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Watch Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Sunday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.

Crawford vs. Madrimov took place Aug. 4 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. Terance Crawford (41-0) and Israil Madrimov (10-1-1) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN and PPV.com.

Official result: Terence Crawford defeats Israil Madrimiov via UD 116-112, 115-113, 115-113.

Catch all the video highlights below.

For more on Crawford vs. Madrimov, check out the live blog below.

Round 1: They touch ‘em up and we’re off. Crawford opens by switching stances and snapping off a left hook. Madrimov backs him up into the corner then resets. Madrimov jabs to the body. Crawford does the same. Plenty of caution being shown from both men as they download information off one another. Crawford chucks off a right, Madrimov answers with a counter. Crawford connects on combination at the bell. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford.

Round 2: Madrimov takes the center of the ring, Crawford circles and paws out his jab. Crawford moves left and doubles up his jab. Madrimov blocks a one-two. Madrimov is doing a stellar job at cutting off the ring so far. Two right hands from Madrimov find a home on Crawford. The crowd is getting a little restless already. Madrimov lunges into a right hand that misses. Crawford jabs to the body. Right hand by Madrimov. These are close, close rounds. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Madrimov. (19-19 overall.)

Round 3: They meet in the center and Crawford fires off a right hand. Three-punch combination from Crawford. He goes back to the right hand. Crawford doubles up his jab but eats a counter from Madrimov. Madrimov is playing a patient game. Crawford snaps off another right hand. Madrimov lands a right hand, but Crawford answers back with a nice uppercut. Crawford repeatedly paws out his right hand as the crowd murmurs in distress. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (29-28 Crawford.)

Round 4: Quick right hand from Crawford. He lunges inside and goes head-body. Madrimov eats a jab. Crawford just misses with a one-two. Crawford peppers Madrimov with short right hands. Madrimov answers with a few rights of his own. Crawford smacks him to the body. Oh, nasty left hand to the jaw by Crawford. Madrimov dives into the clinch. One-two from Crawford. He’s blazing fast right now. Madrimov shakes out his arms and walks Crawford into the ropes, jabbing to the body. Slick right hand by Madrimov but Crawford fires back with an uppercut. Crawford eats a right hand. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (39-37 Crawford.)

Round 5: Madrimov comes out aggressive, firing right hands. Madrimov pushes the pace and goes to the body. Crawford flurries in response. Madrimov goes over the top with his left only to get smacked with a one-two by Crawford. Things are starting to heat up. Crawford pops off a few jabs to measure distance. Oh, Crawford goes down but that appeared to be a trip. Yep, Madrimov hit him with a glancing blow but that was definitely a trip. We’re back. Madrimov loads up for an overhand right then sneaks an uppercut into Crawford’s chin. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Madrimov. (48-47 Crawford.)

Round 6: Feints galore coming from Madrimov right now. Madrimov leads with his jab and walks Crawford to the ropes. Crawford answers with a flurry. He sneaks a left hand past Madrimov’s guard. Right hand from Madrimov, Crawford throws out a combination. There appears to be a mouse developing under Crawford’s right eye. Madrimov whiffs on a big overhand. Madrimov lunges into an uppercut, Crawford ties up. Nasty body work by Crawford to close out the round. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Madrimov. (57-57 overall.)

Round 7: Some scattered boos start to rain down from the crowd. Madrimov marches him into the ropes but can’t do anything with it. Lots of feinting and circling in this round. Slick counter by Madrimov. Now the boos are really picking up. Crawford goes one-two. Another combination by Crawford. He slams a left hand into Madrimov. Not much happening in that round but Crawford stole it at the end. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (67-66 Crawford.)

Round 8: Madrimov’s trainer is begging for combinations. Crawford triples up on his jab. Madrimov feints and feints and feints. He is not respecting his corner’s wishes. Crawford fires off another jab. More boos. This is officially a bad fight so far. Madrimov connects with a pair of right hands and that draws a reaction from Crawford. Nice exchange in the center of the ring. Crawford tries to sneak in a shovel hook right hand. Madrimov smacks Crawford with a slick overhand right. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Madrimov. (76-76 Madrimov.)

Round 9: This is an extremely difficult fight to score with the lack of action. Crawford circles and flurries as Madrimov nearly falls out of the ropes. They reset in the center of the ring. Big left hand misses for Madrimov, but he finds a home with a follow-up right. Crawford circles to the right and pumps his jab. Crawford eats a one-two. Stiff counter left connects on the chin for Madrimov. This is easily his best round. Crawford goes back to his jab. More circling and jabbing for Crawford. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Madrimov. (86-85 Madrimov.)

