411's UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira Report 8.29.09
Posted by Jeremy Lambert on 08.30.2009
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture by decision in a legendary fight that lived up to all the hype. Elsewhere, Thiago Silva knocked out Keith Jardine to get back on track in the Light Heavyweight division and Nate Marquardt stamped his spot as one of the past Middleweight's with a quick KO over Demian Maia. Click for the full report.
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
From The Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon
Live on PPV
-Gladiator intro.
-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan are our hosts. They talk about legends Couture and Nogueira finally meeting tonight.
-Video preview for Vera vs. Soszynski
Light Heavyweight Fight: Krzyzstof Soszynski (19-9-1) vs. Brandon Vera (10-3)
Round One: Soszynski throwing a heavy right. Body kick by Vera. Straight left just misses for Vera. Leg kick by Vera. Knee to body by Vera as Soszynski comes in. Another leg kick by Vera. Both just miss with uppercuts. Soszynski gets a clinch. Vera pressed against the cage. Knees to the thighs by Soszynski. They break. Right hook by Vera. Good right hook by Soszynski. More leg kicks by Vera. They clinch. Sosyznski against the cage. Knees to the body by Vera. They break. More leg kicks by Vera. Soszynski just misses with a combo. Sosyznski shoots and Vera shrugs it off. The round ends. 10-9 Vera.
Round Two: Right left by Vera. Big straight left by Vera. Right by Soszynski and Vera answers with a left. Soszynski clinches. Vera against the cage. Vera just misses with a knee on the break. Another clinch with Sosyznski on the cage. They break. Short right hand by Sosyznski. They collide heads and Vera loses his mouth piece. Ref stops the fight and Vera gets it back. They clinch and Vera is against the cage. They break. Jab by Soszynski. Straight left by Vera. They clinch. Dirty boxing by Vera. Soszynski drops for a double and Vera shrugs it off. Still in the clinch. Soszynski gets the takedown but Vera is back up. Still in the clinch. Knees to the thighs by Vera. Short elbows by Vera as the round ends. 10-9 Vera.
Round Three: Right hand by Vera. Spin kick by Vera but it mostly misses. Leg kick by Vera. Left hand by Soszynski. They clinch with Vera against the cage. Soszynski drops for a double, Vera goes for a kimura, they break. Another clinch. They trade knees. Knees to the thighs by Vera. Vera gets the takedown and is in half guard. Soszynski rolls into Vera. Vera gets his back but Soszynski gets to his feet. Soszynski turns into Vera and they're still in a clinch. Vera ctaches Soszynski with a knee to the groin. The ref allows Soszynski time to recover. Back to the action. They clinch. Dirty boxy by Vera and they break. Good combo by Vera. Soszynski swinging and missing. More leg kicks by Vera. More leg kicks as the round ends. 10-9 Vera.
Official Decision: Brandon Vera by Unanimous Decision (30-27 across)
-Vera says Soszynski is a tough guy. Vera says he'll be back in the gym on Monday.
-UFC 93: Franklin vs. Belfort promo.
-Video preview for Marquardt vs. Maia.
Middleweight Fight: Demian Maia (11-0) vs. Nate Marquardt (31-8-2)
Round One: Maia throws a head kick but it's blocked. Marquardt drops Maia with a big shot AND MAIA IS DOWN. The ref stops it.
-Nate had a chance to punch Maia on the ground but backed off, knowing he was out.
Official Decision: Nate Marquardt by KO at :21 in Round One
-Nate said he learned "that move" right before the fight. "If you want someone that can get in there and kick Anderson Silva's butt, then you'll give the shot to me."
-Cut to Anderson Silva smiling and shrugging as the crowd cheers.
-Video preview for Leben vs. Rosholt.
Middleweight Fight: Jake Rosholt (5-1) vs. Chris Leben (18-5)
Round One: Nothing happening a minute in. They're trading leg kicks. Good straight right by Rosholt. Rosholt catches Leben with a jumping knee but Leben takes down Rosholt. Leben in the guard of Rosholt. Rosholt controlling the posture of Leben. Rosholt pushes Leben off and gets to his feet. Leben is bleeding from the nose. More leg kicks by Leben. They clinch. Rosholt has a body lock and takes down Leben right into mount. Leben rolls and almost gives up his back. Leben seated against the cage. Good punches by Rosholt. Leben to his feet. Leben charges forward with the left hand. Rosholt blocks it. Round ends. 10-9 Rosholt.
