by Marcos Villegas
Las Vegas, NV-Randy Couture, the timeless legend of the octagon etched another chapter in his storied hall of fame career as he bested and ultimately choked out Mark "The Hammer" Coleman via rear naked choke in the second round of their UFC 109 main event. The two former UFC heavyweight champions had been itching for over a decade to finally see who was the better of the two. Though both fighters are in the twilight of their careers Couture is the rare gem that can still give fighters twenty years his junior a run for their money. He started the bout almost immediately landing stiff jabs that sent the former Pride GP winner's head bouncing back. Coleman did not look good as if aging in the cage, keeping his head straight up like a chicken each time he would get hit or step back in a attempt to strafe Couture's advances. Coleman ate all of Randy's best shots and was never knocked down, displaying an iron chin. He was able to get off two hooks that momentarily held back Couture, but the pressure would prove to much as Couture would force Coleman into the cage dishing out nasty uppers from the clinch. He would work dirty boxing tactics the rest of the first round, with Coleman seemingly having no answer to what was being thrown at him. The second round might have been the last of Coleman's UFC Career and certainly was the last of the fight. Couture secured a Greco body lock and took the fight to the ground. He took his opponents back and slapped a rear naked choke that put Coleman on his way to an appointment with the sandman.
