No COC, not even awakening? WTF ODA?
Also:
"When the flame burning on King's back disappears, Zoro realizes that his movement speeds up but his defense decreases."
Now that's clearly the true gimmick. Seriously, Marco was fast enough so he mostly hit King when he couldn't activate his defence that quickly. What does it mean for Katakuri? The guy who actively tries to hit weakspots will find a way to hurt King or finding his weakness out.
No COC and no awakening. King has the advantage of his physical stats but if he's speedy, he sacrifices durability (and possibly attack power too? I dunno) - a moment for Katakuri to strike at him with his awakened techniques.
It's bad, I expected so much from King but it is what it is. No high diff, it's now extreme diff between them again.