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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Roughneck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Roughneck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koscheck throws a low kick but Roughneck avoids it.
Roughneck leaves Koscheck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roughneck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koscheck tries to land a front kick but Roughneck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roughneck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roughneck is breathing heavily.
Roughneck wants to clinch.
Koscheck takes a swing at Roughneck's ribcage but misses.
Koscheck throws a jab when Roughneck was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koscheck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roughneck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roughneck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koscheck throws a body kick that misses.
Roughneck stuffs the takedown.
Koscheck has closed the distance and engaged Roughneck in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck wants to break free but Koscheck has control.
Roughneck can't break the clinch.
Come on Koscheck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Roughneck is looking to break free of the clinch but Koscheck has double underhooks.
Roughneck is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koscheck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Roughneck to the mat. Roughneck regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Roughneck wants to stand up but Koscheck is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roughneck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koscheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roughneck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koscheck pushes down on Roughneck's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck not doing much here.
Koscheck works his way into full mount!
Koscheck looking to control but Roughneck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck is looking to improve his position but Koscheck isn't that keen on the idea.
Koscheck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koscheck wants to take his opponent's back but Roughneck doesn't allow it.
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 trying to control but Roughneck is having none of it.
Koscheck looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Koscheck wants to slow Roughneck down by chopping away at his legs.
Koscheck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Koscheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roughneck keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, Josh Koscheck just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck looks for a takedown but Roughneck sprawls well.
Koscheck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roughneck looks to land a combination. Koscheck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koscheck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roughneck is out of range.
Jan Roughneck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koscheck is looking to chop away at Roughneck's legs.
Koscheck darts in and clinches Roughneck up against the cage.
Roughneck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roughneck tries to circle away but Koscheck has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck slows down the pace here.
Koscheck tries to land knees in the clinch but Roughneck avoids the damage to the body.
Koscheck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koscheck misses with a knee strike.
Roughneck is trying to break the clinch but Koscheck is controlling him.
Koscheck working aggressively here.
Koscheck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roughneck avoids it.
Koscheck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koscheck keeps control of Roughneck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koscheck has Roughneck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roughneck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jan Roughneck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck effectively controlling the action here.
That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roughneck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roughneck is looking to clinch.
Koscheck misses with a low kick as Roughneck jumps back.
Koscheck tries a low kick but Roughneck avoids it.
Koscheck shoots for a double leg takedown but Roughneck sprawls well. He's pushed Koscheck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koscheck moves into the clinch.
Koscheck pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koscheck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Koscheck - that landed with a thud.
Roughneck prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck pushes off an throws an elbow but Roughneck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Koscheck.
Koscheck stalling the fight.
Koscheck misses with a punch on the inside.
Roughneck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koscheck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koscheck stalling the fight.
Koscheck tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koscheck avoiding damage.
Koscheck receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Koscheck's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roughneck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koscheck misses with a body kick.
Koscheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roughneck is fending him off so far but Koscheck persists. Nope, Roughneck circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Roughneck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Roughneck as he checks the leg kick.
Roughneck slips a jab from Koscheck.
Nice defenses there by Roughneck.
Koscheck slips a jab and a cross from Roughneck.
Roughneck checks a low kick from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to work over Roughneck's front leg with a kick but Roughneck checks it.
Roughneck checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koscheck tries to score with a low kick but Roughneck moves his leg out of the way.
Koscheck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koscheck trying to control the position but Roughneck is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Koscheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Koscheck misses the body punch
and Roughneck counters with a head kick.
Koscheck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roughneck avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Koscheck or perhaps it was just good defense by Roughneck which made him look bad.
Roughneck checks a leg kick.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Jan Roughneck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Koscheck.
Roughneck is looking to clinch but Koscheck is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roughneck looks to land a combination but Koscheck avoids it well.
Koscheck drives through and clinches with Roughneck against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck breaks the clinch.
Koscheck slips under a jab.
Koscheck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koscheck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koscheck throws out a loose jab but Roughneck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koscheck misses with a body punch
and Roughneck counters with a head kick. That will keep Koscheck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koscheck moves into the clinch.
Koscheck tries a body shot but Roughneck blocks it.
Koscheck stalls.
Roughneck avoiding damage as Koscheck throws knees to the body.
Koscheck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koscheck misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck working hard to break the clinch.
Koscheck controlling the action here for a moment.
Koscheck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roughneck's elbow.
Koscheck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roughneck up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koscheck throws an elbow but misses.
Koscheck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roughneck's elbow.
Koscheck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roughneck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koscheck manages to break the clinch.
Koscheck moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Koscheck.
Roughneck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koscheck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roughneck is out of range.
Koscheck throws a low kick, looking for Roughneck's leg but Roughneck calmly moves out of range.
Roughneck avoids the body shot from Koscheck.
Roughneck moves out of range of the strikes.
Koscheck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roughneck moves away from the strike by Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a wild body shot.
Koscheck just misses with a punch to the body.
Jan Roughneck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roughneck checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koscheck looks for the body kick but Roughneck saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Roughneck. No joy for Koscheck on that attempt.
Koscheck moves into the clinch.
Roughneck wants to break free but Koscheck has control.
Koscheck leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roughneck has had enough of the clinch but Koscheck keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koscheck is pushing Roughneck up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roughneck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Koscheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koscheck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Koscheck!
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