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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Uso (ranked 3368 p4p, 3358 weight class) and James Amadu (ranked 403 p4p, 402 weight class). Jimmy Uso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Amadu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadu rushes Uso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amadu manages to pull guard.
Amadu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amadu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uso landing with the ground and pound.
Amadu is trying to control the position but Uso postures up.
Amadu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uso.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
Amadu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Uso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amadu on the ground.
Amadu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uso defends well.
Amadu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Amadu looking to control.
Uso with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uso is aware though and is defending well.
Uso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uso working some strikes from top position.
Amadu has momentary wrist control but Uso slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amadu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amadu controls Uso momentarily but Uso frees himself.
Amadu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Uso lands a couple of elbows.
Uso throws a big elbow that misses.
Amadu working a defensive guard here.
Uso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Amadu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uso has managed to get both his arms back between Amadu's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
Uso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amadu's head.
Uso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Amadu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uso defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amadu is trying to control the position but Uso postures up.
Amadu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uso defends it easily.
Amadu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uso defends it easily.
Amadu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amadu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Amadu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amadu is trying to control the position but Uso postures up.
Amadu working for a triangle but Uso defends it easily.
Uso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uso is in close to Amadu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like James Amadu has been cut.
Amadu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amadu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Amadu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amadu working a defensive guard here.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
Uso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amadu is trying to keep Uso in close.
Amadu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uso defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uso stands up over Amadu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Uso distracts Amadu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Amadu is rocked!
Amadu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uso is aware though and is defending well.
Amadu is still in real trouble! Can Uso finish him?
Amadu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amadu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uso arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Amadu's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Uso!
A pretty intense looking Jimmy Uso took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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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
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