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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes into the arena with Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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17 - 7 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parsons has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Parsons connects with a nice looking jab.
Parsons has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Parsons drops Hoo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hoo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hoo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Parsons finish him?
Parsons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Parsons.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parsons avoids it.
Parsons looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parsons throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoo wants to get back to striking at distance but Parsons won't allow it.
Hoo landing knees to the body.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo blocking some punches.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hoo.
Parsons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Parsons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Hoo trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoo into the cage.
Hoo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
Hoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo lands with a short shot to the head.
Parsons pushes Hoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo works on Parsons's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoo tries a body shot but Parsons blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parsons avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo just leaning against Parsons, taking a breather.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Parsons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
Parsons looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoo.
Parsons lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ajai Hoo has been cut.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons takes a shot to the head.
Parsons prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons gets underhooks to prevent Hoo's takedown attempt.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
Parsons is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo connects with a knee to the head.
Hoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parsons misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parsons lands an uppercut.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons is working for takedown but Hoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Parsons.
Hoo trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoo into the cage.
Hoo lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajai Hoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Parsons misses.
Hoo thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
Hoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoo tries to land a front kick but Parsons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parsons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Hoo blocking some punches.
Parsons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parsons is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parsons to the mat. Parsons regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Parsons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parsons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parsons wants to control but Hoo is keeping him busy.
Parsons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parsons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoo's head.
Hoo manages to get to full guard.
Hoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo controls Parsons momentarily but Parsons frees himself.
Parsons distracts Hoo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo controlling Parsons's posture.
Hoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoo has his hands on Parsons's head, controlling the position.
Parsons trying to control but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Parsons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoo is keeping the position for now.
Parsons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parsons being controlled here momentarily.
Parsons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoo trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parsons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parsons misses with an uppercut. Hoo saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons cracks Hoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoo thuds a left hand into Parsons's body.
Parsons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parsons.
Nice body punch from Parsons.
Hoo lands a right hook to the body.
Parsons tries to bum rush Hoo with a series of wild strikes but Hoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parsons blocks a head kick by Hoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo avoids the head kick by Parsons.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoo misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Hoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajai Hoo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Parsons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
Parsons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoo.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parsons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoo!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoo.
Hoo punishes Parsons's body with a nice straight punch.
Parsons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoo throws a head kick but Parsons moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoo scores with a nice right hand.
Hoo lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parsons misses with a hook. Hoo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parsons clinches.
Hoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Hoo takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Parsons's ribcage.
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!
Hoo lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parsons as Hoo tries to tie him up.
Jack Parsons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parsons is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
Hoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoo stalls.
Hoo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hoo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Parsons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
Hoo is stalling here.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parsons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoo.
Ajai Hoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parsons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoo's efforts to push away.
Hoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo avoids a wild elbow strike from Parsons.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Parsons won't want to take too many of those.
Hoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ajai Hoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parsons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Parsons!
Jack Parsons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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