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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
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176 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Parise!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes walks into a left hand.
Strikes is looking to clinch but Parise is avoiding it.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Parise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes clinches with his opponent.
Strikes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parise avoiding damage as Strikes throws knees to the body.
Strikes is working Parise over against the cage.
Parise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strikes has him pressed against the cage.
Parise has Strikes pressed against the cage.
Parise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strikes tries a body shot but Parise blocks it.
Parise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Strikes.
It looks like Zach Parise has been cut.
Parise works on Strikes's body with a couple of short punches.
Strikes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strikes crunches a lovely knee into Parise's ribcage.
Strikes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parise has Strikes pressed against the cage, preventing Strikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strikes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parise lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strikes tries a body shot but Parise blocks it.
A short right from Parise.
Parise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Strikes as the two fighters clinch.
Strikes lands an elbow that stopped Parise in his tracks for a moment.
Strikes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strikes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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 stalling in the clinch but Strikes improves position.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parise backwards.
Strikes scores with a shot to the side of Parise's head.
Parise is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Parise circles away.
Parise just misses with a punch to the body.
Parise swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Parise moves out of range of the body kick from Strikes.
Strikes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strikes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parise.
Parise connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlos Strikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parise misses with a double jab
and Strikes moves into the clinch.
Parise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes throws a series of punches but Parise moves out of range.
Strikes tries to clinch but Parise is having none of it.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parise gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strikes manages to break the clinch.
Strikes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strikes moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes breaks the clinch.
Strikes looks to land a body kick but Parise moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strikes as Parise tries to tie him up.
Strikes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strikes lands a good knee to the midsection. Parise won't want to take too many of those.
Strikes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parise misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strikes breaks from the clinch.
Strikes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Strikes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Parise's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Parise.
Strikes tries to clinch
and Parise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strikes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strikes tries to clinch but Parise moves out of range.
Parise throws a body punch but Strikes moves out of range.
Parise misses with a wild body shot.
Parise avoids the head kick by Strikes.
Strikes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strikes tries to clinch but Parise moves out of range.
Strikes keeps Parise at a distance using the push kick.
Parise throws a nice looking combination but Strikes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parise doesn't manage to clinch there - Strikes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes swings for the body but Parise moves out of range.
Strikes tries a head kick but it misses.
Strikes misses with a few strikes there.
Parise closes the distance and clinches.
Parise misses with the head strike.
Strikes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strikes.
Strikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Strikes.
Strikes avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parise is trying to force a seperation but Strikes has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Strikes.
Parise is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strikes leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Strikes.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes moves out of range of the strikes.
Parise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Strikes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strikes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Parise circles away.
Strikes throws a head kick but Parise moves out of range.
Strikes throws a head kick that half lands.
Parise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strikes.
Parise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strikes missing with knees to the body.
Parise stalling in the clinch but Strikes improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strikes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strikes moves away.
Parise scores with a jab.
Strikes misses with a hook. Parise ducked under it nicely.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parise wants to clinch up but Strikes keeps it at a distance.
Strikes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parise doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes drives through and clinches with Parise against the cage.
Strikes has Parise pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Strikes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Parise's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parise loads up on a big right hand but Strikes slips the punch.
Parise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strikes.
Parise misses with a looping right.
Strikes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parise swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Parise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes moves into the clinch successfully.
Strikes blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strikes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Strikes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes lands a leg kick that knocks Parise off balance momentarily.
Strikes tries to clinch
enabling Parise to counter with a crisp jab.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Strikes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parise misses with an uppercut. Strikes saw that one coming.
Parise misses with a few strikes there.
Carlos Strikes is winning the standup battle so far.
Parise wants to clinch up but Strikes keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Strikes.
Strikes throws a body punch but Parise moves out of range.
Strikes moves into the clinch.
Parise taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strikes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parise, pushing him back against the cage.
Parise lands a left hand.
Parise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Parise as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parise moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Parise circles away.
Parise slips a jab and a cross from Strikes.
Strikes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parise blocks a head kick by Strikes.
Strikes throws a body kick that misses.
Carlos Strikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise throws a right hand that misses
and Strikes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parise lands a nice looking body shot.
Zach Parise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strikes wants to clinch up but Parise keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Parise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parise moves in looking to clinch but Strikes pushes him off.
Strikes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parise connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strikes scrambles back to his feet.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strikes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
Parise has had enough of the clinch but Strikes keeps him there for the moment.
Parise lands with a left to the head.
Strikes can't break the clinch.
Parise is trying to break the clinch but Strikes is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parise throws a punch but it's blocked by Strikes.
Parise content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strikes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Strikes misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes swinging wildly here.
Parise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zach Parise.
Well Strikes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Strikes!
An out of breath Carlos Strikes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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