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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yas Uru (ranked 2229 p4p, 110 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 2978 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uru.
Uru throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Uru is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Uru finds it's way through Horiguchi's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a wild combination.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uru throws a lazy head kick
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Uru plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Uru throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Uru tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uru misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Horiguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi motions for Uru to come forward. Horiguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi's coach down at Slaughterhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horiguchi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Horiguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horiguchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horiguchi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uru misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Jab by Horiguchi.
Uru throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uru throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uru throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Uru steps away.
Uru has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Horiguchi misses
and Uru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Horiguchi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Uru down.
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
Uru throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
A head kick misses from Uru.
Uru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Uru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Uru.
A head kick by Uru misses
and Horiguchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horiguchi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horiguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horiguchi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Uru moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Uru tries to bum rush Horiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru staying out of range there.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horiguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Uru's head.
Horiguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Uru moved out of range.
Horiguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horiguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Uru cracks Horiguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uru slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Uru.
Uru throws a head kick that misses.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horiguchi throws a wild body kick that Uru sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uru needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Uru down.
A big right from Uru misses.
A punch lands to the side of Uru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Uru.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Uru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Horiguchi does no damage.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Uru was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Uru loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Uru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Uru throws a sloppy head kick and Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Uru.
Horiguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uru looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Uru finds it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Uru moves away and avoids it.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uru.
A punch lands to the side of Uru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uru lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi needs to keep his hands up - Uru had a free shot at his head there.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Uru.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uru misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Uru saw that one coming.
Uru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Uru throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Uru as he connects with a hook.
Uru scores with a hook.
Uru closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Uru.
Horiguchi tries to land a front kick but Uru steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi lands with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
A jab from Horiguchi does it's job there.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Uru down.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Horiguchi cracks the inside of Uru's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Uru walks into a stiff left hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Horiguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uru under the eye.
Uru throws a right hand that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uru tries a head kick but it misses.
Uru misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uru.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uru throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uru misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Uru.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Uru.
Uru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horiguchi connects with a single shot there.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Uru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Uru might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Uru.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Uru throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Uru moves away and avoids it.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uru closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horiguchi throws a solid leg kick but Uru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horiguchi.
Uru throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Uru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horiguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uru's calf.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Uru.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Uru's shoulder, as Uru tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uru tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uru misses with an uppercut.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uru looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Uru looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horiguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Uru.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horiguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Uru seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Horiguchi there.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horiguchi momentarily.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Yas Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Uru.
Horiguchi lands with a straight right. Uru didn't see that one coming.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horiguchi counters with a left and a right that stings Uru.
Decent striking displayed by Horiguchi there.
Uru misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Uru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uru throws a head kick that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi stuns Uru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horiguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uru.
Uru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Uru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Horiguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Uru.
Uru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uru throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uru's head.
Kyoji Horiguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Uru's midsection.
Uru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uru moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Uru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horiguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a body shot.
Horiguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uru's head backwards.
Uru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horiguchi throws a solid leg kick but Uru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Horiguchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Uru.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Horiguchi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
A very excited looking Kyoji Horiguchi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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