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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes into the arena with Mamute Pequenino blaring out of the sound system. Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music. Janek Kochanowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
20 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Mamood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kochanowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Mamood in his tracks.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up.
Kochanowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Mamood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Mamood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Mamood punishes Kochanowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut. Kochanowski saw that one coming.
Kochanowski throws a hook but Al Mamood blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood avoids the body shot from Kochanowski.
Al Mamood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Mamood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kochanowski tries to clinch up.
Al Mamood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Mamood connects with a body shot.
Al Mamood lands with a shot to the body.
Kochanowski clinches.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Mamood is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski prevents a body shot from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Kochanowski throws the left hand but Al Mamood avoids the punch easily.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kochanowski tries to keep at a distance but Al Mamood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Mamood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kochanowski controls his hands.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Mamood avoids it.
A hook to the body from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski lands a shot to the body.
Al Mamood is trying to stall.
Al Mamood misses with a punch to the body.
Al Mamood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kochanowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Mamood avoids the damage to the body.
Al Mamood misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood pushes Kochanowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski has had enough of the clinch but Al Mamood keeps him there for the moment.
Al Mamood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Mamood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kochanowski trying to control the position but instead, Al Mamood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kochanowski into the cage.
Al Mamood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kochanowski controls his hands.
Al Mamood digs a right hand into Kochanowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kochanowski's gas tank.
Al Mamood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Mamood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Mamood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.
Kochanowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kochanowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Mamood managing to block the knees to the body from Kochanowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Mamood has a couple of punches blocked by Kochanowski.
Al Mamood prevents a body shot from Kochanowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands a right hand.
Kochanowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Al Mamood tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Al Mamood back against the cage.
Kochanowski crunches a lovely knee into Al Mamood's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski looks winded!
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski prevents a body shot from Al Mamood.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Mamood.
Kochanowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Mamood controls his hands.
Al Mamood leaning against his opponent.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Mamood avoids it.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Mamood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kochanowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Al Mamood ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Mamood also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Al Mamood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kochanowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janek Kochanowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Al Mamood.
Kochanowski is looking to clinch.
Al Mamood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski slips under a jab.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski avoids the body shot from Al Mamood.
A punch combination from Kochanowski misses.
Iqbal Al Mamood is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski misses with an uppercut
and Al Mamood counters with a shoot takedown. Kochanowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Kochanowski wants to stand but Al Mamood is controlling the position.
Kochanowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Mamood postures up in Kochanowski's guard and throws a big left but Kochanowski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski wants to stand and escape but Al Mamood is having none of it.
Al Mamood is fighting to break Kochanowski's control of his arms but Kochanowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Mamood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Mamood throws a big right hand that misses.
Kochanowski wants to stand up but Al Mamood is controlling him.
Al Mamood throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Mamood connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood landing with the ground and pound.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kochanowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Al Mamood throws a big right hand that misses.
Al Mamood is in close to Kochanowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Al Mamood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Mamood throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Mamood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Al Mamood slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood wants to pass the guard but Kochanowski is keeping the position.
Kochanowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Janek Kochanowski.
Al Mamood takes a swing at Kochanowski's ribcage but misses.
Al Mamood moves out of range of the body kick from Kochanowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iqbal Al Mamood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kochanowski throws the left hand but Al Mamood avoids the punch easily.
Kochanowski ducks under a wild hook from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood misses with a lunging right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a series of strikes. Al Mamood will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Al Mamood misses.
Al Mamood avoids the head kick by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Mamood tries to clinch up.
Al Mamood slips a jab from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kochanowski duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kochanowski is trying to defend but Al Mamood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Mamood seems to be working for a kimura but Kochanowski defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Al Mamood connects with a nice short shot to Kochanowski's temple.
Kochanowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Al Mamood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kochanowski defending well though.
Kochanowski is not content to let Al Mamood control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kochanowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Al Mamood throwing shots but Kochanowski is blocking nicely.
Al Mamood is looking to advance position but Kochanowski won't allow it.
Kochanowski is refusing to be controlled, as Al Mamood sits in half guard.
Al Mamood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Al Mamood has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood wants to take a breather but Kochanowski is having none of it.
Al Mamood 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.
Kochanowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Mamood thows a huge punch but Kochanowski dodges it nicely.
Al Mamood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Mamood lands a nice short elbow.
Janek Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Mamood not doing much here.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kochanowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski pushes Al Mamood off looking to stand but Al Mamood dives back in and keeps control.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Mamood is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Mamood is trying to control. Kochanowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Mamood slips a nice elbow through Kochanowski's hands, connecting with Kochanowski's forehead.
Al Mamood trying to control from Kochanowski's half guard. Kochanowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mamood wants to control from the top but Kochanowski keeps moving.
Al Mamood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Mamood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
An intense looking Iqbal Al Mamood took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day! Not yet though...'.
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energy
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RATING
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