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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hope and Pray. 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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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg misses with a wild combination.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. Heisenberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heisenberg misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries a low kick but Heisenberg avoids it.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaolong throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Heisenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heisenberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaolong's hands.
Xiaolong throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Heisenberg connects with a jab.
Xiaolong looks to land a right hand but Heisenberg moved out of range.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Heisenberg misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
Xiaolong walks into a straight right hand from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg blocks a leg kick.
Heisenberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaolong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaolong's head back.
Heisenberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heisenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaolong moves out of range easily.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaolong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heisenberg.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg jabs at Xiaolong's body.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xiaolong's calf.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Xiaolong cracks Heisenberg with a good jab.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head but Xiaolong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heisenberg avoids the head kick by Xiaolong.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiaolong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heisenberg scores with a jab.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Xiaolong moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Heisenberg - just one landing.
Xiaolong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heisenberg scores with a nice body kick.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick
and Heisenberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Xiaolong tries to roll over but Heisenberg keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong wants to control but Heisenberg is keeping busy.
Heisenberg is pressing down on Xiaolong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xiaolong is holding on for now.
Heisenberg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Xiaolong to regain full guard.
Heisenberg trying to control but Xiaolong is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiaolong is keeping the position for now.
Xiaolong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heisenberg's guard.
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong stays in close to Heisenberg's body and controls the position.
Heisenberg looking for a guillotine here but Xiaolong defends easily.
Heisenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heisenberg trying to control the position.
Heisenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg dominated that round.
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.
Heisenberg throws a lazy right hand but Xiaolong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heisenberg checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitch Heisenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaolong was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is looking to chop away at Xiaolong's legs.
Heisenberg fails to land the takedown.
Xiaolong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Xiaolong there.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Xiaolong clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is trying to break the clinch but Xiaolong has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong blocks a body shot from Heisenberg.
Xiaolong working aggressively here.
Heisenberg can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a body punch.
Heisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaolong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Xiaolong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Xiaolong trying to hold on to Heisenberg's head to control him but Heisenberg postures up.
Heisenberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xiaolong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Heisenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xiaolong's head.
Heisenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xiaolong wants to control but Heisenberg is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg trying to mount his opponent but Xiaolong defends it.
Xiaolong trying to control from the bottom.
Xiaolong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaolong keeps working.
Mitch Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heisenberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heisenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is looking to advance position but Xiaolong won't allow it.
Xiaolong controlling the position well.
Heisenberg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Heisenberg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Heisenberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heisenberg unloads with some shots from mount but Xiaolong bucks and avoids them well.
Heisenberg misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Xiaolong is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Xiaolong and Heisenberg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Xiaolong struggling a bit here.
Heisenberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Heisenberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Xiaolong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong is looking to regain half guard here but Heisenberg keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Xiaolong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Heisenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiaolong closes the distance and clinches.
Xiaolong blocking some punches.
Xiaolong tries a body shot but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiaolong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaolong pushes Heisenberg away with a front kick.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xiaolong. That's going to slow Heisenberg down.
Heisenberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heisenberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xiaolong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heisenberg.
Xiaolong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Xiaolong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heisenberg gets tackled into the cage by Xiaolong. Xiaolong maintains the clinch.
Xiaolong lands a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Xiaolong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaolong.
Heisenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heisenberg is working for takedown but Xiaolong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heisenberg lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisenberg turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Li Xiaolong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Xiaolong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Heisenberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaolong keeps working.
Heisenberg working the ground and pound but Xiaolong is defending the strikes.
Xiaolong wants to control but Heisenberg postures up.
Xiaolong dodges the ground and pound from Heisenberg.
Mitch Heisenberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Xiaolong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heisenberg misses with the ground and pound.
Xiaolong tries to buck Heisenberg off but Heisenberg is having none of it.
Heisenberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xiaolong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Xiaolong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Heisenberg.
Xiaolong is looking to regain half guard here but Heisenberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Xiaolong regains half guard, as Heisenberg was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Xiaolong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Heisenberg. What's that going to do exactly?
Heisenberg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg working for a submission but Xiaolong is keeping him at bay.
Xiaolong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heisenberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Heisenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heisenberg 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Heisenberg!
A relieved looking Mitch Heisenberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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