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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Rivers has chosen Cyco Vision as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cronos to score with a decent uppercut.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Cronos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a right hand to the body.
Cronos throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Cronos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cronos looks to land a combination. Rivers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronos circles away quickly and effectively.
Cronos misses with a few strikes there.
Cronos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers connects with a looping right hand.
Cronos throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Cronos works over Rivers's head and body with a nice combination.
Cronos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivers momentarily.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cronos really felt that one!
Cronos swinging wildly here.
Cronos misses with a double jab
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
Cronos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cronos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos stops Rivers from getting back to his feet.
Cronos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cronos trying to mount his opponent but Rivers defends it.
Cronos stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers won't allow Cronos to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Cronos just wasn't active enough.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cronos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivers quickly recovers to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronos is working for a submission of some sort.
Rivers is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cronos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cronos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Cronos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Cronos's head back.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose Cronos is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers throws a low kick but Cronos avoids it.
Rivers lands a two punch combo.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Cronos avoids them all with ease.
Cronos lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivers counters with a head kick.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cronos looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Rivers slips under a jab from Cronos.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cronos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivers backs up against the cage.
Rivers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cronoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cronos throws a combination that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cronos thinking.
Cronos throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Cronos throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Cronos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cronos.
Rivers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cronos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cronos.
Cronos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Cronos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Cronos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivers as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cronos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers scores with a one two! Cronos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cronos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cronos walks into a jab.
Cronos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cronos shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cronos blocks a head kick by Rivers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cronos slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cronos fails with a takedown attempt.
Cronos shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos misses with a double jab
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Cronos moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Cronos.
Cronos just misses with a punch to the body.
Cronos misses with a body shot.
Cronos misses with a double jab
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cronos finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivers's head.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cronos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivers tries to bum rush Cronos with a series of wild strikes but Cronos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
Rivers defending well as Cronos loads up on a big left hand.
Cronos swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Cronos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cronos is looking to take a break and control but Rivers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivers wants to get back to his feet but Cronos drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers prevents Cronos from moving into mount.
Cronos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivers, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cronos trying to control the action but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Cronos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rivers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rivers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cronos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cronos with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cronos tries to control but Rivers wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cronos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cronos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cronos!
A very excited looking Jose Cronos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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