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UFC 52 Results Play by Play \ Notes
April 16, 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
Preliminary Bouts Heavyweight Bout Mike Van Arsdale wins a three round unanimous decision over John Marsh
Ivan Salaverry wins by submission (triangle choke) at 2:42 of the first round over Joe Riggs
Joe Doerksen wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:35 of the third round over Patrick Cote
Georges St. Pierre wins a three round unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Jason Miller
Matt Lindland wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:13 of the second round over Travis Lutter
Fight 3 - Welterweight Title Bout Matt Hughes wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:05 of the first round over Frank Trigg
Fight 4 - Light Heavyweight Bout Renato Sobral wins by submission (arm bar) at :24 of the second round over Travis Wuiff
Fight 5 - Light Heavyweight Title Bout Chuck Liddell wins by knockout (straight right) at 2:06 of the first round over Randy Couture
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Play by Play \ Notes
Preliminary Bouts Ivan Salaverry wins by submission (triangle choke) at 2:42 of the first round over Joe Riggs
Rd 1 They come to the center and touch gloves - Riggs circling - Salaverry throws a high kick but it is blocked - Riggs still circling - Both throw a few punches but they miss - Riggs lands an inside leg kick - Riggs comes in with some punches, Salaverry ducks under and Riggs gets him in a loose guillotine choke - Salaverry pulls Riggs down and gets the full guard - Riggs throws a few punches and pulls up and out - Salaverry turns around and stands-up - Riggs gets Salaverry's back - Riggs gets him in a bear hug and looks like he is going to attempt a suplex - Salaverry defending well - Salaverry goes to his knees and is now on all fours with Riggs still in the bear hug - Salaverry goes for a kimura - Salaverry spins Riggs all the way around and then goes for the arm bar - Riggs is able to pull away - Salaverry then puts Riggs back in full guard - Riggs is able to pull up and way and is now standing - Salaverry is still on his back - Riggs comes down and Salaverry lands two good up-kicks - Riggs still came down and Salaverry is able to put him in a triangle choke which forces Riggs to tap.
Joe Doerksen wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:35 of the third round over Patrick Cote
Rd 1 They come to the center, Doerksen coming forward - Both exchange punches - Doerksen is able to push Cote against the cage - they scramble to the center of the ring, still clinching - Doerksen is able to bring Cote down with a Judo throw - After a few seconds, Cote tries to turn and Doerksen gets his back with Cote facing the ceiling - Doerksen goes for a rear naked choke - Cote doing a good job at defending - They stay in that position - Cote finally turns and pulls up and out - Doerksen gets up and they both exchange punches but then Doerksen takes Cote back down - Cote is in the full guard - Doerksen trying to punch but Cote is doing a job blocking - Cote goes for a triangle choke but Doerksen pulls away - Doerksen comes back and grabs Cote's left arm and goes for a kimura and then transitions to an arm-bar and then to a triangle choke as the horn sounds to end the round.
Rd 2 They both come to the center and Doerksen comes in with a kick, Cote counters with some punches - Cote lands a few more punches and then a high kick to the head - Doerksen takes Cote down but Cote bounces right back up - Doerksen takes Cote back down and lands in side-mount - Doerksen throws a knee to the side of Cote - Doerksen tries to put the knee on the belly but Cote grabs the leg and is able to put Doerksen on his back - Doerksen goes for a triangle but Cote is able to defend it - Doerksen from the bottom doing a good job - Cote stands back up - Doerksen stands-up - Cote delivers a flying knee that lands right on the face of Doerksen - they clinch and Cote delivers a few more knees - Cote pushes Doerksen down - Doerksen is able to get the guard - Cote is able to get half-guard - they scramble on the floor for position - Doerksen is able to get full guard - Cote delivering some strong elbows on Doerksen - Doerksen holding on - Doerksen changes position and goes for what looked like an arm bar \ triangle choke but Cote pushes him off and they both stand-up - Cote is able to land a few punches while standing - Doerksen then brings Cote down - Doerksen tries to punch Cote but Cote defending well as the horn sounded to end the round.
Rd 3 Both come out to the center and touch gloves - Cote lands a left and then a right and then another combo - Cote lands an inside leg kick - Both just circling the ring - Cote lands a body shot and then a few more punches - Doerksen looks like he lost his balanced as he was cooing forward and got hit - Cote followed him down - Doerksen is able to put Cote into the guard - Doerksen is able to flip Cote over - Doerksen now has Cote's back with Cote on the bottom - Cote turns with Doerksen on his back - Doerksen in now on his back with Cote on top of him facing the ceiling - Doerksen is able to trap Cote's arm with his left foot so he can't defend the rear naked choke - Doerksen sinks in the rear naked choke and Cote has to tap.
