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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 89 p4p, 293 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 15 p4p, 41 weight class). Horiguchi's entrance music is Japanese Imperial Army Death March. A fine choice. Akaro Horiguchi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Do Ho Joy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Ho Joy moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Joy cracks Horiguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Ho Joy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horiguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horiguchi walks into a left hand.
Ho Joy scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Ho Joy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Joy tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy scores with a hook.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy head kick and Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horiguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Horiguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Ho Joy misses with a left hand
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Horiguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Joy throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick as Horiguchi jumps back.
Ho Joy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a jab. Horiguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Joy scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho Joy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi throws a front kick aimed at Ho Joy's knee but Ho Joy avoids it well.
Horiguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horiguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Ho Joy jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horiguchi. Horiguchi obviously looking to wear him down.
Horiguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Horiguchi checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
Ho Joy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ho Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ho Joy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Ho Joy moves his leg out of the way.
Ho Joy throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
And Horiguchi counters with a quick kick to the body but Ho Joy blocks it.
Ho Joy tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horiguchi gets tackled into the cage by Ho Joy. Ho Joy maintains the clinch.
Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horiguchi throws a lazy head kick
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho Joy 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.
Ho Joy darts in and clinches Horiguchi up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the side of Horiguchi's head.
Horiguchi misses with some punches.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy is trying to maintain a safe position but Horiguchi gets an underhook and turns Ho Joy into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy trying to control the position but instead, Horiguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Joy into the cage.
A short left from Horiguchi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horiguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Joy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho Joy connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi sets himself, and Ho Joy steps forward looking for the clinch! Horiguchi avoids it this time.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Joy jabs at Horiguchi's body.
Ho Joy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Horiguchi misses.
Ho Joy lands a jab.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Ho Joy's leg but Ho Joy calmly moves out of range.
Ho Joy lunges at Horiguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horiguchi's hand.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Ho Joy avoids a kick to the body.
Ho Joy darts in trying to clinch
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Ho Joy is rocked!
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho Joy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Joy has closed the distance and engaged Horiguchi in a clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
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.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy - that landed with a thud.
Horiguchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho Joy won't allow it.
Ho Joy misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Horiguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Joy throws a wild body kick that Horiguchi sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Do Ho Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Horiguchi circles away.
Ho Joy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horiguchi. Horiguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horiguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
and Horiguchi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Joy gets a clinch.
Horiguchi letting Ho Joy take a breather here.
Horiguchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho Joy won't allow it.
Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Ho Joy throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy tries a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi is wise to it.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ho Joy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ho Joy pushes Horiguchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horiguchi or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ho Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horiguchi tried to counter with a leg kick but Ho Joy avoided it.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Joy digs a good body shot into Horiguchi's ribs.
Horiguchi blocks a leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a left hand
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body shot.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Ho Joy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi tried to counter with a leg kick but Ho Joy avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy darts in trying to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a big uppercut that knocks Ho Joy off his feet! Horiguchi dives into side control looking to finish!
Ho Joy is still in real trouble! Can Horiguchi finish him?
Horiguchi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Horiguchi misses.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy clinches up with Horiguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Horiguchi blocks a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Horiguchi throws out a leg kick but Ho Joy moves out of range and Horiguchi only half commits.
Horiguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a jab to Horiguchi's midsection.
Horiguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
It appears Horiguchi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ho Joy defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi moves forwards but Ho Joy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Horiguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Joy misses with a kick to the body
and Horiguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Ho Joy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ho Joy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands with a hook. Horiguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.
Horiguchi thuds a left hand into Ho Joy's body.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws a counter combo.
Ho Joy takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horiguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Joy. Ho Joy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy with the inside leg kick.
Ho Joy forces Horiguchi back against the cage and clinches.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch but Horiguchi improves position.
Horiguchi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ho Joy pushes Horiguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy darts in trying to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Akaro Horiguchi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horiguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Joy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Joy moves into the clinch successfully.
Horiguchi breaks from the clinch.
Ho Joy connects with a right hand. Horiguchi shakes it off.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Ho Joy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ho Joy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Joy.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut
and Horiguchi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho Joy jabs Horiguchi right on the nose. Horiguchi blinks but takes it well.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Ho Joy saw it coming and moves away.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Joy to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Do Ho Joy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Ho Joy has closed the distance and engaged Horiguchi in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy wants to stall.
Ho Joy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horiguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Horiguchi throws an elbow but misses.
Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy just manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
Ho Joy stuns Horiguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ho Joy.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Horiguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horiguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Ho Joy scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi thinks about countering with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy slips under a jab from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ho Joy's hands.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horiguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horiguchi being controlled against the cage.
Ho Joy cracks Horiguchi with a nice body shot.
A short left from Horiguchi.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Horiguchi throws an elbow but misses.
Horiguchi throws an elbow but it misses.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi throws an elbow but it misses.
Horiguchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horiguchi's efforts to push away.
Horiguchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Horiguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi lands a right hand.
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Horiguchi controls the action.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Horiguchi throws an elbow but misses.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy trying to control the position but instead, Horiguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Joy into the cage.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akaro Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi blocks a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horiguchi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ho Joy lands a body punch.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy looking to stall.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do Ho Joy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Joy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Horiguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ho Joy blocks the elbow strike.
Horiguchi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Do Ho Joy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horiguchi throws an elbow that misses.
Ho Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Horiguchi controls the action.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi missing with knees to the body.
Ho Joy tries to work over Horiguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy blocks the elbow strike.
Ho Joy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ho Joy to work.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ho Joy scores with a jab. Horiguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Joy to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Ho Joy throws an off balance right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi throwing a counter right hand but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Joy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horiguchi scrambles back to his feet.
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.
I think Ho Joy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Do Ho Joy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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