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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Kronke (ranked 22397 p4p, 20612 weight class) and Alex Alexandrov (ranked 514 p4p, 528 weight class). Kronke comes into the arena with Feuer Frei blaring out of the sound system. Alex Alexandrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Solid 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 10 - 19 - 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 33 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke misses with a head kick.
Kronke cracks Alexandrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kronke tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Kronke avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexandrov tries to work over Kronke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Kronke.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Kronke on the inside.
Kronke tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Kronke back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexandrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kronke.
Kronke takes a shot to the head.
Alexandrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kronke pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov tries to work over Kronke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexandrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Still in the clinch, Alexandrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kronke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kronke - that landed with a thud.
Alexandrov looks winded!
Kronke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kronke controls his hands.
Kronke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kronke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Kronke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kronke throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Kronke avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Kronke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Kronke lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Alexandrov.
Kronke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kronke tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kronke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kronke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronke lands a body shot.
Kronke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexandrovs head.
Kronke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
Kronke lands a right hand.
Alexandrov prevents a body shot from Kronke.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronke lands with a light punch inside.
Kronke is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Kronke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexandrov or not.
Kronke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kronke lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kronke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexandrov.
Kronke lands an uppercut.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexandrov controls his hands.
Kronke lands a right hand.
A short right from Kronke on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Kronke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kronke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexandrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Kronke steps away.
Kronke throws a right and a left that Alexandrov avoids nicely.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Kronke moves out of range.
Kronke dips to his left and cracks Alexandrov with an uppercut!
Alexandrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kronke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kronke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexandrov is rocked!
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kronke finish him?
Kronke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alex Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Alexandrov is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eric Kronke!
A relieved looking Eric Kronke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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