The first fight of well presented Crispino Kalski began very calmly and controlled the match, every time he had an opportunity he didn’t miss a chance to attack Andre Agbobly with strong boxing combinations.
As the German fighter couldn’t find a recipe the fight ended up in a strong kickboxer knockout in the second round.
Second fight of Przemyslaw Ziemnicki and starring Sergei Morari from Moldova. A fighter from Warsaw tried to find solutions to beat his opponent, however, passive attitude of Morari ended in being taken from the ring on a stretcher.
The fights continued with Mariusz Cieslinski and German fighter John Alhelgera. The fight was quite even and intense, after three rounds an additional round was announced and Mariusz Cieslinski showed his strength and eventually won by judges decision.
After this fight Tomasz Makowski and Lithuanian fighter Karolis Buslys took place in the ring. Multiple world champion Tomasz Makowski to the audience surprise was defeated by Lithuanian fighter by judges decision.
KOK WORLD GP 2014 Gdansk welcomed a fight of Kamila Balanda and Daria Albers. Polish fighter showed good technique and strength which ended without a doubt with Kamila Balanda victory.
After women fight tournament moved to a live transmission to Eurosport.
The first ones to take place in the ring were Michael Wlazlo and Robert Maruszak. The both fighters were of the same level, the first round, was balanced and even. However, from the second round Robert Maruszak clearly fell from power, which allowed Michael Wlazlo to show his technique and implement his strategy. In addition to this during the third round the audience could see the victory of Michael Wlazlo.
Another startup it was the first semi-final duel of the tournament in the heavyweight division. The fights of: Garuda Muay Thai Gym Tomasz Szczepkowski and Colin George from France. This fight was the least impressive part of the gala. Players did not show great initiative and the number of blows in each round was small. This fight was a good opportunity to rebuild for one of the players after the recent defeats. Thomas Szczepkowsky after three rounds was declared as a winner.
Second Semifinal fight was already much more interesting. Michael Canon crossed gloves with Ukraine veteran of global rings – Sergei Lascenko. The duel from the beginning was very fierce, and the players were showing their strength. As might be expected before the fight, Michael opted for kicks, and Lascenko boxing, attacked the low kicks. After three rounds of the fight judges announced an additional round. Here the Ukrainian experience took the initiative and the round was played under his dictation. Sergei Lascenko showed that he had a lot more experience and better physical condition.
KOK WORLD GP 2014 Gdansk continued with the next fight: Peter Kobylanski and Ilias Bulaida from Morocco. The duel from the beginning to the end-ran under the dictation of 19-year-old. The local player could not find the answer to the speed, dynamism and aggression of the Moroccan. After three rounds of dominance prevailed Ilias Bulaida, whose long career is certainly worth following.
After this, the fight of the limit to 93 kg of Luke Butkiewitcz and Sergei Maslobojev appeared in the ring. Mileage duel was like to fight Kobylański vs Bulaid. Luke Butkiewicz tried to resist the player from Lithuania, but the Friday night for Serge was unstoppable. The fight ended with a knockout in the second round. It is, however, good attitude of Luke, who knew that is going to fight in front of his own fans in Poland, decided to chose not the worst enemy and check out a player who belongs among the top of the world players.
The following fight – Radoslaw Paczuski and Artur Kyshenko. Artur Kyshenko showed very good technique and power, which ended up in a Ukrainian victory in the third round.
The last fight was a final gala heavyweight tournament: the duel did not last long. At the beginning of the first round of Sergei Lascenko hit Thomas Szczepkowski with a kick to the body that sent Polish representative on the board. As it turned out after the fight, the player GMTG suffered in the first leg fractures rib, which made it impossible for him to compete with Ukrainian. Sergei Lascenko was announced a KOK WORLD GP 2014 champion Gdańsk in 2014.
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