rjhabeeb Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten © (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 5-0) vs. Dan Severn (Wrestling, 6-0) UFC 7 Tournament Brackets QF1: Steve Jennum (0-0, Ninjutsu) vs. Paul ‘Polar Bear’ Varelans (0-1, Trapfighting) ninjas always win....plus im angry at Varelans loss so im not picking him QF2: Eldo Dias Xavier (0-0, Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Ken Shamrock (2-3, Shoot Fighting) Finally time for him to get a tourny win QF3: ’The Hammer’ Andy Anderson (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Cal Worsham (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) the KOTC legend CAL WORSHAM! QF4: John Matua (0-0, Kuialua) vs. Tank Abbott (2-1, Brawling) should get to another final SF1: Jennum vs. Shamrock SF2: Worsham vs. Abbott Final: Ken Shamrock vs. Abbot setting up an old Pancrase rivalry with Bas ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts Jack McGlaughlin (1-0, Freestyle) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (0-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) easy Amaury Bitetti (0-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) vs. Gerard Gordeau (0-1, Karate) Tsuyoshi ‘TK’ Kohsaka (0-0, Judo) vs. Anthony ‘Mad Dog’ Macias (0-1, Muay Thai) TK might be able to build some momentum here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 http://www.webalice.it/gpdmcwg/foto/varie/logo_ufc_old.jpg UFC 7: Clash of the Titans Date: Saturday 27th July 1995 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Commentary Team: Bruce Beck, Jeff Blatnick & Jim Brown Attendance: 331 for a gate of $4,965 The pay-per-view broadcast opens up and it’s Bruce Beck on the play-by-play commentary, Jeff Blatnick and Jim Brown providing the colour. Beck says that a lot of people consider seven to be a lucky number and tonight Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn will be hoping it’s lucky for him, when he makes a bid to become the Ultimate Fighting Championships most decorated fighter with a win over Bas Rutten. They then break down the fight, with Blatnick going for a Severn win due to the wrestling, Brown sticking with Bas and Beck sitting on the fence. They then run down tonight’s eight-man tournament, and note that even though Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott are the deserved favourites, an upset is very possible tonight. They also point out that tonight sees the crowning of a brand new champion, the fifth different tournament champion in UFC history. First up however are the alternate bouts, beginning with McGlaughlin vs. Patino: Preliminary Bout: Jack McGlaughlin (1-0) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (0-0) The Set-Up: McGlaughlin has been brought into the UFC after scoring a debut win at a local cage fighting event in his hometown over Ernie Verdicia. He’s looking to build on it tonight but will find it tough against ‘Macaco’, who apparently is one of the top up-and-comers out of the Gibi Thai training camp. The Fight: Patino wants it on the ground straight of the bat, but has to settle for pushing it up against the fence. Jack spins it around and backs off, but gets caught with a jab, and then another as he tries to trade with Patino. Macaco is pushing the pace and they clinch after another failed takedown. McGlaughlin shows good strength in pinning Patino to the cage, but the Brazilian will not be dominated and manages to get double underhooks, before securing a standing guillotine! Jack is dragged down to his knees and, unable to escape, verbally submits to referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy. The Outcome: A solid first win for Patino who was able to showcase striking and submission skills in the space of five minutes and looks to be on his way to better things. McGlaughlin may get another chance, but doesn’t seem to have the quality of a top fighter. (Great) Preliminary Bout: Amaury Bitetti (0-0) vs. Gerard Gordeau (1-1) The Set-Up: Gordeau is back in the cage after a near two year absence, when he lost out to Kevin Rosier in the UFC 1 semi-finals. He’s looking to fly the flag for the veterans, who appear to be being passed by against the new, younger breed of fighters. Bitetti is exactly that, and looks like a dangerous fighter, having trained with Rickson Gracie in preparation for this one. The Fight: Gerard opens with a big punch that could end it as soon as it begins, but doesn’t find the target. Bitetti hits a few jabs then tries a takedown, but Gordeau uses his 25lb weight advantage well and drags Bitetti back to his feet and then against the cage. Gordeau keeps the fight there for a good few minutes, doing not a lot else, and seems to be wasting valuable energy keeping the vibrant Brazilian still. Soon enough McCarthy has seen enough and restarts them again in the middle, and the two trade punches. Bitetti is scoring more often, but Gordeau is doing more damage with the shots that land. The Brazilian tries two takedowns, but each time he gets pushed face first to the mat and eats knee strikes until he stands up. A lot of bobbing and weaving from the two fighters, who circle but don’t really take it anywhere, barring a messy clinch that is soon broken. The fight soon drags to a mediocre close, as a gassed Gordeau pins Bitetti against the fence once more, and holds him there until the bell. The Outcome: Not a good follow up to an entertaining opener, as Gordeau reminds us of how successful that old school strategy of pin against the cage wall can be. The judge’s return their verdict and it goes to the 36 year old Dutch veteran, although perhaps Amaury still comes out with more respect as he tried to win the fight, and probably would have if they were the same size. (Average) Preliminary Bout: Tsuyoshi ‘TK’ Kohsaka (0-0) vs. Anthony ‘Mad Dog’ Macias (0-1) The Set-Up: The big thing to note here is the weight differential. Macias is just 190lbs, while TK comes in at 245lbs. Kohsaka is actually only an inch taller though, so he’s going to be a lot thicker set. Anyhow, TK recently announced his arrival at Renzo Gracie’s new Jiu Jitsu camp for the foreseeable future, so should be more than capable on the ground. Macias on the other hand, is probably the best known fighter at his camp, so it’ll be interesting to see what he’s learnt since the loss to Dan Severn. The Fight: Failed takedown from TK starts us off, then Macias tries to force his Muay Thai onto the fight, but can’t land anything useful. Kohsaka gets the grapple, but they simply trade dominance then break apart, but TK comes straight back in and gets the takedown after a textbook Judo hip throw. Some sporadic strikes from Kohsaka keep Macias occupied and he is able to get to side control and then, after a few good elbows, mount. Macias deals with the strikes coming down at him from an awkward position, but gives up an arm. TK takes it straight away and straightens it out, securing the armbar…Macias taps! This one is over. The Outcome: A good fight for our final alternate bout, one that washes away the memories of the previous Gordeau fight. TK was cool, calm and collected in his UFC debut, dispatching of his opponent with a solid game plan. Unfortunately for Macias, he isn’t doing too well, and will likely be looking for fights outside of the Octagon after tonight. (Good) That’s the alternate bouts from before the PPV went live out of the way, so now we can move onto the main card, specifically the eight-man tournament and the UFC Superfight main event. Quarter-Final 1: Steve Jennum (0-0) vs. Paul ‘Polar Bear’ Varelans (0-1) The Set-Up: Jennum is a Nebraska based police officer who studies Ninjutsu in his spare time and has trained with Guy Mezger (2-0) at the Freestyle Academy, as well as with fellow competitor tonight Andy ‘The Hammer’ Anderson. Varelans on the other hand is self-trained, in what exactly no-ones sure. His size is always a factor though. The Fight: Our first quarter final of the night kicks off with Varelans walking through a jab then pushing it up against the cage. Jennum is beaten up with some dirty boxing, trapped by Varelans enormous upper body until the referee separates them. Not wanting to risk getting caught in that position again, Jennum shoots in…but Varelans is able to not only stop the takedown, but take Jennum down instead. A guillotine from the bottom is blocked, and then Varelans takes side control. Big knee to the ribs forces Jennum to wince in pain, and now Varelans has mount. Despite really struggling with his fitness, an exhausted Varelans pounds down on Jennum, hitting shot after shot. Steve bucks to try and shift this enormous weight off him, but Varelans simply rolls him over and takes his back! A minute or so passes as Varelans starts to connect with some really thunderous rights and lefts to the side of the head, then the ‘Polar Bear’ eventually manages to apply a rear naked choke and Jennum quickly submits, not wanting to take any unnecessary damage. The Outcome: Another good bout to kick off the broadcast, Varelans finally starting to play to his strengths and use his size to cut off an opponent before beating them into offering a submission. He moves into the semi-finals while Jennum looked decidedly average out there, and his game plan to take down the near 400lber was a bad one. (Good) Quarter Final 2: Eldo Dias Xavier (0-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (2-3) The Set-Up: Dias isn’t training with anyone for this fight, which instantly screams that he’s going to struggle. Shamrock has been at the Range Fighting camp for this one, where he’s been able to train with several UFC veterans. In his pre-fight interview Shamrock believes that tonight is finally going to be his night. No more slip-ups and no more upsets, tonight he lives up to his hype. The Fight: ‘Big’ John gets us underway and Shamrock nearly takes a jab from Xavier that makes him think twice about shooting in for another takedown. A little bit of circling…then a huge right hand from Shamrock comes out nowhere! It catches Xavier right on the button and he goes down, his lights are out and no-one is home. The Outcome: That’s all she wrote, Ken Shamrock with a dominating statement in the early stages of this tournament. He’ll undoubtedly have a tougher time in the semis though, as he’s going to face the giant Paul Varelans. As for Xavier, it’s probably hard to judge him after 40 seconds work, but the fighting business is all about winning after all. (Great) Quarter Final 3: Andy ‘The Hammer’ Anderson (0-0) vs. Cal Worsham (0-0) The Set-Up: Both fighters are UFC debutants, like to strike and have a short, stocky build. Anderson has trained with Mezger and Jennum at the Freestyle Academy, while Worsham was training alongside UFC Superfight Champion Bas Rutten up until the Dutchman quit Alliance Martial Arts recently. The Fight: Worsham is looking like he wants to let his hands go in this one from the start, snapping off a few jabs and the odd home run punch which fails to hit. Anderson starts communicating with his corner though and takes their advice by working into a clinch position. Worsham has good balance though and gains dominance in the grapple before breaking apart and they trade hard shots with neither man going down. Worsham repeatedly tries to take this to the floor; Anderson is expending a lot of energy to avoid the takedowns. As we approach the halfway point in the round, Worsham is able to pin Anderson against the fence, then back away and unleash a big right that shakes but doesn’t drop The Hammer. There’s another period of grappling with no real damage done by either striker, before Worsham lands some punches in bunches, then pins Anderson up against the fence until the referee breaks it up. Into the final minutes and both fighters are looking visibly tired, so Anderson tries to take the round with a late takedown. Big right hand counter knocks Anderson back though and Worsham is on him with another shot. And another! Anderson is put on his ass with three big blows that all connected, unfortunately time expires before Worsham can finish the fight. The Outcome: It doesn’t take long for the judge’s for the night to reach a decision, and it goes to Cal Worsham. Anderson impressed in that he didn’t allow himself to be dominated or finished, but Worsham was the more effective striker, had better octagon control and did a lot more damage, especially in the dying seconds of the fight. (Average) Quarter Final 4: John Matua (0-0) vs. Tank Abbott (2-1) The Set-Up: There’s been a bit of smack talk in the build up to this fight, as the 420lb Matua claimed that he could show Tank a thing or two on how to hit someone hard. Abbott on the other hand, didn’t back down and called Matua someone “he wouldn’t be scared to meet in a dark alley, or anywhere else. Although Matua seems like the type of guy to meet men in alleys”. Anyway, Matua is bigger, but unproven in the cage, while Tank reached the final of UFC 6, where he lost to eventual winner Dan Severn. The Fight: John McCarthy gets us going and straight away Matua comes in, looking for a quick takedown. Tank strikes first though, enormous right hand catches Matua flush and he collapses to the mat! Tank is on him like a wild animal, unloading with three or four heavy rights to the face before the referee can jump in and pull him away! The Outcome: As if he already needed it, Tank confirms his place as the UFC’s heaviest hitter with a brutal punishing of John Matua. Matua is already bruising heavily around the eyes as he is helped out of the cage by medical staff, and he gets no sympathy from the new semi-finalist, who barely even looks his way. Abbott vs. Worsham is our second semi-final of the night. (Great) Semi Final 1: Ken Shamrock (3-3) vs. Paul ‘Polar Bear’ Varelans (1-1) The Set-Up: Two men in this fight who seem to finally be fulfilling their potential. Shamrock has an equal record despite being one of the most gifted fighters, while Paul Varelans was eliminated by Ray Wizard in disappointing fashion at UFC 6, but picked up a win here tonight already. The most interesting thing here will be Shamrocks strategy; does he stand with the giant, try and get him to the mat, or risk fighting from the bottom? We’re about to find out. The Fight: Right off the shoot Shamrock connects with nasty-looking kick to the inside of the knee, before being pinned to the fence easily by Varelans’ superior strength. After several minutes the referee calls it as stalling and breaks it up, Varelans is already beginning to gas, bad news against Shamrock, one of the best conditioned guys out there. Shamrock doesn’t want to be a victim of the ‘hold against the fence’ strategy that has worked so well against quality opposition so far and so he tries for a takedown. Varelans is able to push Shamrock to the mat though, landing several damaging blows to the side of the head till Ken can work back to his feet and they clinch. An exhausted Varelans takes us into the second half of the round by once more pinning Shamrock against the fence, and you would assume he’s ahead on points in this one. On the restart though Varelans goes for a big punch, however Shamrock catches him off-balance and sends the ‘Polar Bear’ toppling to the mat with a double leg takedown! In the guard and Shamrock smothers Varelans, disrupting his breathing with a hand across his face and the distraction allows him to easily pass to side control. Once there, Shamrock goes straight for the Kimura and Varelans submission defence is minimal, so the tap out follows soon after. The Outcome: Shamrock goes 2-0 in tonight’s competition to earn a place in the finals. He’s looked good so far; stopping both his fights and for the first time holding a positive UFC record. As for Varelans, he’s lost his second fight but at least this time it was to a high level fighter, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to have him back in the cage. (Good) Semi Final 2: Cal Worsham (1-0) vs. Tank Abbott (3-1) The Set-Up: This should be a good fight, we’ve got someone who doesn’t look like they mind throwing down in Cal Worsham, taking on someone