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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 563 p4p, 688 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 33 p4p, 41 weight class). Granes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 敢不敢. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes tries to clinch up but Petit circles away and keeps his distance.
Granes checks a leg kick nicely.
Granes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petit thinks about the counter body kick.
Petit scores with a sloppy right hand. Granes should have avoided that one.
Petit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Petit finds it's target.
Petit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petit wants it to stay on the feet.
Petit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Granes moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granes.
Petit throws the left hand but Granes avoids the punch easily.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granes defending well as Petit loads up on a big left hand.
Petit thows a leg kick but Granes checks it
and Granes counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit jabs Granes right on the nose. Granes blinks but takes it well.
Petit loads up on a big right hand but Granes slips the punch.
Petit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Granes slips a straight right by Petit.
Granes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petit looks to throw the jab but Granes is out of range.
Granes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit moves into range and clinches up with Granes.
Granes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Petit is defending well.
Granes goes for a takedown attempt but Petit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenwah Granes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Granes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Granes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petit swings for the body but Granes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petit misses with a hook.
Granes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petit throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petit.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Granes.
Granes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Granes scores with a nice head shot.
Jean Luc Petit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Granes moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Granes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Granes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petit is looking to clinch but Granes is avoiding it.
Granes tries to counter by clinching up but Petit breaks away and moves out of range.
Petit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granes.
Petit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granes takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granes.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Granes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Granes.
Petit flicks out a counter leg kick but Granes steps away.
Granes throws a sloppy body shot
and Petit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petit misses with a low kick.
Petit throws a big shot that misses.
Petit defending well as Granes loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes moves away from the strike by Petit.
Granes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petit needs to keep his hands up - Granes had a free shot at his head there.
Granes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petit scores with a leg kick.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granes moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petit misses with a wild body shot.
Granes avoids the body shot from Petit.
A counter left hand to the body from Granes misses its target.
Granes is looking to wear down Petit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Granes moves out of range easily.
Granes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petit wants to clinch up but Granes keeps it at a distance.
Petit jabs at Granes's body.
Granes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Petit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granes ducks right into an uppercut from Petit.
A low kick lands for Petit.
Petit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Granes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petit throws a head kick but Granes moves out of range.
Petit staying out of range there.
Petit throws a jab when Granes was well out of range.
Petit looks to land a left hand but Granes moved out of range nicely.
Granes blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Granes catches Petit right on the button with a cross.
Granes misses with a hook. Petit ducked under it nicely.
Petit throws an overhand right that lands on Granes's shoulder, as Granes tries to avoid the shot.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes misses with a right hand
and Petit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granes misses with a right hand
letting Petit counter with a right hand.
Granes slips a jab from Petit.
Granes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Granes looks to throw the jab but Petit is out of range.
Granes connects with a single shot there.
Petit feints and then cracks Granes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granes down.
Petit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petit tries to clinch but Granes moves out of range.
Petit connects with a solid leg kick.
Granes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Granes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granes scrambles back to his feet.
Petit is looking to clinch.
Granes takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit lands an overhand right.
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!
Petit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petit scores with a shot to the body.
Granes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petit.
Petit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Granes.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Granes's leg but Granes calmly moves out of range.
Petit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Granes lands with an overhand left.
Granes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petit in his tracks.
Petit misses the jab.
Petit cracks Granes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit avoids the body shot from Granes.
Donk. Petit catches Granes right on the button with a cross.
Petit slips under a jab.
Petit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granes on the side of the head.
Granes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petit was well out of range. Poor timing from Granes.
Petit with a nice cross.
Granes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Granes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Petit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petit scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Granes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petit.
The fighters circling - Petit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes throws a hook but Petit blocks it.
Petit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Petit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petit staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Petit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petit throws an off balance right hand
and Granes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petit's knee momentarily.
Granes throws a hook but Petit avoids it easily.
Petit cracks Granes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petit moves into the clinch.
Petit prevents the takedown attempt.
Granes avoiding damage as Petit throws knees to the body.
Granes tries a body shot but Petit blocks it.
Granes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petit to keep the fight standing.
Granes trying to control the position but instead, Petit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Granes into the cage.
Petit tries a body shot but Granes blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenwah Granes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granes misses with the head strike.
Petit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Granes blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Petit.
Petit tries to throw a body punch but Granes avoids it by throwing Petit back against the cage.
Petit stops a takedown attempt from Granes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes is trying to drag Petit to the mat but Petit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Granes lands a takedown into guard.
Granes preventing the sweep.
Granes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Granes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Petit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petit controlling Granes's posture.
Granes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jean Luc Petit 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.
Granes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Petit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Petit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Granes lands with a shot to the body.
Granes gets the takedown into side control.
Petit is not content to let Granes control the position.
Granes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes cracks Petit with a big elbow.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Petit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petit is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Petit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Petit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petit gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Granes working over Petit with some ground and pound. Petit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Granes.
Granes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petit defending well though.
Granes wants to control but Petit is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granes.
Granes throwing shots but Petit is blocking nicely.
Granes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granes thows a huge punch but Petit dodges it nicely.
Keenwah Granes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keenwah Granes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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