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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DuShayne Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DuShayne Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Walters ducks under and follows up with a left that Walters also avoids with ease.
Walters swings for the body but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walters ducks under a wild hook from Kochanowski.
Walters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kochanowski walks into a jab.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Walters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands a jab to the head.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.
A jab from Walters misses.
Kochanowski cracks Walters with a good jab.
Walters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kochanowski moves away.
Walters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walters misses with a body shot.
Walters moves out of range of the strikes.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kochanowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kochanowski scores with a jab to the body.
Walters throws a hook but Kochanowski avoids it easily.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Walters.
Walters lands a nice looking body shot.
Walters throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DuShayne Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kochanowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
Walters has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kochanowski's efforts to push away.
Kochanowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walters has him pressed against the cage.
Walters tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kochanowski prevents it.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Walters avoids the damage to the body.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walters avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walters tries for a takedown but Kochanowski manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DuShayne Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kochanowski tries to circle away but Walters has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DuShayne Walters will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kochanowski.
Walters staying out of range there.
That kick from Kochanowski tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
DuShayne Walters is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Walters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kochanowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walters is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski gets back to full guard.
Walters slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Kochanowski is keeping the position.
Walters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walters is looking to work some ground and pound but Kochanowski has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walters throws a big elbow that misses.
Walters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kochanowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walters throwing strikes but missing.
Walters scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walters wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Walters is looking to work some ground and pound but Kochanowski has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walters trying to control but Kochanowski is working from the bottom.
Walters looking to sit in guard and control but Kochanowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walters looking to control.
Kochanowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters is pulling down on Kochanowski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kochanowski, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. DuShayne Walters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Kochanowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kochanowski connects with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kochanowski's guard.
Kochanowski is looking to stand up but Walters isn't so interested in that idea.
Walters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DuShayne Walters dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kochanowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Walters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Walters.
Walters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Kochanowski stops a takedown attempt from Walters.
Walters prevents Kochanowski from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski crunches a lovely knee into Walters's ribcage.
Kochanowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the head.
Walters gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Walters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kochanowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kochanowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kochanowski stops a takedown attempt from Walters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DuShayne Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walters blocks a body shot from Kochanowski.
Walters is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kochanowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kochanowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kochanowski throws a shot from downtown. Walters moves away and avoids it.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kochanowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski misses with a hook.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kochanowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kochanowski misses with a straight left.
Walters swings for the body but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Walters is looking to wear down Kochanowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a nice head kick!
Walters swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kochanowski counter with a right hand.
Kochanowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walters.
Walters throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Walters takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walters's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Walters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walters 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... DuShayne Walters!
Our winner, DuShayne Walters, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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RATING
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