 |
UFC 47 Results - Liddell TKO's Ortiz!
Reported By: Boxing Insider - 04.13.2004 13:32 PM
Reported By: Boxing Insider - 04.03.2004 07:10 AM
LIDDELL TKOS ORTIZ TO WIN LONG-AWAITED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT AT UFC 47: IT’S ON!
Flurry Of Punches Ends It At 38-Second Mark Of Round Two
LAS VEGAS, NEV., April 2, 2004….The fight mixed martial arts fans wanted for almost two years ended at the 38-second mark of the second round tonight when Chuck Liddell unleashed a flurry of punches that put Tito Ortiz down on the canvas and out of Ultimate Fighting Championshipâ 47: It’s On! at Mandalay Bay Events Center before a sellout crowd of 11, 413. It was the first time that Ortiz, the former UFCâ light heavyweight champion had been knocked out. With Ortiz down and unable to defend himself, referee John McCarthy jumped in and ended it. The official ruling was a technical knockout.
“I knew he couldn’t stand with me,” Liddell said in the Octagon afterward. The fight never went to the ground, although Ortiz tried twice to take it there.
“Chuck got away from me and he hits hard. He got me with some real good shots. I’m not hurt and I’ll be back,” Ortiz said.
The victory puts Liddell (13-3-0 in mixed martial arts) from San Luis Obispo, Calif., back in the hunt for the UFC light heavyweight title while Ortiz (11-4-0) from Huntington Beach, Calif., who held the championship for almost three years, will have to work his way back up the rankings for the belt now held by Brazilian Vitor Belfort.
In other action:
Welterweight contender Chris Lytle (28-10-4) from Indianapolis, Ind., took Tiki Ghosn (9-4-0) from Huntington Beach, Calif., to the ground at the start of round two and rolled into a rear naked choke that won him a tap out victory at the 1:55 mark.
After three rounds of stand-up striking and ground fighting, lightweight Yves Edwards (23-8-1) from Houston, Tex., won a split decision over Hermes Franca (8-2-0) from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Both fighters exchanged punches and escaped numerous submission attempts in every round. Edwards kept Franca on his back during most of the third, which gave him the nod.
The immovable object, “Cabbage” Correira (20-5-0) from Hilo, Hawaii, met the power of Andrei Arlovski (8-3-0) from Minsk, Belarus, and Arlovski knocked “Cabbage” down at 1:15 of the second round for a TKO victory. Correira couldn’t match Arlovski’s quickness and Arlovski remains a top contender for the UFC heavyweight championship.
In an action-packed welterweight battle, Robbie Lawler (8-2-0) from Davenport, Iowa, and Nick Diaz (9-2-1) from Stockton, Calif., both rocked each other with left and right-hand strikes and powerful kicks before Diaz caught Lawler with a right hand and knocked him out at 1:31 of the second round. The big crowd was on its feet in both rounds and thought Lawler had it won in the first when he hit Diaz with a flying left kick.
Powerful heavyweight Mike Kyle (11-2-0) from San Jose, Calif., made an impressive debut by knocking out big Wes Sims (6-4-0) from Lancaster, Ohio, with a right hand at 4:59 of the first round. Sims had Kyle in a front choke and the fight went to the ground. When there was no progress, referee John McCarthy stood up both fighters and Kyle went to work. A solid knee rocked Sims and set up the right that ended it.
In the heavyweight preliminary, UFC newcomers Wade Shipp (6-2-0) from San Diego, Calif., and Jonathan Wiezorek (6-0-0) from Valdosta, Ga., went to war at the outset. Shipp came out throwing heavy right hands that had Wiezorek almost out on his feet. But Wiezorek rallied after Shipp exhausted his strikes. Wiezorek took Shipp to the ground and was raining punches when the referee stopped it at 4:39 because Shipp could not defend himself. Officially it was a TKO.
In the opener, Japanese veteran Genki Sudo (9-3-1) from Tokyo, caught Mike Brown (9-2-0) from Portland, Maine, in a triangle choke that turned into an arm bar tap out victory at 3:31 of the first round. Brown had the advantage early and slammed Sudo to the mat. He was attempting to strike Sudo from the guard when the wily Neo-Samurai set the choke, then the arm bar with his legs. Brown couldn’t escape.
JewelryGuy.com - Factory Direct gold & Diamond Jewelry, Rings, Earrings, Bracelets - Find The Perfect Gift!!
Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den Clothing - T Shirts, Skull caps, Sweatshirts, and More! Check out the NEW Lion's Den University Shirts! (>>)
WrestlingDotCom.com - Pro Wrestling News & More!
|
|
 |
|
Poll script here |
|
|
|
