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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 331 p4p, 38 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 624 p4p, 71 weight class). Cassino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Monte Cassino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by McArthur - just one landing.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Cassino moved away.
Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McArthur tried to counter with a leg kick but Cassino avoided it.
McArthur connects with a single shot there.
Cassino moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassino wants to clinch up but McArthur keeps it at a distance.
McArthur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cassino misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from McArthur is predictable there
and Cassino counters with a one-two to the body.
Cassino avoids the head kick by McArthur.
McArthur checks the leg kick nicely there.
McArthur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino scoring well with a low kick there.
McArthur delivers a nice body kick.
Cassino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands with a kick to the ribs.
McArthur misses with the combination.
McArthur scores with a nice head shot.
McArthur throws a right hand that misses
and McArthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Cassino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cassino's sensitive parts.
McArthur is looking to slow Cassino down with leg kicks.
Cassino moves out of range of the body kick.
McArthur connects with a jab.
McArthur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Cassino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McArthur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cassino counters with a nice low kick that buckles McArthur's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur misses the body punch
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws a good cross that connects.
Cassino lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
McArthur tries to work over Cassino's front leg with a kick but Cassino checks it.
McArthur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cassino to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
Cassino cracks the inside of McArthur's front leg.
McArthur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McArthur throws a leg kick that misses.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by McArthur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McArthur checks the leg kick nicely there.
McArthur scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Cassino throws the kick towards the body but McArthur avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McArthur throws a good cross that connects.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur looks to land a body kick but Cassino moved away.
Cassino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like McArthur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
McArthur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
Cassino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McArthur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McArthur connects with a single shot there.
Cassino tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
McArthur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
McArthur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Cassino misses.
McArthur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cassino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McArthur, pushing him back against the cage.
Cassino takes a shot to the head.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Cassino sees coming a mile off.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Cassino blocks the body kick.
McArthur tries to land a leg kick but Cassino saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from McArthur tenderised Cassino's leg. Cassino is trying to keep his angry face on.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. Cassino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassino blocks the body kick.
McArthur cracks Cassino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McArthur scores with the left hand. Cassino knows he should have avoided that one.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cassino has time to react.
McArthur scores with a shot to the body.
Cassino avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McArthur lands a jab to Cassino's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Cassino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McArthur scores with a jab to the jaw.
McArthur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino avoids a kick to the body.
Cassino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but McArthur avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
McArthur working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
McArthur misses with some punches.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino blocks a body shot from McArthur.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino digs a right hand into McArthur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McArthur's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a left hand.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cassino blocking some punches.
McArthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassino lands a shoulder strike.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
A short right from McArthur on the inside.
McArthur lands with a left to the head.
Cassino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McArthur misses with some punches.
Cassino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Kieran McArthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cassino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cassino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McArthur lands a body shot.
McArthur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cassino can do to turn this around?
McArthur lands with a right to the head.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cassino.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McArthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McArthur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassino's elbow.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a body shot.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassino or not.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of McArthur's head.
McArthur gets through Cassino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from McArthur.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McArthur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cassino throws a push kick but McArthur slaps the foot to one side.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Cassino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cassino thinks about the counter body kick.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
An inside leg kick from McArthur misses.
Cassino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McArthur to score with a decent uppercut.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McArthur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McArthur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Cassino tries to land a leg kick but McArthur saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Cassino blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino swings for the body but McArthur moves out of range.
McArthur looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur slips a straight right by Cassino.
Cassino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur tries to work over Cassino's front leg with a kick but Cassino checks it.
McArthur feints a jab promting Cassino to slip. McArthur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cassino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cassino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Cassino misses.
Cassino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McArthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassino.
McArthur tried to counter with a leg kick but Cassino avoided it.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cassino to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur throws a front kick that sends Cassino stumbling back into the cage.
Cassino looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 checks the leg kick.
Cassino needs to keep his hands up - McArthur had a free shot at his head there.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur lands a really nice looking cross but Cassino seems unphased.
McArthur throws a leg kick
letting Cassino counter with a right hand.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cassino.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses McArthur's sensitive parts.
McArthur scores with a three punch combo!
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McArthur's calf.
McArthur misses with a two punch combination.
Cassino feints a counter leg kick.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from McArthur
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
McArthur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cassino scores with a nice head shot.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
Cassino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
McArthur 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.
McArthur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cassino misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from McArthur.
McArthur motions for Cassino to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
A solid leg kick lands there for McArthur.
Cassino throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
Cassino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
McArthur lands a head shot.
Cassino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from McArthur finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassino.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur 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 Cassino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cassino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McArthur clobbers Cassino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur tries a low kick but Cassino avoids it.
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McArthur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cassino throws out a counter right but McArthur avoids it with no problem.
Cassino with a hook.
McArthur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cassino throws out a counter right but McArthur avoids it with no problem.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Cassino.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Nice shot by McArthur.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McArthur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McArthur 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur 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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