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00:00Okay, Sean, follow my infortuner and ring.
00:04Well, we know Jesse Bam Rodriguez is already one of the best in the world today,
00:12but he wants to go down as one of the best of all time.
00:16Standing in his way tonight, the upset-minded Puma Lela Capu, known as the truth,
00:24representing South Africa.
00:25Yeah, Rodriguez becoming a huge star in Texas and around the world.
00:31Can he keep his rapid ascent going?
00:3412 rounds live from Frisco, Texas.
00:40Bam is going to have to break that range early,
00:44not give Capu any type of confidence to keep that range and pop that jab.
00:49You know, Capu is traditionally a counterpuncher,
00:52but he said he believes to be, needs to be more front foot tonight.
00:56He says he's going to take the fight to Bam Rodriguez.
00:59He says that, but it's going to be harder to do.
01:01I mean, he says he's going to go for the knockout, no distance here,
01:04but he's a technically sound, patient fighter,
01:06so it's hard to go out of character when you have greatness in front of you.
01:10All he's done so far, Sergio, is stay in his corner.
01:13Yeah, this is not the start that we thought we'd get from him,
01:17but he does seem to have a strategy.
01:19He wants to counterpunch and maybe hopes that Bam Rodriguez might get a little
01:23overly aggressive to entertain this packed house.
01:27Yeah, and you can see that Capu was against the corner,
01:29but Bam didn't attack.
01:30You know, so he's technically sound, Capu.
01:33I like, you know, he keeps his range.
01:35He keeps his distance.
01:36Strong one-two counterpuncher.
01:38It's hard to hit him with a clean shot because he keeps his elbows really tucked.
01:42He can be quick on the trigger with the left hooks.
01:45Yeah, that left hook from Capu just missed a couple times.
01:49Yeah, good one-two, good check left hook,
01:52but he's very technically sound.
01:54That's what I like about him.
01:55He doesn't make many mistakes defensively.
01:57A lot of pink in the ring for both these fighters.
02:00Hair, trunks, gloves.
02:01You know, Capu is comfortable fighting off that back foot
02:08and fighting against the ropes.
02:09All he's looking for is that counter right hand.
02:13Right now, he's looking for that counter left hook.
02:15Normally, Bam tries to get on the left side of fighters.
02:19That's going to actually benefit Capu if he can land that left hook,
02:23keep Bam from getting that angle on that side.
02:25And even though Capu is coming off a career-best win in Japan,
02:29the atmosphere there much different than what we're seeing here tonight.
02:32Japanese fans notoriously quiet during the action.
02:36This is a raucous, energetic crowd.
02:38And you can see that Capu, he has a strategy in mind.
02:41He's not letting Bam get an angle to his right.
02:45You know, so he's throwing that left hook.
02:47See that right there?
02:50Bam, no for that fantastic footwork.
02:52Who could forget that knockdown he scored against Carlos Quadras
02:55when he stepped to the right and threw an uppercut?
02:58It even impressed Virgil Ortiz Jr., his good buddy.
03:01Yeah, but right now, that check left hook that Capu is throwing
03:04is keeping Bam from getting those angles and getting those shifts.
03:07And I like what Capu's told us when we spoke to him.
03:10The fact that in order to have Bam stop from getting those angles,
03:15you just got to shift with him.
03:16You got to dance with him.
03:17Sounds easy, but that's the right thing to do.
03:22When it comes to family, little things are everything.
03:44Like when Simba gets an air at school.
03:47Or the way Baba masters the braai.
03:49Or caring for Gogo just how she cared for you.
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04:16Stay smart, right?
04:17Just keep touching him.
04:18We still got plenty of time, so keep touching him.
04:20Keep touching him.
04:20Don't go all out yet.
04:22We got time, all right?
04:24Don't make mistakes, all right?
04:29Good advice.
04:30Robert Garcia in the corner of Bam Rodriguez.
04:32Don't get too aggressive.
04:34Keep touching him.
04:35Plenty of time.
04:36He's going to make a mistake.
04:37I love those instructions.
04:39And they saw what I saw.
04:40Cafu was throwing that left hook.
04:41Keeping Bam from getting that angle.
04:43Shifting to the left side of Cafu.
04:45Cafu's going to come with a strategy, man.
04:47He's implementing it nicely so far.
04:49So they've got to be careful breaking down this tough African champion.
04:52It's a bizarre strategy.
04:54Look, I've watched every Cafu fight that's available online.
04:56He does move backwards.
04:58He does fight on the back foot.
04:59This is the first time I've seen him basically decamp in every single corner,
05:03waiting for his opponent.
