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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo has chosen ISIS - Grinning Mouths as his entrance music. Ralph Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plo sprawls well. Plo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Plo throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Plo.
Plo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Plo counters with a nice uppercut.
Plo throws a shot to the body.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Plo is out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Plo thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Plo.
Plo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Plo throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Plo ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plo misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Plo 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.
Plo scores with a body shot.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Plo checks it.
Plo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Plo lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Ralph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Plo - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Plo saw it coming and moves away.
Plo throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Plo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Plo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Plo throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Plo tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plo scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Plo lands with a shot to the body.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Plo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Plo slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Plo. Beautiful body shot.
Plo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plo scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Plo misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Plo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plo dives in and grabs Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes down on Plo's head and hops out.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Plo's head but Plo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Plo scores with a nice strike.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Plo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Plo.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plo to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plo avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Plo connects with a nice looking jab.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plo swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Plo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Plo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Plo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
Plo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
Plo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo looking to pass the guard.
Plo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Plo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plo wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Plo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Plo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Gracie swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Plo avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Plo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Plo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Plo looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plo is out of range.
Plo checks a low kick from Gracie.
Plo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plo works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Plo circles away easily
and Plo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Plo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Plo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a low kick but Plo avoids it.
Gracie slips under a jab from Plo.
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!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Plo does it's job there.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie thumps Plo with a low kick.
Plo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
Plo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Plo throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Plo scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Plo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plo looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Plo.
Plo lands a nice shot to the body.
Plo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Plo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Plo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Plo works the jab nicely.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plo throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Crunch! Gracie slams his shin into Plo's torso.
Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Plo misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Plo throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plo defends it nicely.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Plo scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plo. That did some damage!
Plo throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Plo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick Plo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plo.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Ralph Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking to slow Plo down with leg kicks.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plo.
Plo cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie cracks Plo with a good jab.
Plo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Plo.
Plo lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Plo moved out of range.
Plo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Plo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Plo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Plo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plo lands with a good body shot.
Plo lands with a shot to the body.
Plo lands a head shot.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plo thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Plo saw that one coming.
Plo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Plo.
Well Plo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
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