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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 2411 p4p, 1893 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 241 p4p, 197 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a straight right.
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hetfield now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Hetfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a low kick, right behind Adofo 's knee.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adofo misses the jab.
Adofo throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.
As Adofo backs off Hetfield throws a huge counter combo but Adofo manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo misses with a hook
and Hetfield counters with a head kick.
Hetfield slips under a jab from Adofo.
Hetfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to clinch there but Hetfield circles away.
Hetfield connects with a body shot that sends Adofo's belly button to the back.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adofo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hetfield's head.
Adofo loads up on a big right hand but Hetfield slips the punch.
As Adofo backs off Hetfield throws a huge counter combo but Adofo manages to avoid it all.
Adofo throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Adofo misses with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Adofo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hetfield looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Hetfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Adofo avoids it with no problem.
Adofo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combo that has Adofo backing up. Adofo nods at Hetfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adofo throws a body punch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Adofo misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Hetfield let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo thows a leg kick but Hetfield checks it
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hetfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Hetfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adofo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adofo misses with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Adofo misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Hetfield unleashes a big counter combination but Adofo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adofo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
Adofo moves into range and clinches up with Hetfield.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield tries to work over Adofo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Adofo.
I was talking to Adofo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adofo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
Adofo pushes Hetfield back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
Adofo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adofo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hetfields head.
Adofo gets through Hetfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adofo scores with a shot to the side of Hetfield's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hetfield.
Adofo is leaning against Hetfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo gets through Hetfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adofo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo is leaning against Hetfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adofo tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
A short left from Adofo.
Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.
Hetfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hetfield moves away from the strike by Adofo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo misses with a straight left.
Hetfield let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Adofo does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hetfield throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Adofo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James Hetfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adofo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Hetfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adofo drives through and clinches with Hetfield against the ropes.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hetfield.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Adofo.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield tries to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling the position.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hetfield or not.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hetfield as the two fighters clinch.
Hetfield is working Adofo over against the ropes.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adofo.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hetfield can't break the clinch.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adofo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo jabs at Hetfield's body.
Adofo motions for Hetfield to come forward. Adofo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hetfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adofo throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Hetfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hetfield slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yanga Adofo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adofo 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanga Adofo!
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