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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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170 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hetfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Hetfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franco is trying to stall.
Our sources have told us that Franco has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetfield's brow.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hetfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Hetfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco is trying to stall.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns Franco into the cage.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a left hand.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Hetfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Hetfield.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Hetfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Hetfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with a light punch inside.
Franco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Franco looking to stall.
Hetfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
Franco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Franco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Franco tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco avoiding damage.
Franco blocking some punches.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Hetfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franco slowing the pace effectively.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hetfield avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetfield's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hetfield is looking to clinch but Franco is avoiding it.
Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hetfield sprawls and moves away.
Hetfield with a hook.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco looking to slow down the pace here.
Hetfield lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Franco is rocked!
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hetfield unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Franco! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hetfield is unloading with more strikes now! Franco drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
A very excited looking James Hetfield made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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RATING
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