MMA Combating has Spence vs. Crawford outcomes reside for the Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford struggle card on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night time.
When the principle occasion begins round 11 p.m. ET on PPV.com, take a look at our Spence vs. Crawford reside round-by-round updates for our reside weblog of the principle occasion. It’s going to for the undisputed welterweight championship.
Errol Spence (28-0, 22 knockouts) is the present WBC, IBF and WBA welterweight champion. He hasn’t fought since a knockout win over Yordenis Ugas on April 16, 2022.
Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 knockouts) is the present WBO welterweight champion. He defeated David Avanesyan through sixth-round knockout in his final outing this previous December.
Get Spence vs. Crawford outcomes for the undercard under.
Tonight’s card begins with a 10-round bout between tremendous welterweights Sergio Garcia and Yoenis Tellez.
Sergio Garcia vs. Yoenis Tellez
Spherical 1: Tellez working the jab and he slips a hook round Garcia’s protection. The much-more skilled Garcia lands a brief proper off a clinch. Tellez goes body-head, however Garcia retains the protection excessive and tight. Referee has to warn Garcia about rabbit punches within the clinch. Garcia scores with a proper to the physique. There’s a 1-2 for Tellez. He avoids a Garcia uppercut. Garcia retains coming ahead with Tellez jabbing away. They commerce physique photographs. Tellez utilizing that head motion to keep away from heavy photographs. Proper by Garcia as he pressures Tellez towards the ropes. Good first spherical for each fighters.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Tellez.
Spherical 2: Tellez opens with a looping proper, his offense already wanting extra adventurous. Garcia occur to remain in shut as he scores with an uppercut. Tellez mixes in some sharp physique work. Garcia throwing straight photographs the physique, there’s a proper hand up high for him. Garcia is touchdown with combos. Again to the physique for Tellez. They’re buying and selling as Garcia marches ahead. Tellez’s fingers are low and he retains getting tagged whilst he lands punches of his personal. Good trade to shut the spherical.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Garcia. Total, 19-19.
Spherical 3: Tellez with a mix that Garcia simply eats. Garcia pops Tellez’s head again with an uppercut. Good 1-2 by Tellez. Garcia throwing that uppercut each time Tellez assaults the physique. Whoa, proper hand from Tellez simply freezes Garcia, however he solely squats with out falling. As Garcia straightens up, he eats one other arduous shot and there’s the knockdown. Garcia solutions the rely, however he’s in huge bother. Tellez pours it on and it’s not getting any higher for Garcia. The referee has to step in.
Official outcome: Sergio Garcia def. Yoenis Tellez through third-round TKO (2:02)
Up subsequent, the embellished Nonito Donaire takes on Alejandro Santiago for a vacant WBC bantamweight title.
Nonito Donaire vs. Alejandro Santiago
Spherical 1: Each males firing from distance. Donaire working to chop off Santiago, who’s sticking together with his jab as he circles. Good counter left by Donaire. Santiago goes the physique however absorbs one other counter. Santiago doubles up on his jab and connects. Overhand proper by Santiago. Good left hook by Santiago as Donaire connects to the physique.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago.
Spherical 2: Donaire monitoring the youthful Santiago, however having problem getting previous that jab. Counter left from Donaire connects. He advances with a mix. Good head motion from Donaire as he lands to the physique. Santiago scores with a jab after a decent trade. Glancing proper by Donaire. Counter left by Donaire up high. Santiago throwing heavy hooks, he connects with a stiff one to the physique.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Donaire. Total, 19-19.
Spherical 3: Donaire advances, however Santiago pops him with a fast straight left. Lead overhand proper for Santiago. He backs Donaire up and places on the stress. Donaire blasts him with a proper hand and there’s a reduce on Santiago’s face as he’s staggered. Santiago again on the offense with a lead uppercut. Donaire simply misses with a left uppercut. Proper hand catches Santiago. Counter left scores for Donaire. Huge spherical for the previous champion.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Donaire. Total, 29-28 Donaire.
