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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen Merchant of Death as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heisenberg thows a leg kick but Sato checks it
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Heisenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Heisenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heisenberg counters by moving into the clinch.
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heisenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heisenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg breaks from the clinch.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heisenberg. Heisenberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
A big right from Heisenberg misses.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Mitch Heisenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heisenberg misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato connects with a body shot that sends Heisenberg's belly button to the back.
A jab from Sato misses.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heisenberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Heisenberg scores with a head kick. Sato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Heisenberg.
Sato connects with a crisp jab.
Sato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato works Heisenberg's body with a nice hook.
Heisenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sato doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heisenberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sato somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heisenberg.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Kobe Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heisenberg clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sato.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heisenberg smiles and moves away.
Sato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Heisenberg tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato cracks Heisenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heisenberg wants to slow Sato down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Heisenberg's head but Heisenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heisenberg ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg moves into the clinch.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but Heisenberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Heisenberg misses with a right hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Heisenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Heisenberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Heisenberg.
Sato misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Heisenberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Heisenberg.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Heisenberg moves away and avoids it.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Heisenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heisenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisenberg connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
A punch combination from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sato rather than just go for the knockout.
Sato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heisenberg.
Sato looks to throw the jab but Heisenberg is out of range.
Sato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Heisenberg wants to clinch.
Sato throws a hook but Heisenberg blocks it.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heisenberg can pounce on him.
Heisenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato checks a leg kick nicely.
Heisenberg tries to work over Sato's front leg with a kick but Sato checks it.
Mitch Heisenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato throws a hook but Heisenberg avoids it easily.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heisenberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
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.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Heisenberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heisenberg misses with a low kick.
Heisenberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sato moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sato cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
Heisenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Heisenberg throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Heisenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to slow Heisenberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Heisenberg lands a jab to Sato's midsection.
Heisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato takes one on the button.
A low kick from Heisenberg is predictable there
and Sato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by Sato.
Heisenberg tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heisenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Heisenberg blocks the low kick.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Heisenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Heisenberg tries to circle away but Sato has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Heisenberg throws a solid leg kick but Sato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heisenberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Sato is predictable there
and Heisenberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sato swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisenberg.
Sato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heisenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato connects with the punch.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato throws a right hand that Heisenberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Heisenberg also avoids with ease.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heisenberg misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heisenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heisenberg lands a body shot.
Heisenberg has managed to clinch.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisenberg's elbow.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Sato is trying to push Heisenberg away but Heisenberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heisenberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Heisenberg controls the action.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heisenberg lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Heisenberg with a jab.
Heisenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mitch Heisenberg just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heisenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heisenberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Sato.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heisenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heisenberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sato. That did some damage!
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Heisenberg scores with a four punch combination!
Sato throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Heisenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Heisenberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato swings for the body but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Heisenberg drives through and clinches with Sato against the cage.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heisenberg breaks from the clinch.
Sato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heisenberg.
Nice sprawl there from Heisenberg as Sato shoots in.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heisenberg, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Heisenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Sato moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Heisenberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Sato misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heisenberg misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Heisenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heisenberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heisenberg. Heisenberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sato scores with the left hand. Heisenberg knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heisenberg is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Heisenberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heisenberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Heisenberg blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Heisenberg dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
Sato connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Sato misses with a takedown
and Heisenberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sato's knee momentarily.
Sato jabs Heisenberg right on the nose. Heisenberg blinks but takes it well.
Heisenberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heisenberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heisenberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Heisenberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heisenberg stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heisenberg forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Heisenberg thuds his shin into the meat of Sato's side.
Heisenberg 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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Heisenberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Heisenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato misses with a hook.
Sato 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.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Sato clobbers Heisenberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a right and a left that Heisenberg avoids nicely.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Heisenberg moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg moves away from the strike by Sato.
Heisenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heisenberg can pounce on him.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Heisenberg settles back down.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot.
Heisenberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kobe Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sato misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
Sato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heisenberg is out of range.
Sato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heisenberg tries to avoid it but Sato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heisenberg to the ground. Heisenberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heisenberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sato throws the left hand but Heisenberg avoids the punch easily.
Sato dips to his left and cracks Heisenberg with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heisenberg swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Heisenberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Heisenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heisenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Heisenberg!
Mitch Heisenberg is the new featherweight champion!
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