Post by The Sandmen on Sept 4, 2012 11:08:16 GMT -5
Cung Le 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.
Josh Koscheck is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Le is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Crushing shot to Le's body! He's holding his side
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Koscheck's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Koscheck struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Josh Koscheck gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Koscheck
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Koscheck seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Koscheck launches a flurry of punches
Le slips out of danger.
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Josh Koscheck is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Koscheck grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Le's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Cung Le against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Le doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
Le holds Josh Koscheck arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Josh Koscheck tries to free his leg...
Le rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Le's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Josh Koscheck in closed guard.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck was tooling Cung Le for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cung Le lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Koscheck launches a furious low kick!
Le receives a hard blow on his right leg!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Josh Koscheck struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Koscheck uses his strength to keep Koscheck at a disadvantage
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Cung Le...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta allows Le time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Nose
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Josh Koscheck on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta allows Le 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Le in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Koscheck pushes away Cung Le before being hit
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck was tooling Cung Le for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cung Le lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Josh Koscheck!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Josh Koscheck has left Le laying flat on the mat!
Le's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 500 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/44 (66%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 500 s
Gotta say, I am incredibly disappointed in Le. He went from being a 5-0 champ to a BUM! He always needed some health tweaks, but he used to be aggressive enough to cover for it. Now he isn't. Brutal. Joschekc was okay I guess.
Josh Koscheck is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Le is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cung Le and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cung Le tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck won't budge, forcing Le to pull guard.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Crushing shot to Le's body! He's holding his side
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck creates enough space to control Cung Le's leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Koscheck's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Koscheck struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Cung Le uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Josh Koscheck gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Koscheck
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Le seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Koscheck seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Koscheck launches a flurry of punches
Le slips out of danger.
Not a desiderable position that Le is in now. Josh Koscheck is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Koscheck grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Le's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck pushes Cung Le against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Le doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
Le holds Josh Koscheck arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Josh Koscheck tries to free his leg...
Le rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Le blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Le's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Cung Le tries to close the guard.
Le put Josh Koscheck in closed guard.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck was tooling Cung Le for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cung Le lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Koscheck launches a furious low kick!
Le receives a hard blow on his right leg!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Cung Le.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le moves forward looking for some action
Josh Koscheck struggles a bit before breaking Le's attemp of grappling
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Koscheck uses his strength to keep Koscheck at a disadvantage
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Cung Le...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Le tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Josh Koscheck doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le 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 Cung Le
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta saw it!
Dan Miragliotta allows Le time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Koscheck is holding Cung Le's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Nose
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Good looking punches from Josh Koscheck on the ground
They could take their toll on Le.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta has seen that!
Dan Miragliotta allows Le 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Le in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Koscheck pushes away Cung Le before being hit
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Le is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck was tooling Cung Le for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cung Le lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cung Le seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Josh Koscheck!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Josh Koscheck throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Josh Koscheck has left Le laying flat on the mat!
Le's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (GnP) at 1:27 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 500 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/44 (66%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 500 s
Gotta say, I am incredibly disappointed in Le. He went from being a 5-0 champ to a BUM! He always needed some health tweaks, but he used to be aggressive enough to cover for it. Now he isn't. Brutal. Joschekc was okay I guess.