UFC 137 Results: Ramsey Nijem Dominates Danny Downes

by Matthew Roth on Oct 29, 2011 7:40 PM EDT in UFC Event

Ramsey Nijem made his debut at 155 against Danny Downes, best known as the fighter who ruined the UFC's chances to promote in China after defeating Zhang at WEC 53. The fight was an absolute domiantion for Ramsey who was just bigger and stronger than the smaller and less athletic Downes.

The first round can best be described as a clinic with Nijem outstriking and out grappling Downes. For Downes, he was constantly playing defense to avoid the submission attempts.

The second round was more of the same with Nijem constantly getting the takedowns and working for chokes. The sole highlight for Downes was the crucifix at the start of the round but he was unable to finish the hold. After that he was just dominated.

The final round saw Nijem continue his assault on Downes. It was a complete domination and Downes was forced to play defense to survive to the decision.

Nijem ended up winning perhaps the most one sided scorecards in recent history with a 30-25, 30-26, 30-27 cards.

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Great to see some 10-8's.

Downes was a study in futility. No offense at all, no speed, no strength, just guts.

What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?

by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 29, 2011 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

I thought the same until the 30-27 got read. The 30-25 was a perfect score for the fight considering the only point that Downes wasn’t getting destroyed was when he got the crucifix position for that short time, that’s the only thing that stopped it from being three 10-8 rounds imo.

Ramsey looked great and I look forward to seeing him being in a competitive fight. Downes… Tough as fucking hell but he simply does not belong in the UFC.

by Empty Thoughts on Oct 30, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

And of course, Eliot should've got a 10-8 for the third in the Vera fight.

Consistency would be nice, but at least there’s some recognition that it’s not how much offense, it’s how much differential between the two fighters.

What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?

by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 30, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah being honest as a fan, there has been a general improvement in judging. It’s just hard to see at times because for every good score you see, there is almost always at least one tied to it that is just horrible to hear. Consistency would be nice just like you said. I keep thinking one day that we will get there.

by Empty Thoughts on Oct 30, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions