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00:00Okay, fighters, here we give you instructions in the locker room.
00:03Expect a good, clean fight.
00:04Listen to my commands at all times.
00:06Protect yourselves at all times.
00:08This is a little high here.
00:09This is going to be good right here.
00:11You're good right here.
00:11It's going to go right here.
00:13Touch gloves.
00:13God bless you both.
00:18Mavius Griffin with Bomek in his corner.
00:20Brian McIntyre, of course, the trainer for Terrence Crawford.
00:25Antonio, you got him behind you.
00:27You're going to be pretty good, right?
00:30For sure.
00:31And then it's Julian Rodriguez.
00:33A chance to kind of revitalize his career after it's kind of slowed down for another number of reasons.
00:39Hasn't been able to get the fights he wanted.
00:41Had some managerial issues.
00:42And that loss to Pedraza really set him back.
00:45But a chance to reignite things here in this, our second fight on DAZN.
00:50And for Mavius Griffin, it's all about that right hand.
00:54There is dynamite in that right hand of Mavius Griffin.
00:57For Rodriguez, the left hook.
00:59That's his best shot.
01:00That's what he's going to be looking to land on the chin of Mavius Griffin.
01:07Haven't seen one jab thus far yet.
01:10Haven't seen one anything.
01:11You got to start with that jab.
01:16That's not a, you know, Griffin, you want to keep that range, you would think.
01:23Rodriguez getting inside.
01:25That's what he said.
01:26That's what I have to do.
01:27Get in there and work the body.
01:34Mavius started boxing at age 8.
01:36Had 160 amateur fights.
01:38Got off to a 4-0 professional career before he was jailed, later released.
01:49Said he was watching the movie Hurricane, the story of Reuben Carter, played by Denzel Washington.
01:53That gave him a lot of faith.
01:55Allowed him to keep his head up.
01:56Now a big opportunity tonight on a major, major card.
02:03The crowd wants action.
02:05They were spoiled by Schofield.
02:07You know, Antonio, there was a lot of energy from Mavius Griffin this week.
02:16But you have to wonder if there are some nerves coursing through him right now.
02:19This is the biggest stage that he's ever fought on.
02:22Yeah, we always have nerves.
02:24And there's a lot of great things happening for this kid right now with MVP behind him and everything.
02:29So he's seen the light.
02:32And so now his confidence is through the roof.
02:35You can see that in the way he's approaching his fights.
02:38He's poised.
02:39He feels like, you know, the veteran type fighter in there.
02:42And he's not overwhelmed.
02:44And that's what I like to see from a fighter at this level.
02:49Work it out of there, guys.
02:50Fight it out of there.
02:51Let's go.
02:51Work it out.
02:52Griffith says he's had the first few chapters of his life story written in his head.
02:57And the intended ending to the story is winning a world title.
03:01If you perform well on a couple of these big cards, people take notice quickly, especially when you're 31 years old.
03:11With that range, I would like to see him using that jab a little bit just to touch his man and then work off of it.
03:17And I think that that should be his calling part with that type of height and reach.
03:26I think people are expecting, after all the talk during this fight week, to have a little more action in the first round.
03:30I think people are expecting, after all the talk during this fight week, to have a little more action in the first fight week, to have a little more action in the first fight week.
04:00You said what?
04:03Okay.
04:04You got to keep the jab in his face.
04:06You're not jabbing him.
04:08Jab in the chest area.
04:10When he's going to start throwing wild, stay.
04:13Staying for this thing.
04:14Come under.
04:15Come around.
04:16It's like work a few minutes.
04:19Yeah.
04:19Oh, yeah.
04:20You can see it in his face.
04:21All right.
04:22Keep in your position.
04:23When he throw his jab, he's going to come back with a right hand, left hand.
04:27Just stay there.
04:28Be low.
04:28And come under.
04:29Okay?
04:30Or drop that one-two down the pipe.
04:31Okay?
04:32But you got to keep the jab in his chest.
04:35Yeah, working off the jab.
04:37Great instructions from his corner.
04:39And I believe once he get that jab moving, he'll be able to find that right hand right behind.
04:44Yeah, big height and reach advantage for Avia's grip.
04:46You want to try to exploit it in a fight like this.
04:49Yeah, five inches is the reach.
04:50Three and a half inch height.
04:51And you can see Avia's grip is a big 147-pounder.
04:57Rodriguez is more of a career-long 140.
04:59You can already tell, more confidence in Griffin here in round two.
05:06Maybe some nerves there in the first round.
05:07I don't care how many pro fights you've had.
05:09When you're fighting in front of 500 people in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then all of a sudden you're here in the Honda Center.
05:14But that first round we just saw with Schofields, it's not often that we get that.