who definitely doesn’t mind throwing down in Tank. The signs don’t look good for Cal though, he just fought a 15-minute decision against Andy Anderson, while Tank was only in the octagon for 32 seconds. Fatigue is probably going to be a factor then. The Fight: Worsham surprisingly is the aggressor to start this fight, throwing a flurry of big punches that Tank easily stays out the way of. Worsham steps in again, but this time Tank unloads with a combo that put Worsham on the back foot. As Tank throws a jab Worsham puts the breaks on and dives in for a takedown, but Tank blocks it then gets Cal on the mat in a front face-lock position. Painful looking knee to the side of the head means that Worsham rolls over and gives Tank side control to avoid taking any more of them. At first that looks to be a bad decision, as Tank starts dropping his ferocious bombs down, with John McCarthy clearly contemplating ending the fight. Worsham shows good intestinal fortitude to brave it out though and Tank starts to tire, the punches stop raining down and it gets restarted on the feet. As we move into the second round there’s a short stalemate, as both fighters seem to be searching for a second wind from somewhere. Then out of nowhere Tank catches Worsham with a big shot that puts him up against the fence! More and more blows are raining down now, Worsham drops to one knee and, as he was offering no defence, McCarthy steps in to bring this bout to a close. The Outcome: That’s our tournament final for the show decided, and it’s the one people wanted and hoped they would see, Abbott vs. Shamrock. It’s another powerhouse performance by the brawler from Huntington Beach, as he forces John McCarthy to stop another fighter from being hospitalised for a good few months. Worsham probably did well to hang with Tank for that long, considering he went the full 15 minutes in his quarter final fight. (Good) UFC Tournament Final: Ken Shamrock (4-3) vs. Tank Abbott (4-1) The Set-Up: The fight to crown a fifth different Ultimate Fighting Champion and the two vying for that spot couldn’t really be much more different. Shamrock is a former Pancrase star who has been working on both striking and submissions at his Range Fighting training camp. He looks the part too with his chiselled figure and good conditioning to go alongside his respected technical ability. Tank on the other hand looks just like he climbed up off his barstool the day of the fight. What he lacks in physique however he makes up for in brute strength and pure punching power. Of his four wins, all of them have been stopped by the referee or a clean knock out. Also comes with a little known wrestling base that should stop submission fighters from picking him apart with ease. It’s the stereotypical athletic fighter up against the stereotypical buzz cut sporting brawler, this could be a classic. The Fight: They come out to the middle of the Octagon, Tank in the baggy blue shorts, Shamrock in the little red trunks. They circle for the opening minute, not wanting to over-commit to anything and leave an opening. Shamrock strikes first, landing a solid kick to the body on Tank, and then following up with a series of punches as his opponent recovers. Tank starts to stalk Shamrock, he’s loading up that big right hand, but Ken is doing well by keeping him away with the jab. They trade jabs and it’s Shamrock who came off worst, his head snapping backwards, so he lands a kick to the shin to remind Tank of his stand-up threat. Shamrock manages to get a clinch, but Tank quickly separates and tags Ken with a hard right to the side of the head that didn’t quite land properly, otherwise we may have seen Ken crumble. Tank is kept at bay though as Shamrock feigns a takedown then catches him with some good jabs. We move into the second half of the round and Shamrock side-steps a barrage of big punches and tags Tank not once, twice but thrice with a left-right straight combination. Another takedown is stuffed by Abbott, who then takes a second kick to the body, this one cracking right into his ribs and catching him off guard. Tank has one eye on the clock now, which allows Shamrock to sneak in a few more good shots, then shooting in again. This time Tank is ready though and not only blocks it, but turtles Shamrock up on the ground too. Some hammer fists follow; Tank is looking to end the fight as he goes repeatedly to the body and head! Shamrock waits it out until he spots a gap, then springs back to his feet. Tank is looking pretty gassed now and stumbles in looking to clinch, but Shamrock throws a hard overhand right, Tank wobbles but does not go down! As the final minute approaches Shamrock realises that he can’t put away Tank so starts to counter punch with crisp jabs, as well as two more leg kicks. Those have really taken their toll, every time Tank steps forward there’s a wince on his face. Thankfully, he doesn’t have to take anymore, as the 15 minutes are up and we’re going to the judge’s. The Outcome: We wait on the judge’s votes to come back in, while in the cage both fighters seem pretty confident in their chances of picking up a win. So it’s no surprise that Tank storms out of the cage as soon as it’s revealed that Ken Shamrock is this shows tournament champion. Apparently the judge’s were unanimous in their voting, but all three felt it was a close fight. Shamrock worked the leg kicks great and rocked Tank with a big shot, but Abbott was arguably the one who pushed the pace of the fight, stuffed every takedown attempt and had a good spell where he turtled Shamrock up and could have pounded out a finish. Shamrock gets an interview and says that he doesn’t know what Tanks problem is, that was a great fight that both men should be proud of. It feels great to have won, but right now he’s going to take a seat on the front row and watch the main event, because he wants the winner in a Superfight Championship bout at UFC 8, whenever it is. (Great) UFC SUPERFIGHT: Bas Rutten © (5-0) vs. Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn (6-0) The Set-Up: Main event time! Both fighters have a lot of back story considering they only have a combined 11 fights. Severn made his debut at UFC 5, where he blitzed the competition, including tough Russian Oleg Taktarov, on his way to three submission victories and the tournament crown. Then at UFC 6 he returned after passing up his Superfight title shot to Rickson Gracie, instead entering the main draw once more. Again ‘The Beast’ was successful, dominating the competition with three more submission victories, including a superb 1:38 stoppage of Tank Abbott. This made him the only man to win back-to-back tournaments since Royce Gracie, and makes him the undisputed contender to the Superfight belt. Bas Rutten came onto the scene from Pancrase at UFC 3: The American Dream. He made it all the way to the final of a tough tournament bracket which included a lengthy fight with Masakatsu Funaki, where he met Renzo Gracie. Renzo was undefeated, but that didn’t stop Rutten from dropping him with a liver kick then ending it with strikes. This win earned him the fury of the Gracie family, and since then he has beaten both Royce and Rickson Gracie at UFC’s 5 & 6 respectively, capturing and defending the newly created UFC Superfight Championship in the process. The win over Rickson was particularly impressive, the alleged 400-0 record becoming 400-1 in less than three minutes of the very first round. The show then rolls a quick VT that highlights the above information, as the two describe how hard they’ve trained for this fight, Rutten independently, Severn at Gilbert Grappling. It then ends as after Bas anticipates a great fight, Severn states… “When they close that cage door and the dead bolt slams shut, I’ll change from Dan Severn into ‘The Beast’. This Beast wants that title belt, and will do anything to get it…” The Fight: In the cage and it’s fight time, both men getting big cheers as Rich ‘G-Man’ Goins introduces them. McCarthy tells them to “get it on!” and they meet in the middle. Severn clearly wants to dominate with his wrestling and tries to get in close…kick to the liver! What a shot, Severn stumbles backwards then gets caught with a punch, his legs turn to jelly and he collapses like a tree falling in slow motion! Straight away Bas is down beside him and secures an arm. He applies the Kimura and Severn is fighting it…fighting it…fighting it…he taps!!! It’s all over, Bas Rutten submits Dan Severn in 25 seconds! The Outcome: The crowd are going wild here in Las Vegas, that was a blink and you’ll miss it fight. The replay shows that Severn walked right into the liver shot and then, even though there wasn’t much power on it, the right hand that followed was right on the button. Severn went down and Bas capitalised with his solid submission skills. Bas Rutten retains his title once again, Bruce Beck asks, can anyone stop him? (Great) It’s not long before Severn is back to his feet and recovered, ready for the first interview to kill time. He says he’s hugely disappointed, but he got caught and these things happen in the fight game. That said, he calls Rutten a great champion and ambassador for the UFC, hopefully they can hook it up again sometime. Severn gets a round of appreciative applause from the crowd as he heads to the back then Bas gets the microphone. The Dutchman tells Severn that he knows that the fight doesn’t represent how good a fighter Severn is and that if the UFC will allow it, he’ll gladly fight him again in the future. Jeff Blatnick then asks him about the future and specifically a potential fight with Ken Shamrock. Rutten motions to Ken sitting on the outside and says he thinks that is the best fight for both men and he’ll defend the belt in a Superfight against him for sure. He also comments on Tank Abbott, stating that “he’s a fight that interests me, of course. Like I always say, I want to test my skills against lots of different fighters. I’ve fought Jiu Jitsu fighters, wrestlers, and Ken Shamrock will be an all-round test. Tank would be the first guy I’ve fought who can he hit me twice as hard as I can hit him. It would be a good test”. Blatnick then congratulates our defending champion once more and we go off air, another event in the books. - Preliminary Bout: Jorge Patino beat Jack McGlaughlin by submission in 5:32 (Great) - Preliminary Bout: Gerard Gordeau beat Amaury Bitetti by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Average) - Preliminary Bout: Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Anthony Macias by submission in 7:11 (Good) - Paul Varelans beat Steve Jennum by submission in 9:10 (Good) - Ken Shamrock beat Eldo Dias Xavier by KO in 0:40 (Great) - Cal Worsham beat Andy Anderson by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Average) - Tank Abbott beat John Matua by TKO in 0:32 (Great) - Ken Shamrock beat Paul Varelans by submission in 13:25 (Good) - Tank Abbott beat Cal Worsham by TKO in 11:50 (Good) - Ken Shamrock beat Tank Abbott by judge’s decision in 15:00 to win the UFC 7 tournament (Great) - UFC SUPERFIGHT TITLE: Bas Rutten beat Dan Severn by submission in 0:25 (Great) SHOW RATING: EXCELLENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We picked up $368 of PPV revenue for that event, so it’s good to see it increasing steadily. I saw Bas winning that fight, but definitely not that quickly; hopefully Shamrock can give him a tougher test and maybe get out of the first round. I encourage everyone to check out the next post when it’s up though, something pretty big for the time period is about to go down… RennikKain076 - 9/11. Yeah it was a tough tournament like you said, and I don't think many people Gordeau down for a win. So 9/11 is a good score. EVeezy - 8/11. Another good score and you only slipped up on the alternates and the final. As I said, no-one really saw Gordeau taking it, and Macias isn't a bad fighter so I can see why you'd pick him. Abbott/Shamrock was a 50/50 in my eyes. sr_roy97 - 7/11. The only person on here to go for Gordeau gets that point. Nice to see someone go Severn in the main event too. Anderson - Worsham was a tough call. rjhabeeb - 9/11. Our joint top score, if you hadn't been so confident in Jennum you'd have won this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1333/headerlogo.png Friday 1st September 1995 Extreme Fighting On The Horizon: Massive news hit us today that affects all fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championships and combat sports, as a press release was sent out for Extreme Fighting. All set to be based out of North Carolina, the most notable thing for the company is their owner. English businessman Richard Branson is believed to be the financial backer for the company, which could put some serious financial muscle behind it. Branson is responsible for the Virgin brand and is a charismatic face in the business world. He was kind enough to spare some time for a quick interview moments ago, this is what he had to say: ---------------------------------- Wrestling Observer (WO): This certainly is a surprise; the first question obviously is, why? Richard Branson (RB): Well as those who know me will tell you, I’m a man who likes to diverse from time to time and if I see an opportunity worth taking I’ll take it, even if I don’t know much about the subject. Through some business partners I heard about the Ultimate Fighting Championships and, seeing the way the fans responded to it, I think this is going to be big business once we raise awareness. So here we are with Extreme Fighting, which we’ve done well to keep under wraps until we were ready to announce it. WO: So what can you tell us about Extreme Fighting? What makes it different to the UFC? RB: Well I’ve spoken to a few faces, some have worked on the UFC, some haven’t, and they’ve all provided their opinions on what should be changed. Men like Rorion Gracie have helped me out immensely. What can I tell you about the company specifically? Well, it shortens to EF [laughs] and right now we’re the opposite number to the UFC. While a lot of local events are being promoted, they tend to be one time only shows ran by local men. We on the other hand are the first after the UFC to be a company, created specifically for running fights. I think that the market is pretty under-saturated with the UFC running only every three or four months. Without a pay-per-view deal, ticket sales become our main income source, so I feel that by holding less fights but shows every month or two, we can give the fans more value and a better deal. We’re not reinventing the wheel, just putting a new tyre on it [laughs]. WO: In the last few hours we’ve also heard rumours of weight classes being introduced; can you confirm or deny this? RB: Hmm, that’s a tricky one right now, if we can only bring in heavyweight fighters it doesn’t really matter, does it? But it was Rorion who suggested the idea of bringing in a lower, middleweight if you like weight class. That way there should be less boring fights with men being pushed around against the fence, plus the lighter fighters get a fair deal. WO: Obviously the UFC have their eight-man tournaments, will EF be doing anything similar? RB: Perhaps at first, but my ultimate goal is to be holding five or six separate fights a card for a number of reasons. It’s fairer on the competitor, the promotion, and the fans. WO: Finally, any ideas on any signings for the company? RB: Not really right now, as I said, I’m a businessman before I’m a fan. I don’t know a lot of the fighters. I’ll be appointing a president of EF in the next few days who’ll deal with that side of things. WO: Thanks for your time. RB: Always a pleasure. ------------------------------------- Not a lot of news to really compare to that today, apart from former pro boxer Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton is advertising his first UFC appearance on his own personal website. He says that he was scheduled for UFC 7 but had to pull out due to a thigh injury suffered in training. He hopes to make UFC 9 if not UFC 8, and is interested in a bout with Tank Abbott. Also two UFC