Abdul Razak Alhassan versus Jacob Malkounshowcased a matchup between two men looking to bounce back from disastrous knockout losses in their last fights. Those two defeats only last 48 seconds, combined.
To start the fight, Malkoun said no thanks to a striking battle with a power puncher and pushed to get an early takedown. The former welterweight Alhassan was able to get back to the feet, and looked to end it quick by slinging bombs. The technique didn’t work and he eventually was taken back down four more times. “Mamba” did not do much damage but surely won the round. Credit to “Judo Thunder” for never accepting a mat war and working to get back up every single time…