05:22This is most likely what we're going to get.
05:24Strategy, technique, guys trying to open each other up.
05:27And they did have a real fill-out round in that first round.
05:37Antonio, does Julian Rodriguez want Avia's grip to throw more punches so he can counters?
05:41Well, to get, to set off the counter punch, yeah, but he got to make a miss in order to set that counter up.
05:47I think he needs to just get in and bang to the body, maybe finish to the top.
05:52And he should use his jab as well.
05:57Julian, a little gun shy himself, it seems like.
06:03I think he's being patient here.
06:05He's applying some pretty good pressure on that front point.
06:08He's waiting for opportunities just like that.
06:09Sneaking good scoring shots.
06:11In between the exchanges.
06:12Oh, good count.
06:14Good right hand from Rodriguez.
06:16And that got the attention of Griffin.
06:18And that was a lazy jab Griffin threw out there and easily countered by Rodriguez.
06:30And when Griffin keeps that jab holstered that long, he's not doing himself any favors.
06:33He's got to keep that in the face of Julian Rodriguez.
06:36He can set everything up off that jab.
06:43You've got to see Antonio, the discipline of Rodriguez.
06:48Kid with 200-plus amateur fights.
06:50He knows what he's doing.
06:51There's a 10-round fight.
06:53He's going to take it long.
06:54You know what I mean?
06:55Eight, nine maybe.
06:56Bang into the body.
06:57You never know what can happen.
07:01Rodriguez promised to pressure Griffin, try to neutralize the space.
07:07Didn't want to let Griffin get comfortable.
07:12Rodriguez is at 97 pro rounds compared to just 44 for Griffin.
07:16But these are rounds that you would think Rodriguez could be winning relatively easily since Griffin
07:24not doing a lot.
07:25Well, maybe in this second round, I think that first round went to the jabber.
07:29And I think Rodriguez is closing this one.
07:31Another good right.
07:31That's a good right.
07:32Yeah.
07:34Better stop for Rodriguez.
07:38Griffin didn't like that.
07:40He didn't like that.
07:41He didn't like that.
07:46Listen, when the prize gets, it don't matter.
08:02We got to game plan.
08:04Just stay sharp.
08:05All right?
08:05Oh, the overhand right, he landed.
08:28But I wanted to see that counter shot off that jab.
08:30I think this, he didn't land that one solid.
08:34If that would have hit the chin, he might have had some results there.
08:38Yeah, skimmed off the shoulder, it looked like.
08:40But still an effective punch.
08:42Good round for Julian Rodriguez.
08:45Rodriguez won the 2013 Golden Gloves title when he was 18 years old with a 2012 Olympic alternate.
08:52There's some issue with the shoe, it looks like, of Avias Griffin.
08:56The laces are done.
09:03Back to action, round three.
09:07Scheduled for 10.
09:09Welterweight division.
09:11Good jab by Rodriguez.
09:13Not a lot of force behind the jabs of Griffin.
09:19He's kind of flicking it out there.
09:21Kind of range finders.
09:22Not trying to use it so much as a scoring punch.
09:24With Rodriguez, he is trying to use it as a scoring shot.
09:27If someone can count on your jab, that's so defeating.
09:30You know, because that's your first punch.
09:32And if you throw it out there and somebody tag you back, that's like your antenna goes up, man.
09:36Like, you can get shell-shocked from that.
09:39Especially when you're corner, Bomek's saying, pepper him with jabs, keep him throwing.
09:42You're thinking, wait, if I do that, I'm going to get caught.
09:44Exactly.
09:44So what do you do?
09:45Well, you've got to keep doing it.
09:47You've got to keep going with the game plan.
09:49Don't turn away from the game plan.
09:52And that takes commitment.
09:54And maybe a chin, because you're going to have to absorb some shots from Rodriguez.
10:00Good shot by Griffin.
10:03Jumped in with a combination.
10:05He has to get a little bit more flow on his punches, like both hands.
10:10These two guys were jabber-jawing at the press conference a couple days ago.
10:14And it was Jake Paul who jumped in, saying, look, I don't even know who you are, Julian Rodriguez.
10:18To which Rodriguez said, listen, hey, Griffin, don't let Mr. Tick-Tock blow up your head.
10:25I've got dog in me.
10:27And this is not a social media show.
10:29It's a fight.
10:31He's there.
10:31Jumping right here.
10:32Good left.
10:37And that wasn't handled well by Griffin.
10:39He caught Griffin with his hands down in that exchange.
10:41And I think you heard him there.
10:42Hey, Griffin's going to have to get that chin down, man.
10:44That's something he's going to have to learn how to do.
10:46He's never been in trouble like this.
10:47It's been easy work for Griffin.
10:5017-0 with 16 KOs.
