How AgentMMA breaks down Asu Almabayev vs Kyoji Horiguchi
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Doha gets a flyweight main event with a strange bit of shared history. Kyoji Horiguchi and Asu Almabayev both ran into Manel Kape, but they arrive here with very different momentum. Remember their last appearance on the same Doha card? Horiguchi choked out Tagir Ulanbekov, while Almabayev caught Alex Perez in a guillotine.
- Horiguchi returns to Doha, where he choked out Tagir Ulanbekov.
- Almabayev has won three straight since Manel Kape stopped him.
- One messy clinch could turn this main event upside down.
The fight is most likely to open up after repeated clinch breaks, when both men must reset before the next exchange.
Horiguchi followed that night with a decision win over Amir Albazi before Kape stopped him with punches on the ground in his latest fight. Almabayev answered his own loss to Kape with three straight wins, finishing Perez and Charles Johnson after a decision over Jose Ochoa. One man is trying to bounce back, while the other wants to keep his run going. Here’s the thing: Almabayev caught Perez in the clinch and finished Johnson from back control, so Horiguchi cannot let close exchanges turn into long wrestling spells.
Horiguchi has a rear naked choke win of his own and needs clean exits after trading punches, before Almabayev can grab hold again. Watch what happens after a takedown attempt fails; the next few seconds could decide whether they stay in open space or end up fighting for position. Doha has already seen both men find a finish on the mat. This time, fans get to see how Horiguchi handles Almabayev’s pressure, and whether Almabayev can keep closing the distance against a man who knows his way out of a scramble.
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Doha gets a flyweight main event with a strange bit of shared history. Kyoji Horiguchi and Asu Almabayev both ran into Manel Kape, but they arrive here with very different momentum. Remember their last appearance on the same Doha card? Horiguchi choked out Tagir Ulanbekov, while Almabayev caught Alex Perez in a guillotine.
- Horiguchi returns to Doha, where he choked out Tagir Ulanbekov.
- Almabayev has won three straight since Manel Kape stopped him.
- One messy clinch could turn this main event upside down.
The fight is most likely to open up after repeated clinch breaks, when both men must reset before the next exchange.
Horiguchi followed that night with a decision win over Amir Albazi before Kape stopped him with punches on the ground in his latest fight. Almabayev answered his own loss to Kape with three straight wins, finishing Perez and Charles Johnson after a decision over Jose Ochoa. One man is trying to bounce back, while the other wants to keep his run going. Here’s the thing: Almabayev caught Perez in the clinch and finished Johnson from back control, so Horiguchi cannot let close exchanges turn into long wrestling spells.
Horiguchi has a rear naked choke win of his own and needs clean exits after trading punches, before Almabayev can grab hold again. Watch what happens after a takedown attempt fails; the next few seconds could decide whether they stay in open space or end up fighting for position. Doha has already seen both men find a finish on the mat. This time, fans get to see how Horiguchi handles Almabayev’s pressure, and whether Almabayev can keep closing the distance against a man who knows his way out of a scramble.
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