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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Helio Coptor (ranked 24583 p4p, 22876 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 539 p4p, 552 weight class). Kronke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feuer Frei kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eric Kronke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Lethal high kicks
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Coptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke looks to score with a jab to the body but Coptor is just out of range.
Coptor wants to land a leg kick but Kronke is out of range.
Kronke misses with a hook
and Coptor counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Coptor.
Kronke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Helio Coptor has been cut.
Coptor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coptor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kronke lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Coptor goes down! The ref sends Kronke to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Coptor is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kronke throws a looping overhand right but Coptor ducks down to avoid it.
Kronke 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.
Kronke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kronke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coptor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronke misses with a right hand
letting Coptor counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Coptor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kronke clobbers Coptor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coptor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronke.
Kronke throws a leg kick
letting Coptor counter with a right hand.
Kronke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coptor circles away quickly and effectively.
Coptor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kronke jabs at Coptor's body.
Coptor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kronke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coptor, as that shot connected.
Kronke misses the shot to the body.
Coptor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronke looks to land a left hand but Coptor moved out of range nicely.
Kronke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coptor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kronke misses with the combination.
Kronke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coptor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coptor tries to move into range but Kronke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kronke throws a looping overhand right but Coptor ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke misses with a left hand
and Coptor counters with a nice uppercut.
Kronke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kronke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Eric Kronke should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coptor misses with a head kick.
Kronke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kronke misses with a left hand
and Coptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kronke throws a body kick that misses
and Coptor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kronke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coptor counters with a low kick, right behind Kronke 's knee.
Kronke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coptor.
It looked like Coptor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Coptor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kronke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coptor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronke.
A counter left hand to the body from Coptor misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coptor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coptor is looking for a counter combo.
Kronke throws a lazy right hand but Coptor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronke connects with a nice looking jab.
Kronke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kronke throws a right and a left that Coptor avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coptor tries a low kick but Kronke avoids it.
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronke throws a looping overhand right but Coptor ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kronke misses.
Kronke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coptor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kronke takes a swing at Coptor's ribcage but misses.
Kronke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kronke throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Coptor counter with a right hand.
Kronke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coptor's hands.
Coptor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eric Kronke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Coptor.
Kronke looks to land a right hand but Coptor moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Coptor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kronke.
Kronke throws a sloppy body shot
and Coptor counters with a thumping low kick.
Kronke misses with a hook to the body
and Coptor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coptor closes the distance and clinches.
Coptor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helio Coptor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kronke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kronke misses with a body punch
and Coptor counters with a big head kick but Kronke shrugs it off.
Coptor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kronke misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Kronke.
Coptor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coptor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coptor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Kronke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kronke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coptor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Coptor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kronke misses with a body shot
and Coptor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kronke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kronke lands with an uppercut that bounces Coptor off the ropes and back into range.
Coptor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronke.
Coptor fakes the leg kick and cracks Kronke in the body.
Coptor misses with a double jab.
Coptor scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Kronke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coptor scores with a nice head shot.
Coptor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coptor lands a glancing blow to the side of Kronke's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kronke. That snapped Coptor's head back.
Coptor misses with a low kick.
Kronke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coptor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kronke misses with a hook.
Coptor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronke throws out the jab.
Kronke misses with a straight right.
Kronke misses with a hook.
Coptor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coptor slips a jab from Kronke.
Coptor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kronke thows a leg kick but Coptor checks it
and Coptor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coptor blocks a head kick by Kronke.
Coptor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronke.
An attempted straight right counter from Coptor misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coptor.
Kronke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coptor is out of range.
Kronke throws a body shot but no joy.
Coptor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kronke throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Coptor misses the target.
Eric Kronke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coptor scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Coptor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kronke doesn't seem phased though.
Coptor moves out of range as Kronke strikes.
Coptor is looking to counter with a body kick.
Coptor checks a low kick from Kronke.
Coptor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kronke throws a hook but Coptor blocks it.
Coptor appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Kronke.
I've got Kronke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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