It took less than 15 seconds for Randy Couture to put James Toney on his ass, and apparently boxers are no good at throwing punches off their back. Couture landed easily into full mount and spent a few minutes softening up the already soft Toney with punches and elbows before slapping on an arm-triangle choke and forcing the future boxing hall of famer to submit before going to sleep in front of 20,000 laughing fans. That has to be almost as embarrassing as accidentally showing your ass crack on national TV. I guess that solves this whole boxing vs MMA thing…
In the main event of the evening Frankie Edgar defended his belt against the man most consider to be the best lightweight ever, BJ Penn. Edgar was able to use his in-and-out boxing and wrestling to tilt the score cards well in his favor, earning a unanimous decision over the Hilo native for a second time. The Jersey boys next opponent is the only man to ever beat him in the promotion, Gray “Bully” Maynard. Maynard also fought and won in Boston against two-time number-one contender Kenny Florian.
Stockton troubled youth Nate Diaz whooped some more of that ass too, beyatches. He put Marcus Davis to work for two and a half rounds before making him uglier than a hunchback and chocking him unconscious. The two earned “Fight of the Night” honors, which comes with a pat on the back and $60,000 bonus. Not a bad day at the office.
Here’s what the boss had to say about the promotions first trip to Boston:
