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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 3075 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Stanley Kubrick (ranked 119 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cassino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Stanley Kubrick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 cm 35 150 20 - 14 - 2 |
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174 cm 32 155 13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cassino misses with a wild body shot. Kubrick avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Kubrick misses with a straight left. Kubrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubrick manages to avoid it. Kubrick looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kubrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cassino can pounce on him.
Kubrick slips a jab from Cassino. It seemed like Kubrick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cassino cracks Kubrick with an open hand slap. Cassino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Cassino scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cassino throws a body shot but no joy. Kubrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kubrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubrick. Cassino misses with the head strike.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubrick uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Kubrick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cassino. Cassino keeps control of Kubrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land. Kubrick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kubrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubrick can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
Kubrick pressing his opponent against the cage. Cassino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kubrick blocking some punches.
Kubrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kubrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kubrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kubrick throws a looping overhand right but Cassino ducks down to avoid it. Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kubrick tries to clinch there but Cassino circles away.
A nice leg kick from Cassino, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kubrick throws out the jab. Jab by Cassino. Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cassino stuffs the takedown. Kubrick moves out of range of the strikes. Cassino clinches with his opponent.
Kubrick can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside. Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kubrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino. Kubrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cassino prevents it.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cassino lands a left hand.
Kubrick wants a takedown.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Kubrick. Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubrick uses good head movement to avoid it. Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kubrick. Kubrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubrick blocking some punches.
Cassino blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cassino. A short uppercut from Cassino. Kubrick blocks an uppercut.
Kubrick blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cassino gets underhooks to prevent Kubrick's takedown attempt.
Kubrick throws a head punch that misses. Kubrick blocking some punches.
Kubrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land. Kubrick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cassino lands with a left to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Cassino misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Cassino working aggressively here.
Kubrick looking to stall.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land. Kubrick throws a head punch that misses. Kubrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cassino has him pressed against the cage. Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Kubrick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubrick. A little jabbing left from Kubrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kubrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Cassino thows a left - swing and a miss! Kubrick darts in looking for a takedown but Cassino gets double underhooks and turns Kubrick into the cage. Cassino connects with a body shot that sends Kubrick's belly button to the back. Cassino attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kubrick is looking for the big counter here. Kubrick walks into a jab. Cassino lands a right hook to the body.
Cassino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kubrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubrick moves away. Cassino throws a body shot but no joy. Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Kubrick. Cassino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cassino misses with a wild body shot. Cassino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kubrick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kubrick scores with a punch to the head. Kubrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cassino connects with a nice looking jab.
Cassino misses the shot to the body. Kubrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kubrick takes one to the chin there. Cassino throws a body punch but Kubrick moves out of range. Kubrick throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem. Kubrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassino. A little jabbing left from Kubrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kubrick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cassino but Cassino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cassino closes the distance and clinches. Kubrick is trying to break free. Cassino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Kubrick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kubrick leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino. Kubrick misses with a body punch.
Kubrick is trying to break the clinch but Cassino has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino. Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Cassino scores with a nice short uppercut. Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Kubrick.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike. Kubrick blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kubrick manages to break the clinch.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubrick. Cassino throws an off balance right hand
and Kubrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cassino lands a lovely overhand right. Kubrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassino. Cassino scores with a nice strike. Cassino misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubrick! But no joy. Cassino takes a swing at Kubrick's ribcage but misses. Cassino misses with a hook
and Kubrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cassino thuds his right hand into Kubrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Kubrick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kubrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cassino staying out of range there. Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kubrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino moves into range and clinches up with Kubrick. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino. Kubrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cassino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubrick.
Kubrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cassino swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand. Cassino with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cassino scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubrick is just out of range. Kubrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jab from Cassino. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that second round. That's time! Cassino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cassino misses with a body shot
and Kubrick counters with a straight right hand. Horrible takedown attempt by Kubrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Cassino, which made it look bad. Kubrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kubrick sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kubrick tries to clinch there but Cassino circles away.
Kubrick dives in and grabs Cassino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cassino pushes down on Kubrick's head and hops out. Cassino is looking to counter punch. Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cassino throws a hook to the side of Kubrick's head but Kubrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubrick.
Kubrick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Cassino takes a swing at Kubrick's ribcage but misses. Kubrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kubrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cassino pinned against the cage. Cassino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Kubrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Cassino instigates a clinch. Kubrick taking a breather. Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubrick. Kubrick lands a nice shot to the body. Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kubrick uses good head movement to avoid it. Kubrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Kubrick dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kubrick is trying to drag Cassino to the mat but Cassino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Cassino. Kubrick lands with a short shot to the head. Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kubrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Cassino looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kubrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away. Kubrick tries to keep at a distance but Cassino has taken the fight into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cassino working aggressively here.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Kubrick.
Cassino working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Kubrick.
A short right from Kubrick on the inside. Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubrick. Kubrick manages to break the clinch.
Cassino throws a right hand that misses
and Kubrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kubrick 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. Cassino connects with a crisp jab. Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cassino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Kubrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cassino lands with a kick to the temple. Kubrick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A solid body kick from Cassino. 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! Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kubrick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kubrick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kubrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino. Kubrick moves in looking to clinch but Cassino pushes him off. Cassino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Stanley Kubrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cassino throws a hook but Kubrick blocks it. A little jabbing left from Kubrick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubrick moves away. Cassino throws a quick inside leg kick. Kubrick lands with a straight right. Cassino didn't see that one coming. The crowd cheers as Cassino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kubrick doesn't seem phased though. A bone on bone clash there as Kubrick blocks the leg kick.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses. It seemed like Kubrick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kubrick avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Kubrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kubrick shoots in for a takedown but Cassino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Monte Cassino showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cassino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino! Monte Cassino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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