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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm. McBain has chosen Alien8 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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135 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain closes the distance and clinches.
McBain throws an elbow that misses.
Cronos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McBain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cronos is trying to push McBain away but McBain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McBain stalling in the clinch but Cronos improves position.
Cronos blocks the elbow strike.
McBain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cronos wants a takedown but no success here.
McBain lands a nice knee to the body.
McBain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
McBain gets underhooks to prevent Cronos's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cronos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cronos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McBain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cronos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBain is trying to drag Cronos to the mat but Cronos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McBain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cronos is defending well for now.
Good body shot from McBain.
Cronos is working for takedown but McBain is calmly controlling the position for now.
McBain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cronos avoiding damage as McBain throws knees to the body.
McBain missing with knees to the body.
McBain told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
McBain struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
Knees to the body from McBain.
Cronos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McBain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain clinches.
McBain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cronos blocks it with crossed arms.
Cronos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McBain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cronos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McBain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBain scores with a hook to the body.
Cronos prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McBain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McBain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cronos is keeping busy.
McBain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cronos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBain tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McBain throws an elbow but misses.
McBain throws a head punch that misses.
McBain working Cronos over with knees to the body.
Cronos jumps guard but McBain stands there with Cronos around his waist. Cronos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McBain lands an elbow just above Cronos 's eye.
McBain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cronos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McBain has Cronos pushed against the cage.
McBain tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
Cronos prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cronos avoids it.
McBain tries to score a body lock takedown but Cronos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McBain tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McBain throws an elbow but misses.
Cronos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McBain is defending well.
McBain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cronos avoiding damage as McBain throws knees to the body.
McBain is pressed up against the cage. Cronos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McBain down to the mat. McBain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McBain fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronos avoids the head kick by McBain.
Cronos closes the distance and clinches up with McBain, looking for a takedown. Cronos pushes McBain against the cage but McBain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
McBain tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter McBain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cronos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos gets a double leg takedown into McBain's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cronos drops back, looking for a kneebar! McBain looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McBain looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McBain!
McBain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cronos tries to buck McBain off but McBain is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cronos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cronos tries to bench press McBain off him but McBain keeps the position.
McBain wants to stand but Cronos is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos can't do much from the bottom here.
Cronos is looking to regain half guard here but McBain keeps moving and retains side control.
Cronos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McBain presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos regains half guard.
McBain is thwarting Cronos's attempts to control the position.
Cronos tries to get to full guard but McBain has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos is controlling McBain's trapped leg to prevent McBain from advancing to side control.
Cronos is looking to improve his position.
Cronos wants to control but McBain is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Cronos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McBain wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cronos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McBain has Cronos up against the cage in a clinch.
Cronos blocks an elbow strike.
Cronos managing to block the knees to the body from McBain.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McBain lands a head kick!
No joy there for McBain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBain doesn't manage to clinch there - Cronos circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain throws a series of punches but Cronos avoids them all with ease.
Cronos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cronos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cronos connects with a jab.
Cronos avoids the head kick by McBain.
McBain moves to clinch but Cronos breaks away
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cronos tries to bum rush McBain with a series of wild strikes but McBain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBain tries to clinch up.
Cronos fails with the takedown.
McBain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cronos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain has managed to clinch.
McBain swings wildly with an uppercut but Cronos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cronos as McBain tries to tie him up.
McBain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cronos blocks an elbow strike from McBain.
McBain trying to land knees to the body.
McBain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McBain misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBain taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBain trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain missing with knees to the body.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but McBain is controlling him.
Cronos blocks a body shot from McBain.
McBain trying to land knees to the body.
Cronos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McBain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cronos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cronos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McBain is fending him off so far but Cronos persists. Nope, McBain circles away and we're back to standing.
McBain checks a leg kick.
Peter McBain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cronos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cronos counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos swats away the attempt to clinch by McBain.
McBain moves in looking to clinch but Cronos pushes him off.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Cronos scores with a jab. McBain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cronos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McBain is trying to defend but Cronos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cronos trying to control the action but McBain is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronos is trying to work for a kimura but McBain is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter McBain.
I think McBain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter McBain!
An intense looking Peter McBain took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Kaiser for helping me look so good, and Fury for helping me be strong, my team at Hey Steve's Fight Shack, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in Hardcore Montreal Fighting League!! Thanks you!!'.
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energy
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hype
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