NAGOYA, Japan, Nov. 25 -- After dropping two hotly contested split decisions in a row, Hatsu Hioki got back into the winner's circle on Sunday against TUF 5 alumnus Brian Geraghty.

The Nagoya-based grappler finally returned to his strengths and took the outclassed Geraghty to the ground, where he put on a clinic, much to the delight of his hometown crowd.

Hioki had not used his dangerous submission game in his last seven fights, other than one successful trip to the canvas to claim TKO's featherweight strap against Mark Hominick. His last loss, against power puncher Jong Man Kim, was solely the result of his refusal to take the fight down.
 

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