[autotag]Mansur Abdul-Malik[/autotag] had hype entering Dana White's Contender Series 67 – and apparently for good reason.

In Tuesday's headlining bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Abdul-Malik (6-0) finished opponent [autotag]Wes Schultz[/autotag] (6-2) with ground-and-pound elbows at 3:55 of Round 3.

The back-and-forth bout was entertaining throughout. Both fighters have wrestling backgrounds, but Abdul-Malik appeared to be the stronger grappler. Schultz was light on his feet as he attempted flashy strikes and landed a few hard ones on Abdul-Malik's head.

But ultimately it was Abdul-Malik's blows that would get the job done. Brutal elbows smashed Schultz's dome until referee Herb Dean stepped in.

After the fight, Dana White entered the cage to show his admiration for both fighters.

Abdul-Malik, 26, remains unbeaten and has still yet to see the judges' decision. Schultz, 28, has a three-fight winning streak snapped.

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The up-to-the-minute DWCS 67 results include:

• Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Wes Schultz via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 3, 3:55

• Rami Hamed def. Meng Ding via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 28-27)

• Bruno Lopes def. Mikheil Sazhiniani via TKO (body punches) – Round 3, 4:14

• Jose Delgado def. Ernie Juarez via knockout (knee and punches) – Round 2, 1:25

• Lone’er Kavanagh def. An Tuan Ho via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:35

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for DWCS 67.

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