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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Channing (ranked 6244 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bravo (ranked 3864 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaxon Channing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channing tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo feints the counter takedown.
Bravo stuffs the takedown attempt from Channing. Channing gets slowly back to his feet.
Bravo loads up on a big right hand but Channing slips the punch.
Channing tries to clinch up but Bravo circles away and keeps his distance.
Channing misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Channing or perhaps it was just good defense by Bravo, which made it look bad.
Channing closes the distance and clinches up with Bravo, looking for a takedown. Channing pushes Bravo against the cage but Bravo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaxon Channing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channing gets caught napping as Bravo dives in and scores a takedown. Channing manages to retain guard.
Bravo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo postures up and lands a big shot to Channing's brow.
Bravo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo distracts Channing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channing trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bravo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Channing's head.
Channing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bravo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bravo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Channing's head.
Bravo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Channing keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bravo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bravo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bravo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Channing's head.
Bravo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bravo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bravo stopping the sweep attempt from Channing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is in close to Channing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bravo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Channing's head.
Bravo won't allow Channing to sweep him here.
Bravo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Channing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bravo drives through with a takedown into Channing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bravo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bravo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bravo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bravo chips away with some ground and pound.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Channing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Channing's head.
Channing is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Channing keeps moving.
Channing has momentary wrist control but Bravo slips an elbow through the middle.
Bravo trying to control but Channing is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo landing some decent shots from guard.
Channing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bravo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bravo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bravo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bravo cracks Channing with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bravo lands a couple of digs.
Bravo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bravo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bravo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bravo lands a couple of digs.
Channing trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Channing throws a body shot but no joy.
Channing gets caught napping as Bravo dives in and scores a takedown. Channing manages to retain guard.
Bravo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bravo distracts Channing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bravo cracks Channing with a solid left hand.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Channing keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bravo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Channing misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Bravo gets a takedown into half guard.
Bravo is nestled in close to Channing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bravo is nestled in close to Channing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bravo wants to take a breather but Channing is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bravo lands a nice short elbow.
Bravo is thwarting Channing's attempts to control the position.
Bravo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Channing has hold of Bravo's hands but Bravo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bravo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bravo slips a nice elbow through Channing's hands, connecting with Channing's forehead.
Ground and pound from Bravo.
Bravo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bravo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Bravo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bravo winds up and cracks Channing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Channing has hold of Bravo's hands but Bravo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Channing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo slips a nice elbow through Channing's hands, connecting with Channing's forehead.
Channing is pressing down on Bravo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bravo lands a couple of elbows.
Bravo stands up over Channing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bravo with a nice head shot there.
Bravo forces his way into half guard.
Channing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bravo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bravo slips a nice elbow through Channing's hands, connecting with Channing's forehead.
Bravo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bravo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bravo controlling the action here.
Bravo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bravo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bravo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bravo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Bravo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Bravo there.
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Channing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bravo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bravo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bravo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bravo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to control. Channing wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bravo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Channing keeps working.
Bravo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bravo winds up and cracks Channing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bravo lands a nice short elbow.
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Channing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bravo working Channing over with strikes.
Bravo working the head and body with strikes.
Channing has hold of Bravo's hands but Bravo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Channing moves away.
As Bravo looks to move away, Channing throws a big counter combo but Bravo just gets out of the way.
Channing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like John Bravo has been cut.
Bravo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bravo lands a nice short elbow.
Bravo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bravo working over Channing with some ground and pound. Channing looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bravo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bravo is taking a breather. Channing says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Channing regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control but Channing is working from the bottom.
Bravo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bravo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bravo is in close to Channing's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bravo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bravo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bravo postures up and lands a big shot to Channing's brow.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Channing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bravo passes Channing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bravo working over Channing with some ground and pound. Channing looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Channing taking some punishment here, with Bravo in his half guard.
John Bravo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bravo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Channing gets caught flat footed, as Bravo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bravo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channing has an active guard here but Bravo has managed to pass into half guard.
Bravo content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
John Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Channing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaxon Channing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo shoots in and bounces Channing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bravo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bravo!
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RATING
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