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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Cote has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Kronic's chin.
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Kronic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Cote!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote misses with a low kick as Kronic jumps back.
A nice combination there by Kronic.
Kronic rushes Cote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kronic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kronic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cote to the ground. Kronic is now in Cote's guard.
Kronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cote manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kronic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kronic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cote punching from mount but Kronic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cote looking to control but Kronic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kronic bucks up and throws Cote to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cote looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kronic throws a right hand that Cote ducks under and follows up with a left that Cote also avoids with ease.
Cote manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kronic on his heels. He'll look to pass Kronic's guard now, I'm sure.
Kronic is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cote presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kronic works on Cote's body with a couple of short punches.
Cote is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kronic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Kronic to work.
Kronic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cote has his takedown stuffed
so Kronic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Kronic has gone for a leg lock! Cote slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kronic's guard.
Kronic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cote off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cote throws a leg kick but Kronic moved away.
Kronic swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Kronic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cote sprawls well initially but Kronic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kronic looking for a submission but Cote manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic stands and throws Cote's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cote told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kronic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kronic tries for a kimura but Cote is defending well.
Kronic has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kronic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Cote that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kronic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kronic working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cote looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kronic! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Kronic!
A relieved looking Paul Kronic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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