10:52Now, if Rodriguez's feeling this momentum changing, he's got to press right now.
10:56Yeah, a lot of the footage I've watched of Fabius Griffin, and there's not a lot out there up until this point.
11:01He hasn't faced a lot of guys, or any guys really, that are throwing a lot back.
11:05He's faced guys that have some skill sets, but not throwing the kind of shots that Julian Rodriguez is doing.
11:10And we don't know if he was a good boxer.
11:12He's been able to take a shot and fire him.
11:15And I'm up.
11:15Let's go.
11:15Free those hands up.
11:16Work it out of there.
11:17Work those hands up.
11:18Let's go.
11:18Let him go.
11:19Stop.
11:21We saw earlier on the prelims, Joel Ariarte fighting Kevin Johnson.
11:25Ariarte won that fight, but Kevin Johnson pushed him late.
11:27That was the first time Ariarte had to go the distance.
11:30So, a similar storyline perhaps here for Griffin.
11:33Well, I think in that fight, Joel Ariarte wasn't really in danger of losing.
11:38Julian Rodriguez, he's seen him do more than just go the distance.
11:45Right now, I think Griffin may be questioning himself a little bit, and it happens.
11:49He's got to push him.
11:51He's learning about himself as we are, right?
11:53He's never had to face this kind of opposition.
11:56Tomorrow, enter Miami and Paris Saint-Germain.
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12:40Right there.
12:41Cheering up.
12:42Cheering up in the air, pulling back.
12:48I'll tell you what, that ponytail swinging around makes him look even more discombobulated.
12:53Number four!
12:54Hey, when I was at the WWE, a lot of those wrestlers would let their hair grow long
12:59because the shots that they would take would look even more dramatic.
13:02That's not something you want when you're a fighter.
13:05It's a bad look.
13:07Either way,
13:09Avious Griffin appears to be in a very difficult fight.
13:13Good shot there for Rodriguez.
13:26You can see that wide stance made for Havisbrook.
13:33Rodriguez won his first 21 straight pro fights, 11 inside of two rounds, spread over eight years,
13:41then had some problems with a shoulder injury.
13:44Now he's at 32-1.
13:46But at 30 years old, plenty of gas left in the tank, according to him.
13:49He feels like he's just getting started.
13:53Doing it for his family.
13:58Got to feed the kids, Antonio.
14:00Most definitely.
14:00Looks like Griffin getting a little bit more aggressive right now.
14:03He's trying to take more chances.
14:05Closing the gap a little bit.
14:06Well, I like the adjustment of trying to throw that rear uppercut.
14:11He's trying to get underneath to get that high guard of Julian Rodriguez.
14:14There it goes again, that kind of jab.
14:16Rodriguez scored clean with a right hand.
14:21And what Griffin needs to do now is double up that jab.
14:25Triple up that jab.
14:28It's Chattanooga, Tennessee, versus Osbrook Heights, New Jersey.
14:34Good body work from Griffin.
14:37Rodriguez just seems to be kind of one step ahead of Abyas Griffin.
14:42He knows what he's going to do before he does it.
14:45He's anticipating that chopping right hand from Griffin
14:47and ducking down underneath it every single time.
14:50It kind of reminds me a little bit about Joseph Parker fought Deontay Wilder.
14:53Ducked under that right hand before Wilder could ever throw.
15:02Lots of faints.
15:03If you like faints, you love this fainter.
15:05But there's so many other chances he could be popping that jab
15:09just to throw something in Rodriguez's face like that.
15:12Keep that going.
15:17Oh, big right hand from Griffin.
15:18Griffin has buckled the legs of Rodriguez, who's trying to hold on.
15:23Yeah, both those guys threw big shots in that exchange.
15:26Griffin got the best of it.
15:27I think Griffin needs to be digging to the body right now.
15:30Look like he's doing a little hair hunting.
15:32Caught him again.
15:34There you go.
15:34Let's see if Rodriguez can handle this moment of adversity.
15:47Rodriguez seeing some opportunities as well.
15:50Just found a good one to.
15:55Close now.
15:56But you know Griffin's going to take that confidence boost back to his corner
16:01that he hurt Rodriguez there in the fourth.
16:04We need to start off with a jab first, so at least we touch it.
16:28At least you can touch his hand, and then you can go through it.
16:31Just a shorter shot, he beat him to the punch.
16:41Right here.
16:43Just a shorter shot, much effective.
16:45And he caught it with the left hand with the uppercut.
16:48Nice recovery, too, by Rodriguez.
16:50Took that short shot, stayed at his feet,
16:52then dipped out of the way of the follow-up.
16:56And that just showed you how strong Griffin is, Antonio.
16:58He didn't even extend that right hand.
17:00He did not.
