UFC 102 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Couture vs Nogueira' on August 29 in Portland
by Jesse Holland on Jun 17, 2009 10:16 AM EDT
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to pull the trigger on its first-ever pay-per-view (PPV) event from The Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., later on this evening (Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009).
UFC 102 will feature a "legendary" main event between Randy "The Natural" Couture and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. Perennial light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine is also set to throwdown in 205-pound slugfest against hard-hitting Brazilian import Thiago Silva in the co-featured fight of the night.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE blow-by-blow, play-by-play coverage of all the main action below, beginning with the PPV broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, the latest up-to-the-minute quick results of the under card action are flowing RIGHT NOW!
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Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 102 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action!)
UFC 102 QUICK RESULTS:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Randy Coture via Unanimous Decision
Thiago Silva defeats Keith Jardine via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Nate Marquardt defeats Demian Maia via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Brandon Vera defeats Kryzsztof Soszynski via Unanimous Decision
Jake Rosholt defeats Chris Leben via Submission (Arm Triangle) Round 3
Aaron Simpson defeats Ed Herman via technical knockout (injury) in round two
Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Chris Tuchscherer via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Mike Russow defeats Justin McCully via unanimous decision
Todd Duffee defeats Tim Hague via knockout in round one (Seven seconds!)
Mark Munoz defeats Nick Catone via split decision
Evan Dunham defeats Marcus Aurelio via split decision
UFC 102 PLAY-BY-PLAY LIVE MAIN CARD COMMENTARY:
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Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (265-pound limit)
Round one: Coture jumps in and peppers Nog with a great combo. Jab from Coture as he strikes and gets out of the pocket. Good right hand from Big Nog. Coture with a good right hand and a good dirty boxing uppercut. Nog tries to take it to the ground and Coture steps away. Coture leads with a right and then ties up Nog's arms and is working his classic dirty boxing. Randy loks like he doesnt want it to go to the ground. Coture steps in and lands a right and Big Nog lands a good right and Coture falls to the ground and hes hurt bad. Big Nog locks in an arm triangle choke and it looks like Randy could be done!!! WOW somehow Coture slips out!!! Hes back to his feet. Coture inside with some more dirty boxing. Good right from Coture and another right from Coture, and now Nog with a great combo!! Randy comes back and gets a great combo!!! Nog is cut now. Nog with a good left then powerful right. WOW these guys are standing in the middle of the ring throwing bombs toe to toe!!!!! Randy grabs the back of Nogs head and is landing some big blows. Their clinched against the fence and Coture lands a couple rights. Thats the bell, WHAT AN AMAZING ROUND! Nog has a slight edge with the almost KO and submission attempt but Coture has done more overall damage and landed more strikes. Great 1st rd.
Round two: Randy with a double jab then uppercut. Inside leg kick from Coture. Good leg kick from Coture and left hook from Nog. Coture for a take down and Nog goes for a guillotine and Randy slips out and lands on top! Full guard for Big Nog. Randy posturing up and landing some elbows and putting all his weight on Nogueira to hold him in place and control the action. Nogueira now sweeps Coture and rolls him right over and is on top in a full mount. Coture gets squared and slips his way into half guard. Nogueira now going for an arm triangle and Randy looks like he's in trouble. Nogueira trying to punch Coture and loosen up his defense and Randy escapes. Randy slips out and is back to his feet!!!! Coture lands a BIG left hook. Nogueira with a knee. Leg kick from Nog. Nice right from Randy. Thats the bell, another absolutely amazing round this one distinctly went to Nogueira for his ground work but Coture looks game and this is still a very very close fight.
