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00:00Okay, I gave you your instructions in the dressing room so you know what I expect.
00:19Obey my commands, protect yourselves at all times.
00:21In the middle of the letters up is good, okay?
00:23Touch gloves, toca muentes, God bless you both.
00:25Harrison told us, I feel invincible when I fight in Detroit.
00:30I've never lost in this city.
00:31In fact, no one's ever even gone the distance with me here.
00:35It's like putting a battery in my back.
00:38As for El Ciclon, Edward Diaz, he says, look, I know I was brought here to not only lose but to get knocked out.
00:45But I've got a big surprise for Tony Harrison tonight.
00:50If he's going to be able to pull off the upset, Sergio, he's going to have to get around that 8.5-inch reach advantage that Harrison has.
00:56The reach, the height, the experience, the power, everything is on the side of Tony Harris.
01:03Diaz is going to have a tall mountain to climb, and I want to see how he's going to take that right hand as well.
01:08Punch resistance is going to be the main thing here.
01:10Harrison in the Detroit Lions gear.
01:15Edward Diaz in the white.
01:18Would ring roast be a factor tonight?
01:22With Harrison, I don't think it will.
01:24I think once he starts popping that jab and lands his first right hand, I think he's going to be all right.
01:29You know, if he was dealing with a fighter that had faster feet and faster twitch muscle and upper body movement and speed,
01:36then he would be, he would have to like, be worried a little bit.
01:40But I think Diaz is going to be just fine.
01:42Let's go.
01:42And three, guys.
01:43Diaz did say that he wanted to make sure that he was punching.
01:46Watch out, guys.
01:47The output was there.
01:48So we'll see if he can actually pull that up.
01:51Guys, stop holding both of you.
01:52Let's go box.
01:53Harrison said that he and Claressa Shields are like Kobe and Shaq, MJ and Pimpin.
02:00He said, we are the same type of fighter.
02:04And it's a great moment to be on the same card here in the Motor City.
02:08Harrison with a wide stance, wide shoulders, pops that jab.
02:13And moving up to 160 now.
02:15So, you know, making that weight, making 154, saving that six pounds.
02:18And that actually adds to the power.
02:20I want to see how he takes a punch, though, Harrison.
02:24After the long layoff, if he gets hit with something solid coming off a knockout,
02:28I want to see how he's going to react.
02:29Wide of 15 wins, 12 have come by way of knockout for Diaz.
02:34Because Harrison's losses, they've all been pretty much high-level championship losses.
02:38And in fights that he's winning, you know, so it's focus, lack of focus, that actually catches up to a fighter like Tony Harrison.
02:48Good body shot there.
02:49And out of his four losses, three of them have come by way of knockout in the latter rounds.
02:59Yeah, see, popping that jab.
03:00That's how you're going to soften up Diaz.
03:02Upstairs, downstairs.
03:03You don't want to exchange with a shorter fighter right now early in the fight.
03:07You just want to piece him up with that jab.
03:11Set up that big right hand.
03:14That's how you shake off the cow webs after two plus years out of the ring.
03:19Yeah, if you're Edward Diaz, you're going to want to go after Harrison early before he gets that feel back for the ring.
03:24Before he gets his timing.
03:28Ooh, good shot there by Diaz.
03:29See, that's what I want to see.
03:30How is Harrison going to react?
03:32That was a good shot that he took right there, but I don't like that he took it so cleanly, though, this early.
03:42Body shot by Harrison.
03:44Harrison, of course, won his welterweight, super welterweight title by beating Jermel Charlo.
03:50And then ended up losing it right away, back to the same man.
03:54Somewhat similar situation what happened with you, Vern, Forrest, Sergio.
03:57Yeah, you know, we won the title, we lost the title with the same fighter.
04:01It's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, right?
04:04Oh, okay.
04:05Time.
04:05Time.
04:20Time.
04:35Time.
04:36Time.
05:0828-month absence from the ring.
05:10Tony Harrison has a round under his belt.
05:13Let's see if he picks up the pace here in the second.
05:15Didn't look all that comfortable in the first round.
05:17No, he didn't.
05:18And he got hit a little bit too cleanly in that first shot.
05:21So, you know, I think he should just pop that jab.
05:24His shoulder rolls really nicely.
05:26He catches encounters with those big shoulders.
05:27Once he starts getting comfortable in there and rolling those shoulders
05:30and coming back with right hands,
05:31that's when I know that he's actually comfortable in there.
05:34But for right now, that first round is a little shaky.
05:36Oh, I'm just missing big right hands right now.
