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Canelo vs. Mbilli took place Oct. 31 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Canelo Alvarez (64-3-2) and Christian Mbilli (29-1-1) squared off in the main event. The fight aired live on DAZN pay-per-view.
Official result: Canelo Alvarez def. Christian Mbilli via unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 117-110)
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Lots of movement from both men as they angle to take control of the center of the ring. Mbilli flicking out jabs, Canelo nearly catches him with a counter right. Canelo dodges out of the way of a body shot. He doubles up on the jab, neither fighter landing anything of note yet. There’s a counter jab by Canelo that scores. Mbilli lands a left to the body, referee warns him of a potential low blow. Jab from Mbilli. Better jab from Canelo. Mbilli with pressure in the corner, Canelo defending well. Mbilli upping the volume, this is his path to victory even if he’s catching a lot of arm and glove. Not much to score there, slight edge to the challenger.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo.
Canelo patiently jabbing at Mbilli’s defense. Mbilli with a lot of side-to-side movement. Can he keep that pace for another 11 rounds? Left hook by Canelo sets up a straight right. Mbilli answers with a jab and a few straight punches. Right hook from Canelo gets around Mbilli’s guard. Mbilli answers with a flurry, not sure how much is scoring. Canelo hits the body and dodges away from a counter. Mbilli pressing forward to close out the round, he lands a right, but eats a body shot. Good right from Mbilli before the round ends.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 20-18 Canelo.
Mbilli starting quick with jabs to the body. Close exchange as both fighters show good defense. Canelo hits the body, Mbilli’s counters are wide. More corner pressure from Mbilli. Canelo rips the body. Mbilli is busy, he could be winning over the judges with sheer activity. Canelo waves Mbilli on, dropping the gloves as he dares Mbilli to come forward. Both fighters miss with big punches. Short uppercut by Canelo.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 29-28 Canelo.
Mbilli doing good work when he has Canelo in the corner, but he’s rightfully respectful of Canelo’s power. You can see Canelo priming that right hand. Mbilli pressing forward with straight punches. Canelo with a right hand. He’s controlling the ring well, but Mbilli with a major advantage in volume, as expected. He clips a circling Canelo’s body. Mbilli lands on the body and again follows with straight punches. Great activity level from the champion.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 38-38.
Mbilli lands a jab as Canelo advances. Canelo showing more urgency here. Counter left by Canelo. Mbilli with good pressure, but he can’t quite get into effective range. Canelo with a hard right to the body. He goes to the body again, that’s been working. Mbilli getting a little desperate with some of these counters. Canelo complains about getting hit in the back of the head, referee warns Mbilli but also tells Canelo he’s ducking his head down. Mbilli throwing punches with Canelo on the ropes. It’s not all getting through, but some if it is definitely getting through.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 48-47 Mbilli.
Canelo letting his hands go, Mbilli with great defense. Sweet combo by Mbilli off of the ropes. Mbilli walks forward with an overhand right. Mbilli not having as much success powering through Canelo’s defense in this round. Mbilli staying busy and an uppercut gets through. Canelo with a right uppercut followed by a straight right. Edge to Canelo’s accuracy in this round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 57-57.
Canelo letting his hands go, Mbilli with great defense. Sweet combo by Mbilli off of the ropes. Mbilli walks forward with an overhand right. Mbilli not having as much success powering through Canelo’s defense in this round. Mbilli staying busy and an uppercut gets through. Canelo with a right uppercut followed by a straight right. Edge to Canelo’s accuracy in this round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 57-57.
Mbilli back on his jab. He shrugs off a Canelo tie-up, he wants to push the pace. Mbilli just non-stop, he’s always throwing something. Canelo not taking the bait. He pops Mbilli with a jab. Mbilli slowing down just a touch. Canelo making Mbilli hesitate. Canelo turtling up in the corner, he’s not letting Mbilli through his guard. Mbilli tries to mix it up, but eats an uppercut for his troubles. One of the biggest punches of the fight, strong round for Canelo.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 67-66 Canelo.
Canelo confident with his jab. Now it’s Canelo who looks to be the busier and more active fighter. Mbilli throwing without much impact, Canelo immediately answers with a trio of hooks. Mbilli to the body, but again he absorbs an uppercut. Mbilli lands a jab. He follows with a couple of hard rights. Canelo lands a combination. He’s not showing Mbilli much respect now. Canelo just walking away from him at times, almost bored. Mbilli with pressure to close the round, but he lands a clear clubbing punch to the back of Canelo’s head. And Afu takes a point.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Canelo. Overall, 77-74 Canelo.
Mbilli ups the volume again, but is being far too predictable. Canelo looks relaxed as he fights off of the ropes and out of the corner. Mbilli working the body well. He’s not landing anything significant, but Canelo kind of coasting through this one. Two clean jabs from Canelo. Mbilli sticking with the body work. Canelo narrowly misses with an uppercut. Canelo lands a right hand.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 86-84 Canelo.
Canelo pumping that jab in. Good counter left from Mbilli. Canelo just zinging that jab, Mbilli can’t sort it out. Mbilli not looking like he has a lot of answers right now. Canelo counters to the body, then slices through Mbilli’s guard with more jabs. The champion tries to push the pace to end the round, but Canelo looks unbothered.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 96-93 Canelo.
The fighters have settled into a rhythm with two rounds to go and it’s not a good one for Mbilli. Canelo tags him with a couple of right hooks, then a pair of jabs for good measure. Mbilli scores to the body. Nice left hook by Mbilli. Canelo might want to throw a punch in this round, though he’s probably confident he’s up. Mbilli mixing it up to the body and head. Nice right by Mbilli to close the round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 105-103 Canelo.
Mbilli answers a jab with a lunging right that surprisingly connects. Canelo pushing forward now, his jab is money. Mbilli with corner pressure, Canelo clinches and gets out of there. Big right hand by Mbilli, then another. Not sure why he backed off there. Canelo telling Mbilli to bring it on with less than a minute to go, but Mbilli keeps his distance. Disappointing. Stiff counter left by Canelo. Mbilli turning it up, but not enough. Right hand from Canelo wobbles Mbilli. That should seal the deal for Canelo.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Canelo. Overall, 115-112 Canelo.
