Post by The Sandmen on Feb 7, 2013 17:41:40 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Koscheck while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Koscheck and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Koscheck charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shovel hook by Josh Koscheck
tags Hughes.
Josh Koscheck seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Koscheck dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hughes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
Koscheck throws a low kick
Matt Hughes blocks.
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck goes down.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
They're bothering Koscheck even though they aren't hurting him.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Koscheck covers himself well
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes tries to open Koscheck's guard...
Koscheck breaks the lock and covers himself from Hughes's punches
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Koscheck.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Koscheck. 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.
Hughes wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Koscheck wants nothing of that and pushes Hughes.
Brilliant combination from Josh Koscheck
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Josh Koscheck tries a hook to the body
and hits Hughes ribs hard
Josh Koscheck tries a hook to the body
but Hughes manages to dodge it
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Koscheck just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Hughes may be in trouble!
Koscheck steps backwards away from Matt Hughes. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Hughes steps backwards away from Josh Koscheck. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Koscheck!
Some big punches are landing!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
Koscheck grapple with Matt Hughes and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Matt Hughes falls hard on the mat with Josh Koscheck on top of him
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Koscheck.
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Round 2
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Josh Koscheck tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Josh Koscheck launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Hughes's knee!
Nice punches from Josh Koscheck.
Hughes staggers backwards. Koscheck wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Koscheck is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Josh Koscheck tries to open Hughes's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Josh Koscheck. Hughes is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Josh Koscheck turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Koscheck!
Hughes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (Elbows) at 1:19 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 27/35 (77%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/19 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Destruction. Upgrade Hughes. This was embarrassing for him.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Koscheck and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Josh Koscheck charges at Hughes throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Hughes is rocked!
Koscheck is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shovel hook by Josh Koscheck
tags Hughes.
Josh Koscheck seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Matt Hughes launches a body shot
Koscheck dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Hughes's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Hughes's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Hughes has a small cut in his Right eye
Koscheck throws a low kick
Matt Hughes blocks.
The two exchange wildly
Koscheck is connecting with a few punches
Matt Hughes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Koscheck goes down.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
They're bothering Koscheck even though they aren't hurting him.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Koscheck covers himself well
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes tries to open Koscheck's guard...
Koscheck breaks the lock and covers himself from Hughes's punches
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hughes's side.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Koscheck.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Josh Koscheck. 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.
Hughes wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Koscheck wants nothing of that and pushes Hughes.
Brilliant combination from Josh Koscheck
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Josh Koscheck tries a hook to the body
and hits Hughes ribs hard
Josh Koscheck tries a hook to the body
but Hughes manages to dodge it
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Josh Koscheck takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Josh Koscheck just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Hughes may be in trouble!
Koscheck steps backwards away from Matt Hughes. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Hughes steps backwards away from Josh Koscheck. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Koscheck!
Some big punches are landing!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Koscheck sprawls and remains on his feet.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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.
Koscheck grapple with Matt Hughes and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Matt Hughes falls hard on the mat with Josh Koscheck on top of him
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Koscheck.
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Round 2
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Josh Koscheck tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Josh Koscheck launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Hughes's knee!
Nice punches from Josh Koscheck.
Hughes staggers backwards. Koscheck wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Koscheck is holding Matt Hughes's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Hughes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Josh Koscheck tries to open Hughes's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Josh Koscheck. Hughes is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Hughes.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Koscheck launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Josh Koscheck turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Koscheck!
Hughes's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Josh Koscheck by KO (Elbows) at 1:19 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 27/35 (77%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/19 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 6/18 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Destruction. Upgrade Hughes. This was embarrassing for him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!