UFC 91 'Couture vs. Lesnar' Play-by-Play/Results
QUICK RESULTS
MAIN CARD:
-Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
-Kenny Florian def. Joe Stevenson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:03, R1
-Gabriel Gonzaga def. Josh Hendricks by TKO (Punch) at 1:01, R1
-Demian Maia def. Nate Quarry by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:13, R1
-Dustin Hazelett def. Tamdan McCrory by Submission (Armbar) at 3:59, R1
PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
-Aaron Riley def. Jorge Gurgel by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3
-Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael dos Anjos by KO (Punch) at 0:39, R3
-Mark Bocek def. Alvin Robinson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:16, R1
-Matt Brown def. Ryan Thomas by Submission (Armbar) at 0:57, R2
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Matt Brown vs. Ryan Thomas
Round 1
Thomas starts with a right leg kick and a right head kick. Thomas scores a takedown and advances quickly to side control. They scramble when Thomas tries to fully mount. Brown cage walks and is up. They clinch. Thomas takes him back down. Brown cage walks back up and they clinch against fence. Brown reverses Thomas and pins him against the fence. Thomas takes him down again but this time in center of cage. Brown latches on an armbar. Thomas scoops him up and slams him, but brown doesn't let go. Thomas snakes his way out of the lock. Thomas is now in brown's full guard. Brown scrambles back up but Thomas tries another takedown. Brown locks in a guillotine and pulls guard. Thomas escapes. Close round but Brown takes it, 10-9.
Round 2
Thomas starts off with two right head kicks but misses each. Brown is taken down easily but he latches on a tight armbar. Thomas gets up and slams him down onto the canvas. Thomas tries again, but Brown grabs Thomas' leg to prevent another slam. Brown rolls him over and locks it in. Thomas taps. The official time is :57 of the second round.
Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
Round 1
They come out boxing and clinch quickly. Robinson tries a wizzer but instead falls to his back. Bocek is in Alvin’s full guard. Bocek passes to side control. Robinson scrambles out and escapes back to his feet. Robinson tries a flying triangle, but he missed his target and falls back onto the mat. Bocek has side control again. Bocek is starting to lay out some good elbows. Robinson scrambles away from danger and pulls guard. Bocek easily passes to side control again. At the bell, Bocek locks in a D'Arce choke but he runs out of time. The first is all Bocek, 10-9.
Round 2
They come out firing jabs, and Robinson lands a nice straight left hand. Bocek scores another takedown via wizzer, and lands in Alvin’s guard. Bocek easily passes to side control, and then full mount. Bocek locks in a guillotine, but Robinson rolls out to escape and falls into another D'Arce. Robinson fends it off. He scrambles, but is mounted again. Robinson has his back taken. Bocek applies a body triangle to set up a rear-naked choke. Alvin defends. They scramble, and Robinson gets into Bocek's guard, but he falls into an omaplata. Robinson escapes and pulls guard near the bell. Bocek takes the frame, 10-9.
Round 3
Bocek pins Robinson along fence immediately. Robinson tries a standing guillotine, but is slammed down hard onto his back. Bocek quickly moves to side control. Bocek scores a full mount when Alvin tries to buck him off. Bocek is raining down punches. Alvin rolls over again and again until Bocek puts his grapevines in. He locks in a body triangle and latches on a tight rear-naked choke. Finally Robinson can’t escape, and is forced to tap out. The official time is 3:16 of third. Great fight.
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Round 1
Good straight left hand from Anjos. Stephens stuffs a takedown attempt after almost a minute of sizing each other up. Dos Anjos has Stephens pinned along the cage. Good hip toss takedown from dos Anjos and Stephens turtles up. Dos Anjos doing a good job of keeping Stephens down along fence. Stephens pulls guard, but Anjos tries to pass. Stephens tries a guillotine from his back, but he has no leverage. He lets go. Dos Anjos quickly moves to side control. The Brawilian gets full mount and Stephens reverses him. Dos Anjos pulls guard and locks in a tight omaplata but he can't secure it. Stephens escapes at the bell. 10-9 dos Anjos.
Round 2
Stephens is stalking while dos Anjos waits for an opening. Stephens stuffs a double leg attempt 90 seconds in. Dos Anjos scoops up Stephens and slams him down, but he falls into a crucifix. Dos Anjos escapes. Dos Anjos seizes Stephens’ back and applies a body triangle. The Brazilian gets a little over zealous and loses his position and has to pull guard. Sporadic bursts of punches from Stephens. Round ends with Stephens hammering out elbows and punches. Stephens takes the close round, 10-9.
Round 3
They circle, each landing decent leg kicks. Huge right uppercut drops dos Anjos. He's hurt bad and Stephens jumps all over him. He unloads a series of right hands until referee Steve Mazzagatti steps in. Dos Anjos is out. The official time is :39 of the third.