05:04Sergio, is it maybe a case of if Cafu
05:06believes he's in the corner, then it kind of negates the footwork that Bam can do?
05:10I was about to say that, Todd.
05:12Yes, that's exactly what it is.
05:13Because when Bam's moving forward, then that's when he gets the angles a lot carefully.
05:17But when you're stationary and you're throwing that left hook,
05:20you're not going to be able to go to the left side of Cafu.
05:22And to the right, Cafu's best punch is the right hand.
05:25So excellent observation there, Todd.
05:28It's the uppercut that's going to be money for Bam Rodriguez.
05:31That's what there is susceptible in Cafu.
05:35Body shot there for Cafu.
05:37But we've seen that Bam knows how to figure guys out.
05:40Takes him a few rounds.
05:42Gets the combination to the lock.
05:44Opens a safe and puts you away.
05:46He is an incredibly instinctive fighter.
05:49Told us this week he never watches film of his opponents.
05:52He just gets in there with them and decides in those moments what he's going to do.
05:55Yeah, a lot of fighters do that.
05:57You know, they let the trainer break down the strategy
06:00and let the instinct take over of a boxer.
06:02But Bam has better instinct than most.
06:05Good body shot there for Bam Rodriguez.
06:07Right hand straight to the body.
06:15Cafu's saying, the last southpaw that I faced,
06:17I knocked him out in the fifth round.
06:19Bam's a good fighter.
06:20But I can beat him.
06:22And I'll show you that I'm better than the world thinks I am.
06:25That was a nice right hand there by Cafu.
06:27That's probably his best punch right there.
06:29It was a short little right hand.
06:32He's going to have to throw a lot more of those
06:33and alternate it to the chest and to the belly of the southpaw.
06:42I haven't seen many foot faints from Bam Rodriguez.
06:44That's one of his M.O.'s.
06:46There's the first one right there.
06:47Nice body shot by Bam.
06:48Well, right on the belt line is Bam and it forces Cafu to open up
06:54to try and get Rodriguez going backwards.
06:56What a beautiful, fluid combination by Bam Rodriguez.
07:00Didn't load up on any of those shots.
07:02Six-punch combination.
07:03Everything landed.
07:04Everything perfectly placed.
07:06There's the first angle by Bam right there.
07:16Cafu had an opening there as well with the left hand,
07:18but couldn't quite clip Rodriguez.
07:22Cafu's a clever fighter.
07:23I can tell already.
07:24You know, good body shot by Cafu there.
07:26When it comes to family, little things are everything.
07:47Like when Simba gets an air at school.
07:49Or the way Baba masters the braai.
07:51Or caring for Gogo just how she cared for you.
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07:58So you can support, celebrate, and care for your loved ones,
08:02no matter the distance.
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08:13And then come back.
08:15Do you understand what I'm saying?
08:17It doesn't matter on the speed.
08:19You can not apply it on a quick jab and a quick right hand.
08:22Do you understand what I'm saying?
08:22I like those body shots.
08:24Okay.
08:25Another round.
08:26Come, focus for me.
08:27Let them go.
08:30So Bam doesn't watch tape,
08:32but he does have one of the best trainers in the world in his corner who does.
08:36That's Robert Garcia.
08:37He'll lean on him for strategic advice tonight.
08:40I like the advice in Cafu's corner as well.
08:42They want him to foot faint.
08:43You know, that's the thing.
08:44Both these guys are good with their feet.
08:46One guy catches more angles, and that's Bam Rodriguez.
08:49But Cafu has really smart feet as well.
08:51So if you get foot faint and get Bam to tell you what he's going to do offensively,
08:55that's when you can probably land that right hand.
08:56That's what the foot faints do, man.
09:01They lie to your opponent, and it makes your opponent show you his card,
09:04show you the punches that he has planned on throwing.
09:07These are close rounds, though, Chris.
09:10Not really.
09:11No, you're going to bolt to Bam easily.
09:13I think Cafu is fighting a very defensive fight.
09:18He's landed a couple of good shots,
09:20good body shot towards the end of that last round.
09:23But Bam's done a pretty effective job getting out of range of most of these punches,
09:27and he's making Cafu miss as well.
09:30Bam's going to have to stay low against Cafu.
09:32I can tell already because Bam normally doesn't have to get real low when he gets that angle,
09:37but since Cafu's checking him with that hook,
09:40Bam's going to have to always be careful when he goes to the left or to the right side of Cafu,
09:44but he has to stay low.
09:45This is a new strategy.
09:47I don't think anyone's tried to employ this against Bam before.
09:51Bam's respecting it.
