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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 479 p4p, 55 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 915 p4p, 100 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. John Henry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry cracks Heisenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg avoids the body shot from Henry.
Heisenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henry.
Henry lands an overhand right.
Heisenberg throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Henry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Henry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Heisenberg instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heisenberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Henry misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Heisenberg.
Henry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heisenberg stuffs the takedown.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
A punch lands to the side of Heisenberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heisenberg has managed to clinch.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Heisenberg does it's job there.
Heisenberg thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Heisenberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Heisenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heisenberg.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg saw that one coming.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Heisenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Heisenberg is working Henry over against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Heisenberg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Heisenberg.
Henry is trying to maintain a safe position but Heisenberg gets an underhook and turns Henry into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Henry as he connects with a hook.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Henry misses the target.
Heisenberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heisenberg gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Heisenberg manages to retain guard.
Heisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Heisenberg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heisenberg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry managing to control the position.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry has control of Heisenberg's left arm, preventing Heisenberg from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaele Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Henry lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Henry defends it well.
Heisenberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heisenberg delivers a nice body kick.
Henry scores with a body shot.
Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Heisenberg misses the jab.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heisenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg cracks Henry with a good jab.
Heisenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Henry is controlling Heisenberg's posture.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
My spies in Heavy Metal inform me that Heisenberg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Henry pulls Heisenberg in close to his closed guard and prevents Heisenberg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Henry!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Heisenberg looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily.
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Heisenberg wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Heisenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heisenberg is looking for a triangle here but Henry uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Heisenberg is looking for a sweep.
Heisenberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henry trying to control the action but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is stalling here. Heisenberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henry seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Heisenberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Heisenberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henry, who protects the arm well.
Heisenberg gets to mount! Henry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Henry working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaele Heisenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Heisenberg misses the body punch
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Heisenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heisenberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg lands a jab to the head.
Henry misses the body punch
and Heisenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Heisenberg is out of range.
Henry connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heisenberg.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Heisenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Heisenberg digs a good hook to Henry's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heisenberg.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Henry there.
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Henry trying to control the position but Heisenberg is working away.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heisenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Heisenberg's shoulder. That is not cool.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Henry advances to mount.
Heisenberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Heisenberg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henry winds up and cracks Heisenberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Heisenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Heisenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Heisenberg, not yet.
Heisenberg trying to control the position here.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Heisenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Heisenberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heisenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry is in close to Heisenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heisenberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
After the fight, Raphaele Heisenberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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