Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2015 12:42:10 GMT -5
Thiago Alves 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 raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Alves is connecting with a few punches
Alves fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alves is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Brilliant combination from Thiago Alves
that forces Koscheck to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Alves!
Koscheck blocks that kick with his leg.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
A wicked punch by Josh Koscheck
goes awry.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
High kick from Thiago Alves!
He misses narrowly!
Josh Koscheck is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and moves laterally.
Thiago Alves jabs at Koscheck
hitting his chest.
Alves launches a furious low kick!
Koscheck receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Josh Koscheck!
Alves is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Alves moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Koscheck forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Alves launches a few punches towards Koscheck's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Josh Koscheck receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Koscheck launches a few hard punches to Thiago Alves's ribs!
Alves struggles and protects himself.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Lightning fast low kick from Alves!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Thiago Alves fakes a punch and launches himself over Koscheck!
Nice move by Alves who clinches and pushes Koscheck against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Koscheck pushes away Alves trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alves stumbles backwards and Josh Koscheck circles to get the center of the cage
Josh Koscheck tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves goes down.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Alves tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Koscheck misses a step and Thiago Alves sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves 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...
Josh Koscheck aggressively and repeatedly punches Alves.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Left cheek
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Koscheck is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Koscheck struggles and frees his leg!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Koscheck
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck manages to switch to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Thiago Alves.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
High kick from Josh Koscheck!
Alves seems to be done!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Thiago Alves!
Koscheck ducks under...
Alves misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Koscheck fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thiago Alves didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Koscheck is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Koscheck uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Koscheck tries to escape from the closed guard
Koscheck succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alves's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Thiago Alves's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves
Thiago Alves is a bloody mess!
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves
Alves has given his back to Josh Koscheck who is trying to get one hook in!
Josh Koscheck has one hook in!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves with one hook in
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Alves's face!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Alves was not intelligently defending himself!
Alves's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (GnP) at 1:43 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/21 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
I'd say Alves won the first round, but Koscheck had a much better between-round recovery and used that to his advantage come round 2.
Josh Koscheck raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Alves is connecting with a few punches
Alves fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Alves is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Brilliant combination from Thiago Alves
that forces Koscheck to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Alves!
Koscheck blocks that kick with his leg.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
A wicked punch by Josh Koscheck
goes awry.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
High kick from Thiago Alves!
He misses narrowly!
Josh Koscheck is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Thiago Alves fakes a move and moves laterally.
Thiago Alves jabs at Koscheck
hitting his chest.
Alves launches a furious low kick!
Koscheck receives a hard blow on his left leg!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Thiago Alves throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Josh Koscheck!
Alves is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Alves moves forward looking for some action
Thiago Alves shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Thiago Alves embrace and tries to move away...
Thiago Alves pushes Koscheck forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Alves launches a few punches towards Koscheck's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Josh Koscheck receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Koscheck launches a few hard punches to Thiago Alves's ribs!
Alves struggles and protects himself.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Lightning fast low kick from Alves!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Thiago Alves fakes a punch and launches himself over Koscheck!
Nice move by Alves who clinches and pushes Koscheck against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Koscheck pushes away Alves trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alves stumbles backwards and Josh Koscheck circles to get the center of the cage
Josh Koscheck tries to bring the fight to the ground
Alves goes down.
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck is moving on the ground...
Alves tries to counter Koscheck's moves on the ground.
Koscheck misses a step and Thiago Alves sees an opportunity to counter him!
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves 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...
Josh Koscheck aggressively and repeatedly punches Alves.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Left cheek
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Koscheck is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Koscheck!
Thiago Alves is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Alves tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Koscheck struggles and frees his leg!
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Koscheck
Thiago Alves 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.
Thiago Alves is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck manages to switch to full guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Thiago Alves.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
High kick from Josh Koscheck!
Alves seems to be done!
Alves's Left eye is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Thiago Alves!
Koscheck ducks under...
Alves misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
Koscheck fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thiago Alves didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alves ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Alves tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Thiago Alves seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Koscheck is in closed guard... Alves tries to roll on the ground!
Josh Koscheck uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Alves
Koscheck tries to escape from the closed guard
Koscheck succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck leans back...
He clobbers Thiago Alves's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Alves's Mouth is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Mouth
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Thiago Alves's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Alves
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Alves is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves
Thiago Alves is a bloody mess!
Koscheck is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Thiago Alves, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Thiago Alves's Chin
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves
Alves has given his back to Josh Koscheck who is trying to get one hook in!
Josh Koscheck has one hook in!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Alves with one hook in
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Alves's face!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough! The fight is over! Alves was not intelligently defending himself!
Alves's Forehead is beginning to swell
Alves has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (GnP) at 1:43 Round 2
Statistics: Thiago Alves
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/21 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
I'd say Alves won the first round, but Koscheck had a much better between-round recovery and used that to his advantage come round 2.