Takeshi Inoue vs Weljon Mindoro (13-05-2023) Full Fight
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Transcript
00:00 And we are just about ready to get underway with this very long title at stake.
00:17 WBA Asia Pacific Junior Middleweight Championship.
00:21 These are tall guys who are in our ring, Nonito and Rachel.
00:25 Yes, big guys for a Filipino too as well.
00:30 And these are two knockout experts.
00:34 Inoue, and we have it officially that I don't think he's related to the Inoue that we all
00:39 know, has 11 KOs against in his 19 wins, while Mindoro, all his wins have been via knockout
00:47 route.
00:48 And also Mindoro, what I found out yesterday, is he was actually a spar mate with Yumer
00:54 Marshall.
00:55 That's a good size for two of them.
00:58 Marshall of course, the Philippines bronze medalist, now trying his luck in the professional
01:04 ranks as well.
01:06 So what's going to give?
01:07 You are closer to the fight game than I ever will be.
01:11 When two knockout artists get on top of the ring, you were saying anything can happen.
01:15 Anything can happen.
01:16 As you can see earlier, Mindoro threw an uppercut that landed, and sometimes it can be it.
01:24 So being in this level of power, anything can happen, that's why you shouldn't open
01:30 up.
01:31 And Takeshi Inoue is more defensive comparing to Mindoro, but Mindoro seems like he has
01:39 confidence and power behind all of those punches that he's throwing.
01:43 Is there a tendency to be impatient if you are a knockout specialist, if you are?
01:48 It does, but it depends on your style.
01:50 And I think a good straight, you know the similarities between Mindoro and Yumer is
01:57 pretty similar.
01:58 Oh yes, Yumer likes the short route.
02:01 I covered these fights in the Olympics in Tokyo.
02:04 He doesn't like those long battles actually.
02:07 That's a different boxing form of course, that's Olympic boxing.
02:10 In the meantime, Inoue trying to take it strong against Mindoro.
02:16 The thing about what you had asked earlier is, with powerful fighters that's in front
02:21 of you, you want to take your time, and being impatient can cost the fight.
02:26 Oh, good overhand.
02:28 You were saying?
02:29 Yes, like I said.
02:30 No, I stumbled.
02:31 And that rocked Inoue.
02:35 And usually when the knockout artist sees that opportunity, he pounces on it.
02:40 And I think that uppercut that just missed could actually take Inoue out at this moment
02:44 when they are at the close range distance.
02:48 How important is the uppercut if you want to score a knockout?
02:51 Well the thing about it is, you can't see the uppercut, but the style of Inoue coming
02:55 in head first, and Mindoro being the taller guy, coming in underneath will lead that uppercut
03:01 to be very very powerful, because you have a lot of weight coming in.
03:05 He missed with that one as well.
03:06 And it's a short shot, and that it's delivered straight at the chin, which is a weak spot
03:12 for many fighters.
03:13 In the meantime, Inoue walking into trouble, and Mindoro blasting away in the last few
03:19 seconds of this first round scheduled for 12.
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04:10 Inoue getting rock on that one.
04:12 Tense moments also in the corners, and Rachel you've been in those corners.
04:21 Never never an easy moment, especially with this guy fighting I guess.
04:25 No, but Mindoro's corner should just have him stick to his game plan.
04:29 He's doing a great job keeping that distance, him being the taller fighter.
04:33 And whenever Inoue starts to move backwards when Mindoro attacks, because of his range,
04:39 Inoue is just sitting right there in that perfect range for Mindoro to tee off on.
04:45 Yes, go ahead.
04:47 You're absolutely correct with that one, because Inoue likes to throw punches when he's at
04:51 that distance, and Mindoro is giving him that distance for Inoue to want to punch him, to
05:00 want to throw the punch.
05:04 Mindoro, the Filipinos love the KO artist, the slugger.
05:09 You see Mindoro trying to sneak that uppercut right up the middle.
05:14 He wants to end the fight quickly and rock Inoue right away.
05:18 He knows he wants to play to the crowd as well.
05:21 Well that and Inoue has a high guard, which it's open right in the middle for the uppercut,
05:27 but it just has to be timed perfectly because Inoue goes so fast when he comes in.
05:31 And he seems, oh look at that.
05:34 But they overhand right hand of Inoue on target, rocking Mindoro a bit.
05:41 Oh, Inoue coming to life here in the second round.
05:44 I think Mindoro needs to stay with his jab to set up his straight, because that will
05:49 all come together, including the uppercut like he did earlier when he hurt Inoue.
05:55 There is that part of the fight, Nunez and Rachel, where you have to be patient.
06:00 You know you can handle him, but you want to be patient as well.
06:03 You don't want to be too gung-ho going in.
06:06 Yeah, absolutely.
06:07 That's the thing, especially after you hurt the guy, the patient kind of just gets thrown
06:13 out the window because you want to take him out.
06:15 In Filipino, gigil, gigil.
06:18 Gigil.
06:19 That's exactly what it is.
06:20 It's like a shark in the water.
06:22 They smell blood, they want to go for it.
06:24 I like the way you put it.
06:25 I have longed to look for a word that matches gigil actually.