17:00He did not.
17:01I would like for him to go to the body
17:02and, like his coach was saying, put that one-two out there.
17:07Yeah, Bomek has been calling for a jab pretty consistently
17:10since the end of the first round.
17:16Oh, good combination by Rodriguez.
17:18All right, Chris Mannix, you're scoring the fight tonight, obviously, unofficially.
17:24How do you have it?
17:24Yeah, I've got it three rounds to one in favor of Julian Rodriguez.
17:28Gabe Griffin that fourth round on the back of that right hand.
17:31His best shot of the night.
17:33But up until this point, it feels like Rodriguez has been controlling it.
17:36He's been the ring general in there and landed the cleaner shot.
17:40So three rounds to one in favor of Julian Rodriguez.
17:42He takes the hair up, Antonio.
17:52A wardrobe malfunction, correct?
17:55They should have.
17:56He's real high on that back.
18:01I don't know if he has everything that he's going to need.
18:04All right, here we go.
18:05Muck from Griffin.
18:08It's his wide stance.
18:14Griffin's dream growing up was to play professional football,
18:18but he got too many fights instead of football practice
18:20and said, you know what, might as well do it for a living,
18:22switch to boxing.
18:23Good body work there from Rodriguez.
18:25He's winning these exchanges.
18:27Oh, nice left hand on the inside from Rodriguez.
18:32Yeah, it looked like Rodriguez putting that pressure on Griffin right now.
18:35He's paying off.
18:40We're going to have to show some separation from Rodriguez
18:43in his next couple rounds.
18:56A very disciplined work rate from Rodriguez.
19:00Not throwing a lot, but landing at a pretty good clip.
19:02And I point out with Rodriguez, that loss he had to Pedraza back in 2021,
19:08that was before Pedraza was really kind of washed.
19:13He still had something left in the tank.
19:15He was in the shower, but he wasn't washed.
19:17He had something left in the tank going into that fight.
19:21So, not as bad a loss as it might look like right now.
19:30Just a good game plan from Rodriguez.
19:33Good execution.
19:36Yeah, Rodriguez, once a highly touted prospect,
19:39signed to top rank, was managed by James Prince.
19:41He just hasn't really had the career he had hoped.
19:46But he went here tonight, and on you go.
19:52Nice left hook by Rodriguez in close.
19:55Yeah, he's winning the exchanges.
19:58Another right hand by Rodriguez.
20:00Looked like he's causing a bust lip or something.
20:02You're seeing some blood from Griffin.
20:04You're breaking them up, Hammer.
20:19You're breaking them up.
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20:31Nice shot, Hammer.
20:32Nice shot shot.
20:32Go get hit with nothing big.
20:34Anything else would beat him at.
20:36He's hopping back just like you are, right?
20:38Going knee-hop back, slide up with the double jab,
20:41and start digging.
20:42I understand he's going to push.
20:43Hands up.
20:46Right there, the jab landed, and watch the hook.
20:48He finished with a hook, headbutt, and a hook.
20:57Just a nice job by Rodriguez, punching with grip.
21:00Once that jab gets let go, Rodriguez is letting his hands go.
21:04He's landing two or three punches to every one
21:06that Avious Griffin is landing.
21:13Well, we're at the halfway point of this one.
21:15Chris Mannix has Rodriguez ahead.
21:18Griffin's got to do something different, Antonio.
21:20I think he needs to change something that he's doing on that front hand.
21:26He's been missing his right hand all night.
21:29He's going to have to squeeze closer and probably land something solid.
21:33I don't know if Rodriguez is going to be there for it.
21:35Antonio, the footwork of Griffin's kind of all over the place to me.
21:46Like, you see with Rodriguez, kind of disciplined feet, great amateur feet.
21:51With Griffin, he just tends to get off balance when he throws punches.
21:55You're absolutely right, and a lot of that come from leverage, you know.
21:58He's, like, pushing on that back hand instead of dropping.
22:02He's not turning his body with it.
22:04That's what I'm seeing.
22:07Bomek showing some frustration in the corner, and Avious Griffin said,
22:11listen, you're letting him dictate the pace.
22:13He's pressuring you.
22:13We've got to be on the front foot.
22:15Yeah, when you stand in front of a guy like this and don't do anything,
22:18you've got to either be breaking or punching, and he's not doing either.
22:22Like, this is the range Griffin wants to be at right here.
22:24Exactly.
22:24He can hit Rodriguez, but Rodriguez can't hit him.
22:28But, again, you see that jab is not really controlled or effective.
22:33He's got to be able to put some power behind that jab to move Rodriguez.
22:39There you go.
22:40He's got to look closer there.
22:42Yeah.
22:42Land your punches and get out of danger.
