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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers has chosen Metallica - No Leaf Clover as his entrance music. Jim Smithers acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Parise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parise is fending him off so far but Smithers persists. Nope, Parise circles away and we're back to standing.
Parise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers tries to clinch up.
Smithers has a takedown stuffed.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Parise moves out of range.
Parise lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Smithers.
Parise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smithers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parise throws the left hand but Smithers avoids the punch easily.
Smithers looks to land a combination but Parise avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Smithers.
No joy there for Smithers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smithers tries to close the distance and clinch but Parise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parise swinging wildly here.
Parise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smithers circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise throws a nice looking combination but Smithers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smithers lands a lovely overhand right.
Parise stuns Smithers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Parise moves out of range.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Parise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smithers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parise.
Smithers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zach Parise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Smithers.
Parise throws the left hand but Smithers avoids the punch easily.
Jim Smithers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smithers.
Smithers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parise pinned against the cage. Parise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Parise scores with a jab. Smithers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parise slaps away a takedown attempt from Smithers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smithers at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smithers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smithers has time to react.
Smithers staying out of range there.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parise as he jumps to the side.
Smithers is looking to score with low kicks.
Parise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parise clinches up with Smithers and pushes him back against the cage.
Parise pushes Smithers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Smithers has been cut.
Parise stalling in the clinch but Smithers improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smithers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parise's brow.
Parise taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smithers misses with a punch on the inside.
Parise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithers tries for a takedown but Parise manages to get underhooks.
Smithers looks gassed!
A nice right hand lands inside from Parise.
Smithers goes for a takedown attempt but Parise pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smithers closes the distance but Parise moves to the side
and Smithers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smithers is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parise tries to clinch up.
Parise tries to clinch up.
Parise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smithers misses with a double jab
and Parise counters with a stiff right hand.
Smithers is still on wobbly legs! Can Parise finish him?
Parise is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smithers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parise finds it's way round the side to connect with Smithers's head.
Parise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smithers moves away.
Smithers seems to have recovered his senses.
Smithers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smithers walks into a straight right hand from Parise.
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!
Parise connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Smithers! He's out on his feet! Parise rushes in and drops Smithers with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zach Parise!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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