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Randy Couture wins battle of MMA vs. boxing
Randy Couture wins battle of MMA vs. boxing
A boxer stepped into the octagon Saturday, and he was clearly out of his league.
Decorated Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Randy Couture needed only 15 seconds to shoot to the legs of former world champion boxer James Toney, taking him down and battering him until Toney tapped out in defeat at 3:19 of the first round in UFC 118 at Boston's TD Garden.
Couture said the advantage he knew he'd have on Toney "worked," as he immediately mounted Toney and unleashed multiple rights and lefts to the boxer's head. It never was the standup boxing match Toney had hoped for, and he's expected to return to boxing.
UFC officials called Toney, 42, the most decorated boxer ever to step into the octagon, having won titles in divisions ranging from middleweight to heavyweight. It didn't matter, with the 47-year-old Couture waiting, boasting five UFC titles and a veteran's desire to mute talk that a great boxer could step into the mixed martial arts octagon and defeat an MMA great.
"All us MMA guys love boxing, and I hope now these boxers, like James, will love MMA," Couture said.
Toney was itching to unleash a power punch in four-ounce UFC gloves, as opposed to the 10-ounce mitts he uses in boxing, but he was left to throw only soft punches while on his back.
"I couldn't get off," Toney said. "Randy Couture's a great fighter."
Couture decided the bout by squeezing his left arm around Toney's neck, a choke that forced Toney to tap out, with referee Mario Yamasaki stopping the heavyweight fight.
Decorated Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Randy Couture needed only 15 seconds to shoot to the legs of former world champion boxer James Toney, taking him down and battering him until Toney tapped out in defeat at 3:19 of the first round in UFC 118 at Boston's TD Garden.
Couture said the advantage he knew he'd have on Toney "worked," as he immediately mounted Toney and unleashed multiple rights and lefts to the boxer's head. It never was the standup boxing match Toney had hoped for, and he's expected to return to boxing.
UFC officials called Toney, 42, the most decorated boxer ever to step into the octagon, having won titles in divisions ranging from middleweight to heavyweight. It didn't matter, with the 47-year-old Couture waiting, boasting five UFC titles and a veteran's desire to mute talk that a great boxer could step into the mixed martial arts octagon and defeat an MMA great.
"All us MMA guys love boxing, and I hope now these boxers, like James, will love MMA," Couture said.
Toney was itching to unleash a power punch in four-ounce UFC gloves, as opposed to the 10-ounce mitts he uses in boxing, but he was left to throw only soft punches while on his back.
"I couldn't get off," Toney said. "Randy Couture's a great fighter."
Couture decided the bout by squeezing his left arm around Toney's neck, a choke that forced Toney to tap out, with referee Mario Yamasaki stopping the heavyweight fight.
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