Post by The Sandmen on Nov 12, 2014 16:47:17 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Leben while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Leben and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Koscheck seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Leben is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Chris Leben tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Koscheck jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Koscheck is clinching with Leben.
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Josh Koscheck's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Josh Koscheck is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Koscheck grapple with Chris Leben and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Chris Leben falls hard on the mat with Josh Koscheck on top of him
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Leben
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Leben is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Leben is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Leben's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Chris Leben's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Leben tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Leben's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Leben to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Leben.
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (GnP) at 2:09 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Fast fight, but a good one. Leben started winning very strong, then Koscheck came back and turn-around-winned it.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Leben and Koscheck move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Chris Leben goes with a looping right hand while Josh Koscheck jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Koscheck seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Chris Leben seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Leben is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Koscheck's jaw!
Chris Leben tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Josh Koscheck jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Koscheck tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Koscheck tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Koscheck is clinching with Leben.
The fighters are clinching.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Josh Koscheck's ribs!
Josh Koscheck's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koscheck launches a few hard punches to Chris Leben's ribs!
Chris Leben's ribs shows the damage! Josh Koscheck is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Koscheck seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Koscheck grapple with Chris Leben and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Chris Leben falls hard on the mat with Josh Koscheck on top of him
Josh Koscheck is in half guard over Leben
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Leben is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben
Koscheck delivers a few accurate elbows!
Leben is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Koscheck fires a barrage of punches at Leben's head!
This is bad! Koscheck is just pounding on Chris Leben's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Leben tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Koscheck a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Leben's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koscheck is in rear mount over Leben with one hook in
Josh Koscheck wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Koscheck drills Chris Leben's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Leben to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Leben.
Winner is Josh Koscheck by TKO (GnP) at 2:09 Round 1
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Josh Koscheck
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/19 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Fast fight, but a good one. Leben started winning very strong, then Koscheck came back and turn-around-winned it.