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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hioki has chosen Heart of Asia as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm
37
165 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
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170 cm
29
153 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Parker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hatsu Hioki! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parker misses with an uppercut. Hioki saw that one coming. Hioki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Darius Parker has been cut. Hioki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hioki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Hioki throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parker - that will leave a mark!
Hioki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hioki is in Parker's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hioki tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard. Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Hioki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Parker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hioki is working for a submission of some sort.
Hioki stops Parker from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hioki is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
Hioki passes the guard and advances to mount! Hioki pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hioki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Parker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Parker and Hioki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hioki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hioki's guard! Nice work there by Parker!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Hioki looking for a sweep. Not yet Hioki, not yet. Hioki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Parker wants to control from the top but Hioki keeps moving. Parker looking to pass the guard. Hioki has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though. Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Parker is in close to Hioki's body, working some short punches and elbows. 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! Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hioki has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up. Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Hioki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well. Hioki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into side control.
Hioki sneaks back into half guard. Hioki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hioki. Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Parker gets to his feet - Hioki follows without any prompting. Hioki blocks a leg kick. Hioki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hioki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hioki is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Hioki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hioki wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving. Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hioki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hioki wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position. Hioki throws an elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hioki's guard. Nice move by Parker! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Hioki dominated that round. The cut man is working on Darius Parker's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hioki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hioki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away. Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Hioki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hioki misses with a wild body shot. Parker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Hioki moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Parker avoids the body shot from Hioki.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Hioki thows a body shot but no joy. Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hioki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hioki stumbling backwards into the cage! Hioki bounces back off the cage towards Parker, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Parker lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Parker celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darius Parker! After winning the bout, Darius Parker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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