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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dionne King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Plato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Plato's choice of entrance music: Poker Face. Omar Plato will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dionne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Plato!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Plato misses.
Plato is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plato wants a takedown but no success here.
Plato prevents the takedown attempt.
King keeps control of Plato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plato manages to break the clinch.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King tries to move into full mount but can't pass Plato's legs.
Plato throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
King tries for a takedown but Plato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plato motions for King to come forward. Plato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plato misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Plato moves out of range easily.
Plato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plato throws a right and a left that both miss.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Plato, looking for a takedown. King pushes Plato against the cage but Plato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionne King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plato misses with a wild combination.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plato but Plato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plato looks gassed!
King has managed to clinch.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Plato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plato throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King gets a clinch.
Plato gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Plato is trying to break free.
Plato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Plato wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Plato gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King prevents Plato from breaking the clinch.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Plato gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Plato has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Plato wants to break the clinch but can't.
King gets a trip takedown into half guard.
King is looking for a kimura here.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plato flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
King controlling from mount.
Plato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionne King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King decides to stand and escape the position.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Plato really doesn't like being in this position too much.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
Plato is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! King has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King biding his time, looking for the opening.
Plato staying busy and making it hard for King to control.
King punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plato is trying to stand back up.
Plato looking very determined here, making life difficult for King.
Plato rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is keen to just control but Plato is a slippery customer.
Plato is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plato throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Plato tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the action but Plato is working from the bottom.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
King taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionne King dominated that second round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King instigates a clinch.
Plato is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Plato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King jumps guard.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King pushes Plato off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plato throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Plato tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King dodges the punch combination from Plato.
Plato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King trying to control but Plato is working from the bottom.
King is really struggling to control Plato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Plato for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
Plato wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plato fails to land with a series of punches.
Plato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King tries to clinch but Plato moves out of range.
King wants to clinch.
Plato throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Plato fights it but they end up in guard.
King trying to control but Plato is working from the bottom.
King stands up from Plato's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
Omar Plato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Plato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionne King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionne King!
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hype
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RATING
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