Post by The Sandmen on Mar 6, 2012 13:53:35 GMT -5
Koscheck enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Donald Cerrone raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Josh Koscheck doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cerrone 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Donald Cerrone and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
Cerrone seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Josh Koscheck fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cerrone's chin
Cerrone's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cerrone blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Donald Cerrone's cheek! Cerrone stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Koscheck cartwheels towards Cerrone!
Cerrone fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck decides to jump inside Cerrone's guard.
Cerrone fights back with his feet, forcing Koscheck to try something else.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Koscheck moves backwards and gestures for Donald Cerrone to stand up.
Donald Cerrone is on his feet again.
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Cerrone's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cerrone can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Donald Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Koscheck is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Koscheck
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck looks to be in very good shape.
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cerrone blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cerrone can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cerrone launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cerrone is countered by Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Cerrone's guard.
Cerrone tries to fight back with his feet and Koscheck just needs another plan now.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Koscheck struggles... Donald Cerrone is unable to take him down
Donald Cerrone goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
Koscheck seems staggered and Donald Cerrone runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cerrone cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koscheck can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Josh Koscheck throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Cerrone's chin! That stops Cerrone in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Left eye
Koscheck is holding Donald Cerrone's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Donald Cerrone loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone 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 Donald Cerrone
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Donald Cerrone work his BJJ game.
Donald Cerrone tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Donald Cerrone breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. 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.
Koscheck grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cerrone struggles... Josh Koscheck is unable to take him down
A furious flurry of punches from Josh Koscheck
puts Cerrone in a world of hurt!
Cerrone moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Josh Koscheck checks the kick.
Cerrone misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Josh Koscheck
surprises Cerrone!
Nice low kick from Cerrone
but Josh Koscheck stops it.
Koscheck decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Koscheck takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cerrone is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Cerrone
Josh Koscheck was tooling Donald Cerrone for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Donald Cerrone lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Cerrone launches a stiff jab!
Koscheck ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Cerrone throws a lazy kick
Koscheck dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Cerrone in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Koscheck gets hold of a leg and trips Cerrone to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Cerrone
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Koscheck shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Donald Cerrone's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone 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 Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
You can see the pain reflected in Cerrone's eyes...
Cerrone locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Koscheck unil he can pull his arm free! Koscheck lost his dominant position.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Cerrone is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone 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 1:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Donald Cerrone's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Cerrone's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a large cut in his Forehead.
There is blood everywhere.
The doctor is checking the cut...It’s all over!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Large cut Forehead) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Nice effort tonight from Donald Cerrone who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. (60 points)
Dominating performance by Koscheck who took his best game against Donald Cerrone. (428 points)
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!
Donald Cerrone raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Josh Koscheck doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cerrone 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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Donald Cerrone and Josh Koscheck touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Josh Koscheck goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
Cerrone seems staggered and Josh Koscheck runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Josh Koscheck fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cerrone's chin
Cerrone's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cerrone blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Donald Cerrone's cheek! Cerrone stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Koscheck cartwheels towards Cerrone!
Cerrone fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Josh Koscheck decides to jump inside Cerrone's guard.
Cerrone fights back with his feet, forcing Koscheck to try something else.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Koscheck is standing while Cerrone is on the ground on his back
Koscheck moves backwards and gestures for Donald Cerrone to stand up.
Donald Cerrone is on his feet again.
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Cerrone's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cerrone can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Donald Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Koscheck is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Koscheck
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Koscheck is taking the best of the fight.
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck looks to be in very good shape.
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Koscheck is trying to counter now!
Koscheck reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cerrone blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Koscheck
Koscheck cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cerrone can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cerrone launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cerrone is countered by Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Cerrone's guard.
Cerrone tries to fight back with his feet and Koscheck just needs another plan now.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Koscheck struggles... Donald Cerrone is unable to take him down
Donald Cerrone goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
Koscheck seems staggered and Donald Cerrone runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cerrone cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koscheck can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Josh Koscheck throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Cerrone's chin! That stops Cerrone in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Left eye
Koscheck is holding Donald Cerrone's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Donald Cerrone loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Josh Koscheck slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone 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 Donald Cerrone
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Donald Cerrone work his BJJ game.
Donald Cerrone tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Koscheck holds Donald Cerrone's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Koscheck moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Donald Cerrone breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. 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.
Koscheck grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Cerrone struggles... Josh Koscheck is unable to take him down
A furious flurry of punches from Josh Koscheck
puts Cerrone in a world of hurt!
Cerrone moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Josh Koscheck checks the kick.
Cerrone misses a step and Josh Koscheck sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Josh Koscheck
surprises Cerrone!
Nice low kick from Cerrone
but Josh Koscheck stops it.
Koscheck decides to launch some tentative punches
Josh Koscheck takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Josh Koscheck can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Josh Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cerrone is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Koscheck is in open guard over Cerrone
Josh Koscheck was tooling Donald Cerrone for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Donald Cerrone lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Koscheck
He is not able to do it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Josh Koscheck, but it's close.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Cerrone launches a stiff jab!
Koscheck ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Koscheck looks to counter!
Cerrone throws a lazy kick
Koscheck dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Koscheck tries to grapple
He puts Cerrone in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Koscheck gets hold of a leg and trips Cerrone to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in closed guard over Cerrone
Koscheck use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
Josh Koscheck is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Koscheck shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Donald Cerrone's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Josh Koscheck looks to pass to mount...
Koscheck slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone 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 Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is a bloody mess!
Josh Koscheck isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
You can see the pain reflected in Cerrone's eyes...
Cerrone locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Josh Koscheck unil he can pull his arm free! Koscheck lost his dominant position.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Koscheck
Cerrone is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone 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 1:40 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Koscheck in his guard...
Josh Koscheck keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Donald Cerrone's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Koscheck doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Josh Koscheck is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Josh Koscheck moves to better his position on the ground...
Josh Koscheck viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Cerrone's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a large cut in his Forehead.
There is blood everywhere.
The doctor is checking the cut...It’s all over!
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (Large cut Forehead) at 2:29 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 17/23 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Nice effort tonight from Donald Cerrone who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. (60 points)
Dominating performance by Koscheck who took his best game against Donald Cerrone. (428 points)
ManMMA management should pay these guys extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!