06:29 It took Rachel to be here for me to have the right metaphor.
06:32 I'll forever remember you because of that.
06:34 In the meantime, Mindoro trying to be aggressive with the remaining 40 seconds of the second round.
06:40 Mindoro is putting himself in dangerous territory with Takeshi coming in with overhand and hook.
06:47 Just exactly like that.
06:49 For all you know, you could be slammed and hit by that shot if you're not careful about it.
06:56 Sometimes you don't see it.
06:58 Round is coming down to its last 20 seconds.
07:02 And again, I think going back into the corner, they need to advise him to throw his jab,
07:07 keep that distance and set up the right.
07:10 And while Takeshi needs, Inoue needs to come in and tee off on the body and overhand.
07:18 Done with the second round.
07:21 We will be back here at the Okada.
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07:42 I'll just do that, then the face around.
07:44 Yeah.
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07:56 I know Freddie Rose needs to have this guy and he would always say that.
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08:07 We are being treated to a great afternoon of boxing.
08:10 And we've got Rachel and Nonito Dinaire with us here.
08:14 And in that second round, it looked like the pace of Mindoro was a little off, Rachel.
08:20 Yes, it didn't look like he had that he wanted to control the fight as much as he did in the first round.
08:25 He established a good game plan in the first round.
08:29 But in the second round, it wasn't followed.
08:31 He didn't throw as many jabs.
08:33 He was allowing Inoue to control the ring.
08:36 Let's see what their corner said during the break.
08:39 And hopefully, Mindoro comes out with a stronger game plan.
08:44 Nonito, it looks like this Mindoro young man has all the tools.
08:48 He has the height, he has the length, and he has power.
08:51 Yes, and just a little bit more of experience, I think he'll be a very dangerous fighter.
08:56 But of course, the guy in front of him, you can't walk, you take lightly.
09:01 Because he has more experience with 19 fights.
09:04 And he also has 11 KO's entering this fight here at Okada.
09:09 And being the champion.
09:11 So, you know, with this overhand from Inoue, that sweat just got all over the place.
09:21 Rachel, that seems to be the go-to punch of Inoue. He likes doing that.
09:26 Yes, he does. And let me just say also that this is his first title defense.
09:32 So he's going to really, really want to put out a showing.
09:35 Especially we're over here in beautiful Okada, Manila, Philippines.
09:39 And you know this for a fact, Nonito, when you're the visitor, you have to be more aggressive.
09:44 No question about it. You have to put up a better show.
09:47 That's correct.
09:48 Just a reality of the boxing game.
09:51 In the meantime, Mindoro trying to put up a show on his own.
09:56 Wants to impress the crowd, of course.
09:58 You're on television, you're in front of this big crowd.
10:01 In the meantime, time remaining is a minute and twenty.
10:04 Good counter hook by Mindoro.
10:06 Yes, and that forced Inoue to backpedal a tad there.
10:10 He got hit with that uppercut.
10:12 Yeah, that seems to be his money punch.
10:15 I think that's the one that's going to really hurt Inoue, because he is coming in with his head forward.
10:19 But this round, actually, Mindoro has been very patient throwing the jabs
10:23 and trying to set up a big shot behind and countering Inoue.
10:28 With the way that Inoue comes in with his head,
10:31 I wouldn't be surprised if there's going to be a headbutt, clash of heads a couple times.
10:36 That could be possible.
10:38 Inoue with his own version of the uppercut.
10:41 Nonito, when you're in the ring, when the face lunges at you,
10:45 is it really so big that it's so tempting to fire away with the uppercut?
10:50 I mean, you want to just throw every punch that you can with the guys.
10:56 The thing about fighters is we have a hit zone.
10:58 And when they get into that hit zone, we just want to throw those punches and set up.
11:04 Here goes that uppercut again.
11:06 Here we go.
11:07 15 seconds left. Can he put him away?
11:10 And he's throwing it wildly at that.
11:13 Suddenly, this alarm clock usually tells boxers, "Let's go for it!"
11:19 And very clearly, Inoue, steered and shaken there.
11:25 The next round.
11:27 [♪♪]
11:30 He's very smart. Very, very, very smart.
11:46 [laughter]
11:49 He's very, very smart. Understands the game.
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11:57 We're continuing with Championship Afternoon here at the Okada.
12:22 And we're listening to Sam Sarmenta here together with our world champion,
12:26 Anita Donaire Jr. and of course, Rachel Donaire,
12:29 providing us with some beautiful insights about this fight game.
12:33 Do you have Mindoro ahead in your personal cards for this one?
12:37 Official, unofficial of course.
12:39 I think Mindoro is winning this fight.
12:42 He's hurt Inoue numerous times, the first round and the last round as well.
12:47 And just taking control.
12:48 The second round could have been given to Inoue because, like Rachel has mentioned,
12:54 he was taking his gas off the pedal.
12:59 That's exactly what it was.
13:01 So if anything, I would give it two rounds to Mindoro, one round to Inoue.
13:06 And Mindoro now picking up the pace in you.
13:10 Inoue is pretty strong to take these shots from Mindoro.