09:52You know, right?
09:53So far, Bam has to respect what's coming back from Cafu.
09:56There's good uppercut from Cafu.
09:59Right hand.
10:01Bam caught that in the gloves.
10:02These are two sharp champions, counter-punching right now.
10:10You can see the focus in their eye, how quick their feet are,
10:15the quickness in their counters.
10:23That's the punch I want to see more of.
10:24Bam, the uppercut.
10:26There's an opening in between the gloves of Cafu,
10:29but you've got to soften him up to the belly in order to open up those elbows.
10:32You can tell when Bam lands, consequential body shot.
10:35That's when Cafu gets out of that corner and starts to make his way to the other side.
10:38Oh, good right hand just above the glove for Bam.
10:44He's trying to do what you're telling him, Sergio.
10:46Two shots to the belt line and through the uppercut.
10:48Yep, that's going to be it.
10:49Straight right, though, for Cafu.
10:51Nice right hand by Cafu.
10:52That's his best punch.
10:54He's not loading up either on it.
10:58It's a tactical showdown, Zoda, so far.
11:00Yeah, it is, but he has good upper body movement, Cafu.
11:03He's not staying stationary with his hands up.
11:06Yes, good work!
11:07Body shots, too.
11:08Come on, come on, stay tight for my arm.
11:10Let's go back!
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11:18Let's go back!
11:18Let's go back!
11:19Cafu, 117 amateur fights, only lost seven.
11:24Good body shot there by Bam.
11:26It's great body work for Bam in this round.
11:28Yeah, opened up those gloves with that right hook.
11:30I mean, that right uppercut just to land that nice left hand to the body.
11:34Just a clever, clever fighter, Bam Rodriguez.
11:36Bam!
11:38Let's go!
11:40Let's go!
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11:53Hey!
11:53Let's go!
11:54Let's go!
11:54Don't get killed, alright?
11:55Alright?
11:55Alright, Chavez?
11:56Stay smart.
11:57Don't get killed, alright?
11:58Let's go!
11:59Let's go!
11:59Just roll, okay, not so much pulling back or staying right there first of all.
12:07Don't get careless, all right?
12:11Stay smart. Don't get careless, all right?
12:18And there's that shift.
12:19Throw away that right hook upstairs just to land that body shot.
12:23I think body shots and uppercuts is going to be the ammo for Bam.
12:27Straight right hand, that's going to be what Cafu's going to have to look for.
12:31Don't overextend it because that's when you're going to open up the ribs,
12:34but nice short right hands and right hooks is going to be money for Cafu.
12:38Yeah, they studied that shot.
12:39They watched that Juan Francisco Strada fight a lot.
12:42Bam dominated that fight, almost from start to finish,
12:44but did get caught midway through with a straight right hand.
12:47That's the shot that Cafu wants to land.
12:49Yeah, see that body shot right there?
12:51That's what Cafu needs to start throwing more.
12:53So many big fights on the horizon for Bam Rodriguez, Nakatani, Inouye,
13:02and of course the one already scheduled in November against Puma Martinez.
13:06But first things first, he's got the WBO super flyweight champion,
13:11Puma Layla, Cafu right now.
13:19What do you make of the strategy so far, Sergio?
13:21Would you stick to the game plan if you're Cafu?
13:24Well, I don't think he has a choice, you know,
13:26because if he keeps the fight in the middle of the ring,
13:28the faster feet are with Bam.
13:30So you can tell that Bam is respecting the right hand of Cafu
13:34because he's not throwing combinations like he normally does.
13:37Bam's not shifting to left or right like he normally does.
13:41So, so far, I think it's all pretty good.
13:45Good right hand.
13:46That's Bam being to the punch.
13:47There's a left from Cafu, though.
13:49It's a way to survive, Sergio.
13:50I don't know if it's a way to win.
13:52For every one punch that Cafu is landing, Bam's landing three or four.
13:55Body shot there by Cafu, better body shot by Bam.
14:09Notice how most of these guys aren't throwing many jabs, you know,
14:13because they're so quick with the counters,
14:15but they're just actually looking for more body shots
14:18and trying to get angles with uppercuts and hooks.
14:21Well, Bam has been flawless as a pro, as an amateur thing.
14:24It did not start well for him.
14:25He lost his first three amateur fights, but stuck to it,
14:28and look where he is now.
14:30Good left there for Bam.
14:31Got that shot around the guard, followed up with a good body shot as well.
14:34Second body shot.
14:35Two good body shots by Bam.
14:37Sneaky short shots.
14:38Cafu took him well.
14:41Boy, Bam does look comfortable in there.