veterans met at a small cage fighting show in Houston, Texas at the weekend. Frank Hamaker took on Scott Baker and it was Hamaker who picked up the win, taking Baker down almost immediately then submitting him after 4:13 of the first round. This puts Hamaker at 1-2 and Morris 0-3. Saturday 2nd September 1995 Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Rankings: Back for its second showing since its inception at the start of the year, these are the P4P rankings in combat sports and there’s been quite a few changes, although #1 remains a constant. Top 10 Pound-For-Pound – September 1995 #1 Bas Rutten (6-0) Height: 6’1 Age: 30 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Dan Severn – Win via submission – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Rickson Gracie – Win via TKO – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Royce Gracie – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 5: December 1994 - vs. Renzo Gracie – Win via TKO – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Maskastu Funaki – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 4: September 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Ken Shamrock, UFC 8 Notes: With two huge wins in devastating fashion, Bas Rutten retains the number one spot. Hell, if we could give him #2 and #3 he’d probably deserve those as well. Things aren’t going to get any easier for him though, as UFC 8 will see the third defence of his Superfight Championship, this time against all-rounder Ken Shamrock. Rutten has a target on his back now and it appears everyone is aiming at it, with rumours emerging of Tank Abbott wanting a shot, Masakatsu Funaki looking at a rematch and Dan Severn too. #2 Dan Severn (6-1) Height: 6’2 Age: 41 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via submission – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Tank Abbott – Win via submission – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Dave Beneteau – Win via submission – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Harold Howard – Win via submission – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Oleg Taktarov – Win via submission – UFC 5: December 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: The steam train that was Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn came to a screeching halt at UFC 7, as Bas Rutten dropped and then submitted him in just 25 seconds. Since then Severn has reportedly ruled out the option of returning to a tournament format, and is only interested in the big name headline fights. Presumably because, at 41, he knows there isn’t long left at the top, especially as the quality of opposition improves. #3 Royce Gracie (6-1) Height: 6’0 Age: 28 Currently Fights With: Unemployed Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via judge’s decision – UFC 5: December 1994 - vs. Masakatsu Funaki – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 - vs. Minoki Ichihara – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 - vs. Frank Hamaker – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 - vs. Kevin Rosier – Win via submission – UFC 1: October 1993 Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: Since recovering from the back injury sustained at the hands of Bas Rutten at UFC 5, Royce has appeared at several grappling exhibitions across Brazil. As of right now the word is that he won’t return to the cage until 1996, and even then the UFC isn’t really seen as an option for him. #4 Rickson Gracie (2-1) Height: 5’10 Age: 36 Currently Fights With: Unemployed Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via TKO – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Rei Zulu – Win via submission – Independent Show: January 1984 - vs. Rei Zulu – Win via submission – Independent Show: April 1980 - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: The final jewel in the Gracie clan has lost it’s shine with a loss to Bas Rutten. Rickson appears to have been humbled by the Dutchman, as we haven’t heard anything from his camp since the fight, apart from the odd rumour of him going into full-time coaching. Hopefully we get to see Rickson go out on a high with at least one more fight. #5 Renzo Gracie (5-1) Height: 5’10 Age: 28 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via TKO – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Ken Shamrock – Win via submission – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Alberto Cerra Leon – Win via submission – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Kimo – Win via submission – UFC 3: June 1994 - vs. Jason DeLucia – Win via submission – UFC 3: June 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: Out of active competition for almost a year, it seems that the whole Gracie family is declining competing for the time being. Unfortunately, despite being still contracted to the UFC, it appears that Renzo is stuck in the awkward position of not wanting to fight in the UFC, but not wanting to drop to independent shows either. Extreme Fighting could see him as an expensive option once his contract expires. #6 Ken Shamrock (5-3) Height: 6’1 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Tank Abbott – Win via judges decision – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Paul Varelans – Win via submission – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Eldo Dias Xavier – Win via KO – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Renzo Gracie – Loss via submission – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Marcus Bossett – Win via TKO – UFC 4: September 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Bas Rutten, UFC 8 Notes: Finally, we get to see the real Ken Shamrock in the Octagon. Disappointing since his switch from Pancrase, Shamrock has improved his game mentally and physically and walked away with a well earned UFC 7 tournament crown. Now he has the chance to build on his three-fight win streak by doing what no-one else has done before, defeating Bas Rutten. The only UFC 1 veteran still competing in the company at the top level, and he’s only getting better. #7 Tank Abbott (4-2) Height: 6’0 Age: 30 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Ken Shamrock – Loss via judges decision – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Cal Worsham – Win via TKO – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. John Matua – Win via TKO – UFC 7: July 1995 - vs. Dan Severn – Loss via submission – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Ray Wizard – Win via KO – UFC 6: April 1995 Next Scheduled Appearance: UFC 8 Tournament? Notes: Not since Bas Rutten stopped Renzo Gracie have we seen a fighters popularity explode like that of Tank Abbott. With his brutal fighting style and willingness to engage for an exciting fight, Tank is winning over thousands of fans for every one politician that hates him. Even more impressively, Tank is rumoured to be looking at becoming the first fighter to ever appear at three straight UFC tournaments, having accepted an invitation from matchmaker John Peretti to be there in October. There’s no doubt he’ll be a favourite too come tournament time. #8 Guy Mezger (2-0) Height: 6’1 Age: 27 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Ron van Clief – Win via KO – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Frank Hamaker – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 5: December 1994 - n/a - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: The Sandman makes his first appearance in the Top 10 P4P rankings, after being on the bubble last time out. Unfortunately he may not be making any more appearances in the UFC, due to a contract dispute. He wants to fight main draw, the UFC want to hold off till they need an injection of character and apparently alternate bouts no longer appeal to a fighter who wants to get their face out there. #9 Masakatsu Funaki (3-2) Height: 6’0 Age: 26 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via judge’s decision – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Jason DeLucia – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 4: September 1994 - vs. Royce Gracie – Loss via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 - vs. Ken Shamrock – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 - vs. Sean Daugherty – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: Just like last time, not a lot has been heard from the Japanese fighter since his loss to Bas Rutten. Unfortunately for him, that means that he’s slipping further down the rankings due to being inactive. At this rate, he won’t be ranked come January and his fans will wonder where he is. #10 Akihiro Gono (1-0) Height: 5’9 Age: 20 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Minoki Ichihara – Win via submission – UFC 6: June 1995 - n/a - n/a - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: None Notes: The second Japanese fighter on the list, Gono dispatched fellow countryman Minoki Ichihara with ease in his only fight. That alone moves him just inside the Top 10. The next P4P rankings are scheduled for January 1996, just after we announce our annual awards. On the bubble this time were; Murilo Bustamante, Kimo and Oleg Taktarov. Sunday 3rd September 1995 Gracie Brothers Sign For Extreme Fighting, Brisebois appointed EF President, Other Signings Revealed: Extreme Fighting today called a press conference in which owner Richard Branson announced that Canadian Marc Brisebois would be the President of his new company. Little is known about Brisebois, but Branson stated that he would bring a lot of different abilities to the job and elevate EF to the same popularity levels as the UFC. Brisebois said that he hopes to do so within 18 months, give or take a short while. Currently it is believed that he will have full control over matchmaking and fighter signings, something that he has already started working on. “I’d like to take this opporutinty to announce the signings of Brazilian legends Royce and Rickson Gracie to the Extreme Fighting brand. They simply are combat sports at this moment in time more than anyone else out there, to not have them on board with your company is either bad business or just an admission that you’re not the number one company out there. We hope to have a card scheduled within the coming months and the aim is to have these guys headlining. In fact, we are already in advanced talks about the possibility of Royce facing Rickson in a Gracie Jiu Jitsu exhibition for the first time ever.” Those were big words from the new President, who has shown immediate desire by bringing these two fighters in. Other fighters confirmed as part of the Extreme Fighting roster at the press conference were: - Christopher Leninger (1-2) - Alberto Cerra Leon (1-3) - ‘Nasty’ Zane Frasier (1-2) - Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Yarbrough (0-3) - Patrick Smith (1-2) - David Levicki (2-1) - Frank Hamaker (1-2) - Art Jimmerson (1-1) - Fred Ettish (0-3) Not any earth shattering names on the list, although three of them were recently in action. Fred Ettish was stopped by TKO against Roberto Lucarelli with three seconds to go in Round 2, while David Levicki submitted Emmanuel Yarbrough in 1:59 of Round 2 with strikes. Any more signings we’ll bring them straight to you. Friday 1st October 1995 UFC 8: Showdown Card Revealed: Recently the UFC responded to the opening of Extreme Fighting by confirming their next card for 14/10/1995. UFC 8: Showdown will be headlined by a big Superfight Championship clash between defending champion Bas Rutten and UFC 7 tournament winner Ken Shamrock. It is indeed a showdown, with many predicting that Shamrocks all round game will give Rutten his toughest fight in the UFC yet. Rutten is in the prime of his career at 30 years old however and since quitting Alliance Martial Arts to become self-trained, looks deadlier than ever. Also on tap for the night is a tournament featuring only one returning fighter, so once again we’re guaranteed a brand new Ultimate Fighting Champion. Power puncher Tank Abbott is the UFC veteran and looking to finally earn that Superfight Championship match and main event slot for UFC 9. To do it he’ll have to get through a lot of unknown fighters, but ‘King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas comes in from Brazil with an enormous reputation as the man to replace the Gracie clan as South America’s dominant force. Comfortable punching, kicking and grappling, Ruas will be giving Tank a run for his money if they meet in the final. Six other men will be looking to de-rail the chances of that clash happening though. Mark Hall is the next favourite, but you can’t count out the giant Jon Hess at 6’7, while Rudyard Moncayo, Todd Medina and Joe Charles can’t be ruled out till we see what they’ve got. Keith Hackney is a veteran approaching his 40’s, but as 41 year old Dan Severn showed us in his UFC debut, age is just a number once you get into that Octagon. Opening the show are the standard alternate bouts, with Sean Daugherty looking to level his record out with a win over promising all-round wrestler Enson Inoue. In an intriguing bout, UFC 7 tournament winner Ken Shamrock’s adopted younger brother Frank begin his cage fighting career. He takes on Joel Sutton, with fans eager to see if his skills match or even supersede Kens. It is unfortunate then that it won’t be shown on the pay-per-view, instead set for the home video release as a bonus feature. Our featured alternate bout for the night sees UFC veteran Kevin Rosier make a return to the Octagon, he’s putting his 3-2 record on the line against another fellow kick boxer. The debuting kick boxer standing opposite him will be stocky 5’8 Ukrainian ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn and it could be bad news for Rosier. Vovchanchyn has recently joined European based fight team Golden Glory and fellow member Francesco Maturi went on record as saying he’s “never seen someone come close to hitting as hard as Igor…and I’ve seen all Tank’s fights”. That could be an explosive sleeper fight. Below is the full card for UFC 8: Showdown: UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) --------------------------------------------- UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo) QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Moncayo/Ruas vs. Hess/Medina SF2: Hackney/Hall vs. Tank/Charles Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Will Shamrock go the way of Renzo, Royce, Rickson and Severn before him? Or can he take that title away from the iron grip of Rutten? Find out on the 14th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVeezy Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Wow! this is a heck of a card! Love Ruas but Hess is like 280 and Ruas is like 190, not good for The King of the Streets but I hope he gets by. Besides Ruas all these guys seem to be taylor made for Tank. Love the diary keep it up! Ok Here are my picks... UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo) QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Marco Ruasvs. John Hess SF2: Keith Hackney vs. Tank Abbott Final: John Hess vs. Tank Abbott Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I look forward to seeing Igor in a future UFC tournament I think he could be a tough test for Mr. Rutten. By the way has Don Frye appeared in your game world yet? UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo)QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Marco Ruas vs. John Hess SF2: Mark Hall vs. Tank Abbott Final: Marco Ruas vs. Tank Abbott Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Today 10:12 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kainlock Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I look forward to seeing Igor in a future UFC tournament I think he could be a tough test for Mr. Rutten. By the way has Don Frye appeared in your game world yet? UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo)QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Marco Ruas vs. John Hess SF2: Mark Hall vs. Tank Abbott Final: Marco Ruas vs. Tank Abbott Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Go Tank!