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The Chewjitsu Podcast

Episode 105 - Jimmy Smith

The Chewjitsu Podcast

Eugene Tsozik

Wrestling, Wellness, Brazilianjiujitsu, Sports, Interviews, Mma, Bjj, Health, Chewjitsu, Injuryprevention

5643 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Smith is a BJJ black belt, former MMA fighter, and former Bellator and UFC commentator.

Jimmy discusses his start in martial arts and the early days of his BJJ and MMA training, training with MMA legends and elite BJJ athletes, being on the show "Fight Quest," becoming the commentator for Bellator MMA and the UFC, and some great concepts for martial artists.

Follow Jimmy on social media on Instagram @jsmithmma and Facebook Jimmy Smith MMA.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up guys? So today on the podcast, we have Jimmy Smith. Jimmy Smith was, you know, most notably on the show Fight Quest back in the day, and he was one of the color commentaries. Do you come call him color commentaries?

0:12.6

I think it's what he was. I don't know what the—

0:14.1

I don't know what you would call it. Basically, he was like— Maybe it was there—I think there's a difference between color commentator and play by play guy.

0:21.8

Yeah, I don't know.

0:22.4

I don't know what it is.

0:23.0

Probably, I think he could do a little bit everything.

0:25.0

He was an entertaining guy in the fight game, basically.

0:28.1

I mean, still is.

0:28.6

But he was, you know, he would call the fights in the UFC and Bellator.

0:32.6

And he was very entertaining to listen to explain these fights and as they were happening. And again, he had, as you'll hear in the podcast in just a second, he was, you know, a

0:41.3

MMA fighter and he did jihitsu back in the day, back in the old school days with like team

0:45.5

punishment stuff.

0:46.2

So I won't give too much away.

0:47.3

But it's an interesting podcast.

0:48.9

I always love talking to people that come from that era, that earlier era before things were like nice and what they are now.

0:57.1

Obviously, we're going to the quarantine right now.

0:58.6

But this is back at a time before everybody knew what it was, before there was money in it, before.

1:03.4

It was just a bunch of crazy people in the wild west of martial arts doing this thing because it was kind of cool.

1:08.4

So again, I think you guys are really going to enjoy this podcast.

1:11.0

It's a fun one.

1:11.9

So again, stick around and listen to it.

1:14.3

Big thanks to Charlotte's Web.

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