Round Two: Good left by Rosholt. Leben catches Rosholt with a left as he throws a high kick. Leben puts Rosholt on his back after the punch. Leben in half guard. Rosholt gets him in full guard. Good elbows from the bottom by Rosholt. Rosholt controlling the posture of Leben. Short body punches by Leben. The ref stands them up. They trade leg kicks. Big straight left by Leben. They clinch with Rosholt against the cage. Foot stomps by Leben. They break. Big right by Rosholt. Takedown by Rosholt. Rosholt in half guard. Rosholt stands above Leben and eats an up kick. He drops back to half guard. Good ground and pound by Rosholt. Rosholt stands above again. Leben gets up. Leben swinging with the left as the round ends. 10-9 Leben.
Round Three: Rosholt gets the takedown off a leg kick. Rosholt in half guard. Rosholt moves to mount. Leben gets him back in half guard. Good elbows by Rosholt. Leben turns toward Rosholt and eats some big punches. Rosholt secures an arm triangle. Leben goes to sleep.
Official Decision: Jake Rosholt by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 1:30 in Round Three
-Rosholt says it feels great to get his first UFC victory and he wants his last fight back. "You can't have it back" says Rogan.
Heavyweight Fight (Preliminary Fight): Tim Hauge vs. Todd Duffee
Round One: Duffee catches Hauge with a stiff left hand. Hauge goes down and Duffee pounds him out. That was quick.
Official Decision: Todd Duffee by KO at :07 in Round One
-Goldberg says :07 is the fastest KO in UFC history.
-Rogan tells him about the record and Duffee says that he thought the record was 6 seconds.
-Video preview for Jardine vs. Silva.
Light Heavyweight Fight: Thiago Silva (13-1) vs. Keith Jardine (14-6-1)
Round One: Jardine pressing forward. Leg kick by Jardine. Stiff left by Silva. Body kick by Jardine but Silva takes him down off it. Silva in half guard. Jardine bucks and gets to his feet. Left hook by Silva knocks down Jardine. Silva standing above Jardine with heavy punches. JARDINE IS OUT. Ref stops it.
Official Decision: Thiago Silva by KO at 1:35 in Round One
-Silva says that he's back.
Middleweight Fight (Prelimary Fight): Ed Herman vs. Aaron Simpson
Round One: Both coming up short with punches. Quick left hook by Herman. Another left stumbles Simpson a bit. Takedown by Simpson. He stands above Herman. Herman gets up and eats two big right hands. BIG takedown by Simpson. He stands above Herman. Herman tries a roundhouse kick from the ground. Herman looking for the up kick but missing. Herman lands an up kick and Simpson looks dazed. Back on the feet. Herman slips and is back up. Two big right hands by Simpson. Another big right by Simpson drops Herman. Ground and pound by Simpson. Herman surviving. Herman recovers and has Simpson in guard. Simpson backs out and stands above Herman. Herman gets up and eats a left. Left hook by Herman. Simpson gets the takedown. Heavy punches by Simpson. Simpson stands above Herman. Herman gets up. The round ends. Herman is limping back to his corner. 10-9 Simpson.
-On replay it looks like Herman popped his knee when he was taken down.
Round Two: Simpson catches a body kick and drops Herman with a right. Herman grabs his knee on the way down and the ref stops it.
-The replay shows a nasty pop on Herman's knee at the end of the fight.
Official Decision: Aaron Simpson by TKO at :17 in Round Two
-Simpson says he's taking it one fight at a time.
-Goldberg and Rogan break down the main event. 77% of the fans are picking Couture.
-Video preview for Couture vs. Nogueira.
Heavyweight Fight (Main Event): Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (35-5-1) vs. Randy Couture (16-9)
Round One: Uppercut by Couture. Randy shrugs off a clinch. They trade jabs. Right hand by Nog. Right hand by Randy. In the clinch. Dirty boxing by Couture. Nog pulls guard. Couture backs off and stands up. Nog up. They clinch. Dirty boxing by both. They break. Right hand by Couture. Another clinch. Another break. Nog drops Couture with a right. Nog pounces on him. Nog looking for the guillotine. He turns it into a darce. Nog wrenching on it. Nog gives it up. They stand up. They trade jabs. Jab by Couture. Right hand by Couture. Body shots by Nog. Uppercut by Couture. Nog is cut below the eye. Big right by Nog. They clinch. BOTH MEN PUNCHING IN THE CLINCH! Things slow down still in the clinch. Nog against the cage. The round ends. 10-9 Nog.
