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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Barrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyoji Horiguchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Barrantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrantes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
Nice sprawl there from Horiguchi as Barrantes shoots in.
Barrantes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barrantes shoots for a double leg takedown but Horiguchi sprawls well. He's pushed Barrantes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barrantes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrantes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Barrantes avoids the head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horiguchi with a jab.
Barrantes slips a jab and a cross from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrantes shoots in looking for a takedown. Horiguchi tries to sprawl out of it but Barrantes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horiguchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Barrantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi tries to bum rush Barrantes with a series of wild strikes but Barrantes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horiguchi's coach down at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horiguchi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horiguchi, as that shot connected.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrantes.
Horiguchi throws a right and a left that Barrantes avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Horiguchi scores with a four punch combination!
Barrantes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horiguchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrantes.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrantes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barrantes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi tries to bum rush Barrantes with a series of wild strikes but Barrantes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrantes ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a push kick but Barrantes slaps the foot to one side.
Horiguchi scores with a one two! Barrantes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barrantes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Horiguchi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barrantes somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Barrantes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrantes tries to avoid it.
Barrantes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barrantes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Horiguchi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Horiguchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barrantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barrantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Horiguchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Barrantes 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.
Horiguchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrantes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrantes checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
An inside leg kick from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Barrantes's leg but Barrantes calmly moves out of range.
Barrantes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horiguchi defends it nicely.
Barrantes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barrantes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Juan Barrantes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a solid leg kick but Barrantes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horiguchi.
A punch combination from Horiguchi misses.
Some wild striking there from Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Barrantes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barrantes shoots in but Horiguchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Barrantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi is looking to chop away at Barrantes's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes shoots in and drives through. Horiguchi sprawls well.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
Barrantes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi throws a shot to the body.
Horiguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horiguchi throws a nice looking combination but Barrantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Barrantes moved away.
Horiguchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrantes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Horiguchi. No joy for Barrantes on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Barrantes's leg but Barrantes calmly moves out of range.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrantes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Barrantes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Barrantes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrantes tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Barrantes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrantes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Barrantes shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrantes shoots for a double leg takedown but Horiguchi sprawls well. He's pushed Barrantes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horiguchi tries to land a leg kick but Barrantes saw it coming and moves away.
Horiguchi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barrantes back to the cage. Horiguchi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Barrantes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Juan Barrantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barrantes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horiguchi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horiguchi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horiguchi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Barrantes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrantes if he has to take too many more of those.
Horiguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrantes. That did some damage!
Barrantes slips under a jab.
Barrantes shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrantes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrantes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barrantes checks it well.
A left and a right from Horiguchi both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Horiguchi.
Barrantes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Barrantes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oh Barrantes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right-left combo lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Barrantes falls backwards - clearly groggy! Horiguchi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyoji Horiguchi!
Kyoji Horiguchi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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