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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Cronos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister moves into the clinch.
Cronos is trying to break free.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Cronos circles away.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Lannister misses with a hook to the body
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Lannister rushes Cronos and presses him up against the cage.
Lannister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cronos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lannister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lannister effectively controlling the action here.
Cronos can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos tries to break free but Lannister pushes him back against the cage.
Cronos blocks a body shot from Lannister.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos breaks from the clinch.
Cronos fails to land with a series of punches.
Cronos moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Cronos circles away and keeps his distance.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose Cronos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cronos avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lannister doesn't manage to clinch there - Cronos circles away.
Lannister tries to clinch there but Cronos circles away.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronos moves away.
Lannister is looking to wear down Cronos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
As Cronos looks to move away, Lannister throws a big counter combo bu Cronos just gets out of the way.
Cronos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lannister.
Cronos misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister darts in and clinches Cronos up against the cage.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Lannister is controlling him.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cronos is trying to break free.
Lannister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cronos's efforts to push away.
Lannister lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lannister.
Cronos tries to circle away but Lannister has him pinned against the cage.
Cronos prevents a body shot from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Cronos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Lannister is controlling him.
Lannister tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cronos's elbow.
Cronos can't break the clinch.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lannister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cronos blocks a body shot from Lannister.
Cronos is trying to force a seperation but Lannister has the dominant position.
Cronos tries to break free but Lannister pushes him back against the cage.
Lannister dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cronos breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lannister.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Cronos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but Lannister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cronos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronos looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
Lannister dives in for a single leg takedown but Cronos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cronos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cronos avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Lannister lands a leg kick that knocks Cronos off balance momentarily.
Lannister tries to clinch up.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Cronos lands with an overhand left.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Cronos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister is looking to counter the offense by Cronos and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
Cronos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cronos counters with a one-two to the body.
Lannister digs a good hook to Cronos's body.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronos circles away quickly and effectively.
As Lannister backs off Cronos throws a huge counter combo but Lannister manages to avoid it all.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cronos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lannister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cronos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lannister lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cronos hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lannister cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lannister throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lannister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cronos gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos is trying to maintain the position but Lannister is very close to passing his half guard.
Lannister thows a huge punch but Cronos dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Lannister.
Lannister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lannister wants to control but Cronos is keeping him busy.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lannister is thwarting Cronos's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control from Cronos's half guard. Cronos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cronos is trying to keep Lannister in close.
Cronos keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister is pushing down on Cronos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cronos is fighting to maintain full guard but Lannister has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lannister seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cronos is trying to control but can't.
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.
Lannister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cronos is trying to get back to full guard.
Lannister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cronos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lannister wants to control but Cronos is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister motions for Cronos to come forward. Lannister throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Cronos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Lannister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lannister bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lannister advances to full mount.
Lannister misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cronos is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister controlling the pace for now.
Cronos is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cronos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister trying to control but Cronos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lannister's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lannister is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cronos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lannister landing shots from mount.
Lannister with shots to the head and body - Cronos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lannister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cronos can do to turn this around?
Lannister scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cronos?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a big elbow.
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cronos is squirming around, avoiding Lannister's attempts to control the action.
Lannister with the ground and pound from mount.
Lannister has control of Cronos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cronos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cronos tries to hold on but Lannister postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lannister lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cronos hang on?
Lannister thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cronos is trying to escape the mount.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cronos is in a horrible position here. Lannister smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lannister thuds a left hand into Cronos's body.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Lannister has closed the distance and engaged Cronos in a clinch.
Lannister lands a shot to the body.
Lannister just leaning against Cronos, taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Lannister.
Lannister seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lannister struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
Lannister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lannister is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cronos wants to break free but Lannister has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch but Lannister keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Cronos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cronos wants to get back to striking at distance but Lannister won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Lannister.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lannister digs a right hand into Cronos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cronos's gas tank.
Lannister scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Cronos avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
Lannister throws a head punch that misses.
Lannister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lannister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister struggles to land a body shot inside as Cronos controls his hands.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Tyrion Lannister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lannister stalling.
Cronos wants to get back to striking at distance but Lannister won't allow it.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cronos misses with a wild combination.
Cronos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lannister backs up against the cage.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cronos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Cronos. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries a head kick but it misses.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Cronos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lannister counters with a stiff right hand.
Lannister wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Cronos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lannister closes the distance but Cronos moves to the side
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cronos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lannister scores with a takedown into Cronos's guard.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Lannister trying to control but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Lannister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cronos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister is pushing down on Cronos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cronos is fighting to maintain full guard but Lannister has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister had his way with Jose Cronos in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lannister lands with an uppercut that bounces Cronos off the cage and back into range.
Cronos throws a series of punches but Lannister avoids them all with ease.
Cronos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cronos counters with a nice body shot.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cronos as he avoids it easily.
Cronos throws the left hand but Lannister avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lannister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cronos's guard.
Lannister passes Cronos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Cronos won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cronos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lannister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cronos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lannister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lannister wants to control but Cronos is keeping him busy.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cronos feints a jab promting Lannister to slip. Cronos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lannister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lannister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lannister.
Lannister tries for a takedown but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cronos lunges at Lannister with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lannister's hand.
Cronos throws a combination that misses
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lannister uses his free foot to push down on Cronos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cronos.
Lannister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cronos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control but Cronos is having none of it.
Lannister controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cronos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lannister, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister retains his bantamweight title!
Tyrion Lannister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jose Cronos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back, stronger then ever.'.
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