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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Grissom (ranked 6074 p4p, 686 weight class) and Dakota Otoua (ranked 8697 p4p, 800 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Grissom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dakota Otoua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grissom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otoua circles away quickly and effectively.
Grissom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Grissom's head coaches at LOD: House of Gladiators that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grissom scores with a punch to the head.
Grissom throws the left hand but Otoua avoids the punch easily.
Grissom cracks Otoua with a big right hand and Otoua goes down!
It looks like Dakota Otoua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grissom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otoua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grissom trying to control the position from guard on top but Otoua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otoua wants to stand up but Grissom is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grissom throwing strikes but missing.
Otoua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grissom.
Grissom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grissom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom trying to control but Otoua is working from the bottom.
Grissom is really struggling to control Otoua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Grissom is looking to work some ground and pound but Otoua has wrist control.
Grissom trying to control but Otoua is working from the bottom.
Otoua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otoua has a closed guard, preventing Grissom from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoua.
Otoua scores with a jab.
Otoua scores with a three punch combo!
Grissom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grissom misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grissom slips a straight right by Otoua.
Otoua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otoua moves into range and connects with a jab.
Otoua walks into a jab.
Otoua walks into a stiff left hand from Grissom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otoua ducks under a wild hook from Grissom.
Otoua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grissom checks it well.
Otoua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grissom manages to avoid it.
Otoua slips under a jab from Grissom.
Grissom has a takedown stuffed.
Grissom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otoua lands with a shot to the body.
Grissom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clive Grissom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grissom throws a lazy right hand but Otoua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grissom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otoua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grissom checks a leg kick.
Grissom throws the left hand but Otoua avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grissom misses.
Grissom swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoua.
Dakota Otoua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Grissom misses.
Grissom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Otoua.
That kick from Otoua tenderised Grissom's leg. Grissom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grissom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Grissom misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Otoua.
Grissom tries to work over Otoua's front leg with a kick but Otoua checks it.
Grissom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otoua.
Otoua has Grissom up against the cage in a clinch.
Grissom tries to break the clinch but Otoua is controlling the position.
Grissom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Otoua.
Grissom working hard to break the clinch.
Otoua misses with a punch on the inside.
Otoua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoua swings wildly with an uppercut but Grissom uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otoua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grissoms head.
Otoua misses with the head strike.
Grissom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otoua backwards.
Grissom has a couple of punches blocked by Otoua.
Grissom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otoua working aggressively here.
Grissom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grissom working hard to break the clinch.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch but Otoua keeps him there for the moment.
Grissom is trying to break the clinch but Otoua is controlling him.
Otoua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grissom breaks the clinch.
Grissom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Otoua rushes Grissom and presses him up against the cage.
Grissom blocking some punches.
Grissom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Grissom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Otoua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Otoua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grissom backs up against the cage.
Grissom throws a wild body kick that Otoua sees coming a mile off.
Otoua scores with a sloppy right hand. Grissom should have avoided that one.
Otoua missing with a left hand there. Grissom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grissom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grissom misses with a hook.
Otoua wants to counter the offense by Grissom and move into the clinch position.
Otoua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grissom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otoua.
Otoua gets a clinch.
Otoua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grissom is looking to break free of the clinch but Otoua has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Grissom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otoua tries to work over Grissom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otoua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otoua scores with a shot to the side of Grissom's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom breaks from the clinch.
Grissom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Otoua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grissom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Otoua tries to clinch but Grissom moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grissom misses with a looping right.
Grissom drops his hands momentarily and Otoua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Otoua as Grissom shoots in.
Otoua lands a jab to the head.
Otoua lands with an uppercut that bounces Grissom off the cage and back into range.
Otoua misses with a straight right.
Jab from Grissom.
Otoua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grissom throws out the jab.
Otoua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grissom misses with a lunging right hand
and Otoua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grissom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grissom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grissom throws a sloppy head kick and Otoua moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grissom throws a right and a left that Otoua avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Otoua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grissom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otoua in his tracks.
Otoua throws a body punch but Grissom moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoua blocks a jab.
Grissom blocks a leg kick.
Otoua throws a lazy uppercut
and Grissom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otoua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grissom appears to be looking for a big counter.
A lazy left from Grissom finds it's target.
Grissom dodges the punch combination from Otoua.
Grissom throws a series of punches but Otoua moves out of range.
Grissom sets himself, and Otoua steps forward looking for the clinch! Grissom avoids it this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Otoua as he connects with a hook.
Grissom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Otoua backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Grissom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Otoua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Otoua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Otoua is rocked!
Otoua scores with a hook.
Otoua drops his hands for a split second and Grissom immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Otoua face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Grissom follows up with a right hand that knocks Otoua into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clive Grissom!
During a confident post fight interview, Clive Grissom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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