Round Two: Good left by Couture. Left hook by Nog. They clinch. Nog goes for a guillotine but Couture slips out. Nog goes to the ground and Couture follows him down. Couture in guard. Couture staying close to Nog in the guard. Good elbows by Couture. Nog sweeps him over and is in mount. Couture gets to half guard. Nog looking for an arm triangle. He's got to get his leg out. Nog is mount with the arm triangle. Nog gives up on it but he's still in mount. Short punches by Nog. Couture gets half guard. Couture sweeps and gets to his feet. Uppercut by Couture. They trade jabs. Big left by Couture. Knee to the body by Nog. Leg kick by Nog. Tight right by Couture. The round ends. 10-9 Nog.
Round Three: Stiff left by Couture. Big right by Nog stumbles Couture. Big right drops Couture. Nog pounces on him. Hammerfists by Nog. Couture surviving. Couture regains his composure and has guard. Nog passes to side control. Short punches by Nog. Couture tries pushing Nog away but Nog gets his back. Nog is high on the back with one hook in. Couture turns, slips out, and is in the guard on Nog. Elbows by Couture. More short elbows by Couture. Nog sweeps him to mount as the round ends. 10-9 Nog.
Official Decision: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
-Nog says that Couture is one of his idols. Nog says that he wants the belt.
-Couture says that he wants interesting fights. He says he's going to take a week off but he'll be back.
Lightweight Fight (Preliminary Fight): Evan Dunham vs. Marcus Aurelio
Round One: Dunham pressing forward. Winging right by Aurelio. Good left by Dunham. Straight left drops Aurelio. Dunham pounces on him. Heavy ground and pound by Dunham. Aurelio survives and has guard. Dunham stands and Aurelio following. Uppercut by Dunham as Aurelio shoots in. Dunham sprawls. Straight left by Dunham. Aurelio shoots and Dunham sprawls. Right hand by Aurelio. Big straight left by Dunham. Uppercut by Dunham. Dunham with another left. The round ends. 10-9 Dunham.
Round Two: Aurelio shoots and Dunham stuffs it. Straight left by Dunham. Dunham shrugs off another takedown. Aurelio tries a takedown off a leg kick by Dunham sprawls again. Straight right by Aurelio. Aurelio gets the takedown and has half guard. Dunham sweeps and gets back to his feet. Straight left by Dunham. Big right by Aurelio. Aurelio scoring with the right hand. The ref calls for a break as Dunham got poked in the eye. Dunham regains his senses and back to action. BOTH MEN SWINGING! Aurelio clinches. They break.Good right hook by Dunham. Two big right hooks by Dunham. Aurelio shoots but Dunham sprawls. They clinch. Aurelio drops to a double. Dunham shrugs it off. Straight right by Aurelio. Dunham fires back with a right hook followed by a left. Leg kick by Dunham and Aurelio returns fire. They swing and miss as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Aurelio.
Round Three: Aurelio gets the takedown and is in guard. Aurelio staying busy on top but not doing too much damage. Aurelio gets half guard. Dunham rolls to his feet and Aurelio tries to grab a guillotine. Aurelio switches to a darce choke. Aurelio rolls and mounts Dunham. Dunham rolls out and to his feet. Big punches by both men. Aurelio shoots and gets Dunham seated against the cage. Aurelio pulls the legs out and gets half guard. Dunham sweeps to his feet. Aurelio shoots, Dunham sprawls, and puts Aurelio on his back. They stand. Big combo by Dunham. Aurelio shoots and Dunham sprawls and shrugs him off. Big punches by Dunham. Right hook by Aurelio as the round ends. 10-9 Aurelio.
-Whoever won the 2nd round won the fight.
Official Decision: Evan Dunham by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
-Submission of the night: Rosholt's arm triangle on Leben.