13:14 Yeah, that's a good point.
13:15 And with two losses on his record, the way that he lost was by decisions only.
13:20 So he has not been knocked out yet.
13:24 In that exchange, Mindoro actually got hit.
13:28 And that's where Inoue wants to be, is in that distance,
13:31 because that's where he can be very dangerous for Mindoro.
13:35 Oh, the overhand that landed, because again, getting that distance.
13:40 And this might be Inoue's best round so far.
13:45 Yes, I agree.
13:46 And he is a gutsy fighter.
13:48 He's not afraid to mix it up with Mindoro.
13:50 He's not scared whatever reputation Mindoro might have going into this fight.
13:56 And even after tasting it in the first and the last round, the third round,
14:00 he still is pressing forward.
14:02 That just goes to show how tough this guy is.
14:08 I really want Mindoro to establish his range and distance again.
14:11 I feel like he abandoned his reach.
14:17 He's getting sucked into this brawl.
14:20 Sometimes fighters love that.
14:22 And again, you heard him in the early rounds,
14:25 and then now he's coming in and being impatient again.
14:29 Because in the third round, he was very patient using his jab.
14:31 But in this round, he's like, "I taste it."
14:34 Like your analogy with the shark.
14:37 Inoue doing a good job of clinching.
14:40 Inoue loves this distance. He loves being on the inside.
14:43 Yes, I'll stay here.
14:45 Or I go outside when I can throw big punches right here.
14:48 Time down to 30 seconds in this, the fourth round.
14:53 This round went fast.
14:55 Oh, yes.
14:58 And now, you're right, Rachel.
15:01 Mindoro not throwing that jab as much as probably that first round.
15:06 He looks tired in my view right now.
15:09 Seeing him breathing, and his power seems to diminish a little bit.
15:14 He's not throwing that jab, and that jab is not being--
15:17 It's not dangerous to Inoue.
15:21 That's a good point, both of you.
15:23 Do you talk about this at home, the two of you? I guess so.
15:25 Yes, we do.
15:27 Okay, we'll be back.
15:30 [music]
15:34 ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, huh ♪
15:38 ♪ I met him out for dinner on a Friday night ♪
15:41 ♪ He really had me working up an appetite ♪
15:44 ♪ He had tattoos up and down and long ♪
15:47 ♪ There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm ♪
15:49 ♪ He's a one-stop shop, makes the pennies drop ♪
15:52 ♪ He's a sweet talking sugar-coated candy man ♪
15:55 ♪ A sweet talking sugar-coated candy man ♪
16:00 ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
16:03 So many good Filipino women boxers nowadays.
16:07 And who--
16:09 You should try it, boys.
16:11 Corners are hard at work coaching both sides.
16:20 And what a slugfest we've been having
16:23 as we slide into round number five, scheduled for 12.
16:27 Your thoughts, both of you, about the previous rounds that we've had so far?
16:32 I think Mindoro got a little bit impatient and allowed Inouye to come in.
16:38 And this might be a detriment to him because he's never been 12 rounds.
16:43 Well, I think, like I said, Mindoro needs to stay behind that jab.
16:47 It needs to be an effective jab, a jab that Inouye is going to respect.
16:51 Because right now, he's just walking through it
16:53 to want to take advantage of the distance that he's gaining
16:57 to throw his overhand right.
17:00 There's Mindoro attacking and getting to be anxious and eager
17:05 to finish off Inouye.
17:07 You know, Inouye's a little like Joe Frasier,
17:10 just staying there, just talking inside.
17:13 Doesn't want the distance because the distance could be advantageous to Mindoro
17:18 if he decides to go back to that jab.
17:21 Right hand nearly reaching Inouye, that turn around.
17:25 But in this round, Inouye is actually using a lot of lateral movements.
17:29 He's moving a lot compared to the earlier rounds
17:31 where he was very dangerous, coming and pressing forward.
17:34 Now, I don't know what was in the corner, but he is moving more than we've seen him.
17:38 Does that add anything to what he plans to do here today?
17:43 Well, I think he's just seeing what reaction Mindoro will give him.
17:48 Or he's looking for other angles to work with.
17:51 Oh, there's a slip. There's a slip.
17:53 Hang on, the referee.
17:55 That's a very wet corner.
17:58 Have you ever fought where they put the bacha in the corner,
18:02 where there are big pans?
18:04 You've been fighting mostly in the States.
18:06 You've seen that, huh?
18:08 I've slipped before.
18:10 I've slipped before in canvases that are very slippery when it's wet.
18:16 And it's horrible. It's a horrible feeling.
18:20 Did you see how Mindoro just kind of stuck his hand out there,
18:23 but it wasn't going to be anything effective or wanting it to even land?
18:27 And the problem with that is that he leaves that out there,
18:30 gives Inouye the opportunity to cut the distance and get off some punches.
18:34 I love watching the corner of Inouye.
18:36 They're vociferous and loud.
18:38 They know they have a chance here.
18:40 This is a good uppercut, good overhand.
18:43 This is a 50-50 fight for Mindoro now.
18:46 Well, I think Inouye is just pressing on now.
18:49 He's getting that confidence and that momentum.
