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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 380 p4p, 43 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 138 p4p, 20 weight class). Vilson comes to the cage accompanied by Haiti Voodoo Music. Heisenberg 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! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
22 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heisenberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Heisenberg misses its intended target.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heisenberg has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Heisenberg throws a front kick aimed at Vilson's knee but Vilson avoids it well.
Heisenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vilson's hands.
We've been told by Vilson's head coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vilson moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Vilson scores with a jab. Heisenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heisenberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Heisenberg throws a right hand that misses
and Vilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Vilson misses.
Heisenberg misses with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Heisenberg off balance momentarily.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
Vilson scores with a jab. Heisenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Vilson lands a jab to Heisenberg's midsection.
Heisenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Heisenberg throws a series of punches but Vilson avoids them all with ease.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisenberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heisenberg misses the body punch
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Vilson misses its target.
Vilson cracks Heisenberg with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vilson.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisenberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vilson's head backwards.
Vilson lands a nice shot that snaps Heisenberg's head back.
Vilson scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Vilson.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a body punch but Vilson moves out of range.
Vilson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heisenberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vilson.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Junior Vilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphaele Heisenberg.
Heisenberg takes one to the chin there.
Heisenberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilson.
Heisenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior Vilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heisenberg checks the leg kick.
Vilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Heisenberg is predictable there
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
Vilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heisenberg ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heisenberg drops his hands momentarily and Vilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heisenberg throws an off balance right hand
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg defending well as Vilson loads up on a big left hand.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Vilson lands a really nice looking cross but Heisenberg seems unphased.
Heisenberg has a takedown stuffed.
Heisenberg lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg misses with a hook
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heisenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vilson half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
Vilson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heisenberg just manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vilson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heisenberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Vilson sprawls well. He's pushed Heisenberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Heisenberg's leg. Heisenberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilson checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vilson slips a jab from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is looking to chop away at Vilson's legs.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heisenberg throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Heisenberg misses
and Vilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Heisenberg off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heisenberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Heisenberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vilson under the eye.
Vilson cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
Junior Vilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilson slips under a jab.
Heisenberg throws a hook but Vilson blocks it.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
Vilson lands a body shot.
Vilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good work by Heisenberg as he checks the leg kick.
Heisenberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vilson can pounce on him.
Heisenberg missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heisenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Heisenberg misses with a body shot.
Vilson lands with a cross.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Heisenberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Heisenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Vilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Heisenberg's head.
Vilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heisenberg can do to turn this around?
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Heisenberg.
Vilson loads up on a big right hand but Heisenberg slips the punch.
Heisenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Vilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Heisenberg misses.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson feints and then cracks Heisenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heisenberg down.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson is looking to slow Heisenberg down with leg kicks.
Heisenberg misses with a hook
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut.
Vilson cracks Heisenberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson checks a low kick from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vilson connects with a right hand. Heisenberg shakes it off.
Heisenberg walks into a left hand.
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
Vilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Heisenberg misses
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Heisenberg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vilson has got the better of the exchanges.
Vilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson tried to counter with a leg kick but Heisenberg avoided it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Vilson. That snapped Heisenberg's head back.
Heisenberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Heisenberg misses the target.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a low kick, right behind Heisenberg 's knee.
Heisenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg with a nice cross.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
Vilson dips to his left and cracks Heisenberg with an uppercut!
Heisenberg misses the jab.
Heisenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heisenberg is looking to score with low kicks.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Heisenberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heisenberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Vilson.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisenberg throws out the jab.
Vilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heisenberg doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Heisenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilson blocks a jab.
A big right from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Heisenberg clobbers Vilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heisenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good shot there by Vilson.
Vilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilson scores with a punch to the head.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
A cross from Vilson lands.
Vilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heisenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A leg kick checked by Vilson.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson lands with a straight right. Heisenberg didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Vilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heisenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Vilson off the cage and back into range.
Vilson slips a straight right by Heisenberg.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Heisenberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Vilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vilson is out of range and Heisenberg settles back down.
Heisenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Heisenberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot
and Vilson counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Heisenberg is predictable there
and Vilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heisenberg misses with a low kick as Vilson jumps back.
Vilson throwing a counter right hand but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heisenberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Heisenberg moves his leg out of the way.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heisenberg misses with a leg kick
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Heisenberg blocks the leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Heisenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heisenberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick.
Vilson scores with a hook.
Heisenberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Heisenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Heisenberg feints the counter takedown.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Heisenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heisenberg misses with a hook to the body
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg swings for the body but Vilson moves out of range.
Raphaele Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Vilson moved away.
Heisenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Heisenberg misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but Vilson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Junior Vilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilson controls the position from side control.
Vilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heisenberg keeps working.
Heisenberg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vilson off and has taken his back!
Heisenberg throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Vilson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Vilson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilson wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Heisenberg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Heisenberg punching from mount but Vilson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg unloads with some shots from mount but Vilson bucks and avoids them well.
Heisenberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vilson because Heisenberg loaded up on that one.
Vilson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heisenberg misses with a head shot. Vilson uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heisenberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heisenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heisenberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vilson's brow.
Heisenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heisenberg throwing strikes from guard but Vilson blocks nicely.
Heisenberg throwing strikes from guard but Vilson blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphaele Heisenberg.
I think Vilson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
A victorious Junior Vilson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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