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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Grey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Grey sprawls well. He's pushed Magavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Grey as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Magavin does no damage.
Conner Magavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magavin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
Grey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Magavin scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin sizes up Grey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magavin misses with a combination
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Magavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magavin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Magavin.
Magavin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Derrick Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Magavin.
Magavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Magavin throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey misses with an uppercut.
Magavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magavin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grey counters by clinching up.
Magavin lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grey tries to get out of the position.
Grey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magavin on the ground.
Grey trying to keep a closed guard but Magavin is proving a slippery customer.
Magavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magavin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magavin wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Magavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magavin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throws a big elbow that misses.
Magavin preventing the sweep.
Magavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.
Grey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magavin.
Magavin won't allow Grey to sweep him here.
Magavin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magavin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magavin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Magavin works over Grey with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin dominated that round.
That's time! Grey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Magavin throws an overhand right that lands on Grey's shoulder, as Grey tries to avoid the shot.
Magavin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grey's waist but Grey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magavin off to one side.
Grey misses with a lunging right hand
letting Magavin counter with a right hand.
Magavin shoots in looking for a takedown but Grey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magavin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magavin swinging wildly here.
Magavin misses with a wild body shot.
Magavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magavin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grey.
Magavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grey blocks a leg kick.
Magavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey blocks a head kick by Magavin.
Conner Magavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Magavin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin jabs at Grey's body.
Grey misses with a few strikes there.
Magavin slips under a jab.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magavin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grey quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magavin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Magavin throws a strike but Grey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin is looking to work some ground and pound but Grey has wrist control.
Grey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magavin works over Grey with some ground and pound from guard.
Magavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magavin working some strikes from top position.
Grey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magavin distracts Grey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin scoring with some ground and pound.
Magavin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magavin postures up in Grey's guard and throws a big left but Grey blocks it.
Grey controlling the position.
Magavin with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magavin is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magavin advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magavin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.
Magavin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Magavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grey lunges at Magavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magavin's hand.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown but Magavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magavin throws a combination that misses
and Grey counters with a body kick.
Magavin lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magavin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Magavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Magavin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magavin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grey doesn't seem bothered though.
Conner Magavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magavin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grey's head.
Magavin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grey avoids it really well and circles away.
Magavin throws the kick towards the body but Grey avoids it.
Magavin fails to land the takedown.
Grey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Magavin both land. Nice combination.
Magavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magavin misses with a body kick.
Magavin misses with a double jab
and Grey counters with a good, hard body kick but Magavin shrugs it off.
Magavin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magavin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magavin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey defends it nicely.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin swinging wildly here.
Magavin misses with the combination.
Nice body kick from Magavin.
Magavin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey throws a body kick the misses
and Magavin counters with a three punch combo that has Grey backing up. Grey nods at Magavin to acknowledge the strikes.
Magavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Magavin.
Grey digs a good body shot into Magavin's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Derrick Grey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magavin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grey's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Magavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magavin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Magavin!
During a confident post fight interview, Conner Magavin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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