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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Du Preez wants to clinch.
Du Preez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Du Preez.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Du Preez.
Du Preez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Du Preez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horiguchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Du Preez misses with some punches.
Du Preez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horiguchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Du Preez has double underhooks.
Du Preez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Horiguchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Du Preez.
Horiguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Du Preez is pushing Horiguchi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Horiguchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Du Preez has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Du Preez.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Du Preez.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horiguchi is trying to maintain a safe position but Du Preez gets an underhook and turns Horiguchi into the cage.
Du Preez avoiding damage.
Du Preez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi tries to break the clinch but Du Preez is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Du Preez fails to land.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the head.
Du Preez misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Du Preez has double underhooks.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Preez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Du Preez takes one on the button.
Du Preez misses with a combination
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Preez moves to clinch but Horiguchi breaks away
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Du Preez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Preez.
Good work by Du Preez as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez instigates a clinch.
Du Preez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Du Preez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Horiguchi can turn it around.
Horiguchi tries to break free but Du Preez pushes him back against the cage.
Horiguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du Preez has him pressed against the cage.
Horiguchi wants to break free but Du Preez has control.
Horiguchi tries to work over Du Preez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Preez misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Du Preez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Du Preez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Du Preez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Du Preez drives through and clinches with Horiguchi against the cage.
Du Preez misses with an elbow strike.
Du Preez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Horiguchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du Preez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Du Preez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Preez taking a breather.
Horiguchi stalling in the clinch but Du Preez improves position.
Du Preez swings wildly with an uppercut but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horiguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du Preez has him pressed against the cage.
Horiguchi presses Du Preez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horiguchi looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Preez struggles to land a body shot inside as Horiguchi controls his hands.
Horiguchi is trying to break the clinch but Du Preez is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Fourie Du Preez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horiguchi tried to score with a low kick but Du Preez checks it.
Du Preez clinches with his opponent.
Du Preez trying to land knees to the body.
Horiguchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fourie Du Preez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Preez takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi throws a lazy head kick
and Du Preez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Du Preez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Du Preez showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Du Preez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Horiguchi is trying to stand up here but Du Preez is controlling him well.
Fourie Du Preez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Du Preez saw that one coming.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Du Preez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Horiguchi - just one landing.
Horiguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Preez lands a nice looking body shot.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi digs a good body shot into Du Preez's ribs.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that Du Preez ducks under and follows up with a left that Du Preez also avoids with ease.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Du Preez.
Horiguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Du Preez should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Du Preez.
A punch lands to the side of Horiguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Du Preez lands a jab to Horiguchi's midsection.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Du Preez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Preez down.
No joy there for Du Preez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Du Preez missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Du Preez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du Preez takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi needs to keep his hands up - Du Preez had a free shot at his head there.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Du Preez avoids the punch easily.
Du Preez tries to clinch there but Horiguchi circles away.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Du Preez!
Horiguchi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Du Preez forces Horiguchi back against the cage and clinches.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Preez rushes Horiguchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi looking to stall.
Horiguchi is trying to push Du Preez away but Du Preez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Horiguchi trying to control the position but instead, Du Preez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horiguchi into the cage.
Du Preez tries to land knees in the clinch but Horiguchi avoids the damage to the body.
Horiguchi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Horiguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du Preez has him pressed against the cage.
Du Preez blocks a body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Du Preez won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Preez misses with a body punch.
Horiguchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Du Preez.
Horiguchi managing to block the knees to the body from Du Preez.
Du Preez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Du Preez scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fourie Du Preez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Du Preez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horiguchi throws a head kick that Du Preez semi-blocks.
Horiguchi throws a low kick, looking for Du Preez's leg but Du Preez calmly moves out of range.
Du Preez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Du Preez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Du Preez takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Du Preez thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Horiguchi does no damage.
Du Preez blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
enabling Du Preez to counter with a crisp jab.
Du Preez moves into the clinch successfully.
Du Preez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Du Preez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good leg kick by Horiguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Du Preez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horiguchi's guard.
Du Preez pushing down on Horiguchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Du Preez slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du Preez wants to free his trapped foot but Horiguchi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Du Preez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fourie Du Preez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Horiguchi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Du Preez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fourie Du Preez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Du Preez.
Du Preez throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Du Preez misses with the combination.
A big right from Du Preez misses.
Du Preez lands a really nice looking cross but Horiguchi seems unphased.
Du Preez blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Du Preez.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Kyoji Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Du Preez misses.
Du Preez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horiguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Du Preez's head.
Du Preez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Du Preez gets a takedown into half guard.
Du Preez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horiguchi strikes from the bottom but Du Preez uses the opportunity to move to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fourie Du Preez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Preez, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fourie Du Preez!
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