05:42See, this early right now, you don't want to get the shorter fighter.
05:45And a fighter with pop.
05:46I mean, Diaz has, you know, he has a big right hand.
05:5012 knockouts and 15 fights, you know, there's nothing to play with.
05:52So you got to be a little bit careful if you're Harrison right now.
05:55And you did mention his losing streak, and we talked about it.
05:58And he said, hey, I'm not going to take any excuses.
06:00I'm not going to give any excuses.
06:02But those fights were all last-minute calls, two and three days.
06:06So it goes to show the guy is committed to the sport.
06:09He's willing to take a chance, like this one fight.
06:12Also a last call, last-minute call.
06:16Well, Harrison did tell us, look, I'm not going to come out guns blazing.
06:20He certainly hasn't done that.
06:22But said that his newly-found patience will actually lead to more knockouts.
06:26Because he'll pick his moments better and capitalize on the opportunities he gets.
06:30And that's what you got to do as an older, more mature fighter.
06:33You know, you use your advantages.
06:34Use that height.
06:35Use that reach.
06:36Pop that jab.
06:37You know, you're a former champion.
06:39You're always going to be labeled a former champion.
06:40So you got to start fighting about the old world against these younger fighters.
06:43You can hear the screaming.
06:48That's my friend, Chuck, who's deserved.
06:50Yep, right behind us.
06:54But in fact, she had her pro debut against Clarissa Shields in her pro debut.
07:02I haven't seen those two might cross paths again.
07:05There you go.
07:12See, that's that jab.
07:13That's Tony Harrison's fight right there to get out of these early rounds.
07:17You know, you soften him up with that jab.
07:19Keep the fight in the middle of the ring.
07:21Little by little gain your confidence back.
07:24Just missed a big right hand right now with Harrison.
07:26Yeah, it looks like you might be trying to lull DS to sleep a little bit
07:29and then catch him with that heavy shot.
07:31Just setting him up with that jab.
07:33You know, you just peck on him.
07:35You know, you got that reach.
07:36It's Conner, that right hand is behind the line.
07:39My concern is that the round might be just leaving his hands
07:42because he's just waiting to lie.
07:50Diaz is getting his shots in as well.
07:54He said he knows how to win, and I'm going to enjoy doing it.
07:59Alan Harrison took a couple of power punches.
08:02Yeah, he's staying in the pocket.
08:03Diaz is landing some looping shots around the guard.
08:07Closing out strong.
08:16All done soon?
08:17Yep, and not just with your hair.
08:19With the help of Xero Accounting Software,
08:21I've sorted my numbers too.
08:22So now I can take my business anywhere.
08:25Anywhere.
08:28Woo!
08:28That's it.
08:41Where to next?
08:42Wherever we want.
08:435-0, with an X.
08:45Second out.
09:00Is that your dad?
09:01Maybe your uncle.
09:04My dad's dead.
09:07What the fuck?
09:07The fuck's the truth.
09:10Could be your uncle.
09:11You were never close to your father,
09:13just to soften that up a little bit, right?
09:14It wasn't in your life, so there you go.
09:18Now you've got to say something
09:19to take the awkwardness off that, Sergio.
09:23I started by saying it's his uncle,
09:26and you didn't listen.
09:27I'm blaming my producer, John McCormick,
09:29who fed me that line.
09:30Thanks, John.
09:31Welcome back.
09:33We're around 3 of 10.
09:39And again, you can hear French on Bruce deserve.
09:41Well, she is Harrison's number one fan.
09:44Good check, hook there by Harrison.
09:46See, whenever you're dealing with a fighter
09:48as inexperienced as Diaz,
09:49he's going to fall off balance
09:50once he misses a shot.
09:52So it'll serve Harrison right right now,
09:54but he's had a long layoff
09:55to get out of these early rounds
09:58by catching and shooting.
10:00He knows how to roll good
10:01with the punches right now.
10:02Everything behind the jab,
10:03catch and shoot,
10:04let Diaz fall off balance,
10:06and then you can counter him.
10:07Instead of going for the knockout,
10:11going for the big shot.
10:13Diaz is trying to catch and counter
10:15your big right hand as well.
10:18The right hand there from Harrison.
10:21But boy, Diaz is coming right after him.
10:23Yeah, he's not afraid
10:25to take any punches from Harrison.
10:30Good shot there by Harrison.
10:32If he's not careful,
10:33you know, dipping to the same side,
10:34he's going to get chopped down
10:36with that right hand,
10:36which is Harrison's best punch.
