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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Luc Petit (ranked 5372 p4p, 4893 weight class) and Asher Short (ranked 535 p4p, 502 weight class). Asher Short will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Luc Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Short!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick and Short moves out of range easily.
Petit throws a series of punches but Short avoids them all with ease.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short misses the shot to the body.
Petit moves away from the strike by Short.
Petit lands a nice shot that snaps Short's head back.
Petit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petit moves forwards but Short connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Short takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Short keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Petit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit throws a head kick that misses
and Short counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petit misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Petit.
Short throws a jab when Petit was well out of range.
Jab from Short.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petit throws the left hand but Short avoids the punch easily.
Short scores with a punch to the head.
Short scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Short misses.
Petit is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Short scores with a nice strike.
Petit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Short with a jab.
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!
Short swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petit counters with a straight right hand.
Petit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Short scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petit throws a leg kick which misses Short's front leg but catches the back leg as Short tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Petit.
Asher Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Short avoids the body shot from Petit.
A little jabbing left from Short on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Short blocks a head kick by Petit.
Short is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit is looking to chop away at Short's legs.
A jab from Short finds it's way through Petit's defenses.
Short waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petit.
Petit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Petit.
Petit misses with a hook.
Short moves out of range of the body kick from Petit.
Short swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petit counters with a head kick.
Short looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Short blocks a head kick by Petit.
Jab by Short.
Short scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petit in his tracks.
Short lands a slapping body shot.
Petit moves forwards but Short connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Short throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petit counters with a solid body kick.
Short is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Short moves out of range of the body kick from Petit.
Petit looks to throw the jab but Short is out of range.
Short unleashes a big counter combination but Petit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Short cracks Petit with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Petit.
Short moves out of range of the strikes.
Short lands with an uppercut that bounces Petit off the ropes and back into range.
Petit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Short avoids the body shot from Petit.
Short swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petit lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Petit slams his shin into Short's torso.
Short misses with a few strikes there.
Short lands a slapping body shot.
Petit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Short misses with a left hand
and Petit counters with a good, hard body kick but Short shrugs it off.
Short throws a body shot but no joy.
Short waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petit.
Petit appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Short throws a poor cross that misses
and Short takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Short lands a body shot.
Short has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petit digs a good hook to Short's body.
Petit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Short blocks a head kick by Petit.
Short looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
Petit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Short connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Short moved out of range.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Petit takes one to the side of the head.
Petit takes one on the button.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit throws a body shot but no joy.
Short fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petit on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petit throws a sloppy head kick
and Short counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Short misses with a straight right.
Short misses with a wild body shot.
Petit keeps Short at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Short dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Short.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Short feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Short rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petit counters with a low kick, right behind Short 's knee.
Petit throws a lazy right hand but Short sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Short looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Short.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petit manages to avoid it.
Short moves forwards but Petit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petit with the inside leg kick.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Short moves away.
Short scores with a sloppy right hand. Petit should have avoided that one.
Short swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petit connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Short throws a body shot but no joy.
Short moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Short lands a lovely overhand right.
Petit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Short throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit walks into a jab.
Short tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Short has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Petit.
Short scores with the left hand. Petit knows he should have avoided that one.
Short lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petit takes a swing at Short's ribcage but misses.
Short throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Short cracks a nice hook into Petit's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Petit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Petit misses its target.
Petit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Short was well out of range. Poor timing from Petit.
Petit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Short sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Petit throws a leg kick
and Short cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Short scores with a jab. Petit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Petit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Short lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Petit misses.
Short looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petit throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Short.
The fighters circle momentarily. Short darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petit connects with the punch.
Short rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Short scores with a hook.
Short has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Short connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Short throws out the jab.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Short is just out of range.
Short gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petit.
Short misses with a right hand
letting Petit counter with a right hand.
Petit scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Petit misses.
Short misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Short scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Short throws a hook but Petit avoids it easily.
Short swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Petit misses with a hook. Short ducked under it nicely.
Short works Petit's body with a nice hook.
Petit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Short.
A head kick misses from Petit.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Short stuns Petit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
A punch lands to the side of Petit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Short takes a swing at Petit's ribcage but misses.
Petit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Short throws a hook to the side of Petit's head but Petit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Short works the jab nicely.
Short lands a body shot.
Petit throws a jab but it's blocked by Short.
Short getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Short jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petit throws a head kick but Short moves out of range.
Short throws out a loose jab but Petit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Short sizes up Petit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Short blocks a head kick by Petit.
Short swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petit.
Short throws a lazy right hand but Petit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Short fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petit on the side of the head.
Short connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petit momentarily.
Short fails to land with a series of punches.
Short lunges at Petit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petit's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Short showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Short swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petit ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Petit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Short lands a jab.
Petit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Short doesn't seem bothered though.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit cracks Short with an open hand slap.
Short wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Short connects with a right hand. Petit shakes it off.
Short feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Short darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asher Short seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Short tests Petit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petit slips a straight right by Short.
Short throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petit works Short's body with a nice hook.
Petit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Short finds it's way round the side to connect with Petit's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
Petit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Short counters with a stiff right hand.
Petit lands a slapping body shot.
Petit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Short!
Petit throws an off balance right hand
letting Short counter with a right hand.
Short with a jab.
Nice cross by Short.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Short avoids the body shot from Petit.
Short scores with a nice strike.
Petit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Short throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
Petit throwing a counter right hand but Short manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Petit misses.
Petit takes one to the chin there.
Petit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petit is rocked!
Petit walks into a stiff left hand from Short.
Oh Petit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Short closes the distance and catches Petit with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Petit is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Petit is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Petit is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Short takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Asher Short!
Asher Short spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Jean Luc Petit was interviewed post fight and said '6.6'.
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