Round three: Left right left combo from Coture. Another jab from Coture and Nog lands a good right hand and then a big left!!!! Nogueira jumps on Coture trying to finish the fight!!! Nogueira is landing some serious hammer fists and this fight could be stopped. Coture somehow survives the onslaught. Coture is cut now though. Nogueira on top in side control and peppering in some soft punches. Coture is looking to work his way back up to his feet and now he gives up his back and Nogueira is looking to capitalize. Nogueira is high on Randys back and Coture is looking to slip him off. Coture now somehow gets back on top now. Only 1 minute left and Coture needs a miracle. Coture with an elbow and another. Another elbow from Coture. Thats the bell, Nogueira won the fight but Randy Coture put on another classic performance. An amazing fight with awesome action.
Final result: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Randy Coture via Unanimous Decision
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Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva (205-pound limit)
Round one: HUGE leg kick by Jardine to start things off. Jab from Silva. Shot to the body and Jardine goes down to his back. Jardine scrambles back to his feet. Jardine charges in and Silva lands a big left and Jardine goes down and Silva lands two more big blows and Jardine is out cold and stiff. Silva with a very impressive victory.
Round two:
Round three:
Final result: Thiago Silva defeats Keith Jardine via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
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Nate Marquardt vs. Demian Maia (185-pound limit)
Round one: Head kick from Maia. Maia goes for another head kick and Marquardt lands a massive right!!!!! Maia is out cold, Marquardt was about to land another bomb but decides against it in a good show of sportsmanship. WOW an amazing amazing KO from Marquardt with a huge overhand right that ends this fight in spectacular fashion only 21 seconds in.
Round two:
Round three:
Final result: Nate Marquardt defeats Demian Maia via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
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Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera (205-pound limit)
Round one: Soszynski with a good combo to start, Vera with a great body kick but now Soszynski looks hurt from it and backs off. Great axe kick from Vera. Nice tricky knee from Vera. Soszynski needs to slow things down. Front kick from Vera. Vera just misses a uppercut. Soszynski now locks up Vera against the cage. Body shot from Soszynski and Vera lands a stiff right. Vera now locks up Soszynski against the cage and both men are jockeying for position. They are apart now. Nice leg kick from Vera and Soszynski swings are but cannot connect. Soszynski goes in for a shot but cant finish it and Vera with a nice elbow as the round ends.
Round two: Both guys come out and exchange solid punches. Great overhand left from Vera lands hard and another straight right snaps back Soszynski's head. Great leg kick from Vera and Soszynski charges in and locks him up against the fence. Vera peppering in some knees to the solar plex. Vera spins Soszynski around and has his back against the cage and Soszynski is landing some inside elbows dirty boxing style. Leg kick from Vera. Fight briefly stopped for a low blow. Soszynski grabs a hold of Vera and is trying to keep him against the fence. Clinch from Soszynski and now he drops down for a double leg take down and Vera stuffs it. Soszynski stays at it and gets the take down briefly but Vera is right back to his feet. Their against the fence and Vera lands two good elbows to close the round. He's thoroughly dominating.
Round three: Vera with a solid right. Good right to the body for Vera. Their clinched against the fence again and Soszynski drops down for a double. Vera briefly uses a kimura attempt to get out of the take down attempt. Clinch for Soszynski and their against the cage again. Vera now gets a take down. Soszynski to his feet and Vera gives him a knee to the head for his troubles. Vera again to the mid section with a knee and this time he seems to have caught Soszynski's cup. Dirty boxing uppercuts from Vera. Right from Soszynski but Vera answering with an uppercut then right left combo. Soszynski with a good left but Vera lands two unanswered leg kicks that buckle Soszynski.
Final result: Brandon Vera defeats Kryzsztof Soszynski via Unanimous Decision
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Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt (185-pound limit)
Round one: Leg kick from Rosholt. Inside leg kick from Rosholt. Leben being very patient and waiting for his right moment. Leg kick from Leben. Inside leg kick from Rosholt and Lebem with one of his own. Another leg kick from Leben and Rosholt seems hesitant to stand and bang. Rosholt with a decent combo and Leben with a surprising take down. Leben puts Rosholts back against the cage and is working some body shots. Rosholt back to his feet. Inside leg kick from Rosholt. Rosholt with a body lock and gets a take down then jumps right into the mount and now Leben is forced to scramble. Leben to his feet and eats a knee but hes up back in his comfort zone on the feet. Leben charges and lands one good left and goes for another haymaker and Rosholt is on his heel running and wants nothing of Lebens stand up tonight.
