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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes to the cage accompanied by Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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137 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dynamo checks the leg kick.
Dynamo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horiguchi stuffs the takedown.
Horiguchi delivers a nice body kick.
Horiguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dynamo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Dynamo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horiguchi defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dynamo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Dynamo.
Dynamo scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Dynamo dives in and scores a takedown into Horiguchi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamo trying to control but Horiguchi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horiguchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horiguchi wants to stand and escape but Dynamo is having none of it.
Dynamo is looking to work some ground and pound but Horiguchi has wrist control.
Horiguchi keeping moving, preventing Dynamo from controlling successfully.
Dynamo with a flurry of punches that miss.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Horiguchi looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dynamo lands a right hook to the body.
Horiguchi scores with a jab. Dynamo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
Dynamo misses with a takedown attempt - Horiguchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dynamo drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo throws the kick towards the body but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that half lands.
Horiguchi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horiguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dynamo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horiguchi lands a head kick!
Dynamo is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi thumps Dynamo with a low kick.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Dynamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Dynamo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horiguchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Dynamo. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo tries to bum rush Horiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Dynamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dynamo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range and Dynamo settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Dynamo scores with a four punch combination!
Dynamo swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a right hand.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
Dynamo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horiguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horiguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horiguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horiguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dynamo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Horiguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dynamo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dynamo throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Horiguchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dynamo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dynamo's hands.
Dynamo is looking to wear down Horiguchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Dynamo avoids it.
Dynamo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dynamo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking body kick.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dynamo.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dynamo is looking to clinch.
Dynamo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dynamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dynamo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dynamo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dynamo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dynamo throws a head kick that misses.
Horiguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Dynamo's side.
Dynamo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dynamo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamo tries to score with a low kick but Horiguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi tries a quick counter leg kick but Dynamo is wise to it.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dynamo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horiguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi lands with an overhand left.
Dynamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horiguchi.
Dynamo moves in looking to clinch but Horiguchi pushes him off.
Dynamo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dynamo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Dynamo off balance momentarily.
Dynamo throws a leg kick
and Horiguchi counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Dynamo ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Dynamo wants to clinch.
Dynamo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horiguchi tries to avoid it but Dynamo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horiguchi to the ground. Horiguchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A lazy left from Horiguchi finds it's target.
Horiguchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dynamo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rick Dynamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horiguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi connects with a high kick.
Dynamo is rocked!
Horiguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Dynamo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Dynamo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horiguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Dynamo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horiguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking body kick.
Horiguchi cracks Dynamo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dynamo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horiguchi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dynamo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dynamo looks to clinch but Horiguchi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dynamo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyoji Horiguchi!
In his post fight interview, Kyoji Horiguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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