-Turning point of the night: Marquardt's right hand on Maia.
Oh thank god Jardine got embarassed again. Now take him off your top ten list 411 he never should of been then to begin with
Posted By: guest(pikey) (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:02 AM
Agreed, how long is he gonna live off the Liddell KO?? Top ten my ass
Posted By: Guest#3409 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:12 AM
The fix was in
Posted By: Guest#0143 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:25 AM
The Duffman scores a Record.
Posted By: Guest#8991 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:32 AM
wow I suck at picks
Posted By: Ke nt Baker (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:45 AM
Everyone wrote Silva off after he lost to Machida. Hopefully this re-establishes him as an up and comer in the division. Look out for him and Jon Jones over the next year.
Posted By: Flying Dutchman (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 01:47 AM
Guest#3409 - Jardine didnt ko liddell
Posted By: johny111 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 02:11 AM
So glad Nogueira won. Few were giving him much of a chance but he was all over Couture and makes just about everybody look like a jackass for thinking he was done. The Nog in this fight and the Nog in the Mir fight looked like two different fighters.
War Nog.
Posted By: Guest#0400 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 02:23 AM
D.Maia this "great" BJJ guy and gets KTFO. Just like a real Gracie, BJJ but no stand-up. Back to the drawing board.
Posted By: TheR (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 02:30 AM
fuck yeah Big Nog wins!!!!
Posted By: Yoda (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 04:08 AM
Get in! Nog vs. Brock is far more interesting than Couture vs. Brock II, given that Couture has NOTHING to threaten Brock with. Okay, okay, he's pulled upsets before, but Brock is like a bigger, stronger, younger version of Couture who smothers his opponents and uses superb wrestling. Couture can't do anything to him for my money, whereas Nog is a superior BJJ fighter than Mir (yeah I know he lost, but Mir never engaged BJJ because he knew he'd be outclassed) that will seriously test Brock AND weather the storm as he has done all career long.
Brock will need to watch for the third round subs that caught Sylvia and grind out a points win over Nog I'd guess. ONE MISTAKE and he'd be done, and that's what I find intriguing about that fight.
Nog is back!
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 08:24 AM
Picked Nog to win since day 1. Couture is overrated, only way he was winning this was by decision, I was surprised to see Nog win by decision, I thought he would have taken damage and pulled off a submission like usual
Posted By: Shawno420 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 08:54 AM
I couldn't be happier with the Maia finish. Dude is overrated like a mother. It's MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. If your standup sucks, you're only going to get lucky so much.
Posted By: Guest#6192 (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Epic Main Event this one really lived up to that word. Nog and Randy both showed why they are legends in this sport. You got all the know-it-alls saying "Randy Should retire: and as I said last night fuck you Randy looked great, thats why he's outlasted all his contemporaries. I seriously want Randy's conditioning program its amazing that at 46 he can still compete at the high level. For Nog techincally after that accident when he was a kid he shouldn't even be fighting, when he was a kid a truck rolled on him thats how he has the scar on his back but today here he is. Seriously Nog has a whose who of people he's beaten I think he just might beat out Dan Henderson for toughest man in the sport. I'd Nog's program too or just his will power (and I think we all would) he proved the loss to Mir was just because of staph infection and went out tonight and beat one of the great ones. My hat is off to both of these guys they are true legends and speaking of the lucky Mir maybe both these guys can pound on him next Randy can show him hows its done and Nog can own him in a rematch.
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Always funny to see all the big nog nuthuggers not being here before the gfight and coming only if he wins and same for Couture.
My money was on Couture winning via UD or a Nog via Sub early , first time in his career Randy is defeated into a decision.
He is 16-10 now with one fight remaining on his contract.
It's damn obvious he wants to go to StrikeForce to die against Fedor but well he would more wise re signing a three matches contract with the UFC AND going back to LHW where a lot of interesting and fresh matches for him are there :
A/ Machida
B/ Rampage
C/ Evans
D/ Thiago Silva
E/ Lil Nog
Even a rematch with Tito Ortiz would be huge money for the UFC and fun to watch.
Posted By: Couture = LHW (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM
he signed a 28month 6 fight contrace just recently with ufc so no more fedor couture strikeforce
Posted By: mazzacare (Guest) on August 30, 2009 at 02:23 PM