QUICK RESULTS
MAIN CARD:
-Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
-Kenny Florian def. Joe Stevenson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:03, R1
-Gabriel Gonzaga def. Josh Hendricks by TKO (Punch) at 1:01, R1
-Demian Maia def. Nate Quarry by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:13, R1
-Dustin Hazelett def. Tamdan McCrory by Submission (Armbar) at 3:59, R1
PRELIMINARY BOUTS:
-Aaron Riley def. Jorge Gurgel by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3
-Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael dos Anjos by KO (Punch) at 0:39, R3
-Mark Bocek def. Alvin Robinson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:16, R1
-Matt Brown def. Ryan Thomas by Submission (Armbar) at 0:57, R2
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Matt Brown vs. Ryan Thomas
Round 1
Thomas starts with a right leg kick and a right head kick. Thomas scores a takedown and advances quickly to side control. They scramble when Thomas tries to fully mount. Brown cage walks and is up. They clinch. Thomas takes him back down. Brown cage walks back up and they clinch against fence. Brown reverses Thomas and pins him against the fence. Thomas takes him down again but this time in center of cage. Brown latches on an armbar. Thomas scoops him up and slams him, but brown doesn't let go. Thomas snakes his way out of the lock. Thomas is now in brown's full guard. Brown scrambles back up but Thomas tries another takedown. Brown locks in a guillotine and pulls guard. Thomas escapes. Close round but Brown takes it, 10-9.
Round 2
Thomas starts off with two right head kicks but misses each. Brown is taken down easily but he latches on a tight armbar. Thomas gets up and slams him down onto the canvas. Thomas tries again, but Brown grabs Thomas' leg to prevent another slam. Brown rolls him over and locks it in. Thomas taps. The official time is :57 of the second round.
Alvin Robinson vs. Mark Bocek
Round 1
They come out boxing and clinch quickly. Robinson tries a wizzer but instead falls to his back. Bocek is in Alvin’s full guard. Bocek passes to side control. Robinson scrambles out and escapes back to his feet. Robinson tries a flying triangle, but he missed his target and falls back onto the mat. Bocek has side control again. Bocek is starting to lay out some good elbows. Robinson scrambles away from danger and pulls guard. Bocek easily passes to side control again. At the bell, Bocek locks in a D'Arce choke but he runs out of time. The first is all Bocek, 10-9.
Round 2
They come out firing jabs, and Robinson lands a nice straight left hand. Bocek scores another takedown via wizzer, and lands in Alvin’s guard. Bocek easily passes to side control, and then full mount. Bocek locks in a guillotine, but Robinson rolls out to escape and falls into another D'Arce. Robinson fends it off. He scrambles, but is mounted again. Robinson has his back taken. Bocek applies a body triangle to set up a rear-naked choke. Alvin defends. They scramble, and Robinson gets into Bocek's guard, but he falls into an omaplata. Robinson escapes and pulls guard near the bell. Bocek takes the frame, 10-9.
Round 3
Bocek pins Robinson along fence immediately. Robinson tries a standing guillotine, but is slammed down hard onto his back. Bocek quickly moves to side control. Bocek scores a full mount when Alvin tries to buck him off. Bocek is raining down punches. Alvin rolls over again and again until Bocek puts his grapevines in. He locks in a body triangle and latches on a tight rear-naked choke. Finally Robinson can’t escape, and is forced to tap out. The official time is 3:16 of third. Great fight.
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Round 1
Good straight left hand from Anjos. Stephens stuffs a takedown attempt after almost a minute of sizing each other up. Dos Anjos has Stephens pinned along the cage. Good hip toss takedown from dos Anjos and Stephens turtles up. Dos Anjos doing a good job of keeping Stephens down along fence. Stephens pulls guard, but Anjos tries to pass. Stephens tries a guillotine from his back, but he has no leverage. He lets go. Dos Anjos quickly moves to side control. The Brawilian gets full mount and Stephens reverses him. Dos Anjos pulls guard and locks in a tight omaplata but he can't secure it. Stephens escapes at the bell. 10-9 dos Anjos.
Round 2
Stephens is stalking while dos Anjos waits for an opening. Stephens stuffs a double leg attempt 90 seconds in. Dos Anjos scoops up Stephens and slams him down, but he falls into a crucifix. Dos Anjos escapes. Dos Anjos seizes Stephens’ back and applies a body triangle. The Brazilian gets a little over zealous and loses his position and has to pull guard. Sporadic bursts of punches from Stephens. Round ends with Stephens hammering out elbows and punches. Stephens takes the close round, 10-9.
Round 3
They circle, each landing decent leg kicks. Huge right uppercut drops dos Anjos. He's hurt bad and Stephens jumps all over him. He unloads a series of right hands until referee Steve Mazzagatti steps in. Dos Anjos is out. The official time is :39 of the third.
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