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trypio Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) // The best there is... --------------------------------------------- UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo) // Easy pick. QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) // hard to pick QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) // he deserves to win a tournament! SF1: Ruas vs. Hess SF2: Hackney vs. Tank Final: Ruas vs. Tank ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhabeeb Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (Shoot Fighting, 5-3) --------------------------------------------- UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo) QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) Gotta pick my home town guy atleast once even if im not a fan QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Ruas vs. Hess Ruas will leg kick him to death SF2: Hackney vs. Tank Final: Ruas vs. Tank Easy pick i'll be very dissapointed if it goes the other way ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) easy KO Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) too good Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Enson...that would be extremely exiting if Frank, Igor, and Marcos were not on the same card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr_roy97 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Maybe I can do better this time. UFC 8 Tournament Brackets QF1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0, Kempo) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0, Ruas Vale Tudo) QF2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0, SAFTA) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: Keith Hackney (0-0, Kempo Karate) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0, Tae Kwon Do) QF4: Tank Abbott (4-2, Brawling) vs. ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0, Judo) SF1: Marco Ruas vs. John Hess SF2: Mark Hall vs. Tank Abbott Final: Marco Ruas vs. Tank Abbott Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Kevin Rosier (3-2, Kick Boxing) Frank Shamrock (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0, Kung Fu) Sean Daugherty (0-1, Karate) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 http://www.webalice.it/gpdmcwg/foto/varie/logo_ufc_old.jpg UFC 8: Showdown Date: Saturday 14th October 1995 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Commentary Team: Bruce Beck, Jeff Blatnick & Jim Brown Attendance: 631 for a gate of $12,620 The latest event from the Ultimate Fighting Championships is live from Las Vegas, Nevada with the same announce team of Bruce Beck, Jim Brown and Olympic gold medallist Jeff Blatnick. Its apparent straight away from the sheer size of the crowd and the noise they’re making that this is no ordinary event, as more than three hundred extra people are here than at UFC 7 in July. Beck comments that they’re here to see a huge Superfight between defending champion Bas Rutten and UFC 7 tournament winner Ken Shamrock. He also points out that we crown a new tournament champion here tonight, with perennial fan favourite Tank Abbott one of the front runners for the crown of Ultimate Fighting Champion. Blatnick reminds us not to count out Marco Ruas however, ‘The King of the Streets’ is a massively respected fighter back in Brazil and his brains could overcome Tanks brawn. Right off the shoot though, before the pay-per-view comes on air, there were three alternate bouts, starting with Daugherty vs. Inoue… Preliminary Bout: Sean Daugherty (0-1) vs. ‘Yamato Damashi’ Enson Inoue (0-0) The Set-Up: Daugherty opened his UFC account with a loss to Masakatsu Funaki right back at the start of 1994, which seems like a lifetime ago now. Since then he’s been training with fellow UFC 8 fighters Joel Sutton and Joe Charles to improve his game. Inoue on the other hand is making his debut, but looks like a solidly built fighter who actually trained with Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn for this one. The Fight: The crowd are rabid for the first fight of the night and Daugherty wants to stand and bang, throwing some inaccurate heavy leather. Not interested in that whatsoever, Enson fails with a takedown, then hits a good body shot and the two trade a few jabs. Daugherty looks slippery as he avoids another takedown, but he can’t get away entirely and Inoue keeps the grapple. Daugherty gets lifted up…big slam from Enson! Inoue quickly passes to side control and looks for an armbar, that’s blocked so he switches to a kimura and gets it! The Outcome: An impressive start to the fighting career of Enson Inoue as he dispatches Sean Daugherty with relative ease. Inoue joins an ever growing list of good young fighters who have flown under the radar after their opening wins. As for Daugherty, don’t expect to see him around too often. (Decent) Preliminary Bout: Frank Shamrock (0-0) vs. Joel Sutton (0-0) The Set-Up: As well documented, Frank is the adopted brother of UFC veteran Ken Shamrock. There are certainly big hopes for this fighter, who apparently is believed to be a better pound-for-pound competitor than Ken, but also likes to fight a good thirty pounds or so below him. He squares off against a young fighter in Joel Sutton, who has been doing the rounds locally in Kung Fu tournaments recently. Sutton is the firm underdog for this one. The Fight: It’s clear to see why Sutton is the underdog, as straight from the bell Frank comes in and tries a takedown. Sutton is able to avoid being taken to the mat, but cannot escape the clinch and they grapple. Impressively it’s Sutton who takes Shamrock off-balance and gains the dominant under hooks before pressing him against the fence. He finds it hard to advance his position and makes the rookie mistake of leaving his neck exposed. Frank secures a standing guillotine choke then drops to the mat. It’s a super tight submission though and after only a short period of time, Sutton taps out and referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy stops the contest. The Outcome: If Inoue’s debut wasn’t impressive enough, how about that one? In less than two minutes Frank Shamrock submits his opponent and puts his name forward as being one of the next big things inside the Octagon. Sutton at this point though is a rookie, pure and simple, who needs a lot more experience. (Great) Preliminary Bout: Kevin Rosier (3-2) vs. ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (0-0) The Set-Up: Our final alternate bout is perhaps one worthy of the main card and some pay-per-view time, with critics claiming that perhaps the UFC slotted it in as an alternate bout to gain more video sales. The fight sees UFC 1 finalist and UFC 3 veteran Kevin Rosier duke it out with Ukrainian kick boxer Igor Vovchanchyn. Igor is much smaller than Rosier, but looks in better shape and supposedly packs one hell of a punch. The Fight: As soon as McCarthy starts the fight Vovchanchyn makes his intentions known with a two probing jabs and a heavy right cross that is a whisker wide of ending the fight. Rosier is able to get hold Igor eventually and pin him against the fence, but despite using some basic dirty boxing to work over Vovchanchyn, the referee separates it soon after. Rosier fakes a takedown and pays the price, as Igor just brutalises his outer thigh with a ferocious low kick. Rosier doesn’t want another of them so throws some strikes, however Igor bobs and weaves to get out of their way then lands a nasty five-punch combo that damages Rosier and finishes it off with another leg kick. With the stand-up game looking out of his grasp, Rosier tries to close the gap but continuously eats jabs and then a hard leg kick as we pass the halfway point of the round. The Ukrainian fighter is looking really good tonight as he works over Rosier, landing another scything low kick and then he’s upon him with another combination. This time Igor ends it with a huge overhand right that drops Rosier! In a move that gains great approval from the fans, Igor then backs away from his opponent and motions for him to stand up. Rosier does so and soon after regrets it as he takes a great body kick, spectacular versatility from Vovchanchyn not yet seen by many in the Octagon. Rosier is tired and hurt as we approach the end of the round, he’s become a sitting duck for Igor’s strikes and is just taking them. Then with just thirty seconds left in the round Vovchanchyn steps in…three jabs, a massive leg kick, a body kick! Vovchanchyn lands some more vicious strikes to the head, another crippling body kick, three more punches and a third body kick! A fourth body kick makes Rosier wince before a final leg kick just above the knee drops him to the mat to end the combo, however the time expires before Vovchanchyn can finish it. The Outcome: Wow, three at least decent alternate bouts with three debuting fighters coming out of them with glowing reputations. Igor just beat Rosier into a pulp in that one with his hands and fists, even giving up an advantageous position on the ground to show off his skills on the feet. He looked awesome with the power punches and kicks to the legs and body. Rosier on the other hand didn’t look too good, could another UFC 1 veteran be out of the UFC? (Good) With our three alternate bouts wrapped up and filmed ready for the home video release bonus features, the pay-per-view can finally begin and we go live. Opening up as usual are the quarter finals of the eight UFC tournament. Quarter-Final 1: Rudyard Moncayo (0-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (0-0) The Set-Up: Ruas comes in from Brazil as a favourite among those who claim to be experts, but to the common fan in the audience not a lot is known about him. He definitely looks the part with his athletic frame though, despite being 34 at the time of his debut. Even less is known about Moncayo, barring that he trains in Kempo and is 20lbs or so lighter than his opponent tonight. The Fight: In the opening seconds Ruas tries for a takedown but it gets avoided and after a short striking sequence they clinch against the Octagon fence and after failing to impose themselves on one another they break apart. The next few minutes see Moncayo try to win the stand-up fight, but Ruas just goes up top and downstairs interchangeably with punches that disrupt Moncayo’s rhythm. With time eking away from him, Moncayo tries to up the pace of this battle but eats nine jabs to the face in a row as we pass half way. Noticing that Moncayo is tiring from chasing him around the Octagon, Ruas just continues his strategy of stick and move for the rest of the round, scoring points off of his counter punching until the fight ends. The Outcome: Not a hard decision whatsoever, as Marco Ruas does what he needs to do to get into the semi-finals. Definitely not the most exciting fight we’ve ever seen but when the judge’s reward him with the win, you can see that that is the last thing on Ruas’ mind. Moncayo was just outclassed in that fight, the smart money isn’t on him winning a tournament anytime soon. (Poor) Quarter Final 2: ‘The Giant With Attitude’ John Hess (0-0) vs. ‘El Tiburon’ Todd Medina (0-0) The Set-Up: Hess is the giant with attitude for a reason, as he stands an imposing 6’7, particularly mighty against Todd’s average 5’10. As you’d imagine, Hess carries heavy hands, but not a lot else and his style of Scientific Aggressive Fighting Technology of America (SAFTA) is hardly setting the world alight. Medina is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, but only recently started training for active competition and so could struggle here if he can’t translate what he knows into the cage. The Fight: After a short feeling out process Medina decides he wants it on the floor but Hess uses strikes to keep him at bay for now. After a while Medina does finally try the takedown, but instead of completing it, Hess forces him onto his knees. From here Medina is pushed into the turtle position and is punished with two hard knees to the side of the head then Hess begins pounding away with his ham hock fists. Unable to finish the fight, Hess does his best to mix his attacks up and avoid losing position by having the referee stand it up, by combining knee strikes and punches to the head and body to good effect. Hess looks like his tank is emptying though and he pauses for a second to regain his breath and Medina gets to his feet. That was a real beating given out by Hess there, but Medina took it and comes back with a few good jabs. Unfortunately his second takedown attempt at about the ten minute mark puts him back in exactly the same position, although Todd escapes back to his feet after only taking a couple of shots this time. Hess looks very, very tired and it certainly doesn’t help when Medina shoots in, ‘El Tiburon’ easily taking the much bigger fighter down to the floor where everyone’s the same size. Medina throws a few elbows, but ultimately cannot advance his position and so the fight is stood up. With only one minute remaining they trade weak strikes due to fatigue and this one is over. The Outcome: Of all the fights of the night so far, this is the one that screams ‘average’ the most. There was some good action with not a lot of stalling, although neither man really looked like finishing it. The judge’s have all seen it the same way though and it will be John Hess taking on Marco Ruas in the first semi-final of the night. Hess was probably the more deserving fighter on reflection, he got Medina in a few dangerous positions and one beating he dished out from the ‘turtle’ position was particularly dominating. Medina sadly falls into that category of fighters who lose all steam with a loss and find themselves in limbo with regards to their futures. (Average) Quarter Final 3: Keith Hackney (0-0) vs. Mark ‘The Cobra’ Hall (0-0) The Set-Up: Two very similar fighters in terms of styles and physical abilities, the only notable statistic really is that Hackney is 35 years old, which could play some part in tonight’s fight. This one is a real 50/50 in a lot of people’s eyes. The Fight: Hall signals his intentions from the get go with a flurry of strikes, although Hackney does well to slip out of the way. The two then stand and trade quickly, before Hall pulls them into a clinch. After a minute or so they break apart and go back to how they were at the beginning of the fight. The two fighters then circle for a minute or so before probing a few jabs, they certainly have a lot of respect for each other. Hackney then fires off a great left-right combination, the right hand caught Hall right on the bridge of the nose and he collapses to the canvas! Straight away Hackney is upon him and slips to mount while Hall is dazed, Keith then scores with an elbow strike to the head. That elbow looks to have cut him right in the middle of the forehead, although it doesn’t look too bad right now. More and more elbows are raining down onto Mark Hall, but ‘The Cobra’ deals with them well so Hackney, aware that he isn’t going to finish it this way, switches to an Americana. The submission catches Hall off guard and he succumbs fully to the hold, before verbally submitting soon after. The Outcome: A good fight, good action and a good performance from the debuting Keith Hackney. People could be forgiven for writing him off due to his age, but he really showed a dangerous all-round game that complemented striking with submissions. Is there a dark horse in this tournament? Hall will be pretty depressed though, he matched Hackney right until he got caught with that combination. He never managed to shake it off and paid the price, as Hackney finished the fight in short order. (Good) Quarter Final 4: ‘The Ghetto Man’ Joe Charles (0-0) vs. Tank Abbott (4-2) The Set-Up: Charles is a Judoka from Culver City, but the general opinion among those who know him is that his fairly heavy hands are his biggest threat, not the Judo. He’s going up against the man who is famous now for dropping the most devastating bombs the Octagon has ever seen, the outspoken bad boy Tank Abbott. Time to find out who hits hardest… The Fight: The first minute or so of the contest is spent circling and then Tank starts to find his range with the jab and shut off the cage. Sensing this, Charles shoots in to take it to the floor, but Tank uses decent wrestling to keep it on the feet. Tank shoves Charles away from him then throws a HUGE right hand. It glances off of Charles, but that’s enough to trap him against the fence. From here Tank unloads with a lot of shots and Charles is within seconds taking a monstrous beating, he tries to cover up but every punch seems to get through. So much so in fact that John McCarthy decides that he is in no way intelligently defending himself and ends the fight! Tank finishes another fighter, this time in less than three minutes! The Outcome: Tank picks up where he left off at UFC 7 before the loss to Ken Shamrock, by overwhelming Joe Charles in a nasty fashion that brought the fans back to their feet with chants of ‘Tank! Tank! Tank!’