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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Torrealba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Plato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Poker Face kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Omar Plato is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Torrealba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omar Plato!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrealba dodges the punch combination from Plato.
Plato throws a right hand that Torrealba ducks under and follows up with a left that Torrealba also avoids with ease.
Plato looks to land a combination but Torrealba avoids it well.
Plato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Plato misses.
Plato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plato misses with a few strikes there.
Torrealba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Plato scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Plato.
Torrealba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrealba wants to clinch.
Plato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Plato throws a nice looking combination but Torrealba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plato throws a nice looking combination but Torrealba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torrealba misses with the combination.
Torrealba is looking to clinch.
Plato misses with a few strikes there.
Torrealba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Plato.
Torrealba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrealba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Torrealba looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Plato lands an elbow.
Plato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrealba keeps working.
Plato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Plato stands up.
Plato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Omar Plato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Plato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torrealba, up you get!
Plato instigates a clinch.
Torrealba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torrealba crunches a lovely knee into Plato's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torrealba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torrealba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torrealba stops a takedown attempt from Plato.
Knees to the body from Torrealba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrealba throws an elbow but it misses.
Torrealba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plato.
Torrealba manages to break the clinch.
Plato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torrealba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torrealba misses with a double jab
and Plato counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrealba is breathing heavily.
Plato scores with a three punch combo!
Plato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torrealba.
A nice combination there by Plato.
Plato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Plato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrealba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Plato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torrealba moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plato tries to score a body lock takedown but Torrealba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torrealba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torrealba looking to slow down the pace here.
Torrealba wants to break free but Plato has control.
Plato is pressed up against the cage. Torrealba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plato down to the mat. Plato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plato tries to bum rush Torrealba with a series of wild strikes but Torrealba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plato misses with a two punch combination.
Plato throws a combination. Torrealba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torrealba tries to clinch there but Plato circles away.
Plato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torrealba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plato throws a right and a left that Torrealba avoids nicely.
Torrealba blocks a leg kick.
Plato is working the combinations to good effect here.
Torrealba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plato!
Torrealba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Plato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Plato looking to control but Torrealba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Plato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plato lands with a nice combination. Torrealba backs away looking to recover.
Plato throws a right and a left that Torrealba avoids nicely.
Plato looks to land a combination. Torrealba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plato stalks Torrealba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrealba's face. Torrealba staggers backwards, shaken.
Torrealba misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Plato both land. Nice combination.
Plato instigates a clinch.
Torrealba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Torrealba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torrealba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torrealba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Plato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torrealba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Plato misses.
Plato looks to land a combination. Torrealba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plato fails to land with a series of punches.
Plato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Plato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Plato looking to control but Torrealba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Plato tries to control but Torrealba wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Omar Plato just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torrealba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plato can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Plato.
Plato has closed the distance and engaged Torrealba in a clinch.
Torrealba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plato tries for a takedown but Torrealba manages to get underhooks.
Torrealba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torrealba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlos Torrealba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Plato.
Torrealba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrealba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba tries a knee to the head but Plato blocks it.
Plato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrealba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Plato misses with a few strikes there.
Plato misses with the combination.
Plato misses with the combination.
Torrealba doesn't manage to clinch there - Plato circles away.
Plato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plato.
Plato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plato forces Torrealba back against the cage and clinches.
Torrealba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrealba tries to land knees in the clinch but Plato avoids the damage to the body.
Plato keeps control of Torrealba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plato goes for a takedown attempt but Torrealba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Plato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Plato.
Omar Plato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrealba moves in looking to clinch but Plato pushes him off.
Plato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plato decides to stand back up. Plato steps back and let's Torrealba get back to his feet.
Torrealba checks the leg kick.
Plato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Torrealba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plato.
Left hook, right uppercut from Plato.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Plato misses with a double jab.
Plato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Plato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torrealba doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Plato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Torrealba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Torrealba tries to clinch but Plato is having none of it.
Plato swinging wilding here.
Plato looks to land a combination but Torrealba avoids it well.
Plato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Plato misses with a two punch combination.
Torrealba tries to clinch up but Plato circles away and keeps his distance.
Torrealba closes the distance and clinches.
Torrealba wants to break free but Plato has control.
Torrealba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plato prevents the takedown attempt.
Plato is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torrealba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plato avoiding damage as Torrealba throws knees to the body.
Torrealba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plato blocks it with crossed arms.
Plato has Torrealba pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Plato pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Torrealba tumbling to the mat - Plato dives into Torrealba's guard.
Plato gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrealba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Plato works over Torrealba's head and body with a nice combination.
Plato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torrealba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torrealba misses with a combination
and Plato counters with a one-two to the body.
Plato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plato has Torrealba up against the cage in a clinch.
Plato looking for a takedown.
Plato wants to get back to striking at distance but Torrealba won't allow it.
Torrealba tries to break the clinch but Plato is controlling the position.
Torrealba wants to get back to striking at distance but Plato won't allow it.
Plato looking for a takedown.
Carlos Torrealba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Plato.
Torrealba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torrealba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plato!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plato fails to land with a series of punches.
Plato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrealba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Plato.
Plato shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Plato decides to stand up.
Plato looks to land a combination. Torrealba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torrealba.
Plato stalks Torrealba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrealba's face. Torrealba staggers backwards, shaken.
Plato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plato won't allow Torrealba to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plato stands up from Torrealba's guard - Plato perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice combination there by Plato.
Plato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Plato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Plato throws a leg kick but Torrealba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plato looks to land a combination. Torrealba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plato throws a nice looking combination but Torrealba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plato wants to clinch.
Torrealba misses with a wild combination.
Plato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlos Torrealba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torrealba.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plato.
Plato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plato misses with a double jab.
Torrealba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plato throws a right hand that Torrealba ducks under and follows up with a left that Torrealba also avoids with ease.
Plato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torrealba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torrealba.
Plato tries for a takedown. No joy.
Plato tries to score a body lock takedown but Torrealba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torrealba stops a takedown attempt from Plato.
Torrealba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrealba doesn't manage to clinch there - Plato circles away.
Plato throws a combination. Torrealba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Plato.
Plato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrealba keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Plato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Plato!
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energy
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hype
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