Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2014 17:35:32 GMT -5
Josh Koscheck glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Rory MacDonald looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Koscheck is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
Rory ducks that one.
Josh Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rory MacDonald sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Koscheck is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rory into his guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
0:52 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Koscheck blocks a few elbows and now Rory MacDonald will have to look for another option here.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Josh Koscheck's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Koscheck
Rory MacDonald goes for an americana!
Koscheck breaks free.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck manages to switch to full guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rory fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Josh Koscheck didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Koscheck blocks a few elbows and now Rory MacDonald will have to look for another option here.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to move to full mount
Rory's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Rory
He succeeds!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rory tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Koscheck is trying to block them with his hands...
That brutal impact left Koscheck laid out on the mat! Rory MacDonald's corner come in to congratulate him!
Koscheck's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Rory MacDonald by KO (Elbows) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/30 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
What a huge upset! Rory MacDonald is the winner!
Yep, that's an upset. And a flash KO to boot. Koscheck is plummetting, and I don't know if Ferocity even knows.
Rory MacDonald looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Koscheck is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Josh Koscheck comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Koscheck launches a stiff jab!
Rory ducks that one.
Josh Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown!
Rory MacDonald sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Josh Koscheck gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Koscheck is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rory into his guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
0:52 Round 1 and Koscheck is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Koscheck blocks a few elbows and now Rory MacDonald will have to look for another option here.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Josh Koscheck's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Koscheck
Rory MacDonald goes for an americana!
Koscheck breaks free.
Rory clumsily fails here and it's time for Josh Koscheck to fight back!
Josh Koscheck attempts to move to full guard
Josh Koscheck manages to switch to full guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory is in closed guard... Koscheck tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rory fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Josh Koscheck didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Koscheck blocks a few elbows and now Rory MacDonald will have to look for another option here.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to move to full mount
Rory's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck measures the resilience of Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Koscheck
Koscheck tries to close his guard around Rory
He succeeds!
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Josh Koscheck launches a few punches to Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rory tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Koscheck
Rory tries to open up Koscheck with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Koscheck is trying to block them with his hands...
That brutal impact left Koscheck laid out on the mat! Rory MacDonald's corner come in to congratulate him!
Koscheck's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Rory MacDonald by KO (Elbows) at 4:08 Round 1
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/30 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 209 s
What a huge upset! Rory MacDonald is the winner!
Yep, that's an upset. And a flash KO to boot. Koscheck is plummetting, and I don't know if Ferocity even knows.
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