18:51 And he's hurting Mindoro.
18:53 Oh, that's a good point.
18:54 Like in this situation, two short blasts straight to the jaw of Mindoro.
19:00 Now, we can clearly see that Mindoro is the better fighter or more skillful fighter.
19:06 But the experience that Inouye is coming in and tiring out Mindoro
19:12 is giving that momentum for Inouye.
19:16 There are some fighters that love the distance.
19:19 They'll grind it out.
19:21 This is a good one.
19:23 Stay with us. Don't go too far away.
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20:04 We have you back with us.
20:12 Enjoying the fights here at the Okada.
20:15 Presented by Treasure Boxing Promotions in cooperation with Johnny Ilorde Boxing.
20:20 Double championship later on.
20:21 James Velasquez will rejoin Rachel and Nonito for the main event.
20:26 The John Riel-Casimero-Nitumwa fight.
20:30 How is this going, Rachel and Nonito, for both fighters?
20:34 Well, I feel like Inouye has found his distance.
20:37 I think it took him a couple rounds.
20:39 So, when he found the distance, now he's really trying to get right in there with Mindoro.
20:45 And the thing is, with Mindoro being such a longer reach and such a taller fighter,
20:50 it's harder for Mindoro to get punches off when his back is up against the ropes.
20:55 Yeah, go ahead, please.
20:59 Yeah, and seeing...oh, good body shot by Inouye.
21:02 And I think this is what happened in the earlier rounds, or the previous rounds.
21:06 Inouye was moving around a lot to see what Mindoro is doing.
21:10 And now he's pressing this round and just doing what the phone booth fighting.
21:17 Inouye's very comfortable in that right here.
21:20 This is his favorite position.
21:22 Well, not right there.
21:23 But, just really like up against the ropes.
21:26 Pushing Mindoro up against the ropes.
21:28 I love that metaphor, phone booth.
21:29 I wonder if there are still phone booths nowadays.
21:32 He slips again.
21:34 Yeah, that corner is slick.
21:37 The corner of the Filipino, actually.
21:39 Well, like you said, Seb, they love to pour you down in a corner.
21:46 Yeah, which might not be the most prudent thing to do
21:50 because your trunks all get soggy and wet and heavy.
21:53 In the meantime, infighting.
21:56 The infighting, Rachel, seems to favor, in a way, here in the fight so far.
22:01 Yes.
22:02 I mean, there's other boxers that are tall and yet still can know how to use the rope enough to create that distance.
22:09 But Inouye is showing that Mindoro doesn't want to trade within that distance right there.
22:18 He's just very comfortable.
22:20 He leans on him, which is exhausting for Mindoro.
22:23 He's just, and saps his energy, Nonito, and he's beginning to breathe through the mouth here.
22:29 And he's seeing that when he's moving around laterally, Mindoro is actually reaching in easily to be countered.
22:36 But when they are in that position of being close to each other, that's when Inouye really has the bigger advantage.
22:44 You know, Mindoro has not hurt Inouye yet in this fight.
22:49 Staggered him a bit, but Inouye just recovered so well.
22:53 And this is like a wrestling match with such a tough customer in Takeshi Inouye.
22:59 And he's actually hurting Mindoro in this round with overhands.
23:03 This is exactly where Inouye wants to be again.
23:06 Yes.
23:07 Take me inside.
23:10 Oh, I think Mindoro is hurt right now.
23:13 Mindoro's legs look a little bit wobbly.
23:15 He has 10 seconds.
23:17 Wobbly and very straight. Oh, an overhand from Inouye.
23:21 We're done.
23:26 And recovery time needed for both these fighters. We'll be back.
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24:14 Half of the fight done. Half of the fight ahead of us.
24:21 Boy, you can sense the anxiety of the Mindoro corner.
24:27 They're really trying to revive their fighter at this juncture, going into the 7th.
24:36 Mindoro really needs to step up on that jab to keep the distance.
24:40 And again, set up that straight like how he hurt Inouye in the first round.
24:45 In that manner. Because you know, the jab, as you know, Nunez and Rachel, that's work.
24:49 The jab is a lot of work.
24:52 Both fighters now being questioned about their foreheads.
24:56 That's what I'm worried about because Inouye keeps leaning in, coming in with his head.
25:01 And honestly, if Mindoro timed it right, he would be able to
25:05 get a head start.
25:07 You were saying? You were saying? You were saying?
25:09 I think he's just listening to me.
25:11 I think he has a beeline to your headset here.
25:14 And Mindoro with a good second wind recovery here.
25:17 And Inouye forcing Mindoro to get tied up.
25:20 And he's hurt. Now he has hurt Inouye.
25:23 Two minutes to go.
25:25 Inouye coming back with that hook though.
25:28 Inouye's got to press. Their head bumps again.
25:33 I think because Mindoro's tiring out a little bit, and so he drops his head a little bit lower.
25:38 A push jab from Mindoro and a one-two coming from Inouye.
25:44 And again that head clash. He's pushing his head down.
25:50 Boy, when the one fighter starts pressing your head down,
25:53 you can tell that they're desperate.
25:56 They're tiring out as well.