Spherical 4: Donaire opens with jab stress. Santiago letting his proper hand fly freely, however he’s falling simply wanting connecting with energy. Nice jab work from Santiago. Santiago advances right into a counter left from Donaire. They commerce jabs. Donaire with a fast left to the physique. Each proceed to attach with stiff jabs. Step in left from Santiago. Donaire ends the spherical with a proper to the chin.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 38-38.
Spherical 5: Donaire blocks an uppercut and catches Santiago with a left. Left jab backs Santiago up. Santiago with a proper hand, Donaire goes to the physique to sluggish him down. Santiago’s jab nonetheless efficient. Proper hand for Donaire. Santiago with a left hook, the precise follow-up is blocked. Donaire to the physique. Santiago rips Donaire with a slick combo. Good quick uppercut by Santiago, then he lands a left down the pipe. One other good mixture from Santiago to shut the spherical.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 48-47 Santiago.
Spherical 6: Santiago advances together with his left hook. He’s on the hunt on this spherical. These combos are flowing for Santiago. Donaire appears to be like like he’s ready for a gap to land an influence shot. Good jab by Donaire. They’re caught in a jab duel proper now. Santiago pushes Donaire to the ropes and scores to the physique whereas making Donaire miss. Laborious rip to the physique by Donaire. Shut exchanges as we head into the second half of the struggle.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 58-56 Santiago.
Spherical 7: Santiago’s pace benefit taking part in out right here and Donaire has to shell as much as defend towards a pointy mixture. Reduce opens up over Santiago’s left eye after a conflict of heads. Donaire sitting down on that jab, however he can’t comply with up with a lot. Counter jab by Santiago. Two arduous punches join for Santiago. Good lengthy jab from Santiago. He scores with an uppercut to Donaire’s physique.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 68-65 Santiago.
Spherical 8: Proper hand lands for Santiago as they clinch. Donaire hits a counter left. Lead left hook by Santiago and he reveals stunning footwork avoiding a counter. Santiago lands one other mixture. Double jab scores for Donaire. Left hook by Santiago. He fires a proper down the center. Santiago mixing in physique punches and he’s pulling away with this struggle. One other arduous left lands for Santiago.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 78-74 Santiago.
Spherical 9: Santiago pokes the physique. He’s main the dance early on this spherical… or was earlier than Donaire clipped him with a proper. Santiago pokes the physique once more. Proper hand arduous throughout Donaire’s chin. There’s a giant left from Donaire. These two are scrapping. Santiago breaks Donaire’s protection down with a hesitation mixture. They commerce jabs. Santiago sticking Donaire as he circles. Donaire connects with a proper. Santiago unloads with 15 seconds left to place an exclamation level on an thrilling spherical.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 88-83 Santiago.
Spherical 10: Santiago controlling the space together with his jab. There’s one other Santiago mixture. Donaire walks Santiago down however he can’t get a bead on him. Santiago out and in with the jab. Santiago goes body-head. Proper cross by Santiago. Laborious jab by Donaire. Santiago caps off a fast combo with a clear proper.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 98-92 Santiago.
Spherical 11: Santiago jabs the physique. Counter left by Donaire and Santiago felt that one. Donaire lands a proper, however Santiago is true there with him and he solutions with a looping punch. Santiago maintains the amount benefit. Santiago jabs away as Donaire journeys himself up. Santiago has set a tough tempo for Donaire to maintain up. Santiago ends the spherical with a flurry.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 108-101 Santiago.
Spherical 12: Santiago staying busy and Donaire is chasing him now. Donaire hasn’t had any luck discovering the vary within the second half of this struggle. Glancing proper from Donaire, Santiago fires again with an uppercut. Counter left lands for Santiago. Glancing proper fromt he circling Santiago. Donaire nonetheless throwing, however Santiago’s counters are sharp and he’s a step forward. Jab from Santiago on an advancing Donaire. Santiago retains the punches coming with time ticking away.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Santiago. Total, 118-110 Santiago.
Official outcome: Alejandro Santiago def. Nonito Donaire through unanimous resolution (115-113, 116-112, 116-112)
Up subsequent, the co-main occasion between lightweights Isaac Cruz and Giovanni Cabrera.
