Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford Undercard Results: Mbilli-Martinez Steal The Show

The opening round was super intense as Mbilli and Martinez went blow for blow non-stop throughout the round. Mbilli was working the left hook to the body and head while Martinez countered with the straight right and the right hook. It was a great way to start the fight. The second round was equally intense as Mbilli was ripping left and right hooks to the body. Martinez was firing back with left and right uppercuts, but Mbilli kept firing back. It appeared that Mbilli was getting the best of the exchanges throughout the round.

In the third round, Mbilli kept the pressure, using left hooks to the body and then to the head. There were moments where Martinez was temporarily buzzed, but then he would come back with uppercuts and body shots that pushed Mbilli on his back foot. In the fourth round, both fighters took a breather, but even then, Mbilli was landing short right hands that had Martinez buzzed a bit. Martinez was trying to get through the high guard of Mbilli, but he wasn’t as successful as he was in the rounds prior.

Martinez came right back in the fifth and had Mbilli on his back foot. Left and right hooks for Martinez had Mbilli resetting quite often throughout the round. Mbilli, however, kept his offensive motor going but missed more than he connected in this round.

Rounds six through ten were identical, with Martinez, in spots, getting the best of Mbilli, but then Mbilli would return with a four-punch combination to the body and head of Martinez. This was no “Tom & Jerry” fight as Mbilli and Martinez left it all in the ring.

Mohammed Alakel Earns Unanimous Decision In Canelo-Crawford Opener

Before he goes to Army boot camp in two weeks, lightweight prospect Mohammed Alakel  (5-1, 1 KO) earned a unanimous decision over Travis Crawford (7-5, 2 KOs). The judges saw this one 99-91, 98-92 & 98-91 all for Alakel as he earns a solid win to open up the huge Netflix card in Las Vegas, NV.