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KOTR 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tiger Warrior (ranked 8595 p4p, 831 weight class) and Sergei Vilankow (ranked 7261 p4p, 767 weight class). Sergei Vilankow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Very strong
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergei Vilankow!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior drives through and clinches with Vilankow against the ropes.
Vilankow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vilankow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warrior with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sergei Vilankow has been cut.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warrior avoiding damage.
Vilankow stalling in the clinch but Warrior improves position.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilankow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Vilankow blocks it.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilankow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
Vilankow taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilankow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vilankow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilankow.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but Vilankow blocks it.
Warrior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior lands a knee to the body.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Vilankow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vilankow is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilankow avoids it.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Vilankow blocks with his arms.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Vilankow is blocking nicely.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilankow avoids it.
Warrior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilankow avoids it.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Warrior.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
Warrior working Vilankow over with knees to the body.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
Vilankow lands with a left to the head.
Vilankow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warrior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warrior defending well as Vilankow loads up on a big left hand.
Warrior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilankow misses with a body shot.
Warrior avoids the body shot from Vilankow.
Vilankow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilankow misses the shot to the body.
Warrior moves to clinch but Vilankow breaks away
and Vilankow counters with a straight right hand.
Warrior tries to clinch there but Vilankow circles away.
Warrior has closed the distance and engaged Vilankow in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrior scores with a knee to the head.
Warrior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilankow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vilankow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Warrior misses with a knee to the head.
Vilankow is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Vilankow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilankow misses with a low kick.
Vilankow throws a body shot but no joy.
Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vilankow can do to turn this around?
Warrior has managed to clinch.
Vilankow is trying to stall.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilankow is defending well for now.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilankow.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilankow blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilankow stalling in the clinch but Warrior improves position.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warrior lands a knee to the head.
Vilankow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilankow lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiger Warrior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vilankow misses with the head strike.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Vilankow avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Vilankow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Vilankow avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilankow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vilankow on the inside.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Vilankow is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Warrior lands a knee to the head.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilankow won't want to take too many of those.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
Vilankow pushes Warrior back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the 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!
Vilankow working aggressively here.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilankow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilankow.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilankow is trying to stall.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilankow is defending well for now.
Vilankow is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vilankow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warrior rushes Vilankow and presses him up against the ropes.
Vilankow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Vilankow is blocking nicely.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Vilankow throws a head punch that misses.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Vilankow misses with the head strike.
Vilankow swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilankow is defending well for now.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Warrior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vilankow misses with the head strike.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Vilankow is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilankow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilankow avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Vilankow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Warrior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilankow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Vilankow misses.
Warrior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vilankow connects with a leg kick. Warrior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warrior drives through and clinches with Vilankow against the ropes.
Warrior misses with a knee strike.
Vilankow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vilankow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilankow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warrior landing knees to the head.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilankow is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilankow avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Vilankow is blocking nicely.
Vilankow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilankow blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilankow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warrior has him pressed against the ropes.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Vilankow blocks with his arms.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vilankow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilankow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior has Vilankow pressed against the ropes, preventing Vilankow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Vilankow.
Vilankow lands a left hand.
Vilankow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warrior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilankow.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Vilankow blocks with his arms.
Tiger Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilankow has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vilankow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Warrior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vilankow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilankow avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilankow is defending well for now.
Vilankow misses with the head strike.
Vilankow avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Sergei Vilankow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilankow is trying to maintain a safe position but Warrior gets an underhook and turns Vilankow into the ropes.
Vilankow managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Vilankow presses Warrior against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vilankow misses with a body punch.
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.
Vilankow wants to stall.
Vilankow avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Vilankow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Warrior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vilankow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vilankow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilankow motions for Warrior to come forward. Vilankow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior moves into range and clinches up with Vilankow.
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 Tiger Warrior.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warrior, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Warrior!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger Warrior thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Konrad Kriz (ranked 8816 p4p, 772 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 7545 p4p, 710 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konrad Kriz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Kriz misses.
It seemed like Megaton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Megaton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Megaton moves forwards but Kriz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kriz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kriz misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy body kick from Megaton
and Kriz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Kriz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kriz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kriz connects with a crisp jab.
Kriz misses with a hook
and Kriz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Konrad Kriz has been cut.
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!
Kriz misses the shot to the body.
Megaton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Megaton doesn't seem bothered though.
Megaton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kriz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Kriz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kriz catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Megaton stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Megaton walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Megaton misses with a right hand
and Kriz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton avoids the body shot from Kriz.
Megaton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kriz misses with a left hand
and Megaton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Megaton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Megaton.
Kriz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton throws a body shot but no joy.
Kriz misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a solid body kick.
Megaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriz was well out of range. Poor timing from Megaton.
Kriz swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a thumping low kick.
Kriz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Megaton doesn't seem bothered though.
Megaton misses the body punch
and Megaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Mike Megaton's cut even more.
Kriz throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Megaton.
Kriz drives through and clinches with Megaton against the ropes.
Kriz lands a left hand.
Kriz misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Kriz blocks an uppercut.
Kriz throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Megaton.
Megaton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kriz throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
We've been informed that Megaton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kriz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kriz misses with a punch to the body.
Kriz lands with a light punch inside.
Megaton is looking to break free of the clinch but Kriz has double underhooks.
Kriz blocking some punches.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton can't find room to land a body shot as Kriz controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriz has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Kriz can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Kriz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kriz throws a head punch that misses.
Kriz throws a head punch that misses.
Megaton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kriz misses with a punch to the body.
Kriz can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Kriz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kriz working aggressively here.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kriz lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kriz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kriz moves away from the strike by Megaton.
