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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Zegarac (ranked 3934 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Fanum Tax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dejan Zegarac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fanum Tax!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegarac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zegarac successfully pulls guard.
Zegarac looking for a guillotine here but Tax defends easily.
Tax must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tax is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zegarac seems keen to control Tax's posture.
Tax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zegarac is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax keeps trying to improve his position.
Zegarac is trying to control the position but Tax postures up.
Tax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zegarac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tax looking to pass the guard.
Zegarac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tax tries to free his leg and advance position but Zegarac is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zegarac is on top in guard.
Tax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zegarac defends it easily.
Tax has his foot on Zegarac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zegarac works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zegarac wants to control from the top but Tax keeps moving.
Tax has his foot on Zegarac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zegarac works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zegarac is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tax working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zegarac has passed into half guard!
Tax moves into full guard.
Tax keeping moving, preventing Zegarac from controlling successfully.
Tax working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zegarac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zegarac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zegarac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tax is proving hard to escape from.
Tax looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zegarac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zegarac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tax escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zegarac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tax wants to hit a sweep here but Zegarac passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tax there!
Zegarac looking to finish Tax with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tax!
Zegarac is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tax has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tax is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zegarac is hanging on to Tax's back as he tries to escape.
Zegarac wants to control but Tax is keeping busy.
Tax rolls, trying to escape but Zegarac keeps control of the position.
Zegarac just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zegarac lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tax rolls, trying to escape but Zegarac keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dejan Zegarac dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tax moves into the clinch successfully.
Zegarac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax moves in looking to clinch but Zegarac pushes him off.
Zegarac looking to score a takedown here. Tax is defending well but Zegarac drives through and ends up in Tax's guard.
Tax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zegarac defends it easily.
Zegarac wants to control from the top but Tax keeps moving.
Zegarac forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Zegarac escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Zegarac!
Tax is looking for a sweep.
Tax looks to move to half guard but instead Zegarac has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegarac prevents Tax from getting the reversal.
Zegarac cracks Tax with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zegarac scoring with strikes but Tax is staying in there.
Tax is trying to reverse the position but instead Zegarac has taken his back - oops!
Tax tries to escape but Zegarac has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zegarac softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Zegarac is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Tax taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Zegarac.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dejan Zegarac!
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