Post by The Sandmen on Jun 23, 2017 7:43:27 GMT -5
Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Josh Koscheck is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Koscheck is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nice punch by Josh Koscheck
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Fitch has a small cut in his Left cheek
Incredible high kick!
Fitch is worried!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Body kick by Josh Koscheck...
just grazes his opponent.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fitch is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
A furious flurry of punches from Josh Koscheck
puts Fitch in a world of hurt!
A right hand from Jon Fitch
makes Koscheck stumble back!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Fitch with a double overhooks!
Jon Fitch chases Koscheck and launches a few perfect strikes
Koscheck ducks backwards and avoids them.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Josh Koscheck
misses its target.
Brutal combination from Jon Fitch!
Koscheck is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck goes down.
Crushing shot to Koscheck's body! He's holding his side
Josh Koscheck seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Fitch's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Josh Koscheck struggles not allowing Jon Fitch improve his position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Koscheck's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Koscheck's guard...
Jon Fitch is in Koscheck open guard now
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Koscheck's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Fitch misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Jon Fitch's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 4:12 Round 1
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/16 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
That was fast and dominating.
Josh Koscheck is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Josh Koscheck is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nice punch by Josh Koscheck
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Fitch has a small cut in his Left cheek
Incredible high kick!
Fitch is worried!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Body kick by Josh Koscheck...
just grazes his opponent.
Fitch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Fitch is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
A furious flurry of punches from Josh Koscheck
puts Fitch in a world of hurt!
A right hand from Jon Fitch
makes Koscheck stumble back!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Fitch with a double overhooks!
Jon Fitch chases Koscheck and launches a few perfect strikes
Koscheck ducks backwards and avoids them.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Josh Koscheck
misses its target.
Brutal combination from Jon Fitch!
Koscheck is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck goes down.
Crushing shot to Koscheck's body! He's holding his side
Josh Koscheck seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Fitch's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Josh Koscheck struggles not allowing Jon Fitch improve his position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Koscheck's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Koscheck's guard...
Jon Fitch is in Koscheck open guard now
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Koscheck's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Fitch misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Forehead
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Jon Fitch's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That brutal impact left Fitch laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 4:12 Round 1
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/16 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
That was fast and dominating.