UFC 250 live blog: Neil Magny vs. Rocco Martin

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This is the UFC 250 live blog for XXX vs. XXX, a welterweight main card bout for Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Magny most recently outpointed Jingliang Li to rebound from a KO loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in his previous bout. Martin also rebounded with a decision over Ramazan Emeev following a loss to Demian Maia.

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Round 1: Mark Smith is the third man in the cage for this welterweight bout. Martin comes out pressuring with Magny looking to control the distance. Martin is able to back Magny up to the fence and force a clinch but nothing happens and the separate. Now Magny is pressuring but Martin is popping some good jabs in Magny’s face. Martin ducks under the advancing Magny and takes the back, forcing Magny to walk to the fence. Magny is fighting hand grips trying to separate, while Martin keeps shifting his weight, looking for an opportunity to drag Magny to the floor. Magny is finally able to turn into Martin but Martin is still keeping the clinch. Not a lot of strikes from either man in this position and the two finally separate with two minutes left. Magny lands a pair of low kicks but Martin is still landing good jabs. Magny closes the distance and ducks under for a takedown but Martin denies it and turns Magny into the fence in a clinch. They separate again and there’s a minute remaining. Magny lands another good low kick and Martin throws a wild right hand and charges forward into a clinch. Magny fights it off and lands another good calf kick. The round ends with Martin rushing in again.

MMAFighting scores the round 10-9 Magny.

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