Some fans left their first fight at UFC 112 believing that BJ Penn had won. No one left UFC 118 thinking that way. Yep, Frank Edgar is still the UFC lightweight champion.
Early on, Edgar took Penn down hard after getting hit as he came inside. Penn got up without sustaining any damage several moments later. Then Edgar popped Penn with a couple of strikes Read more...
Frank Edgar Defeats BJ Penn By Unanimous Decision, Leaves No Doubt That He's The Best originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at 01:01:56.
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James Toney sure had a lot to say coming into his UFC 118 bout with Randy Couture. Not known for a lot of talking himself, Couture apparently couldn't help but chime in with the following:
"We'll see how much he's talking when he's laying on his back and I'm punching him in his face,"
Everyone knew the deal coming in. If Couture was able to put Toney on his back, it would be over soon. If things stayed standing, Toney would be victorious. Get ready, get set, go!
It took only about 15 seconds before Couture shot in and took Toney down with a low single leg. From there, he mounted his boxing foe. Then came a slow and steady diet of ground and pound before Couture decided to press Toney into the cage. Then came the choke. At first, it didn't work. But Couture simply punched him a few more times and forced the arm-triangle choke in again.
This time, Toney gave up.
Randy Couture defeats James Toney by arm triangle choke at 3:19 of round one. The bottom line? If you can't stuff a takedown, then you're not going to be able to strike. Toney came into a gun fight with a knife. He simply had no takedown defense or wrestling skills to rely on, and that's a no-no against a fighter like Couture.
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Randy Couture Defeats James Toney By Arm Triangle Choke At UFC 118 originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at 00:04:16.
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Coming into their UFC 118 encounter, many predicted that the battle between Marcus Davis and Nate Diaz would take home fight of the night. And boy, oh boy, did that crowd go crazy for Davis, a fellow New Englander, as he made his walk to the cage.
Davis connected with a left early on as Diaz taunted him. Diaz then connected with a jab and a left. Perhaps Davis didn't like the taunting, as he came forward with a hard left-right combination that left Diaz on the canvas, eating punches for a moment while there. Read more...
Nate Diaz Chokes Marcus Davis Out At UFC 118 originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 22:45:03.
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Any time a fighter is asked to fight in front of their hometown crowd, as Joe Lauzon was at UFC 118 against Gabe Ruediger, you have to worry about nerves. Problem for Ruediger was that someone forgot to tell Lauzon that.
Here's how it went down for Boston's own. First he took Ruediger down hard. Then he pounded the heck out of him, changing positions on the ground as he went. Eventually, he found himself punching a hole in Ruediger's head while positioned on his back, and this led to the armbar transition that he finished him with.
Total domination, folks. Joe Lauzon defeats Gabe Ruediger by armbar at 2:01 of round one.
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Joe Lauzon Absolutely Destroys Gabe Ruediger, Wins By Armbar originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 21:52:40.
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Well, it wasn't Randy Couture vs. James Toney. But Nik Lentz did fight Andre Winner on the undercard at UFC 118 in a grind it out kind of affair.
Lentz shot in very early, looking for a single leg takedown to no avail, as Winner successfully fought it off. However, after some jockeying against the cage wall, Lentz got his takedown, lost it for a moment, and then brought his English adversary to the ground again.
But then Winner got up again. For the majority of the rest of the round, Winner found himself pressed up against the cage wall. Both fighters landed knees in spots, with Winner's being harder. Then around the one minute mark, Winner grabbed a Muay Thai clinch and smashed his adversary with a big knee before following things up with an elbow. Moments later, however, Lentz achieved another takedown. Winner got up and connected with a nice elbow, following it up with a solid left hook. Then the bell.
Here's the thing- Lentz was unable to do anything with his takedowns and didn't hit Winner with anything hard. Given the British fighter the stanza based on that and a few nice strikes.
At the start of the second, Lentz was aggressive with strikes on his way to pressing his opponent up against the wall. And for a long while, that's where they stayed. Late in the stanza, Lentz achieved a takedown, which netted him some points. After a struggle, Winner got up before Lentz once again pressed him up against the cage wall. Several seconds before the bell, Lentz picked Winner up and threw him to the canvas. Though Winner got up again, this time it was Lentz's round.
Winner's striking is fading; he may be fatiguing.
The third round started off with some decent striking by Winner before Lentz pressed him up against the cage wall and took him down. Though Winner got up, they repeated the process once more, until Lentz finally took Winner's back before a transition to side control. Lentz started to hit home with some ground and pound, though his arms were clearly fatigued. By the end of the bout, Lentz had sunk in a rear naked choke- it wasn't tight, and Winner probably would've gotten out. Still, it served as the ending to a clear third round win for Lentz. I've got it 2-1 in favor of Lentz.
One judge agreed with me. The other two gave Lentz all three rounds.
Nik Lentz defeats Andre Winner by unanimous decision.
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Nik Lentz Defeats Andre Winner By Unanimous Decision At UFC 118 originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 21:36:21.
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Check out our UFC 118 results below (click on the links to read the full story on each fight). Here's a hint: The Randy Couture vs. James Toney fight occurred mostly on the ground.
Randy Couture defeats James Toney by arm triangle choke at 3:19 of round one.
Frank Edgar defeats BJ Penn by unanimous decision.
Nate Diaz defeats Marcus Davis by choke at 4:02 of round three.
Gray Maynard defeats Kenny Florian by unanimous decision.
Nik Lentz defeats Andre Winner by unanimous decision.
Joe Lauzon defeats Gabe Ruediger by armbar at 2:01 of round one.
Dan Miller defeats John Salter by anaconda choke at 1:53 of round two.
Demian Maia defeats Mario Miranda by unanimous decision.
UFC 118 Results - UFC 118 Results Live originally appeared on About.com Martial Arts on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 17:02:08.
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