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Well, Tom Aspinall’s championship reign may have been over quickly if his fight against Ciryl Gane didn’t end in a no contest due to an unintentional foul to his right eye.
Most analysts had Gane winning the first round rather handily.
The line at SportsBetting.ag before the fight started was Tom Aspinall -370 and Ciryl Gane +295.
The opening line for a rematch still favors Tom Aspinall, but by a much shorter margin after his troubles in today’s first round.
The line for that potential fight can be found here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/martial-arts/mma/future-events.
Ciryl Gane +150
Tom Aspinall -175
Aspinall (15-3-0) and Gane (13-2-0) both came out with a lot of energy until an accidental double eye poke prompted an official timeout at the 4:35 mark of the first round.
Aspinall (15-3-0) could not see out of his right eye during the allotted five-minute break, and at 4:09 into the stoppage, the match was ruled a no-contest.
It was Aspinall’s first defense as undisputed heavyweight champion.
“What am I supposed to do about it? I can’t see,” said a disappointed Aspinall, speaking in the ring in response to the chorus of boos throughout the arena. “This is (expletive). The fight was just getting going.”
Gane dropped to his knees, also disappointed, as the ring announcer made the official announcement.
“I’m feeling sorry,” Gane said. “I’m very sorry about that.”
Aspinall was off to a fast start, as the champion wasted no time in throwing heavy shots at Gane.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