10:39You don't want to get hit
10:40by a big, tall, lanky puncher
10:43when he's punching down,
10:45so you better make sure
10:46that you start dipping on both sides.
10:49See, there's that right hand again
10:50by Harrison.
10:54And you can see Diaz
10:55complaining about low blows,
10:57but now when you...
10:58Come on, Johnny.
10:58You can see how high up
10:59he has the padding, Sergio.
11:01It's hard for the referee
11:02to make that judgment call.
11:03Yeah, I'm glad the referee
11:04didn't say nothing either.
11:05See, now Harrison's flowing.
11:07You can see that he's popping that jab.
11:08He's putting...
11:09He's landing that right hand nicely.
11:10And now it's on the back foot.
11:13Coming around the guard
11:14with the hook.
11:15See, this is Harrison
11:16fighting a little bit
11:17more comfortable now.
11:18And Joe is still trying
11:20to close the gap
11:21and get into his pocket.
11:23And Harrison is really
11:24keeping him away.
11:25Nice straight job.
11:27He's doing a great job.
11:28He's very disciplined
11:29behind that jab.
11:30There we go.
11:30See that?
11:31Popping that one.
11:32Coming around with that two.
11:33Keeping it nice and easy.
11:34Twos and fused
11:35with the two of Tony Harrison.
11:36No hooks yet.
11:40Everything behind the long jab.
11:41Nice body shot.
11:42He stayed down, too.
11:44I like when tall fighters,
11:47you know, dip down
11:48and get a good body shot
11:49and stay down there.
11:50You know, normally tall fighters
11:52want to avoid body shots
11:53because they make themselves smaller.
11:55When you stay down,
11:57you invest in the body
11:58and then you make yourself
11:59a smaller target.
12:01Just like that.
12:02Diaz has to be careful
12:03about getting that
12:04chopping right hand
12:05on his tipple.
12:06He leaves his head down
12:07when he misses the punch.
12:08Time!
12:26And things have certainly changed.
12:27She went from glam
12:28to fight focus now, Claudia.
12:31There she is.
12:32That's the undisputed
12:34heavyweight champ.
12:36And usually,
12:37she has her blue braids,
12:40you know,
12:40always bringing awareness
12:41to Water and Flint.
12:43Never forgets where she comes from.
12:45As relaxed as ever.
12:48So, so happy.
12:50And there is her opponent,
12:52Lonnie Daniels,
12:53fighting out of New Zealand.
12:54She told Clarissa Shields
12:57in a DM
12:58when Clarissa said,
12:59sign for the fight,
13:00are you scared to fight me?
13:01Lonnie Daniels said,
13:02I am scared,
13:03but I can still beat you
13:05and I know how to do it.
13:06Love that answer.
13:07That's great honesty.
13:08And we told her,
13:09you know,
13:09who says that?
13:11And fear
13:11sometimes makes fighters
13:13better,
13:13sharper
13:14on their toes,
13:15especially when they get admitted.
13:16As long as you don't
13:17let it overwhelm you.
13:18I actually love that quote
13:19by Daniels.
13:20Very on point.
13:23And now it's Diaz
13:24going for the body
13:25on Harrison.
13:26That's what makes Diaz
13:28so dangerous.
13:29He has absolutely no,
13:31he has got nothing to lose.
13:34He's in here,
13:35nobody really knows
13:36where he comes from,
13:36what he's done in his life,
13:38what type of career he has.
13:40So he can take any risk.
13:46Well, again,
13:47Diaz started his career
13:4812-0 with 10 knockouts,
13:49but since then,
13:50three and six,
13:52it's five of those six losses
13:54have come by way of knockout.
13:55So he is ripe for the picking
13:57if Harrison can catch it.
14:03But he is not fighting
14:05like someone that doesn't
14:06think they can win.
14:08Diaz is in every round.
14:09He's in the round
14:10and I think Harrison's
14:12doing a good job
14:13keeping his punches short.
14:14You know,
14:14you don't want to,
14:15you don't want to keep
14:16your punches long
14:17whenever you're,
14:18you're,
14:19you have an opponent
14:20that's winging away like that.
14:21Just keep him,
14:21keep him short.
14:23Nice and tight on the inside
14:24and stay off the ropes
14:25because this is only
14:26encouraging Diaz.
14:30Diaz doesn't like
14:31those body shots.
14:32I love it.
14:32I would love it for Harrison
14:34to just keep picking
14:35and poking downstairs
14:36to the body,
14:36catching everything
14:37to the body.
14:41You can see Diaz wincing
14:43any time the Harrison
14:44goes down there.
14:45I see him.
