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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muay Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Plata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Creeping Death. Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Plata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rios with that takedown attempt.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Plata wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
Plata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plata looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plata!
It looks like Tyson Rios has been cut.
A punch combination from Plata misses.
Rios takes the fight into the clinch.
Rios tries a body shot but Plata blocks it.
Rios jumps guard but Plata stands there with Rios around his waist. Rios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios tries to pull guard but Plata holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rios drops back down to his feet.
Muay Plata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rios.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Plata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rios swinging wilding here.
Muay Plata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Plata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plata throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Plata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rios counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plata walks away with a smile on his face. Rios gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Plata throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Plata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plata swivels and escapes.
Rios looks gassed!
Plata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plata stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plata lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rios will feel that in the morning.
Plata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rios backs up against the ropes.
Plata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Plata.
Plata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rios's head.
Plata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plata counters with a nice kick to the body.
Plata scores with a head kick.
Plata closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the ropes.
Plata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios has a takedown stuffed.
Plata throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rios's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Plata there.
Plata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plata explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plata scores with a push kick.
Rios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plata.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Plata.
Rios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Plata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Rios's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Plata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rios misses with a takedown
and Plata counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Plata.
Plata connects with a right hand. Rios shakes it off.
Rios shoots in but no luck this time.
Plata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Plata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Plata finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rios is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Plata scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Plata scores with a decent looking hook.
Plata connects with a body shot.
Plata tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plata.
Plata lands a jab.
Plata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plata misses the shot to the body.
Plata tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
Plata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plata keeps Rios at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plata.
Plata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Muay Plata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Plata misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Plata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Plata manages to break the clinch.
Plata lands a head kick!
Rios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muay Plata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rios.
Rios keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rios.
Plata lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rios's calf.
Plata scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plata closes the distance and clinches.
Rios drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plata pulls his leg out and moves away.
Plata throws a series of strikes that have Rios backpedaling.
Plata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plata scores with a hook to the body. Rios takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Plata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Rios's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Plata misses with a head kick.
Rios gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios misses with a takedown
and Plata counters with a nice leg kick.
Plata scores with a jab.
Plata lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rios shoots in for a double leg but Plata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rios has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Plata.
Rios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plata throws a series of punches but Rios moves out of range.
Plata lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rios counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Plata is trying to stand.
Rios is looking for a kimura but Plata is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rios to get the leverage.
Rios trying to work for an americana but Plata has managed to regain full guard.
Rios throws and elbow that misses. Plata uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rios's guard. Nice move by Plata!
Rios is looking for a triangle but Plata pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plata preventing the sweep.
Rios thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Plata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plata throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Plata tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.
Rios gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plata counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muay Plata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rios.
Plata works over Rios's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Rios with that takedown attempt.
Plata throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Tyson Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Plata connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muay Plata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Rios.
Rios throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rios landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Rios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Plata!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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