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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Anderson (ranked 3331 p4p, 2396 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 188 p4p, 144 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chase the bag (King Von). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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38 - 28 - 3 |
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144
14 - 10 - 0 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with an uppercut
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Hetfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Hetfield slips the punch.
Hetfield is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hetfield scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hetfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hetfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hetfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Anderson catches Hetfield right on the button with a cross.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson misses with a hook
and Hetfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a jab when Hetfield was well out of range.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Anderson backs off Hetfield throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Hetfield takes one on the button.
A cross from Hetfield lands.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hetfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hetfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Hetfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Hetfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield lands a shot to the body.
Hetfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Hetfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hetfield keeps him there for the moment.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hetfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHetfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Hetfield saw that one coming.
Hetfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hetfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hetfield staying out of range there.
Anderson misses with a hook
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
A cross from Hetfield lands.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Hetfield is out of range.
Hetfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hetfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Hetfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hetfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hetfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hetfield moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Hetfield is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hetfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hetfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Hetfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hetfield throws a fast counter high kick but Anderson manages to duck under it in time.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hetfield slips a straight right by Anderson.
Hetfield now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a hook
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Hetfield slips the punch.
Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield throws a counter combo.
Hetfield scores with a jab.
Hetfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Hetfield.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Hetfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James Hetfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James Hetfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hetfield scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hetfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hetfield!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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