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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 138 p4p, 198 weight class) and Kristoph Kringle (ranked 24 p4p, 29 weight class). Madzarov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UNDER THE BRIDGE. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kringle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madzarov throws a looping overhand right but Kringle ducks down to avoid it.
Madzarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kringle takes a swing at Madzarov's ribcage but misses.
Madzarov thows a leg kick but Kringle checks it
and Kringle counters with a nice body shot.
Kringle tries to land a front kick but Madzarov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kringle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madzarov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kringle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kringle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kringle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madzarov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Madzarov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kringle looks to throw a body kick
and Madzarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kringle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kringle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kringle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kringle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madzarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kringle with a nice cross.
Kringle is looking to clinch but Madzarov is avoiding it.
Kringle wants to clinch up but Madzarov keeps it at a distance.
Madzarov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kringle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madzarov scrambles back to his feet.
Madzarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madzarov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kringle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kringle moves in looking to clinch but Madzarov pushes him off.
Kristoph Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madzarov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Madzarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madzarov blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kringle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madzarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madzarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kringle.
A little feinted left hand from Madzarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kringle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madzarov counters with a good, hard body kick but Kringle shrugs it off.
Kringle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madzarov in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kringle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kringle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madzarov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kringle misses with a shot to the body
and Madzarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kringle misses with a hook
letting Madzarov counter with a right hand.
Kringle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Madzarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kringle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kringle rushes Madzarov and presses him up against the cage.
Kringle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kringle blocking some punches.
Kringle wants to get back to striking at distance but Madzarov won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kringle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kringle has Madzarov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kringle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kringle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madzarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Madzarov fails to land.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madzarov has him pressed against the cage.
Kringle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madzarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madzarov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kringle breaks from the clinch.
Madzarov slips under a jab.
Madzarov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Madzarov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kringle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madzarov. Madzarov obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristoph Kringle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kringle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Madzarov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kringle avoids it.
Kringle looks to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a straight right hand.
Kringle connects with a body shot.
Kringle looks to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a low kick, right behind Kringle 's knee.
Kringle throws a poor cross that misses
and Madzarov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kringle rushes Madzarov and presses him up against the cage.
Kringle lands an uppercut.
Kringle prevents a body shot from Madzarov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kringle backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kringle fails to land.
Kringle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kringle misses with a hook. Madzarov ducked under it nicely.
Kringle looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kringle.
Kringle connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Madzarov misses.
Kringle scores with a nice body kick.
Kringle tries to clinch but Madzarov is having none of it.
Kringle throws a lazy uppercut
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kringle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Madzarov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Madzarov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kringle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kringle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kringle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madzarov.
Madzarov throwing a counter right hand but Kringle manages to avoid it.
Madzarov throws out a loose jab but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle instigates a clinch.
Kringle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madzarov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kringle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madzarov pushes Kringle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kringle tries to work over Madzarov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madzarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kringle controls his hands.
Kringle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kringle can't find room to land a body shot as Madzarov controls the action.
Madzarov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kringle gets through Madzarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kringle throws a punch but it's blocked by Madzarov.
A short right from Madzarov.
Madzarov digs a right hand into Kringle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kringle's gas tank.
Kringle takes a shot to the head.
Kringle tries to throw a body punch but Madzarov avoids it by throwing Kringle back against the cage.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madzarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Madzarov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut.
Madzarov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kringle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kringle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kringle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kringle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madzarov on the side of the head.
Kringle misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Madzarov misses the target.
Kringle clinches up against the cage.
Kringle lands a hook that snaps the head of Madzarov backwards.
Kringle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Madzarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kringle is defending well for now.
Madzarov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madzarov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Madzarov.
Kringle is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madzarov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle has a couple of punches blocked by Madzarov.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle tries to throw a body punch but Madzarov avoids it by throwing Kringle back against the cage.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle breaks from the clinch.
Madzarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kringle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madzarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kringle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kringle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kringle closes the distance but Madzarov moves to the side
and Madzarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madzarov delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vasko Madzarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristoph Kringle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the body from Kringle misses
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madzarov throws a lazy body kick
and Kringle counters with a left and a right that stings Madzarov.
Kringle is looking to clinch but Madzarov is avoiding it.
Madzarov slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Madzarov misses the target.
Madzarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kringle throws a jab when Madzarov was well out of range.
Kristoph Kringle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kringle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
and Madzarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kringle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kringle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kringle fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Madzarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle throws a poor cross that misses
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kringle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kringle throws a hook but Madzarov blocks it.
Kringle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kringle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madzarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kringle blocks the body kick.
Madzarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Kringle misses.
Kringle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madzarov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kringle scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle throws out a loose jab but Madzarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle moves out of range as Madzarov strikes.
Kringle cracks Madzarov with an open hand slap.
Kringle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Madzarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madzarov walks into a stiff left hand from Kringle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madzarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Madzarov is looking to counter punch.
Kringle wants to clinch.
Madzarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madzarov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Madzarov throws a hook to the side of Kringle's head but Kringle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kringle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kringle lands a body shot.
Kringle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madzarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kringle thinking.
Madzarov throws a chopping leg kick but Kringle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kringle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madzarov counters with a left to the body.
Kringle misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Madzarov misses its intended target.
Kringle digs a good body shot into Madzarov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Kringle avoids the punch easily.
Kringle misses with a left hand
enabling Madzarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kringle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madzarov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Madzarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kringle as he connects with a hook.
Madzarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madzarov slips a straight right by Kringle.
Madzarov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kringle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madzarov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kringle is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoph Kringle really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristoph Kringle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kringle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Madzarov counter with a right hand.
Kringle throws a jab when Madzarov was well out of range.
Madzarov gets tackled into the cage by Kringle. Kringle maintains the clinch.
Madzarov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kringle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kringle avoiding damage as Madzarov throws knees to the body.
Madzarov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kringle.
A short right from Madzarov on the inside.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Kringle avoiding damage as Madzarov throws knees to the body.
Kringle avoiding damage as Madzarov throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Madzarov on the inside.
Madzarov pushes Kringle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kringle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Madzarov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Madzarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kringle avoids the damage to the body.
Madzarov misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Madzarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madzarov.
Madzarov tries to land a knee to the head but Kringle blocks with his arms.
Kringle is trying to force a seperation but Madzarov has the dominant position.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kringle.
Madzarov lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kringle.
Kringle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madzarov ducks under a wild hook from Kringle.
A quick step to the side and Madzarov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kringle cracks Madzarov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kringle scores with a body shot.
Kringle lands with a right hand.
Crunch! Kringle slams his shin into Madzarov's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kringle.
Kringle misses with a body shot.
Kringle lands a lovely overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madzarov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kringle - the referee stops the clock and Madzarov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kringle. Madzarov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madzarov misses with a kick to the body.
Kringle misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Madzarov misses its target.
Kringle clinches up against the cage.
Madzarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madzarov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kringle backwards.
Kringle breaks from the clinch.
Kringle misses with an uppercut
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov avoids the body shot from Kringle.
Madzarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Kringle. Beautiful body shot.
Madzarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kringle.
And Madzarov counters with a quick kick to the body but Kringle blocks it.
Kringle lands with a right hand.
Kringle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madzarov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kringle misses with a left hand
and Madzarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kringle misses with a body punch
and Madzarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kringle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
and Madzarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kringle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Madzarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madzarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kringle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Madzarov will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kringle rushes Madzarov and presses him up against the cage.
Kringle manages to break the clinch.
Madzarov ducks right into an uppercut from Kringle.
Kringle checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kristoph Kringle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kristoph Kringle'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. This is the final round!
Kringle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasko Madzarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madzarov misses the shot to the body.
Kringle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the liver by Kringle. Beautiful body shot.
Kringle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kringle clinches with his opponent.
Madzarov takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kringle manages to break the clinch.
Kringle just misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle clinches with his opponent.
Madzarov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madzarov misses with the head strike.
Madzarov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kringles head.
Vasko Madzarov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madzarov tries a knee to the head but Kringle blocks it.
Madzarov gets through Kringle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madzarov missing with knees to the body.
Kringle lands a body punch.
Madzarov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kringle manages to break the clinch.
Kringle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab from Kringle.
Madzarov walks into a left hand.
Kringle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madzarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kringle throws a jab but it's blocked by Madzarov.
Kringle lands a head shot.
Kringle scores with a push kick.
Kringle scores with a one two! Madzarov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kringle throws out a powerful jab.
Kringle sizes up Madzarov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kringle scores with a jab to the body.
Kringle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Kringle.
Madzarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madzarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kringle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madzarov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kringle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madzarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kringle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Madzarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madzarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
letting Madzarov counter with a right hand.
Kringle moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kringle blocking some punches.
Kringle breaks from the clinch.
Kringle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kringle scores with a push kick.
Kringle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Vasko Madzarov has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kringle.
Madzarov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kringle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madzarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristoph Kringle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kringle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristoph Kringle!
Kristoph Kringle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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