Round 10: Crawford comes out firing to the body. Slick uppercut by Crawford. He grins after that one. Madrimov eats a right hand. Monster right hand from Crawford just misses its mark. One-two from Crawford. Madrimov slams a right hand through the guard. Crawford shakes his head. Another right connects for Madrimov. Crawford stays in his face and doubles up his jab. Big exchange from both men. Man, this is tense. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (95-95 overall.)

Round 11: Madrimov storms out aggressive. Lots of feints and left hands coming from the champ right now. Crawford flurries and clinches. One-two from Crawford. Crawford puts together a slick three-punch combination, but Madrimov answers with a right hand that finds its mark. Crawford sneaks in a nice uppercut during a flurry. Madrimov pitches a right to the midsection. Huge counter left uppercut from Crawford! That was the best shot of the round. Madrimov clinches. Madrimov barely misses with a lunging left. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Crawford. (105-104 Crawford.)

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It’s always an impressive knockout when you get Conor McGregor’s attention.

That’s exactly what Josh Dyer delivered on Saturday night after he demolished William Albrecht with a stunning right hook that sent him flying face first into the canvas.

It was a wild exchange with both fighters just launching bombs with Albrecht charging forward but it was a vicious right from Dyer that twisted his head around and sent him to the ground in a heap.

Replays showed the punch landing clean on the jaw as Albrecht’s eyes roll back before he falls face first to the canvas.

Seated next to BKFC founder David Feldman, McGregor jumped out of his seat in reaction to Dyer’s unbelievable knockout.

The win moved Dyer to 4-1 inside the BKFC ring but perhaps more importantly, he got a knockout that impressed McGregor and that’s even bigger now that he owns a piece of the bare-knuckle company.

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The UFC octagon was at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.  The fight card was headlined by a bantamweight fight between second-ranked Cory Sandhagen and undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov.

Sandhagen (17-4) entered the fight riding a three-fight winning streak. Nurmagomedov (17-0) hadn’t tasted defeat and had finished three of his five UFC opponents. Ranked 10th in the division, Nurmagomedov had the opportunity to pick up the biggest win of his career.

Sandhagen pressed forward.  They exchanged leg kicks and Nurmagomedov grabbed a leg and went for a single-leg takedown.  He took Sandhagen’s back.  Sandhagen escaped the position and circled free.  Nurmagomedov connected with a left hand.  Nurmagomedov looked for another takedown but Sandhagen remained standing.  Sandhagen switched stances and they exchanged leg kicks.  Sandhagen looked comfortable.  He delivered a hard leg kick and then went to the body with a left hand.  Nurmagomedov secured a takedown with 20 seconds left on the clock.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Sandhagen.  

 Nurmagomedov landed first in the second round with a kick to the body.  They exchanged legs kicks and Nurmagomedov looked to get the fight to the ground.  He got behind Sandhagen but Sandhagen broke free and connected with a left hand.  Sandhagen was dictating the pace.  They traded leg kicks.  Sandhagen went to the body and Nurmagomedov answered with a hard leg kick.  Sandhagen connected with a counter left hand.  Nurmagomedov caught a kick and took Sandhagen down.  He trapped an arm.  Sandhagen scrambled and stood.  He turned and got free.  Nurmagomedov tried to trip him but Sandhagen got to his feet.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Nurmagomedov.  

Sandhagen pressed forward in the third.  Nurmagomedov checked a leg kick.  The pace slowed a bit.  Both fighters continued to deliver leg kicks.  With two minutes remaining, Nurmagomedov took Sandhagen down.  Sandhagen broke the grip and escaped the position.  Nurmagomedov connected with a right hand.  Nurmagomedov landed to the body with a right hand.  He landed a left hand to the body and took Sandhagen down.  He took Sandhagen’s back.  Sandhagen rolled and the round ended.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Nurmagomedov.  

Sandhagen inched forward.  Nurmagomedov landed a leg kick.  Sandhagen responded with a jab.  Nurmagomedov landed a leg kick and Sandhagen countered with a left hook.  Sandhagen was more aggressive in the fourth.  Nurmagomedov connected with a right hand.  He followed up with a combination.  Sandhagen responded with a left hand.  Nurmagomedov answered with a counter combination.  Sandhagen went to the body with a left hand.  They exchanged kicks to the body.  

Sandhagen connected with an uppercut and Nurmagomedov responded with a combination.  Nurmagomedov changed levels and took Sandhagen down late in the round.  Sandhagen rolled and the round ended.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Nurmagomedov.

