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Douglas attacks with low kicks to start. Erosa fires back, then jabs. Douglas sticks with the inside low kick. He turns it outside, eating a hook for his trouble. Erosa moves in and eats an uppercut. He starts to fire back with wild hooks, then takes a head kick. Erosa kicks inside low. A hard right wobbles Erosa! The calf kick follows. More uppercuts find the chin of Erosa in tight. He backs up Douglas, and they start swinging wildly! Erosa is continually eating big uppercuts. A tight left staggers Erosa before he’s dropped by a jab! He gets up only for another to put him down! A left lands. He’s out on his feet. Douglas applies pressure and thumps away! Erosa is out! Wow. Nasty work from Douglas.

As far as the world knows, Julian Erosa is allergic to the word “boring.” The lanky veteran has made a career out of chaotic, high-action scraps that lean on his durability — occasionally too much. But that’s great from a fan perspective. His submission instincts and sheer willingness to stay in the fire longer than most make him a must-see fighter no matter the opponent.

That approach has kept Erosa relevant as an entertainer, but not yet as a contender. He leaves plenty of openings and is far too hittable for his own good, which is always the risk when your fights tend to spiral into madness.

Lerryan Douglas steps in here as the unknown variable, the kind of opponent who can either get overwhelmed by Erosa’s pace or capitalize on the chaos. If he’s composed and picks his spots, those defensive gaps are there to exploit. Known as “The Gunslinger,” he’s been pretty capable of doing exactly that in his career up to this point.

Still, this is Erosa’s world. If things get wild — and they usually do — he’s the one more comfortable navigating the mess. Call it a coin flip, but I’m taking “Juicy J” in a home game.

Pick: Erosa

Mansur throws wildly to start, knowing he’s down. Yousri jabs and gets back to chopping the leg. Mansur takes another knee in the clinch, while seeking anything he can land. Yousri snaps a head kick up! He keeps pouring on the pressure and punches. Mansur blast doubles him all the way across the cage. Yousri wall-walks to get up. Another tie-up occurs, as Yousri cracks Mansur with more punches. Mansur eats a jab then ducks for another takedown attempt. He can’t find it, and eats more jabs. Yousri rips the body nicely with a hook, throwing a knee behind it. Then a big step-knee near the cage! That’s it! Excellent performance from Yousri. Damn.

Mansur starts the round with kicks toward the chest. He starts to pursue a flying knee, but gets backed off with big punches from Yousri. Mansur gets a hold of him, bringing the action to the cage. They trade some knees in tight, but break relatively quick. Yousri gets back to kicking. Mansur pressures, grazing some right hands. He’s getting frustrated, as Yousri moves well to avoid, and lands a right hook of his own. A powerful takedown attempt from Mansur gets Yousri to the mat against the wall. Mansur quickly drags him away from behind. He gets atop Yousri, teasing a rear-naked choke without his hooks in. He starts to slide too high, allowing Yousri to escape out the back. Yousri lands some hard punches to the face from behind Mansur. They separate, and a nasty knee lands for Yousri. Mansur is bleeding now. He lands a knee of his own back! They start trading! Big uppercut from Yousri! Elbow in the clinch lands from Yousri. He keeps looking for the knees! Then a massive left hook drops Mansur right before the horn! Saved by the bell. Wow.

10-8 Belgaroui. (20-17 Belgaroui.)

Mansur kicks to the shin early. Yousri starts to look for low kicks of his own. A knee tap gets teased by Mansur to no avail. He takes a slapping leg kick. There’s a lot of circling happening, drawing boos from the crowd. Yousri looks for body kicks but can’t land anything significant. Punches are few and far between from either. This is a distance battle.

A sneaky question mark kick grazes Yousri. Mansur follows with a good right, then has his lead leg chopped hard in succession. Yousri keeps working the leg. Mansur charges late with a flurry, but appears to take a harder shot than he gave, as Yousri kicks at him to end the round.

10-9 Belgaroui.

Mansur Abdul-Malik’s game is pretty straightforward: Pressure, physicality and make it uncomfortable. He’s at his best when opponents don’t get time to think.

Yousri Belgaroui is the opposite. The kickboxing specialist wants space and rhythm — the kind of fight where his striking can shine without disruption, and that bodes better for him in this matchup than oddsmakers expect. At the same time, he’s received plenty of respect, given how tight the moneylines are for this one.

This is also a decent step up from Abdul-Malik’s several past opponents, and his general ability to close distance and make a fight nasty may not present itself the same way. Belgaroui is primed to play spoiler on the undefeated prospect, and his sharpness has been honed through years of kickboxing experience.

It’s another tough fight to pick, but that’s a good thing. And in the end, Belgaroui has seen more variety in striking threats than his young foe.

Pick: Belgaroui

Here we go. McKinney presses immediately. He slips early, but a head kick lands! Nelson goes down! He covers up, taking punches and it’s over! McKinney does it AGAIN!

It’s a Terrance McKinney fight. Fights don’t need less assessment than his. Either he or Kyle Nelson is getting finished in the first round — most likely via strikes — and again, we’re practically flipping a coin.

Nelson, while not the most durable guy in the world, has been a much more reliably durable fighter than McKinney — thanks to his style not being McKinney’s. So, yeah. Give me the Canadian here.

Pick: Nelson

Here’s what’s left in Seattle.

• Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (186) vs. Joe Pyfer (186)

• Women’s flyweight: Alexa Grasso (126) vs. Maycee Barber (125)

• Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (170) vs. Niko Price (170)

• Featherweight: Julian Erosa (145) vs. Lerryan Douglas (146)

• Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik (185) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (186)

• Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (156) vs. Kyle Nelson (156)