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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Agoncillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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168 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
26
139 lbs
6 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Agoncillo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Agoncillo fakes the leg kick and cracks Horiguchi in the body. Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Agoncillo checks it well. Horiguchi blocks a head kick by Agoncillo.
Agoncillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Horiguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab. Horiguchi moves out of range of the body kick from Agoncillo.
Agoncillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Agoncillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Horiguchi. Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head. Agoncillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Horiguchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Horiguchi avoiding damage as Agoncillo throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Agoncillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horiguchi's elbow. Agoncillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Horiguchi avoids the damage to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agoncillo. Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike. Agoncillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horiguchi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head. A short left from Horiguchi. Horiguchi gets through Agoncillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Agoncillo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Agoncillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. 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. Agoncillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. A low kick from Agoncillo is predictable there and Agoncillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick misses from Agoncillo. Agoncillo misses with a wild body shot. Horiguchi closes the distance and pushes Agoncillo back into the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Agoncillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horiguchi blocks an elbow strike from Agoncillo.
Horiguchi lands a left hand.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Agoncillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Agoncillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Horiguchi lands a body punch in the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Agoncillo fails to land. Agoncillo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Horiguchi is struggling to control the position. Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agoncillo. Agoncillo has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Agoncillo throws an elbow that misses.
Agoncillo takes a shot to the head. Agoncillo with a knee to the head.
Horiguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Agoncillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Horiguchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agoncillo avoids it. Agoncillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Horiguchi avoids the damage to the body. Agoncillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Horiguchi scores with a nice hook to the head. Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Horiguchi lands a left hand.
Agoncillo is rocked! Horiguchi lands with a right to the head. Oh Agoncillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Horiguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Agoncillo trying to land knees to the body.
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut. Horiguchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Agoncillo avoids it. Horiguchi pushes Agoncillo against the cage. Horiguchi is working some dirty boxing. Horiguchi pushes off with a quick right hook! Agoncillo goes down! Agoncillo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Horiguchi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Horiguchi! Piston Horiguchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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