25:59 In the meantime, fighters separate. A minute and 23 remaining in this round, the seventh.
26:05 One-two from Mindoro.
26:08 Trying to use his jab more.
26:11 And again, that jab is very crucial for Mindoro to set up his punches,
26:15 especially the straight and uppercut.
26:17 But you get the feeling he's tiring out that jab. That's a lot of work.
26:21 Not throwing it a lot compared to the earlier round.
26:24 Oh, Inouye with a good one-two.
26:27 Ooh, miss by Mindoro.
26:30 The uppercut there on the money.
26:33 Good jab by Inouye coming in, pressing Mindoro in the corner.
26:39 His own corner, which is really wet right now.
26:43 Inouye trying to put him back on the ropes again.
26:48 Which favors him, really.
26:50 Ah, this is such a tough Japanese fighter.
26:53 Nice little uppercut.
26:55 And I think, again, this is where he should be jabbing Mindoro
27:00 and stopping Inouye, but now Inouye is pressing in.
27:03 That was actually pretty good, coming in with a jab and stepping inside.
27:07 Oh, the left hand is on target for Inouye.
27:10 This guy is tough.
27:13 Both guys are tough.
27:16 And the thing about powerful... Oh, combination.
27:21 These are the middleweights, you know.
27:25 I don't think we need the bell.
27:27 These guys just want to keep on slugging at each other.
27:30 Back in a moment with Yates.
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28:16 Oh boy, this is anybody's fight.
28:20 We are scheduled for 12.
28:22 At stake is the WBO Asia Pacific Junior Middleweight Championship.
28:27 From the Philippines, you've got Weljon Mindoro in the blue trunks.
28:31 Takeshi Inouye of Japan in black.
28:34 Sam Sarmanta here with Nonito Donaire Jr. as well as Rachel Donaire,
28:39 sharing their thoughts and insights about this fight,
28:42 which is really began a real slugfest between these two.
28:46 Uh-oh.
28:49 A bit of redness developing on the left cheek of Inouye.
28:54 Again, that was from the overhand in the straight that landed a few times.
29:00 Yep, look at these cheeks now. There is something there.
29:04 It's blush.
29:06 Not as clear-faced as he was in the earlier rounds.
29:10 Oh, good combination from Mindoro.
29:13 Now trying to pounce on the opportunity.
29:15 Inouye clinching again.
29:20 A good body hook combination from Inouye.
29:28 And again, Mindoro trying to throw a jab, but it is very ineffective.
29:34 It's sporadic. It's not consistent.
29:38 He's also tiring out. In the meantime, Inouye is lugging away, embracing, hugging, clinching.
29:49 Referee cautioning.
29:51 The head.
29:53 Do we see a cut?
29:55 Is there a summoning of the doctor? Yes.
29:59 Let's see if we see a cut in here.
30:01 Oh, there is a cut. It's bloody.
30:06 Well, like you said, Rachel, it was bound to happen because of the way Inouye fight.
30:13 Oh, there it is.
30:14 Yes, he leans in with his head first.
30:18 There are two doctors here who will oversee the fight.
30:23 That cuts over the right eye.
30:25 Yes, it is.
30:27 The doctors gave it a go.
30:28 And will that bother Inouye?
30:31 Or, consequently, is that a target for Mindoro?
30:35 Do you actually see that when you're atop the ring?
30:38 You do, but I think it was announced as a headbutt.
30:45 Oh, nearly.
30:47 Landing on Mindoro just grazed his left cheek.
30:52 Inouye wants to stay inside there.
30:54 He also doesn't want that cut to open up more.
30:57 Yes, indeed.
30:58 Last thing he wants is for a fight to get stopped due to a cut.
31:02 And the corner will have a lot to do when we hit the end of this round.
31:08 There are some good cutmen who will mend that quickly.
31:14 And some cuts are pretty hard to work with.
31:20 That just don't want to stop bleeding.
31:23 You've applied everything, and the blood just oozes out.
31:29 With a hook and overhand.
31:34 And now he's just trying to press overhand again from Inouye.
31:38 He does not want this fight to go longer due to if it's stopped on a cut.
31:46 Both corners up on their feet.
31:50 Mindoro's mouthpiece had come out.
31:52 Mindoro gets tagged!
31:54 With the right hand.
31:56 Solidly at that as the round came to a close.
32:02 Cut!
32:04 [music]
32:06 [music]
32:09 [music]
32:11 (dance music)
32:14 (dance music)
32:16 (dance music)
32:19 (whistle blows)
32:45 (crowd cheering)
32:48 - Both corners now working feverishly.
32:52 Inoue is up on his feet already.
32:55 Let's get it on.
32:57 Just wants to brawl here.
32:59 That's a fight to his liking.
33:03 Here we go.
33:04 Round number nine.
33:06 - And they're firing right off the bat in this round.
33:12 And each last, the last three rounds have been
33:15 mirror images of each other.
33:17 Wherein Inoue likes to brawl and
33:20 Mindoro not getting the distance he probably wants
33:23 to be able to throw those big punches of his.
33:26 I know Filipinos hate this clinching and all that jazz,
33:33 but it's part of the fight game as well.
