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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 1097 p4p, 436 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 148 p4p, 59 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Kollaa River has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akaro Horiguchi's 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 13 - 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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from River.
Horiguchi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Horiguchi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
River throws a leg kick but Horiguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
River dives in for a single leg takedown but Horiguchi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Horiguchi, which made it look bad.
River misses with a hook.
A combination from River does no damage.
Horiguchi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
River misses the jab.
It looked like Horiguchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River.
River lands with a cross.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River cracks Horiguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River scores with a leg kick.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
A big right from River misses.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi moves out of range as River strikes.
River misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River misses with a body shot
and Horiguchi counters by moving into the clinch.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River scores with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
A jab from River misses.
Horiguchi tried to counter with a leg kick but River avoided it.
Donk. Horiguchi catches River right on the button with a cross.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River tries to score with a low kick but Horiguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horiguchi thumps River with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi gets a clinch.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horiguchi's elbow.
Horiguchi lands an elbow that stopped River in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the body.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from River misses.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Horiguchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River.
Horiguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Horiguchi is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi thuds his shin into the meat of River's side.
River misses with a straight right.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from River.
Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from River.
Horiguchi has managed to clinch.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Horiguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
River misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from River.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akaro Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River catches Horiguchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
River misses with a head kick.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horiguchi defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi delivers a nice body kick.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horiguchi. That did some damage!
Horiguchi throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River thuds a left hand into Horiguchi's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
River loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River walks into a straight right hand from Horiguchi.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
River defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
River throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
River tries to work over Horiguchi's front leg with a kick but Horiguchi checks it.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. River catches Horiguchi right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but River is out of range and Horiguchi settles back down.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horiguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Horiguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
River misses with an uppercut.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
River lands a right hook to the body.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River checks a leg kick.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horiguchi. Horiguchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Akaro Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horiguchi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River lands a jab-cross combination.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from River.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
River looks to land a left hand but Horiguchi moved out of range nicely.
Horiguchi moves out of range as River strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
River blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi is wise to it.
River tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.
River throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi lands a head kick. River smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River throws a head kick that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good low kick that River was not able to check.
A jab lands there for River.
Horiguchi with a jab.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Horiguchi.
A punch lands to the side of Horiguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
River needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
River throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from River misses.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River checks the leg kick.
River shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Horiguchi eats them both and turns towards River to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
River walks into a left hand.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
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!
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Horiguchi.
River misses with a body shot.
River scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Horiguchi 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 closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River throws a leg kick but Horiguchi moved away.
A punch lands to the side of River 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horiguchi scores with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but River is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Horiguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick lands for River.
River lands with a straight right. Horiguchi didn't see that one coming.
Horiguchi gets a clinch.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from River.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horiguchi moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
Horiguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River wants to land a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Horiguchi throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
Horiguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi walks into a left hand.
River throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Horiguchi lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horiguchi has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horiguchi backwards.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi misses with some punches.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River tries to work over Horiguchi's front leg with a kick but Horiguchi checks it.
A head kick misses from River.
And Horiguchi counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from River.
Horiguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horiguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a combination. River tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Horiguchi lands a jab.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from River.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horiguchi, as that shot connected.
River throws a low kick, looking for Horiguchi's leg but Horiguchi calmly moves out of range.
Horiguchi gets a clinch.
Horiguchi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horiguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horiguchi to keep the fight standing.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horiguchi stops a takedown attempt from River.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
River gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi manages to get to full guard.
Horiguchi keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi can't keep his opponent in guard - River advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Horiguchi wants to improve his position but River is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horiguchi defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akaro Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horiguchi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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