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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 748 p4p, 572 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 56 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Granes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 敢不敢. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kock's choice of entrance music: I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Keenwah Granes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock works the jab nicely.
Granes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Granes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Granes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Granes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kock scores with a jab to the body.
Kock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Granes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granes with a jab.
Granes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kock counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes scoring well with a low kick there.
Granes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kock counters with a two punch combo.
Kock dips to his left and cracks Granes with an uppercut!
Granes misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock is looking to land body kicks.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Granes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Granes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Granes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granes moves away.
Granes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kock punishes Granes's body with a nice straight punch.
Kock checks a low kick from Granes.
Granes connects with a jab.
Kock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Granes eats them both and turns towards Kock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Granes doesn't seem bothered though.
Granes misses with a jab to the body
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Granes misses
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kock lands with a nice body punch.
Granes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Granes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granes looks to throw the jab but Kock is out of range.
Granes throws out a leg kick but Kock moves out of range and Granes only half commits.
Granes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Granes.
Kock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granes rather than just go for the knockout.
Granes throws out a leg kick but Kock moves out of range and Granes only half commits.
Granes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Kock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Granes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kock scrambles back to his feet.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Kock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGranes.
Granes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kock.
Granes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kock dips to his left and cracks Granes with an uppercut!
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Keenwah Granes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Granes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Granes misses with an uppercut
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes throws a head kick that misses.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Granes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kock - the referee stops the clock and Granes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kock. Granes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kock misses with a two punch combination.
Granes closes the distance and clinches.
Granes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Granes prevents a body shot from Kock.
Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granes takes one on the button.
Kock misses with the body kick
and Granes counters by clinching up.
Kock scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granes blocking some punches.
Granes prevents a body shot from Kock.
Kock blocking some punches.
Kock is trying to break the clinch but Granes is controlling him.
Kock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kock throws a head kick that misses.
Granes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
Kock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Granes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Granes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kock's knee momentarily.
Kock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Granes tries to score with a low kick but Kock moves his leg out of the way.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Granes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Granes throws an off balance right hand
and Kock counters with a nice leg kick.
Kock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kock with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Kock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Granes does it's job there.
Kock slips under a jab.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batang Kock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kock lands a right hook to the body.
Granes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kock slips a straight right by Granes.
Kock gets a takedown into half guard.
Granes is trying to maintain the position but Kock is very close to passing his half guard.
Granes is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kock.
Granes wants to get back to full guard.
Kock is trying to control. Granes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Granes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Granes tries to roll over but Kock keeps him under control.
Kock is working for a submission of some sort.
Kock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Granes defends it well.
Granes wants to improve his position but Kock is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kock.
Kock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Granes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Granes wants to improve his position but Kock is controlling well.
Kock controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kock throwing shots but Granes is blocking nicely.
Kock trying to control the action but Granes is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Granes is looking to improve his position.
Granes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Granes.
Kock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kock trying to control the position from guard on top but Granes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Granes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kock has managed to get both his arms back between Granes's legs - danger averted.
Kock wants to control from the top but Granes keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Granes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granes walks into a jab.
Kock misses with a right hand
and Granes counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock throws out a powerful jab.
Granes throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Granes ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Granes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Granes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Granes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Granes throws a front kick aimed at Kock's knee but Kock avoids it well.
Kock checks a low kick from Granes.
Kock shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock misses the body punch
and Granes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kock's knee momentarily.
Granes moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kock.
Kock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granes.
Kock keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Kock.
Some bone on bone action there as Kock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Kock misses with a shot to the body
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Granes moves forwards but Kock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Granes.
Kock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granes.
Kock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Granes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes moves into the clinch successfully.
Kock breaks from the clinch.
Kock throws a body punch but Granes moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granes tries to clinch but Kock is having none of it.
Granes slips a straight right by Kock.
Kock lands a jab to Granes's midsection.
Kock lands with an uppercut that bounces Granes off the cage and back into range.
Kock throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick from Granes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Granes.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granes throws a leg kick but Kock sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Granes throws a series of strikes that have Kock backpedaling.
Granes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Granes misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Kock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Granes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keenwah Granes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Kock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Granes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kock. That snapped Granes's head back.
Kock connects with the punch.
Kock connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kock moves into the clinch.
Kock manages to break the clinch.
Granes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kock defends it nicely.
Kock connects with a body shot that sends Granes's belly button to the back.
Granes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kock.
Granes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granes sets himself, and Kock steps forward looking for the clinch! Granes avoids it this time.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
Batang Kock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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