Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2013 13:10:45 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Koscheck while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Jon Fitch glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Josh Koscheck tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Josh Koscheck who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch and Josh Koscheck are cliched up against the cage. Fitch steps for a throw
Koscheck stays on his feet
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 1:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Koscheck ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Josh Koscheck looks to posture up and open Jon Fitch's guard...
Josh Koscheck forces Jon Fitch to open his guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Good looking punches from Jon Fitch on the ground
deflected by Koscheck.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Josh Koscheck gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
Koscheck ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Fitch's ribs.
Hard blow to Fitch's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Jon Fitch tries a hook to the body
and hits Koscheck ribs hard
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Several good body shots
land on Fitch.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Koscheck struggles... Jon Fitch is unable to take him down
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Koscheck decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Koscheck takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Koscheck's punches
Koscheck is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Koscheck.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch launches a furious knee!
Josh Koscheck blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Fitch blocks Josh Koscheck's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch tries to escape from the closed guard
Jon Fitch any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Fitch is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck isolates Jon Fitch's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jon Fitch is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Fitch's being punished here!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Fitch's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Stand up! This is what Koscheck's cornermen are shouting. Jon Fitch is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jon Fitch is not able to stop Fitch ground skills and Josh Koscheck moves to side mount!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Jon Fitch
misses its target.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Jon Fitch. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Koscheck into his guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Josh Koscheck has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Koscheck moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Fitch's thigh!
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Jon Fitch jumps back and jabs
Fitch seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fitch hyper-extended his leg
Josh Koscheck attempts to cut off Fitch with punches
Fitch reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Mouth
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Koscheck wants nothing of that and pushes Fitch.
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch tries to take Josh Koscheck to the ground from the clinch...
Koscheck shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch to Jon Fitch ribs and the tries to trip him
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jon Fitch! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jon Fitch doesn't defend himself!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fitch is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Fitch was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Elbows) at 1:45 Round 3
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 39/47 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 8/18 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 462 s
A tough, strong fight from Fitch, but he didn't have a hope in hell in this one.
Jon Fitch glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Josh Koscheck tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Josh Koscheck who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch and Josh Koscheck are cliched up against the cage. Fitch steps for a throw
Koscheck stays on his feet
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch 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 1:05 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Jon Fitch 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 closed guard over Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Koscheck's side.
Koscheck ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Josh Koscheck looks to posture up and open Jon Fitch's guard...
Josh Koscheck forces Jon Fitch to open his guard.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Good looking punches from Jon Fitch on the ground
deflected by Koscheck.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Josh Koscheck gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
Koscheck ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Fitch's ribs.
Hard blow to Fitch's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Jon Fitch. 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.
Jon Fitch tries a hook to the body
and hits Koscheck ribs hard
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Several good body shots
land on Fitch.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Fitch grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Koscheck struggles... Jon Fitch is unable to take him down
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Koscheck decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Koscheck takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Koscheck's punches
Koscheck is on the receiving end of a great combo by Fitch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Fitch tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fitch is clinching with Koscheck.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jon Fitch launches a furious knee!
Josh Koscheck blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Fitch blocks Josh Koscheck's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Koscheck
Fitch tries to escape from the closed guard
Jon Fitch any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Fitch is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Jon Fitch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck isolates Jon Fitch's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Jon Fitch is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch measures the resilience of Koscheck's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Koscheck blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Fitch's being punished here!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Fitch's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Jon Fitch's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Fitch's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Stand up! This is what Koscheck's cornermen are shouting. Jon Fitch is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Fitch
Koscheck launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jon Fitch is not able to stop Fitch ground skills and Josh Koscheck moves to side mount!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Josh Koscheck in his guard.
Josh Koscheck keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Jon Fitch
misses its target.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Jon Fitch. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Koscheck into his guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch 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 Koscheck's moves.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck hovers above Fitch
Good punches to Fitch's body.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Josh Koscheck has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Koscheck moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Fitch's thigh!
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Jon Fitch jumps back and jabs
Fitch seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fitch hyper-extended his leg
Josh Koscheck attempts to cut off Fitch with punches
Fitch reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Mouth
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Koscheck wants nothing of that and pushes Fitch.
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fitch tries to take Josh Koscheck to the ground from the clinch...
Koscheck shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch to Jon Fitch ribs and the tries to trip him
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Koscheck gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jon Fitch! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jon Fitch doesn't defend himself!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Fitch
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fitch is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Fitch was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Elbows) at 1:45 Round 3
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 39/47 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 8/18 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 462 s
A tough, strong fight from Fitch, but he didn't have a hope in hell in this one.