Kyoji Horiguchi continued his climb up the flyweight ranks, scoring a powerful victory over Amir Albazi within the UFC Vegas 113 co-main occasion.
The largest second within the opening spherical got here from Albazi, who linked with a straight proper that sat Horiguchi down. Nonetheless, the previous RIZIN and Bellator champion stormed again within the second, catching Albazi with a proper of his personal, which had the sixth-ranked contender on weak knees.
From that time on, Horiguchi was answerable for the conflict, touchdown 4 occasions extra strikes than his opponent and sending Albazi again to his nook a bloody mess following 10 minutes of motion.
Albazi desperately tried to get the struggle to the bottom in spherical three, however Horiguchi’s protection continued to carry up, stifling all six of Albazi’s takedown makes an attempt. After breaking away from his opponent, Horiguchi landed a nasty left upside Albazi’s head, placing the Iraqi fighter on wobbly legs.
Horiguchi fought for the end by the ultimate two minutes, however he couldn’t discover that fight-ending shot, sending us to the scorecards for an official determination.
Official Consequence: Kyoji Horiguchi def. Amir Albazi through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
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