Post by The Sandmen on Jun 10, 2013 17:45:41 GMT -5
Cung Le is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Josh Koscheck is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by Koscheck followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Good front kick from Le!
Koscheck stumbles backwards after that one!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Koscheck, launching a big hook
Josh Koscheck steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal combination from Josh Koscheck!
Le is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Chin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Koscheck tries to cover his face,
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Le's defense
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cung Le, who is barely covering up!
Le's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Koscheck doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Koscheck 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.
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Cung Le who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Josh Koscheck's face!
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Nice punches from Cung Le.
Koscheck staggers backwards. Le wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Koscheck launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Le's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Josh Koscheck! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Le goes to the body...
He punishes Koscheck's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Le fires low kicks
punishing Koscheck's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Koscheck!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Chin
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Nose
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Incredible high kick!
Koscheck is worried!
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Koscheck seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Le.
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Round 2
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Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Cung Le 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
Cung Le is in open guard over Koscheck
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Koscheck's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Le tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Koscheck...
A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's face
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Koscheck.
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Pitty-pat punches from Le
They're bothering Koscheck even though they aren't hurting him.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a few punches to Koscheck
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Forehead
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Josh Koscheck moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Koscheck from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Koscheck's abdomen.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Koscheck...
A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's face
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Koscheck tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to launch a few punches to Josh Koscheck
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's defense
Koscheck ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
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
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Koscheck clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Koscheck's abdomen
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to launch a few punches to Josh Koscheck
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's defense
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
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 Le's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Le, who walks calmly to his corner.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cung Le.
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Round 3
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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 is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le 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.
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Koscheck seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Koscheck shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Koscheck's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Koscheck in the abdomen
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Koscheck's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Koscheck to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Koscheck.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knees) at 1:32 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/33 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 418 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 418 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
God damnit. 1) I was gonna pick Le, but got intimidated by Koscheck's ranking. 2) Le got the living shit kicked out of him very early with Koschecks takedown and GnP. 3) upset, yes or no?
Josh Koscheck is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Crisp uppercut by Koscheck followed by a hard jab
Cung Le stumbles back.
Le has a small cut in his Mouth
Good front kick from Le!
Koscheck stumbles backwards after that one!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Koscheck, launching a big hook
Josh Koscheck steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brutal combination from Josh Koscheck!
Le is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Chin
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Le's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Cung Le's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Le's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Koscheck tries to cover his face,
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck tries to launch a few punches to Cung Le
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Le's defense
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Cung Le, who is barely covering up!
Le's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Koscheck doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Le tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Cung Le gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
Le anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Koscheck 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.
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Cung Le who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Josh Koscheck's face!
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Nice punches from Cung Le.
Koscheck staggers backwards. Le wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Koscheck launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Le's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cung Le takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cung Le fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Josh Koscheck! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Le goes to the body...
He punishes Koscheck's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Le fires low kicks
punishing Koscheck's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cung Le wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Koscheck!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Le!
Some big punches are landing!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Chin
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck and Le engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Nose
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Incredible high kick!
Koscheck is worried!
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Josh Koscheck seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Cung Le!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Le.
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Round 2
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Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Cung Le 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
Cung Le is in open guard over Koscheck
Le tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Koscheck's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Le tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Koscheck...
A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's face
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Josh Koscheck.
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Pitty-pat punches from Le
They're bothering Koscheck even though they aren't hurting him.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le launches a few punches to Koscheck
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Forehead
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Josh Koscheck moves to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Koscheck
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Koscheck from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Koscheck's abdomen.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Koscheck tries to escape from the full mount...
Cung Le is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Koscheck...
A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's face
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Koscheck tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to launch a few punches to Josh Koscheck
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's defense
Koscheck ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
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
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Koscheck clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cung Le is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Koscheck's abdomen
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Le tries to launch a few punches to Josh Koscheck
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Koscheck's defense
Cung Le is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
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 Le's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Le, who walks calmly to his corner.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cung Le.
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Round 3
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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 is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Cung Le
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Cung Le...
Cung Le takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Le 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.
You can see Koscheck's blood making stains in the mat.
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Josh Koscheck launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Le blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Cung Le tries to take advantage...
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Koscheck seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Koscheck shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le launches a knee while holding Koscheck's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Koscheck in the abdomen
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Koscheck's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Koscheck to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Koscheck.
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knees) at 1:32 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/33 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 418 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/23 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 418 s
What a huge upset! Cung Le is the winner!
God damnit. 1) I was gonna pick Le, but got intimidated by Koscheck's ranking. 2) Le got the living shit kicked out of him very early with Koschecks takedown and GnP. 3) upset, yes or no?