Post by The Sandmen on May 10, 2012 14:50:21 GMT -5
Michael Bisping is the favourite fighter of the crowd at AT&T Center (San Antonio, TX).
Michael Bisping 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
Koscheck is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
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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Bisping and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bisping launches a furious low kick!
Koscheck blocks.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch and launches himself over Bisping!
Nice move by Koscheck who clinches and pushes Bisping against the cage
Josh Koscheck pushes away Bisping trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bisping stumbles backwards and Josh Koscheck circles to get the center of the cage
Koscheck gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bisping 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.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Koscheck tries to jump to side mount.
Michael Bisping jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Bisping's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bisping tries to cover his face,
Bisping's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Michael Bisping throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Koscheck's face with those brutal elbows! Koscheck needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bisping's side.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Bisping is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping 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
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Bisping's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bisping's side.
Hard blow to Bisping's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Bisping is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Bisping!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Koscheck is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Bisping's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bisping doesn't fight back!
Bisping has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck rolls him over and takes his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Koscheck tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Bisping! Koscheck has one hook in and keeps working!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping with one hook in
Josh Koscheck storms over Bisping with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Bisping's face with his elbows!
Bisping has a small cut in his Forehead
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping with one hook in
Bisping tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Michael Bisping. 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 3:20 in the 1 round
Bisping wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Koscheck doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Koscheck launches a furious hook!
That hits Bisping's chin like a wrecking ball! Bisping loses balance and goes to the mat.
Bisping's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Bisping's guard.
Bisping didn't see that coming. Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping now.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck tries to move to full mount
Koscheck succeeds
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Bisping's face!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck rolls Michael Bisping to his stomach and takes his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping has given his back to Josh Koscheck who is trying to get one hook in!
Josh Koscheck has one hook in!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Josh Koscheck leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bisping
Koscheck shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck struggles and protects himself.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Bisping tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Koscheck moves backwards and circles around Michael Bisping.
Bisping clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch and launches himself over Bisping!
Nice move by Koscheck who clinches and pushes Bisping against the cage
Koscheck doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Michael Bisping embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Koscheck who put distance between them
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping throws a combo
Josh Koscheck ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Bisping swings again, only to get countered once more! Bisping is looking bad here!
Nice punches from Josh Koscheck.
Bisping staggers backwards. Koscheck wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Bisping's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Bisping in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck fakes a few punches and advance towards Bisping trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Michael Bisping lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Bisping tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck decides to jump inside Bisping's guard.
Bisping didn't see that coming. Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Josh Koscheck pushes Michael Bisping against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Bisping doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Bisping
Koscheck tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 full mount over Michael Bisping
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Koscheck is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Bisping's ribs
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck was tooling Michael Bisping for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Michael Bisping lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Bisping 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.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Michael Bisping, who is barely covering up!
Bisping's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Bisping's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Bisping is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Bisping seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping has Koscheck controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Koscheck is unable to move under Bisping control.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Michael Bisping launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Josh Koscheck uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping doesn't stop bleeding.
Bisping tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
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 Bisping
You can see Bisping's blood making stains in the mat.
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Bisping's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bisping doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left Bisping laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Bisping's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Michael Bisping's Left eye
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (Elbows) at 0:31 Round 3
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/18 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 13/14 (93%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/41 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 422 s
Josh Cash-Check brought home the victory-bacon tonight. Bisping brought out the "what the hell" in full force, not quite getting his game on at any point in time during this fight. Hopefully its just ring rust, cause, yeah, Bisping-Koscheck probably shoulda been closer.
Michael Bisping 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
Koscheck is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
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Bisping and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bisping launches a furious low kick!
Koscheck blocks.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch and launches himself over Bisping!
Nice move by Koscheck who clinches and pushes Bisping against the cage
Josh Koscheck pushes away Bisping trying to keep the fight at striking range
Bisping stumbles backwards and Josh Koscheck circles to get the center of the cage
Koscheck gets a grip on his opponent
and barrels forward, spiking him on his head!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bisping 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.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Koscheck tries to jump to side mount.
