Post by The Sandmen on Feb 13, 2018 0:39:05 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ferocious staredown by Koscheck while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Not a desiderable position that Koscheck is in now. Kazushi Sakuraba is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Koscheck.
There is a small laceration on Josh Koscheck's Chin
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to move to full mount
Sakuraba's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Koscheck rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Koscheck!
Nice move by Sakuraba who clinches and pushes Koscheck against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba charge towards Josh Koscheck with a flying knee
Josh Koscheck got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Sakuraba is standing while Koscheck is on the ground on his back
Koscheck tries to hit Kazushi Sakuraba with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sakuraba dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba decides to jump inside Koscheck's guard.
Koscheck didn't see that coming. Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Sakuraba tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Koscheck doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to get a side mount...
Koscheck wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to open up Josh Koscheck's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Koscheck in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba gets a good position on the ground. ..
Koscheck holds Kazushi Sakuraba arms and counters his opponent punches.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Koscheck
Good punches to Koscheck's body.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to turn away and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Josh Koscheck spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Koscheck's guard...
Koscheck doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Koscheck leans and gets Kazushi Sakuraba's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Koscheck waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Josh Koscheck is on half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Koscheck who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Kazushi Sakuraba for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Koscheck time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Terrible one sided match... Koscheck was not ready to fight a fighter of Kazushi Sakuraba caliber.
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Josh Koscheck.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Koscheck sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Koscheck is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Josh Koscheck struggles not allowing Kazushi Sakuraba improve his position.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Josh Koscheck!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Sakuraba is locking that leglock...
Koscheck is able to break the lock.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Koscheck is able to break the lock.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Josh Koscheck's left arm looking for an armbar...
Josh Koscheck manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Kazushi Sakuraba lost his dominant position.
Sakuraba misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to open up Josh Koscheck's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Koscheck in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kazushi Sakuraba can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Koscheck jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koscheck can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Koscheck is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Koscheck tries to cover his face,
Koscheck's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck tries to free his leg
Josh Koscheck uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sakuraba's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Sakuraba's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Koscheck's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Sakuraba, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Josh Koscheck attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck catches Kazushi Sakuraba's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Koscheck.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Josh Koscheck to his stomach and takes his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sakuraba drills Josh Koscheck's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Sakuraba leans back...
He clobbers Josh Koscheck's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Forehead
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba was tooling Josh Koscheck for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Koscheck lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to get a hook in!
Koscheck rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Koscheck's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sakuraba who is in full mount! Koscheck is in trouble now!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Kazushi Sakuraba is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sakuraba's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
As the fight continues it seems that Kazushi Sakuraba is taking the best of the fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
This is over! That impact from Kazushi Sakuraba has left Koscheck laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by KO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 3
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 40/49 (82%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 612 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 625 s
"It wasn't like, dangling. He wasn't tripping over it or anything."
- Justin. Refering to Vader's eye. NOT someone's genitals. Jerks.
Ferocious staredown by Koscheck while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Not a desiderable position that Koscheck is in now. Kazushi Sakuraba is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Koscheck.
There is a small laceration on Josh Koscheck's Chin
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to move to full mount
Sakuraba's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Koscheck rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a punch and launches himself over Koscheck!
Nice move by Sakuraba who clinches and pushes Koscheck against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sakuraba charge towards Josh Koscheck with a flying knee
Josh Koscheck got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Sakuraba is standing while Koscheck is on the ground on his back
Koscheck tries to hit Kazushi Sakuraba with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Sakuraba dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Kazushi Sakuraba looks to counter!
Kazushi Sakuraba decides to jump inside Koscheck's guard.
Koscheck didn't see that coming. Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck now.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Sakuraba tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Sakuraba jumps and tries to free his leg! Koscheck doesn't allow this but Kazushi Sakuraba is able to get half guard here.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to get a side mount...
Koscheck wraps his leg around Kazushi Sakuraba leg and prevents him from moving.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to open up Josh Koscheck's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Koscheck in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sakuraba is trying to counter now!
Sakuraba gets a good position on the ground. ..
Koscheck holds Kazushi Sakuraba arms and counters his opponent punches.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
Kazushi Sakuraba hovers above Koscheck
Good punches to Koscheck's body.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to turn away and scramble out. Kazushi Sakuraba takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Josh Koscheck spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Koscheck's guard...
Koscheck doesn't want to free his opponent and Sakuraba continues in closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Koscheck leans and gets Kazushi Sakuraba's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to escape from closed guard...
Koscheck waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Kazushi Sakuraba! He is reversed and nor Josh Koscheck is on half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck pushes Sakuraba's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Koscheck who is in full mount! Sakuraba is in trouble now!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Kazushi Sakuraba for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Koscheck time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts a sweep single...
Kazushi Sakuraba catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Terrible one sided match... Koscheck was not ready to fight a fighter of Kazushi Sakuraba caliber.
Sakuraba tries to escape from the closed guard
Kazushi Sakuraba any adventage in the ground.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sakuraba's side.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Josh Koscheck.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Koscheck sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Koscheck is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Josh Koscheck against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Josh Koscheck struggles not allowing Kazushi Sakuraba improve his position.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Josh Koscheck!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Sakuraba is locking that leglock...
Koscheck is able to break the lock.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to finish with a leg lock!
Koscheck is able to break the lock.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba isolates Josh Koscheck's left arm looking for an armbar...
Josh Koscheck manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Kazushi Sakuraba lost his dominant position.
Sakuraba misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to open up Josh Koscheck's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Koscheck in the side of the head
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Kazushi Sakuraba can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Sakuraba tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Koscheck jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Sakuraba cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koscheck can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Koscheck is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Kazushi Sakuraba sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Koscheck tries to cover his face,
Koscheck's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck tries to free his leg
Josh Koscheck uses some of his skill by jumping out of Sakuraba's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Sakuraba's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Sakuraba's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Sakuraba's moves.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Koscheck's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Sakuraba, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Josh Koscheck attempts a sweep single...
Josh Koscheck catches Kazushi Sakuraba's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Koscheck.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba rolls Josh Koscheck to his stomach and takes his back!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Sakuraba drills Josh Koscheck's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Sakuraba leans back...
He clobbers Josh Koscheck's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Forehead
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba was tooling Josh Koscheck for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Josh Koscheck lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
Sakuraba is in rear mount over Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to get a hook in!
Koscheck rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Koscheck's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Sakuraba who is in full mount! Koscheck is in trouble now!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Kazushi Sakuraba is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Kazushi Sakuraba slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Sakuraba's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Sakuraba
As the fight continues it seems that Kazushi Sakuraba is taking the best of the fight.
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Koscheck is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Josh Koscheck efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Sakuraba is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Josh Koscheck, who is barely covering up!
This is over! That impact from Kazushi Sakuraba has left Koscheck laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by KO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 3
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 40/49 (82%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 612 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 625 s
"It wasn't like, dangling. He wasn't tripping over it or anything."
- Justin. Refering to Vader's eye. NOT someone's genitals. Jerks.