14:45He's a little soft
14:46tight on his sides.
14:50Good right hand
14:51for Harrison.
14:53And Diaz is looking
14:54for that big white uppercut.
14:57He's setting it up.
14:59Yeah, see,
14:59Diaz is feeling
15:00a little body shot.
15:01Now he's, you know,
15:02backing up now.
15:03Oh, and that right
15:03snuck through for Harrison
15:04as well,
15:05who looks to be
15:06growing in confidence
15:07every round.
15:08Look at that front leg
15:11getting closer
15:12and closer to Diaz,
15:14just closing the gap.
15:15I think he's getting
15:16very comfortable
15:16in that fight
15:17in the short distance.
15:19Maybe not the place
15:20where you thought
15:20he would be comfortable.
15:24Harrison said
15:25he never really
15:26officially considered
15:27retiring after two years
15:29on the couch,
15:30said it was just time
15:31to get back in there
15:32and do my thing
15:33and says he wants
15:34to fight five times
15:35in the next year and a half.
15:37So he's in it
15:38for the long haul
15:38at 34 years of age.
15:40Good body shot there
15:41by Harrison.
15:42See, those are the uppercuts.
15:43The tight punches
15:44by Harrison.
15:45Fans are loving it now.
15:47This is how you break off
15:48that ring rust.
15:51Indeed.
15:53Good body shot.
15:54And Diaz is right in it
15:55as well.
15:57This is excellent
15:58inside fighting
15:58by Tony Harrison.
16:00Ten seconds.
16:01Keeping the elbows in.
16:03Punches tight.
16:04Turning his waist.
16:05Getting leverage.
16:07Oh, beautiful uppercuts.
16:09Hitting into them.
16:10That was gorgeous.
16:12Well, rising heavyweight
16:14phenom Moses Itamwa
16:15takes on Dillion,
16:17the body snatcher.
16:18White,
16:19a career-defining clash
16:20as part of the
16:21eSports World Cup
16:22Fight Week.
16:24Itamwa, just 20 years
16:25of age,
16:27stepping up
16:27to face his toughest
16:28challenge yet.
16:30Harrison touching him
16:42with that jab.
16:43See, that winging
16:44left hook
16:44that Diaz is trying
16:45to set him up with,
16:46but Harrison
16:47catching him
16:49with that nice
16:49short right hand,
16:50but it was an
16:50inside fighting
16:51in that last round
16:52that I liked
16:52by Harrison.
16:53Happily surprised
16:58with how comfortable
16:59he was right there
17:00in that very, very
17:01tight-knit fight.
17:03Round five.
17:03Fombos fight.
17:04And he was
17:05very, very relaxed.
17:09Lots.
17:11Harrison seems
17:12to be chipping away
17:14at Diaz
17:15as we enter
17:15the fifth round
17:16here scheduled
17:17for 10.
17:32Coming up next,
17:33the quote returns.
17:35Claressa Shields
17:35in our main event
17:36defending her
17:37undisputed
17:38heavyweight championship.
17:42Right now,
17:44we're witnessing
17:44the return
17:45of Tony Harrison.
17:47Let that jab
17:49downstairs
17:49by Harrison.
17:50Start alternating
17:51that jab
17:52up and down.
17:53Even that right hand
17:54start touching
17:55that body
17:55with that right hand.
17:58Right here,
17:58I like to see him
17:58catching and countering.
18:01Harrison,
18:02catching those
18:03body shots
18:03coming up
18:04with uppercuts.
18:05He's in a nice uppercuts
18:06on Diaz
18:06on the inside.
18:07Real good inside
18:08fighting by Harrison.
18:09This is where Diaz
18:10wants to fight.
18:12He's an eight and a half
18:13inch reached
18:13disadvantage.
18:14He's got to fight
18:15and stuff.
18:15Yeah, no,
18:16and that's totally
18:17fine because
18:17Harrison's been
18:18adapting pretty well.
18:19I mean,
18:19on the outside,
18:20it's all him
18:21with his advantages,
18:22but on the inside,
18:22he's been doing
18:23really well as well.
18:24Yeah,
18:24he looked really
18:25comfortable in the
18:25previous round
18:27and I can see Diaz
18:28still staying
18:29at his range
18:30but wanting to
18:31eat a couple
18:32of punches
18:32so he can close
18:33the distance
18:33and go for the body.
18:34beautiful shot right there.
18:36That's half-stabbed by
18:36Harrison also.
18:37A perfect one-two
18:39from Harrison
18:40and now he's
18:41feeling it.