33:36 - It's definitely part of the fight.
33:37 And especially you get a guy like Inoue
33:40 who is pushing forward and try to just close the distance
33:44 and not give Mindoro any distance to step back.
33:47 Oh, good overhand.
33:49 - Nice right hand.
33:51 - And that was the same punch at the end of the round
33:54 that landed by Inoue.
33:57 - Mindoro needs to stick that jab out.
34:01 - He almost got hit with that again on this round.
34:03 - Needs a strong, stiff jab, not a pawing one.
34:09 - You know, I have a sense that Inoue could be leading
34:12 in the scorecards.
34:13 If he is just by a slight margin,
34:18 but he could be leading right now.
34:21 Oh, look at the blood.
34:22 I see some more redness in that area, Rachel,
34:24 that you were talking about on Inoue's face.
34:26 - Inoue.
34:29 - It could be opening up just a little here.
34:31 - And Inoue setting up that overhand
34:32 as he was following Mindoro.
34:34 - That's tiring, the fighter leaning on you.
34:39 - Exactly, yes.
34:40 Nice uppercut by Mindoro.
34:42 That was the one I was looking for earlier.
34:44 - That was.
34:45 - It's been away for a while,
34:46 for the last couple of rounds, actually.
34:48 Tying down to a minute and seven, round number nine.
34:57 - Overhand by Inoue and pushing his body to tire out Mindoro
35:08 - Japanese fighters who came here for this card,
35:12 quite impressive so far, huh?
35:13 - They came to fight, that's for sure.
35:16 - Hanada with a great fight earlier.
35:18 Ikegawa with a win against Demisilio.
35:21 In the meantime, Takeshi Inoue trying
35:27 to keep his crown here.
35:29 - He's doing, he's putting on a lot of great pressure
35:36 onto Mindoro.
35:39 - You know, he's practically cut off the arms
35:41 of Mindoro here.
35:43 - He's tying him up.
35:44 That's exactly what it is.
35:45 - Yes.
35:47 - And because Mindoro's jab is very ineffective,
35:50 that Inoue is throwing that overhand and trying to time him.
35:53 And that's how he was hurt by a few punches
35:55 from Inoue with that overhand.
35:57 - That is exactly right.
35:58 In the meantime, final seconds of number nine.
36:02 (bell ringing)
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36:37 ♪ And if you was suspicious, all that shit is fictitious ♪
36:42 (whistle blowing)
36:53 - Round 10.
36:54 (bell ringing)
36:56 - Boy.
37:03 Mindoro getting a mouthful from his corner there
37:07 and they're talking about the jab, I suppose.
37:10 And as we enter round number 10, no knockdowns so far.
37:14 A lot of bruising action, but no knockdowns
37:17 by either side in this match so far.
37:20 - But there was an accidental headbutt with a cut.
37:22 - Yes, there was.
37:24 - Over the right eye of Inoue.
37:26 - The pulling jab of Mindoro is actually being timed
37:33 by Inoue with an overhand.
37:35 - Well, that is the consequence
37:38 when the opponent isn't respecting your jab
37:41 because they know you're not actually throwing it
37:43 with an intent, you're throwing it to distract.
37:46 - Or even if you're not doubling up on it.
37:48 - Yes.
37:49 - Normally you throw the jab, you double it up
37:51 to keep the opponent at bay or to set up your other hand.
37:55 In the meantime, Inoue bottled up in the corner,
37:57 but he knows how to wiggle out of it.
38:00 - And he actually switched places with Mindoro.
38:02 - That's the way to do it.
38:03 And he likes pinning Mindoro and the uppercut,
38:06 two in a row from Inoue.
38:08 And the jostling and the wrestling continues.
38:11 Oh, a bit of an elbow swinging also at Mindoro there,
38:17 unintentionally.
38:20 - Inoue is just looking for any part of the ropes
38:22 to put Mindoro back on it.
38:25 - That's why he just pushed him towards the rope.
38:27 But Inoue is stepping back a little bit
38:31 and now he presses again and again, another overhand,
38:33 but because of that jab, which is not affecting Inoue.
38:38 - He takes a moment to catch his breath.
38:40 He steps back, then goes back to what he's doing.
38:43 You're right.
38:45 Yes, go ahead, please.
38:46 - Both fighters exchanging overhand rights.
38:49 - Well, being a shorter guy, Takeshi Inoue
38:52 is more advantageous with an overhand.
38:56 - It seems to connect more clearly.
38:58 It's there.
39:00 On the other hand, whatever knockout punch Mindoro has,
39:04 it's not been there so far.
39:05 And I think he's also trying to survive this fight as well.
39:10 He is undefeated in 10, keep that in mind.
39:13 While Inoue has already lost nothing yet,
39:17 two draws in his fight.
39:20 Or he has-
39:21 - Two losses.
39:22 - Two losses, I'm sorry, my mistake, my misread.
39:24 - Overhand again from Inoue because of that jab
39:29 that Mindoro is giving.
39:32 - Sneaky little uppercut by Inoue.
39:35 This is where he wants him.
39:39 Mindoro has to do better to get out of that situation.
