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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 3889 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 3713 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbigniew Ciosek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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277 lbs
34 - 38 - 1 |
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300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 38 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ciosek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciosek has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Ciosek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cage cracks Ciosek with a nice body shot.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.
Cage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Cage pushes Ciosek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciosek won't want to take too many of those.
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ciosek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ciosek's face.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage works on Ciosek's body with a couple of short punches.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into Ciosek's ribcage.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek trying to stall but Cage improves his position.
Cage pushes Ciosek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cage.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage misses with a knee strike.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ciosek.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ciosek backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Ciosek's head.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ciosek's face.
Cage with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Cage.
Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Cage lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
Cage 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 takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ciosek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cage landing knees to the body.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage cracks Ciosek with a nice body shot.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage connects with a knee to the head.
Ciosek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage drops Ciosek with a big knee straight up the middle! Ciosek is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ciosek is rocked!
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ciosek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cage gets a clinch.
Luke Cage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ciosek's face.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage 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.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cage lands a good knee to the midsection. Ciosek won't want to take too many of those.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ciosek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage lands a nice knee to the body.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands a left hand.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Ciosek misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
Cage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks it.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage landing knees to the head.
Ciosek is trying to force a seperation but Cage has the dominant position.
Cage landing knees to the body.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciosek misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
Cage with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage misses with a knee strike.
Ciosek misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ciosek misses with a knee to the head.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ciosek fails to land.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage cracks Ciosek with a nice body shot.
Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciosek.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Cage blocking some punches.
Cage misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cage landing knees to the body.
Cage lands a body punch.
Ciosek misses with a punch to the body.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cage closes the distance and pushes Ciosek back into the cage.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ciosek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Cage digs a right hand underneath Ciosek's ribcage. Ciosek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ciosek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage prevents a body shot from Ciosek.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Cage blocks a body shot from Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cage.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
Cage lands a knee to the body.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cioseks head.
Jeez, Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ciosek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cage gets through Ciosek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks it.
Ciosek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ciosek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Cage!
After the fight, Luke Cage was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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