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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 830 p4p, 983 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 98 p4p, 123 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. Quinn has chosen Bad MF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quinn is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Quinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quinn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinn.
Horiguchi tries to move into range but Quinn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Quinn.
Quinn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horiguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horiguchi pinned against the cage. Horiguchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Horiguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akaro Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Quinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horiguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn rushes Horiguchi and presses him up against the cage.
Quinn blocks an uppercut.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quinn pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Horiguchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn misses with a looping right.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn slips a jab from Horiguchi.
Quinn takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Quinn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horiguchi scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn thumps Horiguchi with a low kick.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Quinn's hands.
Quinn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horiguchi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn keeps control of Horiguchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horiguchi dodges an elbow strike from Quinn.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
Quinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horiguchi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Quinn tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Quinn back against the cage.
Quinn pushes Horiguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Quinn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn misses with an elbow strike.
Horiguchi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Quinn has one foot on Horiguchi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
Quinn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Quinn tries a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Quinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Horiguchi there.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Quinn. Beautiful body shot.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horiguchi closes the distance and pushes Quinn back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Billy Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Quinn's head back.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horiguchi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
As Quinn backs away, Horiguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. Horiguchi backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Quinn.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Quinn moves away and avoids it.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Quinn staying out of range there.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Quinn's midsection.
Horiguchi cracks Quinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Quinn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quinn! But no joy.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quinn's head backwards.
Horiguchi tries a low kick but Quinn avoids it.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Quinn misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horiguchi moves forwards but Quinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quinn under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quinn misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Horiguchi coming out on top.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horiguchi backs up against the cage.
Quinn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Quinn only half commits.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn walks into a straight right hand from Horiguchi.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
As Horiguchi backs off Quinn throws a huge counter combo but Horiguchi manages to avoid it all.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horiguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Quinn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn misses the jab.
Quinn punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quinn.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Quinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Quinn is looking for a takedown.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quinn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Quinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Horiguchi checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Quinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn throws a right hand that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Quinn backs away, Horiguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn blocks a jab.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Quinn 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 misses with a few strikes there.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Quinn off the cage and back into range.
Quinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quinn with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheers as Horiguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Quinn blocks the low kick.
Quinn punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi dips to his left and cracks Quinn with an uppercut!
Horiguchi tries to keep at a distance but Quinn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quinn lands with a light punch inside.
Quinn tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Quinn blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn shoots in for a double leg but Horiguchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akaro Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Quinn.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn looks for the body kick but Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
Good work by Quinn as he checks the leg kick.
Quinn throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Quinn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horiguchi avoiding damage as Quinn throws knees to the body.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quinn tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akaro Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horiguchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Billy Quinn was interviewed post fight and said 'He got me today but run that shit back and I'll knock his ass out!'.
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