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00:00You want to touch gloves? Do it now. God bless.
00:11All right, the main event is here. The wait is over. The bronze bomber is back.
00:21As he takes on Herndon. Herndon in the orange trunks. Wilder in the black and gold.
00:29Gabe. Does Wilder still have it? We're going to find out.
00:41And now Wilder opens up wide stance. Herndon said, you know, he studied the Joseph Parker fight.
00:53That's the fight Parker won in 2023. Was able to outpoint Deontay, get the decision.
00:59Feels like he can really emulate that style. Said movement certainly is going to be key.
01:15Wilder.
01:16Man, Wilder looks like he put some size on him. Big frame. Starting off with a nice, nice jab.
01:29Well, he added muscle, Gabe. I mean, he's typically, we've seen him walk into heavyweight fights 210, 215.
01:35And in this fight, he weighed in at 225.
01:40Yeah, you know, and I think Wilder's just a lot better putting on size.
01:48Herndon obviously has to avoid the right hand.
01:51He's got to be very careful. He's seen it so many times in the past.
02:00All it takes is one little slip up.
02:05And I like how Wilder's cutting that ring off on him, too.
02:09Whoever Herndon's moving, Wilder cuts him off and follows him with that jab.
02:14Now, Herndon, he's been in the ring with the likes of, you know, Richard Torres Jr., F.A. Ajogba.
02:29So he's been in there with some talented guys.
02:31That was another right hand.
02:33He had a first real right hand thrown by Wilder.
02:36But Herndon was able to get out the way and avoid that one.
02:47Head of movement certainly is going to be key.
02:49All the movement is going to be key for Herndon.
02:54Now, besides movement, Gabe, does Herndon have the power to hurt Wilder?
03:00Well, you know, at the heavyweight division, anyone can be hurt.
03:03You know, these are big guys, 200-plus pounds.
03:07So any shot can get you.
03:10And we saw Buster Douglas was in the corner of Herndon.
03:18Now, so far, I like how Deontay's starting off this round.
03:22Like I said, sticking to that jab, keeping his distance.
03:27Not really loading up on the right hand, just letting it go a few times.
03:30Setting the tone for the fight.
03:34Final 10 here of the opening round.
03:37Herndon tried to throw a looping right hand.
03:39Just missed as round one comes to a close.
03:43All right.
03:44All right.
03:51Let's go.
03:54Let's go.
03:56Let's go.
04:01Alright.
04:32All right, round two, ready to go.
04:36Jeffrey Mays, head trainer for Herndon.
04:39Don House, first fight, he's the head trainer for Deontay Wilder.
04:45Wilder comes in quickly to establish the jab there.
04:49And I like that.
04:49That's the flicking jab, you know, just putting it out there.
04:54Wants to do just enough to give Herndon something to think about.
05:02And Wilder utilizing that jab.
05:09Certainly has the reach advantage on Herndon.
05:13Herndon's going to have to find a way to get on the inside, continue to move.
05:16And he certainly doesn't want to be a stationary object there as Wilder immediately threw the right hand.
05:23And Herndon was able to avoid it, but was close.
05:29Wilder did get that left hook in, though.
05:30Wilder, obviously, has always been in great shape, but he uses the right hand, back, Herndon up a bit.
05:51Herndon trying to now get Wilder on his back foot.
05:54Wilder continues to float the jab out there.
06:04You know, for Herndon to be successful, he needs to slip and weave his way inside and throw off that movement.
06:11For him to be straight up like this right now, he's not going to be able to get shots in with Wilder.
06:16No, absolutely not.
06:18And, you know, after alluding to the Joseph Parker fight, but, you know, I watched that fight.
06:23Parker was not only moving, he was throwing.
06:25He was getting in and out.
06:27Yes.
06:27And he was giving, Wilder, something to think about, a huge looping right hand as Herndon gets out of harm's way.
06:34So, right now, Herndon's doing a good job at avoiding the right hand, but he's got to, as you mentioned, loop in and out and try to get some offense going.
06:48And that jab, that long jab by Wilder is really in the way for Herndon.
06:54He can't figure it out yet.
06:55It's a nice double jab right there.
06:58Nice and simple.
