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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 2093 p4p, 3683 weight class) and Tommy Chang (ranked 220 p4p, 362 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
Granite chin
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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 19 - 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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a body shot
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang looks to land a combination. Hetfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hetfield throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang misses with a leg kick
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
Chang misses with a body punch
and Hetfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chang throws a hook but Hetfield avoids it easily.
Hetfield throwing a counter right hand but Chang manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang scores with a push kick.
Chang lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang misses with the combination.
It looked like Hetfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hetfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Chang looks to move away, Hetfield throws a big counter combo but Chang just gets out of the way.
Hetfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chang.
Chang 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.
Chang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hetfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Chang misses with a double jab
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield walks into a jab.
Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang throws a combination. Hetfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chang swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
Hetfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chang misses with a right hand
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang misses with a shot to the body
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Chang does no damage.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chang dominated that round.
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.
Hetfield cracks Chang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Chang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hetfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang feints and then cracks Hetfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hetfield down.
Hetfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chang lands with an overhand left.
Chang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chang.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHetfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hetfield.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
Chang misses with the body kick
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield counters with a low kick, right behind Chang 's knee.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Chang.
A big right from Hetfield misses.
Chang misses the body punch
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang tries to land a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield clobbers Chang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Hetfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hetfield moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Hetfield blocks the body kick.
Chang misses with a double jab
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang misses with a combination
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Chang.
Hetfield throwing a counter right hand but Chang manages to avoid it.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hetfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Chang lands a slapping body shot.
Chang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Chang.
Chang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang throws a right hand that Hetfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hetfield also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang connects with the punch.
Chang swings for the body but Hetfield moves out of range.
Tommy Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a left hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hetfield cracks Chang with a good jab.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Chang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hetfield misses its target.
Chang scores with a jab.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hetfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chang misses with a hook.
Chang misses with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chang throws an overhand right that lands on Hetfield's shoulder, as Hetfield tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Chang is predictable there
and Hetfield counters with a big head kick but Chang shrugs it off.
Hetfield throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Chang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Hetfield fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chang just manages to avoid it.
Chang throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Chang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chang 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Chang!
Tommy Chang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
James Hetfield spoke after the fight, saying 'I never lose, I just run outta time'.
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