Even though the fight didn't look all that great, each blow they delivered was powerful enough to send one of the presents flying back, and this final knee strike was powerful enough to break through the alligator's barrier.
After the alligator barrier was breached, the one-eyed Kobold reached for his macuahuitl and advanced toward his opponent. It appeared that the fistfight was over when the opponent's ether was destroyed; all that remained was to kill the opponent and give him a warrior death.
In a unique method, the Kobolds paid homage to their god by using the soon-to-be victim's body as a sacrifice to their god after they killed him in single combat. This was an honorable death that brought honor to both them and their god.