07:01Wilder connecting with that jab.
07:04Good tool so far for Wilder, and we've seen him use the jab before in other fights.
07:11Something that he does have in his arsenal.
07:13Nice check hook.
07:17Puts him down, and Herndon looks at referee Ray Corona, saying that that was a slip.
07:23That was not a knockdown.
07:24Very frustrated.
07:26It was a balance shot, but he did get hit with the check hook.
07:29But it didn't appear to affect Herndon in a negative way, just negative on the scorecards.
07:36Now, Wilder upping it up as we reach the bell.
07:46And Herndon looking at his corner right now is to say, you know, was that a knockdown?
07:51Because he didn't believe so.
07:52Right here, Gabe.
08:05Let's see.
08:09No, that's not it right there.
08:11There's the left hook.
08:12You know, it's a cupping shot, but it still was shot.
08:16Yep.
08:17Yeah, he was knocked down by the punch.
08:21Yeah.
08:22Referee Ray Corona just came over to us, say he saw the hook, saw him go down, checked with the commission, and they were counting.
08:32So, that's a knockdown.
08:39Not all knockdowns are the same, Gabe.
08:41I mean, you know that.
08:43I mean, it's good on the scorecards, and Deontay coming out very aggressive to start round three.
08:50You know, I like Deontay's approach.
08:55You know, he's establishing the jab.
08:58He's standing firm on his shots.
09:01He's looking good.
09:06He looks determined.
09:09It's been a peaceful mindset all week as that left hook connects there, and now another stiff jab.
09:15And, you know, one thing Deontay's doing is he's sitting on that jab.
09:19But every now and then, he just pops it out there.
09:21It's a range finder, but then he'll change it, and he'll sit on the shot and make it a power jab.
09:31Another solid jab there from Wilder.
09:34He's looked good.
09:35He's looked sharp.
09:37Yeah, it's very difficult to defend a jab when it's coming from different speeds, and the power's different.
09:43But Herndon's still very much in this fight.
09:50Not backing down.
09:53A huge looping right hand again.
09:56Herndon got out the way there.
09:59But the thing is that Herndon has to throw off of those slips.
10:02That's the only way he's going to be successful, is if when he slips, it makes Deontay miss.
10:08He has to then fire.
10:10There's a good double jab there from Herndon.
10:12See, right here, Deontay's too tall, too long for Herndon to be able to land anything.
10:19So you have to throw off the slips.
10:22Herndon utilizing the head movement there.
10:28Wow.
10:29Another jab there.
10:31Uppercut just missed there.
10:32Good head movement right there by Herndon.
10:34He's certainly, and he's going to have to be doing that the entire fight.
10:39But again, Deontay with a solid jab.
10:44Continues to float it out there.
10:48Whoa.
10:50Herndon just got underneath that right hand of Wilder.
10:54And you know, Herndon, he has good eyes because he's slipping.
10:57He's avoiding these big shots.
11:00But you got to make your guy miss, and you got to make him pay.
11:04Yeah, right now, Wilder does not respect the offense of Herndon.
11:08You got to get that respect.
11:10There's no offense coming from Herndon right now.
11:13It's all defense.
11:15Wilder keeps that right hand locked and loaded.
11:23Herndon comes in just enough.
11:27But again, the left hook from Wilder.
11:35Wilder with the jab again.
11:39That's a nice hook right there.
11:41Short little left hook from Wilder as he ties up with Herndon.
11:46And that's the end of the round.
11:48Good morning.
11:56It's all defense.
12:14Wait.
12:16How would you assess Wilder so far, Gabe?
12:35I mean, he's looking sharp.
12:38He's utilizing that left hook, the jab.
12:41Hasn't landed the big right hand yet, but still.
12:44Look, I like what he's doing.
12:46Because he's being patient.
12:47He's not forcing the issue.
12:49He's not diving in to land that big right hand and falling off balance.
12:54He's staying disciplined, so a nice, strong jab.
12:57And the thing is, you've got to understand that Hurden is not really cooperating.
13:01He's not throwing anything back, but then Wilder can hit him with a clean shot.
13:06Now Wilder's trying to close the distance here.
13:09It's very difficult to land big shots on a guy that is being defensive-minded.
