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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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165 cm
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148 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Magri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magri fails to land with a series of punches.
Magri misses with the combination.
Tatum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Magri does no damage.
Jab from Magri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Tatum or perhaps it was just good defense by Magri which made him look bad.
Magri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Magri misses.
Magri stalks Tatum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatum's face. Tatum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Magri. Those never looked like landing.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Tatum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tatum showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magri doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tatum.
Magri looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tatum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magri defending well though.
Tatum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tatum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum thows a huge punch but Magri dodges it nicely.
Tatum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum stops Magri from getting back to his feet.
Magri is defending against the submission attempts here by Tatum.
Tatum lands strikes from half guard.
Magri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatum on the ground.
Tatum is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tatum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri is trying to stand back up but Tatum is controlling him
Tatum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tatum throws a strike but Magri avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatum throws a big right hand that misses.
Tatum looking to pass the guard.
Tatum prevents Magri from getting back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Magri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tatum somewhat.
Magri ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum checks a low kick from Magri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Magri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a low kick as Magri jumps back.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Tatum scores with a takedown into Magri's guard.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum throwing strikes from guard but Magri blocks nicely.
Magri keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tatum throws a big right hand that misses.
Magri keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tatum throws a big right hand that misses.
Magri is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magri can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Magri.
Magri stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magri controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Magri.
Nice body punch from Magri.
Magri looking to stall.
Magri effectively controlling the action here.
Magri misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tatum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tatum looking for a triangle here. Magri is fighting it but it looks tight! Tatum pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Magri is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danny Tatum!
Danny Tatum took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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