Post by The Sandmen on Mar 4, 2015 0:39:55 GMT -5
Cung Le looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Josh Koscheck 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.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Le and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le paws at Koscheck.
Koscheck swings ineffectively.
Pulverizing punch to Koscheck's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Koscheck's Nose is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Koscheck's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Josh Koscheck has found an opening in the defense of Le, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Le's ribs.
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Koscheck was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Koscheck's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Koscheck is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Koscheck
Le is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Josh Koscheck tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from Koscheck's punches
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Josh Koscheck slides his arm under Cung Le's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Cung Le pushes up and slides Josh Koscheck's arm over his chin.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Le is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Le is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Le holds Josh Koscheck's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
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.
Cung Le closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Koscheck
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries a flying knee towards Josh Koscheck's chest
what a move the impact sents Koscheck to the fence
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Le with a double overhooks!
Le follows Josh Koscheck
only to get counter punched in a big way! Le needs to stop playing Josh Koscheck's game or he'll get knocked out!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
Josh Koscheck shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grabs Josh Koscheck in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Koscheck is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Koscheck catches an ankle and Le is tripped to the mat!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Le to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Le.
Le's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Elbows) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 5/14 (36%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/36 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Unsure why Le would go for any sort of takedown, but he was doing the right thing early. He kicked Josh and saw the damage it did...so he didn't kick again for the rest of the fight. #LeLogic #KickersAreFrustrating
Koscheck used effective ground game, as one would have expected, to take this one. More striker vs. grapplerness. But Josh is decent at stand up too. So there's that...
Josh Koscheck 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.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Le and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le paws at Koscheck.
Koscheck swings ineffectively.
Pulverizing punch to Koscheck's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Koscheck's Nose is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Koscheck's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Cung Le closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Josh Koscheck has found an opening in the defense of Le, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Le's ribs.
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Koscheck was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Koscheck's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Cung Le is taking the best of the fight.
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Koscheck is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Koscheck
Le is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cung Le!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Cung Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Koscheck's ribs.
Koscheck blocks those punches
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Josh Koscheck tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from Koscheck's punches
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Cung Le's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Le's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Right cheek
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Josh Koscheck slides his arm under Cung Le's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Cung Le pushes up and slides Josh Koscheck's arm over his chin.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Le is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
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! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le with one hook in
Le is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Le holds Josh Koscheck's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
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.
Cung Le closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Koscheck
The fighters are clinching.
Le tries a flying knee towards Josh Koscheck's chest
what a move the impact sents Koscheck to the fence
Hard blow to Koscheck's mid-section, he seems hurt
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Le with a double overhooks!
Le follows Josh Koscheck
only to get counter punched in a big way! Le needs to stop playing Josh Koscheck's game or he'll get knocked out!
Le's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck moves forward looking for some action
Josh Koscheck shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le grabs Josh Koscheck in a clinch and tries to knee him in the face!
They land solid! Good Strikes!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Koscheck is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Koscheck catches an ankle and Le is tripped to the mat!
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Le
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Le is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Le to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Le.
Le's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Elbows) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 5/14 (36%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/36 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 122 s
Unsure why Le would go for any sort of takedown, but he was doing the right thing early. He kicked Josh and saw the damage it did...so he didn't kick again for the rest of the fight. #LeLogic #KickersAreFrustrating
Koscheck used effective ground game, as one would have expected, to take this one. More striker vs. grapplerness. But Josh is decent at stand up too. So there's that...