlemen after 12 rounds of action we go to the scorecards we have a split decision
39:24here are the score totals judge at ringside max de luca scores about 116 to 112 in favor of armando
39:35and the new interim wba super middleweight world champion armando
40:03armando
40:12viva mexico armando resendez has just upset caleb plant
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