|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zbigniew Ciosek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 220 cm
41
277 lbs
25 - 24 - 1 |
|
185 cm
38
208 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
|
|
Excellent MT
Heavy handed
|
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Legionarius responds with a good body kick, but Ciosek manages to step out the way in time.
Legionarius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Legionarius is having none of it.
Ciosek misses with a low kick.
Legionarius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciosek circles away quickly and effectively.
Legionarius blocks a low kick nicely.
Legionarius moves into range and clinches up with Ciosek.
Ciosek is trying to maintain a safe position but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns Ciosek into the cage.
Ciosek digs a right hand underneath Legionarius's ribcage. Legionarius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Legionarius has had enough of the clinch but Ciosek keeps him there for the moment.
Legionarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legionarius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legionarius breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek wants to clinch.
Ciosek has closed the distance and engaged Legionarius in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Legionarius.
Legionarius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciosek is defending well for now.
Ciosek works on Legionarius's body with a couple of short punches.
Ciosek is looking to control Legionarius's arms but Legionarius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ciosek has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius moves out of range of the leg kick from Ciosek.
Ciosek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ciosek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciosek connects with an inside leg kick.
Legionarius avoids the body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legionarius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius moves into the clinch.
Legionarius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek misses with a looping left.
Ciosek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Legionarius moves in looking to clinch but Ciosek pushes him off.
Legionarius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Legionarius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Ciosek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Legionarius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ciosek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Legionarius pushes him off.
Legionarius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciosek can pounce on him.
Ciosek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legionarius avoids it.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legionarius lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries a body shot but Legionarius blocks it.
Ciosek struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legionarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek works on Legionarius's body with a couple of short punches.
Ciosek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Legionarius up against the cage.
Ciosek taking a breather.
A short right from Ciosek on the inside.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Ciosek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legionarius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciosek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legionarius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ciosek tests Legionarius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Legionarius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius closes the distance and clinches.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek leaning against his opponent.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but Legionarius blocks it.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Legionarius avoids the damage to the body.
Legionarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legionarius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciosek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legionarius moves out of range as Ciosek throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Ciosek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Legionarius lands a right hook to the body.
Legionarius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciosek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legionarius.
Zbigniew Ciosek is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciosek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ciosek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legionarius throws a sloppy head kick and Ciosek moves out of range easily.
Ciosek is looking to counter the offense by Legionarius and move into the clinch.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Legionarius takes one to the chin there.
Legionarius throws a low kick but Ciosek moves out of range easily.
Ciosek misses with a wild body shot.
Ciosek backing away here, and Legionarius unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Legionarius slips a jab and a cross from Ciosek.
Legionarius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciosek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legionarius's head backwards.
No joy there for Legionarius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legionarius, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legionarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ciosek.
Ciosek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legionarius momentarily.
Legionarius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Legionarius scoring well with a low kick there.
Legionarius slips a jab and a cross from Ciosek.
Ciosek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Legionarius tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legionarius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legionarius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ciosek tries to clinch up.
Legionarius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ciosek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legionarius can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Ciosek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek misses with an uppercut.
Legionarius pushes Ciosek up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciosek tries to work over Legionarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legionarius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ciosek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Legionarius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Legionarius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciosek.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legionarius misses with a wild body shot.
Legionarius throws a hook but Ciosek avoids it easily.
Ciosek clinches.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Ciosek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ciosek.
Zbigniew Ciosek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ciosek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ciosek breaks from the clinch.
Legionarius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Ciosek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Legionarius.
Legionarius swings for the body but Ciosek moves out of range.
Jab from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to clinch but Legionarius is avoiding it.
Ciosek moves out of range of the body kick from Legionarius.
As Legionarius backs away, Ciosek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Legionarius throws a leg kick
and Ciosek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ciosek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ciosek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legionarius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Legionarius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciosek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Legionarius has him pressed against the cage.
Ciosek landing knees to the head.
Legionarius pushes Ciosek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciosek can't find room to land a body shot as Legionarius controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Legionarius as Ciosek tries to tie him up.
Legionarius trying to land knees to the body.
Legionarius misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legionarius's elbow.
Legionarius misses with an elbow over the top.
Legionarius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ciosek.
Legionarius thuds his shin into the meat of Ciosek's side.
Jab, jab by Ciosek - just one landing.
Ciosek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ciosek tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ciosek.
Legionarius pushes Ciosek up against the cage in a clinch.
Ciosek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legionarius blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zbigniew Ciosek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ciosek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legionarius.
Ciosek throws a head kick that misses.
Ciosek defending well as Legionarius loads up on a big left hand.
Legionarius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Legionarius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Legionarius ducks under a wild hook from Ciosek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ciosek. Legionarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Legionarius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Legionarius throws a body punch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Legionarius tries to land a front kick but Ciosek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ciosek throws a right and a left that Legionarius avoids nicely.
Legionarius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek wants to clinch
and Legionarius counters with a low kick, right behind Ciosek 's knee.
Legionarius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ciosek will feel that in the morning.
Ciosek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Legionarius.
Ciosek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Legionarius.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius wants to break free but Ciosek has control.
Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciosek misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Legionarius throws an elbow but misses.
Legionarius manages to break the clinch.
Legionarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciosek moves out of range of the body kick.
Legionarius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ciosek's calf.
Ciosek wants to clinch.
Legionarius swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ciosek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ciosek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legionarius moves out of range as Ciosek strikes.
Legionarius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good standup being displayed there by Ciosek as he connects with a hook.
Legionarius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciosek moves away.
Ciosek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Legionarius manages to circle out of the way.
Ciosek is looking to clinch but Legionarius is avoiding it.
Legionarius swings for the body but Ciosek moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Legionarius.
Legionarius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ciosek rather than just go for the knockout.
Ciosek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ciosek lands with a right to the head.
Ciosek blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Legionarius is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ciosek, right into the meat.
Ciosek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legionarius dodges the punch combination from Ciosek.
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciosek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciosek scores with a jab to the body.
Legionarius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ciosek misses the jab.
Legionarius feints a counter leg kick.
Ciosek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legionarius in his tracks.
Ciosek lands a nice looking body kick.
Legionarius tries to land a front kick but Ciosek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Legionarius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciosek.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciosek checks a leg kick.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek throws out a loose jab but Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek throws a series of punches but Legionarius avoids them all with ease.
Ciosek is looking to clinch.
Legionarius wants to counter with a clinch but Ciosek pushes him away.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Legionarius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ciosek.
Ciosek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ciosek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciosek wants to clinch.
Ciosek scoring well with a low kick there.
Alessio Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legionarius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciosek's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Legionarius.
Legionarius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ciosek to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alessio Legionarius.
Well Ciosek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 10th World Order logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