22:44No sitting stand on the inside with a guy that can crack like that,
22:47and he got him again, did Rodriguez.
22:48Two good left hooks for Julian Rodriguez.
22:51And what Rodriguez seemed to be doing every time Griffin starts something,
22:54he finished it.
22:56He finishes his combination.
22:57And the left hook set at the top, that's the money shot for Julian Rodriguez.
23:01That's the one he's going to be looking for.
23:04Good job.
23:05Rodriguez is saying, hey, Jake Paul, you know my name now.
23:08Exactly.
23:09I'm about to beat your new assignee if I keep this going.
23:11So far so good for Julian Rodriguez, but, again, Avious Griffin has that eraser type of power.
23:23We haven't seen much of it tonight.
23:24I would love for him to start Lannister.
23:26There he goes again.
23:27Too sharp with that right hand.
23:28Just his timing has been a little drawn off today.
23:34He just can't find the range on that chopping shot.
23:37It hasn't been there for him all night.
23:45Rodriguez's face hasn't changed.
23:46His facial expression hasn't changed at all tonight.
23:49That shows a guy that's locked in and focused on the job at hand.
23:54Ten seconds, fighter, stop at the belt.
24:02Overhand left that time from Rodriguez.
24:04There he is as Griffin tries to bully him.
24:08That's frustration, isn't it?
24:09It's definitely frustration.
24:10And now everything Griffin has been working for, it seems like it's slipping away.
24:24Deep breath, Hammo.
24:25Looking beautiful, Hammo.
24:26Keep it clean, okay?
24:27Yeah.
24:27All right.
24:28Deep breath, Hammo.
24:29Deep breath.
24:29How you feel, brother?
24:35Huh?
24:36You feel like you're winning this fight?
24:37You're looking great, bro.
24:39If you put the punches, your combinations, you'll lose them.
24:43You know?
24:46That left hook all night.
24:48All night long.
24:49Rodriguez finishing with Griffin's starts.
24:54Second down by B.C.
24:56He's dipping under.
24:58A little bit of shades of that Danny Garcia left hook.
25:01Dipping under there.
25:02Coming up over the top.
25:03Great shot.
25:05Joel Diaz, the trainer in the corner of Julian Rodriguez.
25:08Bo Mack in the corner of Griffin.
25:09Two trainers.
25:11Elite level trainers going head to head.
25:16So it's what adjustments can Griffin make?
25:18It's been all too easy for him his first 17 pro fights.
25:21Now he's facing some real adversity.
25:23And I would think that if you're Griffin's corner and you're talking to Griffin between these rounds,
25:34you've got to tell him, hey, we've got to start taking a couple of chances here.
25:37We know we're down on the scorecard at this point.
25:39We've got to start letting our hands go.
25:41Most definitely.
25:41Well, that's what he promised to do.
25:44He said, I'm going to knock this guy out.
25:46I'm going to make it look good, too.
25:48I don't think he's been able to get in Rodriguez's rhythm.
25:51I mean, because if he did, he would be landing more shots.
25:55And, you know, I don't know how slippery or slick Rodriguez is in there,
25:58but you never know until you're in front of him.
26:04Power shots through six rounds.
26:07Griffin, 25 landed compared to 41 for Rodriguez.
26:10Similar output as well.
26:12So Rodriguez has landed more.
26:18Is this the fight you thought we'd see, Chris?
26:21Well, nice left again from Rodriguez.
26:23Griffin seemed to eat that one well, though.
26:25The truth is, Todd, I had no idea what kind of fight we were going to see
26:29because I had no idea what kind of fighter Abyas Griffin was.
26:33You see these guys with these incredible records,
26:37but when they step up against an opponent like Julian Rodriguez,
26:40who is not a world championship level guy, he's on that next level,
26:44but he's a credible guy.
26:45And we're kind of seeing a little bit of exposure with Abyas Griffin in this fight tonight.
26:51You're right.
26:51And a lot of times, you know, these boxers, they don't get the lessons they think.
26:56They're not getting the lessons they need.
26:59A lot of times, they don't know what they're missing.
27:01Look, it's to Julian Rodriguez's friend.
27:03His version of trash talk all week long was telling Abyas Griffin
27:07that you're effectively manufactured.
27:09You are not on the level that I'm on.
27:12You have not faced the kind of opponents that I've faced.
27:14Good right.
27:14It's here for Griffin, who's having his best round,
27:17maybe of the night so far, here at the seventh.
27:19If you really want to find out what a fighter is made of,
27:25put him in there with a real fighter.
27:27Then you'll know.
27:28Griffin doing well.
27:37If he's throwing punches, moving forward.
27:42When he gets stationary or gets forced onto his back foot,
27:45that's when Rodriguez takes over.
