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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Find Ya Wealth. 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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175 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Marley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Marley misses. Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Marley swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Marley backing away here, and Hetfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Hetfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hetfield connects with an inside leg kick. Jab by Hetfield. Hetfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Marley throws a lazy right hand but Hetfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hetfield takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses. Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away. Hetfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot. Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body. Hetfield throws a nice outside leg kick. Marley lands a jab. Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hetfield checks it well. Hetfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marley moves out of range of the strikes. Marley throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it. Marley throws a leg kick that is checked and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand. Hetfield misses with a straight left. Marley throws a leg kick and Hetfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Marley misses. Marley moves out of range as Hetfield strikes. Hetfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Marley misses with an uppercut. Hetfield catches Marley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hetfield throws a hook but Marley blocks it. Hetfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley misses with a hook to the body
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hetfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hetfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley with a jab. Hetfield misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Marley misses. Hetfield digs a good body shot into Marley's ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hetfield blocks a jab. Hetfield only half commits to the counter leg kick. Hetfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marley.
Marley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Marley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hetfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hetfield lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Robert Marley has been cut. Robert Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hetfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley. Marley throwing a counter right hand but Hetfield manages to avoid it. Marley 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. Marley scores with a jab. Marley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Marley throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range. Hetfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hetfield misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming. Marley misses with a looping right. Marley misses with the combination.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut. Marley throws a looping overhand right but Hetfield ducks down to avoid it. It seemed like Hetfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Marley lands with a straight right. Hetfield didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hetfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marley in his tracks.
Marley is rocked! Marley slips a jab from Hetfield. It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley. Hetfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf. Hetfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marley at a distance.
Hetfield misses with a looping left. Marley misses with an uppercut. Hetfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Hetfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Hetfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away. A cross from Hetfield lands. Hetfield throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range. Hetfield jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hetfield avoids the body shot from Marley.
Hetfield jabbing away but nothing is landing. Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hetfield lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf. Marley misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a thumping low kick. Hetfield throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily. Marley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hetfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marley's calf. A big right from Marley misses. It seemed like Hetfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Marley takes a shot right to the bread basket. A jab lands there for Hetfield. Hetfield takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses. A little feinted left hand from Marley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hetfield misses with an uppercut. Hetfield lands with a cross.
Robert Marley's cut is getting worse. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A telegraphed right hand from Hetfield misses the target. Hetfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hetfield lands with a right hand. Hetfield lands a big uppercut and Marley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marley looks OK. Hetfield waves Marley back to his feet! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hetfield dominated that round. The cut man is working on Robert Marley's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Marley's ribs. Hetfield connects with a leg kick. Marley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hetfield in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hetfield slips a straight right by Marley. Marley seems to have got his legs back now. Hetfield throws a looping overhand right but Marley ducks down to avoid it. Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Marley looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hetfield lands a right hand from hell, dropping Marley. Hetfield pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hetfield! In his post fight interview, Johnny Hetfield started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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