rjhabeeb Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Exciting Show..........renzo Is The Champ!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 My Funaki upset pick didnt pay off but over all another great show I look forward to UFC 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeves Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm enjoying this diary a lot, can't wait for UFC 12! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1333/headerlogo.png Sunday 7th July 1996 Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Rankings: Here’s the Top 10 P4P list for the middle of 1996, with some movers, shakers and stayers: Top 10 Pound-For-Pound – July 1996 #1 Bas Rutten (8-0) Height: 6’1 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: Unemployed Last Five Fights: - vs. Marco Ruas – Win via TKO – UFC 9: December 1995 - vs. Ken Shamrock – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 8: September 1995 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Now seemingly retired from mixed martial arts competition to focus on other projects, Bas will go down as a legendary figure in the sport and until he announces his retirement publically, will retain his position as the pound-for-pound best in the world. Just looking at his last five fights above shows you why, it’s a who’s who of MMA. #2 Royce Gracie (8-1) Height: 6’0 Age: 29 Currently Fights With: EF, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Rickson Gracie – Win via judge’s decision – EF 1: December 1995 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Robert Lucarelli, SuperBrawl: Blown Away Notes: Seemingly rejuvenated after a long lay-off and a switch away from the UFC, Royce currently holds Extreme Fighting’s Middleweight belt and in September will fight for SuperBrawls in a fight he is the heavy favourite for. With his only loss coming to Bas when he wasn’t even finished, he is the best active fighter out there by some distance. #3 Dan Severn (6-1) Height: 6’2 Age: 42 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: vs. Mark Coleman, UFC 12 Notes: He’ll have been out of action for over a year by the time he fights for the UFC Heavyweight title at UFC 12, but Dan Severn is still one of the best in the business. A two-time tournament winner with the company, the only blemish on his record is a somewhat humbling 25 second loss to Bas Rutten. He fights Coleman in September in a fight that will go someway to determine where he places come the end of the year. #4 Renzo Gracie (7-1) Height: 5’10 Age: 29 Currently Fights With: UFC, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Masakatsu Funaki – Win via submission – UFC 11: June 1996 - 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: July 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: TBC, SuperBrawl: Blown Away Notes: Like his brother Royce, Renzo has come back with a vengeance since his loss to Rutten. He picked up the UFC’s Middleweight belt in a great fight with Masakatsu Funaki to ensure that the Gracie family go into the latter half of 1996 with the top three Middleweight belts in their possession. Recently signed a contract share with SuperBrawl and the UFC, and he is expected to make his debut for the Hawaiian company at their September show. #5 Rickson Gracie (3-3) Height: 5’10 Age: 37 Currently Fights With: EF, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Minoki Ichihara – Loss via judge’s decision – EF 6: June 1996 - vs. Thaddeus Luster – Win via submission – EF 4: April 1996 - vs. Royce Gracie – Loss via judge’s decision – EF 1: December 1995 - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via TKO – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Rei Zulu – Win via submission – Independent Show: January 1984 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Ryuta Sakurai, SuperBrawl: Against All Odds Notes: While his brothers seem to be back on track, Rickson has only managed one win in his last four fights. At 37 years old, you have to wonder if he can reinvigorate himself and get back to the top of the mountain. #6 Marco Ruas (3-1) Height: 6’1 Age: 35 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via TKO – UFC 9: December 1995 - vs. Tank Abbott – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. John Hess – Win via submission – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Rudyard Moncayo – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 8: October 1995 - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Unheard of since his loss at UFC 9, rumours persist of Ruas’ retirement at 35 although they are exactly that. With the creation of a heavyweight belt in the UFC, the lure of the gold may tempt the ‘King of the Streets’ back for one more crack at glory. #7 Royler Gracie (1-0) Height: 5’8 Age: 30 Currently Fights With: SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - n/a - n/a - n/a - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: The fourth Gracie to debut in MMA, he hopes to do it successfully with a win at the inaugural SuperBrawl show to capture their Lightweight belt. That will put four titles in the Gracie’s clutches and they’ll only want more. If rumours of a lightweight division in the UFC by the end of the year are true, Royler will have his eyes on that one too. #8 Oleg Taktarov (5-2) Height: 6’0 Age: 28 Currently Fights With: SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Gary Goodridge – Win via TKO – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Don Frye – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Jason DeLucia – Win via submission – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Dave Beneteau – Loss via judge’s decision – UFC 6: April 1995 - vs. Dan Severn – Loss via submission – UFC 5: December 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: The one that got away, Taktarov shocked the majority by winning the tenth UFC tournament, then turned down a contract extension to sign with Lorenzo Fertitta’s SuperBrawl for a more lucrative deal. It also looks like a smart move on his part thanks to the “super-heavyweights” tearing through the UFC, the likes of Coleman and Tank in particular. That said, 80% of his wins came from submission, so he isn’t out of place on this list with those skills. #9 Tank Abbott (7-3) Height: 6’0 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Steve Nelmark – Win via TKO – UFC 11: June 1996 - vs. Marco Ruas – Loss via judges decision – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Keith Hackney – Win via KO – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Joe Charles – Win via TKO – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Ken Shamrock – Loss via judges decision – UFC 7: July 1995 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: If you believe the latest hearsay, then Tank Abbott is in line to fight the winner of Severn/Coleman for the Heavyweight belt. Whether that’s true or not, it’s hard to say he hasn’t earned it. Three tournament finals and a sickening TKO of Steve Nelmark put him in the top ten, a win over Severn or Coleman would put Tank as the No.1 heavyweight out there. #10 Ken Shamrock (5-4) Height: 6’1 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via judges decision – UFC 8: October 1995 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Unknown Notes: Clinging on by his fingertips is UFC 1 veteran Ken Shamrock. A year ago he was ranked sixth, six months later ninth and now tenth, unless he competes anytime soon, Ken is looking at being out of the rankings altogether come 1997. You know what they say; out of sight, out of mind. Shamrock should maybe look at the Gracie’s success in moving away from the UFC to recharge his batteries. The next P4P rankings are scheduled for January 1997. On the bubble this time were Guy Mezger, Murilo Bustamante and Kimo. ----------------------------------------------------- Change in schedule due to the increase in promotions. Due to the sheer amount of news and signings etc. and me wanting to keep a 'real world feel' rather than just the UFC side of things, I'll move to monthly reports. It'll allow me to get everything in in a logical way and hopefully update faster. Shows will continue as normal. Rankings will go in a seperate post shortly before the monthly updates. Any objections or anyone wanting more detail on anything, just say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted July 29, 2009 Author Share Posted July 29, 2009 July Report Thursday 1st August 1996 Major News: The big news for July was the announcement of a four show deal brokered between the UFC and their part-owners SEG to broadcast future events. SEG were said to be in two minds to cut associations with the company partly due to it’s financial losses, but also because of the negative image it is receiving in the media. This deal shows a considerable amount of faith from Bob Meyrowitz and company in the UFC as well as MMA. The deal starts with UFC 12 and runs through to UFC 15 with SEG’s expectations being that the environment which the UFC operates in will be less hostile by then; otherwise they could be cast into dark days indeed. Signings: Obviously with the UFC and perhaps Extreme Fighting now established in the MMA market, the main focus was on new company SuperBrawl and who they were signing. Their two big steals came from the Ultimate Fighting Championships as they took Akihiro Gono (2-0) and Guy Mezger (2-0) from under the noses of UFC matchmaker John Peretti. Thankfully for them, they hadn’t received much PPV exposure so it isn’t a huge loss, despite them being talented youngsters. John Lewis (0-1) and Mikey Burnett (0-0) were also on deals with the UFC, however their contracts allowed them to compete outside of the company and they will be appearing for SuperBrawl. Veteran Ray Wizard (3-3) took the opportunity to sign for SuperBrawl from the UFC once his contract expired too. Other UFC veterans no longer with them but signing with SuperBrawl were; Pat Smith (2-3), Art Jimmerson (1-2), ‘Nasty’ Zane Frasier (2-3) and Scott Baker (0-4). Earlier rumours were officially confirmed also that Rickson (3-3) and Renzo Gracie (7-1) would fight with the company, as is Kimo (4-3). Several debutants and fighters from the independent scene have also signed up. Extreme Fighting also made waves by agreeing an amicable contract share with the UFC for promising Brazilian Murilo Bustamante (2-0). He’ll be a part of their Middleweight division. They also signed Geza Kalman (1-2) and Onassis Parungao (0-3) to deals. Independent Scene Kiyoshi Tamura (3-0) d. Keichiro Yamamiya (0-1) via decision (Very Poor) Emmanuel Yarbrough (2-3) d. Geza Kalman (1-2) via decision (Good) August Report Sunday 1st September 1996 Major News: In a slow month for MMA, the biggest news came as SuperBrawl held their much anticipated first show, with two titles on the line. The full listings of the event are in our results section. Signings: With a coup already made in agreeing with the UFC to contract share Murilo Bustamante, Extreme Fighting also persuaded them to allow five more fighters to do so. Pat Miletich (1-0), Igor Vovchanchyn (2-0), Kazushi Sakuraba (1-0), Cal Worsham (1-2) and Keith Hackney (1-1) all will be on the books at EF too. Whether this is a sign of goodwill or financial problems on the UFC’s part, only time will tell. If it means more fights between the top guys though, then we’re all for it. EF also managed to ink some debutants to a deal on top of Japanese prospect Ikuhisa Minowa (1-1). That prompted SuperBrawl to go on the signing offensive, as they interrupted the UFC’s negotiations with Gary Goodridge (3-2) and Mark Schultz (1-0), bringing both of them in to fight in Hawaii as well as Nevada. Aside from other debuting and independent fighters, they also signed Japanese pro-wrestler Alexander Otsuka (0-0), UFC veteran Kevin Rosier (3-4) and Anthony ‘Mad Dog’ Macias (1-3) to contracts. Results SuperBrawl: Blown Away - SuperBrawl Middlweight Championship: Royce Gracie (8-1) submitted Roberto Lucarelli (1-4) in 2:47 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) - SuperBrawl Lightweight Championship: Royler Gracie (1-0) d. Chris Brennan (0-1) via decision (Poor) - Renzo Gracie (7-1) TKO’s Fred Ettish (1-5) in 3:00 of Rd 1 (Great) - Zane Frasier (3-3) TKO’s Hans Nijman (1-1) in 1:31 of Rd 2 (Great) - Sean Daugherty (2-2) submitted Alberto Cerra Leon (2-5) in 2:28 of Rd 2 (Great) Independent Scene - Emmanuel Yarbrough (3-3) submitted John Matua (1-3) in 4:25 of Rd 1 (Great) September Report: UFC 12 Card Revealed Monday 23rd September 1996 With only one signing been made in the whole of September in the form of British fighter Lee Hasdell (1-0) to Extreme Fighting and nothing else happening, the main focus was given to the UFC and