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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 8 - 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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leuka.
Leuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magri.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magri's head backwards.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Magri is just out of range.
Magri takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magri checks it well.
Leuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leuka moves away.
Magri lands a nice shot to the body.
Magri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leuka under the eye.
Magri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magri scrambles back to his feet.
Leuka misses with a combination
and Magri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magri doesn't manage to clinch there - Leuka circles away.
Leuka throws out a leg kick but Magri moves out of range and Leuka only half commits.
Leuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magri throws a lazy uppercut
and Leuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leuka darts in trying to clinch
and Magri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka swings widly with a right hand
letting Magri counter with a right hand.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Magri dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magri.
Magri tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Magri avoids it well.
Leuka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Magri as he connects with a hook.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leuka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magri throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
Magri takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leuka throws a push kick but Magri slaps the foot to one side.
Magri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Magri is out of range.
Magri has Leuka up against the cage in a clinch.
Magri tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magri keeps control of Leuka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magri.
Leuka throws a head punch that misses.
Leuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magri trying to control the position but instead, Leuka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magri into the cage.
Leuka can't find room to land a body shot as Magri controls the action.
Leuka lands a shoulder strike.
Leuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magri blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leuka.
Magri can't find room to land a body shot as Leuka controls the action.
Magri gets through Leuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leuka.
Leuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leuka taking a breather.
Leuka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leuka is keeping busy.
Leuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magri stalling in the clinch but Leuka improves position.
Magri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magri tries to work over Leuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magri is pushing Leuka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Magri.
Leuka trying to control the position but instead, Magri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leuka into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Leuka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leuka blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Magri will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leuka misses with a low kick.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Leuka throws out a leg kick but Magri moves out of range and Leuka only half commits.
Magri ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Magri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Leuka misses.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Magri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leuka connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Leuka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leuka.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magri cracks Leuka with a good jab.
Leuka thumps Magri with a low kick.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1-2. Leuka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leuka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magri throws the left hand but Leuka avoids the punch easily.
Magri wants to clinch.
Leuka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magri moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands a head shot.
Magri misses with a looping left.
Magri avoids a kick to the body.
Magri digs a good body shot into Leuka's ribs.
Magri misses with a hook. Leuka ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magri misses with a two punch combination.
Magri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magri lands a jab-cross combination.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charlie Magri is winning the standup battle so far.
Leuka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magri throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leukas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magri throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Leuka. That snapped Magri's head back.
Leuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magri.
Magri takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka clinches up with Magri and pushes him back against the cage.
Magri blocks an uppercut.
Magri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magri tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Magri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
Magri working aggressively here.
Leuka is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Leuka to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a body shot from Magri.
Magri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magri trying to stall but Leuka improves his position.
Magri blocking some punches.
Leuka is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Leuka.
Magri prevents a body shot from Leuka.
Magri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magri lands a left hand.
Magri lands a shoulder strike.
Leuka lands a right hand.
Magri stalling the fight.
Magri gets through Leuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka prevents a body shot from Magri.
Magri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magri stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magri lands a shot to the body.
Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leuka on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Leuka.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Leuka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Magri. Those never looked like landing.
Leuka moves in looking to clinch but Magri pushes him off.
Leuka defending well as Magri loads up on a big left hand.
Leuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magri tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Magri dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leuka throws a right and a left that Magri avoids nicely.
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Leuka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka walks into a straight right hand from Magri.
Magri lands a jab to the nose.
Magri connects with a right hand. Leuka shakes it off.
Magri throws out a powerful jab.
Magri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magri tries to close the distance and clinch but Leuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Magri just misses with a punch to the body.
Magri scores with a jab to the body.
Magri misses with a hook.
Magri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leuka moves away.
Magri misses with a body shot.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magri manages to avoid it.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leuka.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magri manages to avoid it.
Magri throws an overhand right that lands on Leuka's shoulder, as Leuka tries to avoid the shot.
Leuka cracks Magri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
Magri misses with a looping right.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Magri's corner calls for a 1-2. Magri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leuka shoots in looking for a takedown. Magri tries to sprawl out of it but Leuka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magri lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magri. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leuka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magri scrambles back to his feet.
Magri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magri thows a body shot but no joy.
Magri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Magri.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leuka throws a body punch but Magri moves out of range.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Magri avoids nicely.
Magri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Magri catches Leuka right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Leuka does no damage.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri connects with a body shot.
Magri lands with a nice body punch.
Leuka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magri clobbers Leuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Lasi Leuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leuka throws a sloppy body shot
letting Magri counter with a right hand.
Magri swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Magri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magri misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Magri finds it's target.
Leuka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leuka misses with a left hand
and Magri counters with a nice body shot.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leuka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Leuka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leuka slips a jab and a cross from Magri.
Leuka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magri misses with the combination.
Magri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leuka in his tracks.
Leuka is rocked!
BOOM! Magri lands a beautiful left hook that drops Leuka. Leuka tries to recover but Magri is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Leuka lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Magri!
Charlie Magri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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