Michael Bisping jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Bisping's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bisping tries to cover his face,
Bisping's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Michael Bisping throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Koscheck's face with those brutal elbows! Koscheck needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bisping's side.
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Bisping is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Bisping uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping 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
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Bisping's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Bisping's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bisping's side.
Hard blow to Bisping's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Bisping is in closed guard over Koscheck
Bisping is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Bisping!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Koscheck is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Bisping's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bisping doesn't fight back!
Bisping has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck rolls him over and takes his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Koscheck tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Bisping! Koscheck has one hook in and keeps working!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping with one hook in
Josh Koscheck storms over Bisping with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Koscheck doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Bisping's face with his elbows!
Bisping has a small cut in his Forehead
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping with one hook in
Bisping tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Michael Bisping. 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 3:20 in the 1 round
Bisping wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Koscheck doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Koscheck launches a furious hook!
That hits Bisping's chin like a wrecking ball! Bisping loses balance and goes to the mat.
Bisping's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Bisping's guard.
Bisping didn't see that coming. Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping now.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Koscheck tries to move to full mount
Koscheck succeeds
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Bisping's face!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Koscheck rolls Michael Bisping to his stomach and takes his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping has given his back to Josh Koscheck who is trying to get one hook in!
Josh Koscheck has one hook in!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Josh Koscheck leans forwards and tries to grapple with Bisping
Koscheck shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck struggles and protects himself.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Bisping tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Koscheck moves backwards and circles around Michael Bisping.
Bisping clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck fakes a punch and launches himself over Bisping!
Nice move by Koscheck who clinches and pushes Bisping against the cage
Koscheck doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Michael Bisping embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Koscheck who put distance between them
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping throws a combo
Josh Koscheck ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Bisping swings again, only to get countered once more! Bisping is looking bad here!
Nice punches from Josh Koscheck.
Bisping staggers backwards. Koscheck wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Bisping's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Bisping in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck fakes a few punches and advance towards Bisping trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Michael Bisping lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Bisping tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
Koscheck is standing while Bisping is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck decides to jump inside Bisping's guard.
Bisping didn't see that coming. Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Bisping
Josh Koscheck pushes Michael Bisping against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Koscheck jumps and tries to free his leg! Bisping doesn't allow this but Josh Koscheck is able to get half guard here.
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Bisping
Koscheck tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Michael Bisping...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping 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 full mount over Michael Bisping
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bisping tries to escape from the full mount...
Josh Koscheck is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Bisping's ribs
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Josh Koscheck was tooling Michael Bisping for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Michael Bisping lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Bisping 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 Michael Bisping
Bisping 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.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Michael Bisping, who is barely covering up!
Bisping's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Bisping has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
Koscheck works on the ground with his fingers over Bisping's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Koscheck tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Koscheck controls the situation despite Michael Bisping efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Bisping is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Bisping seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping has Koscheck controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Koscheck is unable to move under Bisping control.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Michael Bisping launches a few punches to Koscheck's cheek from the guard.
Josh Koscheck uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Bisping
Bisping doesn't stop bleeding.
Bisping tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Michael Bisping is a bloody mess!
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 Bisping
You can see Bisping's blood making stains in the mat.
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Bisping's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Bisping doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left Bisping laid out on the mat! Josh Koscheck's corner come in to congratulate him!
Bisping's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Michael Bisping's Left eye
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (Elbows) at 0:31 Round 3
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/18 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 449 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 13/14 (93%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/41 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 422 s
Josh Cash-Check brought home the victory-bacon tonight. Bisping brought out the "what the hell" in full force, not quite getting his game on at any point in time during this fight. Hopefully its just ring rust, cause, yeah, Bisping-Koscheck probably shoulda been closer.