the announcement of their next show. The show is entitled UFC 12: Supercharged and as expected sees the crowning of the first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion, as tournament winners Dan Severn and Mark Coleman face off. It’s a tough one to call, with Severn slightly bigger but Coleman carrying more muscle, although both have excellent wrestling skills. Whoever wins looks set for a lengthy reign as champion though, unless some more heavyweights can step up to their level. UFC 11 saw a middleweight title fight and a heavyweight tournament and for UFC 12 we’re switching it around. As well as the heavyweight title fight we have a middleweight tournament, featuring four fighters as before. The heavily fancied favourite is Frank Shamrock, who has torn through his first two Octagon opponents. He faces Dave Strasser in a tricky opening round tie, as they both have similar styles. One guy who could give Frank a run for his money is Carlos Newton. The Ronin is in the other half of the brackets and looks to be a serious threat. Short but packing a lot of strength into that frame, Newton also has impressive all-round skills. He can stand and trade with Shamrock or grapple on the ground, even his feet are a dangerous weapon. He has to get by Sam Fulton first though, although he is admittedly the underdog for the whole tournament. On the undercard, our co-main event for the night is a fight that the fans have clamoured for since their debuts, and one the UFC tried to set up via the tournament format, only for others to throw a spanner in the works. On the 28th we get it though, as Don Frye and Gary Goodridge step into the cage to face. Both are heavy hitters, but the Arizona fireman Frye has a good wrestling base which could very well make him the favourite for this one. Two men making their UFC debuts at UFC 12: Supercharged are Dave Berry and Pat Miletich. They face off with Miletich the favourite due to his recent win over Keith Mielke on an independent show. Both are somewhat undersized for the Middleweight division though, and will be eyeing up that rumoured lightweight division if it comes to fruition. Then we have Mark Coleman’s protégé Kevin Randleman making his MMA debut against ex-boxer Larry Cureton. Coleman claims that Randleman is as explosive as he is with great wrestling and fantastic cardio. He also said that Randleman believes with serious effort he could make 200lbs and fight for the middleweight title and the plan is for him and Coleman to rule the UFC for years to come. Is it serious talk or a lot of hot air? Their two fights tonight will go some way to answering that question, although Larry Cureton can always catch you with that big right hand and end your night early. Finally, José Landi-Jons returns at last since his head kick KO of Fred Ettish to fight Tai Bowden. During his break from the UFC, Pele has been continuing to fight Vale Tudo and Muay Thai back in Brazil, so his stand-up game should be lethal. Below is the full card for UFC 12: Supercharged: UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast Severn’ (6-1, Greco-Roman Wrestling) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0, Freestyle Wrestling) UFC 12 Middleweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Frank Shamrock (2-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Dave Strasser (0-0, Submission Fighting) SF2: Sam Fulton (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Carlos Newton (0-0, Dragonball Jiu Jitsu) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Undercard Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (3-2, Kuk Sool Won) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2, Wrestling/Boxing) Dave Berry (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Pat Miletich (1-0, Miletich Fighting Systems) Kevin Randleman (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Larry Cureton (0-1, Boxing) José ‘Pélé’ Landi-Jons (1-0, Muay Thai) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0, Freestyle) Two of the biggest fighters in UFC history (literally) go at it with the Heavyweight championship on the line, while a middleweight fighter looks to impressive in a four-man tournament and get a shot at the gold. Who will rise in the ranks and be crowned king of the division? Tune in to find out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBM1 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast Severn’ (6-1, Greco-Roman Wrestling) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0, Freestyle Wrestling) UFC 12 Middleweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Frank Shamrock (2-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Dave Strasser (0-0, Submission Fighting) SF2: Sam Fulton (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Carlos Newton (0-0, Dragonball Jiu Jitsu) Final: Frank Shamrock vs. Carlos Newton Undercard Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (3-2, Kuk Sool Won) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2, Wrestling/Boxing) Dave Berry (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Pat Miletich (1-0, Miletich Fighting Systems) Kevin Randleman (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Larry Cureton (0-1, Boxing) José ‘Pélé’ Landi-Jons (1-0, Muay Thai) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0, Freestyle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhabeeb Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast Severn’ (6-1, Greco-Roman Wrestling) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0, Freestyle Wrestling) UFC 12 Middleweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Frank Shamrock (2-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Dave Strasser (0-0, Submission Fighting) Strasser might have a chance SF2: Sam Fulton (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Carlos Newton (0-0, Dragonball Jiu Jitsu) Final: Frank Shamrock vs. Carlos Newton gotta pick my favorite fighter of all time over one of my most hated even if he is an underdog Undercard Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (3-2, Kuk Sool Won) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2, Wrestling/Boxing) Dave Berry (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Pat Miletich (1-0, Miletich Fighting Systems) Kevin Randleman (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Larry Cureton (0-1, Boxing) hopefully Randleman can dominate for a while José ‘Pélé’ Landi-Jons (1-0, Muay Thai) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0, Freestyle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast Severn’ (6-1, Greco-Roman Wrestling) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0, Freestyle Wrestling) UFC 12 Middleweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Frank Shamrock (2-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Dave Strasser (0-0, Submission Fighting) SF2: Sam Fulton (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Carlos Newton (0-0, Dragonball Jiu Jitsu) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Shamrock Undercard Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (3-2, Kuk Sool Won) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2, Wrestling/Boxing) Dave Berry (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Pat Miletich (1-0, Miletich Fighting Systems) Kevin Randleman (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Larry Cureton (0-1, Boxing) José ‘Pélé’ Landi-Jons (1-0, Muay Thai) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0, Freestyle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackufc Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast Severn’ (6-1, Greco-Roman Wrestling) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0, Freestyle Wrestling) UFC 12 Middleweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Frank Shamrock (2-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Dave Strasser (0-0, Submission Fighting) SF2: Sam Fulton (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Carlos Newton (0-0, Dragonball Jiu Jitsu) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Frank Shamrock Undercard Gary ‘Big Daddy’ Goodridge (3-2, Kuk Sool Won) vs. Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2, Wrestling/Boxing) Dave Berry (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Croatian Sensation’ Pat Miletich (1-0, Miletich Fighting Systems) Kevin Randleman (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Larry Cureton (0-1, Boxing) José ‘Pélé’ Landi-Jons (1-0, Muay Thai) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0, Freestyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 http://www.webalice.it/gpdmcwg/foto/varie/logo_ufc_old.jpg UFC 12: Supercharged Date: Saturday 28th September 1996 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Commentary Team: Bruce Beck & Jeff Blatnick Attendance: 671 for a gate of $13,420 There’s a crowd of almost 100 more people than at UFC 11 to witness tonight’s event, and it certainly adds to the atmosphere as the fans make some noise to open the pay-per-view. Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick are our commentary team for the night, with ‘Big’ John McCarthy the referee and Rich ‘G-Man’ Goins on the introductions. Beck and Blatnick open the show by discussing the main event of the evening, Coleman vs. Severn. Blatnick, being a former wrestler, likes these guys a lot and can see exactly why they are fighting to be the best heavyweight out there. That said, he thinks that Severn has the big fight experience and a point to prove after the Bas Rutten fight, so Coleman could get caught out. They also run down the card putting particular focus on the middleweight tournament and the two favourites, Frank Shamrock and Carlos Newton. In fact, we open up with the semi-finals with the final coming later on tonight. Middleweight Semi-Final 1: Dave Strasser (0-0) vs. Frank Shamrock (2-0) The Set-Up: Strasser is a member of the ICON MMA gym along with fellow UFC fighter Jeremy Horn and has been working his all-round game for this fight. He’ll need it against Shamrock, who has stopped both of his UFC opponents in short order so far. The Fight: From the opening of the fight it’s clear that Strasser is at least 15lbs undersized for this division as even though they’re a similar height, Shamrock is much thicker set. Shamrock opens up with a few quick flurries that sting Strasser’s ribs then comes in close to grapple. Frank gets his arms around Dave’s waist and tries a slam, but Strasser shows good balance to stay on his feet then pushes Frank against the cage. Here the strength advantage comes into play, as Frank is able to easily spin it around then, after controlling Strasser for a good few minutes, take him down. Pinned against the fence Strasser is finding it hard to do anything as Shamrock passes guard to side control. Frank attempts an Americana…but doesn’t get it as Strasser pulls his arm free but in the process Shamrock does slip to mount, putting Strasser’s chances close to zero. Shamrock tries to set up an armbar; however Strasser turns over to escape and fights it off. Powerful right hands are crashing into the side of his head so Strasser turtles up on the ground only for Frank to pull out an arm and set up a reverse armbar! Strasser tries a roll but he’s panicking, he has nowhere to go and taps out. The Outcome: Shamrock is in the final and one step closer to that Middleweight Championship fight with Renzo Gracie that you would imagine he wants. Unfortunately for Strasser, the weight advantage was too much to overcome here tonight. While Shamrock would probably win if they were the same size, it made it an even bigger struggle. A lower weight class would suit him fine. (Good) Middleweight Semi-Final 2: ‘The Ronin’ Carlos Newton (0-0) vs. Sam Fulton (0-0) The Set-Up: Newton is the second favourite behind Frank Shamrock to win here tonight, while Fulton is the new dark horse for the tournament. Both fighters fight the all-round game, but from the pre-show discussions, it appears that Newton is the man to beat. The Fight: After a minute of circling Newton hits a light three punch combination to the head then he not only takes down Fulton with a single leg, but also manages to land in side control. Without even throwing a single strike Newton grabs hold of Fulton’s left arm and pulls it back, locking in an armbar. Fulton is in a great deal of discomfort and taps out immediately, bringing this fight to a very, very quick conclusion. The Outcome: In less than two minutes our second finalist for the night is decided. Perhaps the most interesting thing now though is that although Frank Shamrock was the favourite, he fought a tiring ten minute battle with Dave Strasser while Newton took a fifth of that time to beat Fulton. This fatigue on Shamrock’s