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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strummer comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - Clampdown. This should be a great matchup!
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148 lbs
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137 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Strummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Strummer.
Strummer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strummer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Strummer avoids it with no problem.
Strummer tries to close the distance and clinch but Horiguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Strummer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Strummer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strummer counters with a shoot takedown. Horiguchi fights it but they end up in guard.
Horiguchi wants to stand and escape but Strummer is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strummer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horiguchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strummer trying to control but Horiguchi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi is looking to stand up but Strummer isn't so interested in that idea.
Strummer looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horiguchi cracks Strummer with a good jab.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Strummer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horiguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strummer counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strummer checks it well.
Strummer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horiguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
Strummer shoots in and drives through. Horiguchi sprawls well.
Horiguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No luck for Strummer with that takedown attempt.
Strummer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Strummer moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi misses with the combination.
Horiguchi throws a push kick but Strummer slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Strummer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Strummer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Strummer was well out of range.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strummer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strummer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strummer moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Strummer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi just manages to avoid it.
Strummer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Strummer lands a nice shot to the body.
Horiguchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strummer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Strummer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strummer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strummer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Strummer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strummer misses with a looping right.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strummer lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a hook. Strummer ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Strummer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horiguchi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Strummer misses its intended target.
Strummer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
An attempted straight right counter from Strummer misses the target.
Horiguchi stuffs the takedown attempt from Strummer. Strummer gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strummer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Strummer misses the target.
Horiguchi tries a low kick but Strummer avoids it.
Strummer scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Strummer moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Strummer lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Strummer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Nice uppercut there from Strummer.
Horiguchi misses with a left hand
and Strummer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi is defending against the submission attempts here by Strummer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer is looking for a kimura here.
Strummer prevents Horiguchi from standing back up.
Strummer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Horiguchi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Strummer.
Strummer is trying to control. Horiguchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strummer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Horiguchi is just riding it out for now. Strummer eventually gives up the hold.
Strummer prevents Horiguchi from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strummer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Horiguchi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Horiguchi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Horiguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Strummer seems unphased.
Strummer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Strummer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Strummer blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Horiguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horiguchi.
Strummer tries to move into range but Horiguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strummer momentarily.
Strummer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Horiguchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strummer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horiguchi but Horiguchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Horiguchi.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strummer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Horiguchi does no damage.
Strummer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Strummer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Strummer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi misses with the body kick
and Strummer counters with a straight right hand.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Strummer lands a jab.
A head kick from Horiguchi lands but Strummer takes it in his stride.
Strummer throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Strummer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Horiguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strummer throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Strummer moves out of range.
Horiguchi lands with a right hand.
Horiguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horiguchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strummer moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horiguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Horiguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strummer moves forwards but Horiguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horiguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strummer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Strummer.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strummer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a nice body kick.
Horiguchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Strummer down.
Good work by Strummer as he checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Strummer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strummer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strummer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Strummer ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Strummer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strummer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Strummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyoji Horiguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horiguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Horiguchi finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strummer lands a nice shot that snaps Horiguchi's head back.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strummer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Horiguchi sprawls and moves away.
Strummer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Strummer.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strummer is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Strummer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Strummer.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Strummer checks it
and Strummer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strummer is trying to control the action in half guard but Horiguchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strummer is looking for a kimura but Horiguchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strummer to get the leverage.
Horiguchi tries to kick Strummer off but Strummer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Strummer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Horiguchi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Horiguchi is trying to stand up here but Strummer is controlling him well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strummer wants to take a breather but Horiguchi is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Strummer's shoulder, as Strummer tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Strummer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strummer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strummer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strummer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horiguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Strummer moved away.
Horiguchi cracks Strummer with a good jab.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi connects with a jab.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Strummer blocks it.
Strummer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with an inside leg kick.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strummer has time to react.
Strummer throws a right hand that Horiguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Horiguchi also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horiguchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
A less than humble Kyoji Horiguchi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Joe Strummer spoke after the fight, saying 'Big deal, you beat a dead guy.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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