27:46If I was Griffin, I would throw a jab to the body
27:51and bring that left hook right back up
27:53because he's trying to land that right hand.
27:5610 seconds, fire, stop at the bell.
27:58Oh, some after-bell extracurricular activities,
28:11and they'll be separated.
28:23You got to fight it.
28:24You got to take the pressure to eat.
28:26All right, you really ran out of rounds and shit, okay?
28:30He's probably up by a round or two, okay?
28:33We're going in round eight, so it's probably two-four.
28:36Or two-five.
28:38Or three-four.
28:39You got to step to him, and you got to fight to him.
28:44He must be listening to you, Antonio.
28:45He basically said you got to fight him.
28:47He definitely has to fight him now these last few rounds.
28:50If you want to change the outcome of it,
28:52I think he's down a couple rounds.
28:56Yeah, that was a pretty decent round, I thought, for Avia's grip,
29:00and we saw a grazing shot from Rodriguez on that replay,
29:03but he started to apply a little bit of pressure,
29:05landed a few shots.
29:07Less output in that round, I thought, from Julian Rodriguez.
29:09There it is.
29:14Stepping to him, throwing punches right away.
29:16Exactly what Bommack was calling for.
29:19Well, Chris, how do you have it scored through seven?
29:22I've got it 68-65 in favor of Julian Rodriguez.
29:26I thought Griffin might have stolen that last round with the lack of output from Rodriguez,
29:31but by and large, this fight has been controlled by Julian Rodriguez.
29:3568-65 on my scorecard.
29:37Good counter left, but this is the fight that the crowd has been wanting.
29:41Tip for tap.
29:42I think Griffin...
29:43Oh, he dropped it!
29:44And that could be a real game-changer for Avia's Griffin.
29:48He's hurt, too.
29:49Rodriguez still is on Quill Street.
29:52And that is the shot that Avia's Griffin has been looking for all night.
29:55That chopping right hand that he has not been able to land,
29:58hasn't been able to find the distance he found it with that shot.
30:01But it's the hook.
30:02It's the hook that's landing effective right now.
30:04Big left for Rodriguez, who's in trouble going down again.
30:08He's being forced to fight, and that's what Griffin's corner was telling him to do.
30:14Rodriguez's going to have to be very careful because I believe Griffin is sneaking that right hand in now.
30:21It's hard to do when you're hurt, Antonio,
30:23but somehow Rodriguez has to push Griffin back.
30:26He does.
30:27Right now, I've been locked in on my defense right now
30:29and let Griffin spin himself a little bit.
30:32But you can't afford to let him get an effective punch-off right now.
30:38Griffin needed a magic moment, and he got it here in the eights with that knockdown.
30:43Rodriguez still throwing.
30:45Yeah, Griffin's letting his hands go,
30:47but Rodriguez remains dangerous in these exchanges.
30:56Griffin's showing a lot of heart.
30:59A lot of heart in this fight tonight.
31:00Yeah, we talked about learning a little bit about yourself in a fight like this.
31:04Griffin's learning that, hey, I can be behind and come back.
31:08My power is there late when I need it.
31:13But look at Rodriguez saying, you know what?
31:16I'm going to have to go to the decks as well.
31:19And Griffin has proven against relatively limited opposition that his power does carry.
31:24His last fight, he picked up a stoppage in the eighth round.
31:26He's standing a little bit tall for me when Rodriguez is close,
31:31because that's why Rodriguez is being able to counter him in everything that he's starting.
31:35He's standing a little bit too tall.
31:37He may need to pick a side instead of standing straight in front of the guy.
31:41Half minutes to go here in the eighth.
31:43Both guys exchanging.
31:51Too many misses right there.
31:53There's too many misses.
31:53He had an opportunity to really land some effective shots there.
31:59He's headhunting a little too much, perhaps used to work to the body when he's got him in the corner.
32:03But a game-changing round in the eighth for Abyas Griffin.
32:12Let's do it.
32:24Keep breathing.
32:27Keep breathing while we're in the head.
32:28Don't worry, don't worry.
32:29Yeah, we could throw one.
32:30We got a towel.
32:31Okay.
32:32Keep breathing.
32:38Stay calm.
32:39Stay calm.
32:39Yeah.
32:40All right.
32:42That right hand landed right on the top of the temple.
32:48And I think Rodriguez thought he was just going to go over his head again,
32:52but he downed right in.
32:53Bam.
32:55Yeah, and he has been missing that shot for most of the night.
32:58Well done by Griffin to kind of get the timing of that dip down on Rodriguez,
33:03landing that clean right on the set, right on the temple.
33:06Both men look exhausted, Antonio.
33:09How do you make yourself dig deep for these last two rounds?
33:12Hey, you know what, man?
