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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbigniew Ciosek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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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
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slade Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Blaze misses.
Blaze gets a clinch.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Ciosek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Ciosek pushes him off.
Ciosek throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Ciosek keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaze misses with a straight left.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze tries to clinch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Ciosek feints a jab promting Blaze to slip. Ciosek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blaze slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze throws a body punch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Blaze tries to clinch but Ciosek moves out of range.
Blaze rushes Ciosek and presses him up against the cage.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek is trying to break the clinch but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Blaze has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ciosek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blaze can turn it around.
Ciosek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Ciosek moves out of range easily.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ciosek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaze fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Ciosek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ciosek misses with a few strikes there.
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
Ciosek lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze instigates a clinch.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek prevents Blaze from breaking the clinch.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Blaze 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.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciosek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Ciosek avoids them all with ease.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Ciosek moves out of range.
Zbigniew Ciosek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaze.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciosek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciosek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciosek was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Ciosek scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaze jabs Ciosek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ciosek tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Ciosek pushes him off.
Blaze thows a leg kick but Ciosek checks it
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ciosek throws a head kick that Blaze semi-blocks.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ciosek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaze.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Ciosek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciosek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze tries to clinch up.
Ciosek avoids the head kick by Blaze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze closes the distance and pushes Ciosek back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Blaze avoiding damage as Ciosek throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Ciosek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek connects with a knee to the head.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Ciosek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Ciosek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaze drives through and clinches with Ciosek against the cage.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciosek crunches a lovely knee into Blaze's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Blaze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ciosek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Ciosek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Blaze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciosek looking to throw knees to the head but Blaze is blocking nicely.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zbigniew Ciosek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciosek has double underhooks.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciosek is just out of range.
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciosek moves out of range of the body kick.
Ciosek swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze tries to clinch up but Ciosek circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Ciosek counters with a three punch combo that has Blaze backing up. Blaze nods at Ciosek to acknowledge the strikes.
Blaze is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Ciosek moves out of range.
Blaze tries to land a front kick but Ciosek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ciosek.
Blaze clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Ciosek.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but Blaze blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciosek missing with knees to the body.
Ciosek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Ciosek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Ciosek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Ciosek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciosek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blaze's calf.
Slade Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze tries to clinch there but Ciosek circles away.
Blaze throws a lazy head kick
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciosek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciosek works the jab nicely.
Ciosek moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Zbigniew Ciosek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ciosek back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciosek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ciosek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciosek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze instigates a clinch.
Ciosek tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Ciosek blocks an elbow strike from Blaze.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blaze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blaze working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zbigniew Ciosek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ciosek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
A very excited looking Zbigniew Ciosek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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