Post by The Sandmen on Nov 23, 2015 11:32:57 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Josh Koscheck looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
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 fight gets underway.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Wanderlei Silva jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Koscheck only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Josh Koscheck jabs at Wanderlei
hitting his chest.
Josh Koscheck tries a middle kick
Wanderlei Silva blocks and steps away.
Koscheck misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei is holding Josh Koscheck's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Koscheck loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to get his arm under Josh Koscheck's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Josh Koscheck's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Josh Koscheck easily defends the attempt.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck has Wanderlei controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Wanderlei is unable to move under Koscheck control.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Koscheck struggles in the ground trying to break Wanderlei's control
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei Silva has one hook in!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck with one hook in
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Koscheck's ribs
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei catch Josh Koscheck's left arm and tries a kimura
Josh Koscheck holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Josh Koscheck moves to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Koscheck
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Josh Koscheck rolls over himself and stands up while Wanderlei Silva rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Koscheck avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Wanderlei is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Wanderlei Silva!
Koscheck doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and grab one of Josh Koscheck's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Koscheck lose his balance and falls to the mat
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Koscheck
Good punches to Koscheck's body.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Koscheck can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei launches a couple of fast knees to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck moves on the ground and keeps Wanderlei Silva's knees at bay with his arms.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Deep breaths from Josh Koscheck who tries a hammer punch to Wanderlei's ribs.
That hit Wanderlei who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Wanderlei ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva tries to free his leg
Wanderlei Silva uses some of his skill by jumping out of Koscheck's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei goes for an armbar!
Josh Koscheck breaks the lock and pushes away Wanderlei Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Wanderlei Silva catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Wanderlei.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Wanderlei Silva has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Lightning fast low kick from Wanderlei!
Koscheck blocks that kick with his leg.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Koscheck is holding Wanderlei Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei Silva swings...
hard impact to Koscheck's face!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Koscheck's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Koscheck's head
Those punches are hitting! Koscheck covers his head!
Koscheck fell like he got shot! This is over!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (Punches) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/11 (45%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Koscheck started REALLY strong, with upset in mind. He dominated early. But Wanderlei is strong as fuck and fought through it and fought back. Then dominated, then won.
Josh Koscheck looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Wanderlei Silva jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Koscheck only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Josh Koscheck jabs at Wanderlei
hitting his chest.
Josh Koscheck tries a middle kick
Wanderlei Silva blocks and steps away.
Koscheck misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei is holding Josh Koscheck's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Koscheck loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva looks to mount Josh Koscheck...
Wanderlei Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to get his arm under Josh Koscheck's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Josh Koscheck's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Josh Koscheck easily defends the attempt.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Josh Koscheck tries to take advantage...
Koscheck has Wanderlei controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Wanderlei is unable to move under Koscheck control.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Koscheck struggles in the ground trying to break Wanderlei's control
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck
Koscheck has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei Silva has one hook in!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Koscheck with one hook in
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Koscheck's ribs
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei catch Josh Koscheck's left arm and tries a kimura
Josh Koscheck holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Wanderlei is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Josh Koscheck moves to half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Koscheck
Solid shots!
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Josh Koscheck rolls over himself and stands up while Wanderlei Silva rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Koscheck steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Koscheck avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Wanderlei is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Koscheck's face, followed by knees to the body from Wanderlei Silva!
Koscheck doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and grab one of Josh Koscheck's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Koscheck lose his balance and falls to the mat
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Koscheck
Good punches to Koscheck's body.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei Silva tries to pass to half guard...
Josh Koscheck can't prevent his opponent from passing. Wanderlei looks to work from half guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Wanderlei launches a couple of fast knees to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Koscheck moves on the ground and keeps Wanderlei Silva's knees at bay with his arms.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Deep breaths from Josh Koscheck who tries a hammer punch to Wanderlei's ribs.
That hit Wanderlei who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Wanderlei ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva tries to free his leg
Wanderlei Silva uses some of his skill by jumping out of Koscheck's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei goes for an armbar!
Josh Koscheck breaks the lock and pushes away Wanderlei Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva attempts a sweep single...
Wanderlei Silva catches Josh Koscheck's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Wanderlei.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Wanderlei Silva has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Lightning fast low kick from Wanderlei!
Koscheck blocks that kick with his leg.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck avoids a dangerous strike from Wanderlei
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Koscheck is holding Wanderlei Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Wanderlei Silva shows great balance while pushing away Josh Koscheck
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei Silva swings...
hard impact to Koscheck's face!
Wanderlei Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Wanderlei has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Koscheck's groin!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wanderlei struggles and launches a few punches to Koscheck's head
Those punches are hitting! Koscheck covers his head!
Koscheck fell like he got shot! This is over!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (Punches) at 1:06 Round 2
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 1/6 (17%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/11 (45%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Koscheck started REALLY strong, with upset in mind. He dominated early. But Wanderlei is strong as fuck and fought through it and fought back. Then dominated, then won.