I'd have to go watch again but I think he got 2-3 takedowns and it was only the first round. Yes noons stopped alot of the takedowns and yes he was able to get back to his feet. I'm not saying that he was handily losing only that up to the point where he cut Nick I didn't think he was winning. I thought Nick was controlling the ring and pace and landing just as good as Noons. Good job on getting the cuts b/c they obviously bothered Nick. I think Nick is douchebag, but he is also very talented and brings it every fight. Noons at the moment isn't in the same category as Diaz. Fedor has a loss by cuts in the first round as well but no body touts that guy. Let him rematch Diaz and win a real fight then I'll be more prone to celebrate Noons as anything other than a B level fighter.