part could mean that the gap between them is closed somewhat and improves Newton’s chances of victory. We’ll find out later on tonight. (Great) We then cut back to the broadcast booth where UFC matchmaker John Peretti is with play-by-play commentator Bruce Beck. Beck says that Shamrock and Newton is the fight most people wanted and they’ll get it here tonight. Peretti agrees and says that he thinks both guys have future champion written all over them and perhaps tonight is coming too early into their only young careers. They then get to the final for the heavyweight belt and Beck wants Peretti’s thoughts on that fight too. Peretti says that Dan Severn is a UFC legend and rightly so, he’s won two tournaments and this is his second fight for a UFC title. That said, he doesn’t believe that he has faced a fighter the quality of Coleman apart from Bas Rutten who he lost to. In short, Peretti believes that Coleman will win and overtake Severn as the worlds leading heavyweight. He also says that Coleman is the new blueprint for an MMA fighter with his brutal ‘ground and pound’ and “could dominate for years”. Next up though are the three undercard fights, two in the middleweight division and one in the heavyweight division. Middleweight Division: José ‘Pele’ Landi-Jons (1-0) vs. Tai Bowden (0-0) The Set-Up: Pele burst onto the MMA scene back at UFC 4 in 1994 where he KO’d Fred Ettish with a slick head kick. Since then he’s had people wondering where he went to by returning to Brazil. There he’s competed in numerous Vale Tudo and Muay Thai competitions, all sharpening his skills for a return to the cage. Tai Bowden has the task of being the measuring stick as to how far Pele has come in two years. The Fight: Pele signals his intentions early on by hitting a good kick to the rib cage of Bowden. Tai tries to close the distance and grapple, but Pele is far too quick and lands two good jabs then another sharp body kick that has Bowden wince in pain then try a takedown. Pele catches him in a front facelock though and forces Bowden down onto his knees before just unloading with a variety of knees and punches to the head and body. A particularly accurate knee to the head turtles Bowden up and Pele floats over him and takes his back. Pele tries an armbar, but Bowden performs a forward roll to escape, only for Pele to slip into a mount. Pele pounds away with elbows as Bowden tries to buck and sweep him, however Pele has the hooks in and takes his back instead. From here it’s just a matter of time as eventually Pele cinches in a rear naked choke and Bowden has to tap out. The Outcome: Another top quality win in exciting fashion as Pele starts to climb the rankings and show people what he can do. If he consistently fights in the Octagon he could become a major player in the middleweight division. Unfortunately it’s becoming a pretty stacked division and so he’s going to have to defeat some serious competition if he wants to reach the top. (Great) Heavyweight Division: ‘Thunderfoot’ Larry Cureton (0-1) vs. Kevin ‘The Monster’ Randleman (0-0) The Set-Up: As mentioned so often before, Randleman is a wrestling training partner and protégé of Mark Coleman and so is straight away a hot prospect for the division. Allegedly, Randleman is interested in moving to middleweight at some point so they can hold both belts, despite it being a huge weight cut for him. First of all he needs to get by Larry Cureton, who could derail their whole plan. The Fight: It’s no secret that Randleman wants to wrestle and take it to the mat and after over five minutes of grappling and striking on the feet, he does. A missed overhand right by Cureton leaves him open and Randleman shoots in and gets the double leg takedown. Here he exposes Cureton’s non-existent ground game by passing the guard to side control and scoring with numerous knees to the body, first jumping high into the air before crashing his knees downwards. Into the second half of the round Randleman moves into mount then starts his Coleman-esque ground and pound that really damages ‘Thunderfoot’ and forces him to give up his back. Cureton avoids the first rear naked choke attempt but after Randleman pounds away some more to the side of his head he can’t escape the second one. He gets flattened out and taps from the choke. The Outcome: Randleman certainly lived up to the hype as he showed good wrestling, ground and pound as well as some submissions to win this one. Whether this is enough to put him in the title frame is questionable however and he’ll likely need at least another couple of wins. Still ‘The Monster’ pushes on to another fight while Cureton goes 0-2 and perhaps out of the UFC. (Good) Middleweight Division: Dave Berry (0-0) vs. Pat Miletich (1-0) The Set-Up: In what could very well be the sleeper fight of the night, two debutants square off. Berry is a real unknown so could be a surprise package, while Pat Miletich at least has one fight to his name, a victory on the independent scene. From that performance he looks like a solid all-rounder with fairly heavy hands, good takedowns and the ability to submit an opponent too. The Fight: Early in the fight Berry pushed the pace with some left and right straights that unfortunately were wildly inaccurate. But as the round wore on Miletich fought his way into control of the fight and managed to take Berry down from the clinch, landing in guard in the process. Miletich pounds away from the guard with elbows but Berry uses his gloves well and not only blocks the shots, but is able to catch Miletich with the odd right straight from the bottom too. This frustrates Miletich who drops a huge bomb of a left hand then passes to side control while Berry is still reeling from it. Miletich with the kimura attempt but Berry bucks violently to break it and isn’t in as much danger, that is until Miletich moves to mount seconds later. Straight away Miletich starts to rapidly throw left and right hands and Berry has no answer. John McCarthy is threatening to intervene but still Berry just takes shot after shot and is now bleeding from the nose and somewhere on the top of his head. McCarthy has seen enough and steps in, ending the fight by TKO. The Outcome: A solid win for Pat Miletich who although he didn’t start off strong, came into the fight and ended up being dominant. Obviously being a 185lb fighter at best, the middleweight division is going to be a struggle for him but he’d definitely be a contender in a lower division. (Decent) Middleweight Tournament Final: ‘The Ronin’ Carlos Newton (1-0) vs. Frank Shamrock (3-0) The Set-Up: The final of tonight’s tournament is the expected fight of Shamrock vs. Newton. Frank has wins over Dave Strasser, Joel Sutton and Ray Wizard in his increasingly successful career, while Newton only made his debut tonight. The winner is seemingly either a lock for a Middleweight Championship shot, or at the very least one win away from it. The Fight: Both fighters start off at a high pace as they trade strikes then circle. Frank certainly looks like the bigger fighter and is able to strike with more confidence as he can walk through some of Newton’s weaker punches. This confidence certainly shows as the fight wears on, deftly getting out the way of Newton’s low kicks and punches and scoring repeatedly with jabs and punches in bunches. This carries on for the first half of the round with Newton unable to launch any sort of offence. Then after a brief period of inactivity Frank hits a three hit combo then backs away before coming back in with another. This one hurts Newton who backs away and Shamrock’s killer instinct takes over as he pushes forward, thudding two big right hands into the head of Newton that knock the Canadian down! Straight away Shamrock dives on top to finish it, but Carlos shows brilliant recovery to be ready for it and he starts to scramble. As Newton stands Shamrock grabs a leg, he’s looking for a heel hook. Carlos twists and turns though and eventually is able to pull free and we return to standing. Carlos with a high kick just misses and Shamrock hits a huge left hook that dazes the Canadian. Another connects and Carlos is pushed back up against the Octagon wall. His hands are down by his sides and that’s all the invitation Shamrock needs to unload with rapid right hands to the face. Pretty soon Newton is out on his feet and John McCarthy puts a stop to this one, we have a winner. The Outcome: In a completely expected situation, Frank Shamrock is the winner of the Middleweight tournament, although Carlos Newton was a very game opponent who will be back in the future, perhaps with a rematch on his mind. Frank decided to keep it standing at nearly all times, and it turned out to be a good decision as Newton couldn’t keep pace with him. Afterwards Shamrock has a chance to speak on the microphone and says that Coleman gets to fight for the heavyweight belt here tonight after winning the last tournament, so “where’s my shot?”. Jeff Blatnick asks him what he thinks of fighting Renzo Gracie for the belt and Frank calls it “the biggest fight in the middleweight division right now". He’s the rising star and Renzo is the middleweight veteran, it would apparently be a great passing of the torch fight, says an always humble Frank Shamrock. (Good) Heavyweight Division: Don ‘The Predator’ Frye (3-2) vs. ‘Big Daddy’ Gary Goodridge (3-2) The Set-Up: We move onto the co-main event and it’s two of the UFC’s heaviest hitters going toe-to-toe to remain a major threat in the heavyweight division. Frye came into the UFC with high expectations that were never realised and his mentor Dan Severn has since distanced himself from ‘The Predator’. Supposedly cross-trained in wrestling and boxing, we have only seen glimmers of each. Goodridge on the other hand gives you exactly what he says he will; raw punching power. Unfortunately, like Don Frye he also has a weakness, a lack of ability to finish fights as two of his three wins have come by a judge’s decision. Both men have a chance to rebuild their reputations with a win here. The Fight: Goodridge is fighting the only way he knows how to, on the feet and throwing that right hand of his. He flicks out a few range finding jabs, as does Frye, although Don primarily seems to want it on the ground and he shoots in for a takedown. Good strength from Goodridge stops it though and he is able to lock Frye up in a plum clinch and start dirty boxing. ‘Big Daddy’ hits a lot of shots to the head that cause bruising to Frye, who’s really getting stung. Finally Frye breaks free of the clinch at the expense of a hard right, although he does return fire with a nice punch himself. Soon after they clinch again and wind up against the fence, with Goodridge in a dominant position. Frye eventually calls on his wrestling background and manages to turn it around but Goodridge stubbornly defends the takedown attempt by turning away from Frye. Still Goodridge defends the takedown despite looking more and more fatigued, so the referee restarts in the middle. Unfortunately there isn’t much action in the second half of the round, as the two tired fighters continuously wind up grappling against the cage with nothing to separate them except the referee every now and then. The Outcome: Goodridge takes the decision win but it's not exactly the fireworks we were expecting from that fight but at least the first six or seven minutes contained some decent action. Fortunately for both fighters, the fans seem to like these guys which keeps them at the top of the card. However in the fight game it’s wins that keep you in the fans heads and they need to start doing it consistently and, if possible, entertainingly. Neither of them are getting any younger however and so the next 12 months could be do or die for them. (Average) It’s now time for the main event of the evening as we look to decide the Ultimate Fighting Championships first ever Heavyweight Champion. First up though we cut to the announce booth were Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick want to plug the next show. Blatnick says it’ll be held in Vegas in the December of 1996. It’s UFC 13 and will be subtitled Ultimate Force due to the sheer quality of competition appearing. Blatnick says they can exclusively announce several bouts right now. Olympic silver medallist Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland will be debuting with the UFC against BJJ expert Wallid Ismail. Also on tap for the night are three highly touted Brazilians in the form of explosive strikers Pedro Rizzo, Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva. Bruce Beck calls it not a show to be missed for those who like competition from across the globe and also says that talks are in an advanced stage to headline the show with a title fight, possibly Renzo Gracie’s first middleweight title defence. As always it will be available live and on pay-per-view for those fans who cannot get there in person. We then go back to the Octagon for our main event of the evening. UFC Heavyweight Championship: Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn (6-1) vs. Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (2-0) The Set-Up: Severn is the original wrestler to dominate in the Octagon and his only loss comes to the legendary Bas Rutten. Other than that he’s finished all of his fights by a submission so knows how to put an opponent away when he has them hurt. Coleman on the other hand is what people are calling ‘Dan Severn Version 2.0’ due to his ability to decimate an opponent with strikes on the ground rather than look for a choke. We then cut to the videotape of the pre-fight build up where the two have been interviewed. First up we get highlights of Dan Severn’s numerous victories inside the cage, followed by his comments: “This to me is about more than just a title. It’s about personal redemption and proving to myself that not only can I still compete at this level, but I can be the best at the same time.” “I don’t want to go out being remembered for that fight with Bas Rutten. I want to be remembered as ‘The Beast’, as someone who came and fought and won. I want people to say whether you liked me or hated me, I was one of the best.” “I haven’t seen too much of Mark Coleman but I know about him through the wrestling side of things. Hopefully these aren’t famous last words, but I don’t think he’s going to ask me any questions I haven’t prepared an answer for. We’re both wrestlers, we both want the dominant position on the ground. Whoever’s prepared to get it will win, that’s what it comes down to.” It then runs to Mark Coleman’s pure domination of Kimo and Moti Horenstein at UFC 11. ‘The Hammer’ looked dominant there and is pretty sure of himself in his interview: “Am I looking past this fight? Of course. I don’t mean that in a, uh, disrespectful way, but I like to visualise myself doing things and that includes defending this title once I win it. Hell, I’ve visualised a win against Bas Rutten of all people.” “I know he’s really going to be pushing his wrestling onto me as he’s been training with [Mark] Schultz at Gilbert Grappling so I can see where he’s going to be coming from. In all honesty though? I think I’m the better wrestler no matter where we train, plus I’ve got more up my sleeve. I’ve trained a lot of, um, kickboxing with Brian Johnston in Hawaii and some submissions with Justin Martin. So I think our wrestling’s going to cancel each other out and then I’m going to be best equipped in that situation.” ”How do I see it going? Honestly, I would love to knock this guy out. Nothing against Dan Severn but in training I’ve been getting a reputation as a ground fighter but I think when I let my fists go I’m pretty dangerous.” The camera then cuts back to Dan Severn who stares into the camera… ”When the Octagon dead bolt slams shut, I become ‘The Beast’…and this beast isn’t scared of ‘The Hammer’…” The Fight: At long last it’s time to get this one underway, although first the heavyweight championship belt is paraded in front of the fans. Mark Coleman heads out first, wearing the mandatory four ounce gloves as well as some small black shorts with Kevin Randleman in his corner, victorious from earlier in the night. Coleman’s soon joined by his opponent, two time UFC-tournament winner Dan Severn. Severn has a fairly large entourage with Don Frye a notable absentee, and is going to be fighting in Bas Rutten reminiscent blue trunks. Eventually the introductions are over with the crowd perhaps 70/30 pro-Coleman and ‘Big’ John McCarthy gets us underway. Early on and Coleman stays well out of range, weighing up his options. Coleman only gets just shy of two minutes to think about it though as Severn suddenly tries a double leg takedown. ‘The Hammer’ starts to lock in a standing guillotine choke to counter it though and Severn backs off to avoid it being cinched in completely. That was a pretty lucky escape but not one that he seems to learn from as straight away he goes back in for another takedown. This time Coleman matches him strength for strength and after a few seconds of grappling he sidesteps and reverses Severn’s shot, taking him down instead! Coleman does brilliantly, not only landing in side control but immediately locking in a side choke! Severn is in some serious trouble just over two minutes into a thirty minute fight! Severn is holding on valiantly but all that serves to do is convince Coleman to crank it up tighter, leaning forwards to add extra pressure to the hold. Ultimately the pressure becomes unbearable…and Severn taps! The fight is over, we have a decisive UFC Heavyweight Champion!!! The Outcome: Just two and a half minutes, that’s all ‘The Hammer’ needed to put away one of the greatest heavyweights in MMA’s short history. Perhaps most impressively is that he does it in only his third professional fight. Soon after Coleman is announced as the winner and receives his belt while to pad out the time Dan Severn is interviewed. Severn says that he wanted to try and entertain the fans by pushing the fight and paid the price for it. He adds that Coleman should be a great champion however and perhaps further down the line there’ll be a chance for Coleman vs. Severn II. Then Coleman gets the microphone from Blatnick and is asked to talk us through the closing seconds of the fight. He says that it went down exactly as he planned, Severn would shoot, he’d block it with his own wrestling then either submit him or pound him out for a stoppage. Coleman is then asked how good it feels to be holding the title and he says strange. On one hand he’s glad to be champion, but on the other he says that with his wrestling he has almost an unfair advantage over everyone he faces, but if it gets more guys wrestling then he’s all for it. Coleman then laughs as he suggests that one day maybe he’ll be remembered as the man who put wrestling and ‘ground and pound’ on the MMA map. Finally, Blatnick wants to know what’s next for ‘The Hammer’ now he’s champion. Coleman says that he’ll be here as long as the UFC wants him and plans to defend the belt as soon as possible because he’s trained three months for a three minute fight so feels he could go again tomorrow if they wanted him to. As for specific opponents he doesn’t care, just put someone in front of him and he’ll try to run through them. (Great) That’s it for another night of UFC action, as the middleweight division receives another title contender in Frank Shamrock and another possible future contender in Carlos Newton, not to mention a heavyweight champion. Before the show goes off air Bruce Beck plugs UFC 13: Ultimate Force once more and reminds fans to keep checking with the UFC for an updated fight card, as a main event should be announced shortly. - Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final 1: Frank Shamrock beat Dave Strasser by submission in 9:27 (Good) - Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final 2: Carlos Newton beat Sam Fulton by submission in 1:57 (Great) - José Landi-Jons beat Tai Bowden by submission in 8:02 (Great) - Kevin Randleman beat Larry Cureton by submission in 10:19 (Good) - Pat Miletich beat Dave Berry by TKO in 5:02 (Decent) - Middleweight Tournament Final: Frank Shamrock beat Carlos Newton by TKO in 10:13 (Good) - Gary Goodridge beat Don Frye by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Average) - UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark Coleman beat Dan Severn by submission in 2:26 to win the Heavyweight championship (Great) SHOW RATING: GREAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The show saw one of our biggest attendances and PPV buys yet which are obviously positives, plus I finally feel like the roster is coming together with the champions and weight divisions in place. This should hopefully lead to a bit more logical booking as the game starts demanding good main events rather than just throwing whoever’s available at a wall and seeing who sticks. Got a few more bigger names on board as you can tell by the UFC 13 preview, but I don’t plan to keep all of them around, just those who impress. RBM1 – 7/8 rjhabeeb – 6/8 RennikKain076 – 7/8 zackufc – 8/8 Congrats to zackufc on the only perfect score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 October Report Thursday 31st October 1996 Major News: The major news of the month came as heavyweight wrestler Dan Severn (6-2) parted ways with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. It came just days after his upset loss to Mark Coleman (3-0) for the heavyweight title and it is believed the UFC opted not to extend his contract. While Severn is still a draw due to his past achievements, it is believed that UFC matchmaker John Peretti felt that Severn’s stock has dropped considerably with back-to-back quick defeats and it was time to focus on the younger fighters coming through the ranks. The Beast will not be out of work for long however, as weeks later he revealed he had signed a deal with Extreme Fighting. His first appearance is scheduled tentatively for January 1997 with names being tossed around including Igor Vovchanchyn, Tsuyoshi ‘TK’ Kohsaka and Johnny Rhodes. The door is not closed on a UFC return down the line however. Signings: Apart from the obvious big signing of Dan Severn to Extreme Fighting, the company also managed to score two more lesser known names. Both fighters making their debuts, the Japanese Koji Kitao (0-0) and Brazilian Rafael Carino (0-0) are going to be fighting soon. It’s good to see EF still pushing forward despite the aggressive attitude of SuperBrawl when it comes to signing fighters, an attitude that continued this month as they bolstered their lighter weight divisions. First up Jack McGlaughlin (1-3) saw his contract expire with the UFC and, with no extension on the table, he went to Hawaii. It is alleged that he will be a part of their middleweight division. Then they managed to secure a coup in bringing Japanese prodigy Caol Uno (0-0) to the promotion. It was widely believed that the UFC were very interested in Uno and looking at signing him as their next breakout Japanese fighter. That didn’t work out though and he could slot into a debut title fight against Royler Gracie for their lightweight belt very soon. Results SuperBrawl: Against All Odds - Rickson Gracie (4-3) d. Ryuta Sakurai (1-1) via decision (Very Poor) - SuperBrawl Light-Heavyweight Championship: Guy Mezger (3-0) d. Mark Schultz (1-1) via TKO in 3:08 of Rd 2 (Decent) - Kevin Rosier (4-4) d. Patrick Smith (2-4) via decision (Good) - Akihiro Gono (3-0) d. Ray Wizard (3-4) via submission in 4:43 of Rd 1 (Good) - Oleg Taktarov (6-2) d. Kimo (4-4) via submission in 4:18 of Rd 1 (Great) Extreme Fighting 7 - EF Heavyweight Championship: Johnny Rhodes (4-1) d. David Levicki (3-2) via submission in 5:52of Rd 1 (Good) - Murilo Bustamante (3-0) d. Minoki Ichihara (4-3) via submission in 7:42 of Rd 1 (Good) - Trent Jenkins (4-1) d. Thaddeus Luster (2-4) via decision (Decent) - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (3-1) d. Geza Kalman (1-3) via submission in 4:07 of Rd 1 (Great) - ‘Angry’ Scott Tufnel (4-0) d. Onassis Parungao (0-4) via submission in 7:09 of Rd 1 (Good) Independent Scene Justin Eilers (1-0) d. Joe Son (0-4) via TKO in 1:30 of Rd 3 (Average) Misc News In other news, Kimo suffered a serious head injury while attempting to take down Oleg Taktarov at the latest SuperBrawl show. It is expected to keep him out of action for some time. Taktarov won the fight soon after with a kneebar and is open to the idea of a rematch. Also low-level fighter Thomas Ramirez (0-2) had his retirement this month, he was involved in two entertaining fights on the independent scene, mainly because he was decimated in both. November Report Saturday 30th November 1996 Major News: The major news this month was more global than MMA focused, as several news outlets covered the story that the USA economy was set to move out of its boom phase and in a few months enter a recession period. With more and more fighters and promoters trying their hand at MMA every month, they could soon find themselves struggling. One solution? Move up North. The recession is believed to have a positive knock-on to Canada and their economy will boom enormously. Signings: Another month means another short burst of SuperBrawl signings and we got them, the most name worthy being Thaddeus Luster (2-4). Luster, who has fought Rickson Gracie, joined along with Joel Eaton (6-0). The 200lb kick boxer comes with a record comprised of independent wins in the So Cal area and is