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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 1072 p4p, 116 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 996 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Heimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimer throws a chopping leg kick but Cassino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cassino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cassino connects with a body shot that sends Heimer 's belly button to the back.
Heimer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Heimer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cassino's hands.
Heimer takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Heimer has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimer is trying to maintain a safe position but Cassino gets an underhook and turns Heimer into the cage.
Heimer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heimer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cassino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Heimer avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Cassino gets through Heimer 's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Heimer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cassino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cassino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heimer connects with a crisp jab.
Heimer scores with a jab. Cassino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick from Cassino.
Cassino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heimer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heimer moves into range and clinches up with Cassino.
Heimer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Heimer .
Cassino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heimer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Heimer misses.
Cassino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Cassino tries to clinch up.
Heimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimer throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heimer tried to score with a low kick but Cassino checks it.
Heimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heimer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cassino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimer .
Decent striking displayed by Heimer there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cassino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimer .
Cassino tries to work over Heimer 's front leg with a kick but Heimer checks it.
Heimer closes the distance and clinches.
Heimer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cassino up against the cage.
Cassino is trying to force a seperation but Heimer has the dominant position.
Heimer 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Cassino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cassino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cassino breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Cassino's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cassino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Cassino scores with a jab. Heimer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimer throws out a loose jab but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimer lands with a cross.
Heimer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cassino on the side of the head.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
As Heimer backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Heimer .
Heimer throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Heimer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cassino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burke Heimer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cassino has closed the distance and engaged Heimer in a clinch.
Heimer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cassino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heimer blocks a body shot from Cassino.
Heimer tries to score a body lock takedown but Cassino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heimer has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Heimer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Heimer lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimer lands with a right to the head.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimer misses with the head strike.
Cassino digs a right hand into Heimer 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimer 's gas tank.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Cassino.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimer throws a leg kick
letting Cassino counter with a right hand.
Burke Heimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino misses with a jab to the body
and Heimer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heimer lands a jab to the head.
Heimer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cassino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heimer checks a leg kick nicely.
Heimer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cassino swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Heimer .
Heimer lands a jab to the head.
Cassino lands a high kick!
It looks like Burke Heimer has been cut.
Cassino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimer throws a hook but Cassino blocks it.
Heimer works the jab nicely.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
Heimer throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Burke Heimer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Heimer . Beautiful body shot.
Heimer sizes up Cassino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimer misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimer misses with a double jab.
Heimer moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Cassino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heimer s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heimer throws a leg kick but Cassino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cassino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cassino tries to clinch up but Heimer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer lands with a straight right. Cassino didn't see that one coming.
Cassino doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimer circles away.
Heimer has Cassino up against the cage in a clinch.
Heimer successfully pulls guard.
Cassino gets to his feet - Heimer follows without any prompting.
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
Heimer sizes up Cassino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cassino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Heimer .
Cassino throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Heimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Heimer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimer .
Cassino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cassino counters with a good low kick that Heimer was not able to check.
Heimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Heimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassino slips under a jab from Heimer .
Cassino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino throws a big counter combination but Heimer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A left lands for Cassino.
Cassino tries to move into range but Heimer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimer .
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heimer scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Burke Heimer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Burke Heimer 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Heimer misses with a left hand
enabling Cassino to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heimer , as that shot connected.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Cassino connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimer lands with a good body shot.
Heimer lands a nice hook to Cassino's body. Cassino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimer scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Heimer cracks Cassino with a good jab.
Heimer scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Heimer throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimer .
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Heimer takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Cassino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heimer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Heimer checks it.
Heimer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Heimer misses.
Cassino catches Heimer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cassino lands a nice looking body shot.
Heimer scores with a hook to the body. Cassino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer throws a right and a left that Cassino avoids nicely.
Heimer throws an off balance right hand
and Cassino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Heimer with a hook.
Heimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cassino's calf.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Heimer slips the punch.
Cassino is looking to clinch but Heimer is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Cassino.
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimer .
Cassino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassino slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassino. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino defending well as Heimer loads up on a big left hand.
Heimer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heimer misses the jab.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Cassino tries to clinch up.
Heimer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cassino cracks Heimer with an open hand slap.
Heimer misses with an uppercut
and Cassino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heimer thinking.
Cassino walks into a left hand.
Cassino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassino lands a left and a right that send Heimer crashing to the mat, dazed. Cassino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Heimer is rocked!
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
Heimer is still on wobbly legs! Can Cassino finish him?
Cassino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimer .
Heimer misses with a body shot
and Cassino counters with a thumping low kick.
Heimer seems to have recovered his senses.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Cassino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
Cassino is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burke Heimer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cassino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Cassino throws a big counter combination but Heimer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Cassino does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer connects with a right hand. Cassino shakes it off.
Heimer throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burke Heimer .
I've got Heimer 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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RATING
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