18:42Jabbing upstairs
18:43into the body.
18:44Yeah,
18:44and it all started
18:44once he started
18:45landing that jab
18:46of the body.
18:46You know,
18:47you're alternating,
18:47you're taking up and down,
18:48then he set up
18:49that laser right hand,
18:50which is Harrison's
18:51best punch.
18:52Diaz took it well,
18:53but he can't keep
18:54taking those long
18:55right hands.
18:55And three,
19:00don't pull his head down.
19:02Let him go,
19:02Tony.
19:03And at the age
19:03of 34,
19:04Sergio,
19:05it's not so much
19:06how good your offense
19:06is,
19:07it's your defense
19:08as well.
19:08You can't take
19:09the kind of punishment
19:10that you had
19:10when you were
19:11a younger fighter.
19:12No,
19:12especially when
19:13all your losses
19:13are by knockout,
19:15you know.
19:16So,
19:1734 is usually
19:19not the end
19:20of a career,
19:21but whenever
19:21you're getting
19:22stopped like that,
19:23then you've got to
19:23be careful.
19:24Yeah,
19:25the last time
19:25we saw him,
19:2628 months ago
19:28in Australia
19:29against Tim Zhu,
19:31when he was
19:31stopped by
19:32ninth round,
19:33TKO.
19:34Yeah,
19:34three of his
19:35four losses
19:36have been in
19:36the ninth round,
19:37so that ninth round,
19:39and then
19:40growing out,
19:40Diaz,
19:41giving as good
19:42as he's getting,
19:43but Harrison
19:43just too slick.
19:46Harrison did a good
19:46job staying down,
19:47dipping down to
19:48his left
19:49and staying down
19:49there because
19:50Diaz was looping
19:50over the shot,
19:51over the top.
19:53And he's got
19:53Diaz measured
19:54and I love
19:55that half step
19:55he takes back
19:56just to stay
19:57out of range
19:57like he did
19:58right now.
19:58Okay.
19:59Ten seconds.
20:00I love the
20:00combinations
20:01Harrison threw,
20:02but he needs
20:02to mind his
20:03defense.
20:04He got caught
20:04with the
20:04check left
20:05hook by Diaz.
20:06So no matter
20:06how good
20:07Harrison's punching
20:08and doing all
20:09the combinations,
20:10he still needs
20:10to move his head
20:11down.
20:11he's got to
20:22get up.
20:24He's got to
20:24this.
20:24He's got to
20:25him and he
20:26got to
20:26this.
20:28He's got to
20:28this.
20:30He's got to
20:31him.
20:32He's got him.
20:33there's that right hand and i keep saying that diaz keeps dipping to that right side that same
20:53side harrison's bound to chop down on a hard right hand it's only a matter of time before harrison
20:59lowers the boom with that right hand he's landing cleanly sharply with that left that right that
21:05uppercut not letting diaz get inside and smother his power hold on hold on let's go box
21:17round six now scheduled for ten here in the motor city the home of tony harrison what a
21:22great place to make your return he's packed house buzzing with energy they already explode
21:29if harrison can connect the right shot
21:34what shot is it going to be it has to be a right hand but see look right here i don't like this but
21:40tony harrison even though he's catching little shots it's going to remind him of that a clean left
21:45token you can hear the crowd's reaction they don't like what they're seeing either no matter how
21:50confident you are and how controlled you are anytime you start getting hit by a puncher because diaz does
21:55have some power it's going to remind you of your last fight even if it was two and a half years ago
22:00you're still shout shocked from that from that beating from that knockout i just spoke to the
22:05corner milton moore for um edward diaz and he said i asked him to put more pressure and he did notice
22:12about dipping to the right side but diaz doesn't seem to react to that he says you know what i don't
22:17care that's my style but he needs to put more pressure in the rest in the following rounds
22:26so a bit of a wake-up call at the beginning of the sixth round here for tony harrison
22:31you know it was right when diaz looked like he was starting to fade away right
22:39he could really have used that confidence boost and now harrison trying to restore order so to speak
22:49yeah he definitely the coach doesn't want diaz to be fighting the outside he wants to definitely
22:54maintain the fight very tight very close
23:03oh big overhand right from diaz
23:07person landing good body shots but it's not dipping back down he punches it stays up and that's really
23:13diaz was able to loop a shot over the top the tall fighters need to be careful when they go down to
23:17the body they got to stay down punch and dip always expect something coming back when you're the taller
23:24fighter facing a much shorter fighter
23:28see that that's the stick i want to see popping him with that jab catching him at the end of their
23:32right hand
23:36and three guys boxing some body shots in between now that's how you control a tough guy that's
23:40what's out of control shorter puncher like diaz
23:47dictate the pace you keep the fight in the middle of the ring
23:50popping that jab see this is tony harrison's fight right here this is the old old sign of the old
23:55champion
24:01harrison also a well-respected boxing trainer asked him what he liked better fighting or training and
24:06he said you know what i just love to see it when one of my students gets what i'm teaching them that
24:10look in their face i think i like being a trainer a little bit better
