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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczęsny comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Krzysztof Szczęsny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Solid boxing
KO power
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Decent boxing
Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzysztof Szczęsny! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barack Obama! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Obama. Szczęsny moves out of range as Obama throws a body kick.
Szczęsny seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Obama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczęsny. A swing and a miss from Obama. Obama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Obama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczęsny. Obama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Szczęsny is able to avoid easily. Szczęsny tries to counter by clinching up but Obama breaks away and moves out of range. Obama dodges the punch combination from Szczęsny.
Obama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barack Obama 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. Both fighters circling a little - Obama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Szczęsny closes the distance and clinches. Szczęsny prevents a body shot from Obama. Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Szczęsny controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Szczęsny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards. Obama is trying to push Szczęsny away but Szczęsny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Obama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Szczęsny.
Szczęsny can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Szczęsny scores with a nice short uppercut. Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards. Szczęsny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow. Obama misses with some punches.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Szczęsnys head. Szczęsny throws a head punch that misses. Obama tries to break free but Szczęsny pushes him back against the cage. Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land. Szczęsny presses Obama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Szczęsny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Obama blocking some punches.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it. Obama working aggressively here.
Szczęsny scores with a hook to the body. Szczęsny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szczęsny lands with a short head shot on the inside. Szczęsny lands an uppercut. Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Szczęsny misses with a hook from the clinch. Szczęsny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Szczęsny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obama. A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Good work by Szczęsny as he checks the leg kick. Obama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Obama connects with the punch. Obama looks to throw a body kick and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away. Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Szczęsny dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Obama wants to slow Szczęsny down by chopping away at his legs. Obama clobbers Szczęsny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Szczęsny clinches with his opponent.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not. Obama looks winded! Szczęsny lands with a short shot to the head. Szczęsny lands with a light punch inside. Szczęsny misses with a hook from the clinch. Szczęsny misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Szczęsny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Obama pushes Szczęsny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short left from Szczęsny. Szczęsny tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Szczęsny back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Szczęsny scores with a nice short uppercut. Szczęsny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Obama blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards. Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with some punches.
Szczęsny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczęsny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama. Szczęsny misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczęsny working some nice short punches in the clinch. Szczęsny throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama. Szczęsny misses with some punches.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Szczęsny on the inside. Szczęsny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round. A short right from Szczęsny on the inside.
Obama is rocked! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczęsny. Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama working aggressively here.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Obama throws a head punch that misses. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Szczęsny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obama throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama. Szczęsny lands with a short shot to the head. Szczęsny creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Obama crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue! Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczęsny finish him? Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Obama throws a lazy head kick and Szczęsny counters with a big left hand that crumples Obama! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny! A very excited looking Krzysztof Szczęsny 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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