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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach comes into the arena with Zombie blaring out of the sound system. Charlie Magri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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151 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
44 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magri in his tracks.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magri under the eye.
We've been informed that Magri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Magri throws an overhand right that lands on Betlach's shoulder, as Betlach tries to avoid the shot.
Magri lands an overhand right.
Magri jabs Betlach right on the nose. Betlach blinks but takes it well.
Betlach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Betlach scrambles back to his feet.
Betlach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magri has closed the distance and engaged Betlach in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Betlach.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magri taking a breather.
Betlach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magri misses with a straight left.
Betlach lands a right hook to the body.
Betlach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magri digs a good hook to Betlach's body.
Magri misses with a looping left.
Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Betlach lands a nice shot that snaps Magri's head back.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
Magri misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach lands with a kick to the temple. Magri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Betlach scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Magri misses the target.
Betlach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Betlach scoring well with a low kick there.
Charlie Magri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Magri as he connects with a hook.
Betlach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Betlach misses.
Betlach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betlach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magri moves out of range as Betlach throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach misses with a straight left.
Magri throws a big shot that misses.
Betlach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magri's head.
Magri lands a nice shot that snaps Betlach's head back.
Magri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betlach's hands.
Magri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Magri misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Betlach counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
Magri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magri lands with an uppercut that bounces Betlach off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Betlach slams his shin into Magri's torso.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Magri.
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.
Magri lands a jab to Betlach's midsection.
Betlach lands a nice looking body shot.
Betlach slips under a jab from Magri.
Magri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Betlach. That one must have hurt.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Magri moves away and avoids it.
Betlach keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Betlach.
Magri throws a combination. Betlach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Betlach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magri.
A jab from Magri misses.
Betlach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magri.
Magri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Betlach had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magri checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Betlach as he connects with a hook.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Magri throws out a powerful jab.
Betlach punishes Magri's body with a nice straight punch.
Magri blocks a jab.
Betlach tries to land a front kick but Magri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magri lands with an uppercut that bounces Betlach off the cage and back into range.
Betlach looks to score with a jab to the body but Magri is just out of range.
Magri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Betlach wants to land a leg kick but Magri is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Betlach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betlach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Betlach can pounce on him.
Betlach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magri.
Magri darts in and clinches Betlach up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Betlach.
Magri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses with the head strike.
Betlach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betlach swings wildly with an uppercut but Magri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Betlach.
Magri prevents a body shot from Betlach.
Betlach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magri tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Magri back against the cage.
Magri lands a hook that snaps the head of Betlach backwards.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Magri controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Betlach prevents a body shot from Magri.
Magri struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Magri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Magri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
Betlach looks to land a body kick but Magri moved away.
A swing and a miss from Magri.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Betlach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Magri.
Magri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Betlach connects with a looping right hand.
Betlach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Betlach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magri scores with a jab to the body.
Charlie Magri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magri lands a slapping body shot.
Betlach connects with a body shot.
Betlach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - Magri coming out on top.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri throws a hook but Betlach avoids it easily.
A big right from Magri misses.
A jab from Magri misses.
Betlach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magri swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Magri takes the fight into the clinch.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach throws a punch but it's blocked by Magri.
Betlach misses with some punches.
Betlach is trying to pull guard but Magri has him pressed against the cage.
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magri.
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach scores with a shot to the side of Magri's head.
Betlach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Betlach has a couple of punches blocked by Magri.
Betlach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach is leaning against Magri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Betlach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magri tries to throw a body punch but Betlach avoids it by throwing Magri back against the cage.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Betlach jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magri wants to stand but Betlach is controlling his posture from full guard.
Magri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magri stands and steps away. Betlach gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Betlach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Betlach there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Betlach does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri scores with a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Betlach.
Betlach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Betlach 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.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betlach.
Magri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Betlach cracks the inside of Magri's front leg.
Betlach slips a jab from Magri.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magri moves away.
Magri works Betlach's body with a nice hook.
Betlach slips under a jab from Magri.
Betlach thuds a left hand into Magri's body.
Magri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Magri misses
and Betlach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magri thinking.
Betlach is looking to score with low kicks.
Magri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach keeps the fight on the outside.
Magri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Betlach.
Betlach slips a straight right by Magri.
Magri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Betlach throws out the jab.
Betlach dips to his left and cracks Magri with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Magri finds it's target.
Betlach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magri.
Betlach wants to slow Magri down by chopping away at his legs.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Magri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Betlach.
Betlach throws a body punch but Magri moves out of range.
Magri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Betlach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri tries to clinch but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betlach misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie Magri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magri throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Betlach works Magri's body with a nice hook.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magri.
A big right from Magri misses.
Magri lands a jab to the head.
Magri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Betlach doesn't seem bothered though.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses.
Betlach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a hook.
Betlach swats away the attempt to clinch by Magri.
Magri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betlach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magri under the eye.
Magri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Betlach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Magri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Betlach misses.
Magri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Magri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Betlach scores with a punch to the head.
Betlach misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Magri misses.
The fighters circling - Magri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magri with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Betlach.
Betlach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magri misses with a combination
enabling Betlach to counter with a crisp jab.
Magri is rocked!
Betlach lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magri is still on wobbly legs! Can Betlach finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach cracks a nice hook into Magri's ribs.
Magri throws a jab when Betlach was well out of range.
Magri looks to throw the jab but Betlach is out of range.
Magri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws the left hand but Magri avoids the punch easily.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magri.
Betlach lands a nice looking body shot.
Betlach misses with a hook. Magri ducked under it nicely.
Betlach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Betlach throws the left hand but Magri avoids the punch easily.
Magri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Betlach throws a head kick that Magri semi-blocks.
Betlach loads up on a big right hand but Magri slips the punch.
Magri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Betlach looks to land a right hand but Magri moved out of range.
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
Magri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Betlach moves out of range as Magri strikes.
Magri throws a hook but Betlach avoids it easily.
Magri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Betlach there.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri looks to land a right hand but Betlach moved out of range.
Betlach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Betlach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magri scrambles back to his feet.
Betlach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Betlach scrambles back to his feet.
Betlach scores with a spinning back kick!
Magri throws the left hand but Betlach avoids the punch easily.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Magri.
Magri misses with a straight left.
Betlach tries to land a front kick but Magri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magri doesn't manage to clinch there - Betlach circles away.
A jab from Betlach does it's job there.
Betlach throws a monster overhand right that drops Magri! Betlach follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vevrin Betlach!
A very excited looking Vevrin Betlach made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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