Josh Parisian survived an early knockdown and then delivered some punishing ground-and-pound in return to stop Alan Baudot at UFC Vegas 57.
It was actually a standing-hammer fist which got Parisian into trouble, but he returned with avengeance in the second round. He placed Baudot on a canvas and the French fighter couldn’t find a way out. After Parisian had established a commanding position, he began dropping bombs which forced Mark Smith to save Baudot.
The TKO stoppage came at 3:04 in the second round with Parisian earning the victory to move to 2-2 inside the octagon.
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” I must have felt pretty badly because I can’t recall what [the knockdown],” Parisian had said after the fight. I thought he had nothing on the floor. It solidified it when my corner told me.”
The heavyweights traded bombs on their feet with Baudot, Parisian and tossed heavy leather back-and forth in many exchanges. An early punch from Baudot opened a gash under Parisian’s eye as blood starting dripping down his face.
As the fights went on, Baudot attacked Parisian with an ominous standing punch that nearly landed Parisian to the ground in a heap. Baudot looked for the finish but Parisian went into survival mode to hang out until he got his senses back about him.
Parisian finally got up and looked for a takedown. Baudot was able to get down onto the mat right before the end of the first round. From there, Parisian opened up a barrage of punches with Baudot just trapped under him.
Parisian immediately reclaimed his ground dominance and pushed Baudot to the floor at the beginning of the second round. He began dropping hammers off the top spot. Parisian did not stop Baudot from being trapped at the bottom, his gas tank also diminishing.
The punches went on with Parisian praising Baudot, until finally the referee saw the need to intervene and end the match.
The comeback win helped Parisian get back into the win column after a loss in their last fight, while Baudot falls to 0 -3 and one defeat inside the Octagon in what may be his final fight at the UFC.
