Referee Steve Perceval sure loves to watch guys getting unnecessarily punched in the head. Neil Magny benefited from Perceval’s leniency in the opening minutes of his fight against Hector Lombard, but then he was stunned Perceval just stood there as a nearly lifeless Lombard laid flat on his belly eating countless punches to the dome.
As expected, Lombard came out fast and dropped Magny with a left. He swarmed on his injured opponent, but Magny did a good job of avoiding power shots and did just enough to prove he was still fighting back. Things were looking really good for Lombard, but most feared that he would gas out if he wasn’t able to finish Mangy off right then and there.