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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Kara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen Fighter as his entrance music. Tyler Henry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 cm
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Kara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Henry ! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch. Henry lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Valentin Kara has been cut. Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . A short right from Henry on the inside. Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Kara's ribcage. Kara let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kara tries to break free but Henry pushes him back against the cage. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Henry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kara's efforts to push away. Nice elbow from Henry . A nice left hand lands by Henry .
Kara tries to break free but Henry pushes him back against the cage. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henry lands an elbow inside. Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kara takes a knee to the side of the body. Kara is breathing heavily. Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round. Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Henry is working Kara over against the cage. Kara wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Henry . Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Henry working Kara over with knees to the body. Henry lands an uppercut. Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Henry lands an elbow inside that Kara shrugs off. Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Henry . Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Henry lands an uppercut. Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kara's ribcage. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Henry . Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry lands a body punch. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. A shot in the inside from Henry . A hook to the body from Henry .
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Henry . Henry lands with a right to the head. Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a right hand. Henry lands with a left to the head. Henry pushes Kara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Henry gets underhooks to prevent Kara's takedown attempt.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Kara's ribcage. Kara takes an elbow to the forehead. Kara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry lands an elbow inside. A short right from Henry . Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Henry . Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry lands a right hand. Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Kara is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks. Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henry with a knee to the head.
Kara goes for a takedown attempt but Henry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Kara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kara rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four 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. Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry lands with a left to the head. Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Henry lands an elbow just above Kara 's eye. Nice body punch from Henry . Kara is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now. Henry lands a damaging elbow. Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Kara won't want to take too many of those. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kara tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position. Henry lands a nice uppercut. Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Henry dominated that round. The cut man is working on Valentin Kara's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henry throws a series of punches but Kara moves out of range. Nice sprawl there from Henry as Kara shoots in. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kara is defended easily by Henry .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Henry moves into the clinch. Henry lands an elbow inside. Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kara wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Kara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry . Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. Tyler Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Kara takes a shot to the head. Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Henry lands a nice knee to the body. Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kara's defenses. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch. Henry prevents Kara from breaking the clinch. Kara changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry closes the distance and clinches. Henry lands a nice uppercut. Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kara. Kara has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Henry lands a nice elbow. A short right from Henry on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kara tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Henry lands a damaging elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Henry . Henry keeps control of Kara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A nice left hand lands by Henry .
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch. Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kara backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry . Henry lands a knee to the head.
Kara tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Kara is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position. Nice elbow from Henry . Henry is pressed up against the cage. Kara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Valentin Kara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Henry closes the distance and clinches. Nice elbow from Henry . Kara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A knee to the head by Henry .
Kara wants to get back to striking at distance but Henry won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry . Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry gets through Kara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Henry . A shot in the inside from Henry . Kara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Kara backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Henry . Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Henry lands with a right to the head. Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry lands a body shot. Henry gets underhooks to prevent Kara's takedown attempt.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kara or not. Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. Henry lands an elbow inside that Kara shrugs off. Kara takes an elbow to the forehead. Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Kara is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Henry lands an elbow inside that Kara shrugs off. Henry landing knees to the head.
A short right from Henry . A frustrated look appears on Kara's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kara takes an elbow to the temple. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Henry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kara or not. Henry stops a takedown attempt from Kara.
Kara tries to break the clinch but Henry is controlling the position. Henry lands a body shot. A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry . Henry scores with a shot to the side of Kara's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Valentin Kara's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Kara. Henry presses Kara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Kara won't want to take too many of those. Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kara can't break the clinch.
Kara takes a shot to the head. Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry lands an elbow inside. Henry lands a knee to the head.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands a body punch. Henry pushes Kara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kara is trying to break free. Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry lands a damaging elbow. Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kara's defenses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry lands an elbow just above Kara 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. Henry lands an elbow just above Kara 's eye. Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside. Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment. Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Kara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Henry . Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lands an elbow that stopped Kara in his tracks for a moment.
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. Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short uppercut from Henry . Kara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kara's defenses. Kara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Kara shrugs off. Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry . Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara takes a knee to the side of the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry . Kara working hard to break the clinch. Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut. Kara looking for a takedown. Henry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Henry pushes Kara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Henry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Henry . Henry lands with a light punch inside. Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch. Henry scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry . Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Kara shrugs off. Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Henry lands a damaging elbow. Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry gets through Kara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kara takes an elbow to the forehead. Kara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kara backwards. Henry lands a right hand. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Kara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henry has him pressed against the cage. Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Henry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kara takes an elbow to the temple. Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentin Kara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kara. Henry with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Tyler Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Henry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Henry !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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