UFC 109: Relentless Results

Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

Round 1:   Matt Serra and Frank Trigg came out touching gloves. They start exchanging right away as Trigg lands good combos set up by his lead right hand jab. Trigg popped the combos off early picking apart Serra’s stand up defense. Serra checked Trigg with a leg kick and Trigg went in for another combo, but was caught with a shot to the body and then a over hand right. Trigg went to the ground as Serra jumped him with a few more punches and caused for a ref stoppage at 2:23 in the first round.


Winner: Matt Serra (via KO strikes)




Dan Miller vs. Demian Maia

Round 1:   Both fighters come out touch gloves. Maia was keeping his hands up with the look of no intention of taking the fight to the ground. Maia was the aggressor early stalking Dan Miller forcing Miller to back up towards the cage. Miller early in the round hit a very good counter on Maia that landed a upper cut. Maia was able to take Miller to the cage where he got a clinch and went to work with dirty boxing hitting a good knee to Miller. Maia finally saw the opportunity for a take down after a hard body kick, but Miller was able to defend it with a quick sprawl back up.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Maia



Round 2:   Right away they exchange that saw Miller get hit with another good leg kick. Maia continuing to stand up against Miller as he landed a solid right, left combo and then Miller was popped with a  solid left hook in the middle of the round. Maia is still looking at the aggressor this round by pressing the fight causing Miller to continue to back up rather than go forward. Miller was able to land several good kicks with punches, but never follows up towards the middle part of the round. Maia started to find a home for his left hand as it was connecting at a high rate.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Maia


Round 3:    Touch gloves again. Maia shoots in for a take down, but gets Miller up against the cage. They separate and Maia gets clipped. Maia able to recover and scores with a takedown. Maia tried passing Miller’s guard, but his defense was very good controlling the posturing on the ground. Miller tried for a triangle choke towards the end of the round. Maia was able to land some strikes from the mount.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Maia
Winner: Demian Maia (via Unanimous Decision)


Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago

Round 1:    Fighters touch gloves. Spent the early part of the round trying to find the distance. First strike came from Thiago with a high leg kick to the head. Thiago started to land hard leg kicks to Swick that had Swick’s legs trembling and at one time almost put him on the mat. Swick towards the end of the round landed solid combos followed up with a take down.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Swick


Round 2:   Thiago comes out landing some good body kicks. Swick lands a straight right that backs up Thiago and rushes in with a flurry. Thiago catches Swick with a flesh left hook that dropped him to the mat. Thiago jumps him and Swick tries to fight him off by getting double under hooks from the ground, however  Thiago was able to lock in the D’Arace Choke. Swick goes to sleep.


Winner: Paulo Thiago ( via  submission d’arce choke)



Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen

Round 1:  Touch gloves. Both fighters come out with a flurry of combos. Sonnen works Marquardt up against the cage and gets the take down. Marquardt catches Sonnen in a guillotine. Sonnen slips out and sits in the mount position working on the ground and pound with elbows and punches. Marquardt is up against the cage taking punishment. Marquardt postures up and connects with a flying knee. Sonnen takes Marquardt back down to the mat hitting elbows and finishes the round on top.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Sonnen

Round 2:   Sonnen comes out right away putting Marquardt on his back. Sonnen goes to work looking for wholes in Marquardt guard to rain down elbows and flurry of punches. Marquardt defending well looks for a kimura. Sonnen fights out. Marquardt is trying to scramble and roll. Marquardt catches Sonnen with a perfect elbow shot to the forehead of Sonnen that caused Sonnen to open up bad. Sonnen continues to be relentless. Sonnen gets Marquardt’s back with one hook and Marquardt is connecting with back elbows to Sonnen’s head. Marquardt tries to roll, but gets placed back on the ground.



The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Sonnen



Round: 3   Marquardt goes for the take down. Sonnen sprawls and scores with a take down of his own. Sonnen going to work with short punches to the body. Marquardt goes for a counter roll, but stopped by Sonnen. Marquardt catches Sonnen again in a guillotine. It’s very tight inches away from putting Sonnen away. Sonnen scarambles and Marquardt gets to the top and unleashes a flurry of punches to finish the round.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Sonnen

Winner: Chael Sonnen (Unanimous Decision)



Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman

Round 1:  Both fighters make there way out. Couture is coming out to Stranglehold. Couture comes out as the aggressor with good combos early. Couture catches Coleman with a left. Coleman counters with a combo. Couture lands a right followed with a uppercut. Couture gets Coleman in the clinch. Couture is hit some knees. Couture uses his wrestling background and moves Coleman against the cage. Couture working from the clinch with effective dirty boxing.


The DuCross Brothers scored the round: Couture



Round 2:   Couture comes out pressing the fight. Couture hit’s a left hand knocking Coleman into the cage. Couture takes down Coleman. Couture from the top hitting short punches. Coleman gives his back to Couture. Couture gets the rear naked choke. Coleman goes to sleep rather than tap.

Winner: Randy Couture (via Submission rear naked choke)