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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 1535 p4p, 1718 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 54 p4p, 61 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cassino napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ziskie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cassino wants to get back to his feet but Ziskie drags him back down.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cassino keeps working.
Ziskie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cassino rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ziskie's guard! Nice work there by Cassino!
Cassino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cassino checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ziskie.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Ziskie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cassino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a hook but Cassino blocks it.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Ziskie misses the jab.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
Ziskie lands with a straight right. Cassino didn't see that one coming.
Ziskie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cassino is out of range and Ziskie settles back down.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Ziskie throws a big shot that misses.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino slips under a jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Ziskie throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassino.
Ziskie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Ziskie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ziskie manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Ziskie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ziskie misses with a looping right.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cassino but Cassino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Ziskie.
Ziskie lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie throws a front kick aimed at Cassino's knee but Cassino avoids it well.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
Cassino slips a jab from Ziskie.
Cassino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziskie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziskie misses the target.
Ziskie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ziskie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cassino avoids it really well and circles away.
Cassino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziskie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Ziskie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino slips under a jab from Ziskie.
Ziskie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ziskie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziskie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
Cassino slips a straight right by Ziskie.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ziskie.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a looping left.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cassino. No joy for Ziskie on that attempt.
Cassino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ziskie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ziskie is defended easily by Cassino.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ziskie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut. Cassino saw that one coming.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziskie misses the target.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Philip Ziskie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ziskie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cassino moves into the clinch.
Cassino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ziskie looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a looping left.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ziskie throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
Ziskie misses with a leg kick.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cassino doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie looks for the body kick but Cassino saw that one coming.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Monte Cassino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Ziskie. That snapped Cassino's head back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziskie misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cassino stuffs the takedown.
Ziskie with a hook.
Ziskie swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ziskie.
Cassino slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziskie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ziskie is defended easily by Cassino.
Cassino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ziskie manages to circle out of the way.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Ziskie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Cassino moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Ziskie misses with a two punch combination.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
As Ziskie tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Ziskie manages to avoid the attempt.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
A big right from Ziskie misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ziskie is defended easily by Cassino.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ziskie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ziskie misses the jab.
Ziskie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Ziskie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie misses with a looping right.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a right hand that Cassino ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassino also avoids with ease.
Cassino staying out of range there.
Cassino is looking to counter the offense by Ziskie and move into the clinch.
Ziskie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cassino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Ziskie misses.
Cassino tries to counter by clinching up but Ziskie breaks away and moves out of range.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ziskie misses with a left hand
and Cassino moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cassino breaks the clinch.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ziskie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Ziskie!
Philip Ziskie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Monte Cassino was interviewed post fight and said 'Should reconsider a career in tango-dancing, shit. '.
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energy
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