Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Sept 7, 2017 22:23:26 GMT -5
Megan Anderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Alexa Grasso glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Megan Anderson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Yuji Shimada.
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Round 1
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Anderson and Grasso move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Alexa Grasso shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Megan Anderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Grasso into his guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Grasso is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Megan Anderson controls the situation despite Alexa Grasso efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
1:27 Round 1 and Anderson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Pitty-pat punches from Anderson
They're bothering Grasso even though they aren't hurting him.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso breaths deeply while on the ground
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso has Anderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Grasso manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Anderson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Not a desiderable position that Anderson is in now. Alexa Grasso is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Grasso fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Megan Anderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Anderson
Grasso moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Anderson
Alexa Grasso tries to pass Megan Anderson's guard...
Alexa Grasso manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Megan Anderson
Alexa Grasso looks to mount Megan Anderson...
Megan Anderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Grasso
He succeeds!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Grasso's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Yuji Shimada saw it!
Yuji Shimada allows Grasso time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Grasso's Chin is beginning to swell
Megan Anderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Alexa Grasso! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Anderson is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Grasso's thigh
Grasso hyper-extended his leg
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Grasso is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Grasso ducks under...
Nice punch by Alexa Grasso
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Anderson avoids a dangerous strike from Grasso
and counters with a solid straight!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Megan Anderson.
Grasso defends.
Grasso grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Anderson struggles... Alexa Grasso is unable to take him down
Grasso looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Megan Anderson's punches
Anderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Grasso.
Yuji Shimada separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Megan Anderson.
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Round 2
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Anderson moves backwards and Alexa Grasso is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Low kick by Alexa Grasso to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Alexa Grasso launches a body shot
Anderson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Anderson seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Megan Anderson throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Alexa Grasso seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Megan Anderson tries a middle kick
Grasso blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Grasso Hyper-extended his arm
Anderson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Grasso stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Middle kick from Anderson.
Grasso receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Grasso decides to launch some tentative punches
Megan Anderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Grasso goes to the body...
his punches graze Anderson's arm.
Alexa Grasso tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anderson won't budge, forcing Grasso to pull guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson throws a flurry of punches at Grasso...
A lot of them are hitting Grasso's face
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Right cheek
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson is looking to pass Alexa Grasso's guard...
Megan Anderson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to move to full guard
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Anderson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Grasso from the side mount!
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to trap Megan Anderson in his guard.
Megan Anderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Grasso is moving on the ground...
Anderson tries to counter Grasso's moves on the ground.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Megan Anderson looks to mount Alexa Grasso...
Alexa Grasso takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Anderson tries to escape from closed guard...
Anderson struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson was tooling Alexa Grasso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexa Grasso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexa Grasso tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Anderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Alexa Grasso is not able to stop Grasso ground skills and Megan Anderson moves to side mount!
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Grasso tries to show some ground skills
Anderson uses his strength to keep Anderson at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to trap Megan Anderson in his guard.
Megan Anderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuji Shimada has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Grasso goes down.
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Grasso tries to close his guard around Anderson
He is not able to do it
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Anderson moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Anderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Grasso is covering himself! Anderson tries to force the situation and Grasso clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso has given his back to Megan Anderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Megan Anderson has one hook in!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Megan Anderson.
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Round 3
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Alexa Grasso and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
Grasso's Left eye is beginning to swell
Anderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexa Grasso didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Megan Anderson launches a few punches to Grasso
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Anderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Anderson sits over his knees and pushes away Grasso's leg!
Megan Anderson is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Anderson steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Megan Anderson looks to mount Alexa Grasso...
Megan Anderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Megan Anderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Anderson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Alexa Grasso launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Megan Anderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Grasso misses a step and Megan Anderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Grasso! Anderson has one hook in and keeps working!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with one hook in
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with one hook in
Anderson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Grasso.
Nicely done! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Grasso has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Grasso is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Grasso!
