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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Parker has chosen Machine Gun - Commodores as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker tries to land knees in the clinch but Plo avoids the damage to the body.
Plo blocking some punches.
Plo lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Plo is working Parker over against the cage.
Plo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plo takes a shot to the head.
Plo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plo doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Plo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Plo persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plo misses with a body shot.
Plo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Plo is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Plo checks a low kick from Parker.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plo tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker prevents a body shot from Plo.
Plo has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Plo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plo.
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plo.
A jab from Plo misses.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Parker avoids the body shot from Plo.
Plo misses with a head kick.
Plo misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Plo tries a head kick but it misses.
Plo slips under a jab.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plo is out of range.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Plo. Plo gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Plo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker blocks a jab.
Plo takes one on the button.
A solid body kick from Parker.
Plo takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Plo lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo avoids the elbow strike from Parker, against the cage.
Plo can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Plo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Todd Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
A jab from Plo finds it's way through Parker's defenses.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Plo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Todd Parker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plo moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Plo throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Patrick Plo is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Plo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker lands with a hook. Plo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Plo is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Plo's front leg but catches the back leg as Plo tries to avoid it.
Plo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
A big left from Parker misses.
Plo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker lunges at Plo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plo's hand.
Plo moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker tests Plo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Parker is looking to slow Plo down with leg kicks.
Plo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plo, as that shot connected.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker looks to clinch
and Plo counters with a nice body shot.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Parker.
Plo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Plo.
Parker lands a leg kick that knocks Plo off balance momentarily.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Plo avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plo digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plo looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Plo misses with a body shot.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plo wants to slow Parker down by chopping away at his legs.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Plo seems unphased.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plo has time to react.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker tries to work over Plo's front leg with a kick but Plo checks it.
Parker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plo is out of range and Parker settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo keeps the fight on the outside.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Plo off the cage and back into range.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Plo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plo. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parker slips under a jab from Plo.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Plo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker has closed the distance and engaged Plo in a clinch.
Plo dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker lands a left hand.
Plo is trying to trip Parker. He has hold of a leg but Parker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Plo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Plo postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Plo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Plo is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Plo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Plo is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parker wants to control but Plo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Plo is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parker avoids the body shot from Plo.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Plo stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Plo's head but Plo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker tries to clinch up but Plo circles away and keeps his distance.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Plo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker cracks the inside of Plo's front leg.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Plo sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker throws a series of punches but Plo moves out of range.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Patrick Plo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plo moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Plo jabs Parker right on the nose. Parker blinks but takes it well.
Plo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Plo.
I think Parker 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Todd Parker!
In his post fight interview, Todd Parker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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