Georges St. Pierre wins a three round unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Jason Miller
Rd 1 (Miller is all smiles, St. Pierre is serious) - Both come out to center of the ring and touch gloves - both throw jabs - Miller throws a low Thai kick - St. Pierre catches shim with a straight right - Miller goes down but not all due to the punch - St. Pierre does not follow, he stays up - St. Pierre lands an axe kick straight down on Miller's gut - Miller tries to takedown St. Pierre by the leg that he threw the axe kick with but St. Pierre turns and pulls out of it - both are now standing - both exchange punches - they feel each out - St. Pierre tries and spinning back fist but misses - both exchange jabs - Miller tries to deliver a couple of kicks, one to the mid-section and one to the top - finally they clinch and St. Pierre takes Miller down - Miller extremely flexible, tries to keep St. Pierre down in the half-guard - Miller goes for St. Pierre's right leg again - St. Pierre just stands up and pulls away - After standing for a few seconds, they go back to the ground - This time, St. Pierre delivers some good strikes to Miller's face - Miller now bleeding - both are now standing - now they go back to the ground - St. Pierre being the most dominant fighter on the ground while on top throwing short elbows and a couple of punches - round ends.
Rd 2 Both fighters come out punching - Miller pushes St. Pierre against the cage and tries to lift him up for a slam - St. Pierre, extremely strong and well balanced, is able to counter the slam attempt - St. Pierre is able to push Miller straight down and land on top of him - St. Pierre in the half-guard landing some punches - St. Pierre goes for a kimura - It looks like St. Pierre has it but Miller is extremely flexible, turns over and gets out of it - St. Pierre back to a dominant position on top throwing punches down on Miller - Miller scrambles and St. Pierre is able to get his back - Miller is able to roll out of it - Back it goes to St. Pierre on top with Miller on the bottom - Once again, Miller scrambles and St. Pierre goes for the arm bar - it looks like St. Pierre has it with five seconds to go - Miller throws his legs toward St. Pierre's face and is able to hold on until the horn sounded to end the round.
Rd 3 Both come out to the center of the ring - Miller comes out throwing punches and kicks - this time, St. Pierre takes Miller down and pushes Miller against the cage - Miller doing a decent job at defending against St. Pierre's attacks - St. Pierre now lands three consecutive elbows to the face of Miller - Miller scrambles and gets on all fours with St. Pierre in the north, south position over him - St. Pierre finally turns him over after a short struggle - back it goes to St. Pierre throwing short punches from the top - after a short struggle, St. Pierre gets Miller in a arm bar position but Miller to his credit is able to roll out of it - Miller now gets top position on St. Pierre - crowd goes a little wild - St. Pierre is now able to turn Miller and regain the top position - after a short struggle on the floor, they stand - 10 seconds left - St. Pierre throws a few punches and goes for a takedown as the round ends.
Matt Lindland wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 3:13 of the second round over Travis Lutter
Rd 1 Both fighters come out to the center of the ring and touch gloves - both clinch really quick - Lindland trying to punch while in the clinch - Lindland throws a knee to the mid-section of Lutter - Lutter turns away and Lindland gets Lutter in a bear hug from the back and goes for a suplex - Lutter is able to land on all fours - Lindland starts to attack from the top position - Lutter is able to get a head and arm of Lindland and is able to roll Lindland over - Lutter is now on top and gets the full mount - Lutter is able to land a few punches before Lindland pushes him off - both scramble up - Lindland pushing Lutter against the cage - Lindland is able to land some short body punches and then some short elbows to the face of Lutter - Lutter reverses position and gets Lindland up against the cage - Lutter now takes him down with a double leg - Lindland doing a good job at keeping Lutter at bay - Lutter tries to go for a side mount - Lutter is in the half-guard - Lindland pulls away and gets up - both stand - Lindland pushes Lutter against the cage - they clinch - Lindland lands a couple of good punches to the face of Lutter - Lindland now attempts to take Lutter down with a single leg as the round ends.
Rd 2 Both come out swinging - Lindland takes Lutter down - Lindland is in half-guard on top trying to pass Lutter's guard - Lutter is able to put Lindland in the full guard using an open guard with butterfly hooks - but Lindland is able to land some punches from that position and some short elbows to the face - Lutter is able to position himself for a knee bar on Lindland - Lindland is extremely well-based and is able to stop the knee bar attempt - they scramble for a bit on the ground - Lindland lands a few punches and elbows - Lutter turns to all fours and tries to stand-up - Lindland now is able to sink in a guillotine choke from the standing position - as he is sinking in the choke, Lutter falls straight down trying to get out of it - Lindland has the choke sunk in deep and goes with Lutter to the floor and wraps his leg around Lutter's back and forces Lutter to tap.
