Comments on: UFC 102 Main Event: Couture vs. Nogueira – A True Evolution in Sport

By: dougwillick

dougwillick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:06:36 +0000

GREAT UFC article…you have talent my friend..keep it up..look forward to reading more….

By: James

James — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:55:42 +0000

Thank you very much. I am fairly new to this so when I saw that my article had been edited, I was a bit surprised. You are 'bang on' however and I definitely appreciate the feedback. I will keep your recommended changes and thank you again.
James

By: John Pantoya

John Pantoya — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:54:19 +0000

Hey James! Great stuff man! This fight was everything you described it to be! I didn't change too much grammatically, but I did break up some of your bigger paragraphs. Your points will stick out more and statements will mean more if you break them up like that. Also, try to avoid prolonged sentences with many commas. Find a point to condense them into two different sentences and your paragraph will flow much better. Lastly, single out a quoted statement from paragraphs as in when you used the quote - "GET UP!!!". Again, great work! Very well written and analyzed. Keep it up!
John Pantoya
Bleacher Report

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/245165-ufc-1...

By: James

James — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0000

Good point James. I guess I never really considered that. It just looked so well executed by Nogueira at the time, I imagined that most people would have simply given up…and they may have.
Thanks for visiting my site.
James

By: Name

Name — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:47:50 +0000

At one point during the round, Nogueira managed to knock Couture down to the mat and lock in a very deadly choke, but through tremendous heart and courage, Couture managed to survive.

Mostly this was due to technique and training. I understand it sounds more dramatic saying it was heart and courage, but it was technique and training that got Randy out of this.

James

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:56:56 +0000

James!!
Great article! I found it well constructed, as well as balanced. Even though your personal pick R.C. lost this bout, and your disappointment in the decision was apparent, you still had the class to give credit where it was due. You showed respect for the performance of both athletes, as well as the integrity of the tone, and the point of the article. I really liked how your personal respect for R.C. did not cloud your judgment.
I will certainly be looking forward to your next piece!

WELL DONE!!

Dave

By: FatsoB

FatsoB — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:55:59 +0000

I agree…