UFC 102 RESULTS & PLAY BY PLAY

Posted on | August 29, 2009 | No Comments

By: Rich Bergeron

Randy Couture (16-9-0) Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)

ROUND ONE:

Randy lands first combo. Boxing well, won’t let Nogueira get close. Nogueira fights outside for bit. Randy goes to inside boxing, won’t go to ground. Randy landing awesome ducking jab. Fighters clinch. Randy keeping hands up, but gets caught throwing. Randy is down and stunned. Nogueira trying for crazy choke. Randy is in deep, but he gets out. Randy goes back to dirty boxing. Nogueira is fighting smart. Randy goes back outside. Looking like Anderson Silva with his boxing, Randy tees off . Nogueira slugs back. Finally a kick from Nogueira, but it doesn’t land. Both guys swinging for the fences. lots of shots landing toward the end of the round. Styles make fights, and this a sluggers’ paradise. Both guys are gonna need an ice pack and a steak on the eye after this round.

ROUND TWO:

pawing early, Randy is starting to get fancy. Nogueira catches him with one, but Randy gets TD. Nogueira working from the back well. Couture turtling up and resting. Starts throwing elbows. Nice crashing elbows bouncing off Nogueira’s skull. Nogueira gets so pissed he reverses position. Randy getting popped with decent hooks. Nogueira hooks up an arm triangle. Just like Rosholt. Randy seems to have things under control. Nogueira landing rib shots at will. Randy hanging on for life. Ducking blows, waiting for Nogueira to get tired. Randy works his way to his feet. Now it’s on. 1-2 lands nice from Randy. An uppercut lands well, but Nogueira is fighting back. Back to great slugging. Nogueira lands knee and leg kick. Randy lands nice right hook.

ROUND THREE:

Feed went out for a sec. Nogueira is on top with 2:30 left, working for chokes and hammer-fisting Randy. Nogueira gets Randy’s back. Randy has to get a KO at this point or end the round well for a decision. He reverses position and tees off from the top. Almost on cue. Nogueira is stalling, guarding well. Randy lands nice elbow. Just inside 30 seconds and it looks to be a slow end to the fight. Randy almost gets reversed in last couple seconds. Doesn’t look good for Captain America getting the win. The UFC should have had them go 5 just for the heck of it. How ’bout an overtime round?

30-27, 30-27, 29-28 For Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Aww shucks, Randy, you still look good for your late 40s.

Jake Rosholt (5-1-0) Vs. Chris Leben (18-5-0)

ROUND 1: Feeling each other out, Leben more active, chasing. Both fighters kicking each other’s legs, not landing much else. Looks like interpretive dance fighting for a while. Leben misses big left, Rosholt rushes in with flurry, knee attempt. Leben gets TD and top position against the cage. Leben tenderizes Rosholt a bit, but Leben comes up bleeding, too. Rosholt get TD inside a minute left, manhandling Leben. Leben stands away from knee. He’s mad, but not able to land anything but looping wild-man punches that are way off target.

ROUND 2

Leben works to TD, not doing all that much to stay busy on top. Few good hooks land to the jaw. Rosholt is getting that exhausted look. Ref stands them up. Leben wants the KO, can’t find proper range. Rosholt not committed to throwing andy big punches. Leben pushes Rosolt against the cage, foot stomps landing from Leben. Rosholt fights off the fence and jabs to TD. Tries arm-in Guillotine, can’t cinch. gets a bit of distance, but can’t haul off any KO blows.

ROUND 3:

Rosholt quick to get a takedown. Can’t finish off choke. Rosholt crashes down some elbows to Leben’s head. Rosholt possessed. Gets arm triangle deep. Puts Leben to sleep. Perfect execution. Looks like Leben started to pass out in mid tap. Official time: 1:30 of 3rd round.

Keith Jardine (14-6-1) Vs. Thiago Silva (13-1-0)

ROUND ONE:

Jardine comes on very strong with unorthodox striking. Thiago stalking, can’t penetrate reach. Grabs Jardine’s leg, takes him down. Jardine back on his feet in a jiffy. Just when Jardine was looking good, Silva lands a rock solid punch that drops Jardine. The left hook is followed up by straight downward shots to the jaw. KO For Silva. Official Time: 1:35 in Round 1.

Nate Marquardt(31-8-2) Vs. Demian Maia (11-0)

Marquardt wastes no time, ending the fight almost immediately with a right hand. Could have popped him another but held back. Official time: 21 seconds. KO For Marquardt, Maia takes first loss.

Brandon Vera (10-3-0) Vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (19-9-1)

Brandon Vera def. Krzysztof Soszynski by unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Ed Herman (17-6-0) Vs. Aaron Simpson (5-0)

Aaron Simpson def. Ed Herman by TKO (knee injury) Round 3 (:17)

Gabriel Gonzaga (10-4) Vs. Chris Tuchscherer (17-1)

Justin McCully (9-4-2) Vs. Mike Russow (11-1-0)

Michael Russow def. Justin McCully by unanimous decision (29-28,30-26,30-27)

Tim Hague (10-1) Vs. Todd Duffee (5-0)

Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague by KO (punch) Round 1 (:07) UFC RECORD

“Hard Work” Duffee starts off with quick jab, goes ground and pound gonzo and completely KOs Hague.

Nick Catone (7-1) Vs. Mark Munoz (5-1)

Mark Munoz def. Nick Catone by split decision (30-27,29-28,28-29)

Marcus Aurelio (18-7-0) Vs. Evan Dunham (8-0-0)

Evan Dunham def. Marcus Aurelio by split decision (29-28,28-29,30-27)