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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kochanowski's choice of entrance music: Sting Of The Bumblebee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
19 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
Kochanowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Kochanowski controls his hands.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp digs a right hand underneath Kochanowski's ribcage. Kochanowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp swinging wildly here.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp wants to land a leg kick but Kochanowski is out of range.
Sharp cracks Kochanowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Kochanowski drops his hands momentarily and Sharp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sharp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Kochanowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Kochanowski.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Kochanowski.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp misses with a body punch
and Kochanowski counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Kochanowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kochanowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kochanowski is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kochanowski as Sharp tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kochanowski has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kochanowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Kochanowski finds it's target.
Kochanowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kochanowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kochanowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Kochanowski finds it's target.
Kochanowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Kochanowski blocks the leg kick.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
Kochanowski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kochanowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp looks to land a body kick but Kochanowski moved away.
Kochanowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kochanowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kochanowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski has managed to clinch.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Sharp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kochanowskis head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kochanowski.
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 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.
Sharp lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kochanowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kochanowski presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Kochanowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Kochanowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.
Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sharp takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kochanowski, as that shot connected.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 Curtis Sharp will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Sharp's head coaches at The Shield that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kochanowski stuns Sharp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sharp throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Kochanowski throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Kochanowski slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Kochanowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp lands a jab to Kochanowski's midsection.
Sharp throws a leg kick but Kochanowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kochanowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Curtis Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sharp throws a lazy uppercut
and Kochanowski counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sharp misses with the combination.
Kochanowski lands a leg kick that knocks Sharp off balance momentarily.
Kochanowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sharp darts in looking for a takedown but Kochanowski gets double underhooks and turns Sharp into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Sharp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kochanowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 quick inside leg kick.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharp.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kochanowski.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp throws an off balance right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a low kick, right behind Sharp 's knee.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
Good standup being displayed there by Kochanowski as he connects with a hook.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kochanowski manages to avoid it.
Sharp misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands with a nice body kick.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kochanowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp swings for the body but Kochanowski moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Sharp misses
and Kochanowski counters with a good low kick that Sharp was not able to check.
Sharp misses with a leg kick
and Kochanowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Kochanowski rushes Sharp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharp is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sharp avoids it.
Kochanowski blocking some punches.
Sharp manages to break the clinch.
Sharp misses with a jab to the body
and Kochanowski counters with a body kick that stops Sharp in his tracks momentarily.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
Kochanowski has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Sharp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.
Kochanowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski moves away from the strike by Sharp.
Kochanowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sharp misses with a hook. Kochanowski ducked under it nicely.
Sharp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.
Kochanowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kochanowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kochanowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kochanowski!
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Kochanowski moved out of range nicely.
Kochanowski scores with a head kick.
Sharp misses the jab.
Nice cross by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kochanowski slips under a jab from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up but Sharp circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kochanowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sharp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kochanowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharp has time to react.
Kochanowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Kochanowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sharp clobbers Kochanowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kochanowski defends it nicely.
Kochanowski forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kochanowski sprawls well. Kochanowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sharp gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp throws a right hand that misses
and Kochanowski counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kochanowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kochanowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kochanowski throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Sharp throws a looping overhand right but Kochanowski ducks down to avoid it.
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kochanowski pinned against the cage. Kochanowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski slips a jab from Sharp.
Sharp throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kochanowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kochanowski throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Sharp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kochanowski.
Sharp dives in and grabs Kochanowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kochanowski pushes down on Sharp's head and hops out.
Kochanowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Kochanowski connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sharp misses with a left hand
and Kochanowski counters with a straight right hand.
Kochanowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kochanowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kochanowski defends well and Sharp ends up having to push Kochanowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kochanowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Kochanowski!
Janek Kochanowski very nearly forgot to thank Xtreme Merchandise amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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