Grasso adopts the turtle defense and Anderson is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Grasso is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Anderson tries to use some of his tricky moves but Anderson's is smart enough to counter him.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Megan Anderson isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Grasso struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Grasso locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Megan Anderson unil he can pull his arm free! Anderson lost his dominant position.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Grasso tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anderson leans and gets Alexa Grasso's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Grasso is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Megan Anderson was tooling Alexa Grasso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexa Grasso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Megan Anderson is cooling the fight on the ground
Yuji Shimada stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Megan Anderson launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Grasso's knee!
That punishment by Megan Anderson has left Grasso staggered! Megan Anderson should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Anderson moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Grasso's thigh!
Grasso hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Anderson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Grasso from the ground!
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Megan Anderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Anderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexa Grasso's punches
Grasso is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Alexa Grasso and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Megan Anderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Grasso's chin! That stops Grasso in his tracks!
Grasso's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Left eye
Grasso seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Megan Anderson is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Grasso stumbles backwards staggered and Megan Anderson launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Grasso is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Mouth
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Anderson is standing while Grasso is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Grasso's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Grasso is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Grasso's thigh
Loud pop!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Megan Anderson.
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Round 4
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Anderson launches a furious low kick!
Grasso receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
Megan Anderson wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Grasso!
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Megan Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Alexa Grasso jumps back and jabs
Grasso seems staggered and Megan Anderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Anderson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anderson throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Grasso's body! He's holding his side
You can see Grasso's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexa Grasso paws at Anderson.
Anderson answers with solid punches!
That punishment by Megan Anderson has left Grasso staggered! Megan Anderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Grasso's face like a cannon ball!
Grasso hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Megan Anderson knocks Grasso out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Megan Anderson by KO (Haymaker) at 1:11 Round 4
Statistics: Megan Anderson
Punches 43/60 (72%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 452 s
Statistics: Alexa Grasso
Punches 4/22 (18%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 477 s
Pretty decent fight.
Alexa Grasso glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Megan Anderson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Yuji Shimada.
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Round 1
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Anderson and Grasso move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Alexa Grasso shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Megan Anderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Grasso into his guard.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Grasso is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Megan Anderson controls the situation despite Alexa Grasso efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
1:27 Round 1 and Anderson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Pitty-pat punches from Anderson
They're bothering Grasso even though they aren't hurting him.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso breaths deeply while on the ground
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso has Anderson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Grasso manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Anderson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Not a desiderable position that Anderson is in now. Alexa Grasso is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Grasso fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Megan Anderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Anderson
Grasso moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in half guard over Anderson
Alexa Grasso tries to pass Megan Anderson's guard...
Alexa Grasso manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Alexa Grasso is in side mount over Megan Anderson
Alexa Grasso looks to mount Megan Anderson...
Megan Anderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Alexa Grasso is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Grasso
He succeeds!
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Grasso's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Yuji Shimada saw it!
Yuji Shimada allows Grasso time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Grasso's Chin is beginning to swell
Megan Anderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Alexa Grasso! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Anderson is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Grasso's thigh
Grasso hyper-extended his leg
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Grasso is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Grasso ducks under...
Nice punch by Alexa Grasso
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Anderson avoids a dangerous strike from Grasso
and counters with a solid straight!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid jabs from Megan Anderson.
Grasso defends.
Grasso grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Anderson struggles... Alexa Grasso is unable to take him down
Grasso looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Megan Anderson's punches
Anderson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Grasso.
Yuji Shimada separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Megan Anderson.
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Round 2
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Anderson moves backwards and Alexa Grasso is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Low kick by Alexa Grasso to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Alexa Grasso launches a body shot
Anderson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Anderson seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Megan Anderson throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Alexa Grasso seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Megan Anderson tries a middle kick
Grasso blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Grasso Hyper-extended his arm
Anderson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Grasso stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Middle kick from Anderson.
Grasso receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Grasso decides to launch some tentative punches
Megan Anderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Grasso goes to the body...
his punches graze Anderson's arm.
Alexa Grasso tries to bring the fight to the ground
Anderson won't budge, forcing Grasso to pull guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson throws a flurry of punches at Grasso...
A lot of them are hitting Grasso's face
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Right cheek
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson is looking to pass Alexa Grasso's guard...