Round two: Nice left from Rosholt and then he goes for a head kick but Leben nails him with a big left and Rosholt goes to his back. Leben jumps on top and now is in Rosholts half Guard. Rosholt gets full guard now. Elbow from Rosholt and Leben works in some body shots. The ref stands them up. Inside leg kick from Rosholt, Leben charges in and lands a big left hand. Leben now with the foot stomps as their up against the cage. Rosholt with a decent elbow. Rosholt swings wildly and now gets the take down. Leben with up kicks trying to get back to his feet but Rosholt jumps back on top. Rosholt stands up and Leben is back to his feet. Leben charges in and lands a big punch to close out the round.
Round three: This one is close it could be going either way. Id say Rosholt might have a slight edge but Leben is doing the most damage. Rosholt gets another take down. Rosholt has the right arm trapped on Leben but now Leben slips out. Rosholt with some good elbows now and Leben gives up his back. Rosholt with some big punches now. Arm triangle for Rosholt and its in deep and Leben is out cold. Thats the fight. Leben was game all fight but in the end Rosholt used the ground game to his advantage to close it out.
Final result: Jake Rosholt defeats Chris Leben via Submission (Arm Triangle) Round 3
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omg i didnt even notice gonzaga was fighting on this card!
i’m a huge fan of gonzaga win or lose he’s not in a boring fight… i’m pretty pissed that he gives up so easily but oh well…. WAR GONZAGA
y the hell is gouveia/irvin on the undercard??? that has fireworks written all over it
by ufcaddict on Jun 17, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
so in 2 fights so far i see mmaweekly has them posted and they had 2 split decisions in which one judge scored 30-27? i don’t see how that would be at all
oh well i guess good fights so far on the undercard?
by randy murders on Aug 29, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
ONe judge said 30-27 for one fighter, the other two probably said 29-28 for the other fighter. Similar to when Forrest and Tito fought.
by --utaptout-- on Aug 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
My basic problem with the UFC, Report has Leben on top with
“Rosholt gets full guard now. Elbow from Rosholt and Leben works in some body shots. The ref stands them up.” You don’t win a fight when you are on your back and the referee saves you. Get the referee out of the match. When someone is on their back and the referee saves them and stands them up, don’t tell me the guy on his back who was rescued by the referee won the fight.
by AncientWarrior on Aug 30, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Great card and I’m pumped I get to go to my first UFC.
Couture
Silva
Maia
Leben
Hamill
Gouveia
Junior dos Santos
Gabriel Gonzaga
by Bluepit on Jun 17, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
J. Dos Santos got moved off this card. He’s fighting cro cop
by JRE on Aug 29, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah did you notice his comment was over 2 months ago? ha
by AzCombat on Aug 29, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Any good tips for seating on this? I actually heard floor seats can suck pretty bad depending on where you are at. Plus they are at $600.
by Bluepit on Jun 17, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions
lower level in the middle rows…. my opinion..
by jbone on Jun 17, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Irvin vs Wilson should be opening up the maincad someones getting dropped hard. Or the Dos Santos fight should be up there Mccully is gonna get KTFO
by Ground fighting is love making on Jun 17, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions
worst card ever. ill take marquardt vs. maia. all the other fights could be on the undercard of any ufc. couture vs. nog is to little to late. i guess watching dos santos take mccullys head off will be nice. veach may be the most exciting fighter on the card but he is buried in the undercard. oh well with cards like 100 and 101 you have to come down at some point.
by day1er on Jun 17, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
WOW are you serious? 100, if I had to rate it is a little better. 101 is way below 102. 100 has 3 good fights and 101 has two. 102 has 5 great fights. Maybe you should look at the cards again.
by Bluepit on Jun 17, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Dood, you are living up to your name. It’s like it’s the first time you are watching a UFC event and expect 4 title fights on one card. This should be a very good night of fights.