14:43There's the first angle, and you can see Cafu shifting and moving.
14:47Cafu's ready for this fight.
14:50A little bruising or perhaps a slight mouse under the left eye of Bam Rodriguez
14:56as he lands an uppercut and a right hand.
14:59Good shot.
15:00Straight shot.
15:01Yeah, I think Puma might be hurt a little bit.
15:03Yeah, he's rattled.
15:04Cafu's rattled with that.
15:05It was a short shot.
15:07Short right uppercut by Bam.
15:09Good left from Cafu there, responded pretty well.
15:12And now Cafu opening up a little bit.
15:15That gives more opportunities for Rodriguez.
15:19Cafu throwing a nice left hook in this fight.
15:25Now he's taking it downstairs.
15:26That's keeping Bam from shifting to his right.
15:29One week from tonight, we head to Detroit City.
15:56Floressa Shields defending her title against Lonnie Daniels of New Zealand.
16:01You can catch it live here on DAZN.
16:03Three.
16:04Three.
16:05How are you feeling?
16:06With me?
16:07Good.
16:08Five coming up.
16:09Stay tight, focused, okay?
16:10He's forcing it.
16:11I know he's forcing it.
16:12But don't lunge in.
16:13You've got to be fast on that right hand.
16:14You've got to think.
16:15Go into one position.
16:16If you come still.
16:17Yeah.
16:18Yeah.
16:19Yeah.
16:20Yeah.
16:21Yeah.
16:22Yeah.
16:23Don't be in one position.
16:24Don't be in one position.
16:25Don't be in one position.
16:28Three.
16:29You can see Bam paring away, trying to get an angle on them.
16:35His right foot is on the outside of Cafu, but Cafu's looking for a left hand.
16:40You can see that he kind of shook him with that punch earlier that was landing.
16:43Whoops.
16:44Rodriguez has won all 21 of his fights, but it has not been without some drama.
16:56Who could forget when he suffered a broken jaw against Christian Gonzalez in the sixth round,
17:01but hung in there and ended up beating him by decision to win the vacant WBC flyweight title.
17:06Cafu's ready for this fight, man.
17:08Any time Bam loads up on a shot, whether it's a hook or a straight punch,
17:13Cafu responds with a shot of his own.
17:15He's not letting Bam control or dictate the pace of the offense.
17:19He may not be winning the rounds, but he's in this fight.
17:22He's keeping it competitive and getting the respect of Bam so far.
17:25Nice right hand for Cafu.
17:35Yes, that's his M.O. right there.
17:39But like Chris said, it's just too few and far between.
17:49Body shot from Cafu.
17:50And again, I'll say it again.
17:52Neither of these guys are really jabbing.
17:54Only two jabs there by Bam, but it's mostly uppercuts and hooks
17:58and trying to get an angle, trying to get good body shots.
18:01Strategic fight.
18:03Good three-punch combination for Bam there.
18:08The corner of Cafu telling him, do not lunge in.
18:10I know he's trying to bang you, but keep your shape.
18:15Body shot there by Cafu.
18:17I would love to see him double up on that body shot
18:21or start using the left right on both sides.
18:23Keeping those elbows tucked in a pan.
18:25And those guns holstered.
18:27There's that footwork.
18:28There's that first angle that Bam was able to cast
18:30because Cafu didn't throw a left hook.
18:32Good body shot there by Bam.
18:33Picking him up with that uppercut.
18:34Digging downstairs.
18:35Bam just marching him from corner to corner in this fight.
18:38Which is what Bam does.
18:40He puts a lot of physical pressure on you.
18:41Boy, nice job slipping that right hand from Cafu by Bam.
18:50It's a beautiful back and forth in foot placement.
18:53If you guys watch the lead foot of each fighter.
