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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High has chosen Aces High as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Nice elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Otway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Aces High does no damage.
Otway has a takedown stuffed.
Otway clinches with his opponent.
Otway turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otway cracks Aces High with a big right hand but Aces High just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Otway tries to advance to mount but can't.
Otway is chipping away with strikes.
Aces High tries to escape but Otway is in control.
Otway working the ground and pound but Aces High is defending the strikes.
Otway throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aces High is not content to let Otway control the position.
Otway tries to move to mount but Aces High blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Otway trying to control the action but Aces High is working from the bottom.
Otway working the strikes but Aces High uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Otway tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Otway tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Otway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otway tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Otway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aces High counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High connects with a good right hand that stumbles Otway. Otway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Chris Otway has been cut.
Otway tries to clinch up
and Aces High counters with a left and a right that hurts Otway! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Aces High jumps into full mount!
Otway is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otway is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aces High is looking to stand but Aces High has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Otway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Otway is trying to reverse the position but instead Aces High has taken his back - oops!
Will Aces High go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Otway turns into Aces High and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High controls Otway momentarily but Otway frees himself.
Aces High keeping moving, preventing Otway from controlling successfully.
Otway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Otway blocks the low kick.
Aces High stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Otway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aces High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otway clinches up with Aces High and pushes him back against the cage.
Otway taking a breather.
Aces High lands a hook that snaps the head of Otway backwards.
Aces High wants to stall.
Otway goes for a takedown attempt but Aces High pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Otway wants to clinch.
Otway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Otway lands in his opponent's guard.
Otway pushes down on Aces High's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Otway seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otway is keen to just control but Aces High is a slippery customer.
Otway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aces High knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Aces High will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Otway's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Otway is looking to clinch but Aces High is avoiding it.
Otway tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Otway tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Otway clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Otway fails to land.
Otway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aces High wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otway can't get the takedown.
Otway stalling.
Aces High can't break the clinch.
Otway blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aces High misses with the head strike.
Aces High wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Otway misses with some punches.
Otway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aces High.
Otway is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Otway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Otway stalling against the cage.
Aces High tries to break the clinch but Otway is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otway doesn't manage to clinch there - Aces High circles away.
Rich Aces High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otway tries to clinch but Aces High moves away
and Aces High counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice combination there by Aces High.
Otway blocks a low kick nicely.
Otway shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Otway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aces High rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Otway moves in looking to clinch but Aces High pushes him off.
Aces High scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Otway doesn't seem bothered though.
Aces High is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aces High swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aces High avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aces High keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aces High is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway misses with a hook to the body
letting Aces High counter with a right hand.
Otway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.Otway tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Otway bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Otway wants to control but Aces High is keeping him busy.
Otway tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aces High's legs.
Otway happy to just control the position for now.
Otway throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Otway works to advance to full mount. Aces High defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Aces High that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Otway with a couple of short strikes.
Otway controlling the pace for now.
Otway pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Otway landing strikes, looking to finish!
Otway controlling from the full mount.
Otway is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Aces High is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Otway!
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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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