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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janek Kochanowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kochanowski is trying to control the position but Borg postures up.
Borg thows a big elbow that misses.
Borg throws a big right hand that misses.
Kochanowski is working an open guard so Borg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Borg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kochanowski.
Borg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Kochanowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borg takes one to the side of the head.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kochanowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kochanowski throws a hook to the side of Borg's head but Borg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borg swings for the body but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski loads up on a big right hand but Borg slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kochanowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kochanowski misses with a double jab.
Borg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski digs a good hook to Borg's body.
Borg misses with a looping left.
Kochanowski missing with a left hand there. Borg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Borg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kochanowski misses with a looping right.
Kochanowski rushes Borg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Borg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kochanowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski letting Borg take a breather here.
Kochanowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borg avoiding damage.
Kochanowski is trying to force a seperation but Borg has the dominant position.
Borg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borg lands with an uppercut that bounces Kochanowski off the cage and back into rage.
Borg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kochanowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Borg keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borg but Borg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Borg keeps the fight on the outside.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Borg circles away.
Borg misses with a series of wild punches.
Borg lands a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Kochanowski - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Borg to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjorn Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janek Kochanowski.
Jab by Borg.
A big left from Borg misses.
Kochanowski throws a combination that misses
and Borg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Borg scores with a body shot.
Borg digs a good hook to Kochanowski's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kochanowski missing with a left hand there. Borg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski throws out a loose jab but Borg uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Janek Kochanowski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Borg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borg lands a slapping body shot.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kochanowski swings for the body but Borg moves out of range.
Borg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjorn Borg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski misses with a hook.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kochanowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borg.
Sloppy strikes from Borg. Those never looked like landing.
Borg avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Kochanowski misses.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a body punch but Borg moves out of range.
Borg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kochanowski is trying to defend but Borg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borg lands a nice short elbow.
Borg stalling.
Kochanowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kochanowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kochanowski is looking to control Borg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kochanowski avoid being mounted?
Borg slips a nice elbow through Kochanowski's hands, connecting with Kochanowski's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kochanowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Borg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Borg with good strikes from the mount here!
Borg punching from mount but Kochanowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Borg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kochanowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Borg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kochanowski wants to control but Borg is having none of it.
Borg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Borg landing shots from mount.
Kochanowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kochanowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Borg looking to finish with strikes here!
Kochanowski regains half guard.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg is controlling the pace.
Borg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kochanowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kochanowski's head.
Borg not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Borg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Borg throwing shots but Kochanowski is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski is trying to stand up here but Borg is controlling him well.
Borg is looking to advance position but Kochanowski won't allow it.
Kochanowski is staying active underneath Borg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Borg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Borg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch but Borg is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Borg misses its intended target.
Borg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kochanowski won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kochanowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borg advances to mount.
Borg landing shots from mount.
Borg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kochanowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kochanowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borg stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg looking to score a takedown here. Kochanowski is defending well but Borg drives through and ends up in Kochanowski's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borg gets to his feet. Kochanowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Borg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kochanowski throws out the jab.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Borg moves out of range.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Borg avoids nicely.
Borg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borg connects with a single shot there.
Kochanowski throws a looping overhand right but Borg ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski scores with a nice strike.
Borg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kochanowski's sensitive parts.
Borg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kochanowski throws out the jab.
Kochanowski ducks right into an uppercut from Borg.
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!
Kochanowski throws a lazy right hand but Borg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borg throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Kochanowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries to sprawl but Borg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kochanowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borg.
Borg wants to control but Kochanowski is keeping him busy.
Kochanowski is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bjorn Borg.
Borg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borg scores with a three punch combo!
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borg lands a nice shot that snaps Kochanowski's head back.
Kochanowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Borg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borg was well out of range. Poor timing from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski swinging wildly here.
Borg jabs at Kochanowski's body.
Kochanowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski throws a big shot that misses.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Borg avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski throws an off balance right hand
and Borg counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kochanowski thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Borg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Borg!
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