PHILADELPHIA — It didn’t deliver the knockout ending we expected but it was pretty darn fun to watch, in the first half. In front of a raucous crowd at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena, Amir Mansour defeated Joey Dawejko by unanimous decision. Mansour, leaner than we’ve seen in the ring in recent years (dropping reportedly 20+ pounds), engaged early and moved well while Dawejko relied on power punching to carry him to victory. With accidental head butts drawing blood from both fighters in the early rounds (Mansour in round 2, Dawejko in round 3) the promise of action and fury transformed the brawl into a scrappy duel with select moments of action for he remainder of the...
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