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00:00 [ Indistinct conversations ]
00:03 [ Indistinct conversations ]
00:06 -Fight hard, fight clean, catch 'em all.
00:09 [ Indistinct conversations ]
00:12 -Ten-round light heavyweight fight.
00:16 [ Indistinct conversations ]
00:18 Radovoye, Kalijic, and Mickey Ellison.
00:22 [ Indistinct conversations ]
00:24 And don't forget how Rod Tolves,
00:26 he listens to your commentary...
00:28 -Rick, when are you ready? -...to improve, so...
00:30 -Rick, when are you ready? -Give him some good stuff tonight.
00:32 Or maybe he's gonna give us some good stuff.
00:34 Here we go!
00:35 It is time to fight.
00:37 Black trunks for Hot Rod,
00:39 the caveman Mickey Ellison in the gray and black trunks.
00:44 -These are some big light heavyweights.
00:46 -Big time. -6'2", 6'3",
00:48 77-plus-inch reach advantage for both men.
00:52 -In the fighter meetings,
00:54 when Ellison was asked about his reach,
00:56 he said, "It's long."
00:58 Yeah, I have a long reach.
01:00 -Yeah, I can see that.
01:02 [ Indistinct conversations ]
01:04 -Hot Rod, long, strong, two-fisted puncher.
01:11 Very physical.
01:12 -27-2 with 19 finishes.
01:17 14 of his 19 knockouts, oh, by the way,
01:21 have come in round number one.
01:24 [ Indistinct conversations ]
01:27 -Hot Rod snapping a nice, quick jab right down the middle,
01:34 a couple to the body, too.
01:36 -Ellison has been stopped just once
01:40 in his professional career.
01:42 This professional bout, 19 tonight.
01:46 -Nice right hand down low from Ellison there.
01:53 Backed Hot Rod up.
01:56 Oh, big right hand.
01:58 -Kolajic extends through nicely.
02:03 Spent three weeks in Canada
02:05 sparring with Archer Beterbiev.
02:09 Said it was an invaluable experience.
02:12 And Hot Rod has only had one fight
02:22 since 2019,
02:25 and this is his first fight since mid-May of last year.
02:30 So when we spoke to him a couple weeks ago,
02:32 you could tell he was anxious to get back.
02:35 Right now, he's taking some shots from Mickey Ellison.
02:37 -Nice heavy-handed shots from Mickey Ellison there.
02:40 Threw a nice overhand right over the shoulder.
02:42 There's some big left hooks, one upstairs, one downstairs.
02:46 You can tell he's got some heavy hands.
02:48 He's not known as a puncher, but...
02:51 That right hand's got a little heat to it.
02:55 -Left hand of Hot Rod
02:57 snaps the head of Ellison back.
03:00 -Kolajic with the triple jab.
03:12 -Kolajic, this is definitely a different guy
03:17 than I'm used to seeing.
03:18 He's a little wild at times.
03:20 Now he's working behind his jab,
03:22 trying to set punches up.
03:24 [ Bell dings ]
03:28 -And round one in the books.
03:30 [ Cheers and applause ]
03:32 -Keep going, bro.
03:34 [ Indistinct talking ]
03:37 ♪♪
03:39 -Nice cover.
03:40 -Back a little bit.
03:42 Don't worry about too much right now.
03:45 Don't worry about too much.
03:46 Just keep setting your jab.
03:48 Let's see what he's got.
03:49 Always want to double-brain over.
03:50 So don't be bending over.
03:51 Get back to that full out.
03:53 Let him open up a little bit and run basic shit, okay?
03:57 Impressive.
03:59 All right?
04:00 -Thank you.
04:02 -His father, Marco, in his corner tonight.
04:06 McGee, Ellison, assisted by Phil Robinson.
04:11 -Don't be afraid.
04:13 Don't wait on him.
04:15 He's not thinking the same about you.
04:18 ♪♪
04:22 -First fight here in the United States
04:24 for the Caveman, Mickey Ellison.
04:27 [ Bell dings ]
04:29 Born in Serbia.
