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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Maniche has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Maniche seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
14 - 17 - 1 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniche fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kochanowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maniche.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maniche. That's going to slow Kochanowski down.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Maniche does it's job there.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maniche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kochanowski moves away.
Maniche's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maniche duly obliges.
Kochanowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kochanowski slips under a jab.
Maniche scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that Maniche avoids nicely.
Maniche scores with a body shot.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Maniche avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche lands a jab-cross combination.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Maniche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kochanowski on the side of the head.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Maniche.
Maniche throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Maniche is breathing heavily.
Maniche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kochanowski lands a slapping body shot.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maniche goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kochanowski throws a low kick, looking for Maniche's leg but Maniche calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski takes a swing at Maniche's ribcage but misses.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski lands a body shot.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Maniche throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maniche counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kochanowski misses with a straight right.
Maniche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kochanowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maniche scores with a hook.
Maniche misses with a combination
and Kochanowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski lands a really nice looking cross but Maniche seems unphased.
Maniche keeps the fight on the outside.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Maniche delivers a nice body kick.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Maniche tries a head kick but it misses.
Maniche swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maniche throws a chopping leg kick but Kochanowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Maniche misses the target.
That kick from Maniche tenderised Kochanowski's leg. Kochanowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maniche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Maniche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maniche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Maniche.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Maniche.
Maniche looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Maniche dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Kochanowski.
That kick from Maniche tenderised Kochanowski's leg. Kochanowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Maniche swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kochanowski swings for the body but Maniche moves out of range.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Maniche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maniche.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Kochanowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maniche misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maniche!
Kochanowski misses with the combination.
Kochanowski lands an overhand right.
It looks like Sam Maniche has been cut.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Kochanowski avoids the head kick by Maniche.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniche throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kochanowski counters with a three punch combo that has Maniche backing up. Maniche nods at Kochanowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kochanowski throws a combination. Maniche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab by Kochanowski.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kochanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Maniche checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Maniche blocks the low kick.
Maniche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kochanowski lands a right hook to the body.
Maniche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maniche has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kochanowski scores with a three punch combo!
Kochanowski clinches up against the cage.
Kochanowski can't break the clinch.
Maniche prevents a body shot from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski tries a body shot but Maniche blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries a body shot but Maniche blocks it.
Maniche's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniche displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maniche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Kochanowski does no damage.
Maniche looks to land a combination. Kochanowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kochanowski punishes Maniche's body with a nice straight punch.
Maniche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maniche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Maniche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski has managed to clinch.
Kochanowski misses with a body punch.
Kochanowski tries to break free but Maniche pushes him back against the cage.
Maniche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kochanowski has had enough of the clinch but Maniche keeps him there for the moment.
Kochanowski misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kochanowski misses with some punches.
Kochanowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to throw a body punch but Maniche avoids it by throwing Kochanowski back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Maniche has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maniche manages to break the clinch.
Maniche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maniche looks to land a combination but Kochanowski avoids it well.
Sam Maniche is winning the standup battle so far.
Maniche thows a body kick. Kochanowski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kochanowski moves away from the strike by Maniche.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Maniche misses the target.
Kochanowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kochanowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maniche slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Kochanowski misses with a wild body shot.
Maniche fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Maniche pushes him off.
Kochanowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kochanowski checks a leg kick.
Maniche misses with a two punch combination.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Maniche throws a leg kick but Kochanowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Maniche is having none of it.
Maniche scores with a jab to the head.
Maniche missing with a left hand there. Kochanowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Maniche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kochanowski wants to clinch up but Maniche keeps it at a distance.
Kochanowski 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.
Maniche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kochanowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maniche.
Kochanowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Maniche works over Kochanowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Kochanowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniche keeps the fight on the outside.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Kochanowski throws a jab when Maniche was well out of range.
Kochanowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kochanowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche lunges at Kochanowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kochanowski's hand.
Maniche throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kochanowski tries to bum rush Maniche with a series of wild strikes but Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maniche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kochanowski on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Kochanowski. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Maniche.
Maniche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maniche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maniche tries to score with a low kick but Kochanowski moves his leg out of the way.
Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a big shot that misses.
Kochanowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maniche looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Maniche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up.
Kochanowski dodges the punch combination from Maniche.
Kochanowski throws a nice looking combination but Maniche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maniche throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Maniche circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Janek Kochanowski.
I think Kochanowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Janek Kochanowski!
A victorious Janek Kochanowski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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