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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Uso (ranked 23677 p4p, 2430 weight class) and Bruno Menacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Menacho!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso tries to clinch but Menacho is having none of it.
Menacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uso has time to react.
Menacho clinches up against the cage.
Menacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Menacho blocks an uppercut.
Menacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Menacho - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Menacho as the two fighters clinch.
Uso swings wildly with an uppercut but Menacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Menacho.
Menacho has picked Uso up - he's going for a ride! Menacho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menacho trying to control the action but Uso is working from the bottom.
Uso moves into full guard.
Uso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uso keeping moving, preventing Menacho from controlling successfully.
Uso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Menacho can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso postures up.
Menacho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uso.
Uso throwing strikes but missing.
Uso throws a big elbow that misses.
Uso throws a big elbow that misses.
Uso is looking to work some ground and pound but Menacho has wrist control.
Menacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uso is looking to work some ground and pound but Menacho has wrist control.
Menacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menacho is trying to keep Uso in close.
Uso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uso stands up over Menacho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Menacho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Uso with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uso with a nice head shot there.
Uso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Uso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menacho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Menacho is rocked!
Menacho looks winded!
Uso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Menacho is still in real trouble! Can Uso finish him?
Uso gets to his feet and stands over Menacho, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Menacho felt that one! Uso unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Menacho from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (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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