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In a fight that pitted Adrien Broner's accuracy (41%-21% overall, 46%-23% power) and counterpunching against Adrian Granados' superior activity (68.3 per round to Broner's 40.3), Broner eked out a highly competitive decision over his former sparring partner who fought anything like one.

The round-by-round breakdowns, however, explained Broner's victory as "The Problem" led 7 rounds to 3 overall, 3-2-5 jabs and 6-3-1 power.

Broner also out-landed Grandos in each of the final three rounds and led 55-27 overall as well 51-36 power. Broner said after the fight he injured his left hand early, which he said forced him to wage war in the trenches. Scoring: 96-93 and 96-94 Broner, 97-93 Granados.

CINCINNATI - Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados battled in a close, back-and-forth main event Saturday on SHOWTIME, with the four-division world champion Broner eking out a split decision victory from Cintas Center at Xavier University in his hometown of Cincinnati. Photos by Stephanie Trapp.

The fight, which was scored 97-93 Broner, 97-93 Granados and 96-94 Broner, was a tale of accuracy vs activity. Granados (18-5-2, 11 KOs), a native of Chicago, was the busier fighter, throwing 683 compared to 403 total punches for Broner (33-2, 24 KOs).  But "The Problem" connected at a 41 percent rate, compared to just 21 percent for his opponent.

The fight was fought largely on the inside, which Broner said was because he hurt his left hand in the first round and couldn't work off his jab.  Regardless of the reason, Granados was able to make the fight into the rough affair he had predicted.