04:31 The parents moved the family
04:35 to the United States at a young age.
04:38 ♪♪
04:42 -Kalijic with a brother, a sister family of five.
04:49 Dad was a big Mike Tyson fan.
04:52 Thus, Hot Rod grew up watching a lot of Iron Mike,
04:57 pushing forward nicely.
05:00 Got some slick movement, but, Chris,
05:02 you've been in the gym with him.
05:04 You already knew that.
05:05 -Yeah, no, he snapped a really nice jab.
05:07 Again, this is a different version
05:09 that I'm used to seeing.
05:10 He's a lot more fundamentally sound,
05:12 setting things up with his jab,
05:14 being defensively sound.
05:15 You're seeing some nice movement here.
05:17 ♪♪
05:20 -And he said about Mickey Ellison,
05:22 he's a tough Englishman,
05:23 back-to-back wins over undefeated fighters.
05:26 He has taken down a 15-and-0 guy as well.
05:29 He said both of us come forward,
05:31 and he expects this not to be a sloppy fight.
05:35 And early on, Hot Rod is right.
05:38 -And Mickey Ellison, he fights very much like a big guy.
05:41 He pulls straight back.
05:42 He doesn't really go under punches.
05:44 He's got big overhand rights, big left hooks.
05:48 -Phil Robinson gave him the nickname "The Caveman."
05:50 He said straight out,
05:51 "He fights like a prehistoric caveman."
05:54 -Yeah, it's somewhat true.
05:56 He gets square on the inside, doesn't mean getting hit.
05:58 He's already got an abrasion on the nose,
06:00 but he just wants to hit you before you hit him.
06:03 ♪♪
06:08 -Again, only five KOs, and his 14 wins,
06:10 but he's another one who seems like he punches harder
06:13 than his record suggests.
06:14 -And in that fine British accent,
06:16 he said he'll mix it up.
06:17 He's got a little bit of everything,
06:19 and he's not frightened to stand toe-to-toe.
06:22 He said he can box at range, box inside, southpaw,
06:26 and upside down.
06:27 -And upside down. That was a good one.
06:30 I never heard that before.
06:32 -A lot of fun to talk to him.
06:33 Hot Rod also with a ton of personality.
06:38 But serious business with a belt on the line
06:40 here in our main event.
06:42 -You know, both of these guys, curiously,
06:44 are circling into each other's right hands.
06:46 They're both just going around in circles
06:49 ready for someone to throw a right hand at them.
06:51 Notice how Kaleij is going to his left.
06:53 -Yep. -Mickie's going to his own left.
06:56 Interesting, 'cause both guys have good right hands.
06:59 See who's going to get there first.
07:02 Nice jab again from Kaleij.
07:11 Beautiful jab, snaps the head back, Ellison.
07:15 And again.
07:19 -See you in a second. Super bell.
07:20 -Big left hook upstairs from Ellison.
07:27 -Super bell. Boom!
07:29 -That's just round two, Chris.
07:31 -Throwing some heat to close the round out.
07:33 -Hey. Hey.
07:42 You know what I want, man.
07:45 -We will see you again in two weeks,
07:48 as always, as promised,
07:50 on our Wednesday Night Fights.
07:53 Guatemala's Lester Martinez,
07:55 16-0 with 14 knockouts,
07:57 returns here to Pro Box TV
08:00 to take on 22-5 Lionel "Lonnie B" Thompson,
08:04 a five-time New York State Golden Gloves champion
08:08 who has shared the ring with Hot Rod
08:11 and also Sergey Kovalev.
08:13 That and many others coming your way
08:16 Wednesday, September 20th,
08:18 two weeks from tonight,
08:20 on your boxing channel.
08:23 -Take a step.
08:25 -You got a guy who fought Kovalev.
08:27 You got a guy who fought Petr Miev.
08:29 And we get to watch them battle
08:32 here on Pro Box TV.
08:34 Radovoi Kalijic.
