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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown but Matthews sprawls well. He's pushed Koscheck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matthews darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matthews stands up out of the half guard.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koscheck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koscheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Matthews. No joy for Koscheck on that attempt.
Matthews tries to clinch there but Koscheck circles away.
Matthews doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koscheck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koscheck wants to free his trapped foot but Matthews is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matthews avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koscheck.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matthews makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Koscheck isn't so interested in that idea.
Koscheck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matthews looks gassed!
Koscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Matthews trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koscheck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
Koscheck throws and elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koscheck's guard. Nice move by Matthews!
Matthews trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koscheck shoots in for a double leg but Matthews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koscheck.
Matthews lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matthews napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matthews prevents Koscheck from improving position.
Matthews wants to control but Koscheck postures up.
Koscheck landing strikes.
Koscheck lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matthews down.
Koscheck scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koscheck fails with the takedown
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koscheck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Koscheck is pressing down on Matthews's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koscheck lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Matthews!
Koscheck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koscheck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matthews is surviving well by controlling Koscheck's body position as best he can.
Koscheck landing strikes from the mount.
Koscheck avoids the attempt from Matthews to control.
Matthews is trying desperately to improve position.
Matthews is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Matthews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koscheck with a couple of short strikes.
Koscheck lands a heavy elbow.
Koscheck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Matthews looks a forlorn figure.
Koscheck breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koscheck lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck raining down shots from the mount!
Koscheck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matthews is rocked!
Koscheck working the ground and pound effectively.
Matthews is still in real trouble! Can Koscheck finish him?
Koscheck lands with some strikes.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
Koscheck landing strikes from the mount.
Josh Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matthews defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koscheck.
Koscheck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matthews is surviving well by controlling Koscheck's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koscheck is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matthews has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koscheck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck working Matthews over with strikes here.
Matthews is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koscheck shoots and misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews tries to clinch but Koscheck moves out of range.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Josh Koscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
John Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koscheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl out of it but Koscheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matthews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Koscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt
and Koscheck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Koscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Koscheck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koscheck works over Matthews with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscheck connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Koscheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Koscheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koscheck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Koscheck getting side control.
Matthews trying to hold on to Koscheck's head to control him but Koscheck postures up.
Matthews on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Koscheck.
Matthews has hold of Koscheck's hands but Koscheck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matthews's head.
Koscheck works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matthews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koscheck is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Matthews can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Koscheck cracks Matthews with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koscheck wants to finish this one by submission but Matthews is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Koscheck.
Koscheck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matthews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koscheck breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koscheck with good strikes from the mount here!
Koscheck with shots to the head and body - Matthews looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koscheck working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Koscheck unloading with bombs!
Koscheck putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koscheck landing shots from mount.
John Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matthews is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Koscheck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koscheck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Koscheck!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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