39:42 - Oh yes, he's getting bottled up there.
39:45 - And this might be in Inoue's experience coming in,
39:48 being able to fight more rounds than Mindoro has.
39:52 - Near slip by Mindoro,
39:53 that portion has been slick for some time now.
39:57 Done with this round.
40:01 - Ended with a right hand by Inoue.
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40:37 ♪ We ain't got nothing to lose ♪
40:40 ♪ The friction's open ♪
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40:43 ♪ Everybody be rolling ♪
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40:51 (whistle blows)
40:54 - The corner of Takeshi Inoue working on that scar,
40:59 which was hit by the accidental headbutt
41:03 as we welcome you to round 11.
41:06 If you're wanting to win this fight,
41:09 you gotta make something happen here
41:10 in the next two rounds, actually, for either side.
41:13 - Jab and shoot round.
41:14 (crowd chattering)
41:17 - Oh, the uppercut.
41:20 - And the uppercut, yep.
41:22 - You know, Inoue is a grinder.
41:28 He's a hard worker.
41:30 He'll go head to head, dig in deep,
41:35 and slug away at his opponent.
41:38 - Thing is, it's not easy to cut that distance.
41:42 So once he gets there, he wants to be rewarded
41:46 by throwing punches.
41:47 - That's exactly right.
41:48 And more than anything else,
41:51 Mindoro is bothered by the persistence of Inoue, actually.
41:54 - That overhand just keeps landing by Inoue.
41:59 And this is his advantage.
42:01 This is his fight.
42:02 This is where he wants to be.
42:05 And again, another overhand.
42:09 Now, if he puts an uppercut after that,
42:12 he could be dangerous for...
42:14 - Especially at this stage of the fight.
42:16 - Yes.
42:17 - Around 11 and 12, when you're really looking for gas.
42:20 - Well, I do agree with you with an uppercut
42:28 could be there.
42:29 I also believe the other side, he's not throwing...
42:31 I would love to see Inoue throw a left hook.
42:34 - Yeah, to be a little more decisive
42:37 and to hurt Mindoro just a little more at this juncture.
42:41 - And you know, you can tell that these guys are...
42:45 They want a knockout and they're aiming for the head.
42:48 I don't never really saw body shots
42:49 coming from both of these guys.
42:51 - No, I don't think so.
42:52 If we do a punch count here,
42:54 none of them were targeted in that area.
42:56 - I thought it...
42:58 I think it was just all head punching.
43:00 - It's all head...
43:01 - Actually, he just did a body shot just now.
43:02 Just one.
43:03 - I see.
43:04 They heard that Donaire is talking about it.
43:06 Okay.
43:07 We're down to the last 56 seconds
43:09 of the penultimate round.
43:11 Good size crowd enjoying the action here.
43:15 - I think he was listening to you as well.
43:16 He did an overhand and a hook after that.
43:19 - This is what it's like when you have dinner
43:24 at the Donaire's, ladies and gentlemen.
43:26 - Japanese corner, telling him to push.
43:31 30 seconds left in round 11.
43:34 Trying his hardest to land that overhand.
43:36 - If the Vegas fight pushes through, we will be there.
43:39 We will visit you.
43:40 We look forward to that, of course.
43:43 In the meantime, final 20 seconds.
43:45 - You can see that both guys' power
43:51 are not as dangerous as it was earlier.
43:54 - But Nguyen is not even looking
43:56 when he was throwing his punch.
43:57 - He's just punching.
43:58 - But you know, fighters,
43:59 when you go into the last round,
44:01 the last bell and the announcement,
44:03 it's final round, will probably wake them up.
44:06 We look forward to that.
44:08 (upbeat music)
44:12 (singing in foreign language)
44:15 (upbeat music)
44:18 (singing in foreign language)
44:22 (upbeat music)
44:25 (singing in foreign language)
44:30 (singing in foreign language)
44:36 (groaning)
44:50 (crowd chattering)
44:53 (whistle blowing)
44:57 - This is the 12th and final round.
45:00 (crowd cheering)
45:02 - And the announcement of the final round.
45:05 And you throw in everything at this point.
45:08 - And Nguyen is up and ready.
45:10 - Yes, he is.
45:11 He has been standing up even before the bell
45:14 is fired away at.
45:16 And these two fighters giving us a good show.
45:20 - I think they really need to press the gas on this one.
45:24 - Both sides, huh?
45:25 Both sides.
45:26 - Both sides.
45:27 - Good left hook for that time.
45:32 - That was a good land for Mindoro.
45:34 - To be able to get this one,
45:39 he needs a special performance here in the final round.
45:43 And Nguyen could be slightly ahead.
45:46 - Good hook.
45:49 - Yes, he's now knocking and nailing Inoue time and again.
45:52 Three straight attacks and he's scoring.
45:55 But look at the counter punching of Inoue.
45:57 - Inoue loads up on that right.
46:00 - That corner.
46:05 - The slippery corner.
46:07 - Yeah, that's Mindoro's corner.
46:09 - When it comes down to body positioning,
46:16 Takeshi Inoue is in an advantage
46:19 and this is why he's able to press forward
46:21 because Mindoro, his legs are straight up.
