Canelo vs. Crawford Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

MMA Fighting has Canelo vs. Crawford results live for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight card at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 12:30 a.m. ET, check out our Canelo vs Crawford live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Canelo Alvarez tries to hand Terence Crawford his first career loss and retain his undisputed super middleweight title.

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Main Card

Terence Crawford def. Canelo Alvarez via UD (116-112, 115-113 x2) (live blog) | Highlights

Callum Walsh def. Fernando Vargas Jr. via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 100-90)

Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez ends in a split draw (97-93 Martinez, 96-94 Mbilli, 95-95)

Mohammed Alakel def. Travis Crawford via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 98-92)

Prelims

Brandon Adams def. Serhii Bohachuk via unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92, 98-92)

Jermaine Franklin def. Ivan Dychko via unanimous decision (96-93, 95-94, 97-92)

Reito Tsutsumi def. Javier Martinez via TKO (R1, 2:18)

Sultan Almohammed def. Martin Caraballo via unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

Raiko Santana def. Steven Nelson via TKO (R1, 2:38)

Marco Verde def. Sona Akale via TKO (R4, 1:11)

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Mohammed Alakel vs. Travis Crawford

Round 1: Alakal with a right hand over the top out of the gate, he follows with an aggressive jab. He’s putting a lot of pressure on Crawford. Crawford aiming to counter with body work, but Alakel’s length giving him problems. Alakal tagging Crawford from distance. Alakel’s jab is on point so far. He adds a body punch and then another overhand right. Crawford struggling to match Alakel’s output. He attacks the body, but Alakel doing a great job of sticking and moving. Clean start for Alakel.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel.

Round 2: Crawford looking to start fast. Alakel quickly resets the distance with that jab. Crawford not deterred, he takes a few punches to get in, only for Alakel to circle out of trouble. Good body-head combo from Crawford. He’s having more success here, but Alakel is matching his pace. Alakel connects with a right. Crawford to the body, then a right that catches Alakel’s chin. Crawford bringing the pressure now. Another right scores for Crawford. Alakel cracks him with an uppercut. This round is up for grabs with a minute to go. Crawford to the body, Alakel responds with a body shot of his own. Glancing left by Alakel. Crawford working his jab now. Hard body rip from Alakel. Competitive round, great work from both fighters.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Crawford. Overall, 19-19.

Round 3: Crawford goes to the body, Alakel backs him up with a long punch. Sharp head movement from Alakel to avoid punches as Crawford advances. Alakel with punches down the middle. He’s making Crawford miss now, Crawford needs to adjust. Alakel consistently scoring with straight punches. Right uppercut from Alakel. Crawford sneaks in a left. He pressures Alakel in the corner, Alakel with a counter to slip out. Left hook from Crawford.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 29-28 Alakel.

Round 4: Early clinch, then it’s back to fighting from distance, Alakel taking the advantage. Crawford pawing with the left, Alakel just out of reach. Lead hook from Alakel clips Crawford as he steps in. Crawford sticks the jab in Alake’s face. Four-punch combo from Alakel backs Crawford off. Accuracy and volume are still in Alakel’s favor. Stick and move, that’s the game plan for Alakel and it’s working. Alakel scores with another combination. An Alakel right splits Crawford’s defense. Crawford to the body, but he can’t string much together as Alakel circles and counters.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 39-37 Alakel.

Round 5: Alakel establishing the jab right away. Crawford clashing with him, but not gaining an advantage. Right uppercut from Alakel lands again, he has Crawford guessing. Alakel keeping that jab long and scoring, not much more he has to do right now. Left hook from Alakel. There’s a definite bounce in Alakel’s step, he’s flowing nicely. Alakel backs up to the ropes, inviting Crawford to exchange. Counter right by Alakel, then a body shot. Alakel racking up the points.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 49-46 Alakel.

