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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 1164 p4p, 3553 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 156 p4p, 417 weight class). Horiguchi's entrance music is Japanese Imperial Army Death March. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Good shot there by Ferguson.
Ferguson walks into a straight right hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Horiguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horiguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Horiguchi tenderised Ferguson's leg. Ferguson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Horiguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferguson if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Horiguchi's ribs.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Ferguson checks a leg kick.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Horiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi throws out a leg kick but Ferguson moves out of range and Horiguchi only half commits.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Horiguchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson lands with a kick to the temple. Horiguchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ferguson throws a body kick that misses.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Ferguson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ferguson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Horiguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferguson doesn't seem phased though.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Horiguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Horiguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferguson is trying to break the clinch but Horiguchi is controlling him.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi decides to pull guard.
Ferguson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ferguson lands with a hook. Horiguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Horiguchi - just one landing.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson unleashes a big counter combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horiguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferguson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson scores with a nice head shot.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Horiguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horiguchi connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Ferguson saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Ferguson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Horiguchi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horiguchi. Horiguchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Ferguson cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi with a hook.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferguson swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Horiguchi.
A leg kick checked by Ferguson.
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Ferguson moves his leg out of the way.
Good work by Horiguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Horiguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Horiguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferguson.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
Ferguson scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson blocks a jab.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Ferguson checks it.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Ferguson scores with a nice head shot.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horiguchi.
Ferguson is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferguson. That snapped Horiguchi's head back.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horiguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Horiguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Horiguchi as he connects with a hook.
Riley Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Ferguson needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
A jab from Horiguchi finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferguson cracks Horiguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferguson swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Ferguson moved away.
Ferguson throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horiguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riley Ferguson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferguson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horiguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferguson's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferguson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferguson works Horiguchi's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Horiguchi.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Horiguchi finds it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Horiguchi moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi moves into the clinch.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Ferguson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferguson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horiguchi slips a jab from Ferguson.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Horiguchi as he connects with a hook.
Horiguchi with a nice calf kick.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi digs a good hook to Ferguson's body.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the head.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Horiguchi tried to counter with a leg kick but Ferguson avoided it.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferguson.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferguson takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi digs a good body shot into Ferguson's ribs.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
Ferguson lands a nice shot that snaps Horiguchi's head back.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horiguchi on the side of the head.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Ferguson staying out of range there.
Horiguchi throws a push kick but Ferguson slaps the foot to one side.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Horiguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi wants to clinch.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferguson throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.
Ferguson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi attempts a counter takedown but Ferguson avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Horiguchi. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Horiguchi cracks Ferguson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horiguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson misses the jab.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body punch
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range and Ferguson settles back down.
Horiguchi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferguson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Ferguson, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Ferguson ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akaro Horiguchi.
Well Horiguchi 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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