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Good counter cross from Hadley. Loughran targets the body again. Sharp jab by Hadley. Loughran throws a knee up the middle. Hadley with his own body shots.

Loughran dives for another double-leg, but to no avail. We’ll go to the scorecards…

Jake Hadley def. Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Loughran shoots for a single-leg then switches to a double, as Hadley defends with a guillotine. But Loughran slips his head out, before the bantamweights move into space.

Loughran with a couple of decent right hands. And again. He’s finding his range while backing up Hadley.

But Hadley fires back, and Loughran’s left eye is starting to swell. The Irishman then lands a clean low blow, and we’ll have a brief pause in the action.

Back under way, and Loughran lands a few uppercuts to the body before shooting for a double-leg against the fence.

He then switches to a single while trying to lift and dump Hadley, who retains balance very well. Great defence from the Englishman.

But Loughran ends the round on top.

Next, it’s bantamweight action between Ireland’s Caolan Loughran and England’s Jake Hadley.

Hadley, stepping in on short notice but moving up a division, missed weight by one pound. As a result, he was fined 20 per cent of his purse.

Hadley stands southpaw. Loughran is orthodox. Hadley kicks low. Clean cross by the Englishman now.

That left hand is working nicely for Hadley so far. He’s kicking low frequently, too. Hadley blocks a body kick. Loughran is pressing forward but not throwing much – and when he is throwing, he’s not really landing.

Another southpaw cross is on target for Hadley. Body kick by Loughran lands. Hadley with a straight to the body. A cross connects for Loughran.

A doctor checks Kape’s toe, and the flyweight is deemed okay to continue.

We could be looking at one round apiece heading into the final frame. A slapping question-mark kick lands for Mokaev! Kape backs up the 23-year-old and lands a few punches off each side.

Mokaev catches Kape on the end of a switch high kick. Kape continues to apply pressure, though.

Mokaev lands a takedown, and Kape tries to defend with a guillotine… but Mokaev eventually slips his head free. Lots of elbows from Kape from underneath the Briton, who is in Kape’s open guard.

They scramble and stand, and Mokaev points to the centre of the canvas, as if to say: “Let’s trade.” That does not happen. Mokaev with a takedown in the final seconds, as boos ring out.

Kape and Mokaev actually embrace, remarkably!

Muhammad Mokaev def. Manel Kape via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Mokaev stays unbeaten! He’s in tears. Kape seems devastated.

Both men stand southpaw for a while. They’re switching back and forth frequently. Not much action so far in this round.

Kape bends down to grab his toe, he’s visibly pointing it upwards to avoid putting weight on it… He’s injured it somehow. Mokaev goes after him as the Angolan reaches down for the toe.

Soon thereafter, the Briton secures a takedown, but he’s warned for grabbing Kape’s shorts. A brief pause here as the referee speaks to Mokaev. This is an odd fight…

Back under way, and Mokaev shoots for a single-leg takedown from way out. No joy.

Neither fighter is landing much of significance.

The crowd is already loud for this one, singing “Ole” as the fight begins.

Mokaev runs right at Kape, swings and misses. Now the Briton kicks low and just about lands. Front kick to the body connects. Now Kape presses forward, but neither man is throwing. The crowd gets a bit restless.

Mokaev hammers a low kick then switches stances. He’s standing southpaw, now back to orthodox. Kape with a counter hook that has Mokaev stumbling somewhat.

Lots of feints from both men over a long stretch, and more boos. It’s remarkable that the one time they’re supposed to fight, they’re barely fighting!

Now a spinning back kick from Mokaev, but it doesn’t land clean. Kape with a few clean lands late in the round, and Mokaev dives at his legs! No takedown, though.

The regular prelims begin with a flyweight grudge match between Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape!

Russian-born Mokaev, who represents the UK, is looking to book a title fight with a win here, but the same applies to Angola’s Kape.

The pair almost came to blows at yesterday’s weigh-in, and they reportedly almost clashed at the fighter hotel this week, too.

And they have to be separated before the fight even begins! As Mokaev is circling the cage, he and Kape almost get into it! This is wild…

NOW the action begins for real…

Parsons tries a single-leg this time, but again Elliott sprawls nicely. The pair stand, and both men land straight shots.

Elliott gets a body lock and drives Parsons to the fence, where the American throws hammer fists to the body. The welterweights separate and move back to the centre of the ring.

Parsons with a left hand, then a takedown attempt, which he completes after some resistance from Elliott.

The Welshman is trying to defend with an armbar, but Parsons slips free. He lands an uppercut on Elliott as they stand against the fence – and it’s there that the fight will end.

Oban Elliott def. Preston Parsons via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

More grappling against the fence, and Parsons lands an elbow at close range, before Elliott returns the favour.

Elliott goes southpaw and lands a cross, then a snabbing jab after returning to an orthodox stance. Good counter hook by Elliott now.

Parsons shoots for a double-leg takedown, but Elliott sprawls really well! He then takes the back, and Parsons stands against the fence.

Parsons gets free, and the welterweights move back into the open. Elliott slips a punch and gets a takedown, which the crowd enjoys! He works on taking the back again, as “Ole!” chants ring around the Co-op Live.

A scramble ensues, and Elliott ends the round holding Parsons against the fence.

Next up, it’s a welterweight bout between Wales’s Oban Elliott and American Preston Parsons.

Both men stand orthodox. Elliott with a spinning back kick early, but he misses the target. A grappling exchange ensues, as Elliott holds Parsons against the fence, before the pair trade positions back and forth – and again.

The welterweights move into space, where Elliott lands a side kick. Now Parsons misses with a spinning back kick.

Elliott trips while stepping backwards but stays on his feet, and Parsons looks to capitalise with a standing guillotine. But the Welshman pops his head out.

Nice counter cross by Elliott as Parsons kicks low. Parsons with a cross to the body.