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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 is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - No Leaf Clover. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Parise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Smithers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smithers.
Smithers shoots for a double leg takedown but Parise sprawls well. He's pushed Smithers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smithers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smithers tries to clinch there but Parise circles away.
Smithers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smithers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smithers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parise looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parise looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parise!
Smithers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parise wants to control but Smithers is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parise wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smithers can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Parise.
Smithers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parise tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parise has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smithers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parise throws a right and a left that Smithers avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smithers throws a right and a left that Parise avoids nicely.
Parise with a nice cross.
A big left from Parise misses.
Smithers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parise looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Parise sneaks back into half guard.
Parise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parise is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise trying to keep a closed guard but Smithers is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smithers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smithers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parise might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smithers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smithers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smithers stopping the sweep attempt from Parise.
Smithers throwing strikes from guard but Parise blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smithers counters by moving into the clinch.
Parise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parise cracks Smithers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smithers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parise swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smithers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parise!
Parise prevents Smithers from taking his back.
Parise tries to hold on but Smithers postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smithers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parise digs a good body shot into Smithers's ribs.
Parise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jim Smithers has been cut.
Parise misses with an uppercut.
Smithers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parise.
Smithers slips a jab from Parise.
Parise moves out of range as Smithers strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise digs a good body shot into Smithers's ribs.
A slow jab from Parise misses its intended target.
Parise misses with a jab to the body
and Smithers counters with a takedown into side control.
Parise is trying to control Smithers's posture but Smithers avoids it.
Parise is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smithers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smithers is looking for a kimura here.
Parise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parise scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Parise moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smithers wants to clinch.
Zach Parise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithers loads up on a big right hand but Parise slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers takes one on the button.
Smithers shoots for a takedown but Parise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parise throws a jab but it's blocked by Smithers.
Smithers tries to clinch up.
Parise throws a sloppy head kick and Smithers moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise is looking to clinch.
Parise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smithers loads up on a big right hand but Parise slips the punch.
Parise lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Parise misses the target.
Parise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smithers.
Parise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parise tries to close the distance and clinch but Smithers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Parise dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Smithers's cut.
That's time! Parise's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smithers misses with an uppercut.
Smithers moves in looking to clinch but Parise pushes him off.
Parise tries to clinch up but Smithers circles away and keeps his distance.
Parise closes the distance and clinches.
Parise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smithers fails to pull guard.
Parise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smithers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smithers blocks a body shot from Parise.
Smithers jumps guard but Parise stands there with Smithers around his waist. Smithers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise is trying to force a seperation but Smithers has the dominant position.
Parise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parise misses with the head strike.
Smithers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parise is trying to break the clinch but Smithers is controlling him.
Parise dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parise digs a right hand underneath Smithers's ribcage. Smithers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parise takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers has closed the distance and engaged Parise in a clinch.
Smithers is trying to maintain a safe position but Parise gets an underhook and turns Smithers into the cage.
Parise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parise is trying to maintain a safe position but Smithers gets an underhook and turns Parise into the cage.
Parise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Smithers.
Parise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smithers has him pressed against the cage.
Smithers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parise lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers presses Parise against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smithers successfully pulls guard.
Smithers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parise.
Parise scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parise trying to control but Smithers is working from the bottom.
Parise stands up and waves to Smithers to follow him.
Parise closes the distance but Smithers moves to the side
and Smithers counters with a one-two to the body.
Smithers ducks under a wild hook from Parise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise misses with a body shot
and Smithers counters with a left to the body.
Smithers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smithers counters with a nice uppercut.
Smithers throws a shot from downtown. Parise moves away and avoids it.
Smithers misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Smithers finds it's way through Parise's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Parise clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Smithers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smithers has time to react.
A slow jab from Smithers misses its intended target.
Smithers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Parise counter with a right hand.
Smithers misses the jab.
Parise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smithers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithers keeps control of Parise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parise as Smithers tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smithers.
Parise has a couple of punches blocked by Smithers.
Parise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smithers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parise up against the cage.
Parise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parise is trying to break the clinch but Smithers has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Parise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parise breaks from the clinch.
Parise misses with a wild combination.
Parise tries to clinch but Smithers moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smithers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parise takes one to the side of the head.
Smithers shoots in but no luck this time.
Smithers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parise looks to land a combination but Smithers avoids it well.
Parise moves in looking to clinch but Smithers pushes him off.
Smithers defending well as Parise loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smithers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smithers working Parise over with strikes here.
Parise can't escape the position.
Parise prevents Smithers from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Smithers has taken his back.
Parise tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smithers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parise to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parise shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithers prevents Parise from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smithers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parise wants to control but Smithers is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smithers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jim Smithers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smithers gets a takedown into half guard.
Parise is looking to improve his position.
Smithers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parise with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smithers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parise defending well though.
Parise wants to control but Smithers is keeping busy.
Parise is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers seems to be working for a kimura but Parise defends the submission attempt.
Smithers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Parise trying to hold on to Smithers's head to control him but Smithers postures up.
Parise has a hand on Smithers's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smithers takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Parise is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parise tries to improve his position but instead Smithers has taken his back!
Smithers controlling well, preventing Parise from escaping the position.
Parise rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Parise gets full guard.
Parise trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smithers breaks from the clinch.
Parise lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smithers rushes Parise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithers's elbow.
Smithers has clasped his hands together around Parise's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A control attempt from Parise but he's now mounted!
Smithers looking to ground and pound but Parise is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Parise hang on?
Parise is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Parise is working to get back to half guard.
Smithers throwing strikes here but Parise is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Parise reaches up to try and control the position but Smithers seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Parise rolls and tries to escape and now Smithers has his back!
Parise defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Parise trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Smithers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smithers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smithers!
Jim Smithers is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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