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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen 50 Cent - Animal as his entrance music. Piston Horiguchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
11 - 6 - 2 |
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133 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Liddell ! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Liddell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Horiguchi is able to avoid easily. Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards. Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi. A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell . Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away. Liddell 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. Liddell staying out of range there. Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Horiguchi slips a straight right by Liddell . Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Horiguchi circles away.
Horiguchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liddell is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Liddell throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Horiguchi finish him? A big left from Horiguchi misses. Liddell seems to have recovered his senses. Liddell lands with a cross. Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming. Liddell misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely. Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi. Liddell scores with a leg kick.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Horiguchi.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A head kick misses from Horiguchi. 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. Horiguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Horiguchi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Liddell 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horiguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liddell scrambles back to his feet. Liddell misses with a wild body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi. Horiguchi looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming. Liddell throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem. Liddell connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell misses with a shot to the body and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it. Horiguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Liddell moves away from the strike by Horiguchi. Liddell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range and Liddell settles back down. Horiguchi tries to work over Liddell 's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it. Piston Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Horiguchi does it's job there. Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses. Liddell throws a poor cross that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet. Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell lands with a cross. Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. An attempted straight right counter from Horiguchi misses the target. Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Horiguchi misses with a leg kick and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Liddell slips under a jab from Horiguchi. Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi. Horiguchi lands a head shot. Horiguchi lands with an overhand left. Horiguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi. Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Liddell . Liddell lands a jab. Horiguchi connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Liddell blocks a jab. Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Horiguchi lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Liddell slips a jab from Horiguchi. Liddell on the wrong end of a nice jab. Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Horiguchi slips under a jab. Liddell punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch. Liddell lands a jab to the head.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Liddell scores with a body shot.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease. Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily. 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 Piston Horiguchi 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.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body. Liddell slips a straight right by Horiguchi. Liddell wants to counter with a clinch but Horiguchi pushes him away. Liddell punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch. Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses. Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
Liddell lands a jab to the nose. Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Horiguchi staying out of range there. Horiguchi misses with a body kick. Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range. Liddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Liddell throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily. Liddell lunges at Horiguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horiguchi's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell closes the distance and clinches. Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell . Liddell tries to work over Horiguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi. Liddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi. Liddell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell .
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell clobbers Horiguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A low kick from Liddell misses and Horiguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Liddell is looking to score with low kicks. Horiguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Donk. Horiguchi catches Liddell right on the button with a cross. Horiguchi throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell . Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw. Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab. Liddell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Horiguchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Liddell tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Liddell jabs Horiguchi right on the nose. Horiguchi blinks but takes it well. Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily. Horiguchi misses with a straight left. Horiguchi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it. An attempted straight right counter from Horiguchi misses the target. Some wild striking there from Liddell .
Brock Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup. Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Liddell looks to move away, Horiguchi throws a big counter combo but Liddell just gets out of the way. Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A cross from Liddell lands. Liddell missing with a left hand there. Horiguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Liddell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell .
Horiguchi tried to counter with a leg kick but Liddell avoided it. Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddell lands a big head kick that sends Horiguchi tumbling to the mat! Liddell takes a step backwards and waves Horiguchi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Horiguchi is rocked!
It looks like Piston Horiguchi has been cut. Horiguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Horiguchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Horiguchi misses. Liddell is pawing at Horiguchi, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Horiguchi's nose. Horiguchi is badly hurt! Liddell pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Horiguchi tries desperately to hold on but Liddell is relentless in his assault! As Horiguchi receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Liddell away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Liddell ! Brock Liddell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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