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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kash Rastaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian DeJesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastaman's entrance music is Sefyu - Molotov 4. A fine choice. The key to victory for Kash Rastaman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kash Rastaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian DeJesus!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeJesus scores a takedown into full mount!
Rastaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeJesus with shots to the head and body - Rastaman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rastaman is rocked!
DeJesus lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Rastaman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by DeJesus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
DeJesus wants to finish this one by submission but Rastaman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from DeJesus.
DeJesus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
DeJesus throwing strikes here but Rastaman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rastaman blocking the ground and pound.
DeJesus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rastaman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
DeJesus looking to finish with strikes here!
DeJesus throwing strikes here but Rastaman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rastaman seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastaman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
DeJesus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if DeJesus can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rastaman throws a head kick that misses.
Rastaman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeJesus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rastaman's guard.
Rastaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rastaman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeJesus's guard.
DeJesus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
DeJesus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
DeJesus wants to sweep here but Rastaman controlling him for the moment.
DeJesus throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Rastaman is breathing heavily.
Rastaman preventing the sweep.
DeJesus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rastaman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. DeJesus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rastaman's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus connects with a big shot to the side of Rastaman's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rastaman breaks DeJesus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
DeJesus wants to improve his position but instead Rastaman has moved into half guard.
DeJesus is trying is best to control the position here.
Rastaman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
DeJesus actively working from the bottom here.
Rastaman works his way into full mount!
DeJesus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
DeJesus actively working from the bottom here.
DeJesus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for DeJesus.
DeJesus is looking to sweep but instead, Rastaman has passed into half guard.
DeJesus is defending against the submission attempts here by Rastaman.
DeJesus gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rastaman manages to get himself to full guard.
Rastaman looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeJesus is one step ahead there.
DeJesus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
DeJesus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rastaman moves into full guard.
Rastaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rastaman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeJesus won't allow Rastaman to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian DeJesus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rastaman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeJesus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DeJesus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DeJesus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
DeJesus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DeJesus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
DeJesus wants to pass to mount but Rastaman is defending the position.
DeJesus is keen to just control but Rastaman is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeJesus lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeJesus lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeJesus lands strikes from half guard.
DeJesus working the head and body with strikes.
Rastaman is staying active underneath DeJesus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastaman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
DeJesus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
DeJesus thows a huge punch but Rastaman dodges it nicely.
Rastaman is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but DeJesus pulls his head out easily.
Rastaman is refusing to be controlled, as DeJesus sits in half guard.
Rastaman is looking to improve his position.
Rastaman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rastaman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DeJesus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DeJesus postures up in Rastaman's guard and throws a big left but Rastaman blocks it.
DeJesus postures up and lands a big shot to Rastaman's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus is pushing down on Rastaman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rastaman is fighting to maintain full guard but DeJesus has managed to sneak the leg through.
DeJesus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DeJesus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rastaman is trying to stand up here but DeJesus is controlling him well.
DeJesus drops an elbow to the side of Rastaman's head.
DeJesus passes to full mount!
DeJesus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rastaman working to try and regain half guard.
DeJesus landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus breaks from Rastaman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeJesus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
DeJesus landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rastaman is bucking up trying to escape but DeJesus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DeJesus dominating with strikes here.
DeJesus landing punches.
DeJesus raining down shots from the mount!
DeJesus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rastaman is trying to escape the mount.
DeJesus working the ground and pound effectively.
Rastaman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
DeJesus lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeJesus punishing his opponent with strikes.
DeJesus scoring with strikes but Rastaman is staying in there.
The referee warns Rastaman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeJesus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rastaman can't escape the position.
DeJesus wants to control the pace but Rastaman is squirming around nicely.
Rastaman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
DeJesus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rastaman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by DeJesus.
DeJesus goes for an armbar but Rastaman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rastaman.
DeJesus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian DeJesus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rastaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rastaman misses with a few strikes there.
Rastaman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeJesus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DeJesus is working Rastaman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
DeJesus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
DeJesus 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.
DeJesus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeJesus is in close to Rastaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
DeJesus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DeJesus passes Rastaman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeJesus lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastaman has hold of DeJesus's hands but DeJesus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DeJesus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
DeJesus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeJesus is nestled in close to Rastaman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rastaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeJesus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rastaman is looking to improve his position.
Rastaman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
DeJesus is trying for a kimura here. Rastaman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! DeJesus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrian DeJesus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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