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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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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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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energy
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