18:55of physical pressure on you boy nice job slipping that right hand from kafu by bam
19:02there's a beautiful back and forth and foot placement if you guys watch the
19:07the lead foot of each fighter anytime one guy gets outside the other guy puts it on the on
19:12the other side of the foot like bamcock got through right the top of the head might have
19:15heard over there kafu shaking his head now but it's a pretty good shot from bam maybe he heard you
19:25come in with two hard body shots
19:28hey nice pepper cutting that back bam up
19:32wow you careful getting respect from bam as well man anytime bam gets anything started
19:36kafu responds right back
19:39good stuff bam
20:01okay breathe in and swallow if you can right
20:05hey man you're on me
20:22feeling good yeah all right
20:27there's six rounds coming up all right
20:29six rounds coming up right keep breaking them down keep picking your punches keep going under
20:33all right and get the body right different
20:48well sergio kafu promised to take Rodriguez's head off in this fight this is not the strategy to do
20:54that no because right now bam's trying to take his head off and he has to be careful but right now both
21:00of them are body snatching believe it or not and that's what i've been liking about kafu
21:04you know bam has to respect what what what kafu is bringing and vice versa so they're digging to the body
21:11see that
21:15good shot the left hook there by kafu
21:18but is he doing enough to win rounds that's the question he can do this all night and go the distance
21:23but he's not going to win the fight probably not and that's uh that's something that he's going to have
21:28to change if he does he really want to keep his title does he want to keep that unblemished record
21:33does he want to do something great or does he just want to compete with greatness
21:39he's in there dancing with the devil the body shots by bam
21:43they're competitive around sergio but they're being won by bam that's the problem right
21:54and that's the thing about you know being that confident like kafu he could say all the right
21:59things but the three draws on his record indicate that he likes keeping fights close
22:05instead of doing something great not an ordinary to win fights well it's interesting one of those draws
22:10took place because in south africa the lights went out the electricity died and there was no backup
22:16generator so they just called it a draw chris mennix is in bam's corner robert what do you think of
22:25what you're seeing so far well look uh would take uh bam's taking his time but he's going round by
22:30round the guy's still dangerous but he's taking the right point just to the body nice out because you
22:34know we're doing the right thing but you know still got to be careful because kafu's dangerous
22:37who wants to keep these fights seemingly in the corners what do you want bam doing when he goes
22:41there you want him to you know keep doing those angles and keep rolling because every time bam throws
22:46kafu's coming back with those hooks so we got to roll under that's right
22:51wants him to roll under those hooks yep stay low because kafu's a reactive
22:58puncher so if you throw a hook he's gonna throw a hook so if you can punch and dip then maybe you can
23:03catch him missing and make him pay good shot there by bam switching it up two left hands upstairs and
23:13down oh good right hand and back comes kafu with the same punch but down and up and bam nodded as if
23:18you got me yeah i was i was telling mannix earlier that i see this by being frustrating for ban and i can
23:26see that already not winning rounds as kafu but still making it competitive yeah he's having moments
23:31in the round but not enough there's a left hand for kafu good left hook and he may have won this round
23:39this is a good run for kafu one other round like that okay you're nice in yourself nice and relaxing
23:58yourself beautiful work poses to tom with a 20 year old phenom in the heavyweight division taking on
24:05philly the body snatcher white live saturday august 16th on the zone what a beautiful good left hook
24:12back it up okay look at me you're with me you're with me how badly do you want it son let's go focus
24:22stay tight don't get over confident let them fly now okay nice body shot by bam doubling up
24:31digging but what does kafu do come right back with the same punch doubling up that body as well
24:37anytime bam tries to get any punches landing kafu comes right back responding with something else
24:45heading into the second half of the fight here now live from frisco texas over 10 000 fans
24:51on hand to see ben rodriguez try and unify the titles
25:01good shot
25:05chris maddox how do you have it scored got five rounds to one in favor of ben rodriguez i gave kafu
25:10that last round as well i think he's having some moments and obviously he's got a strategy of
25:15arcing himself in the corner and being a full-time counter puncher but those moments they're just few
25:21and far between most of these rounds have been controlled by the accuracy and the defense of bam
25:26rodriguez so five rounds to one in favor of bam interesting moment there kafu had spun it thrown bam
25:32into the corner but instead of bouncing he backed off that's what kafu is he's uh the born counter
25:39puncher he's not on the front he's always on the back foot he's a defensive fighter
25:43frustrating fighter not enough talent to stay undefeated but not enough power to to actually do
25:49something and push back backwards
25:56good luck to the body there's the first angle that i've seen bam get on kafu to actually land something
26:01to the body
26:12do you think pool martinez who rodriguez is supposed to fight november is watching this fight right now
26:18he's not learning anything he can employ pool martinez fights a very different style than
26:23pumalela kafu and bam caught him there good left hook yeah bam instead of going to his right he went
26:29he shifted to his left and finally caught him with that uppercut that that's the punch that's going
26:33on more often is that uppercut and that body work sergio starting to pay dividends i think for bam
26:38you're seeing that guard come down more and more from pumalela kafu there's that left hook left
26:43uppercut that landed right now for bam as well i think bam found a hope for the uppercuts now
26:49the corner of kafu wanted him to throw more punches this round and by landing that uppercut that's
26:54going to open up hooks around the guard the tight guard of kafu that's the thing about african fighters
27:00they always have to have a tight guard you know like joshua clali and i corte they have that tight
27:05guard but you can go around that guard and work work against that and keep throwing combinations
27:10nothing lands cleanly but you're building points and making that head rock back and forth
27:18okay counter right for kafu
27:26the flurry from bam jumps right back in there's a shot to the body for kafu and then upstairs
27:31well the foul line again for rob reguez
27:39Good shot there by Cafu, short right hand.
