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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Magri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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140 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magri's calf.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.
Cain cracks Magri with a good jab.
Magri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cain slips under a jab from Magri.
Cain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magri takes a step back to recover.
Magri misses with a body shot.
Cain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magri moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Magri misses the target.
Cain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cain.
A big right from Magri misses.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magri.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magri throws out the jab.
Magri misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cain is looking for a kimura here.
Magri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cain.
Cain trying to pass the guard but Magri defending well.
Magri wants to get back to his feet.
Magri is defending against the submission attempts here by Cain.
Cain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magri is surviving well by controlling Cain's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Magri because Cain loaded up on that one.
Cain with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Magri wants to try and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain throwing strikes here but Magri is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cain wants to control the pace but Magri is squirming around nicely.
Cain is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Magri has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Magri!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain has a closed guard, preventing Magri from standing up.
Cain trying to keep a closed guard but Magri is proving a slippery customer.
Magri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magri misses with a looping left.
Cain moves out of range as Magri strikes.
Cain takes a swing at Magri's ribcage but misses.
Magri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cain misses with a body shot.
Magri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magri wants it to stay on the feet.
Cain lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri avoids the head kick by Cain.
The fighters circling - Magri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
Magri lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Magri.
Magri misses with a looping left.
Cain throws a leg kick
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cain looks to throw a body kick
and Magri counters with a two punch combo.
Cain wants to slow Magri down by chopping away at his legs.
Magri digs a good body shot into Cain's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cain.
Magri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Magri needs to keep his hands up - Cain had a free shot at his head there.
Cain lands a nice shot that snaps Magri's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Cain misses.
Magri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magri.
Magri misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Cain finds it's target.
A lazy left from Magri finds it's target.
Magri misses with a straight right.
Cain fakes the leg kick and cracks Magri in the body.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cain misses with an uppercut.
Cain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magri avoids the head kick by Cain.
Cain misses with a two punch combination.
Charlie Magri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magri.
Magri ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Magri throws the left hand but Cain avoids the punch easily.
Cain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magri misses with a wild combination.
Magri throws an overhand right that lands on Cain's shoulder, as Cain tries to avoid the shot.
Cain takes a swing at Magri's ribcage but misses.
Magri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cain can pounce on him.
Cain lands with a straight right. Magri didn't see that one coming.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cain's hands.
Cain slips a straight right by Magri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain closes the distance and clinches.
Cain misses with a body punch.
Magri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magri's waist but Magri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Magri throws a jab but it's blocked by Cain.
Nice defenses there by Magri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Cain misses.
Cain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cain misses with a low kick.
Magri keeps the fight on the outside.
Magri lands with a straight right. Cain didn't see that one coming.
Magri misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cain. That's going to slow Magri down.
Cain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain throws a right hand that Magri ducks under and follows up with a left that Magri also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Magri. Those never looked like landing.
Magri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magri.
Magri moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Magri.
Magri blocks the body kick.
Magri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Magri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Magri.
Cain lands a glancing blow to the side of Magri's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Magri catches Cain right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Magri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Cain does no damage.
A shot to the body from Cain misses
letting Magri counter with a right hand.
Magri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
Magri drops Cain with a beautiful combination! Cain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Magri is looking for the KO!
Cain is rocked!
Magri misses the jab.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cain seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Magri shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Cain is backing up but Magri catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Cain covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Magri Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Magri!
A victorious Charlie Magri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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