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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuwanah Buhlshk (ranked 3940 p4p, 463 weight class) and Jorge Adesanya (ranked 2924 p4p, 366 weight class). Adesanya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scarface intro Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jorge Adesanya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuwanah Buhlshk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhlshk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Buhlshk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adesanya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buhlshk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adesanya on the ground.
Buhlshk working the ground and pound but Adesanya is defending the strikes.
Buhlshk in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Buhlshk wants to stand but Adesanya has his arm trapped.
Adesanya is not content to let Buhlshk control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya is looking to regain half guard here but Buhlshk keeps moving and retains side control.
Buhlshk working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is looking to regain half guard here but Buhlshk keeps moving and retains side control.
Buhlshk taking a breather here.
Adesanya is looking for a sweep.
Buhlshk wants to stand but Adesanya is controlling his arm.
Adesanya is looking to regain half guard here but Buhlshk keeps moving and retains side control.
Buhlshk wants to stand but Adesanya is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adesanya is looking for a sweep.
Buhlshk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Buhlshk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Adesanya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Buhlshk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adesanya pulls guard effortlessly.
Buhlshk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adesanya, up you get!
Buhlshk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Adesanya!
Adesanya tries to bench press Buhlshk off him but Buhlshk keeps the position.
Buhlshk is looking to take a break and control but Adesanya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Adesanya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buhlshk controls the position.
Buhlshk stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Buhlshk gets a takedown into half guard.
Adesanya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buhlshk is working away from the top position though.
Buhlshk thows a huge punch but Adesanya dodges it nicely.
Adesanya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adesanya.
Buhlshk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhlshk wants to stand but Adesanya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buhlshk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adesanya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Buhlshk controls the pace.
Adesanya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buhlshk defends it easily.
Buhlshk controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buhlshk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Buhlshk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adesanya's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuwanah Buhlshk dominated that round.
That's time! Buhlshk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buhlshk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adesanya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buhlshk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buhlshk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adesanya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buhlshk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Buhlshk pushes his legs off easily.
Buhlshk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buhlshk trying to control but Adesanya is working from the bottom.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Buhlshk pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Buhlshk controls the pace.
Adesanya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buhlshk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adesanya's guard.
Buhlshk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adesanya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buhlshk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adesanya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buhlshk has managed to get both his arms back between Adesanya's legs - danger averted.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle but Buhlshk pushes his legs off easily.
Buhlshk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buhlshk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buhlshk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adesanya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buhlshk has managed to get both his arms back between Adesanya's legs - danger averted.
Buhlshk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Buhlshk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adesanya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adesanya is looking for a triangle here but Buhlshk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Buhlshk taking a break here but Adesanya is having none of it and regains half guard.
Buhlshk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adesanya keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buhlshk wants to take a breather but Adesanya is having none of it.
Adesanya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buhlshk is working away from the top position though.
Buhlshk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adesanya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yuwanah Buhlshk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adesanya moves into full guard.
Buhlshk looking to pass the guard.
Adesanya is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Buhlshk has his hands clasped together but Adesanya extends and breaks Buhlshk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Adesanya.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Adesanya!
A victorious Jorge Adesanya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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