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The American challenger started off the second frame with his rinse-wash-and-repeat method of striking volume and steady pressure, only taking Anderson roughly thirty seconds or so before he was able to pin Nemkov against the cage.Īnderson was eventually able to ground his Russian counterpart after picking his ankle, where he then started to work over Nemkov from topside for the bulk of the frame. Oddly enough, it was Nemkov who was mixing in the majority of takedown attempts in the opening frame despite neither side officially scoring.Īnderson was able to finally close the gap on Nemkov at the end of the round, pushing the champion against the fence with a takedown attempt that would portend the action to come. Their first encounter started off as I initially predicted, with Nemkov using his fleet-of-foot stylings to stick Anderson with jabs as he sprinkled in thudding leg kicks when available.Īnderson wore the shots well, steadily staging offense of his own while simultaneously trying to corral Nemkov toward the cage.

The main event for Bellator 288 features a rematch between Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson, which will finally conclude the promotion’s light heavyweight grand prix.