. While Joe Charles future is in doubt, could this be the night that Tank finally gets that Superfight Championship shot he has seemingly been craving since his debut? Or will the knock out artist fall at the final hurdle yet again? (Fantastic) Semi Final 1: Marco Ruas (1-0) vs. John Hess (1-0) The Set-Up: Our first semi-final of the night sees technique vs. brawn in its purest form as the Brazilian Ruas takes on the giant John Hess. Ruas hasn’t looked particularly dangerous so far as he ground out a decision win over Rudyard Moncayo in the opening fight of the broadcast. Hess also took a decision win in a more entertaining contest, showing some brutal ground striking in the process. Fatigue could be a factor however, as Hess seemed to be struggling towards the end of his quarter final. The Fight: After a period of feeling out and range finding, Hess throws a big punch. It’s pretty clumsy though and Ruas shoots under it and grabs a single leg. Hess is able to counter it with his strength, staying on his feet and throwing Ruas to the ground too, reversing the takedown. From what you would loosely call a guard, Hess tries to land a heavy punch, but misses and leans in too far. Ruas ensnares his huge head in a guillotine and after trying fruitlessly to pull free, Hess has to tap out. The Outcome: That’s the King of the Streets the UFC thought they were getting when they signed up Marco Ruas to compete here tonight, as he does his best to wipe away the memories of his first fight. Like the Moncayo fight, Ruas always looked in control, but this time he pushed the pace more and was rewarded with an opening as he submits Hess from the bottom. The loss puts Hess at 1-1, so a return to the Octagon could happen. (Great) Semi Final 2: Keith Hackney (1-0) vs. Tank Abbott (5-2) The Set-Up: One of these two men will meet Marco Ruas in the final tonight, with the Superfight Championship shot at UFC 9 the prize for winning this whole thing. Tank is the obvious favourite going into this one given his reputation, but Hackney can’t be counted out. He has shown good hand speed as well as submissions; he could definitely give Tank a few problems. The Fight: Tank knows exactly what those problems are straight away, as Hackney swiftly dodges the big knockout blows coming his way, then scores with four solid jabs, all landing. Unfortunately for Tank, he doesn’t seem to have the answers to these questions and, after a fairly long stalemate, decides to try and get Hackney to the canvas with a double leg takedown. Tank spends a lot of the round going for it but not getting it, with Hackney backing off then scoring with the jab. As we pass the halfway point of the round, Tank hits his first clean punch of the night that rocks Hackney, but the Kempo Karate fighter does well to stay out of harms reach and refocus, avoiding the oncoming takedown too. The final few minutes of the round start to tick away and it looks as though Tank is too far behind on the scorecards to make this up. Both fighters are tiring and trading shots, but nothing really hit big, then Tank misses yet another takedown attempt. Then, with only ten seconds left in the round and with Tank well behind on the cards, Hackney throws a barrage of punches in a Karate finishing combination. Tank takes one step back to avoid them…then just destroys Hackney with an awesome right hand! Hackney is down…Hackney is out, Tank wins by knockout! The Outcome: Don’t call it a comeback, Tank looked finished in disappointing fashion as the clock ran down. His takedowns looked sub-par and his striking wasn’t as deadly as its been in the five wins before it, but then with only six seconds left on the clock, what a crushing KO. It’s a highlight reel knockout that makes him worthy of a place in the final, even if he did lose the whole round before it. As for Hackney, there’s no shame in being KO’d by Tank, so I’d wager he’ll be back if he doesn’t decide to retire. He needs to remember that you fight till the round ends though; he was six cautious seconds away from scoring an upset. (Great) UFC Tournament Final: Marco Ruas (2-0) vs. Tank Abbott (6-2) The Set-Up: Once again our final for the night is probably the one that the majority of fans expected to see, as Ruas takes on Tank. Ruas got here in an inconsistent style, first pulling out a decision over Rudyard Moncayo with a less than inspirational performance, before guillotining John Hess in less than two minutes. Tank on the other hand finished his opponents with strikes; the first was Joe Charles in short order, as referee John McCarthy stepped in. Then came a brutal knockout of Keith Hackney, although he didn’t look particularly brilliant up until that killer punch. Ruas is in better shape though, so perhaps he is at an advantage the longer this goes, considering they’ve already fought twice tonight. The Fight: Surprisingly its Tank who opens with a leg kick, it misses however and Ruas lands a jab, before ducking the counter and hitting another. Tank looks for that big flurry of powerful rights and probing lefts that have put many men in the hands of the doctors, yet Ruas continues to work the jab. Two stiff jabs from Tank connect, showing that he’s not outclassed. Lots of speculative striking follows, as Ruas misses with a few body kicks and Tank stalks him with knockout right. Blasting leg kick from Ruas causes Tank to rethink his strategy, not wanting to take too many of them, so he gets in close and they clinch. Some short strikes to the head disorientate Marco Ruas and Tank is able to muscle his opponent up against the Octagon fence, but after a minute or so of control Ruas slips free and escapes. Past the half way point and Ruas is starting to take advantage of a tiring Tank, landing jabs, jabs and more jabs then, when Tank blocks up top, a hard leg kick to the knee. Tank is starting to limp now, a wince of pain shooting across his face every time he has to put pressure on that knee. The same tactic works again for Ruas, a flurry up top and then another big kick to that knee, the snap cracking throughout the arena. Tank is in real trouble now; he seems to be stuck in the middle of the cage. He doesn’t want to move forward for the pain, so he’s a sitting duck for strikes and Ruas takes advantage of it, as the closing minutes of the round see Tank just get peppered with punches that leave him battered and bruised as McCarthy brings this to a close. The Outcome: The tournament final is going to be decided for the second straight time by the judge’s and it doesn’t take them long to render a decision. Tank knew what it was going to be and didn’t stick around, climbing up and over the Octagon wall then limping off to the back clearly not happy with how that went. Anyhow, Ruas gets the decision and celebrates before giving an interview in broken English. He says that Tank gave him a good fight and that he cannot wait to appear next time and fight to become the champion. Ruas is a deserved champion having out struck Tank in the fight without ever really looking like wanting to go to the floor. Some of the first real use of leg kicks inside the cage that we’ve seen, Ruas cements his reputation as a cerebral fighter. Tank just can’t seem to break down that final barrier that will give him a tournament crown. First Severn, then Shamrock and now Ruas, Tank’s fury is understandable. Will he be back to try again though? (Decent) UFC SUPERFIGHT: Bas Rutten © (6-0) vs. Ken Shamrock (5-3) The Set-Up: Time for the main event and it’s the fight that the event was titled after, a showdown between reigning dominant Superfight champion Bas Rutten and UFC 7 tournament winner Ken Shamrock. In the now customary video highlight clip before the fight, it hypes up the supposed rivalry due to them both being ex-Pancrase fighters. Shamrock was the star back in Pancrase, but now it’s Rutten that has come to the fore, while Shamrock has only recently shown his abilities inside the cage. We get clips of Bas Rutten dominating Renzo, Royce, Rickson and Severn, interspersed with sound bytes from an interview with the Dutchman… “Ken Shamrock is a very talented fighter for sure. He doesn’t really have any holes to exploit in his game plan, so I’ll just have to force him to deal with mine instead.” “One thing about Ken is that in the UFC, when it has been time to step up…he hasn’t done it. Up until he beat Tank, he’s always fallen at the final fight, I expect the same to happen tonight.” “Am I underestimating him? No I don’t think so. I’m just being honest. I think he’s a great fighter and it will be a great fight. But I also think I’m going to win, I don’t think he’s going to be able to beat me you know?” Then we cut to Ken Shamrock’s tale of the tape that opens with his tough losses to Kevin Rosier, Masakatsu Funaki and Renzo Gracie, before showing him in training to get better and then his great wins over Ettish, Xavier, Varelans and, of course, Tank Abbott. It then cuts to clips of Shamrock being interviewed against a black backdrop. “He thinks he can force his game plan on me? Let me tell you, I know all about Bas Rutten and what he can do. I saw him in Pancrase and the UFC and yeah he’s had some great fights, but his style doesn’t change. He’s fought the same every time and I can use that against him. I don’t need to keep that a secret because he can’t change the way he fights like I can, he’s not as versatile, simple as that. He’s very good at what he does, but it’s still pretty one dimensional.” “I haven’t stepped up? I just won the same tournament he did, except the competition has stepped up since he won it! Let me tell Bas Rutten something. I’ve been here since UFC 1 and I ain’t going away. I’ve watched the Gracie’s come and go, Severn come and go and now Tank. But the one thing that’s always been a constant in that cage is me. I step up every time I get into that Octagon and I’ve only fought tough guys. I’ll be here long after Bas Rutten has been beaten.” “Bas Rutten has never been beaten, so we don’t know how he’ll respond to a loss. I have been beaten and I ain’t ashamed to say it, because I know that I came back as a better fighter and learnt from my mistakes. Can Bas come back from a big loss? After this fight I think we’re all going to find out.” The Fight: Then we’re back inside the Octagon for this fight as both men make their entrances, Shamrock in the green trunks, Bas in the blue trunks. Rich ‘G-Man’ Goins deals with the introductions and we’re underway, neither man wanting to shake hands or anything. Shamrock straight away doesn’t want to engage in the stand up fight and clinches before pushing Rutten up against the fence. Solid wrestling keeps it there for a few minutes before McCarthy breaks it up, and then Shamrock tries to clinch again. Bas knows exactly what Shamrocks strategy for this one is, so steps back and stings Ken with a leg kick to keep him at bay. Bas slips on another leg kick, his first mistake in the Octagon, so Shamrock is straight in there and pushes him face first into the ground. He pounds away on the Dutch fighter; however Bas is able to get back to his feet without ever really taking too much damage. Shamrock comes in for another clinch attempt…big counter punch from Rutten! That right hook really hit home and Shamrock wobbles just like Severn last time and Bas again rushes in and takes him down. Shamrock recovers well though and, after surviving a brief onslaught, is able to secure Rutten at half guard. Time slips away as we go well past the halfway point of the round, Rutten pounding away, but Shamrock able to deal with them all comfortably. Shamrock tries a sweep from half guard, but Rutten quickly slips his leg free and gets mount! This is extremely dangerous for Shamrock, the fans are whooping and cheering for action, they want to see strikes thrown. Rutten tries to drop a few bombs, but Shamrock does brilliantly, holding onto Rutten’s back, locking his hands together and pulling him in close. This causes a change of tactics and Rutten goes for the submission, could it be an armbar? It is, but Shamrock pulls free, however gives up his back! Bas with some open hand palm strikes to the head of Shamrock isn’t going to finish the fight so he goes for another armbar. Shamrock escapes again but is breathing hard, and with under a minute to go Bas seemingly secures the rear naked choke! Shamrock fights it and fights it…but John McCarthy steps in! It’s all over! Oh no its not, the round had expired and the referee just broke them apart, we’re going to the second round after what Beck describes as ‘a breakneck finish’. Both men need a minute to have it explained what just happened as the fans go wild. Rutten is on top after that dominant finish, but Shamrock did well to begin with. The second round could change everything. Back out for the final fifteen minutes, both fighters look tired, with Shamrock perhaps more so. They exchange strikes with no real damage done and fall into a clinch, with the stronger Shamrock pinning Rutten against the fence. Both men fight the grapple against each other and seem to be battling exhaustion as they separate. Shamrock walks into a big jab, that one landed right on his cheek. Shamrock has his hands far too low to be guarding effectively from the strikes, but does manage to get another clinch after taking a flurry of punches. Again we go back to the cage wall where Shamrock has control and is point scoring without being in too much danger. His gas tank is empty though and Rutten pushes him backwards. Shamrock is back-peddling; Rutten chases him down and follows up with a beauty of a right straight that rocks him! Rutten then bundles Shamrock to the ground by steamrolling over him which would loosely be a takedown, then lands in guard. Rutten hits a good elbow that straight away shows swelling on the left eye of Ken Shamrock. The clock continues to run down as Rutten smothers Shamrock on the ground, stifling his breathing while he gets a second wind. Just after the halfway mark McCarthy stands them back up. Bas tries for his favoured left straight to the liver but only barely connects, however it does enough damage that he is able to follow up and get a takedown. Back in guard both men are breathing hard and sweating, absolutely exhausted from this battle, but not giving up. Bas spends a few minutes trying to get past guard but can’t, so instead opts for the arm triangle. Shamrock defends it well and after the hold is broken the referee decides to get it back on the feet for one last time, as the fans start duelling chants of Rutten-Shamrock. Unfortunately it isn’t the thrilling final minute the fight deserves, as Shamrock gets hold of Bas and forces him up against the fence, bringing it to a close. The Outcome: Jim Brown calls it one of the most engrossing fights he’s seen, and he’s been with the UFC since the very beginning, as we wait for the judge’s decision. After a few minutes of waiting we get a response and Rich Goins announces the decision. All three judge’s scored the bout in favour of the same fighter, for the winner and… …STILL… …UFC Superfight Champion, Bas Rutten! On the balance of things that definitely seems