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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Tear it up. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernardo Puzo! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heisenberg lands a leg kick that knocks Puzo off balance momentarily. Puzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heisenberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heisenberg can pounce on him.
Heisenberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand. Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Puzo keeps the fight on the outside. Puzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Heisenberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heisenberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A right-left combo lands from Puzo. Heisenberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Heisenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg misses with a head kick.
Puzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Heisenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puzo avoids the head kick by Heisenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heisenberg on the wrong end of a nice hook. Heisenberg misses with a kick to the body and Puzo counters with a two punch combo. Puzo blocks a low kick nicely. Heisenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heisenberg rushes Puzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Puzo throws a head punch that misses. Puzo being controlled against the cage. Heisenberg misses with an elbow strike.
Puzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Heisenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heisenberg cracks Puzo with a nice body shot. Heisenberg lands a damaging elbow. Puzo is trying to break the clinch but Heisenberg has him pressed against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisenberg. Heisenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body. Heisenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Puzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Puzo scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heisenberg in his tracks. Heisenberg misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heisenberg thinking. Puzo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heisenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisenberg tries a low kick but Puzo avoids it. Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Heisenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Puzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heisenberg. Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Heisenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heisenberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heisenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick that misses. Heisenberg misses with a low kick.
Heisenberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Puzo throws a right and a left that Heisenberg avoids nicely. Heisenberg wants to land a leg kick but Puzo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big right from Puzo misses. Puzo misses with a right hand and Heisenberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puzo's knee momentarily. Heisenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily. Heisenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Puzo misses with a looping right. Heisenberg moves to clinch but Puzo breaks away and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sloppy strikes from Puzo. Those never looked like landing. Puzo scores with a one two! Heisenberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Puzo throws a right and a left that both miss. Puzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heisenberg. Heisenberg thows a body shot but no joy. Heisenberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A bone on bone clash there as Puzo blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Puzo catches Heisenberg right on the button with a cross. Puzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heisenberg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg digs a good hook to Puzo's body.
Puzo throws a series of punches but Heisenberg avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heisenberg ducks under a wild hook from Puzo. Heisenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a nice body shot. Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Puzo keeps it at a distance. Heisenberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Puzo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Puzo moves out of range as Heisenberg throws a body kick.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Puzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Puzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but fails miserably and Puzo counters with a left to the body. Heisenberg is breathing heavily. Heisenberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puzo throws a right and a left that both miss. Puzo lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Heisenberg misses with a hook
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heisenberg thinking. Puzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Good standup being displayed there by Heisenberg as he connects with a hook. Puzo missing with a left hand there. Heisenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Puzo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Puzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heisenberg's head. Puzo lands a jab to Heisenberg's midsection. Heisenberg tries to clinch there but Puzo circles away.
Heisenberg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puzo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Donk. Puzo catches Heisenberg right on the button with a cross. Puzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heisenberg walks into a straight right hand from Puzo. Puzo looks to throw the jab but Heisenberg is out of range. Puzo blocks a head kick by Heisenberg.
Puzo jabs at Heisenberg's body. Puzo scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Heisenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Heisenberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Puzo misses with a double jab.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A solid body kick from Heisenberg. A cross from Puzo lands. Bernardo Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heisenberg gets a clinch. Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo blocks the elbow strike.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Puzo tries to stall but Heisenberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut. Heisenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body. Puzo takes an elbow to the forehead. Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Puzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A shot in the inside from Heisenberg. Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Heisenberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Heisenberg looking to slow down the pace here. Heisenberg lands an uppercut. Heisenberg is looking to control Puzo's arms but Puzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heisenberg has his back to the cage. Heisenberg tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Puzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Puzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heisenberg. Heisenberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heisenberg scrambles back to his feet. Puzo lands an overhand right. Sloppy strikes from Puzo. Those never looked like landing. Puzo throws a looping overhand right but Heisenberg ducks down to avoid it. Puzo misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg tries to clinch but Puzo moves out of range. Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it. Puzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heisenberg under the eye. Puzo keeps the fight on the outside. Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Puzo keeps it at a distance. Puzo misses with a wild combination.
Heisenberg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Puzo moves away and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Puzo throws a combination. Heisenberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Heisenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puzo throws out the jab. Puzo moves away from the strike by Heisenberg. Heisenberg lands with a hook. Puzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A cross from Puzo lands. Heisenberg tries to clinch up. Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Heisenberg slips the punch. Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Heisenberg blocks a jab. Heisenberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Heisenberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Puzo thuds his right hand into Heisenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Puzo is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Puzo. Heisenberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heisenberg scores with a spinning back kick! Puzo looks to land a combination but Heisenberg avoids it well. Heisenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heisenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Puzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heisenberg moves into the clinch. Puzo tries to break the clinch but Heisenberg is controlling the position. Heisenberg is looking to control Puzo's arms but Puzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heisenberg has his back to the cage. A short right from Heisenberg on the inside. Puzo wants to break free but Heisenberg has control.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Heisenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land. Heisenberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice body punch from Puzo. Heisenberg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Heisenberg trying to stall but Puzo improves his position.
Heisenberg throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitch Heisenberg will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Puzo works Heisenberg's body with a nice hook. Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heisenberg. Puzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heisenberg cracks Puzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Puzo throws a hook but Heisenberg avoids it easily. Puzo throws the left hand but Heisenberg avoids the punch easily. Puzo takes a kick to the side of the head. A slow jab from Puzo misses its intended target. Heisenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puzo.
Heisenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily. Heisenberg connects with an inside leg kick. Heisenberg throws a leg kick which misses Puzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Puzo tries to avoid it. Heisenberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Heisenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puzo is out of range and Heisenberg settles back down. Puzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Puzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Puzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puzo throws an overhand right that lands on Heisenberg's shoulder, as Heisenberg tries to avoid the shot. Heisenberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg. Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo. Heisenberg thows a left - swing and a miss! Heisenberg defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand. Puzo slips under a jab from Heisenberg. Heisenberg slips a jab and a cross from Puzo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heisenberg 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 Puzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Heisenberg walks into a straight right hand from Puzo. A nice inside leg kick there by Heisenberg. That's going to slow Puzo down. Heisenberg staying out of range there. Heisenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Heisenberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A head kick misses from Heisenberg. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Heisenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Heisenberg's head. Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heisenberg moves away. Puzo scores with a jab. Heisenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puzo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Puzo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Puzo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Heisenberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo. Puzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Heisenberg misses with a kick to the body.
Heisenberg throws a wild body kick that Puzo sees coming a mile off. Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Puzo misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away. Puzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heisenberg on the side of the head. Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Nice uppercut there from Puzo. Puzo misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg lands a nice looking body kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Puzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Danga de danga de dang - Puzo scores with a four punch combination! Puzo keeps the fight on the outside. Heisenberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Puzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heisenberg circles away quickly and effectively. Heisenberg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Puzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Heisenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puzo doesn't seem bothered though. A jab from Heisenberg misses. Puzo swinging wildly here.
Heisenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Puzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heisenberg. Heisenberg slips a jab and a cross from Puzo.
Puzo lands a slapping body shot.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg. Puzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Heisenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Puzo sizes up Heisenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Puzo thuds a left hand into Heisenberg's body. Heisenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch. Puzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight! Mitch Heisenberg showed his dominance in that final round. I think Heisenberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Heisenberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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