27:46It's rare you see Bam get hit with a clean shot.
27:50Touch him, touch him and dig into the body or when you throw your heart punches, but not
28:10every punch is hard.
28:11All right.
28:12Just touch him, touch him.
28:13Boom.
28:14Boom, body.
28:15Over here, body, all right?
28:16All right.
28:17He's still in there, so don't get dropping.
28:24Don't get dropping, right?
28:25He's still throwing.
28:26He's still in there.
28:27He's still in there.
28:28He's still in there.
28:29He's still in there.
28:30Bam beat Bam, trying to find that hole for that uppercut.
28:35He threw away the uppercut and right hook just behind that short left hand.
28:40Looking for body shots.
28:41Bam, back comes Cafu with that long right hand.
28:44Like you guys said earlier, Bam's winning these rounds, but Cafu's keeping it competitive.
28:51Yeah, it's like every round is 60-40 for Bam.
28:53Right.
28:54That's just not quite good enough for Cafu.
28:57So it's the type of performance where he can hold his head high, but he's not going to
29:01hold a championship belt up high.
29:03And that's what I'm saying.
29:04That's a temperament of Bumalela Cafu.
29:07You know, he likes keeping fights close, but sometimes that goes against him when he gets
29:12draws.
29:13And right here, it looks like he's heading towards a loss if he doesn't do something.
29:16Yeah, in fact, when he won the title, it was by split decision, despite dropping the
29:20champ Tanaka.
29:21And we'll see if Cafu has this kind of stamina and keep this kind of pace up in the final
29:28quarter of this, final third, I guess, of this fight.
29:31If you go back, that's not the fight.
29:33Knock out of hurt in the final round of that fight.
29:36Bam, he just applies relentless pressure.
29:38I mean, we saw all of Jen Usyk looks spectacular against Danny Dubois earlier today.
29:43The kind of pressure Usyk applies is the same kind that Bam puts on.
29:47He makes you work every second of every round, even when he's not throwing.
29:51Was that the best you've ever seen, Usyk, Sergio?
29:53I mean, it seems like he's always getting better and better.
29:56And now that he's 38 years old, it's incredible what we're watching.
29:59I mean, this is all-time greatness in Oleksandr Usyk.
30:04And a good run here for Rodriguez.
30:06Some good combinations.
30:08Cafu's slowing down maybe a little bit.
30:11It's the first time I've seen Bam actually land a four, five, six punch combination,
30:15letting them hands fly.
30:17I don't know if it's because Cafu is finally relenting
30:20or Bam doesn't have respect for what's coming back.
30:22And Cafu is shortening up his shots in this round.
30:25I think that is a direct result of the body work that Bam Rodriguez has put in.
30:29Good shot there by Bam.
30:30Yeah, and it was set up by that fan.
30:36Bam needs to keep going to those uppercuts.
30:39That's going to be the main punch that's going to land on Cafu.
30:41Cafu keeps the near-must defense up.
30:43You know, so there's a way from down up to catch something down to the chin of the uppercut.
30:48How about the conditioning of Bam Rodriguez?
30:50He's not even breathing heavy.
30:54Good shot there.
30:55There's that little short left uppercut.
30:57Go light on it.
30:58Go light on it.
30:59Go light on it.
31:00Go light on it.
31:01Go light on it.
31:02Go light on it.
31:03Now in the past time, we've seen Bam Rodriguez blow up in between camps.
31:04Get really heavy.
31:05He had a full, he said, ten week camp, two weeks longer than it usually goes.
31:09He came into camp in shape and that resulted, he believes, in the best camp he's had so far.
31:13Well, he's coming off a 252 day layup.
31:16Not ideal for somebody who likes to stay busy.
31:18Good shot there for Bam.
31:20Good combination, but Cafu come right back with a right, a right hand and a left hook.
31:25Bam's getting the best of us, but Cafu's still coming back and punching.
31:33You're always gonna get resistance and heart from African warriors, man.
31:38But sometimes they just don't do enough to, to, to beat champions, but they're always gonna compete.
31:43They're always gonna hold their own and keep their head high.
31:45That's what Cafu's doing now.
31:47Competing, but not beating.
31:48Bam Rodriguez.
31:49Competing, not beating.
