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Gabriel Gonzaga Vs Randy Couture

Date: 8/25/2007
Event: UFC 74: Respect
Method: TKO (Strikes)
Round:3
Result: loss

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For the last few months, writers and reporters everywhere have racked their brains trying to come up with new and inventive ways to describe the remarkable feats of the amazing and ageless Randy Couture.
The 44-year-old has been through it all during the rise of UFC from pariah to phenomenon. He seen the highs and lows of a life in the octagon, been to the top and then left for dead when the organization figured it was about time for a new generation to make its mark. But greatness can not be denied and can not be buried before its time, and Couture continues to write newer and more exciting chapters to a career that will always be looked upon in reverence and awe.
The 44-year-old lived his latest adventure in the company of 11,118 others who watched him dominate the younger, heavier favorite, Gabriel Gonzaga, in a third-round TKO at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
"Being in a position where no one has an expectation on you… I'm 44, and I'll find myself in that position a lot now," Couture said afterwards. "When there are a lot of expectations on you, it's hard. [Being the underdog] allows you to go out and do what you need to do with no pressure. Anyways, I'm a stubborn son of a bitch, and if you tell me I can't, I'm gonna go out and prove them wrong."
Though Gonzaga entered the fight with a 16-year and 23.5-pound weight advantage, it was hardly enough to even make a dent in "The Natural's" armor. Couture looked stronger, faster and even younger en route to a dominant performance, bloodying the challenger early in the fight and continually attacking with elbows against the cage, punches while trading and takedowns from standup.
By the middle of the second round, Gonzaga appeared a broken fighter. With blood dripping into his eyes, he told referee Herb Dean, "I can't see." Dean stopped the fight momentarily, asking Gonzaga if he was giving up, but Gonzaga refused and right after the re-start, Couture took him down and battered him with fists. Gonzaga walked back to his corner and threw his hands in the air as if he'd won the round, but his breathing was labored and his body heaved while taking in gulps of air. Couture later said he heard Gonzaga break his nose while they landed during a takedown.
Gonzaga tried the same legkick that knocked out Cro Cop a few months ago, but after failing to land it squarely, he suffered a last takedown that led to a final assault before the fight was stopped.
It's hard to imagine a greater story in sports these days than an ageless fighter who outthinks and outwills his competition. In many ways, Couture is the perfect argument for why mixed martial arts is a sport that values much more than sheer brawn. Though often outsized and always giving up age, he manages to win by gameplan and execution.
"The thing about Randy is people always look at him and go, 'Oh no, poor Randy! He's got to fight this guy, he's younger and stronger and he's a monster.' Oh yeah, poor Randy," Dana White said.

So what's next for Couture? What challenges remain for the great one?

"You know all the guys up here [on the postfight podium] want to fight the best guys in the world," Couture said. "Most people think the best guy in the world is [PRIDE champ] Fedor [Emelianenko]. So bring him on."

That rare moment of sheer bravado brought a cheer from even the jaded media, which continues to grow along with the sport.

Couture's next project, however, will be something decidedly less dangerous, as he travels to Africa to film a prequel to "The Scorpion King."

In the co-main event, Georges St. Pierre took his first step back to the UFC welterweight championship overwhelming Josh Koscheck in an impressive unanimous decision victory to become the No. 1 contender in the welterweight class.

St. Pierre surprisingly outwrestled the former NCAA wrestling champ, keeping Koscheck on his back for most of the fight and pounding out a win.

"Josh is a very good wrestler, so being that good, he's not used to fighting from his back," St. Pierre said. "Most of the time, he's on top of his opponent, so my game plan was to put him out of his comfort zone, and that was a key to my success."

After a close first round which saw both men score takedowns but not deliver much damage, the former champion asserted himself more and more as the match progressed. St. Pierre tried several kimuras in the second round, which were fought off by Koscheck, who regardless lost the round. The third was all "Rush," Though the fight went toe-to-toe for the first extended period, St. Pierre got the better of it, bloodying his opponent's nose. St. Pierre then put Koscheck down on the canvas one final time, delivering a last dose of punishment as time ran out.

Koscheck said with about a minute to go, realizing he was beaten, he congratulated St. Pierre, only to get an elbow for his efforts.

"He's a true champ," Koscheck said afterwards.

Roger Huerta overcame a tough challenge in the form of Alberto Crane to extend his unbeaten streak to 16 straight matches dating back to 2004. With Crane looking for submissions at every turn, Huerta defended well in some spots, overpowered him in others, and clearly outlasted an exhausted Crane before finishing with a third-round TKO.

"I'm satisfied with my performance," Huerta said. "I give it everything I have out there. My conditioning was great and that helped me a lot. I'm paid to fight, as MMA fighters, that's what we're here to do. A few more wins and hopefully I can get a fight for that world title."

Joe "Daddy" Stevenson might have something to say about that first, however. Stevenson took a step closer to becoming a No. 1 contender in the lightweight class with a unanimous decision victory over a game Kurt Pellegrino. After a back-and-forth two rounds, Stevenson took over midway through the final frame, battering Pellegrino with fists and elbows to earn the decision.

Stevenson broke his jaw in the first round but gutted out the win.

In the upset of the night, Patrick Cote knocked out Kendall Grove late in the first round. Cote caught Grove with a short right behind the ear, putting the former TUF middleweight champ down. Cote first tried a rear naked choke but then transitioned to full mount and finished with strikes.

In the undercard fights, Frank Mir took an important step back in his comeback from a motorcycle injury, submitting Antoni Hardonk via kimura in only 1:17.

Renato "Babalu" Sobral finished David Heath via choke in a blood-soaked affair that turned the crowd against him. Sobral, who clearly came into the match as a favorite, pummeled Heath throughout an impressive first round, then sunk in a choke that finished matters as ref Steve Mazzagatti stepped in, but Sobral held on for a few seconds after. Sobral then threw his hands in the air, but the audience booed him.

Babalu then threw his hat into the crowd, where it landed next to UFC fighter Manny Gamburyan. He picked up the hat with a disgusted look on his face and returned fire, hurling it back towards Sobral.

"What he did was bad, really bad," White said. "I don't know what the commission will do, if he'll be fined, suspended or what. He lost a lot of fans, got booed out of the place. A lot of guys have a lot of emotions at weigh-ins, but after you get done fighting, it's over."

In a lightweight bout, Clay Guida outlasted UFC newcomer Marcus Aurelio via a three-round split decision.

Thales Leites submitted Ryan Jensen in a short but entertaining middleweight bout. Jensen, who was filling in for a an injured Travis Lutter, came out with plenty of fire but eventually was trapped in an armbar by the BJJ black belt.

Gabriel Gonzaga Vs Cro Cop

Date:4/21/2007
Event:UFC 70: Nations Collide
Method:KO (Head Kick)
Round:1
Result: Win