one for the future. Along with these two, SuperBrawl also continued to scour Japan for the best talent, beating UFC to the punch on both Hayato ‘Mach’ Sakurai (0-0) and ‘Mr 200%’ Yoji Anjo (0-0). As for Extreme Fighting they brought in four relative newcomers. Ryan Parker, Asbel Cancio and He-Man Gipson (all 0-0) look to make their mark on the company’s divisions in the coming months, while Justin Eilers (1-0) recently scored a first career win on a local independent show. Results SuperBrawl: Hell Hole - SuperBrawl Middleweight Championship: Royce Gracie (9-1) submitted Kiyoshi Tamura (3-1) in 2:20 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) - SuperBrawl Welterweight Championship: Jutaro Nakao (1-0) d. John Lewis (0-2) via decision (Poor) - Zane Frasier (4-3) d. Francesco Maturi (0-4) via submission in 4:59 of Rd 1 (Great) - Marcus Bossett (3-3) d. Anthony Macias (1-4) in 2:30 of Rd 3 (Great) - Mikey Burnett (1-0) d. Orlando Weit (0-3) via decision (Decent) Independent Scene - Harold Howard (3-3) d. Gerry Harris (0-1) via KO in 2:41 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) December Report: UFC 13 Card Revealed Friday 27th December 1996 Major News: Obviously the big news this month was the finalising of the UFC 13: Ultimate Force card. It was widely assumed that Renzo Gracie would be making his first Middleweight Championship defence at the show, but that fell through at the last second when both opponents touted for the fight had to withdraw. Instead Mark Coleman makes his first defence of the heavyweight title and it’s probably the toughest fight out there right now for him, as Tank Abbott steps up to the plate. Tank can take you out with just that one punch and Coleman as of yet has an untested jaw, it’ll be interesting to see if Tank can land that bomb and if Coleman can take it. Tank has however faced a wrestler in the past in the form of Dan Severn who stopped him inside two minutes, so the omens don’t look good for Tank to finally get that major win. There’s also another four-man tournament scheduled for the 29/12/1996 and it’s in the heavyweight division. Julian Sanchez, Steven Graham and Harry Moskowitz are all very big guys and tough to bring down, but in terms of pure fighting ability, you have to give it Vitor Belfort. UFC matchmaker John Peretti called his skills ‘phenomenal’ to the point that his training partners have labelled him ‘The Phenom’. Fully adept in both striking and grappling and small for a heavyweight, Belfort could quite easily be a factor in both weight divisions. Then on the undercard we have numerous possible future stars of the heavyweight and middleweight divisions. Only one of them has any professional MMA fights and that’s Jorge Patino with one. He fought at UFC 7 and since then has been coaching primarily at his Gibi Thai training camp. He faces a tough challenge in Russian fighter Igor Zinoviev who has been training in Japan with former UFC fighter Akihiro Gono. Both have an all-round game so it could be a competitive, close fight. Also set is the much anticipated debut of Matt Lindland. Lindland, an American silver medallist at the Olympic Games, is hotly tipped to be a big thing at middleweight and a win over BJJ veteran Wallid Ismail would rocket him up the rankings. Wallid is underestimated at Matt’s peril though and could quite easily throw a spanner in the works. Then we have someone UFC senior matchmaker John Peretti has called, “a real axe murderer”. Wanderlei Silva may only be 20 years old, but already he has built up a reputation as a ferocious fighter on the notoriously tough Brazilian Vale Tudo circuit. Armed with an ultra-aggressive balls-to-the-wall style comprising of punches, high and low kicks, knees and stomps, Wanderlei is a human dynamo and very exciting. Whether his aggressive style will leave him open to the counter remains to be seen though and Rainy Martinez could capitalise on it. Then finally, two more youngsters fight as the USA’s Travis Fulton debuts against Brazil’s Pedro Rizzo. Not much is known about these two, although Fulton is said to be an all-round guy while Rizzo likes to load up the right hand. That one could be fireworks. Below is the full card for UFC 13: Ultimate Force: UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (3-0, Freestyle Wrestling) © vs. Tank Abbott (7-3, Brawling) UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Julian Sanchez (0-0, ASAX) vs. Steven Graham (0-0, Extension Fighting) SF2: ‘Dirty’ Harry Moskowitz (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Vitor Belfort (0-0, Jiu Jitsu/Boxing) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Undercard ‘Houdini’ Igor Zinoviev (0-0, Sambo) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (1-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (0-0, BJJ) Rainy Martinez (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wanderlei Silva (0-0, Muay Thai) Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (0-0, Muay Thai) vs. Travis Fulton (0-0, Hybrid Fighting) In his first title defence Mark Coleman has a tough draw in Tank Abbott, but get past this hurdle and the division is his to dominate. Can he stop the Tank rolling onwards? Or is it going to crush The Hammer under it’s tracks? UFC 13: Ultimate Force has all the answers and more. Results SuperBrawl: Living For Today - SuperBrawl Lightweight Championship: Royler Gracie (2-0) submitted Caol Uno (0-1) in 3:27 of Rd 2 (Decent) - SuperBrawl Heavyweight Championship: Oleg Taktarov (7-2) submitted Valentijn Overeem (1-1) in 2:18 of Rd 5 (Good) - Art Jimmerson (2-2) d. Steve Jennum (1-3) via TKO in 2:35 of Rd 1 (Good) - Hayato Sakurai (1-0) d. Akihiro Gono (3-1) via decision (Poor) - Chris Brennan (1-1) d. Kiuma Kunioku (0-1) via decision (Very Poor) Extreme Fighting 8 - Kazushi Sakuraba (2-0) d. Pat Miletich (2-1) via decision (Average) - Igor Vovchanchyn (3-0) d. Teila Tuli (4-3) via decision (Good) - Cal Worsham (2-2) d. Koji Kitao (0-1) via decision (Good) - Ikuhisa Minowa (2-1) d. Keith Hackney (1-2) via TKO in 1:44 of Rd 1 (Great) - Rafael Carino (1-0) d. Asbel Cancio (0-1) via submission in 9:37 of Rd 1 (Good) Misc News In other news for the month, aging Dutch fighter Hans Nijman retired with a record of 1-1, his career high point coming when he fought on SuperBrawl’s first show, although it ended in a loss. He will continue to train younger fighters at the Vos gym back in his native Holland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zackufc Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Yes perfect score UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (3-0, Freestyle Wrestling) © vs. Tank Abbott (7-3, Brawling) UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Julian Sanchez (0-0, ASAX) vs. Steven Graham (0-0, Extension Fighting) SF2: ‘Dirty’ Harry Moskowitz (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Vitor Belfort (0-0, Jiu Jitsu/Boxing) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Vitor Belfort Undercard ‘Houdini’ Igor Zinoviev (0-0, Sambo) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (1-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (0-0, BJJ) Rainy Martinez (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wanderlei Silva (0-0, Muay Thai) Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (0-0, Muay Thai) vs. Travis Fulton (0-0, Hybrid Fighting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_Bingo Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (3-0, Freestyle Wrestling) © vs. Tank Abbott (7-3, Brawling) UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Julian Sanchez (0-0, ASAX) vs. Steven Graham (0-0, Extension Fighting) SF2: ‘Dirty’ Harry Moskowitz (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Vitor Belfort (0-0, Jiu Jitsu/Boxing) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner - Vitor Belfort Undercard ‘Houdini’ Igor Zinoviev (0-0, Sambo) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (1-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (0-0, BJJ) Rainy Martinez (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wanderlei Silva (0-0, Muay Thai) Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (0-0, Muay Thai) vs. Travis Fulton (0-0, Hybrid Fighting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (3-0, Freestyle Wrestling) © vs. Tank Abbott (7-3, Brawling) UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: Julian Sanchez (0-0, ASAX) vs. Steven Graham (0-0, Extension Fighting) SF2: ‘Dirty’ Harry Moskowitz (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Vitor Belfort (0-0, Jiu Jitsu/Boxing) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner - Vitor Belfort Undercard ‘Houdini’ Igor Zinoviev (0-0, Sambo) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (1-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (0-0, Freestyle Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (0-0, BJJ) Rainy Martinez (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wanderlei Silva (0-0, Muay Thai) Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (0-0, Muay Thai) vs. Travis Fulton (0-0, Hybrid Fighting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 http://www.webalice.it/gpdmcwg/foto/varie/logo_ufc_old.jpg UFC 13: Ultimate Force Date: Saturday 28th December 1996 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Commentary Team: Bruce Beck & Jeff Blatnick Attendance: 575 for a gate of $11,500 Once more we are live from Las Vegas, Nevada for the 13th show in UFC history to close out 1996 and what a big show it is. Bruce Beck and Jeff Blatnick welcome us to the pay-per-view broadcast and start to already hype up the debuting Brazilians in Pedro Rizzo, Wanderlei Silva and even veteran Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert Wallid Ismail. They also discuss an intriguing clash between Zinoviev and Patino, while Jeff Blatnick is heavily promoting the wrestler as usual, this time Olympic Silver medallist Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland. Of course the main focus is on the main event as Mark Coleman looks to make his first successful defence of the heavyweight championship against Tank Abbott. Blatnick thinks that Coleman should win this by taking it to the ground, but at the same time if Tank can catch him with a hard right, Coleman has an untested jaw. Whatever happens though, he doesn’t think that one is going to go all the way to a decision. After the opening bout of the show however is another much hyped Brazilian in Vitor Belfort, who is taking part in the customary 4-man tournament. This one is a heavyweight tournament; however Belfort could easily make the middleweight category. Heavyweight Semi-Final 1: Steven Graham (0-0) vs. Julian Sanchez (0-0) The Set-Up: Neither of these guys look like being major players in the division anytime soon, however it is claimed that Sanchez and his little known ‘ASAX’ fighting style has claimed him over 400 bare knuckle victories so we’ll see how he deals with the now mandatory 4-to-6 ounce gloves. Both are big men who wouldn’t be out of place in a Super-Heavyweight division. The Fight: In a surprisingly decent fight between these two debutants, we at first went to the ground as Graham got a takedown. Graham tries some Coleman-esque ground and pound but Sanchez bucked him off balance and got side control. Sanchez had even less knowledge of the ground game than his opponent though and soon they scrambled to the feet. They again go down to the mat and roll around like they’re in a bar room brawl, throwing short punches to the side of each others head then again back to the feet. Finally a third time they go to the ground with Graham in side control but nothing comes of it and we reach a decision. The Outcome: Both men are hugely fatigued and it’s Steven Graham who now has perhaps the unenviable task of having to come back out here later on for the final. The judge’s gave him the win largely on takedowns as there was nothing much to split it on due to the competitive if slightly unskilled nature of the fight. (Decent) Heavyweight Semi-Final 2: ‘Dirty’ Harry Moskowitz (0-0) vs. ‘The Phenom’ Vitor Belfort (0-0) The Set-Up: Belfort works a lot on his jiu-jitsu in training and supposedly likes to tap people out. His main strength lies in his quite frankly explosive striking however as the power, pace and accuracy behind both of his hands is frightening for a heavyweight. Moskowitz is not going to just lay down for him though and at 275lbs he’s a mighty 50lb’s heavier than the 18 year old Brazilian. It could be decisive. The Fight: It looks as though the fans are going to be in for a disappointment tonight as Moskowitz plays the spoiler by straight away grabbing hold of Vitor and using his superior strength to push him up against the fence for a couple of minutes. When the referee eventually restarts them however Moskowitz is mightily fatigued and dropping his hands far too low to defend properly. It’s a weakness that’s taken advantage of as straight away Belfort explodes on him with a variety of right and left hands! In what seems like fifty punches thrown in ten seconds, Moskowitz is all over the place and in a lot of pain. John McCarthy has seen enough and steps in, ending the fight by TKO. The Outcome: A great performance and just what the hype said we’d see from Vitor as he waited for Moskowitz to tire himself out then just obliterated him with some scarily good striking that could have the rest of the heavyweight division running scared. Belfort is here to stay and Steven Graham is maybe going to be less pleased at reaching the final now. (Great) The tournament brackets confirm that it will be Graham vs. Belfort in the final and both commentators are somewhat lost for words at an impressive performance as Blatnick says that if you gave Mike Tyson the speed of a lightweight, you’d get Vitor Belfort. Bruce Beck agrees, adding that he can’t believe he’s only 18 years old too. Now we’re onto the main undercard, but first Beck tells us to keep tuned to the very end as they’re expecting an announcement regarding the middleweight division and UFC 14 later on tonight. Next up though, it’s Russia vs. Brazil… Middleweight Division: ‘Houdini’ Igor Zinoviev (0-0) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (1-0) The Set-Up: Zinoviev has been linked with the UFC for more or less a year but only now makes his debut for the company. Apparently at 32 he’s no spring chicken so wanted to train solidly before he debuted, to ensure that he got it right first time and didn’t need the second chance he’s probably too old to get. While a fairly heavy hitter, Igor prefers to take it to the ground and unleash some strikes or try to cinch in a choke. Patino on the other hand has a UFC win to his name against Jack McGlaughlin over a year ago. Like Zinoviev, he likes the ground game but prefers to try all sorts of submission holds rather than pound away with his fists. The Fight: We spend the opening half of the round watching the Russian chase ‘Macaco’ across the Octagon, really pushing for a takedown but not getting it while Patino is able to simply counter punch freely and score lots of points with the judges. Eventually Zinoviev is beginning to look really tired and Patino gets the confidence to move in closer and start firing off barrages of punches. It’s a strategy no-one expected to keep it on the feet and it looks to have caught Igor off guard. Soon they clinch and Macaco is able to push it against the fence and work some knees to the body in, further taking the wind out of his opponent’s sails. We then settle back into the rhythm from the opening minutes as Patino begins to counter punch successfully again, knowing that he will not be able to knock out the bigger man and we go to the judge’s scorecards for the second time tonight. The Outcome: The judge’s have it in favour of the Brazilian and he goes to 2-0 in the UFC. Not a great fight at all as Macaco deployed tactics that threw everyone off and perhaps ruined the fight as we anticipated an intriguing clash on the ground. Nonetheless, Patino continues to climb the middleweight ladder and must be eyeing up a big fight to get into title contention. Zinoviev needs to head back to Asia and perhaps brush up on one or two other things before coming back to the cage. (Poor) Middleweight Division: Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland (0-0) vs. Wallid Ismail (0-0) The Set-Up: This is a big fight that should probably be further up the card with a lot of people interested to see just how well Olympic level wrestler Matt Lindland will do, especially with the success of wrestlers such as Dan Severn and Mark Coleman in the heavyweight division. Ismail could derail everything though, as Lindland would be naïve to forget about the submission threat that Wallid carries. The Fight: Straight away Lindland looks for a takedown, exactly as expected. Ismail looks to maintain a good centre of balance but The Law is just too good and forces through on a double leg takedown. As they hit the mat Ismail hooks for a guillotine…but Lindland drops a heavy right hand then pulls his head free. Lindland is trying to advance from the half guard he landed in, but Wallid has his legs crossed tightly and he cannot move at all. Ismail now tries to get another guillotine from the bottom of the half guard but Lindland pulls free again. Again Matt looks to improve his position but fails and has to defend another guillotine choke well. His corner is telling him to slow it down and beware of the submission threat but Lindland pushes on once again. This time he gets fully ensnared in the guillotine and only makes it tighter when he tries to pull free! The Law fights it for a couple of seconds, but soon realises he’s caught in a really tight submission and has to tap out! The Outcome: How about that for an unspectacular debut? Lindland showed that he has the tools of a possible superstar as he took down the veteran Ismail at will, even defending a couple of submission attempts too. Unfortunately the mental side of his game needs some work as he ignored the advice of his coaches and was far too gung-ho in his approach. As for Wallid though, he certainly gained a bit of recognition with this performance as he spoiled Lindland’s night. It’s probably not enough to make him considered as a player in the middleweight division, but he certainly will get another high profile fight next time around. (Decent) Middleweight Division: Rainy Martinez (0-0) vs. Wanderlei Silva (0-0) The Set-Up: It’s the now classic grappler vs. striker match-up as Martinez’s wrestling plays off against Wanderlei’s Muay Thai skills. UFC matchmaker John Peretti has been particularly vocal in his praise Silva who he called ‘an axe murderer’. His high octane style could be a lot for the debuting Rainy to handle. The Fight: Martinez wants this on the ground and who can blame him, but he has to back off as Wanderlei counters his takedown attempt with a big kick to the hip. Another takedown gets Martinez in close, but Silva keeps his balance well then pushes Rainy away before hitting several jabs. Wanderlei looks to have found his range after just a few minutes and that could be extremely dangerous for Martinez, with Silva pressing in closer to attack. First comes a jab, but then the Brazilian mixes it up by stinging his thigh with a low kick and then one to the body. They clinch and Wanderlei looks to be aiming for that deadly Muay Thai clinch, but Martinez uses his wrestling base to escape before he gets into even more trouble. Well into the second half of the round now and Wanderlei can land his jab seemingly at will but is looking for that killer combination to avoid going to a decision. Another kick to the thigh is starting to cause problems for Rainy as his shot gets less and less effective. Finally they grapple again and Silva is able to get the Muay Thai clinch! Martinez foolishly bends down to try a takedown and Wanderlei unleashes a mammoth knee to the face. It connects flush with Rainy moving right into it and he crumples to the mat in brutal fashion, he is knocked clean out! The Outcome: A dominant if somewhat slightly conservative performance from The Axe Murderer. Blatnick says that for a lot of fighters getting the first fight ‘jitters’ out of the way is a big mental hurdle and in his next fight we’ll probably see him swing for the fences. Beck suggests fights with the likes of Vovchanchyn or Belfort and Blatnick says that those fights would be something special if they lived up to their potential. (Decent) Heavyweight Division: Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (0-0) vs. Travis Fulton (0-0) The Set-Up: Back in the cage to witness the final much touted Brazilian and it’s in the Heavyweight division, as Pedro Rizzo tries to make an impression against Travis Fulton. Fulton has an all-round game and apparently told the backstage staff that he just wants to fight, fight and fight. Win or lose he wants to spend every weekend fighting in the cage and feeling the adrenaline. He’ll definitely get a fight tonight as despite some solid BJJ, the Marco Ruas cornered Rizzo is known as a KO puncher in Brazilian Vale Tudo circles. The Fight: Before the fight starts Blatnick says that Fulton has only trained part-time with one or two guys in the build-up to this one, which could be a bad omen. The first fifteen seconds or so the two spend circling before Fulton tries a jab which Rizzo counters with a huge right hand! It crushes into Fulton’s jaw and puts him on the back foot, but Rizzo follows up and throws a barrage of right hands that drop him to the floor. The Rock goes to follow up but Fulton is completely out of it, not defending himself and the referee intervenes. The Outcome: That’s it, just 25 seconds was all Rizzo needed to put Fulton down and force a TKO victory. Judging by the performance of the Brazilian trio of Rizzo, Wanderlei and Belfort, the rest of the competition must be pretty worried about an invasion of super-tough South Americans into the UFC. Brazil have a long history with the UFC thanks to the Gracie’s and these guys look like continuing it. Blatnick also says that Fulton needs to up his training if he’s to be anything like a contender in this company. (Great) Heavyweight Tournament Final: Steven Graham (1-0) vs. ‘The Phenom’ Vitor Belfort (1-0) The Set-Up: It’s final time as we get ready to see if Vitor Belfort can put another guy who outweighs him away. This time it’s by 65lbs however Graham was notably tired after his decision win over Julian Sanchez earlier in the night. Blatnick predicts that Graham needs to get in close and force Belfort to the floor if he wants to have a chance of winning this one. But even then with Vitor’s BJJ it might not be enough. The Fight: Straight away they come together…Vitor unloads with punches! Thankfully for Graham he was already backpedalling which took some of the sting out of them and he is able to survive the onslaught. Graham eats another few smaller flurries and his face is already starting to swell around, well, everywhere. He comes in to wrestle and eats a big counter jab, so tries to back away but gets pounced upon with another combination. Finally he’s able to clinch together with Vitor and use his superior strength to force it against the fence, then gain a plum clinch. From here Belfort actually eats a fair few shots as Graham is able to control the dirty boxing for a few minutes and sensing his chance starts to strike away. Vitor rides it out though till he runs out of breath and we get a restart in the centre with five minutes to go. These five minutes are spent with Vitor unsurprisingly on top, but unable to really capitalise and end the fight with a huge flurry as before, instead he lands one-two combinations all the way to the decision. The Outcome: Obviously it doesn’t take long to render this decision and Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort is the 4-man tournament champion on this night. As said numerous times already, his striking ability has been second to none in either the heavyweight or middleweight division and the fact that he can fight in either makes him a very dangerous opponent. With a fair bit of name recognition after winning a tournament live on pay-per-view in impressive style, there has to be interest in just who the UFC pick him to fight next. (Good) With the Octagon cleared we cut back to the commentary team who tell us there’s news on UFC 14, the first event of 1997. Set for the end of March, the show is entitled UFC 14: Victory in Vegas and sees Renzo Gracie’s first defence of his UFC Middleweight Championship. He’ll be defending against the Brazilian Murilo Bustamante in what is a clash between two fighters who are considered two of the best in the world. Also featured is a bout that has literally just been signed moments ago as Frank Shamrock takes on Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino in the middleweight division with the winner in pole position to fight the winner of the main event for the title at a later date. Bruce Beck also says that the UFC backroom staff are working tirelessly to try and bring back a lot of familiar faces for what will likely be the biggest show ever held by the Ultimate Fighting Championships. With that covered we head back to Octagon side as the main event of the evening is about to get underway… UFC Heavyweight Championship: Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman (3-0) vs. Tank Abbott (7-3) The Set-Up: Coleman has positioned himself as the premier heavyweight in mixed