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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the cage accompanied by Find Ya Wealth. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Hetfield has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Hetfield seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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178 cm
27
174 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hetfield swings for the body but Papas moves out of range.
Hetfield backing away here, and Papas unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Hetfield seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Papas throws the kick towards the body but Hetfield avoids it. Papas misses with a head kick.
Papas defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand. Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick. Papas tries to keep at a distance but Hetfield has taken the fight into the clinch. Hetfield pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hetfield working aggressively here.
Papas tries to break free but Hetfield pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage. Hetfield lands a body punch. Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head. Hetfield has Papas pressed against the cage, preventing Papas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside. Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hetfield lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Papas.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Papas tries to break free but Hetfield pushes him back against the cage. Papas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Apolonio Papas has been cut. Hetfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papas's elbow. Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Papas blocks a body shot from Hetfield. Hetfield is working Papas over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage. Papas tries a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hetfield.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papas pulls guard. Papas controlling Hetfield's posture. Hetfield gets to his feet. Papas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Papas misses with a kick to the body and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Papas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hetfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hetfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Papas lands with a kick to the temple. Hetfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Hetfield throws a low kick but Papas moves out of range easily. Papas is looking to land body kicks. Papas moves out of range of the strikes. Papas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Hetfield throws the left hand but Papas avoids the punch easily. Papas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Hetfield checks a leg kick. Papas moves out of range of the strikes. Papas throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hetfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hetfield. Hetfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Papas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Hetfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papas, pushing him back against the cage. Hetfield working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield. Hetfield lands a shot to the body. Hetfield lands a body shot. Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body. Papas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Apolonio Papas's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hetfield misses with a straight left. Hetfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Papas on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hetfield clinches up against the cage. Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papas tries to pull guard but Hetfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Hetfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Papas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Papas swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hetfield cracks Papas with a right hand to the side of the head. Hetfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Papas. Johnny Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far. Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papas swats him away and circles back towards the center. Papas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Papas, pushing him back against the cage. Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield lands a body punch. Hetfield tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Hetfield back against the cage. Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hetfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a body punch.
Papas missing with knees to the body.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hetfield lands a shoulder strike. Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Papas.
A right hook to the body lands for Hetfield.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head. Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield. Hetfield slows down the pace here.
Hetfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papas can do to turn this around? Papas misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hetfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Papas is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetfield has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Papas blocks a body shot from Hetfield. Nice body punch from Hetfield - that landed with a thud.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Papas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Hetfield. A head punch blocked on the inside by Papas. Papas missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Hetfield lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hetfield is stalling here.
Hetfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Papas misses with a knee to the head. Hetfield tries a body shot but Papas blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head. Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut. Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike. Hetfield misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hetfield dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Apolonio Papas's cut. That's time! Hetfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Papas. Hetfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield backing away here, and Papas unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Hetfield tries to clinch but Papas is having none of it. Papas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hetfield to score with a decent uppercut. Papas misses with a head kick.
Hetfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hetfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papas. Papas throws a leg kick that misses. Papas lands a head kick. Hetfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Hetfield misses with a body kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A decent looking cross lands there for Hetfield.
Papas is rocked! Papas misses with a head kick.
Hetfield misses with a looping left. Papas throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily. Hetfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hetfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hetfield cracks Papas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Papas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hetfield pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Papas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hetfield! Johnny Hetfield decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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