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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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235 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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197 cm
24
282 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yvel thuds his shin into the meat of Hetfield's side.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield lands with a straight right. Yvel didn't see that one coming.
Yvel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hetfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yvel back to the ropes. Hetfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hetfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yvel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hetfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Yvel's head.
A head kick by Yvel misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yvel. Hetfield shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield closes the distance and clinches.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hetfield looks gassed!
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yvel blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel breaks the clinch.
Yvel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
Yvel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hetfield misses the shot to the body.
Yvel throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
Hetfield throws a hook to the side of Yvel's head but Yvel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hetfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yvel.
Crunch! Yvel slams his shin into Hetfield's torso.
Yvel thuds his shin into the meat of Hetfield's side.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Yvel.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a leg kick.
Hetfield steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yvel. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yvel - that will leave a mark!
Hetfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yvel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel tries to land a front kick but Hetfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hetfield misses with a jab to the body
and Yvel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yvel slips a jab from Hetfield.
Yvel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yvel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yvel tries a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks it.
Yvel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yvel digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yvel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yvel with a knee to the head.
Yvel is trying to force a seperation but Hetfield has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Yvel as the two fighters clinch.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
Hetfield being controlled against the ropes.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Hetfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel landing knees to the head.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yvel.
Yvel lands a nice knee to the body.
Yvel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yvel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hetfield missing with knees to the body.
Yvel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hetfield's face.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is looking to control Hetfield's arms but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the ropes.
Yvel effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ruben Yvel.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yvel lands a head kick. Hetfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hetfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Yvel misses
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yvel counters with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Yvel.
Yvel lands a head kick!
Hetfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yvel.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield scores with a jab. Yvel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yvel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yvel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hetfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yvel has time to react.
A head kick by Yvel misses
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Yvel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yvel.
Yvel takes one to the chin there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a shot to the body
and Yvel counters with a left to the body.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yvel throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
A combination from Hetfield does no damage.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield digs a good hook to Yvel's body.
Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yvel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yvel blocks a jab.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick from Yvel.
Yvel scores with a one two! Hetfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yvel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hetfield throws a right hand that misses
and Yvel counters with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the body.
Hetfield misses the body punch
and Yvel counters with a head kick. That will keep Hetfield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hetfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yvel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Yvel's ribs.
Yvel takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yvel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Yvel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yvel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Yvel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yvel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yvel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Yvel will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel moves out of range of the strikes.
Yvel throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Hetfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Hetfield misses
and Yvel counters with an outside leg kick.
Hetfield misses with the combination.
Hetfield throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yvel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hetfield really felt that one!
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Yvel misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yvel thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Yvel blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
Hetfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yvel.
Hetfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Yvel.
Hetfield connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Yvel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hetfield lands the left hand.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body.
Ruben Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yvel to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hetfield scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hetfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel tries to land a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Yvel defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hetfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yvel counters with a nice kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yvel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yvel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruben Yvel is winning the standup battle so far.
Yvel misses with a few strikes there.
Yvel misses with a leg kick
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a body kick that stops Yvel in his tracks momentarily.
Yvel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Yvel avoids nicely.
Yvel throws a body kick that misses.
Yvel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
Yvel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Yvel avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Yvel. That snapped Hetfield's head back.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Yvel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hetfield. Yvel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hetfield.
Hetfield closes the distance and pushes Yvel back into the ropes.
Hetfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yvel.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yvel's brow.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Yvel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hetfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Yvel.
Yvel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yvel thuds his right hand into Hetfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yvel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hetfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Yvel avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hetfield has Yvel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Yvel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yvel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hetfield.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yvel, right into the meat.
Hetfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hetfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yvel.
Jab, jab by Yvel - just one landing.
Yvel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yvel duly obliges.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yvel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Yvel throws a leg kick which misses Hetfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hetfield tries to avoid it.
Hetfield gets tackled into the ropes by Yvel. Yvel maintains the clinch.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yvel tries to break the clinch but Hetfield is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns Yvel into the ropes.
Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yvel misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Yvel does no damage.
Nice cross by Yvel.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hetfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Yvel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hetfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hetfield misses with a hook to the body
and Yvel counters with a good, hard body kick but Hetfield shrugs it off.
Hetfield misses with a left hand
and Yvel moves into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hetfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield with a knee to the head.
Hetfield throws an elbow that misses.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Yvel tries to stall but Hetfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but Yvel blocks it.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel throws a head kick that Hetfield semi-blocks.
Hetfield throws a right hand that misses
and Yvel counters with a good low kick that Hetfield was not able to check.
Yvel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Yvel.
A lazy body kick from Hetfield
and Yvel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hetfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yvel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hetfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yvel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hetfield misses with a hook. Yvel ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Yvel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yvel tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Yvel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hetfield can do to turn this around?
Yvel misses with a kick to the body.
Yvel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield clinches up with Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yvel missing with knees to the body.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Hetfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Ruben Yvel's cut is getting worse.
Yvel tries to stall but Hetfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yvel avoids it.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yvel cracks Hetfield with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yvel's brow.
Hetfield scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hetfield throws an elbow but misses.
Yvel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hetfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hetfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruben Yvel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hetfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Yvel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Hetfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yvel blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Yvel.
Yvel slowing the pace effectively.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hetfield being controlled against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel is looking to control Hetfield's arms but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the ropes.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel stalling the fight.
James Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yvel is trying to force a seperation but Hetfield has the dominant position.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Yvel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yvel avoids it.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yvel is pushing Hetfield up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetfield has double underhooks.
Yvel scores a nice knee to the body.
Hetfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yvel lands a nice knee to the body.
Yvel blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Yvel working Hetfield over with knees to the body.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Yvel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Yvel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yvel breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Yvel.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yvel looks to land a body kick but Hetfield moved away.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hetfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Yvel. Those never looked like landing.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hetfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yvel.
Yvel throws a head kick but Hetfield moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yvel.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Yvel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Yvel blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Yvel manages to break the clinch.
Yvel is looking to clinch.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yvel tries to clinch up
and Hetfield counters with a body kick that stops Yvel in his tracks momentarily.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Hetfield counters with an outside leg kick.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Yvel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yvel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hetfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hetfield misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield looks to land a combination but Yvel avoids it well.
Yvel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hetfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hetfield lands a slapping body shot.
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yvel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hetfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick from Yvel.
Hetfield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Hetfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yvel's sensitive parts.
Hetfield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hetfield rushes Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yvel.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yvel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Yvel with a knee to the head.
Yvel wants to stall.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hetfield lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.
Jeez, Ruben Yvel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the head but Yvel blocks with his arms.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel missing with knees to the body.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel wants to clinch up but Hetfield keeps it at a distance.
Hetfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Yvel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hetfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yvel 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Ruben Yvel wins by unanimous decision!
Ruben Yvel retains his heavyweight title!
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