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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belial Zaapiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
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171 cm
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155 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belial Zaapiel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a leg kick but Zaapiel moved away.
Zaapiel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker scores with the left hand. Zaapiel knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker tries to clinch but Zaapiel is having none of it.
Parker throws a solid leg kick but Zaapiel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parker.
Roger Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaapiel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Parker finds it's way through Zaapiel's defenses.
Zaapiel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parker lands a jab.
Zaapiel throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Zaapiel throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Zaapiel moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parker, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaapiel misses the jab.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker connects with a high kick.
Zaapiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaapiel ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
A cross from Parker lands.
Zaapiel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaapiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaapiel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker throws a combination. Zaapiel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaapiel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaapiel scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Parker feints and then cracks Zaapiel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaapiel down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Zaapiel's shoulder, as Zaapiel tries to avoid the shot.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Parker.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Zaapiel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaapiel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaapiel lands an overhand right.
Zaapiel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Zaapiel tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaapiel manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker misses with a leg kick.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Zaapiel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaapiel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Parker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaapiel.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Parker.
Zaapiel managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Zaapiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zaapiel tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zaapiel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zaapiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker.
Zaapiel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaapiel.
Parker misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker has Zaapiel pushed against the cage.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaapiel gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Zaapiel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaapiel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roger Parker has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaapiel as Parker tries to tie him up.
Zaapiel blocking some punches.
Zaapiel misses with a knee to the head.
Zaapiel looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Zaapiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaapiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker working aggressively here.
Zaapiel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Zaapiel prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Zaapiel blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Zaapiel.
Zaapiel lands a nice knee to the body.
Zaapiel takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Parker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaapiel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Good work by Zaapiel as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zaapiel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
Some wild striking there from Zaapiel.
Zaapiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Zaapiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roger Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaapiel tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker lands with a hook. Zaapiel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaapiel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parker throws a right and a left that Zaapiel avoids nicely.
Zaapiel swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Zaapiel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaapiel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaapiel throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaapiel checks a leg kick.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaapiel.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker tries to clinch there but Zaapiel circles away.
Zaapiel slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker avoids the head kick by Zaapiel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaapiel avoids the body shot from Parker.
Zaapiel needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Parker connects with a jab.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaapiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Parker cracks Zaapiel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Zaapiel blocks the low kick.
A clash of legs there as Parker blocks the low kick.
Zaapiel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Parker - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaapiel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Zaapiel misses.
Zaapiel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaapiel blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Parker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaapiel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaapiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaapiel moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Zaapiel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Parker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parker.
Zaapiel misses with a head kick.
Zaapiel checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaapiel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaapiel throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
Zaapiel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaapiel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Zaapiel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker avoids a kick to the body.
Zaapiel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaapiel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Zaapiel slips the punch.
Zaapiel avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parker avoids the head kick by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Zaapiel.
Zaapiel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Zaapiel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker misses with the combination.
Zaapiel forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zaapiel as Parker tries to tie him up.
Parker tries a body shot but Zaapiel blocks it.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Zaapiel controls the action.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaapiel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker is working Zaapiel over against the cage.
Parker looking to stall.
Zaapiel is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roger Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zaapiel darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Zaapiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Parker.
Zaapiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaapiel misses with a two punch combination.
Zaapiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Zaapiel coming out on top.
Zaapiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker is looking to clinch but Zaapiel is avoiding it.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaapiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaapiel moves into the clinch.
Zaapiel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaapiel is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaapiel or not.
Parker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zaapiel up against the cage.
Zaapiel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belial Zaapiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Zaapiel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roger Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaapiel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaapiel is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zaapiel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A knee to the head by Zaapiel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaapiel misses with an elbow over the top.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaapiel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zaapiel managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Zaapiel avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker has Zaapiel pushed against the cage.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parker working aggressively here.
Zaapiel trying to land knees to the body.
Zaapiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parker up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaapiel.
Zaapiel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaapiel.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Belial Zaapiel.
Well Parker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Parker!
A victorious Roger Parker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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