08:38 He is in the black trunks,
08:41 gray and black trunks,
08:43 for the Brit, Mickey Ellison.
08:45 -Yeah, I've been impressed with Mickey Ellison's left hook.
08:48 It's not the prettiest thing --
08:50 it's not the prettiest beaut in the world,
08:52 but it's coming in heavy and hard.
08:54 He landed a nice one at the end of that round,
08:57 right between the guard of Hot Rod.
09:00 -Ellison, the 23rd opponent
09:03 with a winning record
09:05 that Hot Rod has faced.
09:07 His record is 27-2.
09:10 Ellison is 14-4.
09:13 Both men using that long reach.
09:16 -Yeah, but the speed
09:19 is very different. -Yes.
09:21 -Hot Rod, much quicker, much more explosive with that jab.
09:24 You see that popping the head back of Ellison
09:27 time and time again.
09:29 -Kalijic did tell us you're about to see
09:38 Hot Rod point 2.0.
09:41 And so far, Chris, you've been impressed.
09:43 -I have been. I mean, he's been much more methodical,
09:46 much more patient.
09:48 Definitely cleaner.
09:50 You know, I remember a much more raw guy
09:53 than I saw in past fights and even in the gym.
09:56 -And he said that from his experience up in Canada,
09:59 training with Beterbiev, the world champ.
10:02 He said, "I stayed calm. I picked my shots.
10:04 I learned lots."
10:06 Great work that he wants to put on display here.
10:09 Double jab lands on the Brit.
10:12 Nicely done with the right hand.
10:14 -Blood from the nose of Mickey Ellis
10:17 compliments of that snapping jab of Hot Rod.
10:21 -He said, "I am not the same fighter."
10:27 Not being wild.
10:29 Three-fight win streak with two finishes
10:32 for Kalijic since the fight against Beterbiev.
10:36 -Some blood from the nose of Kalijic.
10:37 -Oh, nice right hand. That hurt him.
10:40 Heavy punches landing here in round 3.
10:46 -Get back! Get back!
10:48 -Kalijic has been sparingly using that right hand,
10:56 setting things up with the jab.
10:58 Seems like he's taking his time
10:59 trying to walk Ellison into a perfect shot.
11:02 Lot of blood from the nose.
11:06 -Stop!
11:12 -Some heavy landings for Hot Rod here in round 3.
11:17 Looking for one more.
11:22 -Yeah, Ellison had some success in round 1 and 2.
11:25 This round 3 has been all Kalijic.
11:27 Oh, good overhand right there from Ellison.
11:29 Right on cue.
11:40 -See some action from that last round.
11:42 That popping jab.
11:43 And then I'd said that Kalijic has been
11:46 using that right hand sparingly.
11:48 That last round, he was letting it unfurl.
11:50 Landed some really good shots.
11:52 That was one that really had an effect on Ellison.
11:55 That counter right hand over the top.
11:56 Backed him straight out and gave him a little head nod
11:59 that, "Yeah, I felt that."
12:07 -And now, on Box TV, your boxing channel,
12:11 our main event tonight,
12:13 the WBA Continental North America belt,
12:17 Mickey Ellison, the Brit,
12:20 is the Central Area title holder at Light Heavyweight,
12:24 a title he has defended once.
12:27 Did so at Wembley Arena in October of last year
12:32 on the undercard of a Katie Taylor performance,
12:36 remembered as they all seem to be.
12:38 -Oh.
12:39 Big jab.
12:40 Opens the round.
12:42 -Kalijic in the black and red,
12:47 gray and black for Mickey Ellison.
12:50 Fighting out of Bolton, England.
12:54 -Got the big men in the ring to close this out.
12:57 -You got that right.
12:59 -Big guys looking to do big hurt.
13:04 -Good.
13:05 And movement.
13:07 Good.
13:10 -That's it.
13:11 -You want that, right?
13:13 -You know it.
13:14 -Kalijic, pardon me, the Serbian,
13:18 has also been in camp with Triple G in the past.
