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4. Antônio Carlos Junior Vs. Uriah Hall

We've got an incredible clash of styles as striking specialist, Uriah Hall, takes on jiu-jitsu whiz, Antonio Carlos Junior, in a battle for middleweight relevancy.

If you watch Hall's highlight video, you'll see that the most accurate way to describe him is that he fights like a character from Street Fighter. He's got a lot of fancy spinning attacks, brutal finishing power and is exceptionally quick. However, his ability to stay consistent inside the Octagon has made it nearly impossible for him to get a decent run together.

Judging by Carlos Junior's record, consistency isn't a problem for him. Prior to his last fight, which he lost to Ian Heinisch, the grappling specialist rattled off a series of impressive submission victories against some good opposition, including Tim Boetsch and Jack Marshmann. The problem with him is that he seems to falter when he has a step-up in competition..

Although this is a big fight for Carlos Junior, as Hall a known name, he should be able to overcome the attacks, get the fight to the floor, land some good ground and pound and finish the fight with a submission.

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