Don’t forget, styles make fights and what some newbies may consider boring may actually be chess matches that those in the know realize are fantastic fights from a stylistic perspective.
by DJ on Aug 29, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
These are the official picks by the master…
Couture
Thiago Silva
Rosholt
Maia
Vera
Gonzaga
Herman
Russow
Duffee
Munoz
Aurelio
by Syd on Aug 28, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
Very excited for this card. Hoping Dunham has a good showing. Get to be there in person with great seats, and there should be some real wars even though there are some fighters that are not as well known and a couple of octagon debuts tonight. Imo, sometimes its better that way.
by Dakatak on Aug 29, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
Couture
Silva
Maia
Soszynski
Leban
Gonzaga
by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 29, 2009 3:43 PM EDT reply actions
Hi, does anyone know where you can watch this live online? Cheers!!
by nick on Aug 29, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions
channel surfing . net should have it, thats where im planning on watching it, just scroll down the first main page through all the tv options for today, when you see UFC102 click it and it should pop up in another window at 7 pst.
by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 29, 2009 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Can you believe that Mexico and China get all these PPVs for free right now? So there should be plenty of people streaming but i wonder how much Dana has stepped up the battle against them.
by NameNotRequired on Aug 29, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
nnr dont forget the uk get it now through espn too
by randy murders on Aug 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
stop putting the link up man were not gonna get 2 watch if too many ppl watch it there..
by guyverbob on Aug 29, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do people think Matt Hammill is fighting tonight? He isnt!
by Eddie Vedder on Aug 29, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions
Stop complaining… We can start taking bets… I’ll give them 10 to 1 odds that he won’t win tonight…
by Scuds on Aug 29, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at the date of their posts. This was made a long time ago when the card was announced. Originally he was supposed to fight Vera but got hurt so K-Sos came in as a replacement.
by My Couch Pulls Out, But I Dont on Aug 29, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That would have took way too much effort to figure out myself, thanks for pointing it out for me.
by Scuds on Aug 29, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Nog
Jardine
Marquardt
K-Sos (I’m hoping on the upset)
Leben
by Belisarius on Aug 29, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
RESULTS UPDATE:
Todd Duffee defeats Tim Hague via knockout in round one (Seven seconds!)
Mark Munoz defeats Nick Catone via split decision
Evan Dunham defeats Marcus Aurelio via split decision
by MMAmania on Aug 29, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
for the ufc wasnt there one in bellator or something like 4 or 5 seconds?
by AzCombat on Aug 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcvow6DVzSE
Mabye this one ?
by PhilQNY on Aug 29, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
are you there? are they shitty split decisions or good competitive fights?
by kevin on Aug 29, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
FIGHT UPDATE:
Mike Russow defeats Justin McCully via unanimous decision
by MMAmania on Aug 29, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
well looks like mccully is out of the ufc. or at least he should be
by obg on Aug 29, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
If Russow couldn’t finish The Insain 1 then he needs to be out too.
by PW on Aug 30, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m at the event – some really entertaining fights so far in the Munoz-Catone fight and Aurelio-Dunham. The Duffee-Hague fight was insane – blink and u missed it. Luckily, I wasn’t blinking. Btw, Portland MMA fans come across as a bunch of hicks – cheering and jeering randomly.
by jayshogun on Aug 29, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
vera, leban (hopefully), maia, silva, and of course randy couture
by jbone on Aug 29, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions
Oh man, Tuchscherer just took the hardest kick to the balls I have ever seen in MMA! From the foot that gave u the UFC 70 Cro Cop HK KO! Ouch
by jayshogun on Aug 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
FIGHT UPDATE:
Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Chris Tuchscherer via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
“Napao” blasted him in the nuts real bad earlier in the round. Just sayin’
by MMAmania on Aug 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
Did simpson vs herman get moved to main card
by DesertMMA.com on Aug 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions
It seems the guy who delves out the nutshots usually wins
by sirchokemoutdealer hots gets the majority of winsin on Aug 29, 2009 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
simpson wins via tko, herman hurt his leg after getting mauled
by thebending on Aug 29, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
Ed Herman loses in 2nd round… ref stops after Ed cries like a baby!!!