46:26 - Oh yes. - He has no balance.
46:28 - That's why when he's starting to try to chase Inoue down,
46:33 his feet are not coming with him
46:34 and the power is being left behind.
46:36 - That's absolutely correct.
46:37 As we come down to a minute and 35 in the last round.
46:40 - These guys are gonna be hurting tomorrow.
46:47 But if you win, you're smiling from ear to ear.
46:51 - Yes.
46:52 - I'm sure Inoue is thinking, I don't wanna fly home sad.
46:55 I wanna fly home with a win.
46:57 - Well, this is why he's pushing the fight right now.
46:59 - Yes, he is.
47:00 - A good uppercut by Inoue. - Oh, yes sir.
47:03 - But Mindoro coming back with his own
47:05 a little uppercut as well.
47:06 - The uppercut has been the golden punch here in this fight.
47:10 And both have unleashed it.
47:12 - Both have both uppercuts and overhand rights.
47:14 - Yes.
47:16 - Referee broke that action up.
47:19 - Another overhand by Inoue.
47:21 - And that's where he's going to all day long.
47:25 - 45 more seconds.
47:28 - Well, this final round is just flying,
47:31 zipping by us here.
47:32 There's a shot from the corner, 30 seconds to go.
47:44 - That's actually a nice shift for Inoue.
47:46 - Yes.
47:47 - The only time I've seen him shift though.
47:49 - I think it was an accidental shift.
47:55 - And there is Inoue pressing Mindoro again to the ropes.
48:00 Final 10 seconds.
48:04 - Mindoro's exhausted, come on.
48:07 Just a little bit more.
48:08 - He has survived most likely this fight.
48:13 And both fighters acknowledge each other's abilities
48:17 at the end that we have survived.
48:20 And we will have a chance to go home in good shape.
48:25 - That was a great fight.
48:27 - Yes, so strategic in a whole array
48:32 of different punches thrown
48:34 that makes this very interesting.
48:37 (crowd cheering)
48:40 - I'd like to welcome to the ring once again,
48:49 our promoter, Asayuki Ito from Treasure Boxing.
48:53 We'd also like to call into the ring,
49:01 our co-promoter, Johnny Loney.
49:04 Johnny Loney is an international.
49:06 (crowd cheering)
49:09 Champion of the gap, Rizzo Cline
49:19 from the WBO Supervisor Chart, Leon Panitelio.
49:23 And we'd like to welcome into the ring,
49:32 a very special guest, the mayor of Paraguay City
49:37 where we are right now,
49:41 the Honorable Edward Olivares.
49:44 Mr. Mayor, would you please say a few words?
50:01 - Good afternoon, everyone.
50:03 First of all, I would like to welcome all of you,
50:05 especially to our Japanese friends
50:07 here in our beautiful city, the city of Paraguay,
50:11 the mega city by the way.
50:12 Second, I would like to congratulate
50:14 our chairman of the board of the Games and Athletics Board
50:18 headed by authority, Richard Clarie.
50:22 Let's give him a big round of applause, please.
50:25 And of course, the promoters of this
50:26 double WBO Championship fights.
50:30 From the Japanese side, we have Sir Ito
50:35 from the promotions, pressure promotions, boxing.
50:38 And of course, here in the Philippines,
50:40 we have from the back of the boxing promotions,
50:44 we have Sir Johnny Enorde.
50:46 (speaking in foreign language)
50:47 Of course, all the fighters, boxers, trainers,
50:52 officials, and boxing fans.
50:55 Congratulations, my gentlemen.
50:56 Pleasant afternoon to everyone.
50:58 (audience applauding)
51:01 - And once again, all our fighters
51:13 who we see the body of, Charles and James Lissy,
51:16 one of our partner sponsors, Monce.
51:20 (audience chattering)
51:23 - Okay, ladies and gentlemen,
51:28 we're just awaiting the announcement of the decision.
51:31 We have the complete Dramatis Personae atop the ring.
51:35 I hope we have everybody complete.
51:38 That's always a hard thing to do,
51:40 to complete everybody that has to be atop the ring.
51:43 And the most anxious, of course,
51:45 are the fighters awaiting for the decision.
51:47 Ted Lerner has collected.
51:48 The decision has been reviewed
51:51 by the Games and Amusements Board.
51:53 And we will await the formal, here we go.
51:57 - Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds
51:59 of exciting action here at the O'Connell Hotel
52:03 and Casino in Paranaque City,
52:05 we go to the scorecards.
52:07 Jelsura Sumprata from Taipan scores
52:13 about 117 to 111 for Enorde.
52:15 (audience applauding)
52:19 Dutch Akilkama scores about 115 to 113 for Mindoro.
52:28 (audience applauding)
52:33 And Doug Martino-Ranoda scores about 114 to 113.
52:37 This bout is a sweet draw.
52:45 (audience cheering)
52:46 - Why am I not surprised?
52:47 - I wouldn't mind watching it again, though.
52:51 - Yes, I thought that both guys did really well.
52:54 Early on, Mindoro was very dominating,
52:56 and then later after that, Inoue started taking control.