33:13You got to think about all your dreams, all the hard work and sacrifices you put through to get here tonight.
33:18Julian Rodriguez, 32-1, believes this would be the fight to get his career back on track.
33:26Avis Griffin, 17-0 with 16 knockouts, and a big stage for the first time.
33:33Knows what's on the line for him.
33:35Big round here for Rodriguez.
33:37That was a good momentum builder for Avis Griffin.
33:40This fight's still very much in play when it comes to a decision.
33:42Yeah, you know, you think of one of these two fighters can win the last two rounds.
33:45They probably win the fight, whoever that may be.
33:50Or someone can get another knockdown.
33:59I'm still about to see Griffin snapping that jab instead of all that movement unnecessarily.
34:03A very active round for both fighters.
34:10Griffin, 41 power shots thrown, 22 for Rodriguez.
34:13A minute 10 into this round.
34:20No one's landed a punch.
34:21A consequence of now.
34:22Rodriguez, man, look at him.
34:24Oh, boy!
34:25He's hurt.
34:25Avis Griffin!
34:27It's he about to go down!
34:30They both were exchanging, and Rodriguez got the better of it.
34:35And Rodriguez kind of pulled his punches there.
34:37He didn't want to get hit with a counter shot.
34:39Didn't rush in.
34:40Too recklessly landed.
34:41Two good shots.
34:42Knew he hurt his man, and stepped back up.
34:44And he still has his man hurt.
34:45Yeah, he knows what he's got in front of him now.
34:47This is one of those fights, when it's boring, it's boring.
34:49But when it's not, it's not.
34:52Spurts of incredible action between these two.
34:55Can't say enough about both of these guys digging and showing the heart that they're showing tonight.
35:01How did Griffin not go down?
35:04Showing a big chin here.
35:06A big heart.
35:09That's why they call him the underdog.
35:10After what I've been through, everybody counted me out, but here I am.
35:16He's loading up with that right hand.
35:17He does not get countered.
35:19Because I can see him loading up with it.
35:23Good body shot.
35:24Blood pouring out of the nose.
35:26That's the Griffin.
35:26It's like Griffin is trying to start some tempo then, but then he just pulled back.
35:44Great matchmaking, by the way.
35:46This is the exact type of fight that both of these guys needed.
35:57And that round is going to belong to Julian Rodriguez.
36:06The Griffin trying to make it interesting.
36:10Last couple seconds.
36:11It's going to come down to the 10th and final round.
36:13Hey, hey, we need this round, okay?
36:22We need this round.
36:23He might have got that round.
36:25He might have got that round because he stabbed you, okay?
36:27But he kind of finished strong at the end.
36:29But we need this round if you want to win the fucking fight.
36:34Hey, stop waiting.
36:35You wait.
36:38On the left hook, that's where he got hurt at, right there.
36:41He just snuck that in.
36:42He then even landed another right hand.
36:44His leg's about to give out on him right there.
36:48But to Rodriguez's credit, he didn't get wild.
36:51He didn't get out of control there.
36:52And if Griffin didn't win the round by the last 20 seconds,
37:00he'd probably have to give that round to Rodriguez.
37:02I think it's a clear win for Rodriguez.
37:05When you buckle your opponent like that
37:07and your opponent doesn't give you back anything close to it,
37:09that was a clear win.
37:10I think it's now knockout territory for Avious Griffin.
37:14Wow.
37:15You heard Bomek saying, we've got to have this round.
37:17He said, you're in shape.
37:19You can do it.
37:20Dig deep.
37:23Three minutes to go.
37:26Chris Maddox, how do you have it?
37:29I've got Julian Rodriguez in front, 86-84.
37:33Clear round win for me in that ninth round.
37:35That 10-8 in the eighth closed the gap for Avious Griffin,
37:38but I think he's going to have to do something special
37:40to win this round and win this fight.
37:42Neither fighter coming out trying to grab this round
37:53by the scruff of the neck.
37:55I think Rodriguez knows he could be ahead.
37:58And, you know, Biffin needs to push this fight.
38:01That's the left hand.
38:02First left hand we've seen him throw, that hook.
38:04You'd hate to lose this fight by a round and look back and say,
38:15man, why didn't I do more in the 10th?
38:17Here's the 10th goal.
38:18Bring him up.
38:19Stop.
38:19Stop.
38:19Stop.
38:20You can't be holding and hitting, okay?
38:22All right.
38:22Let's go.
38:22Fox.
38:23It's Avious Griffin's O about to go.
38:35And, of course, Chris Mannix's scorecard unofficial.
38:39The judges may have it different.
38:41Probably will.
38:44That felt like a dig, Todd.
38:48Well, that's because they don't know what they're doing, right?