A quick step to the side and Kriz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kriz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Megaton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kriz misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Megaton throws out a loose jab but Kriz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriz tries to clinch there but Megaton circles away.
Kriz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriz.
Megaton throws out a loose jab but Kriz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megaton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kriz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriz scores with a nice strike.
Megaton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kriz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Megaton's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megaton.
Megaton throws out a loose jab but Kriz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kriz.
Megaton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriz at a distance.
Megaton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kriz connects with a nice looking jab.
Megaton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriz misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megaton, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kriz takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Kriz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaton moves away.
Kriz has managed to clinch.
Kriz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Kriz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriz gets through Megaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kriz swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriz cracks Megaton with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kriz fails to land.
Megaton manages to break the clinch.
Megaton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kriz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriz.
Kriz misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Kriz misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Megaton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriz.
Megaton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Megaton misses
and Kriz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Megaton.
Kriz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kriz slips a straight right by Megaton.
Kriz slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Megaton misses
and Kriz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kriz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Megaton digs a good body shot into Kriz's ribs.
Kriz throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kriz thinking.
Megaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriz.
Kriz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konrad Kriz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Megaton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kriz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Kriz.
A low kick from Megaton is predictable there
and Kriz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kriz cracks Megaton with an open hand slap.
Kriz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Kriz misses.
Megaton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton lunges at Kriz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriz's hand.
Kriz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kriz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Megaton's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton connects with a body shot that sends Kriz's belly button to the back.
Megaton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaton can do to turn this around?
Kriz throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Megaton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megaton cracks Kriz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Megaton misses with a low kick.
Kriz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kriz takes a swing at Megaton's ribcage but misses.
Kriz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Megaton. That one must have hurt.
Kriz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megaton.
Kriz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton walks into a left hand.
The cut above Mike Megaton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Megaton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megaton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kriz.
Konrad Kriz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kriz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Megaton in his tracks.
Kriz misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Megaton slips under a jab from Kriz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaton! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kriz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriz tests Megaton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Kriz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Megaton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Megaton looks to throw the jab but Kriz is out of range.
Megaton works Kriz's body with a nice hook.
Kriz blocks a leg kick.
Kriz is looking to counter punch.
Kriz misses with a body shot.
Kriz checks a low kick from Megaton.
Kriz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kriz throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
Megaton lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriz throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a thumping low kick.
Kriz closes the distance but Megaton moves to the side
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kriz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kriz misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kriz connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Megaton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Megaton jabs at Kriz's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Megaton walks into a straight right hand from Kriz.
Megaton slips a jab from Kriz.
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Kriz.
Megaton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kriz connects with a looping right hand.
Megaton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriz misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriz checks the leg kick.
Kriz throwing a counter right hand but Megaton manages to avoid it.
Megaton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megaton blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton throws a right hand that misses
and Kriz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Megaton tries to circle away but Kriz has him pinned against the ropes.
Kriz misses with the head strike.
Megaton has had enough of the clinch but Kriz keeps him there for the moment.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Kriz.
Kriz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriz can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megaton.
Kriz throws a head punch that misses.
Kriz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kriz tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
Kriz can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konrad Kriz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kriz lands with a light punch inside.
Megaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megaton wants to break free but Kriz has control.
Kriz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megaton is rocked!
Megaton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Kriz.
Megaton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kriz finish him?
Kriz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kriz misses with the head strike.
Megaton seems to have recovered his senses.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kriz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriz lands a left hand.
Kriz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriz has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike Megaton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kriz pushes Megaton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kriz lands a hook that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Kriz has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Kriz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Kriz.
Kriz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kriz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kriz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kriz tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaton looking to slow down the pace here.
Kriz misses with a punch to the body.
Kriz tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kriz can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
A short left from Kriz.
Kriz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kriz misses with the head strike.
Kriz lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriz has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Kriz digs a right hand into Megaton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Megaton's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kriz had his way with Mike Megaton in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kriz closes the distance and pushes Megaton back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kriz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megaton prevents a body shot from Kriz.
Megaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kriz throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriz throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kriz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megaton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kriz counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Megaton misses.
Megaton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kriz checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kriz throws the left hand but Megaton avoids the punch easily.
Megaton throws a body punch but Kriz moves out of range.
It looked like Kriz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Megaton.
Kriz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megaton misses with a leg kick
and Kriz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Megaton.
Megaton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriz.
Megaton tries to land a leg kick but Kriz saw it coming and moves away.
Megaton thows a leg kick but Kriz checks it
and Kriz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kriz misses.
Kriz looks to land a right hand but Megaton moved out of range.
Megaton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kriz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton counters with a leg kick.
Kriz checks a low kick from Megaton.
Kriz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Megaton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kriz on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Kriz.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Megaton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konrad Kriz!
Konrad Kriz retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 7353 p4p, 780 weight class) and Daniel Gadar (ranked 7278 p4p, 776 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Gadar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fischer on the side of the head.
Gadar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gadar throws a lazy uppercut
and Fischer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fischer takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Gadar.
Fischer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gizmo's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Fischer throws a body punch but Gadar moves out of range.
Fischer lands a jab.
Gadar takes a swing at Fischer's ribcage but misses.
Fischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gadar throws a lazy uppercut
letting Fischer counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gadar scores with a hook.
Gadar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fischer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fischer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fischer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gadar.
Gadar works the jab nicely.
Gadar moves away from the strike by Fischer.
Gadar's coach down at Play House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gadar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Fischer.
Fischer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gadar throws a lazy uppercut
and Fischer counters with a left to the body.
Fischer connects with a quick right hand that sends Gadar tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dennis Fischer!
Dennis Fischer retains his light heavyweight title!
Dennis Fischer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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