UFC 106
Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck
Round 1
A few javs from each men and a few leg kicks as they feel out each other. Johnson lands a few jabs but Koscheck lands a big right hand. Johnson lands a right and charges ahead at Koscheck who grabs Johnson for a takedown but Johnson blocks. As Koscheck is trying to get up Johnson lands a big and illegal knee to Koscheck’s face and the fight is paused. Johnson is deducted a point. After the replays, it’s clear that the knee didn’t hit as Koscheck blocked it but he caught a finger to the eye instead. They restart the fight.. Johnson lands some jabs and high kicks and Koscheck tries to land the right. Koscheck able to get a takedown and they wrestle for position as the round ends.
Round 2
Both men come out pawing at each other and Johnson gets poked in the eye. Momentary pause in the fight. The ref restarts and Koscheck is the aggressor. Koscheck pokes Johnson in the eye again. The fight is paused momentarily before the ref restarts. Both men land a big exchange of punches at the center of the cage. Koscheck gets the takedown. Koscheck repeatedly lands short elbow strikes. Johnson is bleeding. They wrestle around for position. As the round is nearing an end, Koscheck locks in a rear naked choke and Johnson taps out.
Josh Koscheck wins via Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:47 of Round 2
After the fight, Koscheck calls out Dan Hardy and says he's coming for George St. Pierre.
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