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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volg Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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277 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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265 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volg Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek scores with a push kick.
Ciosek wants to clinch up but Zangief keeps it at a distance.
Ciosek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Ciosek.
Ciosek connects with a leg kick. Zangief looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zangief is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ciosek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek blocks a head kick by Zangief.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Zangief.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Zangief.
Zangief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zangief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciosek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek thumps Zangief with a low kick.
Zangief tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ciosek counters with a three punch combo that has Zangief backing up. Zangief nods at Ciosek to acknowledge the strikes.
Zangief throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Zangief.
Ciosek scores with a nice right hand.
Zangief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zangief is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Volg Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zangief looks to throw a body kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciosek moves out of range of the body kick from Zangief.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch but Ciosek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throws a body kick that misses.
Zangief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zangief has managed to clinch.
Ciosek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zangief escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zangief has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zangief tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zangief putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zangief avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Zangief avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Zangief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zangief.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zangief fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zangief doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciosek circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ciosek. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volg Zangief will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zangief instigates a clinch.
Zangief manages to break the clinch.
Zangief drives through and clinches with Ciosek against the ropes.
Zangief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Zangief.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zangief trying to stall but Ciosek improves his position.
Zangief tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Zangief manages to break the clinch.
Zangief throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Zangief throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Zangief is looking to clinch but Ciosek is avoiding it.
Zangief has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zangief.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
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!
Zangief scores with a knee to the head.
Zangief is breathing heavily.
Ciosek is trying to force a seperation but Zangief has the dominant position.
Volg Zangief seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zangief misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Come on Zangief - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zangief is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ciosek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zangief is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zangief avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zangief landing knees to the body.
Ciosek lands a good knee to the midsection. Zangief won't want to take too many of those.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zangief avoids it.
Zangief throws an elbow but it misses.
Zangief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Zangief.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zangief lands a nice knee to the body.
Zangief effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zangief stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zangief.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Zangief avoids the damage to the body.
Zangief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek blocks an elbow strike from Zangief.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Zangief avoids the damage to the body.
Zangief lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciosek lands a knee to the head.
Zangief throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zangief avoids it.
Zangief breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volg Zangief showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ciosek misses with a wild combination.
Zangief throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciosek stuns Zangief with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Zangief.
Ciosek throws a nice looking combination but Zangief bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zangief gets a clinch.
Zangief wants to stall.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Zangief throws knees to the body.
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Zangief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zangief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zangief landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zangief throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ciosek looks to score with a jab to the body but Zangief is just out of range.
Zangief looks for the body kick but Ciosek saw that one coming.
Zangief pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zangief tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciosek throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zbigniew Ciosek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Zangief.
Zangief wants to slow Ciosek down by chopping away at his legs.
Zangief tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Ciosek.
Zangief looks to land a body kick but Ciosek moved away.
Zangief forces Ciosek back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Zangief unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ciosek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zangief throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Zangief misses with a knee to the head.
Zangief missing with knees to the body.
Zangief tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Zangief landing knees to the body.
Zangief stalling.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Zangief.
Zangief escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zangief throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zangief tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zangief tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zangief looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zangief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volg Zangief comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zangief winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volg Zangief!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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