Round 6: Alakel controlling the center of the ring with that jab. Crawford still fighting, advancing, throwing punches, he’s not just rolling over and letting time tick away. Alakel staying patient and scoring when Crawford steps into range. Crawford pursues Alakel along the ropes. Crawford with a combination, Alakel avoids the worst of it. Right uppercut from Alakel. Crawford lands a right. He’s letting his hands go trying to push through Alakel’s guard.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Crawford. Overall, 58-56 Alakel.

Round 7: Alakel sticks the jab, he’s looking more lively after an inconsistent Round 6. High volume striking from Alakel through the first minute. Big left hook from Alakel, he’s testing Crawford. Crawford keeping his guard in high and tight. He attacks Alakel’s body. Alakel scores with a right, he’s making Crawford pay for his aggression. Sweet left from a circling Alakel. Jab up top by Crawford. Alakel letting his hands go, Crawford just turtling up, maybe loading up for a big finish to the round. Alakel content to circle away with the lead.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 68-65 Alakel.

Round 8: Crawford continues to press forward, letting Alakel tag him to land a few shots of his own. Slick lunging jab from Alakel. Crawford throwing back, catching mostly glove. That right uppercut from Alakel scores again. Alakel backs up to the ropes and lands a counter right. He bobs and weaves and hits Crawford with a hard right. He’s dominating as long as he can keep Crawford at arm’s length. Good body rip by Crawford, but he had to eat a punch to get in there. Alakel with a combination. Straight punches from Alakel to close the round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 78-74 Alakel.

Round 9: Alakel pops Crawford with a jab. Crawford slips a right in as he chases Alakel. Body rip by Alakel. He’s found the range for his right hand and it is landing with power over and over again. Crawford can’t get past the jab in this round. Alakel happy to punch off the back foot, not much output from Crawford at this stage of the fight. Alakel slaps him with a left hook. Crawford scores with Alakel hanging around on the ropes. Great effort from Crawford to close the round, looked like Alakel was hurt there.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Crawford. Overall, 87-84 Alakel.

Round 10: Crawford’s corner told him he can win the fight if he wins this round. Not sure about that. Fast hands from Alakel, he has plenty of gas in the tank. Right hand fro Alakel. The jab continues to be effective and Crawford might be out of answers, especially since he needs a finish. Left hand from Crawford. Right uppercut from Alakel. Crawford battering the body as they tie up. Slick combination from Alakel. Not the most exciting end to the round, but a fine showing for both guys.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Alakel. Overall, 97-93 Alakel.

Official decision: Mohammed Alakel def. Travis Crawford via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 98-92)

Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez

Round 1: Mbilli immediately pushes Martinez to the ropes. He looks ready to smash. Mbilli attacking the body, looking to open Martinez up. Martinez cracks him with a left uppercut, Mbilli felt that one. Mbilli sticking with the body, he wants to bully Martinez. Martinez’s left uppercut is giving Mbilli reason to hesitate. Combination from Martinez. Mbilli just throwing with power. He batters Martinez with a right. Sloppy, but fun stuff so far, feels like this one isn’t going the distance. They are in the phone booth, just hammering each other’s ribs. Action-packed opening round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli.

Round 2: Mbilli right back to the body. Martinez pushing him back with his jab and uppercut. Mbilli another left to the body. Battle of wills here and Martinez needs to up the output if he’s going to match Mbilli. Hard right by Mbilli, Martinez not backing down. Martinez is landing, but he needs to improve his defense. Left uppercut by Martinez scores. Mbilli keeping Martinez stuck on the ropes. Martinez trying to match Mbilli punch for punch.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 20-18 Mbilli.

Round 3: These two are just battering each other in close. Mbilli more active and defending better. Martinez nowhere near out of this fight, though. Right hand by Mbilli. Martinez with a counter combination. Mbilli sneaks in another right. They are seriously just trading here, tracking every punch is impossible. Good right from Mbilli before he ducks his head back in and gets back to brawling. Mbilli doubles up on a left hook, beckoning Martinez to go at him. More punches to close out the round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 30-27 Mbilli.

