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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers's entrance music is Shells - Get your roll on. A fine choice. Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Cronos enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cronos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Cronos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cronos thuds his right hand into Dekkers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cronos throws a series of punches but Dekkers avoids them all with ease.
Cronos throws an overhand right that lands on Dekkers's shoulder, as Dekkers tries to avoid the shot.
Cronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dekkers.
Cronos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dekkers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cronos's knee momentarily.
Cronos has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dekkers drops his hands momentarily and Cronos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Dekkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Dekkers lands but Cronos takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Cronos as he connects with a hook.
Dekkers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronos. That did some damage!
Cronos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dekkers.
Cronos throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers lands a high kick!
Dekkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cronos throws out a counter right but Dekkers avoids it with no problem.
Cronos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Cronos circles away.
Dekkers scores with a nice head shot.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Cronos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Dekkers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Cronos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers moves out of range of the body kick from Cronos.
Dekkers keeps Cronos at a distance using the push kick.
Cronos misses with a left hand
and Dekkers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dekkers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cronos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cronos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cronos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dekkers counters with a nice leg kick.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dekkers thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cronos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Cronos misses its intended target.
As Cronos backs away, Dekkers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dekkers misses with a body shot.
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cronos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dekkers blocks a head kick by Cronos.
A low kick from Cronos misses
and Dekkers counters with a nice uppercut.
Cronos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dekkers circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos scores with a nice right hand.
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Cronos's front leg but catches the back leg as Cronos tries to avoid it.
Dekkers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cronos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers cracks the inside of Cronos's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dekkers, right into the meat.
Cronos just misses with a punch to the body.
As Cronos tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Cronos manages to avoid the attempt.
Cronos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dekkers. That's going to slow Cronos down.
Cronos throws a looping overhand right but Dekkers ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cronos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekkers.
Cronos lands a jab to the nose.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Dekkers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cronos misses with a two punch combination.
Dekkers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cronos. That's going to slow Dekkers down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos misses with an uppercut.
As Cronos tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Cronos manages to avoid the attempt.
Cronos cracks Dekkers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dekkers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a solid leg kick but Cronos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dekkers.
Cronos unleashes a big counter combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cronos takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Jose Cronos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dekkers walks into a jab.
Dekkers throws a front kick aimed at Cronos's knee but Cronos avoids it well.
Cronos unleashes a big counter combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Cronos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cronos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cronos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cronos misses with a double jab
and Dekkers counters by moving into the clinch.
Dekkers has Cronos pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cronos up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cronos is breathing heavily.
Cronos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cronos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cronos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dekkers dives on top into guard.
Dekkers wants to get up but he can't break Cronos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
Dekkers stopping the sweep attempt from Cronos.
Dekkers wants to pass the guard but Cronos is keeping the position.
Cronos being controlled here, momentarily.
Dekkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Cronos is retaining full guard.
Dekkers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cronos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dekkers controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cronos wants to get back to his feet but Dekkers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cronos working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Dekkers.
Cronos misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Dekkers's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Dekkers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dekkers tests Cronos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Cronos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cronos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dekkers counters with a nice body shot.
Cronos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dekkers.
Cronos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dekkers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cronos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jose Cronos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cronos avoids it.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Cronos blocks it.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cronos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cronos breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers forces Cronos back against the cage and clinches.
Dekkers 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.
Cronos is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Dekkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cronos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cronos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Dekkers.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Cronos tries to score a body lock takedown but Dekkers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cronos tries to break free but Dekkers pushes him back against the cage.
Dekkers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cronos is trying to break free.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch but Dekkers keeps him there for the moment.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Cronos shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
It looks like Jose Cronos has been cut.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Cronos blocks with his arms.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekkers stalling against the cage.
Bas Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dekkers seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dekkers 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.
Dekkers 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.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it misses.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Cronos tries to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling the position.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Cronos's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cronos looking for a takedown.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Cronos.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cronos is looking for a takedown.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Cronos won't want to take too many of those.
Cronos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekkers cracks Cronos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cronos throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers rushes Cronos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Cronos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dekkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Cronos blocks an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cronos avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Cronos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cronos takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dekkers after a bit of a struggle.
Cronos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cronos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dekkers lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Cronos blocks it.
Dekkers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cronos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cronos tries to break free but Dekkers pushes him back against the cage.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling him.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cronos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dekkers forces Cronos back against the cage and clinches.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cronos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dekkers is struggling to control the position.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it misses.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling him.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cronos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cronos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cronos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cronos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cronos's defenses.
Cronos being controlled against the cage.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dekkers - that landed with a thud.
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Cronos 's eye.
Cronos being controlled against the cage.
Cronos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dekkers has Cronos pressed against the cage, preventing Cronos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cronos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cronos.
Dekkers working Cronos over with knees to the body.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cronos's face.
Cronos takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Cronos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cronos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Cronos shrugs off.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers had his way with Jose Cronos in that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Cronos's cut.
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!
Dekkers tries to clinch but Cronos is having none of it.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dekkers clinches up against the cage.
Dekkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cronos backwards.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but Cronos blocks it.
Cronos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
Dekkers prevents Cronos from breaking the clinch.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside that Cronos shrugs off.
Dekkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cronos's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cronos misses with a lunging right hand
and Dekkers counters with a one-two to the body.
Dekkers darts in and clinches Cronos up against the cage.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Cronos won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers 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.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cronos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cronos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cronos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dekkers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronos. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dekkers is fending him off so far but Cronos persists. Nope, Dekkers circles away and we're back to standing.
Cronos shoots for a takedown but Dekkers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cronos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dekkers has closed the distance and engaged Cronos in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dekkers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cronos avoids it.
Bas Dekkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Cronos avoids the damage to the body.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos tries to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cronos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cronos wants to take the fight to the mat but Dekkers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Cronos.
Cronos managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Cronos tries to break the clinch but Dekkers is controlling the position.
Dekkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cronos is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cronos.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dekkers instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cronos.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Dekkers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dekkers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:44
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Bas Dekkers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jose Cronos was interviewed post fight and said 'I just dont know if I have it in me anymore. Sorry everyone. Looks like the end is near.'.
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