13:14And that's what Hurden is doing.
13:16Right there again, Wilder tried to load up on that right hand, and Hurden was able to stick a move, get out of the way.
13:22But just, again, not letting the hands go that much.
13:30And Hurden landed a nice jab right there.
13:33That's a nice check hook right there by Wilder.
13:39Followed it up right with the jab.
13:40So Wilder, he's active.
13:43You've seen some Wilder fights where he won't throw a punch for several rounds.
13:48That's not the case here.
13:53And, you know, the length could also be an issue for Hurden.
13:58Not only the power, but Wilder is significantly bigger.
14:01Absolutely.
14:02That's what's giving Hurden a lot of trouble.
14:05He can't figure out how to get through.
14:07And Wilder is keeping that jab very busy.
14:14He certainly is.
14:16He's continuing to stick it in the face of Herndon.
14:19Now Herndon tries to close the distance, but ball there ties him up.
14:25And resets.
14:26And a left hook.
14:34Partially connected for Herndon.
14:35And now Herndon coming forward.
14:38And that hook worked for Herndon because he slipped and fired.
14:42And that's more of what Herndon needs to do.
14:49Wilder right there.
14:53Continues to pat that jab out there.
14:56Utilizing that left hook.
15:02Wilder's going to have to start doubling that jab because he's just pawing that jab.
15:06And Hurden can counter off the top.
15:08He has to double that jab.
15:09Stop the counter from coming.
15:12And now Herndon presses forward.
15:17Ties up with Wilder.
15:22Another jab by Wilder.
15:2620 seconds here of round four.
15:30This is a 10-round heavyweight bout.
15:32Our main event.
15:35As Wilder unloads that left hook.
15:40And it was able to catch Herndon there.
15:44I think Herndon's a little bit off balance there.
15:47And Wilder now presses forward.
15:50And just at the nick of time, the bell ends the round.
16:04For Herndon, if I'm in Herndon's corner, you know, I'm telling Herndon to slip shots and fire off the slips.
16:12There's a lot of times that he's slipping, slipping, but he's getting away.
16:16You've got to make your guy miss and make him pay.
16:18And that's the thing.
16:20It's only half the battle.
16:21He's slipping.
16:23Yeah.
16:23And so it's like, okay, I didn't get hit.
16:26Yeah, exactly.
16:27You almost kind of have to realize, I've got to win the fight, too.
16:30For sure.
16:31And I've got to score.
16:32Yep.
16:32And that's the part that Herndon is forgetting.
16:36And, you know, as we take a look right here, Gabe, this is what you're talking about.
16:43Yeah, right there you slipped it.
16:44Where's the shot?
16:46So right there he tried it.
16:48But, you know, you're making Wilder miss.
16:51You've got to fire.
16:52And you've got to give Wilder something to think about.
16:57You've got to try to get him on, find a way to get him on his back foot and make him think.
17:03Because if he's allowed to just stand there and try to time you up, eventually he will catch you.
17:12Left hook connects for Wilder.
17:18I mean, Wilder's doing a good job in this fight of showing that, you know,
17:21he's not just a one-trick pony.
17:22He's not just the right hand.
17:24Yeah.
17:24He's using the jab, check hook.
17:26And now that right hand again presses on Herndon.
17:29And then a shot on the break.
17:33Herndon kind of laughs it off.
17:39Wilder kind of paws at him at the left.
17:45And that right hand backs Herndon up.
17:47I think Wilder's getting closer and closer, dude.
17:51And the thing is, I like when Wilder's throwing that right hand on balance and he's not diving in.
18:01There's that check left hook again.
18:04The left hook did some damage in the last round.
18:06Caught Herndon on the chin.
18:08Oh, nice.
18:12Nice sneaky short right uppercut by Wilder.
18:15Wilder has that in his toolbox.
18:17We've seen that throughout the years.
18:19And now a big right hand just missed Herndon there.
18:24And now Herndon trying to be the aggressor.
18:28I think a shot that'll work for Wilder is if he starts throwing the right hook to the body.
18:31Every time Wilder's throwing the right hand, he's throwing the right hand up top.
18:40So Herndon knows where that shot's coming.
