| Spike, the KO Corral manager, had been thrilled by the
fight that resulted last time when his fighter, Keri, had been delayed
and her opponent Tina Lu had taken on a girl from the audience,
who fought gamely for the $1500 prize offer. The challenger
ultimately lost, but the event was great success and Spike immediately
decided he would add it as a regular feature at the Corral. The KO Corral is a unique fight venue. It consists of an indoor ring, but instead of canvas, the floor is covered with sawdust, and instead of the typical ropes and turnbuckles, the ring is surrounded by split rail fence, wrapped with foam padding, but the wooden corner posts are just bare wood. Monthly fight nights at this unique arena were working now for more than 3 years. The rules at the Corral are similar to extreme fighting rules. Fighters use padded sparring gloves that cover their knuckles but allow their fingers free for grabbing and holding. The rules allow punching, kicking, and hitting while down; there is no submission and all fights go to KO, thus the name KO Corral is apt. After the challenge event a guy called Ted who had been in the audience approached Spike and asked if his girlfriend, Holly, could challenge Keri in a semi-private fight in the Corral. He said he was willing to put up a prize of $1500 to the winner. Spike quickly agreed on the condition that he could video the match for replay at future events: |
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