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LOGAN PAUL and Dillon Danis’ bitter grudge match ended in chaos and DISQUALIFICATION after their two teams stormed the ring.Paul was on the way to a six-round shutout when jujitsu champion Danis attempted an MMA-style takedown.
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Logan Paul beat Dillon Danis on Saturday nightCredit: Reuters
Paul was the aggressor in the fight as Danis looked to defendCredit: Getty

Danis attempted an MMA takedown in the final round
Security rushed the ring to separate the two fightersCredit: Reuters
With only seconds of the co-headliner left, Danis’ antics caused both corners to charge in the ring sparking a mass brawl.
The two were eventually pulled apart and the largely uneventful fight ended in a DQ for Danis, who was ushered out of the ring.
Tensions threatened to boil over throughout the build up to the bout, with Danis relentlessly harassing Paul’s model fiancee Nina Agdal online.
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And the fight threatened to be called off just days beforehand after Danis cut Paul by lobbing a microphone his way.
But in the end, the bitter enemies made it to fight night at Manchester’s AO Arena where bragging rights and reputations were on the line.
Paul was quick out the traps in round one to get his jab off and Danis adopted a high guard.
The New York bad boy tried to soak in the onslaughts as he defended combinations and body shots coming his way.
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Logan’s brother Jake Paul was in among the security in the ring
Paul celebrated as chaos surrounded him in the ring
Danis, 30, began to come forward in the second round but Paul , 26,was first to the punch and again throwing in numbers.
The YouTuber had Danis forced to cover up on the ropes before the bell sounded after unleashing a ferocious number of shots.
Danis refused to let his hands go heading into the third and at one point sat on the FLOOR.
The referee felt the need to reassure that no knockdown was scored and he was instead given a telling off.
Danis sparked into life in round four with a counter right hook but he stepped off the gas.
Paul repeatedly landed the one-two combination but to little effect as Danis covered up in a right guard.
The final two rounds dragged by with the sold out 21,000 AO Arena beginning to BOO the lack of action.
Danis attempted a takedown in the final moments of the to try spark a light in the dull affair and was handed a point off for it.
But his second attempt subsequently resulted in his disqualification. More

TYSON FURY watched closely as KSI got his hand wrapped ahead of fighting his brother Tommy.The YouTube, music and crossover boxing star faces former Love Islander Tommy at Manchester’s AO Arena.

Tyson Fury watched on as KSI had his hands wrapped
And big brother Tyson – the WBC heavyweight world champion – was in the house to support.
But he also took the time to observe as KSI got his tools wrapped and ready ahead of the Battle of Britain.
Rules state a member of each team must look over the opposing team while getting their hands wrapped.
An image subsequently circulated online of Tyson watching KSI.
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And fans on social media loved it.
One tweeted: “That camera shot of KSI & Tyson Fury was coooooold.”
While a second wrote: “Nice to see his brother showing support.”
A third posted: “KSI bricking it.”
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While another added: “Most intimidating thing.”
Ahead of tonight’s fight, Tyson admitted that he always gets nervous watching Tommy compete.
He said: “When your family’s fighting you’re always nervous. Your blood is going into battle. I’m nervous tonight. 20,000 people here.
“I’ll always be nervous. This is not somewhere you go in like eating a packet of crisps. Anything can happen in these boxes.
“Tommy trains really hard, he’s in fantastic shape. May the best man win!.” More

EDDIE HEARN revealed the match between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn is “getting closer”.Hearn added he will do everything he can to bring the highly-anticipated encounter to the UK.
Eddie Hearn revealed Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn is close to being sealedCredit: Rex
Eubank Jr vs Benn may take place on December 23 in CardiffCredit: Getty
The famous promoter attended the Misfits Boxing action at the AO Arena in Manchester to watch KSI vs Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis.
And the 44-year-old confirmed he is planning to bring the big fight between Eubank Jr and Benn to Cardiff in December 23.
Hearn told talkSPORT: “It’s getting closer, December 23rd at Millennium Stadium.
“That’s what we want to do. There’s a lot of interesting conversations going on with various different people.
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“We’ve got the opportunity to stage that event internationally, we don’t want to.
“We want to do it in the UK – we’re seeing a lot of fights going to Saudi Arabia, go to Abu Dhabi, go to Vegas; we’ve got the chance to do something special on December 23rd.
“I will do everything I can to see that fight in the UK next.”
However, Benn has not yet been given the green light to box in Britain after failing a drugs test last year, the result of which scrapped his original bout with Eubank Jr.
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The Greenwich bruiser was cleared to return to boxing in July by the National Anti-Doping Panel.
However, the British Boxing Board of Control will appeal the decision in the coming weeks as they are yet to restore the 27-year-old’s licence to fight in the UK.
Benn insists he did not deliberately break anti-doping rules before his fight with his fellow Brit. More