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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Bravo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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258 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Bravo counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Bravo scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Poor strikes thrown by Bravo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Bravo looking to secure an arm triangle but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bravo.
Anderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bravo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Bravo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bravo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bravo misses with a head shot.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.
Bravo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Bravo loaded up on that one.
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson wants to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Bravo landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Bravo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bravo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bravo looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Bravo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bravo.
Bravo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bravo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bravo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Bravo loaded up on that one.
Bravo landing shots from mount.
Anderson is rocked!
Bravo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bravo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Anderson manages to avoid easily.
Bravo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bravo landing shots from mount.
Anderson looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bravo.
Bravo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Bravo dominated that round.
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.
Bravo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bravo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bravo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bravo chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bravo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo moves into full mount! Anderson won't be happy about that!
Bravo scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Bravo thowing shots but they're missing.
Bravo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Bravo keeps moving and retains side control.
Bravo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bravo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anderson!
Bravo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bravo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bravo looking to finish with strikes here!
Bravo throwing strikes here but Anderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bravo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anderson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anderson!
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bravo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
Bravo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bravo lands a big elbow.
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Bravo finish him?
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Bravo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Anderson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bravo around the waist but Bravo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bravo is the winner by TKO! Bravo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Bravo!
After the fight, Chael Bravo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
46% |
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