to be the right call, although Shamrock provided him with his toughest test to date and if he didn’t get caught with that right straight that he never really recovered from, it could have been much different right about now. (Decent) Afterwards Shamrock politely refuses his interview and exits the cage, shaking a few fans hands as he leaves. Meanwhile, SEG President Bob Meyrowitz hands Bas his Superfight championship for the fourth time and Jeff Blatnick asks him how it feels. Bas says that it was a really good back and forth fight, which could have ended at any time. Blatnick then says there was a bit of bad blood before the fight but Bas responds that he gained a lot of respect for Shamrock as a fighter tonight, he was able to put him in places he didn’t want to be. Then finally Blatnick asks him the customary ‘what’s next?’ question. Rutten states that he definitely feels he has at least one more fight left in him and Marco Ruas looks like a game competitor, even though he’s looked forward to facing Tank for a while. Bas does concede however, that he has lots of side projects going on and it’s making training and defending the Superfight title tougher and tougher. The commentary team then sign off just after Bas states rather ominously that, “…I won’t be here for ever…”. - Preliminary Bout: Enson Inoue beat Sean Daugherty by submission in 4:51 (Decent) - Preliminary Bout: Frank Shamrock beat Joel Sutton by submission in 1:50 (Great) - Preliminary Bout: Igor Vovchanchyn beat Kevin Rosier by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Good) - Marco Ruas beat Rudyard Moncayo by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Poor) - John Hess beat Todd Medina by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Average) - Keith Hackney beat Mark Hall by submission in 6:17 (Good) - Tank Abbott beat Joe Charles by TKO in 2:52 (Fantastic) - Marco Ruas beat John Hess by submission in 1:29 (Great) - Tank Abbott beat Keith Hackney by KO in 14:54 (Great) - Marco Ruas beat Tank Abbott by judge’s decision in 15:00 to win the UFC 8 tournament (Decent) - UFC SUPERFIGHT TITLE: Bas Rutten beat Ken Shamrock by judge’s decision in 15:00 of Round 2 (Decent) SHOW RATING: EXCELLENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We’ve broken a barrier with this show, as not only did our attendance nearly double, bringing in a lot more through gate receipts. We also made just short of $4,500 from the pay-per-view revenue. We’re finally starting to turn the corner with regards to finances, our losses are much smaller than usual. The show didn’t have any real surprises, even the Superfight went as expected, with Shamrock testing Rutten but not winning. Next update has a lot of stuff scheduled including; Extreme Fighting’s first card, some more hiring’s/firings, independent show results and the debut of two very familiar faces to MMA fans. EVeezy - 9/11. Only made mistakes in the tournament, giving Hess and Tank wins. Other than that a real good score. RennikKain076 – 10/11. Almost a perfect score, just got caught by Mark Hall losing, which was a real 50/0 to me. Kainlock - 9/11. Seems like everyone wanted Tank to win, but he just couldn't do it. Cost everyone a few points. trypio – 10/11. Great score, just got caught like most people on Tank winning. Toughest final to call by the looks of it, or maybe Ruas was an underdog? rjhabeeb – 11/11. Perfect score, nice work. sr roy97 – 9/11. - Would have been in double figures if you didn't miss out the Superfight. Good score considering. Thinking of running a little prediction table starting from this event or the next event if anyone wants in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVeezy Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 WoW Fantastic fights!, this was my favorite event so far. Bas vs Ruas is going to be great I cannot wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Great show your roster is getting pretty deep add Frank Shamrock, Igor, and Inoue to the list of future tournament contenders. I think a prediction table would be pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synticha Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Good diary this far! Keep up the good work. Any change to get the database? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1333/headerlogo.png Friday 29th October 1995 Extreme Fighting Roster Increases: We received news today that Extreme Fighting owner Richard Branson has given company president Marc Brisebois full reign over fighter hiring’s and he has apparently taken advantage of it, bringing in no fewer than 15 new fighters to the company. Among them is UFC veteran Minoki Ichihara, who comes back to North America to compete after winning two Karate championships back in his native Japan. The full list of signings is below: - Scott Baker (0-3) - Harold Howard (1-2) - Minoki Ichihara (1-2) - Trent Jenkins (1-1) - Steve Jennum (0-2) - Roberto Lucarelli (1-2) - Thaddeus Luster (0-1) - Anthony ‘Mad Dog’ Macias (0-2) - John Matua (0-1) - Scott Morris (0-2) - Johnny Rhodes (1-1) - Kevin Rosier (3-3) - Joe Son (0-1) - ‘Angry’ Scott Tufnel (1-0) - Teila Tuli (1-2) Again the roster is largely comprised of former UFC fighters who have been cut from the roster and you would assume they will at first push the show as ‘featuring former UFC fighters’. However there are a few interesting names on there, Kevin Rosier being a fairly large name with two decent showings on pay-per-view and fighting as late as the last show. Joe Son is someone with no UFC showings while Scott Tufnel is a youngster with an amateur wrestling background who could have a bright future in the sport. As you can tell from the list above, the UFC have made further cuts to their own roster of fighters. Macias, Jenkins, Luster, Jennum and Matua were all UFC employees up until a few days ago and have straight away jumped at the chance to fight for EF. It will be interesting to see who makes the most of this opportunity. Two independent show results to inform you about, with three of the four fighters involved now on the books at Extreme Fighting. Sumo Teila Tuli went 1-2 with a submission win over Geza Kalman in an entertaining bout stopped at 4:45 of the second round. It was Kalmans debut, so he stands at 0-1. Then later on in the same show, two UFC veterans went at it in the main event, Harold Howard (now 1-2) getting a judge’s decision win over Scott Morris (0-2) after he controlled it on the ground. According to those who attended the show, it was a poor fight. Thursday 30th November 1995 Extreme Fighting Schedule First Event: Extreme Fighting president Marc Brisebois today confirmed that the company will be holding its inaugural event next month in North Carolina. The exact date is 17/12/1996 and he also confirmed the fights for the show. As expected, it will see the first use of weight divisions in the sport, as competitors compete in both Middleweight and Heavyweight divisions. Brisebois also confirmed that they will be crowning champions of both divisions in the same night, with UFC veterans Art Jimmerson and David Levicki squaring off for the Heavyweight belt. Then came the announcement of a much rumoured bout, as the main event will feature Royce Gracie taking on Rickson Gracie for the Middleweight belt. Brisebois stated that it will be competed under Jiu Jitsu exhibition rules, however they are counting it as a professional fight, with the loser taking a loss on their record. Presumably since Bas Rutten shattered their undefeated streaks, they’re not interested in rebuilding it. With EF1 not being shown on pay-per-view, the only way you can see this historic fight is by being in attendance. For those who can’t attend, I’ll be down there at cage side, providing live updates for the site. The full card is as follows: EF Middleweight Championship: Rickson Gracie (2-1) vs. Royce Gracie (6-1) EF Heavyweight Championship: Art Jimmerson (1-1) vs. David Levicki (2-1) Alberto Cerra Leon (1-3) vs. ‘Nasty’ Zane Frasier (1-2) Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Yarbrough (0-3) vs. Patrick Smith (1-2) Christopher Leninger (1-2) vs. Thaddeus Luster (0-1) News out of the UFC today is that colour commentator since UFC 1 Jim Brown is no longer going to be part of the three man team. With his advancing age he was no longer believed to be interested in travelling and the UFC decided not to renew his contract. Instead of replacing him, the commentary team will instead remain as Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick. The UFC also confirmed that promising youngster ‘TK’ Tsuyoshi Kohsaka will be leaving the company soon. It is believed that Extreme Fighting came in with a ‘double your money’ offer that the non-exclusive fighter couldn’t turn down. Could this be a sign of things to come as fighters begin to jump ship from Nevada to North Carolina? Kevin Rosier has also officially left the roster to join up with Extreme Fighting. Independent Round-Up Lastly today, we have some news from the independent scene, with five fights to notify you of, all listed below: Anthony Macias defeated Marcus Bossett by judge’s decision Hugo Duarte defeated Steve Jennum by judge’s decision John Matua defeated Thomas Ramirez by TKO Ikuhisa ‘The Punk’ Minowa defeated Onassis Parungao by submission David Hood defeated Ernie Verdicia by judge’s decision Congratulations to all winning fighters, hopefully they can use it as a springboard to a contract with a bigger company. Wednesday 17th December 1995 Live Coverage of EF1: Welcome to our live coverage of Extreme Fighting 1, the company’s inaugural event, as always, keep refreshing your browser for the latest updates. Feedback can be sent to the usual e-mail address. - Thaddeus Luster vs. Christopher Leninger is up first. Leninger shoots but gets caught with a right, then gets taken down. Referee stops the fight after pounding on the mat just over a minute in. Luster looked awesome; Leninger announces his retirement sometime within the next three months but will consider one last fight. (Great) - Pat Smith vs. Manny Yarbrough. Smith is working the striking for most of the opening round but Yarbrough gets in close and flattens him to the mat and referee will not stand them up. Terrible refereeing that continues throughout the fight and gets Yarbrough the decision victory, a fairly big upset. (Decent) - Zane Frasier vs. Alberto Cerra Leon on now. Lots of strikes trading but no knockout power. Frasier with some kind of Judo throw gets it on the mat, he’s in side control and has the side choke. Leon taps and it’s all over. (Good) - David Levicki vs. Art Jimmerson for the Heavyweight title. Jimmerson takes the first by boxing clever and having a stick and move strategy, but in the next two rounds, Levicki comes out and takes him down. Jimmerson is clueless on the ground and we go to a decision. Levicki wins the Heavyweight belt, good fight with lots of action. (Good) - Royce vs. Rickson exhibition rules for the Middleweight title. Bad first round, Rickson takes Royce down and there’s a five minute stalemate with Royce keeping him in guard. Second round is slightly more interesting as Royce drops to guard and is working for lots of submissions, triangles, omoplatas and arm bars but Rickson keeps out of it. Third round is as dead as the first, fans are turning on it now. Royce manages to get the takedown with a trip holding the gi and locks on a kimura but the stronger Rickson escapes. It goes to a decision, but really not a good main event, maybe the worst of the year. Royce wins the title by decision, Rickson doesn’t look like he wants it anyway. That’s it for the show. - EDIT – Word from the show that’s just been confirmed to me is that Yarbrough, Patrick Smith, Leninger, Jimmerson and Leon have all been cut for losing. Not many companies cut one of their co-main event fighters, interesting choice. Thursday 18th December 1995 UFC 9 Card Revealed: Just one day after Extreme Fighting held their fairly successful first event, the UFC have confirmed the card for their return event on New Years Eve, on Wednesday 31st December. Titled as simply UFC 9, the show is sticking with the tried and tested formula of three alternates, a tournament and a Superfight, rather than Extreme Fighting’s five separate bouts. This time the Superfight welcomes UFC 8 tournament winner ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas into the cage with defending champion Bas Rutten. Ruas is undefeated like Rutten and took out Tank to get here, so his credibility cannot be questioned. That said, Bas is seemingly in a league of his own right now, so he is the favourite. Our tournament has only two returning UFC veterans, and for once it isn’t Tank. Jack McGlaughlin, a UFC 7 veteran, is a stand-in for Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, who has now left the company for the supposedly brighter pastures at Extreme Fighting. Unfortunately for Jack, he has an even tougher time due to his opponent, the Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn trained, Don ‘The Predator’ Frye. Frye comes from a background of both boxing and wrestling, so will be dangerous whether the fight is standing or on the mat. Severn claims he’s the outright favourite and the hearsay so far tends to agree with that. The other Octagon veteran is Masakatsu Funaki. Funaki, who is on the verge of dropping out of the P4P rankings at #9, hasn’t been seen in the cage for over a year, instead he’s been hard at work training his all-round game back at Team RASCAL in Japan along with Kazuo Takahashi and Minoki Ichihara. Can he make a glorious return to the cage on New Years Eve? Only time will tell. Filling out the card are Jason Fairn, Brazilian Ebenezer Fontes Braga, John Lewis, ex-boxer Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton and extremely heavy hitter and arm wrestler, Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge. The alternate bouts this time feature six guys who have an argument to be in the main draw. Japanese sensation Akihiro Gono will try to continue his rise into the Top 10 pound-for-pound fighters by stopping Eldo Dias Xavier, while champion kickboxer Maurice Smith makes his first foray into the world of UFC against Sam Adkins, he could make a real statement tonight. Then finally, new fan favourite from Russia, Igor Vovchanchyn comes back to the cage. His opponent is Brazilian fighter ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira, who could cause him some big problems if he can take it to the floor. Standing however, you have to give the edge to ‘Ice Cold’. Below is the full card for UFC 9: UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Cureton/Funaki vs. Goodridge/Lewis SF2: Fontes Braga/Fairn vs. Frye/McGlaughlin Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) It’s a New Years Eve finale; can someone finally wrestle that Superfight championship away from Bas Rutten before 1995 ends? Or is he destined to hold it for the whole year? Join us for live coverage and find out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVeezy Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I love Frye I hope he wins the turney! UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Funaki vs. Goodridge SF2: Fairn vs. Frye Final: Goodridge vs. Frye Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Great card they seem to be getting better and better. UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Cureton/Funaki vs. Goodridge/Lewis SF2: Fontes Braga/Fairn vs. Frye/McGlaughlin Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Funaki vs Frye ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kainlock Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Cureton/Funaki vs. Goodridge/Lewis SF2: Fontes Braga/Fairn vs. Frye/McGlaughlin Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Funaki vs Frye ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhabeeb Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Bas really has a great pool of challengers now..... I garuntee he wont get past 10-0 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) Really want to pick Marcos but Bas does everything a little bit better --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) flipped a coin and it came up heads.... at this point Gary shouldnt be tough to tap QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebe nezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) that dirty sob will get one win QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Funaki vs. Goodridge as said above Big Daddy's submission game isnt evolved enough yet for top compititon SF2: Fontes Braga vs. Frye hopefully brutally somehow Final: Funaki vs. Frye should be a good fight but Don will turn it into a wrestling match and win ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) Igor needs a huge KO ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Maurice, Igor, Don, Frank and a bunch of others will push Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trypio Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) // Ruas seems unable to finish fights, but Rutten is not a man to go the distance with. --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) //Cureton's a can. QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) // Don't think Goodridge can beat a submission artist. QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) // Braga was 9-3 before debuting for UFC, people underestimate him. QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) //duh! SF1: Funaki vs. John Lewis // Funaki is a more complete MMAer SF2: Fontes Braga vs. Frye //Duh! Final: Funaki vs Frye //Duh! ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) //Igor rulez! ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) //Easy pick Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) // I dislike Mo, but he'll beat Adkins anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr_roy97 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Funaki vs. Goodridge SF2: Fairn vs. Frye Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Goodridge vs Frye ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeves Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Funaki vs. Goodridge SF2: Fairn vs. Frye Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Funaki vs Frye ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carparama Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Sweet, I finally get to predict one! UFC Superfight: Bas Rutten (Kick Boxing/Tae Kwon Do, 8-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (Ruas Vale Tudo, 3-0) --------------------------------------------- UFC 9 Tournament Brackets QF1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0, Boxing) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2, Catch Wrestling) QF2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0, Kuk Sool Won) vs. John Lewis (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF3: ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0, Luta Livre) vs. ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0, Jiu Jitsu) QF4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0, Boxing/Wrestling) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-2, Freestyle) SF1: Funaki vs. Goodridge SF2: Fairn vs. Frye Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Goodridge vs Frye ---------------------------------------------- Alternate Bouts ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0, BJJ) ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0, Judo) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1, BJJ) Sam Adkins (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0, Kick Boxing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carparama Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Also, didn't want to edit my post, but I think Bas *will* get to 10-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 http://www.webalice.it/gpdmcwg/foto/varie/logo_ufc_old.jpg UFC 9 Date: Sunday 31st December 1995 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Commentary Team: Bruce Beck & Jeff Blatnick Attendance: 698 for a gate of $13,960 Las Vegas, Nevada is once again the stage for tonight’s ninth Ultimate Fighting Championships event and it looks like being perhaps the best ever. The seemingly invincible Bas Rutten is back to defend his title one more time, his challenger is the Brazilian Marco Ruas, who is a similar build to the Dutchman and also has good all-round abilities. In the main tournament draw, people have been falling over themselves to place bets on Arizona fireman Don Frye being crowned the champion, with the majority picking power puncher Gary Goodridge or UFC veteran Masakatsu Funaki to join him in the final. Once again the arena is holding nearly 700 people as the company continues to grow, with thousands watching around the world. There really is a rocking atmosphere here tonight. Before we go live to pay-per-view, there is the small matter of the pre-show alternate bouts to hold. This time we kick off with Sam Adkins taking on champion kick boxer Maurice Smith... Preliminary Bout: Sam Adkins (0-0) vs. ‘Mo’ Maurice Smith (0-0) The Set-Up: Maurice Smith comes into the Octagon with a big reputation among those that follow kick boxing, known for some scything leg kicks and a methodical game-plan. The rumours are that he’s taken this fight almost as a warm-up to decide whether he wants to make the full jump into the sport or not. Adkins is a pretty big guy and has amateur records in both wrestling and boxing, but the smart money is on Mo. The Fight: Straight away Mo misses a jab but is able to clinch and hold him against the cage till a separation is enforced. Adkins then shoots in but Mo drags him up into a clinch and pushes them apart, before landing with a big right hook! Adkins hits the deck and Smith dives into his guard unloading with strikes but Adkins holds on well. Eventually Mo is able to transition to side control and, after hitting a big elbow, mount. Smith is leaning back now and firing away with punches, not many have got through but the ones that do have opened up a cut on the top of Adkins bald head. Adkins is a bloody mess now and although Maurice is tiring, he still manages to take Adkins back as he rolls to avoid the punches coming his way. Mo tries not one, but two rear naked chokes, however Adkins admirably fights them off. Instead after advice from his corner, Mo hits some more big punches, opening that cut up further, forcing Adkins to cover back up. This time the RNC is cinched in and Adkins has to tap out. The Outcome: Hugely impressive performance from Smith who showed a dominant offensive ground game as well as his expected fantastic stand-up skills. Adkins never really got a shot away but may do better against a lower tier opponent. Mo could do big things if he sticks with it. (Good) Preliminary Bout: ‘The Japanese Sensation’ Akihiro Gono (1-0) vs. Eldo Dias Xavier (0-1) The Set-Up: Gono comes back into the Octagon after a very impressive win against fellow Japanese fighter Minoki Ichihara. He’s looking to build his name further by sending Brazilian Eldo Dias Xavier packing from the UFC. Gono is currently the #10 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. A win would keep him there or even move him up the rankings, a huge achievement for the 20 year old. The Fight: Xavier seems to think that Gono will be better on the mat so works his stand-up, narrowly missing an uppercut. Instead Gono decides to indulge him in striking and lands a slick kick to the ribs followed by two punches that find their mark. A couple more jabs come Xavier’s way then Gono takes him down. Like a hot knife through butter Gono transitions to side control and then mount. Gono tries for a Kimura but Xavier escapes by giving up his back instead and the Japanese fighter takes it before raining down powerful punches. Xavier turtles up now to try and defend but Gono is able to pull an arm free and get the arm. He hyper extends it...arm-bar from back mount! Xavier has no where to go and submits, it’s over. The Outcome: Chalk up a second great performance from ‘The Japanese Sensation’ as he schools another fighter. Gono looks like a great prospect for the future; perhaps the only thing holding him back from being a major threat is his size, as his ability appears to be high level. Xavier is likely a done fighter in the UFC, with rumours even surfacing before the event that Extreme Fighting was a possible destination for him. (Great) Preliminary Bout: ‘The Gorilla’ Joe Moreira (0-0) vs. ‘Ice Cold’ Igor Vovchanchyn (1-0) The Set-Up: Back by popular demand, ‘Ice Cold’ Igor makes his second appearance in the Octagon. Last time out he beat the much bigger Kevin Rosier into a pulp with high and low kicks, but also gained a lot of fans through a willingness to keep it standing. He faces a tough task in Joe Moreira though, ‘The Gorilla’ will try to take him out of his element and submit him. The Fight: There’s a brief period of circling then Vovchanchyn lands a good three hit combo that didn’t have a lot of power on it. Moreira tries a takedown in retaliation but Igor, light on his feet, stays well out of trouble. More effective, probing punches continue to catch Moreira as Igor is always pushing forwards, rather than waiting for his opponent to come to him. Moreira looks to be considering another takedown as he steps, but gets caught with a big overhand right! The Brazilian hits the mat and is out for a second, but that’s all Igor needs to be down by his side, delivering a brutal onslaught of rights and lefts to the dazed Moreira. Still dazed he just cannot defend himself and referee John McCarthy has to jump in and end it! The Outcome: The stoppage was exactly what Vovchanchyn needed to solidify himself as a serious top-end fighter. Both Rosier and Moreira were no joke but still Igor was able to hurt them with his strikes. Expect to see him tied down to a long term contract to either Extreme Fighting or the UFC. Moreira had a tough task ahead of him trying to get Vovchanchyn on the ground so perhaps can’t be judged on this performance. (Great) With the alternate bouts over the main broadcast starts, there’s Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick on commentary as usual and they run down tonight’s card. The main draw has the likes of Don Frye, Gary Goodridge and Ebenezer Fontes Braga all competing and Blatnick as a wrestler fancies Don Frye to win it due to his interesting brand of cross-training boxing and wrestling, almost like some kind of “mixed martial art”. Then in the main event UFC 8 competitors Marco Ruas and Bas Rutten collide, with the UFC Superfight title on the line once again. Both announcers seem to agree that while Ruas is a very skilled fighter, Bas seems to hold the edge in nearly all categories; perhaps Marco’s Jiu Jitsu is higher however. First up though is a debuting ex-boxer against a UFC veteran... Quarter-Final 1: Larry ‘Thunderfoot’ Cureton (0-0) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (3-2) The Set-Up: Cureton is a an ex-professional boxer with a decent enough record, plus well over 200lbs and so he could be a tough test for former Pancrase star Funaki. That all changes if we hit the floor though, as ‘Thunderfoot’ knows little on the canvas while that is Funaki’s preferred place to take the fight. The Fight: A couple of minutes circling in a lacklustre start, then Funaki tries a single leg takedown but gets forced into the mat face first. Cureton hits some good shots then allows Funaki back to his feet and the Japanese fighter hits a combination without doing much damage, more to keep Larry guessing than anything else. Next Cureton manages to clinch up close and pins Funaki up against the cage, easily getting a few minutes of solid control before John McCarthy breaks them up. There’s a period of Funaki doing not much but avoid getting hit by the bigger guy, tiring out Cureton in the process. Well over the halfway mark Funaki finally gets the takedown and passes from half guard straight into full mount. Funaki hits some stinging blows to the face and tries an arm bar but Larry pulls free although Funaki takes his back. A couple more shots rain down on the ex-boxer, before Funaki locks in a tight rear naked choke and submits him. The Outcome: Not the greatest fight you’ll ever see, Funaki showed the cerebral side of his fighting to get into the semi-finals by avoiding Larry’s strengths before forcing his own strong points onto the fight. Cureton still carries a bit of credibility due to his boxing past however, so may be interesting when matched up with a Maurice Smith or Igor Vovchanchyn. (Great) Quarter Final 2: ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (0-0) vs. John Lewis (0-0) The Set-Up: Our second quarter final sees two very different styles match up. Lewis is one of the only Americans to have a considerable period of Jiu- Jitsu training behind him at this point, while Goodridge is all about throwing the heavy leather with people already making comparisons to Tank Abbott, who is notable by his in-cage absence here tonight. The clash of styles should make for an interesting fight. The Fight: It makes for an interesting but not particularly impressive round of action as at first they choose to stand and throw a series of knockout punches each although they all miss. Lewis then tries to get an ankle pick but Goodridge holds him on the mat and hits some damaging right hands to the head and body. With Lewis turtled up, Goodridge begins to land some short knee strikes to the head which quickly get Lewis back up to his feet and backing away. As they go past the halfway point Lewis is the more aggressive fighter but not doing much damage, then Goodridge pulls him into a grapple. There’s some smart dirty boxing from Big Daddy, hitting a couple of short strikes to the head then smothering him against the cage. Both fighters are really fatigued now, as Goodridge continues to work and wear down Lewis with strikes from the clinch for a few minutes till he really tires and the referee breaks it up. Goodridge is able to then prevent another takedown before using his dirty boxing against the fencing strategy but Lewis shows a good chin and doesn’t go down. After the next separation Goodridge decides to change tactics and takes down Lewis, who fails to grab a guillotine off of it. This would be a dangerous strategy for Goodridge, but he looks safe as he avoids a triangle choke and time expires. The Outcome: As expected the judge’s decision comes back and it will be Gary Goodridge in the semi-finals. He controlled Lewis for pretty much the whole round and even got the takedown. There’s a reason Lewis is carrying a lot of bruising around his face once the fight is over. Lewis probably has potential, but needs a lot more work to make it bigger than an alternate fighter. (Decent) Quarter Final 3: ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (0-0) vs. ‘Pitbull’ Ebenezer Fontes Braga (0-0) The Set-Up: Braga is a more than solid Jiu Jitsu fighter, but the size difference in this one may be too much more as Fairn commands a 50lbs weight advantage not to mention the height differential. Fairn is less skilled however, so may be vulernable to being submitted if the fight heads to the ground. The Fight: Ebenezer wants it on the ground from the opening seconds and tries to drop down into his guard, but Fairn blocks it, clinches up and pins it against the cage. With the fighters stuck against it for a few minutes with no intention of throwing strikes or improving their positions they’re restarted in the middle of the Octagon. Then after that it’s a case of push against fence, separate, trade weak strikes and repeat as we witness a fight that belonged in 1993, these tactics go all the way to the decision. The Outcome: As much as Braga wanted it on the floor, his opponent wouldn’t give it to him and instead we got an even contest of weak striking on the feet. For some reason the fans didn’t turn on it and we go to a decision. The judge’s decide that Fairn did enough to win the fight and will be in the second semi-final. Braga would probably be more effective in a fight with smaller guys; Fairn was just too big to make this equal footing. (Poor) Quarter Final 4: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (0-0) vs. Jack McGlaughlin (1-1) The Set-Up: To decide our last semi-finalist we match-up a UFC veteran against a newcomer. Unfortunately for the veteran McGlaughlin, the newcomer is Dan Severn trained fireman Don ‘The Predator’ Frye, who Blatnick again mentions has a ‘mixed martial arts’ background in wrestling and boxing. The betting man would definitely do well to have his money on Frye in this one. The Fight: Unfortunately it isn’t the electric debut we wanted from Frye as he seems quite reserved about throwing his hands and instead opting to jab then try for the takedown. This goes on for a good few minutes, with McGlaughlin doing well to stay out of the way, and then Frye manages to grapple him. As they clinch up Frye throws three knee strikes with wild accuracy and they all miss so he breaks it, opting for another strategy. We pass into the second half of the round as Frye continues to win the stand-up battle without ever really throwing any heavy leather, but they do grapple again. Frye tries a trip takedown, but McGlaughlin not only defends it, but fights his way into a dominant position then breaks it, with Beck and Blatnick not exactly sure just what his strategy is. Frye pins his opponent up against the fence finally, then after a minute of trying is able to wrestle McGlaughlin to the ground so he’s laid uncomfortably against the cage. Frye is very, very tired but still manages to get to side control. Frye, now exhausted, spends the final minute trying to get mount but to no avail and we head to a decision. The Outcome: As expected, it’s Frye who takes the decision, but in truth it was a poor fight. Frye came in with massive expectations and outside of getting the win, did nothing to fulfil them. Hopefully he’ll be much more explosive in the semis, while Jack McGlaughlin will probably head back to the independent scene. (Poor) Semi Final 1: Masakatsu Funaki (4-2) vs. Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (1-0) The Set-Up: Funaki looked good against Cureton as he took out a respected striker, but now he has to do it again against the even bigger Gary Goodridge. While Funaki is more technically gifted, if Big Daddy connects with that big shot then it is going to be all over, no matter how many submissions Funaki knows. The Fight: Front face lock from Goodridge forces Funaki to the mat to begin with, the Japanese fighter standing straight back up after a big knee. Funaki is doing well in the opening stages, staying out of reach of that big KO punch while looking for the takedown and scoring points with the jab. They then grapple and Goodridge uses some powerful dirty boxing that must be having an effect on Funaki. Out of nowhere Funaki drops to his knees and takes down Goodridge! Slick move from the UFC 1 veteran, he’s now in Goodridge’s guard. Goodridge uses lots of energy to try and buck free, but Funaki keeps him stuck down successfully, and then starts firing off with punches. Into the final five minutes and Funaki is able to transition to half guard and then mount. Goodridge uses pure strength to avoid an arm-bar, but gives up his back to avoid punches; Big Daddy is really fatigued at this point. Funaki looks for the rear naked choke...Goodridge rolls to try and get free...but the tenacious Funaki keeps it locked in and Goodridge taps! The Outcome: That’s a pretty big upset as most people had Goodridge (T)KO’ing Funaki, not Funaki submitting Goodridge. Unfortunately that’s also put the brakes on the Frye vs. Goodridge final some people were hoping for but Funaki won’t care. His year out of competition looks to have done him good and he looks a lot more clinical this time out. Goodridge is a lock to be brought back at a later date. (Good) Semi Final 2: ‘Bone Cracker’ Jason Fairn (1-0) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (1-0) The Set-Up: The two men who won probably the two worst fights of the night so far clash, with many hoping that Don Frye will finally show his boxing skills and aggression that have been hyped up so much. Blatnick thinks that Frye will win this as even though Fairn is slightly bigger, Frye is much more talented. The Fight: Frye ducks a right hand and pins Fairn against the cage before stepping back and missing with a flurry. Fairn clinches to avoid being taken down, but they break apart soon after Frye pushes him against the fence again. The fight enters a lull as the fans start to get a bit restless, then out of nowhere Frye charges forwards and hits a huge barrage of punches! Fairn goes down under the sheer power of the strikes and Frye is upon him in side control at first, and then full mount. Frye now pounding away with powerful rapid fire strikes but he just cannot end the fight as Fairn is able to block a good portion of them on his gloves. Eventually Frye switches to elbows and one lands flush on the bridge of the nose, forcing Fairn to turn over. Frye lands a few shots to soften him up then, as we’ve seen others do tonight already, cinches in a solid rear naked choke and Fairn straight away taps out. The Outcome: Those last few minutes were exactly the sort of thing we hoped to get from Frye, lots of rapid, powerful, accurate striking as well as the ability to control and finish a fight on the floor. He’ll move on to face Funaki in the tournament final which could be a great fight. Fairn is one of those fighters that you really can’t imagine them ever doing much, but they still cause the odd upset every now and then. (Great) UFC Tournament Final: Masakatsu Funaki (5-2) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (2-0) The Set-Up: Time for another new Ultimate Fighting Champion and it’s Funaki against Frye, Japan versus America, submissions versus striking, David versus Goliath or whatever you want to call it. Fact is, we have two very different but at the same time very skilled fighters going at it where winner takes all. Funaki has already been to the final once at UFC 2 where he was defeated by Royce Gracie and so will be looking to finally take that last step. Frye on the other hand is in unfamiliar territory, but with an experienced head like Dan Severn behind him, can’t really go too far wrong. The Fight: Almost straight away Funaki tries to shoot in, but gets thumped with a hard right uppercut! Funaki stumbles backwards and Frye rushes in firing away with rights and lefts! Funaki goes down and Frye falls on top of him, raining down lefts and rights, looking to end it. Funaki scoots on the small of his back, doing well under this pressure and lifts his legs in the air...arm-bar! Frye was so busy throwing hard shots down he didn’t stop his arm getting caught from the bottom, it’s applied fully...Frye taps! It is all over in less than two minutes!!! The Outcome: Frye is submitted from the bottom with an arm-bar and Funaki is the new Ultimate Fighting Champion after over two years of waiting. Perhaps the two most explosive minutes in UFC history as Frye came out swinging just like fans wanted to and knocked down Funaki. The punishment didn’t stop there though and still Funaki continued to eat leather, although he showed a great degree of intestinal fortitude to keep his wits about him and not give in before pulling out that beautiful submission. Afterwards both men are gracious and share a handshake, with Funaki only stating quickly through a translator that he is very happy to win and will be watching the next fight with great interest. (Great) UFC SUPERFIGHT: Bas Rutten © (7-0) vs. ‘The King of the Streets’ Marco Ruas (3-0) The Set-Up: Main event time once again and another undefeated record is going to be broken tonight as Rutten puts his seven wins and no losses up against Ruas’ three wins and no losses. While Ruas has a lot less fights, you could argue that Bas was the same when he won the belt against Royce Gracie. Since then though, Rutten has refused to let it go and no-one has been able to pry it away from his iron grip. The likes of Royce, Rickson and Dan Severn have all been and gone, with Ken Shamrock the latest to fall by the wayside. The camera then cuts to Shamrock who’s at ringside to give his opinions on the night so far... “It’s been a great night with a ton of action, I really liked Gono right at the beginning, that kids got a lot of potential. Was I surprised to see Funaki win? Not at all, known the guy since Pancrase you know, he’s a very good fighter. Got a ton of heart and ability...although I wasn’t very impressed with Don Frye. He came in with Dan Severn doing a lot of smack talk about how he was going to walk straight through everyone to the final; well it didn’t work out that way did it? Maybe he’ll impress me in the future but not tonight...not at all. Who do I thinks going to win the Superfight? I don’t know, but I want Marco to win. It’s time for a change at the top, we’ve seen Bas Rutten’s face for too long, lets put some new, more interesting guys at the top of the card. He can go make films or whatever.” Also at ringside is UFC 6, 7 & 8 finalist Tank Abbott. He had this to say... “Yeah I’ve enjoyed tonight, mainly cause I know that I could have walked into that cage and won that tournament easily. Not arrogant, just telling the truth. I picked the wrong day to be in the audience huh? But I’ll be back and, yeah, we’ll see what’s going on. Frye? He can’t hit that hard or he’d have won that fight. Maybe Tom Selleck just isn’t cut out for fighting, probably because he’s got Freddie Mercury in his corner. I don’t really care about who wins the main event, as long as someone gets knocked out and the winner has the balls to step up and fight me.” Back with commentary and both Beck and Blatnick say that even though Ruas has shown himself to be a great fighter, how can you pick against Bas Rutten? Blatnick says that Ruas’ best chance is to survive the striking, take Rutten down and out of his game then submit him, but that’s a tall order. We then cut to a video tape highlighting the fighters UFC careers so far before Marco Ruas gives an interview in Portuguese translated into English: “I have a lot of respect for Bas Rutten, he’s a great fighter. He also ended the idea that the Gracie’s were Brazilian fighting; now fighters like me can progress and get some good fights.” “My best chance is to take this fight however it comes. We’re both versatile fighters, so we can adapt to any situation.” “It would be one of the biggest achievements of not just me, but any Brazilian fighter to defeat Bas Rutten. He is well known among Brazilians for his achievements, it would make me a hero if I win. I want to be that hero.” They then show highlights of Bas beating Ken Shamrock, as well as the whole of the Dan Severn fight before cutting to his interview: “Do I feel like I’m slowing down? Not one little bit, I feel better than I ever have before. I’m eating properly, training properly and focused properly, for the last month this fight is all I’ve thought about.” “I know all about Marco for sure. I’ve seen his UFC fights lots of times, as well as some Vale Tudo fights from Brazil. I’ve studied his game...yeah...I feel confident.” “I honestly don’t know how long I’ve got left or what I want to do. Every day I get more offers to do things and some of these offers will only come around once in a lifetime, so I have to decide whether I want to fight, or change what I do with my life. Right now though, all I think about is Marco Ruas and this next fight. That decision can wait until after I retain my championship one more time.” The Fight: We cut back to the cage and are almost ready to go. Rich ‘G-Man’ Goins is the ring announcer with Big John McCarthy the referee for the contest. The champion is in his traditional blue trunks, Ruas in some similar black ones and we are underway! The fans seem to be split on who they want to win, obviously Rutten has lots of fans, but now people are tuning in to see him get beat too by the looks of it, as Ruas has a large fan base. Bas slowly works the jab to open and then feigns a high kick. Ruas raises his hands to block it and leaves his torso exposed and Rutten shoots in. The takedown is complete; Ruas is on his back already and in a bad position. Rutten drops a big elbow from the guard that cracks into the forehead of Ruas and leaves him dazed, more follow and he’s struggling to cope. Rutten then easily transitions to side control and with Ruas barely offering any defence at all, pounds away with more elbow strikes...and the referee stops the fight! The Outcome: That’s it, all over! Rutten once again has shown just how good a fighter he is by destroying the competition, this time in just three minutes and twenty-two seconds. Afterwards a despondent Marco Ruas leaves the Octagon while Rutten receives his belt back and Blatnick climbs into the cage to interview him. Rutten says that everyone expected him to stand-up while Ruas went to the floor so he turned it around on him. It worked perfectly then he thanks Ruas for a good fight and then the rest of his opponents in the past for some great experiences. Blatnick then talks about the rumours of Bas going into other things as well as what fight he is looking at next when Rutten drops his bombshell. “Actually I’m not looking at taking another fight right now, or for the future. I’ve had some good offers to work on movies, TV shows and lots of other things, so I think I will look at these options and put fighting on hold for sure. Permanently? I mean never say never, but I don’t have the desire to fight any more. I want what’s best for me and my family and right now these new options are it. So I want to dedicate this victory to the great UFC fans and thank Art and Bob for everything they’ve done. I know the UFC will be a success no matter what politicians or anyone else try to do. But now it is time for me to step down and let some other fighters come out here and put on fantastic fights for you all. I have had a blast for sure, thank you.” (Great) The show then goes off the air as Beck and Blatnick discuss a Bas Rutten-less Ultimate Fighting Championships in the future, with the Superfight Championship also vacated. It's a key time for the company, what happens next? - Alternate Bout: Maurice Smith beat Sam Adkins by submission in 10:27 (Good) - Alternate Bout: Akihiro Gono beat Eldo Dias Xavier by submission in 6:05 (Great) - Alternate Bout: Igor Vovchanchyn beat Joe Moreira by TKO in 4:24 (Great) - Masakatsu Funaki beat Larry Cureton by submission in 12:55 (Great) - Gary Goodridge beat John Lewis by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Decent) - Jason Fairn beat Ebenezer Fontes Braga by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Poor) - Don Frye beat Jack McGlaughlin by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Poor) - Masakatsu Funaki beat Gary Goodridge by submission in 11:26 (Good) - Don Frye beat Jason Fairn by submission in 9:23 (Great) - Masakatsu Funaki beat Don Frye by submission in 1:59 to win the UFC 9 tournament (Great) - UFC SUPERFIGHT TITLE: Bas Rutten beat Marco Ruas by TKO in 3:22 of Round 1 (Great) SHOW RATING: EXCELLENT [/center] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our shows continue to sell more tickets as attendance rises again, and we also make over $5,000 from PPV revenue. It will be interesting to see how that fairs without Bas Rutten on board now though. As for what’s coming up next, I really have no idea. I hoped to re-sign Bas but there you go. Carparama – 9/11 Reeves – 10/11 sr_roy97 – 9/11 trypio – 8/11 rjhabeeb – 9/11 Kainlock – 10/11 RennikKain076 – 10/11 Eveezy – 9/11 Frye losing really caught everyone out, pleasant surprise to see Funaki win though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Maybe 3 or 4 years down the line you can afford to resign Bas Rutten and you'll have new stars and champions for him to take on. I look forward to seeing how you crown a new superfight champion maybe another tournament for UFC 10 and at 11 the UFC 10 champion fights Funaki the UFC 9 champion for the superfight belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.