13:22 -Watch your right of the--
13:25 -Not gonna get much better work than Triple G
13:28 and better BFs,
13:29 some of the biggest punchers in the sport.
13:31 -You got that right.
13:34 -His father Marco wanted to box,
13:36 but mom, which would be Radovoje's grandmother,
13:41 would not allow it.
13:42 Somehow dad said to his son,
13:44 "Yeah, you can do it."
13:46 -It's funny how that works sometimes.
13:48 -Right?
13:49 -My dad told me, he said, "We got to ask your mother."
13:55 -[ Laughs ]
13:57 -Oh, good right hand down low.
13:59 -And if your mom would have said, "Ask your dad,"
14:02 you would have been out right to the gym.
14:04 Could have pulled it off.
14:06 What did your father say?
14:09 He said yes.
14:10 -Yeah, everybody said yes.
14:12 I didn't like it, but they all said yes.
14:15 And here we are today.
14:17 -No. No punch.
14:20 -Harad said at first he just wanted to dress like a boxer
14:23 because he thought wearing the shoes and shorts looked cool.
14:27 -He's not wrong.
14:29 [ Both laugh ]
14:30 -Does look cool.
14:31 Oh, good snapping jab there.
14:33 -Got a game opponent
14:37 and a tough out in the caveman, Mickey Ellison.
14:40 -Yeah, living up to the nickname.
14:43 Being durable, being tough, coming forward,
14:46 throwing some bombs.
14:47 But, man, the sharpness of Harad tonight.
14:52 Mixing things up nicely, setting up shots with the jab,
14:57 countering with the right hand,
14:59 showing some nice defensive prowess.
15:02 -First fight in the United States,
15:07 second not in the U.K. for Mickey Ellison.
15:13 -Defense along the ropes there from Gladzic.
15:17 -Played the role of spoiler in 2018 in Zimbabwe.
15:27 -Hot rod.
15:29 Covering up nicely at the end of that round after a good onslaught.
15:34 -Yeah, he did some really nice defensive work along the ropes.
15:38 Ellison's game. He's in there. He's throwing.
15:40 But he's having a hard time putting some leather on Gladzic tonight.
15:44 There we see a double jab from Gladzic.
15:47 And Ellison, like I said, he's coming back.
15:50 He's game, but can't get his hands on the target.
15:55 He's slow. He backs up. He ain't got no angle.
15:58 So just read the reception, man.
16:00 -Alright, buddy.
16:20 -Our main event scheduled for ten rounds.
16:23 [ Indistinct conversations ]
16:26 [ Bell dings ]
16:31 -Gladzic moved to the U.S. at age 7.
16:35 His family kept him safe.
16:39 He said they avoided the war zones,
16:42 but they were aware and very thankful to be here, be safe,
16:46 and to continue to do something he loves,
16:49 and that is battle within the squared circle.
16:52 -As he looks for a big win here in his Pro Box TV debut,
16:55 body shot.
16:57 -He's doing a good job tonight. -Yes, he is.
16:59 -Boxing well, boxing smart.
17:02 -Changing levels now.
17:04 You heard the corner of Gladzic say he's slow.
17:13 You're more athletic, more explosive than him.
17:16 Just pick your shots and land them.
17:18 -Yeah, he's slow. He has no angle.
17:20 He's a big man, just like his nickname.
17:22 -But be careful, 'cause he carries a club.
17:24 -Yeah, he does, man. He's been landing some good shots.
17:26 He landed a nice left hook there.
17:28 And I clipped Kaleidzic along the ropes.
17:30 Still got to be careful.
17:32 The guy's, like I said, game is the word that comes to mind
17:35 when I'm looking at his performance tonight.
17:39 Ellison, I think.
17:41 -And Ellison just, like, walked right through a huge jab
17:45 from Hot Rod
17:47 to an already damaged nose from multiple jabs earlier.
17:52 Little body head.
17:54 -Stab jab there from Kaleidzic.
17:56 Good center for the right hand over the top.
18:00 -He's changing the levels a lot here
18:02 in the early part of this round five.
18:04 -Double tripling up that left jab.
