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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Kronwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille Dublin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronwall comes to the cage accompanied by Avantasia - Dying For an Angel. Shaquille Dublin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikael Kronwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaquille Dublin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronwall darts in and clinches Dublin up against the cage.
Dublin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kronwall blocking some punches.
Kronwall lands with a light punch inside.
Kronwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronwall clinches.
Kronwall lands a good knee to the midsection. Dublin won't want to take too many of those.
Kronwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronwall scores with a nice strike.
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!
Kronwall looks to land a combination but Dublin avoids it well.
Kronwall misses with a wild combination.
Kronwall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kronwall scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kronwall.
Kronwall breaks from the clinch.
Kronwall darts in and clinches Dublin up against the cage.
Kronwall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kronwall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dublin's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall takes a swing at Dublin's ribcage but misses.
Kronwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Kronwall as he connects with a hook.
Kronwall misses with a wild body shot.
Kronwall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dublin is trying to defend but Kronwall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kronwall escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shaquille Dublin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronwall throws a series of punches but Dublin moves out of range.
Kronwall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kronwall is looking to work some ground and pound but Dublin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kronwall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dublin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kronwall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kronwall moves into the clinch.
Kronwall breaks the clinch.
Kronwall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dublin dodges the punch combination from Kronwall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kronwall or perhaps it was just good defense by Dublin which made him look bad.
Dublin darts in trying to clinch
and Kronwall counters with a takedown into side control.
Kronwall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dublin on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dublin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kronwall is thwarting Dublin's attempts to control the position.
Kronwall is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dublin manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronwall is looking to stand up but Dublin won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Kronwall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dublin fails with the takedown
and Kronwall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kronwall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kronwall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kronwall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dublin, up you get!
Kronwall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronwall swings for the body but Dublin moves out of range.
Kronwall rushes Dublin and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kronwall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kronwall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dublin shoots and misses
and Kronwall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dublin won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dublin tries to clinch up
and Kronwall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mikael Kronwall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kronwall postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dublin to stand up.
Kronwall lands a slapping body shot.
Dublin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kronwall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dublin won't be happy with that.
Mikael Kronwall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaquille Dublin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronwall cracks Dublin with a big right hand but Dublin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kronwall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall throws a one two combo.
Dublin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dublin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kronwall pushes Dublin off and gets back to his feet.
Kronwall stalks Dublin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dublin's face. Dublin staggers backwards, shaken.
Kronwall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kronwall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dublin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall trying to control but Dublin is working from the bottom.
Dublin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dublin has a closed guard, preventing Kronwall from standing up.
Dublin is looking for a triangle here but Kronwall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dublin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Dublin wants to control but Kronwall postures up.
Kronwall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dublin can do to turn this around?
Kronwall stands up and beckons Dublin to his feet.
Dublin misses with a takedown
and Kronwall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dublin's guard now.
Dublin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kronwall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dublin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Kronwall dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kronwall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dublin circles away quickly and effectively.
Dublin fails with the takedown
and Kronwall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dublin won't be happy with that.
Kronwall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kronwall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kronwall manages to break the clinch.
Kronwall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kronwall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kronwall working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronwall dominating with strikes here.
Dublin is looking to improve his position but Kronwall isn't that keen on the idea.
Kronwall controlling the position easily from mount.
Kronwall won't let Dublin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two 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.
Kronwall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dublin is looking to escape.
Kronwall blocks Dublin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kronwall content just to control the position here.
Dublin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronwall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kronwall landing strikes from the mount and Dublin is in trouble!
Kronwall goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dublin is on top in guard.
Dublin stands up and waves to Kronwall to follow him.
Dublin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mikael Kronwall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dublin working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dublin prevents Kronwall from standing back up.
Kronwall kicks off Dublin and gets to his feet.
Dublin has his takedown stuffed
so Kronwall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dublin looking for a guillotine here but Kronwall defends easily.
Dublin is trying to keep Kronwall in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Kronwall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kronwall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Kronwall!
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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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