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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 2754 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horiguchi has chosen Gats ยท Susumu Hirasawa BERSERK Original Soundtrack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Horiguchi misses
and Hetfield counters with a left and a right that stings Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield throws a nice head kick!
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hetfield slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Hetfield is out of range.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Hetfield saw it coming and moves away.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hetfield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Horiguchi tries for a takedown but Hetfield circles away easily
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi looks winded!
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hetfield checks a leg kick.
Hetfield is looking for a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetfield counters with a left and a right that stings Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horiguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Hetfield throws a counter high kick but Horiguchi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hetfield went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hetfield lands a slapping body shot.
Hetfield is looking to slow Horiguchi down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Hetfield. Beautiful body shot.
Horiguchi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horiguchi tries to move into range but Hetfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James Hetfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hetfield lands a head kick!
Hetfield clinches with his opponent.
Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horiguchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James Hetfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyoji Horiguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a one two! Horiguchi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hetfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Hetfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Hetfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horiguchi under the eye.
Horiguchi misses with a takedown
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
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.
Hetfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Hetfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
James Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield throws a shot to the body.
Horiguchi looks for the body kick but Hetfield saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Horiguchi. Beautiful body shot.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
Horiguchi is breathing heavily.
Hetfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield lands a head kick!
Horiguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hetfield finish him?
Horiguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horiguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Horiguchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hetfield counters with a head kick.
Horiguchi misses with a takedown attempt
and Hetfield counters with a head kick.
Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horiguchi on the side of the head.
Hetfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hetfield scores with a nice head shot.
Hetfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Horiguchi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Horiguchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield dips to his left and cracks Horiguchi with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hetfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Horiguchi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hetfield pushes Horiguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the head.
Hetfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Hetfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Horiguchi shoots and misses
and Hetfield counters with a big right hand! Oh Horiguchi is in trouble here! Hetfield follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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