10-9 Pavlovich (20-18 Pavlovich) Rozenstruik can have this kind of effect on opponents sometimes, it seems. Overall, Pavlovich returns to the win column after back-to-back losses to Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov.Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Low kicks land for each early. Nice jab from Abdelwahab stings Pogues before a […]
10-9 Pavlovich (20-18 Pavlovich)
Rozenstruik can have this kind of effect on opponents sometimes, it seems. Overall, Pavlovich returns to the win column after back-to-back losses to Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov.Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Low kicks land for each early. Nice jab from Abdelwahab stings Pogues before a right hand. Abdelwahab initiates over-under clinch and trips Pogues to the ground. Abdelwahab starts peppering punches into Pogues while controlling him on all fours. Pogues stands, and they break apart. Abdelwahab’s right hand gets through again. A hard leg kick lands for Abdelwahab. Pogues returns fire, landing a right straight behind it followed by another outside leg kick. Pogues lands a nice jab and right straight in succession. Abdelwahab gets one back in a brief exchange. A double jab connects for Pogues. Pretty close round, but Pogues took over after the takedown.Terrance McKinney (-500) def. Damir Hadzovic (+360)
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Well that fight certainly happened. I think? Anyway, moving on…Well that fight certainly happened. I think? Anyway, moving on…10-9 Page