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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 7131 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utu Mutu (ranked 4236 p4p, 0 weight class). Horiguchi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Girl From The North Country. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utu Mutu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Mutu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horiguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horiguchi lands a jab-cross combination.
Mutu forces Horiguchi back against the cage and clinches.
Horiguchi is leaning against Mutu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Horiguchi lands with a left to the head.
Mutu letting Horiguchi take a breather here.
Mutu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Horiguchi lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi content to stall in guard here.
Horiguchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutu is keeping the position for now.
Mutu looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutu, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi stops Mutu from standing up.
Mutu keeping full guard, as Horiguchi tries to pass.
Horiguchi content to stall in guard here.
Horiguchi advances position into side control!
Horiguchi controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mutu struggling a bit here.
Horiguchi slows the pace down.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horiguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutu.
Horiguchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mutu falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutu wants to clinch up but Horiguchi keeps it at a distance.
Horiguchi tests Mutu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mutu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Horiguchi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mutu is on him like a limpet, forcing Horiguchi back against the cage.
A short right from Horiguchi on the inside.
We've been informed that Mutu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mutu goes for a takedown attempt but Horiguchi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mutu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horiguchi as he avoids it easily.
Akaro Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Utu Mutu.
Mutu misses with a few strikes there.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi scores with a hook to the body. Mutu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mutu misses with a jab to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Mutu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutu wants to clinch up but Horiguchi keeps it at a distance.
Mutu takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Mutu's head back.
Horiguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horiguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mutu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horiguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mutu misses with a takedown attempt
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutu looks winded!
Mutu misses with a takedown attempt
and Horiguchi counters with a low kick, right behind Mutu 's knee.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mutu 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.
A jab from Horiguchi does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mutu misses with a double jab
and Horiguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Mutu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Utu Mutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horiguchi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mutu moves to clinch but Horiguchi breaks away
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mutu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horiguchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Mutu.
Mutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horiguchi cracks Mutu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutu misses with a shot to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that half lands.
Horiguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mutu can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi lands a nice hook to Mutu's body. Mutu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horiguchi connects with a body shot that sends Mutu's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutu tries to close the distance and clinch but Horiguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horiguchi tests Mutu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mutu darts in trying to clinch
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Mutu as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Mutu dives in and grabs Horiguchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Horiguchi pushes down on Mutu's head and hops out.
A shot to the body from Mutu misses
and Horiguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mutu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
Horiguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutu tries to clinch up
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi scores with a jab.
Mutu moves into the clinch.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Horiguchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Mutu is breathing heavily.
Horiguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutu is rocked!
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Mutu is still on wobbly legs! Can Horiguchi finish him?
Horiguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi moves into the clinch.
Mutu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horiguchi has him pressed against the cage.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi works the jab nicely.
Mutu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mutu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horiguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutu misses with a double jab
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp right that sends Mutu to the canvas! Horiguchi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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