Megan Anderson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to move to full guard
Megan Anderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Anderson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Grasso from the side mount!
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to trap Megan Anderson in his guard.
Megan Anderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Grasso is moving on the ground...
Anderson tries to counter Grasso's moves on the ground.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Megan Anderson looks to mount Alexa Grasso...
Alexa Grasso takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Grasso
Anderson tries to escape from closed guard...
Anderson struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson was tooling Alexa Grasso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexa Grasso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexa Grasso tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Anderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Alexa Grasso is not able to stop Grasso ground skills and Megan Anderson moves to side mount!
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Grasso tries to show some ground skills
Anderson uses his strength to keep Anderson at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso attempts to trap Megan Anderson in his guard.
Megan Anderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuji Shimada has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson and Grasso engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Megan Anderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Grasso goes down.
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Grasso tries to close his guard around Anderson
He is not able to do it
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Anderson moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Megan Anderson is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Anderson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Grasso is covering himself! Anderson tries to force the situation and Grasso clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Grasso has given his back to Megan Anderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Megan Anderson has one hook in!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Megan Anderson.
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Round 3
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Alexa Grasso and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
Grasso's Left eye is beginning to swell
Anderson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexa Grasso didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Megan Anderson launches a few punches to Grasso
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Grasso
Anderson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Grasso
Anderson sits over his knees and pushes away Grasso's leg!
Megan Anderson is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Alexa Grasso
Anderson steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Megan Anderson looks to mount Alexa Grasso...
Megan Anderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Megan Anderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Anderson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso tries to roll to his side and trap Megan Anderson in his guard...
Megan Anderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso
Alexa Grasso launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Megan Anderson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Grasso misses a step and Megan Anderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Grasso! Anderson has one hook in and keeps working!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with one hook in
Grasso measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Anderson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with one hook in
Anderson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Grasso.
Nicely done! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Grasso has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Grasso is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Grasso!
Grasso adopts the turtle defense and Anderson is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Grasso with two hooks in
Grasso is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Anderson tries to use some of his tricky moves but Anderson's is smart enough to counter him.
Grasso clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Megan Anderson isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Grasso struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Grasso locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Megan Anderson unil he can pull his arm free! Anderson lost his dominant position.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Grasso tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anderson leans and gets Alexa Grasso's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Alexa Grasso is in closed guard over Anderson
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Grasso is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alexa Grasso!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Alexa Grasso
Megan Anderson was tooling Alexa Grasso for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexa Grasso lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Megan Anderson is cooling the fight on the ground
Yuji Shimada stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Megan Anderson launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Grasso's knee!
That punishment by Megan Anderson has left Grasso staggered! Megan Anderson should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Anderson moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Grasso's thigh!
Grasso hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Anderson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Grasso from the ground!
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Megan Anderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Anderson is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Anderson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Alexa Grasso's punches
Grasso is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Alexa Grasso and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Megan Anderson throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Grasso's chin! That stops Grasso in his tracks!
Grasso's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Left eye
Grasso seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Megan Anderson is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Grasso stumbles backwards staggered and Megan Anderson launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Grasso is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
There is a small laceration on Alexa Grasso's Mouth
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Anderson is standing while Grasso is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Grasso's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Grasso is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Grasso's thigh
Loud pop!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Megan Anderson.
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Round 4
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Anderson launches a furious low kick!
Grasso receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
Megan Anderson wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Grasso!
Alexa Grasso seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Megan Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Alexa Grasso jumps back and jabs
Grasso seems staggered and Megan Anderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Anderson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anderson throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Crushing shot to Grasso's body! He's holding his side
You can see Grasso's blood making stains in the mat.
Alexa Grasso paws at Anderson.
Anderson answers with solid punches!
That punishment by Megan Anderson has left Grasso staggered! Megan Anderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Anderson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Grasso's face like a cannon ball!
Grasso hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Megan Anderson knocks Grasso out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Megan Anderson by KO (Haymaker) at 1:11 Round 4
Statistics: Megan Anderson
Punches 43/60 (72%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 452 s
Statistics: Alexa Grasso
Punches 4/22 (18%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 477 s
Pretty decent fight.