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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uno Zachary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Kara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno Zachary has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uno Zachary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Kara!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zachary tries for a takedown but Kara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zachary clinches up with Kara and pushes him back against the cage.
Zachary lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kara gets underhooks to prevent Zachary's takedown attempt.
Zachary prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zachary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zachary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zachary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kara.
Zachary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kara pinned against the cage. Kara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Zachary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kara fails with a takedown attempt.
Zachary scores a takedown into full mount!
Zachary has hold of Kara's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kara manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zachary looking to control but Kara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kara tries to hold on but Zachary pushes him away.
Kara is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zachary is staying active.
Zachary controlling his opponent.
Kara working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kara tries to lock up and control but Zachary gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kara is just holding on here. Zachary manages to take his back.
Zachary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Will Zachary go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kara breaks Zachary's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kara trying to control but Zachary is working from the bottom.
Kara looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zachary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zachary wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zachary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zachary.
Zachary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zachary tries to clinch up.
Kara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zachary tries to bench press Kara off him but Kara keeps the position.
Kara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zachary is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zachary is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zachary trying to remain calm as Kara controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Kara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zachary is trying to get back to his feet.
Kara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zachary has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zachary is trying to control Kara's posture but Kara avoids it.
Zachary tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zachary, who protects the arm well.
Zachary is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kara's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zachary is looking to control Kara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zachary avoid being mounted?
Kara is looking for a kimura but Zachary is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kara to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kara is thwarting Zachary's attempts to control the position.
Zachary controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kara wants to take a breather but Zachary is having none of it.
Zachary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kara seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Zachary is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Valentin Kara!
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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
RATING
44% |
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