38:50Good uppercut there from Griffin.
38:53Yeah, it just seems like Rodriguez has found a counter punch for Griffin.
38:57Right hand every time you throw it, he has an answer.
39:01You know, Rodriguez can't exactly coast here either.
39:03I mean, this is boxing.
39:04You can't think you've got it one.
39:09This round still up for grabs with a minute to go.
39:11Nice flurry there for Rodriguez.
39:25When he gets inside, he's so dangerous.
39:30That's the story of the night.
39:32Griffin's been missing with his big punches, and Rodriguez has not.
39:39Stop.
39:39Stop.
39:40Stop.
39:40Stop.
39:40One good combination could sway the round either way.
39:49Good right hand.
39:50There he is.
39:50He hurt.
39:50Nobody hurt him again.
39:52Rodriguez stops.
39:53He's out.
39:53And it's down for the first time in his career.
39:57And he might not get up.
39:59Five.
40:00Six.
40:01Seven.
40:02Eight.
40:04Nine.
40:04It's over.
40:05Julian Rodriguez with a dramatic last round knockout.
40:13Unbelievable.
40:13And the emotion on the face of Julian Rodriguez, all but forgotten after that loss to Jose Pedraza.
40:21out of the ring for two years with shoulder injury.
40:25Two fights since that loss to Pedraza.
40:28He was brought in to this building as an opponent.
40:31as a stepping stone for Avis Griffin.
40:33And he said all week, guys, there are levels to this.
40:37He showed that tonight.
40:38The experience of Rodriguez in that last round to really load Griffin to sleep.
40:44As soon as he opened up, Rodriguez had an answer.
40:47Those are crucial shots that he got hit with.
40:50And what a knockout by Rodriguez, man.
40:53And I'm telling you, all these fights tonight are 50-50, just like we've seen in these first two fights.
41:00New Jersey makes some noise for Julian Rodriguez.
41:05He saved it late, dropped Griffin in the 10th round, and picked up the biggest win of his career.
41:12At a moment, he needed it the most.
41:14At 30 years old, this was a crossroads fight for him, Chris.
41:18And now he sets himself up for a pretty big money fight next.
41:21Sets himself up because of the shot I've been talking about all night long.
41:25That left hook, that is how Julian Rodriguez makes his money.
41:29Lends a huge left hook.
41:30That wobbled Griffin, the last time he hurt Griffin in the last round,
41:34he let him off the hook a little bit.
41:36Let him finish the round.
41:37This time, he went in to go for the kill, and he got it with a flurry of punches at the end.
41:42I don't know if this was Rodriguez's game plan,
41:45but they had him counter every time for that right hand.
41:48Man, masterful work by Rodriguez.
41:52And I can't wait to see the scorecards.
41:53You wonder if Julian Rodriguez needed to knock him out.
41:59What a close to the show for Julian Rodriguez.
42:05Hammer hands.
42:05And you see that flurry top at the very end.
42:07At that point, I thought it was academic.
42:08I think that first left hook knocked the lights out of Avious Griffin.
42:13The rest of it was to get him down on the canvas.
42:22What's a knockout like that feel like, Antonio?
42:25You know what?
42:26Unbelievable, man.
42:27All the hard work.
42:28You just feel like you can do it and beat anybody.
42:31When you put that work in and you get these type of results.
42:34His experience and his confidence is going to go through the roof.
42:39What a win.
42:39And let's remember, Julian Rodriguez is basically a 140-pounder coming up in weight.
42:47Like, his weight class is one division lower.
42:50He not only put on the best performance of his life,
42:53he did it in a weight class that's just not really all that comfortable to him.
42:56And hats off to most valuable promotions because they're putting their guys in.
43:01And if you ain't ready to fight and win, we're going to see what you made of.
43:05It's crazy.
43:09Well, what should be one of the most exciting matchups in the Super Featherweight
43:13Flyweight division this year, Bam Rodriguez taking on Cafu
43:15in a unification bout for the WBC-WBO Super Flyweight titles July 19th
43:21at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, live on DAZN as part of your subscription.
43:28Big Mo about to make it official.
43:31Ladies and gentlemen,
43:36referee David Sullivan calls a stop to this contest
43:41at 2 minutes 55 seconds of the 10th and final round.
43:48Declaring your winner by knockout.
43:53And now the WBA Continental Americas and WBC USA Welterweight Champion
44:00the 10th and final round.
44:01And now the WBA Continental Americas and WBC USA Welterweight Champion
44:02and the WBA Continental Americas and WBC USA Welterweight Champion
44:03and WBC USA Welterweight Champion.
44:05A lot of emotion being felt throughout the Honda Center here, a big contingent of fans
44:30making the trip from New Jersey to support Julian Rodriguez.
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