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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 16745 p4p, 796 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 3700 p4p, 476 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny throws a shot to the body.
Szczęsny moves out of range of the strikes.
Szczęsny lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Szczęsny lands with a cross.
Young misses with a hook.
Young with a hook.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Szczęsny tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it.
Szczęsny throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
A big left from Young misses.
Decent striking displayed by Szczęsny there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young looks winded!
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands with a right hand.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Szczęsny lands with a good body shot.
Szczęsny lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Szczęsny connects with an inside leg kick.
Szczęsny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with head kicks.
Szczęsny is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Szczęsny backing away here, and Young unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szczęsny manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Szczęsny is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Szczęsny tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczęsny throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Szczęsny moves out of range as Young strikes.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Szczęsny fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young just manages to avoid it.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Szczęsny checks a leg kick nicely.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Szczęsny's front leg but catches the back leg as Szczęsny tries to avoid it.
Young throws the left hand but Szczęsny avoids the punch easily.
Szczęsny defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young looks to land a left hand but Szczęsny moved out of range nicely.
Szczęsny 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.
Szczęsny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Szczęsny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Szczęsny fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Szczęsny misses with a shot to the body
letting Young counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczęsny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Szczęsny loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young misses with a left hand
and Szczęsny counters with a slapping leg kick.
Szczęsny missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szczęsny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczęsny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczęsny.
Nice defenses there by Young.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
A big right from Young misses.
It looked like Szczęsny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Young cracks Szczęsny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Szczęsny's shoulder, as Szczęsny tries to avoid the shot.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczęsny is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Szczęsny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Szczęsny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands with a right hand.
A big left from Young misses.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny misses with a leg kick.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szczęsny.
Szczęsny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
Szczęsny staying out of range there.
Szczęsny takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krzysztof Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny misses with a hook
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczęsny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young scores with the left hand. Szczęsny knows he should have avoided that one.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Young checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young lands with a hook. Szczęsny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Szczęsny slips under a jab from Young.
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Young misses.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young slips a straight right by Szczęsny.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Szczęsny's shoulder, as Szczęsny tries to avoid the shot.
Szczęsny tried to counter with a leg kick but Young avoided it.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Szczęsny is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Krzysztof Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Szczęsny is wise to it.
Szczęsny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Young slips a jab from Szczęsny.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szczęsny throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Young.
A decent looking cross lands there for Szczęsny.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Szczęsny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Szczęsny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Szczęsny staying out of range there.
Szczęsny blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Young tries to land a leg kick but Szczęsny saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Szczęsny as he checks the leg kick.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szczęsny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Szczęsny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Young.
Szczęsny connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Szczęsny throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Young.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Szczęsny cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Szczęsny misses.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young misses with a looping left.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczęsny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Szczęsny defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Szczęsny slips a straight right by Young.
Szczęsny misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Szczęsny's knee momentarily.
Young looks to throw the jab but Szczęsny is out of range.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
You can see that Young has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Szczęsny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Szczęsny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczęsny clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good work by Szczęsny as he checks the leg kick.
Szczęsny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Szczęsny misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczęsny's sensitive parts.
Szczęsny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Szczęsny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Szczęsny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny thumps Young with a low kick.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Young.
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a thumping low kick.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Young is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Szczęsny tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny lands a right hook to the body.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Szczęsny.
A solid leg kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Szczęsny there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Szczęsny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Szczęsny's shoulder, as Szczęsny tries to avoid the shot.
Young missing with a left hand there. Szczęsny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Szczęsny avoids the body shot from Young.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Szczęsnys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young looks to land a left hand but Szczęsny moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szczęsny is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Szczęsny misses with a straight right.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Szczęsny lands a slapping body shot.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Szczęsny feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Szczęsny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Szczęsny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands an overhand right.
Szczęsny connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczęsny had his way with Ernst Young in that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczęsny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krzysztof Szczęsny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Szczęsny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Szczęsny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a straight right.
Szczęsny appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Young misses.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczęsny.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny misses with a body kick.
Young throws a hook but Szczęsny blocks it.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Young misses.
Szczęsny is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Szczęsny staying out of range there.
Szczęsny looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Young throws a counter combo.
Szczęsny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young misses with a shot to the body
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Young misses.
Szczęsny tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Szczęsny lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczęsny is just out of range.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the nose.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Young backs away, Szczęsny returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Szczęsny moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Young misses.
A shot to the body from Young misses
and Szczęsny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczęsny.
Nice shot by Young.
Szczęsny's corner calls for a 1-2. Szczęsny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny checks the leg kick.
Szczęsny fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Szczęsny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Szczęsny 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Krzysztof Szczęsny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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