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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death to London. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chemical Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali lands with a cross.
It looks like Paavo Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Ali regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Ali trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Ali won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Ali is looking to escape.
Smith looks to land a strike but Ali avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ali is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Ali throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Ali clinches.
Ali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith has Ali pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali prevents the takedown attempt.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith avoids the body shot from Ali.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ali to regain full guard.
Ali is trying to keep Smith in close.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Ali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Smith shoots in.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith moves away from the strike by Ali.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Chemical Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Smith throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Ali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
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.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ali is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith misses with a low kick as Ali jumps back.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Ali scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Ali misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ali looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Chemical Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali moves away from the strike by Smith.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Ali misses.
Smith misses with a body shot
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith shoots in and bounces Ali off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to control.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Ali wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Ali is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
That's two 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.
Ali postures up.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith managing to control the position.
Smith 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 four 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.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ali stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali had his way with Paavo Smith in that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ali defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a double jab
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Smith slips under a jab from Ali.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Ali throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Paavo Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ali is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chemical Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali stalling.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ali - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ali.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is rocked!
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali lands with a big left! Smith is wobbled badly! Ali comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Smith to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chemical Ali!
Chemical Ali retains his welterweight title!
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