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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lakanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Magavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lakanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conner Magavin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakanik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magavin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lakanik throws a sloppy head kick and Magavin moves out of range easily.
Lakanik misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lakanik.
Lakanik throws a nice looking combination but Magavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Lakanik.
Lakanik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lakanik fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakanik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magavin throws out the jab.
Lakanik lands with a nice body kick.
Lakanik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lakanik fails with the takedown.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik misses with a body kick.
Magavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lakanik can pounce on him.
Magavin avoids the head kick by Lakanik.
Magavin digs a good body shot into Lakanik's ribs.
Magavin misses with a looping right.
Lakanik dodges the punch combination from Magavin.
Lakanik blocks a low kick nicely.
Lakanik misses with a series of wild punches.
Magavin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lakanik tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lakanik misses with a double jab.
Lakanik moves into the clinch successfully.
Lakanik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lakanik wants to clinch up but Magavin keeps it at a distance.
Lakanik tries to clinch up but Magavin circles away and keeps his distance.
Magavin stuffs the takedown.
Magavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magavin throws a hook to the side of Lakanik's head but Lakanik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lakanik tries a head kick but it misses.
John Lakanik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakanik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lakanik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lakanik swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik misses with a leg kick.
Magavin misses with a wild combination.
Lakanik instigates a clinch.
Lakanik crunches a lovely knee into Magavin's ribcage.
Lakanik trying to land knees to the body.
Lakanik gets control of Magavin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lakanik will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Magavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magavin with a nice head shot there.
Lakanik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magavin is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magavin throws a strike but Lakanik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lakanik looking to sit in guard and control but Magavin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lakanik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lakanik leaves Magavin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lakanik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakanik. Magavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lakanik can pounce on him.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lakanik manages to avoid it.
Lakanik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakanik moves away.
Lakanik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakanik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lakanik throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Magavin counter with a right hand.
John Lakanik is winning the standup battle so far.
Magavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lakanik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Lakanik.
Magavin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lakanik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magavin gets the takedown into side control.
Magavin misses with the ground and pound.
Magavin throws an elbow but Lakanik slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lakanik struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lakanik avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Magavin.
Magavin lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magavin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Magavin is looking to take a break and control but Lakanik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magavin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lakanik kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Magavin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lakanik struggling a bit here.
Lakanik is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lakanik is avoiding damage well.
Lakanik takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lakanik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Magavin off and has taken his back!
Lakanik trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Magavin doesn't escape.
Magavin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lakanik wants to control the action but instead Magavin gets a body lock and reverses into Lakanik's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik is looking to stand up but Magavin isn't so interested in that idea.
Magavin throws an elbow that misses. Lakanik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magavin's guard. Nice move by Lakanik!
Lakanik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magavin pulls Lakanik in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakanik wants to control from the top but Magavin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conner Magavin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lakanik. Magavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakanik wants to slow Magavin down by chopping away at his legs.
Lakanik shoots in for a takedown but Magavin shows good takedown defense.
Magavin scores with a hook.
Magavin blocks a head kick by Lakanik.
Lakanik misses with a body kick.
Lakanik misses with a head kick.
Lakanik misses with a body shot.
Magavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lakanik.
Magavin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lakanik in his tracks.
Magavin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Magavin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Magavin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakanik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Magavin.
Magavin working the ground and pound effectively.
Magavin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lakanik because Magavin loaded up on that one.
Lakanik is looking to get to half guard.
Lakanik taking shots to the head.
Magavin looking to control but Lakanik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magavin landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magavin looking to finish Lakanik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lakanik!
It looks like John Lakanik has been cut.
Magavin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lakanik hang on?
Magavin unloads with some shots from mount but Lakanik bucks and avoids them well.
Lakanik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magavin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lakanik hang on?
Lakanik is working to get back to half guard.
Magavin working Lakanik over with strikes here.
Magavin working Lakanik over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magavin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Magavin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lakanik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lakanik is working to get back to half guard.
Lakanik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magavin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magavin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lakanik tries to hold on but Magavin postures up.
Magavin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lakanik has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lakanik tries to lock up and control but Magavin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakanik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lakanik is squirming around, avoiding Magavin's attempts to control the action.
Lakanik tries to hold on but Magavin pushes him away.
Magavin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lakanik can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakanik reaches up and holds on to Magavin to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakanik can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conner Magavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magavin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conner Magavin!
Conner Magavin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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