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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kronburger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Turn up. Shawn Kronburger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitsuyo Maeda's chin.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda scores with a nice body kick.
Maeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Maeda shoots for a double leg takedown but Kronburger sprawls well. He's pushed Maeda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kronburger misses with a hook to the body
so Maeda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kronburger keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Kronburger blocks nicely.
Maeda postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kronburger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maeda, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda controls Kronburger momentarily but Kronburger frees himself.
Kronburger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maeda's guard.
Maeda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maeda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kronburger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maeda is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda managing to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kronburger misses the body punch
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kronburger!
Kronburger can't do much from the bottom here.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kronburger keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kronburger dodges the ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kronburger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maeda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maeda trying to control the position but Kronburger is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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Maeda trying to control the position but Kronburger is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda in side control, throwing shots but Kronburger defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kronburger's waist but Kronburger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maeda off to one side.
Maeda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Donk. Kronburger catches Maeda right on the button with a cross.
Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Maeda lands a nice looking body kick.
Kronburger misses with a body shot
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kronburger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Maeda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kronburger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda thows a huge punch but Kronburger dodges it nicely.
Maeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maeda is pressing down on Kronburger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kronburger is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger is looking to improve his position.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Kronburger is defending well.
Maeda is just content to waste time from the top position. Kronburger takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kronburger keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
Maeda thows a huge punch but Kronburger dodges it nicely.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Kronburger is defending the position.
Maeda is looking to stall here but Kronburger recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda won't allow Kronburger to sweep him here.
Maeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger pulls Maeda in close to prevent any damage.
Kronburger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.
Maeda trying to control the position here.
Kronburger stopping the sweep attempt from Maeda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronburger tries to stand but Maeda is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Maeda
and Kronburger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Kronburger is out of range.
Maeda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kronburger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda tries to land a front kick but Kronburger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kronburger lunges at Maeda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maeda's hand.
Kronburger ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Kronburger misses with a straight right.
Maeda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kronburger to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Kronburger.
Kronburger slips a jab from Maeda.
Kronburger staying out of range there.
Kronburger misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kronburger tries to avoid it but Maeda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kronburger to the ground. Kronburger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Maeda misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maeda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kronburger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kronburger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kronburger moves away.
Kronburger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kronburger fails to land with a series of punches.
Kronburger misses with a straight left.
Shawn Kronburger is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maeda is defended easily by Kronburger.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Shawn Kronburger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Kronburger, which made it look bad.
Shawn Kronburger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
A big left from Kronburger misses.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Kronburger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Kronburger tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kronburger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maeda throws a wild body kick that Kronburger sees coming a mile off.
Maeda tries to work over Kronburger's front leg with a kick but Kronburger checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Maeda with that takedown attempt.
Maeda misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Maeda.
Maeda lands with a hook. Kronburger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kronburger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Kronburger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kronburger!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda swings for the body but Kronburger moves out of range.
Maeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kronburger is out of range.
Maeda misses with a right hand
and Kronburger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maeda really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Maeda.
Kronburger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maeda swings for the body but Kronburger moves out of range.
Maeda with a hook.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kronburger manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronburger misses with a looping left.
Kronburger staying out of range there.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kronburger.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shawn Kronburger did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kronburger is fending him off so far but Maeda persists. Nope, Kronburger circles away and we're back to standing.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Kronburger jabs Maeda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kronburger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kronburger misses with a straight right.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda throws a nice looking combination but Kronburger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda swings for the body but Kronburger moves out of range.
Maeda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronburger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maeda manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Kronburger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronburger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maeda at a distance.
Maeda lands with an overhand left.
Kronburger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kronburger throws a body punch but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Maeda misses with a body kick.
Maeda misses with a hook. Kronburger ducked under it nicely.
Kronburger throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Maeda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kronburger's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronburger.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Kronburger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shawn Kronburger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Kronburger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maeda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kronburger's head.
Kronburger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kronburger cracks Maeda with a good jab.
Kronburger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maeda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kronburger scrambles back to his feet.
Kronburger lands a head kick!
Maeda gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kronburger gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Kronburger!
Shawn Kronburger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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