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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TOQUINHO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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171 lbs
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Olympic wrestler
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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
30 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormcrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Palhares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stormcrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Palhares with the counter takedown but Stormcrow avoids it easily.
A low kick from Palhares misses
and Stormcrow counters with a good, hard body kick but Palhares shrugs it off.
Palhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palhares throws a head kick but Stormcrow moves out of range.
Palhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stormcrows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palhares lands with a nice combination. Stormcrow backs away looking to recover.
Palhares throws a body punch but Stormcrow moves out of range.
Palhares throws a body kick that misses.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Stormcrow moves away and avoids it.
Stormcrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stormcrow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stormcrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but Palhares moves out of range easily.
Palhares throws out a counter right but Stormcrow avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
A telegraphed right hand from Stormcrow misses the target.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pluto Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow wants to clinch.
Stormcrow misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Palhares.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormcrow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Palhares.
Stormcrow moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Palhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Palhares.
Stormcrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Stormcrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Palhares counters with a nice uppercut.
Stormcrow lands with a nice body punch.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stormcrow.
We've been told by Stormcrow's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stormcrow checks a leg kick.
Stormcrow lands with a hook. Palhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stormcrow misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stormcrow misses with a low kick.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares misses with a hook.
Stormcrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Stormcrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Stormcrow is looking to clinch.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but Palhares moves out of range easily.
Stormcrow wants to clinch but Palhares slips to the side
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stormcrow as he avoids it easily.
Stormcrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormcrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Stormcrow instigates a clinch.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
Palhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stormcrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stormcrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Stormcrow.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
Stormcrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stormcrow gets through Palhares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stormcrow taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Stormcrow - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pluto Palhares will probably get the nod.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stormcrow moves away.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares thows a body kick. Stormcrow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palhares checks the leg kick.
Stormcrow clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Stormcrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Stormcrow.
Palhares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stormcrow tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palhares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Stormcrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palhares throws a head punch that misses.
Palhares prevents a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
Stormcrow misses with the head strike.
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stormcrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stormcrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stormcrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stormcrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Stormcrow tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Bowser Stormcrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stormcrow to keep the fight standing.
Palhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stormcrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stormcrow swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palhares checks a leg kick.
Palhares connects with a leg kick. Stormcrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormcrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
That kick from Palhares tenderised Stormcrow's leg. Stormcrow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stormcrow misses the body punch
and Palhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stormcrow blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palhares decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stormcrow's guard.
Palhares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormcrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stormcrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stormcrow throws a shot to the body.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Palhares does it's job there.
Stormcrow thuds a left hand into Palhares's body.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Stormcrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stormcrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bowser Stormcrow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palhares changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stormcrow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stormcrow is looking to reverse the position.
Palhares in side control, throwing shots but Stormcrow defends.
Palhares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Palhares working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Palhares misses with the ground and pound.
Palhares tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stormcrow's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormcrow can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stormcrow avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Stormcrow but he's now mounted!
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palhares punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palhares trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stormcrow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Palhares there.
Palhares is looking to take a break and control but Stormcrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stormcrow wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Palhares keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stormcrow is staying active underneath Palhares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stormcrow!
Palhares throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stormcrow because Palhares loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow suckers Palhares into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Stormcrow is now in Palhares's guard!
Stormcrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Stormcrow defends easily.
Stormcrow is fighting to break Palhares's control of his arms but Palhares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stormcrow wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Stormcrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stormcrow defends it easily.
Stormcrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Palhares. That's going to slow Stormcrow down.
Stormcrow throws a head kick that misses
and Palhares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Palhares working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Stormcrow's thigh. Stormcrow counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Palhares trying to control but Stormcrow is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormcrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stormcrow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Palhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stormcrow's guard.
Palhares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Palhares is in close to Stormcrow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Stormcrow keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stormcrow keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Stormcrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormcrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palhares misses with a straight left.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stormcrow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pluto Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares throws a wild body kick that Stormcrow sees coming a mile off.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Stormcrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Palhares or perhaps it was just good defense by Stormcrow, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Stormcrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palhares on the side of the head.
Stormcrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
Stormcrow misses with a low kick.
Palhares tests Stormcrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stormcrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stormcrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Palhares wants to land a leg kick but Stormcrow is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow tries to counter by clinching up but Palhares breaks away and moves out of range.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Stormcrow avoids it.
Stormcrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares 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!
Stormcrow misses with a hook.
Stormcrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Stormcrow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stormcrow missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palhares.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Stormcrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Stormcrow tenderised Palhares's leg. Palhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stormcrow throws a body kick that misses
and Palhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stormcrow cracks Palhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Palhares is predictable there
and Stormcrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Stormcrow is just out of range.
Stormcrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stormcrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stormcrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palhares.
Stormcrow scores with a shot to the side of Palhares's head.
Stormcrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Palhares swings for the body but Stormcrow moves out of range.
Stormcrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Stormcrow blocks the low kick.
Stormcrow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Palhares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormcrow. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stormcrow is able to avoid easily.
Palhares throws a lazy uppercut
and Stormcrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stormcrow is working Palhares over against the cage.
Stormcrow scores with a shot to the side of Palhares's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stormcrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stormcrow fails to land.
Palhares blocks a body shot from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Palhares takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stormcrow's elbow.
Stormcrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Stormcrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stormcrow blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Stormcrow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Stormcrow. That snapped Palhares's head back.
Palhares misses with a low kick as Stormcrow jumps back.
Bowser Stormcrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares thuds his shin into the meat of Stormcrow's side.
Palhares wants to slow Stormcrow down by chopping away at his legs.
Stormcrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Stormcrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stormcrow looks to throw a body kick
enabling Palhares to counter with a crisp jab.
Palhares takes a swing at Stormcrow's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowser Stormcrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pluto Palhares!
Pluto Palhares is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Pluto Palhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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