Cage Warriors 177
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00:00In the blue corner, please welcome Johann R. Astin!
00:21Well here we go folks, some Friday Night Fights on deck for you!
00:26Here at Cage Warriors Unplugged
00:30An invite only event here in Manchester tonight
00:36I believe just under 200 specially invited guests joining us throughout the evening
00:42They've already been treated to some pretty cool action in this unique studio-like environment
00:48Of course, tomorrow night, Cage Warriors 178, we will throw the doors of the VEC open to the general public
00:55As Luke Riley has his first Cage Warriors main event
01:00And he does so here in Manchester
01:03The scene of some incredible fights over the years from the next-gen prospect
01:08But we kick things off here in the middleweight division, Jarno Raste
01:12Making his third walk to the Cage Warriors cage
01:16Lost by submission to Dario Balandi in Italy a couple of years ago on his debut with a promotion
01:22And a haunting suffering arm injury just a minute into his bout with Francesco Mazzio
01:26Has kept him on the shelf for a while but picked up a win on the regional circuit last year by decision
01:32Earlier this year rather
01:33And now looks for his first Cage Warriors victory here tonight at Unplugged
01:40Ladies and gentlemen, making a walk to the cage in the red corner
01:44Please welcome Joe Minolta!
01:51Unplugged
02:09Joe Minolta
02:11Making his Cage Warriors debut here tonight as well
02:14Joe Minolta
02:19Putting in an early bid for walkout scene of the night
02:25Whatever happened to our waiters?
02:28Are they doing much at the moment?
02:29Downs there, Brad
02:31I'm just bitter I didn't get tickets
02:3429 years of age, Joe Middleton
02:38We all know as a professional, a man from Eastbourne in England
02:45Takes up that first pro victory by a dash choke in the third round
02:51So dangerous with the submissions even when the fight goes deep
02:58He had his very first bout in 2012
03:03Victorious on that occasion, second bout in 2013
03:06Lost by armbar to Jamie Richardson, a long time Cage Warriors veteran
03:09Didn't compete again in MMA until 2021
03:15Made his pro debut in 2023
03:18And makes his Cage Warriors debut here with a flunk
03:25Without further ado then, let's take a look at our tale of the tape for this middleweight contest
03:31Won another record for the Englishman, Middleton, 3 and 2
03:35The experience edge goes to Johan Arraste
03:38Arraste slightly younger, 27, Middleton 28
03:41And this man is slightly shorter at 5'11, Middleton standing 6'1
03:46Both men pretty much awash on the scale
03:48So without further ado, let's get our main card underway, Mr Hal Chaplin
03:55Ladies and gentlemen, this Cage Warriors middleweight contest is brought to you as always
03:59By the good people at Vertex Fightway
04:02Introducing first, fighting out of the blue corner
04:05He stands 5'11 tall
04:08Official weight, 185.1 pounds
04:11He is fighting Olivia in Spain
04:14And brings into the cage a professional record
04:173 wins with 2 defeats
04:19Introducing Johan Arraste
04:25Standing opposite him in the cage, fighting out of the red corner
04:28He stands 6'1 tall
04:31Official weight, 185 pounds
04:33He is fighting out of Eastbourne in England
04:36And brings into the cage a professional mixed martial arts record
04:39Of 1 win with no defeats
04:42Introducing Joe Middleton
04:50The overfitting challenge of the match begins, Mr Rich Mitchell
04:54One of the sport's top officials, Mr Rich Mitchell
04:57About to get this one underway
04:593 five minute rounds if they need them
05:02In the Cage Warriors middleweight division
05:04Johan Arraste, in the red
05:07Joe Middleton, in the black camo
05:14Middleton, starting things off with a leg kick
05:24Both these guys have got chops on the ground
05:28Arraste says, feels naturally more of a strike
05:33He has submission victories on his ledger
05:36Nice shot there from Middleton
05:39It was a while to complete it
05:41Arraste went in for a neutral match, didn't quite get it
05:44Middleton just takes it to the ground
05:46He is sitting in a half guard position here
05:48You can see Arraste doing a good job of getting that underhook here
05:51And trying to wrestle back up
05:53You can see him reaching for that fire leg to trigger a sweep
05:57Middleton looking like he is going to throw up a Peruvian necktie here
06:01Making the angle
06:03Ops to take the back
06:05Shrug Arraste forward
06:11Arraste faced the very talented Omar Choban on his pro debut
06:15Beat him by decision
06:20Arraste the same again
06:22What's the back of his head there?
06:24Off him to come up and wrestle up
06:26That camera doesn't get that diagnose here
06:28Middleton has locked up
06:30I like to see Middleton just drop his hips and run in there Arraste
06:33That's a submission
06:35Back to back dodge jokes for Joe Middleton
06:39That's the problem with wrestling up
06:41Using the underhook to do it
06:45If your opponent is anywhere capable or confident on the ground
06:49It's a pretty basic enough choke to reach underneath the arm
06:53Of the underhook
06:55Lock it up to the body set
06:57Put the squeeze on, drop the hip
07:01I'd really like the internet to tell me but
07:03I don't remember anyone else
07:05Having back to back dodge jokes in their first CMMA bout
07:13Middleton telling us he's got the best dodge at Gage Warriors
07:16And he might be right
07:19Yeah I like the way he just threw out the jab for us
07:21To get in on that
07:23Arraste just trying to reach him out of there
07:25Didn't quite get in, he re-goes in
07:27Pleased to take down
07:29Sets him half guard
07:31Waits for Arraste to come up
07:33There's that underhook
07:35You see Arraste actually has his hands clasped
07:37Middleton just wrapped him
07:40The anaconda boy or the darse
07:42Or the bravo, whatever you want to call it
07:45And again puts the squeeze on against the finish
07:48What a way to open our main card here at Unplugged
07:52Big Joe Middleton with a big submission victory
07:55Taking another look at it here
07:57No way out for Johan Arraste
07:59But to tap
08:06What a way to make your Gage Warriors debut
08:10Joe Middleton very happy with his performance
08:14And quite the addition I think
08:16To the Gage Warriors middleweight division
08:18All that remains is for our man in the cage
08:20Mr. Harold Chaplin to make it official
08:24Ladies and gentlemen
08:25Your referee Mr. Rich Mitchell
08:27Calls a stop to the contest
08:28After 1 minute and 27 seconds of the very first round
08:31Declaring your winner
08:32By way of Darce Choke
08:34In the red corner