18:07 -Nice, quick left hook counter.
18:10 -The jab and the defense have been the thing
18:12 that's been standing out the most
18:14 that looks different to me from Kaleidzic.
18:17 He's been working on some things, obviously.
18:19 He said he was, but being able to bring it from the gym
18:22 to the ring is a whole 'nother endeavor.
18:26 -Off the shoulders of Hot Rod.
18:35 Final minute of round five.
18:42 -Ooh, big right hand again.
18:45 -Watch your right hand. Let it go, Blue.
18:52 -30 seconds.
19:01 -Dropped his head. -Stop!
19:05 -Both men trying to work the uppercut.
19:07 -Get more down here, okay? Don't do that.
19:09 -Box!
19:12 -Hey!
19:14 -And Fly just needs to be careful here,
19:16 not to fall asleep.
19:18 He's having a lot of success with the jab.
19:20 He's having an easy time defending
19:22 and staying in the pocket.
19:24 Got to be careful.
19:26 Still have a dangerous man in front of you.
19:28 Oh, big left hand.
19:30 -Good finish for Hot Rod.
19:33 [ Cheers and applause ]
19:36 ♪♪
19:43 ♪♪
19:48 ♪♪
19:53 [ Cheers and applause ]
19:56 -So far, the man in this main event of the evening
19:59 is that man right there,
20:01 27 and 2, 32-year-old Radovoye Kalaidzic.
20:08 -Feeling your rhythm yet? Starting a little bit?
20:11 All right, now's when it starts, all right?
20:14 -All right. -Relax.
20:17 ♪♪
20:20 [ Whistle blows ]
20:22 ♪♪
20:24 -Check it out.
20:26 ♪♪
20:30 [ Bell dings ]
20:32 -That's been the theme in the corner of Hot Rod, Chris,
20:35 is relax, just continue to do the things
20:39 that have become more natural to you.
20:41 And in the evolution, even as he hits pro-fight 30,
20:46 if you're not moving forward, you're moving backward.
20:48 -Yeah, and I think that's, especially for the temperament
20:51 of Kalaidzic, like I said in past fights that I've seen,
20:53 and he tends to -- he used to tend to work a little too hard
20:56 and was a little too frantic.
20:58 Now he's definitely a lot more methodical.
21:00 He works behind that jab.
21:02 He's visualizing what's going on, setting things up,
21:05 much more of a boxer than a fighter.
21:08 A little blood from the nose of Kalaidzic.
21:15 -Ellison, 14-4, coming in 33 years old,
21:20 both of them with similar experience.
21:24 92 rounds coming in for Hot Rod, 93 for Ellison.
21:30 -Oh, big 2-1-2 there.
21:33 Oh, another right hand upstairs.
21:35 Snaps the head back to Ellison.
21:38 -Big swing and a miss.
21:44 Kalaidzic just moving out of harm's way
21:52 and then firing back successfully.
21:55 -Yeah, rolling those shoulders nice,
21:58 understands the distance and the range.
22:00 He's got such a speed advantage,
22:02 he's able to make those decisions on the fly.
22:05 -Main event of the evening.
22:13 Nice combination.
22:21 -It looks like a swarming session.
22:23 -Yeah.
22:24 -Kalaidzic is just doing whatever he wants,
22:26 working on things, making things happen.
22:30 -To the body, mixing things up again, Chris.
22:33 Stay tall.
22:50 Stay tall.
22:52 -The pace in which Hot Rod has set
23:03 has been a tough one for the caveman to stay up with,
23:07 but he's looking to make it a gritty fight
23:09 right here, right now.
23:10 -It's been the jab and the defense.
23:12 I mean, Ellison really can't build on any kind of momentum.
23:15 He's not able to find the target.
23:17 He is close enough to land.
23:19 He's getting his head snap back from the jab.
23:22 -Had a jab quickly there,
23:24 but it was after a couple body shots thrown by Hot Rod.
23:29 -Stop!
23:31 -Now, those snapping shots from Kalaidzic all night long.
