In one of the knockouts of the year, former NCAA national wrestling champion Josh Koscheck knocked out Japanese judo wizard Yoshiyuki Yoshida at 2:15 of the opening round with a single right hand.
As Koscheck closed in he caught the Yoshida with a powerful overhand right that froze him in his tracks. In a flash the stiffened Yoshida was hit on the chin with a follow up haymaker that dropped him cold in one of the best knockouts of the year.
As Koscheck closed in he caught the Yoshida with a powerful overhand right that froze him in his tracks. In a flash the stiffened Yoshida was hit on the chin with a follow up haymaker that dropped him cold in one of the best knockouts of the year.
In a classic performance Mike “Quick” Swick needed only 33 seconds to knockout MMA veteran Jonathan Goulet in the very first round of their welterweight contest.
In other results:
WEC light heavyweight champion Steve “The Robot” Cantwell made his UFC debut a successful one after nearly breaking the arm of Razak Al-Hassan at 4:41 of the opening round with a tight armbar;
Newcomer Jim Miller has made a resounding impact in just his second UFC bout as he battered “Handsome” Matt Wiman en route to a three round unanimous decision;
“Crazy” Tim Credeur scored an impressive TKO at the end of the second round over an outgunned Nate Loughran in a welterweight contest. Loughran failed to answer the bell for round three;
At 170 lbs. Luigi Fioravanti won a hard fought unanimous decision over Brodie Farber. Official scorecards all read the same 30-27;
In a lightweight contest UFC veteran Steve Bruno submitted Johnny Rees in the second round with a tight rear naked choke. The official time was 3:44;
Welterweight Ben “Killa B” Saunders needed just 1:49 to stop UFC newcomer Brandon Wolff with knee strikes and punches in the opening round;
6’5” lightweight Corey Hill’s night ended suddenly as a botched kick snapped the bones in his leg just 20 seconds into round two--his opponent, Dale Hartt, was awarded the TKO victory;
Justin McCully defeated Eddie Sanchez via unanimous decision. Scorecards read 30-27 twice and 29-28 in favor of McCully
