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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 23249 p4p, 2805 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 654 p4p, 393 weight class). Kronke comes to the ring accompanied by Feuer Frei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kronke can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Kronke digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronke avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kronke is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Kronke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kronke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronke lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronke avoids it.
Kronke tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Kronke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronke avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kronke scores with a shoulder strike.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kronke tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Kronke missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kronke tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kronke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kronke avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Kronke tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronke avoids it.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronke.
Kronke breaks the clinch.
Kronke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke lands an uppercut.
Kronke managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronke.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kronke controls the action.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Kronke fails to land.
Kronke digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Kronke throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Kronke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Silva.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kronke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogun Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kronke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kronke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Kronke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kronke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kronke is out of range.
Silva clinches up with Kronke and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shogun Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kronke takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Kronke misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Kronke.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kronke can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kronke.
Kronke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronke tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Kronke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Kronke tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Kronke - that landed with a thud.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kronke blocks it with crossed arms.
Kronke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Kronke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kronke misses.
Kronke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva rushes Kronke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kronke is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kronke has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kronke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronke.
Kronke tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kronke avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Kronke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kronke, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kronke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronke dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronke tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kronke lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Kronke tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kronke back against the ropes.
Kronke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva pushes Kronke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kronke blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kronke.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronke avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Kronke misses with a punch to the body.
Kronke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kronke controls the action.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kronke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kronke avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Kronke.
Kronke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke trying to land knees to the body.
Kronke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Kronke's head.
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!
Silva tries to work over Kronke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kronke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kronke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronke.
Kronke tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kronke back against the ropes.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kronke tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kronke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Kronke lands an uppercut.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Kronke blocks a body shot from Silva.
Kronke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kronke is blocking nicely.
Kronke digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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