23:43 It's been the jab mostly,
23:44 but he's been picking it up with the right hands there.
23:46 He put one out.
23:47 He came back with a nice one-two over the top
23:49 as Ellison tried to circle out.
23:53 -Come on, man.
23:54 You good?
23:56 [ Applause ]
23:58 ♪♪
24:05 [ Whistle blows ]
24:07 ♪♪
24:14 ♪♪
24:21 [ Whistle blows ]
24:23 ♪♪
24:27 -Come on, coach. Get out.
24:29 ♪♪
24:31 [ Bell dings ]
24:33 ♪♪
24:38 -Round number 7.
24:42 Mike Goldberg, powerful partner,
24:44 former world champion Chris Algieri,
24:47 Kalaidzic, and Ellison.
24:50 -This one's scheduled for 10.
24:55 Hot Rod with a sizable advantage
24:59 numerically on the scorecards thus far.
25:03 -Yeah, Ellison game, but just, I mean,
25:09 the speed, the athleticism, the fundamentals.
25:15 -Ellison didn't start boxing until age 23.
25:20 Football, soccer as it is, didn't work, he said.
25:24 He also had 12 Thai boxing fights all in England,
25:28 so you can kind of relate --
25:30 you can relate to him and his trail towards boxing
25:35 as a professional career with that Thai background.
25:38 -Yeah, I mean, he only has 18 fights,
25:41 but he had those 12 in there.
25:43 -Yep. -And a guy, a 30-pro-fight veteran.
25:46 Gives you a better idea of why he's in there tonight.
25:52 -Yeah. -You know, the guy like Kalaidzic
25:55 with 29 fights.
25:57 -First fight since October 29th of last year for Ellison
26:02 when he defended that British Central Area title.
26:06 First fight since May 14th of last year
26:12 for Kalaidzic.
26:14 -Watch your way out of that.
26:23 Keep it in the front.
26:25 There you go.
26:26 -Sometimes getting away from it a little bit
26:29 to get back to the basics and rebuild isn't the worst thing.
26:33 And as you've mentioned multiple times, Chris,
26:35 we're seeing a much more disciplined Kalaidzic here
26:41 Ellison trying to put it on him, though, in round 7.
26:44 -Yeah, Kalaidzic -- Sorry, Ellison letting his hands go here.
26:48 Most sustained attack of the night for him.
26:52 I think Kalaidzic might have lost his mouthpiece.
26:55 Yep.
26:57 -Back in.
26:59 All right. All right.
27:01 Time in. Box!
27:03 -40 seconds.
27:05 -You know, from those two fights,
27:09 the Marcus Brown fight and the Archer-Bitterbeer fight,
27:12 I believe Kalaidzic understood
27:14 that he's gonna need to slow things down...
27:16 -Yeah.
27:17 -...in order to be successful at the highest level.
27:20 -And he's had finishes in his last two fights.
27:27 One in the first, one in the fourth.
27:31 This one looks to be headed towards round 8.
27:34 -See you in a second.
27:35 -Over the top for Ellison.
27:37 -Big overhand left from Ellison.
27:40 -For the bell.
27:42 -You know, this is where those game guys come on.
27:44 -Come on! -Yep.
27:45 -Cape Man's got some heavy hands at the end of round number 7.
27:48 [ Cheers and applause ]
27:51 -Best round we've seen from Mickey Ellison.
27:53 -Get in, son.
27:55 ♪♪
27:56 -Where's my feet?
27:58 ♪♪
28:04 [ Crowd chanting ]
28:07 ♪♪
28:12 -Here, we see a nice big jab from Kalaidzic
28:14 as he circles off the ropes and back to the center of the ring,
28:16 which is where he spent the majority of the fight tonight.
28:19 But he did get pinned along the ropes a little bit there
28:22 as Ellison put some pressure in that seventh round,
28:26 lands a cuffing right hand.
28:30 Not a damaging blow, but one of the --
28:33 -All this showing and taking the shot.
