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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo has chosen Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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155 cm
25
140 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horiguchi misses with a wild combination.
Dynamo shoots in but Horiguchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dynamo closes the distance and pushes Horiguchi back into the cage.
Dynamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Horiguchi cracks the inside of Dynamo's front leg.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horiguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dynamo tried to score with a low kick but Horiguchi checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dynamo.
Dynamo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horiguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horiguchi. Dynamo shrugs it off though.
Dynamo tries to work over Horiguchi's front leg with a kick but Horiguchi checks it.
Horiguchi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dynamo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Horiguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Horiguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dynamo tries to clinch there but Horiguchi circles away.
Horiguchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dynamo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dynamo throws the kick towards the body but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dynamo avoids it.
Horiguchi looks for the body kick but Dynamo saw that one coming.
Dynamo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horiguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Dynamo's head.
Dynamo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dynamo goes for a double leg but Horiguchi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Horiguchi continues to drive forward.
Kyoji Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
A head kick from Horiguchi lands but Dynamo takes it in his stride.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but Dynamo is out of range.
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!
Horiguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Horiguchi is having none of it.
Horiguchi lands a high kick!
Horiguchi lands with a cross.
Dynamo moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi sets himself, and Dynamo steps forward looking for the clinch! Horiguchi avoids it this time.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dynamo.
Dynamo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Horiguchi was covering up waiting for the punch and Dynamo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dynamo pushing down on Horiguchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Horiguchi is looking for a sweep. Dynamo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dynamo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dynamo controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Dynamo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Horiguchi is looking for a sweep. Dynamo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horiguchi trying to control here.
Dynamo throwing shots but Horiguchi is blocking nicely.
Dynamo working over Horiguchi with some ground and pound. Horiguchi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dynamo is nestled in close to Horiguchi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Horiguchi is not content to let Dynamo control the position.
Dynamo prevents Horiguchi from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dynamo wants to free his trapped foot but Horiguchi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horiguchi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dynamo is working away from the top position though.
Dynamo is trying to work for a kimura but Horiguchi is defending well.
Dynamo trying to mount his opponent but Horiguchi defends it.
Dynamo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dynamo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dynamo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dynamo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horiguchi's head.
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 Kyoji Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dynamo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dynamo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dynamo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horiguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Dynamo in the body.
Dynamo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Horiguchi circles away easily
and Dynamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dynamo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kyoji Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dynamo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dynamo throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dynamo can do to turn this around?
Horiguchi pushes Dynamo away with a front kick.
Horiguchi lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamo avoids the head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dynamo's sensitive parts.
Dynamo slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horiguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horiguchi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Dynamo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kyoji Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dynamo.
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Dynamo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dynamo down.
Dynamo rushes Horiguchi and presses him up against the cage.
Dynamo missing with knees to the body.
Horiguchi avoiding damage as Dynamo throws knees to the body.
Dynamo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horiguchi's efforts to push away.
Horiguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dynamo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dynamo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horiguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dynamo scrambles back to his feet.
Dynamo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Dynamo misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi is looking to slow Dynamo down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with the combination.
Horiguchi scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Dynamo.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dynamo momentarily.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi closes the distance and pushes Dynamo back into the cage.
Dynamo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dynamo has Horiguchi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dynamo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Horiguchi tumbling to the mat - Dynamo dives into Horiguchi's guard.
Dynamo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Horiguchi wants to stand up but Dynamo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo working some strikes from top position.
Dynamo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horiguchi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horiguchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Horiguchi wants to get back to his feet but Dynamo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dynamo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dynamo throws a big elbow that misses.
Dynamo prevents Horiguchi from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but Dynamo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horiguchi jabs Dynamo right on the nose. Dynamo blinks but takes it well.
Kyoji Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dynamo.
Dynamo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horiguchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Dynamo ducks right into an uppercut from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dynamo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horiguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Horiguchi - just one landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dynamo is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horiguchi lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Dynamo avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dynamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dynamo drops Horiguchi with a beautiful combination! Horiguchi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dynamo is looking for the KO!
Horiguchi is rocked!
Good leg kick by Dynamo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Horiguchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dynamo.
Dynamo throws a counter combo.
Dynamo knocks out Horiguchi with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Dynamo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Dynamo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Dynamo!
Rick Dynamo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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