Jimy 'The Kid' Hettes showed he is the man
Making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, Pennsylvania's own Jimy “The Kid” Hettes (9 wins, 0 losses) walked out to the octagon doing his familiar bounce side-to-side, as his signature song from Ini Kamoze's “Out in the Street They Call it Murder” blasted in the background
His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter alum Alex "Bruce Leroy” Caceres (5 wins, 4 losses) at UFC on Versus 5 at Milwaukee's Bradley Center. Caceres danced to the octagon to James Brown's “Super Bad”, with a pick sticking out of his Afro.
Caceres was originally scheduled to fight Leonard Garcia, but Garcia sustained an injury and Hettes was called to replace him.
The first round got started with Caceres throwing Hettes down after a brief exchange. Both fighters then went to the ground and Hettes attempted several leg locks and heel hooks, but Caceres was able to escape each time.
The fight then took on a no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament, with both fighters attempting submissions after submissions. It was clear that Hettes was dictating the pace of the fight.
Hettes was in the guard when Caceres tried a gogoplata and Hettes escaped by spinning into a reverse triangle.
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan said, “This is hard to commentate because these guys don’t stop for a second.”
The round ended with Hettes helping Caceres to his feet.
TUF alum Kris McCray was working in the corner of Hettes. He told him to, “Stop going for that heel hook, it’s not going to finish it and stay off your back.”
Hettes started the second round with a beautifully executed judo hip toss. He then tried to transition to a D'arce choke, but Caceres was able to escape.
Hettes went from one submission to another, attempting to end the fight.
At 3:12 of Round 2, Hettes mounted Caceres and ended the fight with a rear-naked choke.
At the start of the fight Rogan said, “This is a spectacular opportunity and the doors is open, let’s see if Jimy Hettes can storm through the gates.”
He not only stormed the gates; he has the keys to a bright future in the UFC.
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