31:51Perfectly framed.
32:08I need more from you.
32:10Okay?
32:11Look at me.
32:12What's that?
32:13What's it?
32:14I'm trying to break that distance, trying to find an opening, throwing away some shots,
32:26trying to get an angle, just to let an uppercut or a hook, but that high guard defense is making
32:31it a little bit difficult for Bam to land something cleanly.
32:34But with relentless pressure and volume, there's bound to be an opening.
32:39The fans getting closer and closer to breaking that defense up of Cafu.
32:43It's Cafu.
32:44Well, the message in the corner of Cafu is you gotta do more.
32:59It's go time.
33:00It's go time.
33:01Good shot there.
33:02Nice sweeping right hook by Bam.
33:07This is what fans love about Bam Rodriguez.
33:13No matter if he's winning comfortably on points, he's still gonna go for the knockout.
33:18He's still looking to stop his opponent, champion or not.
33:22He's just barely missed with that right uppercut Bam.
33:35There's a right for Cafu.
33:36Rodriguez has told us that his goal is to win all four belts at 115 before he moves up away
33:56class.
33:57At one point, he flirted with maybe fighting Chocolatito.
34:00They had some amazing sparring sessions, but he says that has long passed as Chocolatito has
34:06pretty much hung it up, although he is fighting again soon in a small fight in his home country.
34:11You know, Bam Rodriguez was always going to take this particular fight, but he was offered
34:16a fight next against Junto Nakatani, the 118-pound title holder.
34:21Bam accepted right away.
34:23Nakatani elected not to go forward with him.
34:26Why do you think that is?
34:27Nakatani's probably looking for a bigger fight against Inoue, which is a mega fight for
34:32French Bam.
34:36Good shot.
34:37Whoa, what a combination.
34:38Maybe the best moment of the fight for Bam and Cafu's on the run.
34:41I think Cafu's out on his feet a little bit.
34:44He's out punching back.
34:45He's out resisting like he was earlier with the counter shots.
34:48Legs are wobbly from Cafu sitting right in front of us in the corner.
34:51Those legs buckled as he tried to plant them.
34:54Yeah, he's buzzed.
34:55He's shook right now, Cafu.
34:56And Bam knows it, but Bam's patient.
34:58Oh, yeah.
34:59The knees are buckling anytime Bam lands.
35:00Bam smells blood.
35:01It's got to be a scary proposition for Cafu because Bam just keeps coming.
35:04It's like a buzzsaw.
35:06The pressure, Sergio.
35:07I know you know what I'm talking about.
35:08When he's in front of you, even when he's not throwing punches, you just always got to
35:13be on your toes because you never know what's coming and where it's coming from.
35:17Bam smells blood, man.
35:18He just missed the whole run right hook right now.
35:21Cafu's a dangerous drone right now, guys, whether he knows it or not.
35:24And Cafu's corner might have to look long and hard at their fighter in between rounds here.
35:30He's taking a good beating in this round.
35:31If the right hooks are landing now, he's going to open up a left uppercut.
35:34These are not from Bam, a couple of uppercuts, final five seconds of the round.
35:41The best of the fight so far for Jessie.
36:04Are you with me, do you want to carry on, do you want to carry on, do you want to carry
36:15on, so then fucking show me something you swan, okay, 10 coming up, so, you with me,
36:32something you do with me, put me in here, chill out, nice γιαора, you guys can
36:40he, should you, could you shine, show me something, I'm telling you, show me something You sound
36:45great, that's right, start right, see finally when he back in cold hills left hoop, he finally
36:52shook em up, shook em up a combination, so because if nothing more you ran,man and professional
37:00too cheap, but whenever you're running, on the glove flange, so perfectly with position
37:02Chris was right that the corner may think about stopping this if the beating continues
37:06I don't think that'll happen. I can't see the corner of Kapoor stopping him, man. There's just too much pride. Too much pride in unbeamed champions to go out that way.
37:16It's just an accumulation of punishment, though, Sergei. Round after round, he's taken a lot of heavy shots.
37:22I don't know. They're partially blocked. He's still punching back. Championship problem. I just don't see it.
37:28It is the opportunity of a lifetime for Kapoor.
37:30Look at some of those coffee box numbers. 26 power shots landed with Bam Rodriguez in that last round.
37:3716 for Kapoor. And there's that uppercut. Bam touching down 15. That's what Bam needed to do from earlier.
37:43Uppercuts pick up that head. Don't give him nowhere to ride it.
37:52Got through firing back, but just not a lot of steam on the shots.
37:56Bam Rodriguez is like a surgeon in there, man. He just dissects you no matter what you do.
