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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 22724 p4p, 3810 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 550 p4p, 420 weight class). Kronke comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Volkanovski has chosen 2pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Kronke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Kronke seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Very strong
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Granite chin
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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 9 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Kronke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kronke.
Kronke misses with a right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a two punch combo.
Volkanovski slips under a jab.
Kronke tries to land a leg kick but Volkanovski saw it coming and moves away.
Volkanovski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski moves away from the strike by Kronke.
Kronke misses with a straight left.
Kronke misses with a head kick.
Volkanovski slips under a jab from Kronke.
Kronke throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkanovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kronke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kronke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Kronke misses its intended target.
Volkanovski stuns Kronke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Volkanovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke lands with a slapping head kick.
Eric Kronke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronke misses with a head kick.
Kronke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkanovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronke.
Volkanovski moves out of range as Kronke strikes.
Kronke misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volkanovski manages to break the clinch.
Kronke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkanovski.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kronke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronke. Volkanovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronke misses with a straight right.
Volkanovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkanovski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eric Kronke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kronke.
Volkanovski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Kronke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kronke throws a body shot but no joy.
Kronke throws a head kick that misses.
Kronke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkanovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkanovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Kronke misses.
Volkanovski is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
A jab from Kronke finds it's way through Volkanovski's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Kronke. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kronke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volkanovski has time to react.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Kronke.
Kronke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkanovski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kronke.
Kronke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kronke avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Kronke misses the jab.
Kronke scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Volkanovski to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kronke away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Volkanovski got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke throws an overhand right that lands on Volkanovski's shoulder, as Volkanovski tries to avoid the shot.
Volkanovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kronke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kronke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kronke throws an overhand right that lands on Volkanovski's shoulder, as Volkanovski tries to avoid the shot.
Volkanovski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kronke fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kronke misses its intended target.
Donk. Volkanovski catches Kronke right on the button with a cross.
Kronke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkanovski checks it well.
Eric Kronke is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronke lands a leg kick that knocks Volkanovski off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Kronke.
Kronke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkanovski can do to turn this around?
Volkanovski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kronke lands a jab to the head.
Kronke misses with a right hand
and Volkanovski counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Kronke misses.
Volkanovski clinches up against the cage.
Volkanovski digs a right hand underneath Kronke's ribcage. Kronke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkanovski manages to break the clinch.
Kronke misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski slips a jab and a cross from Kronke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kronke!
Kronke misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Kronke throws a combination that misses
and Volkanovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kronke misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski unleashes a big counter combination but Kronke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Volkanovski slips a straight right by Kronke.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronke throws out the jab.
Kronke misses with a body shot
and Volkanovski counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkanovski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kronke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkanovski rushes Kronke and presses him up against the cage.
Volkanovski breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Kronke.
Kronke tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkanovski jabs Kronke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kronke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkanovski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kronke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkanovski lands with a nice combination. Kronke backs away looking to recover.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Kronke.
Volkanovski lands with a straight right. Kronke didn't see that one coming.
Kronke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kronke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronke throws out the jab.
Volkanovski throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kronke as he connects with a hook.
Kronke misses with a combination
and Volkanovski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Volkanovski breaks from the clinch.
Kronke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kronke throws a body punch but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Kronke misses with a double jab.
Volkanovski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kronke finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkanovski's head.
Kronke misses with a looping left.
Volkanovski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kronke connects with a right hand. Volkanovski shakes it off.
Volkanovski is rocked!
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kronke throws a leg kick but Volkanovski checks it.
Volkanovski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kronke will feel that in the morning.
Aleksandar Volkanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronke misses with a low kick.
Volkanovski throws a right hand that Kronke ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronke also avoids with ease.
Kronke tries to bum rush Volkanovski with a series of wild strikes but Volkanovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkanovski blocks a jab.
Volkanovski loads up on a big right hand but Kronke slips the punch.
Volkanovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kronke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkanovski moves into the clinch.
Volkanovski blocking some punches.
Volkanovski trying to land knees to the body.
Volkanovski blocks an uppercut.
Volkanovski misses with a knee to the head.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Volkanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kronke throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkanovski.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Kronke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kronke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Kronke!
An out of breath Eric Kronke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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