18:44But if you could trick him and come throw the right hook to the body, give him something else to think about.
18:50And Herndon utilizing the jab.
18:54Right hand backs Herndon up a bit.
18:56Good double jab there from Wilder.
19:03Mixing in the shots.
19:12Not seeing as much movement from Herndon as we did earlier in the fight.
19:26Deontay just with that right hand back.
19:33See right here when Wilder's pressing Herndon to the rope.
19:37Throw that right hook to the body.
19:39That right hook to the body would then open up the left hook up top.
19:43Good right hand from Herndon there.
19:45Now rips into the body of Wilder.
19:47And Herndon just kind of spun Wilder.
19:49Wilder.
19:49And now Wilder has Herndon trapped in the corner but tied him up.
19:58That's the end of the round.
20:00But things getting a little bit testy there towards the end of that one.
20:05Right here's some of the highlights from the round as Wilder trying to sneak in the uppercut there.
20:27That was good body work from Herndon even though he kind of spun out of that in a wild way.
20:32Halfway through our main event.
20:40Some blood coming from the nose of Herndon.
20:42Gabe how are you seeing this so far on the scorecards?
20:46I think Wilder so far is winning every round.
20:50You know with the jab alone.
20:52The right hand's really not landing flush yet.
20:55But it's getting there.
20:58It certainly seems like Wilder's getting closer and closer.
21:01The movement's becoming less and less with Herndon.
21:05And that's one thing he's got to be conscious of because you cannot stop moving against the Browns bomber.
21:13And you know I think in order for that straight right hand.
21:16See that's what I like.
21:17He switched it up.
21:18A left hook to the body.
21:20Start throwing different punches where then you can set up that big straight right hand.
21:25That was a good left hook to the body there.
21:29That's what you've been calling for.
21:32As Wilder now that right hand wasn't full power but certainly caught Herndon as Herndon now kind of slipped down.
21:44It's more of a shove according to Ray Corona but he's telling him you know don't put your head down.
21:50Herndon's breaking down though.
21:51He got up really slow.
21:52Yeah the legs are certainly starting to go and Wilder locked and loaded trying to utilize that right hand.
22:02And Herndon again continues to duck underneath to tie up Wilder.
22:12And that right hand got through the defense.
22:15Herndon's got to be careful.
22:19There's the right hand and now Wilder's got Herndon in trouble.
22:24There's a stiff jab there.
22:34And Herndon's got to find some answers quickly.
22:39Wilder got to get it back to that jab.
22:40Get back to the jab.
22:42Get back to the jab.
22:44And let that set up the big right hand.
22:48Nice.
22:48There's that right hand.
22:50You know it's partially blocked by Herndon.
22:54And now Herndon was tied up with Wilder a bit.
23:01Ray Corona letting him fight out of it.
23:03And there's that looping right hand.
23:05Herndon just ducked out of the way.
23:08And now Herndon put his glove on the mat.
23:12So that counts as a knockdown.
23:18And Herndon back to his feet at the eight count.
23:22Wilder, you can see, he senses it.
23:26He's getting closer.
23:33Oh, my goodness.
23:34And there's that left hook.
23:36Caught Herndon.
23:37Herndon holding on to the left glove.
23:39And there's that straight right by Wilder.
23:47And I like the Wilder staying composed.
23:49He's picking smart shots.
23:52Landon clean.
23:53And there's the right hand there.
23:55Caught Herndon.
23:56Final 10.
24:02And Herndon thrown to the ground.
24:05Able to survive.
24:07But, Gabe, you starting to see the legs are going from Herndon.
24:13It's a lot, man.
24:18You got a big guy like Wilder on top of you.
24:21Throwing big shots.
24:22Leaning on you.
24:23Putting that weight on you.
24:25He's breaking, hurting down.
24:26And you can start to see the exhaustion setting in with Herndon.
24:37It sounds easy when you talk about a guy like Wilder where you're like,
24:41I just got to avoid the right hand.
24:42And if I keep the movement, you know, I can pull this off.
24:47Yeah.
24:47But see, what Wilder's doing is he's staying composed.
24:50He's being aggressive, but he's not going crazy.
