UFC 118 Results - Randy Couture Submits James Toney
For as much tension as many felt leading up to Randy Couture’s bout with James Toney the result was entirely predictable.
In the opening seconds Randy managed to reach down, grab Toney’s foot and put him on the mat. Couture quickly moved to the mount and started landing punches. After a few more punches Couture quickly moved to an arm triangle choke that forced Toney to quit.
Read Article >UFC 118 Results - Demian Maia Decisions Mario Miranda
Mario Miranda deserves credit for getting to the scorecards against a great finisher in Demian Maia. Repeatedly throughout the fight Maia was able to take down Miranda and pass to mount or take the back. Every time he had good positioning Maia would abandon it looking for an armbar and every time Miranda was able to escape from danger.
Maia was able to dominate the fight though and took a clear 30-27 decision on all three judges scorecards.
Read Article >UFC 118 Results - Gray Maynard Grinds Out Win Over Kenny Florian
It may not go down in history as one of the most exciting fights in the Octagon, but Gray Maynard was able to use his wrestling to control the fight against Kenny Florian for win on the judge’s scorecards.
When the fighters were on their feet there wasn’t much action with Florian afraid of Maynard’s takedowns and Maynard was afraid of Kenny’s striking. In all three rounds Maynard was eventually able to close distance and get takedowns where he was able to work a measured top game to earn the clear decision.
Read Article >UFC 118 Results - Nik Lentz Wrestles Way To Win Over Andre Winner
Nik Lentz didn’t put on a tremendous showing against Andre Winner in the first bout of the Spike TV broadcast, but he clearly did enough for the judges who awarded him a unanimous decision victory.
In the first round the pattern of the fight was established. Winner would land the harder strikes at the moments where he had the distance to work from but Lentz would constantly push him into the cage, failing to get takedowns for a sustained period of time. Round 2 was almost a carbon copy of the first and SB Nation saw both rounds as 10-9 rounds for Winner on the strength of landing hard punches being of more value than failing to execute your takedowns.
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