Fight 3 - Welterweight Title Bout Matt Hughes wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:05 of the first round over Frank Trigg
Rd 1 (as Hughes entered the ring, Trigg was looking and kept looking the other way for a while) - Both come to the center of the ring throwing short jabs - Hughes throws a high right kick that is blocked by Trigg - Hughes comes in and ties up Trigg - Hughes pushes him against the cage as they clinch - Trigg delivers a couple of knees, one of which seemed low - As Hughes paused for a second to see what the ref was going to do about it, Trigg takes advantage and lands a couple of short punches to the face of Hughes - Hughes moves away Trigg follows him and throws continuous punches and tags Hughes - Hughes goes down with Trigg following him throwing punches - Trigg now on the ground on top of Hughes delivering punches and elbows to face of Hughes - Trigg is now able to get the full mount - Hughes pushes and bridges and turns away - Trigg able to get the back of Hughes - Trigg now goes for a rear naked choke with hooks - Hughes doing a great job of defending - Hughes scrambles with Trigg holding on to the rear naked choke - Hughes turns his body to one side and escapes the choke - Trigg tries to stand-up but he's against the cage now facing Hughes - Hughes picks Trigg up as he is standing - He carries Trigg across the ring and slams him hard - Hughes now gets the full mount and starts to ground and pound - Trigg tries to roll onto all fours but does a full circle - Hughes still on top delivering blows straight down - Trigg is able to get on all fours but Hughes has his back with his hooks in - Hughes delivers a couple of punches - Trigg turns to the side with Hughes on his back but Hughes didn't stop rolling and Hughes is now on his back with Trigg on top facing the ceiling - Hughes sinks in the rear naked choke and Trigg taps. Hughes retains title.
Renato Sobral wins by submission (arm bar) at :24 of the second round over Travis Wuiff
Rd 1 Both come out to the center and touch gloves - Wuiff comes forward and throws a couple of punches - Sobral counter with his own punches - they clinch - Wuiff lands a knee, no damage - Sobral lands a couple of short elbows - Wuiff takes Sobral down with what looked like a Judo throw - Wuiff has side-mount - Sobral does a good job at putting Wuiff in the full guard - Wuiff pushes Sobral against the cage - Sobral is able to stand-up - Sobral now takes Wuiff down - Wuiff in the full guard - Sobral is able to land some short elbows to the face of Wuiff - Wuiff finally is able to stand-up - They scramble up - Wuiff loses his mouth piece - ref stops the fight for a few seconds to get the mouth piece - they come out to the center and Sobral is able to take Wuiff down - Wuiff is in the full guard - Wuiff scrambles and gets on all fours - As they scramble, Sobral falls on his butt and goes for a guillotine choke - Wuiff is able to escape - they scramble a bit and this time Wuiff goes for a guillotine choke from his knees - Sobral pulls out and lands in Wuiff's full guard - Sobral delivering some short elbows and punches from the top position - Sobral pulls away and stands-up - As Wuiff starts to stand, Sobral lands a few good punches - they clinch and the horn sounds to end the round.
Rd 2 Wuiff comes out aggressive and takes Sobral down - Sobral right away goes for an arm bar - Sobral sinks it and makes Wuiff tap.
Fight 5 - Light Heavyweight Title Bout Chuck Liddell wins by knockout (straight right) at 2:06 of the first round over Randy Couture
Rd 1 (Both fighters look great) - They both come out to the center of the ring and touch gloves - Couture pushes forward with Liddell landing some short jabs as he circles - Couture trying to punch but Liddell circling and punching very well - they both come in and Couture lands a punch and they clinch - Both fighters landing short punches - As they break apart, Couture is holding his eye and the ref calls time-out - The ref, then the doctor checking Couture's eye - Doctor gives the okay - The fight is resumed - they come out to the center with Couture pushing forward - Liddell lands a short left hook that kind of dazes Couture - Then they both unleash bombs with Liddell landing a stunning straight right, right on the jaw of Couture that sends Couture down and out - Liddell follows Couture down and lands a few more punches before the ref steps in and stops the fight. Liddell wins title from Couture.
- When Georges St. Pierre was asked by Joe Rogan about him being sick before the fight, St. Pierre answered he didn't want to make any excuses, that he gives a lot of credit to Miller for a great fight.
- Hughes stated that the ref couldn't see the low blow from his position and he puts no blame on the ref or Trigg - Hughes also said that if Matt Lindland was looking for someone to fight that he has a couple of guys at his gym or himself who would fight him
- Liddell was asked by Joe Rogan what was next for him, Liddell responded that he wanted the PRIDE FC belt - that he wanted to fight Wanderlei Silva
- Couture was asked how he felt, he stated that if you are here long enough, sooner or later, it is bound to happen - He said this was the first time he has ever been knocked out
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