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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 443 p4p, 129 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 26 p4p, 7 weight class). Petrov has chosen I Am Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergei Petrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Grandis's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov defending well as Grandis loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis checks a leg kick nicely.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
Grandis slips a straight right by Petrov.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Grandis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grandis avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grandis sets himself, and Petrov steps forward looking for the clinch! Grandis avoids it this time.
Petrov swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Petrov slips under a jab from Grandis.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Grandis swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov slips under a jab from Grandis.
Petrov takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grandis can pounce on him.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Grandis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Petrov looks for the body kick but Grandis saw that one coming.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Grandis throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grandis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grandis.
Grandis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grandis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grandis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Grandis scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grandis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Grandis throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Grandis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Grandis in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Petrov tries to work over Grandis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grandis motions for Petrov to come forward. Grandis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a hook but Grandis avoids it easily.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov lands a high kick!
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Grandis with the inside leg kick.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Grandis wants to land a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov looks for the body kick but Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Grandis misses the target.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grandis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Grandis.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grandis is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grandis throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Grandis only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Jab, jab by Grandis - just one landing.
Grandis throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov wants to clinch up but Grandis keeps it at a distance.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Grandis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov throws a fast counter high kick but Grandis manages to duck under it in time.
Grandis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Grandis misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grandis misses with a looping right.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Grandis throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Grandis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
That kick from Grandis tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Grandis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Grandis takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Grandis circles away.
Grandis misses with a leg kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grandis.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Grandis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grandis cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Grandis's corner calls for a 1-2. Grandis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grandis.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Grandis misses with a hook.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grandis tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Grandis moved out of range nicely.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Grandis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Robert Grandis is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grandis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Grandis misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grandis looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Grandis blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Grandis throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Grandis throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Grandis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov throws a low kick but Grandis avoids it.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Grandis 's knee.
Petrov misses the jab.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov takes a swing at Grandis's ribcage but misses.
Grandis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grandis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Grandis takes one on the button.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov jabs Grandis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grandis cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
Grandis blocks a jab.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Grandis throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Grandis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov tries to move into range but Grandis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Grandis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
Grandis scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Grandis misses.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Grandis saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
A left lands for Grandis.
Grandis swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Grandis's ribs.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Grandis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Grandis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrov - that will leave a mark!
Grandis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Petrov throws a hook but Grandis blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Grandis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grandis.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov with a nice calf kick.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Grandis.
Grandis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov tries to work over Grandis's front leg with a kick but Grandis checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grandis with a nice calf kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grandis.
Grandis throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grandis tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grandis dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grandis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
It looked like Grandis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis blocks a head kick by Petrov.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Petrov catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Grandis lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grandis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grandis lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Grandis lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Petrov jabs at Grandis's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Petrov backs away, Grandis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grandis avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Grandis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grandis jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Grandis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Grandis.
I think Grandis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Grandis!
An out of breath Robert Grandis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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