24:13that's what i'm doing next saturday we will be in chicago illinois as golden boy presents oscar
24:21duarte and kenneth sims jr a true crossroads fight for both of those athletes who do you give the edge to
24:28there sergio oh man i honestly i i like sims jr in this in this contest it's gonna be stylistically
24:36a difficult fight for him but uh early in the fight i like sims blade i like duarte but it's
24:40gonna be a hell of a class of styles i do not want you on the road take your ass off the door
24:53big crowd waiting for the main event which is up next and both lonnie and clarissa have some very
25:02entertaining walkouts planned for everyone here in attendance i promise you that
25:06for now though our co-main event rolls on
25:19middleweight division 160 pounds tony harrison returning from a 28-foot layoff
25:28crowd reacting to that harrison obviously slipping
25:31the middle of the uh canvas is wet i believe and tony harrison slipped on it
25:43referee gonna do a cleanup job
25:49back at it we go here in the seventh round
25:54time in let's go box but you can see harrison's shorts are soaked
25:59you can't be sweat come on it's so hard they pour on them in the corner
26:11he's dripping wet he must have dumped a whole bottle on him
26:18diaz is definitely following the instructions from this corner
26:20and candidly they told me yeah we're here to lose but we're making a fight out of it
26:30good shot see that that's harrison's demo whenever he starts landing and unleashing that right hand
26:36it's only a matter of time he does that pop behind that right hand all he needs is confidence
26:43crowd appreciative of the skills on display here from harrison the former champ
26:48see there there you go that i like that that punch and dip by harrison i you can see that he's
26:52he's cautious of what's coming back he missed an uppercut but he dipped right back he's thinking
26:56defensively and that's what he needs to do against the fighter like diaz well diaz does have pop
27:0012 knockouts and his 15 wins yep you got a punch and dip you can't get lazy with fighters like this
27:05and that's the thing about tony harrison that's what's plagued his career all of his fights have been
27:10latent in in in in the action ninth round championship rounds he loses focus against champions and that's
27:18also a testament to how frail his chin is well i was going to say either either he he lacks punch
27:25resistance or he loses focus or a little bit of both i think it's a combination because he gets
27:30distracted therefore his chin gets open and then he gets clapped but then again you know he
27:34he's he's getting stopped by champions he's not getting stopped by uh like a cover he's not
27:40getting stopped by guys like diaz you know jamel charler jared hurd tin zoo these are all world
27:45champions this is where harrison needs to be careful along the ropes see right there
27:53see diaz is willing to just take a couple punches and get in there look at that using that
27:58left uppercut harrison actually stood up like they're just gonna take advantage of it he pivoted
28:04but he left his chin in the air this is the thing where we were just talking about harrison either loses focus
28:14as you were saying or gets lazy because right now he's not he's not as defensively sound as he was in the
28:19early round you better watch out for diaz's nuke and shots could it also be excitement
28:25no i just think it's it's uh it's it's a chink in his armor it's always getting caught late in fights
28:39our main event is next you can hear this crowd they're ready to blow the roof off
28:44and that woman promises to do it
28:47and who doesn't want a clarinet slash saxophone performance to get you hyped up
28:56sergio did you used to jam out to some kitty g back in the day
29:01no but if you remember ryan garcia in his last fight had a symphony in his dressing room
29:05that was pretty cool
29:09i gotta give it to detroit man we're having a good time here great city i love this city great city and uh
29:14uh we had a great host too by the way uh shout out to targ salmati old contender friend of mine
29:21that lives here in detroit and dearborn great era great city great vibe great food
29:26throwing it greek time yes by the way confirm they're putting ice down harrison's
29:32shorts and that's why he soaked and that's causing the you see the center decal that gets wet therefore it
29:39gets slippery boy ice down the shorts does not sound appealing to me
29:48but apparently it's working for tony harrison who's in round nine but it's the dreaded ninth
29:53the unlucky number nine that harrison has to worry about and we're here
29:58almost yeah we will be in two and a half minutes
30:09well credit to edward diaz who's been very competitive in this fight
30:13and is not just trying to survive either no you know he uh he's impressed he's impressed me more
30:20than i thought i uh i thought diaz was uh he's gonna be in trouble even though harrison has been
30:25not i think stylistically you know harrison's gonna be just taylor made from but no he he's in this
30:32fight he's looping the shots he's coming forward he got the respect of harrison even though harrison's in
30:37control let's look at some copy box power punch numbers for you through seven rounds harrison has
30:42landed 79 diaz 31 not for a lack of trying as he's thrown 204.
