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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TOQUINHO. Smith has chosen Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck as his entrance music. Pluto Palhares is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
Palhares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Palhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Palhares's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palhares misses with a kick to the body.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Smith looking to control.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Palhares has passed into side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palhares.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Palhares tries to advance to mount but Smith instead regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palhares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Palhares is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palhares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Palhares lands a front kick.
Palhares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Palhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Palhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palhares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Palhares manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palhares is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares 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.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palhares's head.
Smith is in close to Palhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith cracks Palhares with a solid left hand.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
Palhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palhares has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith postures up.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Palhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palhares's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Palhares has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
Slopey Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palhares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
Palhares trying to control the position here.
Palhares has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Palhares controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pluto Palhares wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Palhares.
Smith moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
Palhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palhares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Palhares throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palhares.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Palhares thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palhares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palhares works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries a low kick but Palhares avoids it.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Palhares.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Palhares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Slopey Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palhares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palhares throws a head kick that half lands.
Palhares lands with a nice body kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palhares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is trying to hold Palhares in close to prevent damage but Palhares has managed to pass into half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Palhares is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Palhares.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palhares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pluto Palhares.
Smith cracks Palhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Palhares counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares clearly takes that round.
That's time! Palhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Palhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palhares goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
A short left from Palhares.
Smith jumps guard but Palhares stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Palhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palhares tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Palhares's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares lands a nice uppercut.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palhares tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Palhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Palhares can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Palhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palhares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Palhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Palhares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith is working Palhares over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palhares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Palhares is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Palhares is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Palhares's head but Palhares avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Palhares wants to control but Smith postures up.
Palhares is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Palhares manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Palhares regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Smith passes Palhares's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palhares avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Palhares won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but Palhares is blocking nicely.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is trying to control. Palhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palhares gets full guard.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Palhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Palhares manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palhares tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palhares - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palhares. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith shoots and misses
and Palhares decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palhares controls the pace.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Palhares defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Palhares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position but Palhares postures up.
Palhares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pluto Palhares just wasn't active enough.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Palhares with that takedown attempt.
Smith walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Palhares moved away.
Smith throws a body punch but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Palhares.
Palhares throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palhares is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Palhares lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Palhares raining down shots from the mount!
Palhares trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pluto Palhares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pluto Palhares!
Pluto Palhares is the new welterweight champion!
Pluto Palhares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Slopey Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, I came to fight. Can't win them all.'.
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