martial arts with his dominating victory over UFC legend Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn, and that UFC Heavyweight Championship seems to only have painted a target on his back. Aiming at that target is Tank Abbott, whose popularity has snowballed since he first stepped foot into the cage. Coleman is the favourite as his wrestling technique is believed to be too much for Tanks brawling instincts. Before the fight though we cut to the pre-fight videotape, which focus’s on all of Tanks (T)KO’s and big fights then moving to the man himself being interviewed on a black background. “I’m a bounty hunter; pure and simple. The way I look at it, I’m being paid to take Coleman out and whether it’s for the Heavyweight title or not, I’m gonna be trying to knock this guy out…as usual.” “I speak my mind, everyone knows that but I don’t have a lot of bad things to say about Coleman. I mean, yeah, he takes the coward’s way out by dragging you to the floor, but this is a fight, you do what you have to do to win.” “What does becoming UFC Heavyweight champion mean to me? Ho-ly smokes let me think about that one. Bigger pay-days for one, the chance to knock the famous guys out for two. Not a lot for three.” The VT then moves onto Mark Coleman training back at Ohio and he’s rolling around on the mats with UFC veteran Kevin Randleman, as well as potential future UFC fighter Mark Kerr, also a physical specimen. Coleman shows his great ground and pound, as well as him working on his stand-up striking. Again he then gives a sit-down interview, his first as UFC Heavyweight Champion… “I think that Tank as a fighter is very dangerous, maybe not that technically gifted when it comes to ground fighting but still tough. He’s got a great right hand on him and I’ve seen lots of glimpses of a solid wrestling game behind the punches. As a person? I don’t know, you know? Obviously he’s been criticised in the past for being disrespectful to his opponents and as the heavyweight champion I kind of make it my responsibility to make sure he doesn’t get this belt. We’re going through a difficult time right now with political pressure and everything, no offence to the guy but we could do with someone a little more legitimate fronting things.” “I see this fight being pretty straightforward you know? I’m a wrestler that wants it on the ground; he’s a striker that wants it standing. I think my wrestling’s a lot better than his though and that’s going to be the difference, he won’t be able to stay on his feet long enough to hit me. If he does though, I’ve been training my striking to compete. I want to be a well-rounded mixed martial artist because, you know, as the days go by, you need to be. I don’t want to be ‘Mark Coleman: Wrestler’, I want to be Mark Coleman: World Champion.” “Since winning this belt I’ve been on such a high. I just wanna get in there…in that cage…and just ****ing do something!” The VT then fades to black on footage from UFC 12 of Coleman giving a thumbs up to the fans with his title belt around his waist. The Fight: We return to the Octagon just as both men have made their entrances to the cage. Their introductions are finished and this main event title fight is underway! Coleman the champion is in the black wrestling shorts, while Tank the challenger is in the sky blue knee length shorts. Coleman showing his stand-up has improved as he makes the first moves, throwing a couple of jabs then even trading shots but neither man comes out worse for wear. That’s enough for The Hammer though who feigns another jab then comes in low with an excellent double leg takedown that Tank is powerless to stop. There’s more awesome wrestling from Coleman as he escapes the guard and shifts to side control with ease. He’s looking for mount now and the only reason he doesn’t get it is that Tank gave up his back rather than be mounted; it’s tough to say which is a worse position to be in. Regardless, Coleman’s in the dominant position now and throwing some big shots that are thundering into the side of Tanks head. More and more continue to land, Coleman is just pounding away and Tank is struggling to deal with it. ‘Big’ John McCarthy is right beside them and threatening to stop it unless Tank does something and soon, which he does as he bucks and bucks, not moving Coleman from his back but stopping the strikes. It doesn’t last long as soon enough Coleman is trying to finish once again, but Tank is on his hands and knees with his head tucked in to avoid the blows. To counter this Coleman looks for the rear naked choke, however Tank uses the opportunity to grab hold of The Hammers wrists and control him somewhat. After a few minutes of stalling from Tank, McCarthy says that’s enough, we’re going to get a stand-up! Coleman is pretty mad with the referee, complaining that his position was too advantageous to just take away from him like that. McCarthy isn’t listening though, restarting the fight instead and they meet in the centre. Immediately Coleman grapples and looks for a takedown but Tank is defending it well. Coleman is breathing hard…really hard, Blatnick suggests that his earlier flurry on the ground to end the fight might have sapped his energy. This fatigue has weakened his shot considerably and, combined with Tank’s wrestling base, means that the champion just cannot get Abbott on the floor. Eventually Coleman realises that he can’t take Tank down anymore, and he’s definitely too gassed to even think about slamming him, so The Hammer just settles for pushing him up against the fence and riding a decision. Tank isn’t going to let it happen though and uses all his strength to turn the grapple around! Coleman is pressed up against the cage now, Tank breaks the grapple and steps back…huge right hand! Coleman is rocked! He drops to one knee laid against the cage and Tank rushes besides him. Right hand after right hand is raining down…he’s offering no resistance…McCarthy steps in, the fight is finished! The Outcome: Wow is probably the only word to describe it. The fans are rocking; they cannot believe what they just witnessed. Coleman was on top for nearly the whole fight and looked to have the fight won till a controversial stand-up. Then Mark was absolutely exhausted and Tank took advantage, creating some distance before dropping him with mammoth strike like only he can deliver. Coleman was probably done after that one strike alone, but those that followed really put an end to him and we have a new champion. (Fantastic) Jeff Blatnick is then in the cage with a victorious Tank Abbott who has a bottle of what the UFC’s bosses are hoping is water in one hand and the UFC Heavyweight Championship dangling down from the other. In his interview Tank says that all ‘fighters’ seem to do now is sit there and **** talk their way around everything. About how they’re going to do this and that and game-plans, while he sits back laughing his ass off at them, knowing full well that all he has to do is turn up ready to fight and he has as good a shot as anyone. Tank then says that he’ll fight anyone and he means it. Not like Bas Rutten or Royce Gracie who stand there and say it, then when the serious competition arrives are nowhere to be found. He tells them to bring on ‘Victor Belfort’ or whoever Art Davie wants to use to get this belt off of him. He plans on keeping it for a long while to piss people off…and he’s going to have a great time doing it. We then cut back to Bruce Beck who says he never thought he’d see Tank as the face of the UFC and that these are interesting times indeed. He then plugs UFC 14: Victory in Vegas one more time before the PPV broadcast ends, advising fans to keep looking out for more fights being announced through the coming months. - Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final 1: Steven Graham beat Julian Sanchez by judge’s decision (Decent) - Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final 2: Vitor Belfort beat Harry Moskowitz by TKO in 3:45 (Great) - Jorge Patino beat Igor Zinoviev by judge’s decision (Poor) - Wallid Ismail beat Matt Lindland by submission in 3:38 (Decent) - Wanderlei Silva beat Rainy Martinez by KO in 13:10 (Decent) - Pedro Rizzo beat Travis Fulton by TKO in 0:25 (Great) - Heavyweight Tournament Final: Vitor Belfort beat Steven Graham by judge’s decision in 15:00 (Good) - UFC Heavyweight Championship: Tank Abbott beat Mark Coleman by TKO in 10:57 of Round 1 to win the Heavyweight championship (Fantastic) SHOW RATING: FANTASTIC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We managed to score $6,084 in PPV revenue, smashing our previous target. While I don’t expect Tank to hold the title for long, he’s popular and I expect people to tune in to see him KO guys or get beat. If he can rattle off a few big wins then he could be the Brock Lesnar of 1997, hopefully a license to print money, something we could really use. So yeah, should be an interesting next few shows. RennikKain076 - 5/10 Devil_Bingo - 4/10 zackufc - 6/10 Congrats to zackufc for another win, on a fairly tough event with some upsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Wow Tank over Coleman is a huge upset lol. I look forward to seeing who takes on Tank in his next fight i'd like to see Vovchanchyn get first crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1333/headerlogo.png Wednesday 1st January 1997 Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Rankings: Here’s the Top 10 P4P list for the beginning of 1997, with some movers, shakers and stayers: Top 10 Pound-For-Pound – January 1997 #1 Bas Rutten (8-0) Height: 6’1 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: Unemployed Last Five Fights: - vs. Marco Ruas – Win via TKO – UFC 9: December 1995 - vs. Ken Shamrock – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 8: September 1995 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Like last time, Bas has yet to fight and is keeping the number one spot by virtue of his previous performances alone. If he doesn’t fight within the next few months we’ll have to consider dropping him a few spots or even taking him out of the list entirely. #2 Royce Gracie (9-1) Height: 6’0 Age: 30 Currently Fights With: EF, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Kiyoshi Tamura – Win via submission – SuperBrawl: Hell Hole: November 1996 - vs. Robert Lucarelli – Win via submission – SuperBrawl: Blown Away: September 1996 - vs. Rickson Gracie – Win via judge’s decision – EF 1: December 1995 - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via judge’s decision – UFC 5: December 1994 - vs. Masakatsu Funaki – Win via submission – UFC 2: March 1994 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Six months ago we mentioned how leaving the UFC has revitalised Royce and that’s just carried on through the year as he goes to 9-1 inside in the cage. Submission wins over Lucarelli and Tamura have captured and retained him his second middleweight belt and 1997 looks like being another great year for the Gracie family member. #3 Renzo Gracie (7-1) Height: 5’10 Age: 29 Currently Fights With: UFC, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Fred Ettish – Win via TKO – SuperBrawl: Blown Away: September 1996 - vs. Masakatsu Funaki – Win via submission – UFC 11: June 1996 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Rickson Gracie, SuperBrawl: Self-Destruction Notes: Assuming Renzo gets through his Gracie Jiu Jitsu exhibition fight with his brother Rickson unscathed, Renzo will go on to defend his middleweight title belt for the first time against Murilo Bustamante at UFC 14: Victory in Vegas. That’s a tough fight that will see a winning streak ended, although a win for Renzo could see him eclipse his brother Royce in the rankings. #4 Dan Severn (6-2) Height: 6’2 Age: 42 Currently Fights With: Extreme Fighting Last Five Fights: - vs. Mark Coleman – Loss via submission – UFC 12: September 1996 - 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 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, EF 9 Notes: Back-to-back losses have really hurt Severn, but at the same time he’s still considered a top fighter due to his past achievements. A switch to pastures new at Extreme Fighting could stop the rot and give the 42 year old another shot at the top. #5 Royler Gracie (2-0) Height: 5’8 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Caol Uno – Win via submission – SuperBrawl: Living For Today: December 1996 - vs. Chris Brennan – Win via decision – SuperBrawl: Blown Away: September 1996 - n/a - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: SuperBrawl’s new Lightweight champion has been quick to impress having defended the belt already. A solid decision over Chris Brennan was followed by a highly impressive submission against the talented youngster