Round 4: Mbilli to the body, Martinez answers with a right. Another Martinez right gets through. Mbilli rifling in body shots. They trade uppercuts. Referee warns the boxers about clashing heads. Left uppercut by Martinez. He lands a right hand. Mbilli has slowed down a touch here, the door is open for Martinez to take this round. Martinez over the top with a right hand. He’s upped the volume big time in this round. Another Martinez uppercut lands, Mbilli still marching forward. Combination from Mbilli.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Martinez. Overall, 39-37 Mbilli.

Round 5: Martinez working from the outside to start. The left uppercut from Martinez is keeping Mbilli at bay. There’s Mbilli with an uppercut. Right hook by Martinez. Mbilli goes body-head. Martinez landing and then pushing Mbilli back. Mbilli fires off a combination. Right from Martinez, Mbilli with an uppercut. Martinez opens up now, it’s his turn to score. Mbilli with a pair of body shots. He follows with a left, Martinez shakes it off.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 49-46 Mbilli.

Round 6: Martinez jabbing at Mbilli as if that’s going to slow him down. They’re right back in brawling range, body shots and uppercuts scoring on both sides. Right hand by Mbilli. He lands a left hook. Martinez just a step slow here and Mbilli is actually getting in and out instead of just sitting in the pocket. There’s a stiff uppercut from Martinez. Two clean punches land for Martinez. Mbilli backs Martinez up and they trade punches. Martinez finishing strong. Close round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Martinez. Overall, 58-56 Mbilli.

Round 7: Mbilli wants to pressure Martinez against the ropes, but Martinez is prepared and he punches his way back to the center of the ring. Left hook from Mbilli. He’s timing it well and Martinez doesn’t seem to have that particular punch figured out yet. Mbilli lands a 1-2. Martinez hits a right hand. Mbilli stringing together punches well, Martinez bops him with another uppercut. He’s keeping his head low, doing everything he can to prevent Mbilli from teeing it up. Mbilli pushing the pace. Left hook from Mbilli, Martinez with a combination.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 68-65 Mbilli.

Round 8: Mbilli flicks out a couple of jabs to the body. He’s battering Martinez’s midsection. Martinez relying on that uppercut to back Mbilli up, but Mbilli is in full Terminator mode. Jabs from Martinez, he dodges a couple of big swings from Mbilli. Mbilli lands a right hand down the middle. More power punches from Mbilli as Martinez works off the ropes. Clubbing right from Mbilli. He’s pouring it on at the perfect time. Martinez doing his fair share of damage with his back to the ropes. Martinez bangs a right off Mbilli’s head. Mbilli right back in there throwing shots.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Mbilli. Overall, 78-74 Mbilli.

Round 9: Mbilli has taken control of this fight. Martinez having some success countering, but not having much success at all from stopping Mbilli from landing repeatedly. Martinez jabs and uppercuts, Mbilli keeps pushing in. Martinez with a pair of uppercuts, then a two-punch combo, that backed Mbilli up! Mbilli needs to get that glove up because Martinez’s right hand keeps getting through. Martinez having a hard time getting off the ropes, he just leads with his head and pushes Mbilli back. Surprised the referee isn’t saying anything. They are both swinging to close out the penultimate round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Martinez. Overall, 87-84 Mbilli.

Round 10: Mbilli aggressive but Martinez leading the dance early here. He’s throwing punches in bunches. Mbilli content to push Martinez to the ropes, Martinez not afraid to throw punches at that range. Mbilli with a left hook, then a right inside. Martinez scoring as Mbilli advances. Hard body shot by Mbilli. There’s the warning about leading with the head. Smacking left hook from Mbilli. Martinez lands a big right hand. Pure power-punching as the seconds tick away. What a grueling battle.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Martinez. Overall, 96-94 Mbilli.

Official result: Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez ends in a split draw (97-93 Martinez, 96-94 Mbilli, 95-95)

Callum Walsh vs. Fernando Vargas Jr.