They exchanged leg kicks.  Sandhagen briefly looked for a takedown.  Nurmagomedov moved away.  Nurmagomedov connected with a counter left hand followed by a body kick.  Nurmagomedov began pressing forward.  He took Sandhagen down.  For the first time in the fight, Nurmagomedov was able to control Sandhagen on the ground.  Sandhagen delivered elbows from the bottom.  He tried to scramble but Nurmagomedov maintained top position.  He delivered a few short punches before the round ended.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Nurmagomedov.   

The judges scored the fight for Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision.  The scorecards read 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46.

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It’s really not hard to understand why some fight fans are excited about Shara Magomedov.

First and foremost, his name ends in “Ov.” If you haven’t noticed, Dagestani fighters have been running the board for a while now, and bettors have picked up on the trend. Add in a unique look and undefeated record, and baby, you’ve got a bonafide hype train picking up steam. Three fights into his UFC career, Magomedov believers are justified so far, as he’s largely trounced a trio of reasonably solid opponents.

The problem is that Magomedov simultaneously looks vulnerable. He’s fought in the Octagon for nearly 45 minutes, and yet it’s difficult to have a confident read on his potential and overall ceiling at 185-pounds. He’s shown moments of greatness and plenty of strange holes in his game, which makes for an interesting dynamic.

Let’s start with the positive: pace. Middleweight is a division infamous for fatigued fighters. Now, the average cardio of the average Middleweight is not worse than the bigger men of Heavyweight or 205-pounds, but those lads tend to knock each other out more often. Middleweight seems to be the perfect mix of athletes too large to fight hard for 15 minutes yet not powerful enough to stop each other, which is why the division is known for putting on absolute slogs.

Magomedov is a clear-cut exception. He fights a brutally exhausting style — running around and blasting power kicks is the opposite of efficient — and keeps it up. Sure, he’s a bit tired in round three, but as Michal Oleksiejczuk found out the hard way, eating 70 hard kicks in the first two rounds doesn’t leave his opponents feeling fresh as a daisy either.

The other big positive on display in this fight was offensive variety. When Oleksiejczuk correctly tried to press his way into the pocket — and Oleksiejczuk is actually quite good at this game plan, which gives bonus points to the idea that Magomedov is legit — Magomedov met his advantages with cutting elbows and hard knees. The Polish boxer is a gamer, but he ended up sliced up and worn down from Magomedov’s attritional offense.

That’s really good tactics, and it felt like a strategy that could work against many talented Middleweight strikers.

Unfortunately, Magomedov has obvious holes in his footwork. He ended up on the fence a lot, and his answer every time was to circle off to his own left. Avoiding Oleksiejczuk’s power left hand is great, but had the Southpaw closed the door with his right hook at all, Magomedov would’ve walked right into it.

We just saw a champion lose his title because of poor cage position, and it’ll happen to “Bullet” at some point too if he doesn’t fix the issue.

Then, there’s the more complicated issue that Magomedov’s grappling is simply not good. Oleksiejczuk routinely gets submitted because his own grappling is mediocre, and he was still able to take down and threaten Magomedov. Put the Russian in the cage opposite an actually good wrestler/grappler, and he might not last long enough to enjoy his cardio advantage.

It’s a unique dynamic. Magomedov clearly has special attributes that separate him from the Middleweight pack. If honed correctly, he really could be a player in the title mix. At the same time, he still has flaws that could cost him fights against even unranked opposition. His hype train could sail to the moon or explode in his next match up.

If nothing else, his chaos is an injection of fun into the 185-pound division, which is always a positive.

For complete UFC Abu Dhabi: “Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov” results and play-by-play, click HERE!

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Fresh off his latest finish, Steve Garcia returns to action on short notice for a fight against Kyle Nelson at UFC Vegas 97, which takes place on Sept. 7 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Garcia replaces veteran featherweight Calvin Kattar, who was forced off the card for undisclosed reasons. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting with bout agreements issued for the new matchup.

With four straight finishes on his resume, Garcia has quickly become must see TV whenever he fights with his last victory coming in stunning fashion over Seung Woo Choi in July, which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus. Overall, Garcia sports a 5-2 record in the UFC with all five of his wins coming by knockout.

As for Nelson, he comes into the fight off three wins in a row including his first-round knockout over Bill Algeo back in March. Nelson faced some struggles when he first arrived in the UFC but he got his footing under him to finally rattle off a trio of wins in his most recent performances.

Nelson vs. Garcia joins a lineup headlined by one-time welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns clashing with noted grappler Sean Brady in the five-round main event.

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