Isaac Cruz vs. Giovanni Cabrera
Spherical 1: Referee Thomas Taylor overseeing this one. Cruz staying low as he appears to be like to get previous Cabrera’s jab. Cabrera circling the ring with a wide-open stance. Cabrera bouncing his jab off of Cruz’s gloves. There’s a left from Cabrera main right into a clinch. Counter proper by Cabrera. Fast proper to the physique by Cabrera. Cruz with a few physique photographs. Lead left by Cruz connects. Not so much to attain after three minutes.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cabrera.
Spherical 2: Cruz tags Cabrera with just a few punches to open Spherical 2. Cabrera utilizing his left hand to maintain Cruz at vary. Lead left by Cruz. Cabrera pokes by means of Cruz’s defenses and avoids a few counters. Cabrera connects with an uppercut. Counter proper from Cruz connects. Cabrera shifting properly to keep away from being cornered.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cabrera. Total, 20-18 Cabrera.
Spherical 3: Cruz lands a great proper to the physique as he continues to chase Cabrera. Cabrera reaching out and touching Cruz with that lengthy proper hand. He’s actually simply swatting at Cruz. Uppercut for Cabrera. Cruz with a glancing left. Cruz rifling in photographs to the physique as Cabrera tries to tie him up. Referee warns Cabrera about holding. Fast proper by Cabrera as he circles out of the nook. Cruz having a ton of bother closing the space by means of the primary three rounds.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cabrera. Total, 30-27 Cabrera.
Spherical 4: Cabrera circling and jabbing. Cruz doing his finest to land something off of the clinches. There’s an uppercut to the physique by Cruz. Cabrera jabs to the physique. He’s probing with the left hand. Neither fighter managing a lot sustained offense. Laborious left by Cruz will get Cabrera’s consideration. There’s one other one, Cabrera not seeing it properly.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cruz. Total, 39-37 Cabrera.
Spherical 5: Cruz connects to the physique, then fires one excessive. Proper hand from Cabrera scores. Cruz having success now when Cabrera comes ahead. Cruz works the physique. Sharp counter left by Cabrera. Cruz wins a jab trade. Huge proper by Cruz. He’s making this one ugly and Cabrera isn’t having a great time this spherical. Cruz warned a few headbutt. He’s head-hunting because the bell rings.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cruz. Total, 48-47 Cabrera.
Spherical 6: Cabrera slightly busier to start out this spherical, however he can’t maintain Cruz off of him. Cruz making the most of Cabrera’s fingers being low. Cruz throws a proper to the physique. One other physique shot is adopted by a left hand on the button. That left hand is getting by means of each time and now there’s a proper that Cabrera eats. Cruz attempting to find a knockout, however Cabrera’s chin is holding up for now. Physique shot by Cruz. Referee requires time to allow them to repair Cabrera’s tape. Cruz with a physique shot on the reset.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cruz. Total, 57-57.
Spherical 7: Cruz steps ahead and blasts Cabrera with a proper. He follows with one other. Cabrera taking part in with fireplace consuming these punches. Cruz going to the physique to maintain Cabrera guessing. Cabrera retains that jab in Cruz’s face, however Cruz is timing a counter off of them each time. There’s a fast combo for Cabrera. Cabrera scoring with Cruz towards the ropes. Cruz places a cease to that with one other arduous counter punch. Cruz blocks a three-punch combo. Cabrera goes again to the physique. Sturdy end by Cabrera.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cruz. Total, 67-66 Cruz.
Spherical 8: Cabrera opens with a left hand. Huge proper by Cruz. Cabrera taking his time with Cruz within the nook. Cabrera not pulling the set off although. Overhand proper scores for Cruz. Referee warns Cruz a few headbutt once more. Extra energy punches from Cabrera who appears to be like like he’s truly dodging into a few of them. Cruz continues to land and Cabrera is retaining his composure at the least.
MMA Combating scores the spherical 10-9, Cruz. Total, 77-75 Cruz.
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