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08-29-2010, 12:17 PM
In the co-headliner, UFC hall of famer Randy Couture dominated former professional boxing world champion James Toney, submitting the mixed martial arts novice with a first-round arm-triangle choke. The white flag came 3 minutes, 19 seconds into Round 1.
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Couture dropped levels for a single-leg takedown inside the first 30 seconds, put Toney on his back and moved immediately to mount. From there, the finish was academic. Punches from the top softened the boxer for the choke near the cage. After a brief readjustment, Couture locked up the choke, passed to the side and waited for the tapout.
"This is exactly what we trained to do," Couture said. "No one really shoots a low single in MMA. I knew with James' boxing stance a low single would probably be there, and it worked. I've worked on that arm-triangle for over a year now, so to finally get it, it was awesome."
The 47-year-old Couture had some words of wisdom for his latest victim.
"I think, realistically, even if he's been training nine months, that's real short order to pick up everything he needed to know for mixed martial arts," he said. "I'm a huge fan of boxing. A lot of credit to James for stepping up in here. He's the first boxer to do that. I think all of us MMA guys love boxing, and hopefully, now, there's a whole bunch of boxers like James that will start to love MMA."
Toney credited Couture and vowed to return.
"I didn't expect him to be so aggressive at first," he said. "He just caught me. He got me on the ground, and I couldn't get out of the triangle choke. But I'll be back. I ain't no quitter."
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Couture dropped levels for a single-leg takedown inside the first 30 seconds, put Toney on his back and moved immediately to mount. From there, the finish was academic. Punches from the top softened the boxer for the choke near the cage. After a brief readjustment, Couture locked up the choke, passed to the side and waited for the tapout.
"This is exactly what we trained to do," Couture said. "No one really shoots a low single in MMA. I knew with James' boxing stance a low single would probably be there, and it worked. I've worked on that arm-triangle for over a year now, so to finally get it, it was awesome."
The 47-year-old Couture had some words of wisdom for his latest victim.
"I think, realistically, even if he's been training nine months, that's real short order to pick up everything he needed to know for mixed martial arts," he said. "I'm a huge fan of boxing. A lot of credit to James for stepping up in here. He's the first boxer to do that. I think all of us MMA guys love boxing, and hopefully, now, there's a whole bunch of boxers like James that will start to love MMA."
Toney credited Couture and vowed to return.
"I didn't expect him to be so aggressive at first," he said. "He just caught me. He got me on the ground, and I couldn't get out of the triangle choke. But I'll be back. I ain't no quitter."
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08-29-2010, 02:15 PM
zaga_fan Wrote:Did anyone really expect James Toney to even put up a fight?
Not against Couture in his first fight. This had to be for a payday only
08-30-2010, 10:04 AM
No surprises all night long. I actually picked all correct fights on the main card. I dont look forward to Edgar/Maynard as i dont think this will be a very exciting fight.
Tito may actually finally get a in over someone other than Ken Shamrock in October though.
Tito may actually finally get a in over someone other than Ken Shamrock in October though.
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