by BigZen on Aug 29, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
FIGHT UPDATE:
Aaron Simpson defeats Ed Herman via technical knockout (injury) in round two
Looked like some kind of leg injury.
by MMAmania on Aug 29, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
awesome, war bad things happening to ed herman!
by day1er on Aug 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Let’s go short fuse
by sirchokemoutdealer hots gets the majority of winsin on Aug 29, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
it’s a Brazilian night tonight: Demian Maia, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira,Thiago Silva the winners.
by mma on Aug 29, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
to bad maia go KTFO’D!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What happened to the “great” demian maia?
by tylerS on Aug 29, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
it’s brazillian night tonight winners Demian Maia,Thiago Silva,Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
by joe on Aug 29, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
yea, anybody? channelsurfing just cut out all of the sudden . . .
by ( (Adam G) ) on Aug 29, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Props to Marquardt for not knocking the brains out of Maia more than he had to.
by Scuds on Aug 29, 2009 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed. It was pretty heads up. I’m so disappointed. This was the big fight for me and it didn’t go my way. Shit. Shit. SHIT.
by Shadyone33 on Aug 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Nate is a beast but he won’t beat Silva only man that will give silva a struggle would be Machida. I don’t think W. Silva is the best striking coach for Maia, he needs a more technical striker for a coach.
by rydinlow on Aug 29, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, I’m almost disappointed Marquardt vs. Maia didn’t last longer! It was the fight I was most interested in seeing how it played out.
Marquardt is a beast.
by Scootah on Aug 29, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
WOW Nate…great finsh to that fight, could have continued the beating but choose to stop….A true pro move!
by jet99 on Aug 29, 2009 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
I feel good for Marquadt. That was a great shot.
by 2TimePennConqueror on Aug 29, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
I won’t root for a roider tho. Respect his well-rounded game however
by frosnt1 on Aug 30, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
u really want one, add me on msn ill stream it for u
by pwilson on Aug 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
How long did the Marquardt v. Maia fight last?
by Captain on Aug 29, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
anyone know where to get the fights live online ?
by dhouse on Aug 29, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
some one add me on hot mail…. notthisndn hotmail .com
by ntvman on Aug 29, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
live stream ?? got cut off !! any help out there ??
by dhouse on Aug 29, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
it’s in french but it’s fights nonetheless http://atdhe.net/7509/watch-ufc-102-usa-only
by RT on Aug 29, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Leben looked terrible with his non steroid frame!! Marquart once again impressed with his timing, anderson next?
by Mo on Aug 29, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
Been a good night for ok state wrestlers so far. Couture could make it a third.
by James S on Aug 29, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
How long did it take Thiago Silva to beat Keith Jardine?
by Preston B on Aug 29, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
randy and nog are both warriors. nog was the better warrior tonight.
by jboyd on Aug 30, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions
damn, nog’s still got it, great fight, would have like to have seen randy pull it off but a great fight either way, i think i will probably be nog vs the winner of cro-cop – dosantos
by hughes on Aug 30, 2009 12:35 AM EDT reply actions
John, you were right boy! Nogueira’s boxing really looked good. I got 4 picks wrong, Couture, MAia, Aurelio, and Herman. But the rest were spot on. Congrats to Nog, he still has it! Good thing he’s still 33
by The Negation on Aug 30, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions
Nog’s not gonna do too well against Lesnar!
by Dana's a CrossDresser on Aug 30, 2009 12:57 AM EDT reply actions
What an incredible card! Nog vs Couture was a sick fight, man I wish that could have been 5 rounds what a war!
by DL92 on Aug 30, 2009 1:03 AM EDT reply actions
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