28:35 -One of the only landed punches in the last couple rounds
28:37 from Ellison. -Yeah.
28:38 And the corner immediately, Kalaidzic said,
28:41 "Where's the leg?"
28:42 So where's the movement that has worked so effectively
28:46 and he has been so efficient with thus far in this fight?
28:51 -Oh, yeah, he's controlled the space in the ring
28:53 by staying in the center of the ring.
28:55 Using his feet just like his coaches had said.
28:58 That last round, he went to the ropes a few times
29:00 and let Ellison get worked on.
29:03 -Now he's starting it out with some nasty jabs.
29:08 And a right-hander, too, to follow up.
29:12 -He's over on his shoulder.
29:13 -See, I saw some flashes there of the Kalaidzic defiability.
29:16 He smothered himself, jumping up with the shots,
29:19 falling in.
29:20 If he just stayed at a distance,
29:21 he might have been able to put some real hurt on Ellison there,
29:23 but instead, got tied up.
29:25 And now we're back in the center of the ring.
29:27 -We knew Ellison was coming here to fight,
29:37 looking to play the role of spoiler
29:41 here in Tampa, where Hot Rod has never lost.
29:48 -Man, double jab, 1-1-2.
29:51 Effective again for Kalaidzic.
29:54 -Ellison, he's one of those stubborn guys, man.
29:57 Ton of heart.
29:58 He's gritty.
29:59 He'll be in there.
30:00 You can jab him, breath, bust his nose all night long.
30:02 He's still gonna be in there trying to win the fight.
30:04 -Again, a big jab.
30:05 He said, "Expect a blistering performance
30:08 and the best version of himself."
30:11 And he's trying to come on late.
30:14 -Well, Kalaidzic has not allowed enough momentum.
30:18 -Right on cue, Chris.
30:23 -5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
30:30 Walk to me.
30:31 You want to continue?
30:32 All right.
30:34 -Just as we talked about momentum,
30:37 down goes Ellison.
30:39 And again, big right hand.
30:42 It is all over.
30:46 Radoboye Kalaidzic with the finish.
30:51 20th knockout of Hot Rod's professional career.
31:08 -Oh, it is over that.
31:10 Great.
31:12 It's out.
31:14 -You know, I mentioned early on that Ellison
31:16 fights like a tall guy.
31:17 He doesn't go underneath punches.
31:19 Here you see him get a little bit low
31:21 and gets cracked with the shot
31:23 as Kalaidzic drops the right hand over the top.
31:28 A lot of times tall guys hit harder from that position.
31:32 Ellison figured that out right there.
31:34 As Hot Rod drops the right hand and drops his man Ellison there,
31:37 he switches it to the uppercut.
31:39 Ellison doesn't see it,
31:40 and then it's a couple overhand rights.
31:42 And the referee had seen enough there in round number 9.
31:47 Hard to argue the stoppage.
31:49 Wasn't getting any better for Ellison.
31:51 He was game. He was tough.
31:52 He was coming in, still throwing hard shots,
31:54 but just different level tonight was Kalaidzic.
31:58 -And you saw a different Kalaidzic, didn't you, Chris?
32:00 -Absolutely, absolutely.
32:01 Way more calm, way more controlled, smarter,
32:07 defensively sound, sharper jab, set up his power punches better,
32:12 a lot less smothering of himself.
32:14 -To make it official, Beatriz Caliz.
32:19 -After 10 rounds of pure provokes,
32:22 this is the final decision.
32:24 [ Speaking Spanish ]
32:27 The official time, 1:55 of round number 8.
32:33 [ Speaking Spanish ]
32:36 And the winner by technical knockout,
32:41 [ Speaking Spanish ]
32:45 [ Cheers and applause ]
32:47 [ Speaking Spanish ]
32:51 [ Cheers and applause ]
32:54 [ Speaking Spanish ]
32:57 -WBA Continental North America Belt goes to Hot Rod
33:03 with the 8th round finish of the Brit Mickey Ellison.
33:11 From the start, that jab was a dangerous
33:17 and heavily utilized shot.