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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kilmister (ranked 1868 p4p, 194 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 1472 p4p, 159 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kilmister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino throws a sloppy head kick and Kilmister moves out of range easily.
Cassino checks a low kick from Kilmister.
Kilmister lands a jab.
Kilmister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Nice body kick there by Cassino.
Cassino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cassino takes a swing at Kilmister's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Kilmister down.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Nice jab there from Cassino.
A jab from Cassino finds it's way through Kilmister's defenses.
Kilmister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kilmister.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Kilmister. Those never looked like landing.
Cassino looks to land a combination. Kilmister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Johnny Kilmister has been cut.
Kilmister lands a head shot.
Kilmister ducks right into an uppercut from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that Cassino avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Kilmister misses.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassino.
Kilmister tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilmister doesn't seem bothered though.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Kilmister checks it.
Kilmister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassino.
Cassino throws the left hand but Kilmister avoids the punch easily.
Kilmister swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cassino misses with the combination.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilmister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilmister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilmister, pushing him back against the cage.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Kilmister wants to get back to striking at distance but Cassino won't allow it.
Kilmister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilmister avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Some wild striking there from Kilmister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilmister keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassino takes the fight into the clinch.
Kilmister breaks from the clinch.
Kilmister swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino swings widly with a right hand
and Kilmister moves into the clinch.
Kilmister breaks from the clinch.
Cassino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cassino tries to land a leg kick but Kilmister saw it coming and moves away.
Kilmister seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilmister throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
Kilmister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kilmister keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilmister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Kilmister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassino scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cassino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilmister doesn't seem phased though.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a low kick but Kilmister avoids it.
Kilmister throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kilmister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilmister.
Cassino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilmister slips a straight right by Cassino.
Kilmister is looking to chop away at Cassino's legs.
Kilmister moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilmister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kilmister has had enough of the clinch but Cassino keeps him there for the moment.
Cassino keeps control of Kilmister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Kilmister is looking to break free of the clinch but Cassino has double underhooks.
Cassino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilmister backwards.
Kilmister is trying to push Cassino away but Cassino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kilmister blocks an uppercut.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Kilmister controls the action.
Kilmister is trying to break free.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister blocks an uppercut.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilmister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilmister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Kilmister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Kilmister moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Cassino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilmister avoids a kick to the body.
Kilmister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Kilmister.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilmister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cassino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilmister is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Kilmister is out of range.
Kilmister rushes Cassino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilmister's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Kilmister's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilmister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cassino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassino throws a body punch but Kilmister moves out of range.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kilmister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kilmister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilmister.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilmister blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kilmister!
A punch lands to the side of Kilmister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilmister throws a nice looking combination but Cassino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilmister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Kilmister moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Kilmister tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilmister slips under a jab from Cassino.
Cassino keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilmister cracks a nice hook into Cassino's ribs.
Johnny Kilmister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilmister misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Kilmister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilmister swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilmister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cassino takes one on the button.
Johnny Kilmister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cassino doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilmister circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilmister misses the target.
Kilmister tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassino moves out of range as Kilmister strikes.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Kilmister is out of range.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Kilmister moved out of range.
Kilmister avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Kilmister seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilmister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cassino scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Kilmister misses.
Kilmister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilmister.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilmister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cassino. Beautiful body shot.
Kilmister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kilmister scores with a three punch combo!
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Kilmister.
Kilmister lands a slapping body shot.
Kilmister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cassino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilmister misses with a wild combination.
Cassino lands with an uppercut that bounces Kilmister off the cage and back into range.
A clash of legs there as Kilmister blocks the low kick.
Cassino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilmister connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cassino tenderised Kilmister's leg. Kilmister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilmister defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Kilmister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilmister tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cassino manages to circle out of the way.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Kilmister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilmister.
Kilmister swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilmister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kilmister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilmister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmister throws a chopping leg kick but Cassino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilmister takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Kilmister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino throws a hook but Kilmister avoids it easily.
Cassino connects with a right hand. Kilmister shakes it off.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
As Cassino looks to move away, Kilmister throws a big counter combo but Cassino just gets out of the way.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilmister looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilmister.
Kilmister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Kilmister looks to land a combination but Cassino avoids it well.
Cassino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino closes the distance and clinches.
Kilmister tries to circle away but Cassino has him pinned against the cage.
Kilmister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilmister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassino checks a low kick from Kilmister.
A lazy left from Cassino finds it's target.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmister throws a right hand that Cassino ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassino also avoids with ease.
Cassino tests Kilmister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Cassino.
Cassino cracks the inside of Kilmister's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monte Cassino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Kilmister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilmister throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilmister blocks the leg kick.
Cassino lands a lovely overhand right.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilmister swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kilmister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Kilmister.
No joy there for Kilmister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cassino keeps Kilmister at a distance using the push kick.
Kilmister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Cassino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cassino tries to clinch but Kilmister moves out of range.
Kilmister misses with a two punch combination.
Kilmister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilmister. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilmister is wise to it.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilmister clinches up with Cassino and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Kilmister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilmister breaks the clinch.
Kilmister throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino tries to clinch but Kilmister moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilmister.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Kilmister's legs.
It looked like Kilmister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kilmister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilmister ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cassino scores with a punch to the head.
Cassino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilmister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilmister checks a leg kick.
Kilmister throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilmister wants to clinch up but Cassino keeps it at a distance.
Cassino only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kilmister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Some wild striking there from Kilmister.
Cassino throws the left hand but Kilmister avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilmister.
Cassino connects with the punch.
A combination from Kilmister does no damage.
Kilmister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilmister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilmister cracks Cassino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilmister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Kilmister scores with a head kick.
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Kilmister saw that one coming.
Cassino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilmister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cassino.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Kilmister scores with a punch to the head.
Kilmister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilmister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kilmister misses its intended target.
Cassino feints and then cracks Kilmister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilmister down.
Cassino closes the distance and clinches.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilmister manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilmister throws a combination that misses
and Cassino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilmister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilmister misses with a hook.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilmister.
Kilmister tries to counter with a takedown but Cassino is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Cassino connects with a body shot that sends Kilmister's belly button to the back.
Cassino scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilmister should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Cassino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilmister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilmister throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino rushes Kilmister and presses him up against the cage.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Kilmister misses with a hook
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilmister misses with a head kick.
Cassino clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino avoids a wild elbow strike from Kilmister.
Kilmister blocking some punches.
Cassino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnny Kilmister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilmister swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of Kilmister's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
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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RATING
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