30:49here's just much more accurate and sharper as seen here
31:06here's that right hand see that now harrison has the right idea he's throwing down the punch where
31:13diaz's head's gonna be now where it's at where it's gonna be keeps dipping to the same side to the
31:18right side and harrison's catching on to that what's interesting is he he has this corner called the
31:24money but he says no it's about habits see those are bad habits that you do in the gym you have to fix
31:29those in the gym see there it is again chopping that chopping right hand then harrison actually landed
31:36because he's giving him that shot that uppercut that left uppercut there it is big shot the jab
31:44followed by the straight right for harrison this is money maker yeah diaz is rock right now he's a
31:49little shaky he's buckled a little bit with that right hand i'm also going to give him a lot of credit for
31:56his stamina and and the sheer ability to withstand the kind of punishment that harrison is giving him
32:17nice work downstairs for harrison to the final 10 seconds here of the eighth round scheduled for
32:2710 detroit city
32:32what's that for i was about to say take that right hand downstairs harrison's looking good now the the
32:37rust has moved on now this this is the old former champ coming back now
32:41you got uh two more my boy two more you know that we've gone i love this round i love that
32:50round you guys that was a great round take it right
33:07that's that right hook going around the guard
33:10harrison found the home for the right hand that's the big right hand right there that landed for
33:13harrison glancing shot but those punches keep getting closer and closer because diaz is
33:20same dipping to the same side to his right
33:24seconds out
33:27all right all right round nine
33:40this is the round he got stopped in against
33:43tim zoo in his last outing he's been stopped three times in round nine so you know once in the 11th
33:49because these are the rounds where either fatigue sets in
33:54loses focus or he gets figured out either way he needs to be careful
33:58even against diaz man because you know your track record says that you you lose focus
34:02start getting hit with big shots in these rounds
34:04did you have a least favorite round of the fight i always took uh the sixth round off
34:11one of those rounds in the middle i would usually take off with a 10 or 12-round fight
34:17right hand from harrison was blocked by diaz but still moved it
34:20moved it good shot he's putting a lot of power in that right hand now harrison
34:27i just got a chance to speak to lloyd harrison who's actually in the corner of tony harrison he's
34:33very very happy with the type of performance that he's giving us he says listen i don't want him
34:38to do anything crazy look for an icon i just want him to get over the ring rust and just get rounds in
34:44this is exactly what the kind of fight that i was looking for him to have as he comes back from such
34:49a long way over well sergio you've got asked the question now yeah he looks good but he's facing a
34:55guy who's lost six of his last nine fights including five by ko yeah no it's uh if you look in the
35:03numbers it's not a good look but after after a two and a half year layoff it's a decent performance
35:10right now it's not a bad performance by tony harrison there's clashes of really good stuff
35:16being that inactive against a guy that's been in there you know over 20 times in a fight
35:23i gotta give him credit he looks pretty good yes and the other thing that they want to do is to see
35:28him put the combinations together and like you mentioned finish with nice uppercuts and and hooks
35:33he hasn't been able to do that but he's slowly but surely getting that timing down yeah on the inside
35:38he's uh he's uh he's done some good uppercuts and body shots on the outside controlling things with
35:43that chair guys box out box out of it box out right a little bit in the back he's getting a little
35:48bit tired looking out at the crowd right now and this is like what i said earlier it's usually this round
35:53nine that gets them in trouble is that a mental thing or stamina let it go maybe a little bit of both
36:00box again he's been out for a long time so i give him credit and um i think it's a good performance
36:09not his best but i think diaz is also giving him a good challenge so this is this is a solid comeback
36:16uh opponent and diaz came to win he's coming forward he's taking the best shot out of a guy that can punch
36:21especially with that right hand yeah diaz you can see it in his face he did not like that one bit
36:29as harrison's letting his fist fly here in the night and he got clipped playing down goes harrison it's the
36:37ninth round that always comes back up by harrison for some reason he loses focus in this round nine
36:44and he was just going with that long flurry and i think he got distracted like you said sergio and
36:53that's when diaz took advantage of it i'm gonna go check boy oh boy what a shot from edward diaz
37:05he almost made it to the end of the round but he got clipped
37:09and let's watch it again keeping his chin up in the air now punching and dipping now making