38:00He's always penetrating you with punches. Upstairs, downstairs.
38:04He's a vicious, vicious power boxer.
38:10What a combination for Bam. Incredible.
38:12He's sticking to him like glue right now.
38:15Incredible, man. We're watching, we're watching some of our special talent,
38:20greatness in the making for Bam Rodriguez.
38:26Hard shots being landed. He ended up being punched.
38:42Oh, there it was. The money shot. It kind of moves. Ready to go.
38:46And down it goes.
38:50Good job by the referee. Not stopping this fight.
38:52Sergio, the referee was about to stop the fight, but he couldn't get around Bam Rodriguez.
38:59But the corner's about to stop it, guys. The white talent's coming in.
39:02And they do stop it. Bam Rodriguez wins big again.
39:13He was careful. He was composed.
39:17But Bam got the job done.
39:18And he's only 25 years old. Bring on Puma Martinez.
39:26From San Antonio, who just wouldn't let it be.
39:54Just like we saw in the fight earlier with Damo Poczeko.
39:57He was poised. He was patient. He was smart.
40:01But Bam has another gear. Bam has another level that we haven't seen with Damo Poczeko yet.
40:06And on the championship level, this man is a star and a star.
40:11And dominating this division.
40:13He's ready for that.
40:15He's ready for that.
40:15He's ready for that.
40:18He's ready for that.
40:18And what's all for the belts at 115 pounds.
40:22And finally catches him with that right hook.
40:34And you can see the legs were out from Cafu.
40:36Jumping up.
40:37Look, I love the fact that the referee didn't stop it there.
40:39It would have been a little bit too premature.
40:41But it was not long before Bam gets the punches in and the stoppage comes.
40:49Nice right hand right there.
40:51See, nothing landing cleanly right there.
40:52But the legs weren't under, Cafu.
40:55It only took one big shot for this fight to be over.
40:58Sloppy.
40:59But the fight hasn't been stopped just yet.
41:05And the corner said, no mas.
41:08And that was all she wrote.
41:09Probably a good decision, Sergio.
41:11Because you knew what was coming next.
41:14I think it was a good decision.
41:15Because anytime the white flag comes around,
41:17that's when you know your opponent had enough.
41:19And their corner knows their old champion.
41:21They know their fighter.
41:22And that was the right decision.
41:27What grade would you give Bam Rodriguez for that performance?
41:30In patience and strategy A+.
41:32In execution, I got to give him an A.
41:35But, you know, we got to give credit to Cafu as well.
41:38Because he was making this fight frustrating for Bam Rodriguez.
41:41It wasn't easy.
41:42This was champion versus champion.
41:44So credit to the African champion Cafu.
41:46But just too much.
41:48Too much power.
41:50Too much speed and forward from Bam Rodriguez.
41:52Well, you're not supposed to put the card before the horse,
41:57as they say here in Texas.
41:59But that's what they did by announcing Bam's next fight already.
42:03November 22nd.
42:04And it'll be on this card, which features Anthony Yard and David Benavidez.
42:09What a card.
42:10That's going to be an explosive fight.
42:11But, of course, we got Bam and Buma Martinez.
42:14I mean, that's what you want in boxing.
42:16The best fight in the best on the biggest possible card.
42:19Also, Norman versus 80 as well.
42:21Love it.
42:27Well, Bam told us,
42:28I have to put on a show for this big crowd,
42:30but I can't take too much damage.
42:32You have to entertain the people.
42:34I'll be patient, but I think I can get him late.
42:37And that's what happened.
42:38And that's what he did.
42:38I mean, that's a smart young man right there,
42:40because he knew he had a tough challenger.
42:42A dumb bean champion in front of him.
42:44Took his time.
42:45Broke him down.
42:46Systematic beatdown by Bam.
42:48All right, let's send it up to David to make it official.
42:58Ladies and gentlemen,
43:01referee Hector Afu calls a halt to this contest.
43:05The official time of the stoppage.
43:08Two minutes and seven seconds of round number 10.
43:12Declaring your winner by TKO.
43:14He's still undefeated.
43:17And now the unified.
43:19WBC, WBO, and Ring Magazine Super Flyweight champion of the world,
43:26Jesse Bam Rodriguez.
43:39Sergio, where would you put him on your pound-for-pound list right now?
43:43Man, it's easily top five.
43:44And I think he's inching his way closer to four, maybe even three, man.
43:48That's spectacular what we're watching.
43:50I mean, we saw heavyweight greatness with Oleksandr Usyk.
43:54I mean, this is Usyk Jr. right here.
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