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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 1984 p4p, 2113 weight class) and Rapido Nadadora (ranked 203 p4p, 215 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 18 - 12 - 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 31 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a left to the body.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hetfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nadadoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Hetfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora looks to land a combination. Hetfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Hetfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nadadora gets a clinch.
Hetfield keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hetfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Nadadora's head.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadadora blocking some punches.
Nadadora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Hetfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hetfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hetfield dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Nadadora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hetfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield moves into range and clinches up with Nadadora.
Hetfield has Nadadora pressed against the ropes, preventing Nadadora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hetfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Hetfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nadadora can do to turn this around?
Nadadora throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a big head kick but Nadadora shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Hetfield there.
Nadadora ducks right into an uppercut from Hetfield.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hetfield.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield scores with a body shot.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Hetfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hetfield clobbers Nadadora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hetfield clinches up with Nadadora and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadadora is trying to push Hetfield away but Hetfield has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hetfield lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hetfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Hetfield is looking to counter punch.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Hetfield misses the target.
James Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nadadora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hetfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield thuds his right hand into Nadadora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hetfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hetfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nadadora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hetfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hetfield cracks Nadadora with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hetfield here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nadadora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the head.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hetfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadadora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hetfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hetfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combo that has Nadadora backing up. Nadadora nods at Hetfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hetfield looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hetfield dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Hetfield throws a big counter combination but Nadadora scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab by Hetfield.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
and Hetfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hetfield dodges the punch combination from Nadadora.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
James Hetfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hetfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
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
RATING
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