37:17himself smaller that's what he was doing earlier in the fight but like we said tony harrison lacks focus
37:23when it comes to these rounds and that was a big shot by a big puncher in edward diaz
37:30yeah tony harrison is going to be shook in this next next round he's not going to be able to shake
37:35off the collar if that was a clean beautiful shot it wasn't just that right hand it was that left hook
37:41that set up that big right hand right on the tip of the chin so what was a good performance for tony
37:49harrison could turn into a catastrophe here in the final three minutes as effort's going to go right
37:55after him everything's going to go after that he should and harrison's the shot he might have to hold
38:00down touch hands he didn't want none of that he's going for the knockout caught him with a left hand
38:05there diaz acting like a cyclone left hook now harrison not firing back
38:19harrison being tested in every sense of the word
38:23he doesn't have the kind of mentality that would let him just run away from trouble he's right in the
38:34thick of it lands a body shot body shot there by harrison but diaz came up with a nice right uppercut
38:39that actually rocked harrison as well there it is again just mentioned that big right uppercut
38:45i'm sorry i just had a chance to speak to the corner and they're very confident that harrison is
38:55going to come back that it was just a fluke and that he's got what it takes to close out this fight
39:01i'm not sure fluke is the word i would use there's a right half idea that was a massive
39:06shot that put harrison down a lot of men would have stayed down after eating that punch
39:10i asked him about the ninth ninth round curse no answer zero
39:21minute and a half to go if harrison makes it to the end of the round he wins the fight
39:29he's picking his shots pretty well
39:33and the crowd loving it in here detroit's own tony harrison coming back
39:39after that knockdown but you know what diaz has also made a name for himself tonight
39:47if he was in the back burner in anybody's list well guess what he's not that far back now
39:54because he's definitely game and he came to fight and he knows what's on the line
40:00his life could change if he could somehow manage to get harrison down again
40:04the body shot by harrison the ideas could take a shot upstairs and downstairs
40:14big right hand there from harrison as the crowd roars it's approval
40:18they've been quiet for most of the night they're making noise now
40:29and harrison can't help himself he's gonna go toe to toe
40:32this is a fight we got ourselves a fight
40:40that gallo dominicano is willing to go all the way and let everything right there on the line
40:46he's not he's not feeling this this roster cheap for sure and harrison had to work for every single
40:55second of that fight to get his 30th professional win as he gets off the canvas in round nine
41:03welcome back super bad with a pretty good performance here man got off the cabinets after a two and a half
41:09year layoff to come back and get 10 solid rounds against a veteran and a tough guy that was diaz
41:17what a bounce back what a bounce back from diaz in this fight
41:21crowd loved it and i saw a look you gave me when i said i'm expecting punching power
41:27thank you i'm expecting a lot of punching volume
41:34and diaz is showing the camera hey he's got plenty to bark about he just dropped a former world champion
41:40yeah i mean that's a feather in his cap
41:43uppercuts in the inside there you go boom nice shot right there if you would have got a
41:47a pivot or an angle harrison couldn't continue but he stayed right in front of diaz for him to come back
41:53beautiful shot both of them exchanging uppercuts because they're right in front of each other tired
42:00no angle no no flanking from either fighter it was just the all-out war the crowd here loved it
42:12well a lot of people thought it would be easy but it was not easy for harrison
42:17and despite that massive 76 and a half inch wingspan and eight and a half inch reach advantage
42:24he had to go into the trenches to win this one yeah he made this fight harder than it was but
42:29by making it harder he made it more exciting for the fans i mean win lose a draw this is his hometown
42:35and he put on a show and he's back
42:37all right the decision is in let's make it official has tony harrison indeed picked up win number 30
43:02ladies and gentlemen please put a big round of applause together for both of the boxers in the center of the ring
43:08after 10 rounds of middleweight action we go to the judges scorecards judge gross scores the matchup 96
43:17to 93 judge santino scores the matchup 98 to 91 and judge white sees it 97 to 92 all for your winner by unanimous decision
43:31the crowd
43:41the crowd loving that decision as tony harrison despite
43:45the knockdown in round nine wins a unanimous decision good comeback fight went 10 good solid rounds he
43:56made it harder got himself off the canvas but he's back man i mean this is this is what you need
44:01a shake off coward if he didn't come want to come back for the first round knockout if you really want
44:05to make a career in a second get a second chance at uh maybe winning world title you
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