Round 1: Harvey Dock on hand to oversee the co-main event. The fighters open by keeping their distance. Walsh with his hands low, springy on his feet. A Walsh feint has Vargas put his guard up. Vargas with a couple of jabs, but neither fighter doing much to get in punching range. Walsh with a quick shot to the body. Vargas lands a body shot and Walsh hits the mat, a clear slip. Walsh lands a hook as he corners Vargas. Another good body shot by Walsh. Not a lot to score in Round 1, but a decent start for Walsh.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh.

Round 2: Vargas ventures in, but Walsh backs him up with a couple of glancing right hooks. Vargas not doing a lot, just letting Walsh dictate the range and pace. Counter right from Walsh scores. He lands a pair of body punches. Walsh with two body punches and an uppercut. Quick counter right from Walsh. He’s pitching a shutout through two rounds.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 20-18 Walsh.

Round 3: Walsh right on Vargas to start the third. Vargas trying to establish the jab, but he can’t get a bead on Walsh. Walsh with a body shot. Vargas jabs the body. Two-punch combo from Walsh. He rips the body again. Walsh bouncing around and potshotting. It’s enough for now.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 30-27 Walsh.

Round 4: Walsh to the body, Vargas working to stay out of the corner. Counter right from Walsh connects. Ref warns the fighters to get their punches above the belt. Overhand right scores for Walsh. Right hand from Vargas, showing signs of life. He goes to the body. Walsh lands a good body punch. Left scores for Vargas. Walsh tags Vargas with a couple of punches. Left hand from Walsh catches Vargas clean. Another Walsh left gets through. Fast straight right from Walsh closes out the round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 40-36 Walsh.

Round 5: Vargas eats a counter left as he ventures in. Walsh pokes at Vargas with his jab. Walsh walks Vargas down, Vargas answers with a jab. Quick body shot by Walsh, Vargas answers with a body shot. They trade jabs. Walsh throwing combinations to slow Vargas’ advance. Low shot from Vargas gets a warning from the referee.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 50-45 Walsh.

Round 6: Vargas with a glancing left, then a solid body shot. Walsh with straight punches to back Vargas up. Jab from Vargas, then a body punch. Neither fighter committing to anything right now. Vargas tags Walsh from range. He’s got a decent jab going this round. Walsh slips a jab in. Counter left from Vargas. Nice finish by Walsh as he connects with a right hand.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Vargas. Overall, 59-55 Walsh.

Round 7: Walsh active with the jab. He fires a few good punches to the body. Vargas bops Walsh with the left. Now they’re opening up a little. Vargas strings together a trio of punches. Walsh sticking with single shots this round. Few clean punches are landing. Walsh probing with that jab, Vargas not biting. Walsh lands a right hook.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 69-64 Walsh.

Round 8: Vargas clips Walsh with a left. That woke Walsh up and he comes forward throwing. Good combination from Walsh. Quick uppercut by Vargas. Walsh cracks the body. He’s throwing up top, testing Vargas’ defense. Counter left by Vargas. Left from Walsh gets through. He scores to the body, then follows with a combination. Vargas looking for openings to counter.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 79-73 Walsh.

Round 9: Walsh opens with a nice body shot. His length has allowed him to attack the body at will. Vargas with a jab as he circles. Walsh loose on the feet, he’s flicking out punches, nothing heavy landing. Vargas offering little in response. Maybe he’s waiting to let it all out in the final round? Because he is barely punching. Vargas advances, but Walsh just circles out of the corner without incident. Dull round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 89-82 Walsh.

Round 10: Walsh connects with a solid left. He’s jabbing and circling, not having to worry about much from Vargas. They trade a couple of jabs. Walsh’s hands are low and Vargas can’t capitalize. Both fighters showing a slight sense of urgency, finally, and they’re scrapping in the pocket, which the crowd appreciates. Left hand from Walsh. Strong finish by Walsh to cap off this glorified spar.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Walsh. Overall, 99-91 Walsh.

Official result: Callum Walsh def. Fernando Vargas Jr. via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 100-90)