24:53He's picking his shots wisely, right hand, slipping,
24:58throwing that big power jab.
25:04There's that left hook.
25:06And there was a moment you could just see it's wearing on Herndon.
25:16And Wilder just needs to stick to that jab.
25:19Stick to the jab.
25:20The jab is what's working for him.
25:23And, again, the movement is almost nonexistent now for Herndon.
25:30We saw it in the first few rounds, but it is hard.
25:36It is not as simple as just stick and move against a guy like Wilder.
25:44And there's Wilder, again, closing the distance with the right hand.
25:50Herndon trying to push Wilder off.
25:52And there's the right hand that knocks Herndon back.
25:58And Herndon kind of turns his back.
26:01So that's a no-no.
26:02Herndon cannot turn your back.
26:08And Ray Corona, you see him talking to Herndon, kind of warning him,
26:11hey, you got to show me something.
26:13And there's the right hand blocked by Herndon.
26:20Looping left hook there.
26:29Oh.
26:30And that right hand got through the defense of Herndon a bit.
26:33And there's the left hook.
26:35Caught Herndon.
26:37And Herndon just kind of turtles up.
26:39And now Herndon just takes a knee.
26:44And Ray Corona telling him to get up.
26:46I think it's just a matter of time now, man.
26:49And I think Herndon now is at the point of just trying to survive.
26:59And there's the left hook.
27:01Knocks Herndon back.
27:08Wilders.
27:09Shots are getting through.
27:14He hasn't landed flush with that right hand.
27:16And it's always partially blocked or getting a little bit through the defense.
27:20But still not yet connected fully.
27:26And there's that right hand.
27:27Gets through the defense again.
27:29And there's a huge right hand.
27:31Knocks back Herndon.
27:33And Ray Corona stops it.
27:40Herndon upsets.
27:41And I must say, may have been a little bit too early.
27:53I think it was eventually coming.
27:55But, I mean, what are your thoughts?
27:57I think Corona was reading the body language of Herndon.
28:02He was Herndon.
28:04Body language looked like he was trying to find a way out.
28:07Yeah.
28:07He didn't look like he was actually trying to get back into the fight.
28:11He looked like he was trying to find a way out.
28:13And I think that's why the ref stopped the fight.
28:16He just did him a favor.
28:17Like, okay, you don't want to fight no more.
28:19He was warning him.
28:21Yeah.
28:21Like, fight back.
28:22The last two rounds.
28:23Yeah.
28:23You got to show me something.
28:25It's just the body language.
28:26Taking a knee in the corner.
28:28Taking your time.
28:29Like, not throwing back.
28:30You get hit with a big shot right there.
28:32It's like, you know, I would have liked the fight to continue.
28:37Yep.
28:37Because I'd like to see vicious knockouts.
28:40Yeah.
28:40Yeah.
28:41It's easier to have said.
28:41We're the ones on the outside.
28:42Yeah.
28:43You know.
28:43But, you know, the ref was going by the body language.
28:45And Herndon wasn't doing anything back.
28:47He wasn't responding.
28:48And he certainly has to protect the fighter.
28:50But, and I do think we were heading in that direction of a clean knockout.
28:57But, look, Beyonce looked good.
28:59But, you know, he stood to that jab in moments where he could have got wild.
29:04He didn't.
29:05He still composed.
29:07Kept with that strong jab.
29:08This is a Wilder that's dangerous.
29:10A Wilder that's disciplined.
29:12That's believing in his jab and sticking behind that jab.
29:15And then throwing his power behind it.
29:17It's amazing.
29:21And I don't think Wilder lost a round in this one.
29:25And his conditioning looked good.
29:27No, he was as fresh as he was from the first round in that, in that final round.
29:33So, but the bronze bomber makes his return.
29:38Let's set it up to our announcer, Lupe Contreras, for the official time of the stoppage.
29:42Ladies and gentlemen, referee Corona steps in, call to the action, with an official time of
29:52two minutes, 16 seconds, of round number seven, declaring the winner.
29:56By way of technical knockout, the bronze bomber, Deontay Wilder.
30:07Big face, I'm here with the bronze bomber, and bomb squad is back, baby.
30:23Maybe, maybe.
30:24Maybe, maybe.
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