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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Givaldo Torres (ranked 2529 p4p, 4362 weight class) and Jimmy Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 463 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Givaldo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Uso!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uso looks winded!
Uso tries to clinch but Torres moves away
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres digs a good hook to Uso's body.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
Torres listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torres darts in and clinches Uso up against the cage.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uso backwards.
Torres turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Torres tries for a kimura but Uso is defending well.
Torres tries for a kimura but Uso is defending well.
Torres is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uso prevents Torres from improving position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torres is trying to get an arm triangle but Uso is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uso throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uso wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torres is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uso, who protects the arm well.
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Uso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uso misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Torres tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uso sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torres wants to take a breather but Uso is having none of it.
Torres prevents Uso from improving his position.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Torres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uso punching from the bottom.
Torres passes to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uso is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Givaldo Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres jabs Uso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres avoiding damage.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Uso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uso letting Torres take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torres turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Torres manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to move into full mount but can't pass Uso's legs.
Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uso has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torres is trying to get an arm triangle but Uso is defending well.
Givaldo Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Uso is trying to strike from the bottom but Torres has passed into full mount.
Torres blocks Uso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres working for a guillotine from mount but Uso is in no mood to give up.
Torres blocks Uso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Torres blocks Uso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Torres is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Uso to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Uso shrugs it off.
Uso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uso tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Torres wants to finish this one by submission but Uso is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso throwing hammer fists to the chest of Torres. What's that going to do exactly?
Torres working for a submission but Uso is keeping him at bay.
Torres is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Uso is surviving well by controlling Torres's body position as best he can.
Torres looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torres has control of Uso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Torres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uso sees it coming and defends easily.
Uso is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uso tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Uso is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Uso misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uso sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Givaldo Torres dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres drives through and clinches with Uso against the cage.
Torres has picked Uso up - he's going for a ride! Torres dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but Uso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.
Uso manages to get to full guard.
Uso throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Torres wants to control from the top but Uso keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso striking off his back but it's not causing Torres any problems.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Uso trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Uso throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Uso striking off his back but it's not causing Torres any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uso darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Uso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres cracks Uso with a nice body shot.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uso backwards.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres gets a clinch.
Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Uso regains guard immediately.
Uso striking off his back but it's not causing Torres any problems.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uso can do to turn this around?
Torres wants to pass the guard but Uso is keeping the position.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Uso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres 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.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uso on the ground.
Uso doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Torres drops back looking for a leg! Uso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uso manages to kick Torres off! Torres jumps back into Uso's guard.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres clinches.
Givaldo Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso letting Torres take a breather here.
Uso misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torres takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torres slowing the pace effectively.
Uso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torres slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Givaldo Torres.
Uso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres has managed to clinch.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uso throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uso misses with some punches.
Torres leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Torres as the two fighters clinch.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Torres to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Uso is trying to keep an underhook but Torres manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Uso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Uso missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Givaldo Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Givaldo Torres!
A victorious Givaldo Torres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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