Caol Uno. That said, there isn’t much depth amongst the lightweights right now, so he’ll struggle to keep this spot come the summer. #6 Frank Shamrock (4-0) Height: 5’10 Age: 24 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Carlos Newton – Win via TKO – UFC 12: September 1996 - vs. Dave Strasser – Win via submission – UFC 12: September 1996 - vs. Ray Wizard – Win via KO – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Joel Sutton – Win via submission – UFC 8: October 1995 - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Jorge Patino, UFC 14: Victory in Vegas, March 1997 Notes: The brother of Ken Shamrock looks set for a much more dominant career in the cage having nearly equalled Kens number of wins but picking up no losses at the same time. It’s rumoured he was after the middleweight title for UFC 14, but UFC top brass are holding back on that decision until they believe he’s ready as he could be a superstar. A fight with Jorge Patino is signed and is another good test for him after Newton and Strasser. #7 Rickson Gracie (4-3) Height: 5’10 Age: 38 Currently Fights With: EF, SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Ryuta Sakurai – Win via judge’s decision – SuperBrawl: Against All Odds: October 1996 - vs. Minoki Ichihara – Loss via judge’s decision – EF 6: June 1996 - vs. Thaddeus Luster – Win via submission – EF 4: April 1996 - vs. Royce Gracie – Loss via judge’s decision – EF 1: December 1995 - vs. Bas Rutten – Loss via TKO – UFC 6: April 1995 Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Renzo Gracie, SuperBrawl: Self-Destruction Notes: After returning to the cage from a ten year hiatus, Rickson hasn’t exactly looked legendary like he was supposed to. Dropping three of his last fights and only winning his most recent fight by a decision, it’ no surprise that he’s gone to another Gracie Jiu Jitsu exhibition with his brother Renzo in SuperBrawl. #8 Oleg Taktarov (7-2) Height: 6’0 Age: 28 Currently Fights With: SuperBrawl Last Five Fights: - vs. Valentijn Overeem – Win via submission – SuperBrawl: Living For Today: October 1996 - vs. Kimo – Win via submission – SuperBrawl: Against All Odds: December 1996 - vs. Gary Goodridge – Win via TKO – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Don Frye – Win via judge’s decision – UFC 10: March 1996 - vs. Jason DeLucia – Win via submission – UFC 10: March 1996 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Since defecting to SuperBrawl from the UFC much has been made of whether Taktarov can still be considered a major player in the heavyweight division. Two slick submissions against solid fighters say that yes he can. Now the SuperBrawl Heavyweight Champion is looking at fights with Art Jimmerson or Zane Frasier to kick off the year. #9 Murilo Bustamante (3-0) Height: 6’1 Age: 30 Currently Fights With: UFC, EF Last Five Fights: - vs. Minoki Ichihara – Win via submission – EF 7: October 1996 - vs. Vernon White – Win via TKO – UFC 11: June 1996 - vs. Alberto Cerra Leon – Win via submission – UFC 5: December 1994 - n/a - n/a Next Scheduled Appearance: vs. Scott Tufnel, EF 9 Notes: see Gracie, Renzo. Like Renzo, Bustamante will have to get through his tough fight with ‘Angry’ Scott Tufnel at EF 9 before he can challenge for the title. Both men are undefeated and hold some submission wins, so it’s a big test for the BJJ fighter. #10 Tank Abbott (8-3) Height: 6’0 Age: 31 Currently Fights With: UFC Last Five Fights: - vs. Mark Coleman – Win via TKO – UFC 13: December 1996 - vs. Steve Nelmark – Win via TKO – UFC 11: June 1996 - vs. Marco Ruas – Loss via judges decision – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Keith Hackney – Win via KO – UFC 8: October 1995 - vs. Joe Charles – Win via TKO – UFC 8: October 1995 Next Scheduled Appearance: Unknown Notes: Dropping down at number ten is the new UFC Heavyweight Champion, Tank Abbott, him falling a place despite not losing shows just how much the Middleweight division is stacked right now. As for the future, the possibilities seem endless. There are rematches with Coleman, Ruas, Shamrock or even Severn, while fans have been making their interest heard regarding fights with Vitor Belfort or Igor Vovchanchyn. The next P4P rankings are scheduled for July 1997. Dropping out the rankings this time were; Ken Shamrock and Marco Ruas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Sanchez Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 January Report Friday 31st January 1997 Major News: The big story of the month is that it’s the start of a new year, which means it’s time for our annual MMA awards. See below for the full range of categories and who won in each: Fighter of the Year: Oleg Taktarov A great year for the Russian in which he finally managed to get a UFC tournament victory, then immediately followed it up by quitting the company for Lorenzo Fertitta’s SuperBrawl in Hawaii. Some questioned whether he was taking the easy route but convincing wins over Kimo and Valentijn Overeem somewhat silenced the critics. An impressive 5-0 for the year, with 4 of those fights ending by submission. Taktarov has certainly built on his 1994 Rise of the Year award. Rookie of the Year: Mark Coleman Despite being 32, Coleman began the year with no professional fights and if it wasn’t for a poor gas tank, would have ended it 4-0. He burst on the scene at UFC 11 where he won back-to-back fights before winning the Heavyweight title in dominant fashion against Dan Severn at UFC 12. Unfortunately he ended the year on a low point as Tank Abbott won a controversial stand-up in their fight before stopping him through strikes in a devastating upset. If Coleman can build on this though, he could be the Fighter of the Year for 1997. Rise of the Year: Scott Tufnel While a lot of the years hype has been around the creation of weight divisions, dominant heavyweight wrestlers and now the introduction of a new evolution of Brazilian fighter, one man has worked under the radar. ‘Angry’ Scott Tufnel signed for Extreme Fighting with a local independent win already under his belt. He then dominated Hamaker, Luster and Parungao to make it to 4-0 after just a year. The amateur wrestler is now starting to get some name recognition and is set for a middleweight clash with UFC contender Murilo Bustamante where a win could elevate him into a much anticipated clash with Royce Gracie. Fall of the Year: Dan Severn How the mighty have fallen? Not really as Severn still holds an enviable 6-2 record, but the recent performances he’s turned in suggests that age and an accumulation of knee injuries have finally caught up with him. He went from being untouchable beast to tapping out twice consecutively and that’s taken away his invincible aura considerably. Fighters will now fancy their chances in a fight with one of the most decorated champions of all time. Team of the Year: Range Fighting It’s time for a new award for this year as we acknowledge the success of fight camps that are consistently training the best fighters out there. This year we see Range Fighting take the award. An American camp whose most famous fighters consist of; Ken Shamrock (5-4), Johnny Rhodes (4-1), Trent Jenkins (4-1) and He-Man Gipson (0-0), they have also been visited by numerous successful fighters over the year. A team that put their main focus on physical training and stand-up fighting, it’s becoming a hotbed for Jiu Jitsu fighters to go and learn the striking game. We look forward to seeing who comes out of there this year. Show of the Year: UFC 11: Evolution Headlined by the Middleweight Championship bout between Renzo Gracie and Masakatsu Funaki, UFC 11 was historic for a number of reasons. First of all we saw the implementation of weight classes in the UFC for the first time, but also Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman steamrolled his way into the company and changed ground fighting forever. As well as that we saw the debuts of some promising fighters on top of the returns of Tank and Bustamante. A top drawer event on all fronts and a building block for the future of not only the UFC, but the sport of MMA. Fight of the Year: Geza Kalman vs. Thomas Ramirez (Independent Show, January) A fantastic four minute fight that saw the vastly outweighed Kalman submit Ramirez after being in trouble early on. Not many people saw it but the ones who did were enthralled as these two showed you don’t need to be the most skilful fighter to put on a great fight. Worst Fight of the Year: Chris Brennan vs. Kiuma Kunioku (SuperBrawl, December) A terrible performance that really didn’t do anything for either guy in regards to people wanting to pay to watch them fight. Brennan repeatedly got the takedown but neither man worked for anything else whatsoever. KO of the Year: Frank Shamrock vs. Ray Wizard Surprisingly this is the only category in which the hugely promising Frank Shamrock is featured. He took on Ray Wizard back at UFC 10 in March and dominated the fight against the veteran before just knocking him clean out with a big right hand. It really signalled his arrival on the UFC scene and set the tone for his future. Submission of the Year: Mark Coleman vs. Dan Severn While there have been lots of great submissions over the last 12 months such as Taktarov, Wallid Ismail and Frank Shamrock, none were as important as this one. Coleman seemed to reverse Severn’s takedown in slow motion before landing in side control and applying a side choke in one super slick move, garnering the UFC Heavyweight belt in the process. Main Event of the Year: Tank Abbott vs. Mark Coleman The Hammer features in his fourth category of this years awards, although this is one he’d rather had a different result. Coleman dominated much of proceedings before getting caught with a hard right then was finished against the cage. Fans loved the back and forth action, the upset and the big fight feel that hasn’t been seen too often in the UFC. Upset of the Year: Minoki Ichihara vs. Rickson Gracie (Extreme Fighting, June) Despite the bad year he’s had, this is still a fight you would assume Rickson would take comfortably. It perhaps showed just how much Rickson has fallen behind the fight game that a fighter who his brother defeated in minutes could defeat him via a decision using simple hit and run tactics. That’s it for the 1997 awards; we’ll be back with another batch at the beginning of 1998. Signings: A slow month for signings saw only SuperBrawl take advantage of Dave Strasser’s (0-1) open deal with the UFC to convince him to also fight for them. He’ll be a part of their Welterweight division and is expected to debut soon. Results Extreme Fighting 9 - Dan Severn (7-2) d. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (3-2) via decision (Average) - Murilo Bustamante (4-0) d. Scott Tufnel (4-1) via submission in 9:08 of Rd 1 (Decent) - David Levicki (4-2) d. Lee Hasdell (1-1) via decision (Average) - Minoki Ichihara (5-3) d. Trent Jenkins (4-2) via TKO in 4:29 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) - Ryan Parker (1-0) d. He-Man Gipson (0-1) via decision (Decent) SuperBrawl: Self-Destruction - Renzo Gracie (8-1) d. Rickson Gracie (4-4) via KO in a Gracie Jiu Jitsu exhibition when Rickson shot in for a takedown and took an accidental knee to the face (Fantastic) - Zane Frasier (5-3) d. Kevin Rosier (4-5) via submission in 2:25 of Rd 2 (Good) - Kimo (5-4) d. Scott Morris (0-4) via TKO in 0:17 of Round 1 (Great) - Marcus Bossett (4-3) d. Scott Baker (0-5) via decision (Average) - Ryuta Sakurai (2-1) d. Kiyoshi Tamura (3-2) via decision (Very Poor) Independent Scene John Matua (2-3) d. Tom Eriksson (0-1) via decision (Decent) Harold Howard (4-3) d. Heath Herring (0-1) via decision (Decent) Misc News In other news UFC competitor Pat Miletich opened his own training gym this month. Miletich Martial Arts will teach his Miletich Fighting Systems fighting style and is hotly anticipated to be an influential camp in MMA. It is no secret that Miletich is thought of as a great coach and wants to move into it full-time when he retires. Over in Japan we also saw the opening of Team Sakurahata and the Takada Dojo. News reports also suggested that the UK economic boom is due to end as a result of problems in the USA economy. February Report Friday 28th February 1997 Major News: There was a very surprising piece of news for February as MMA legend Bas Rutten came out of retirement for one night only. Reports indicated at the start of the month that he’d been dropping in on the newly formed Miletich Martial Arts gym to top up his fitness, with insiders saying he was already in good enough shape to fight when he turned up. Then two weeks later he announced he’d be fighting at Euro-Fight, the biggest MMA event ever to be held in Europe. Staged in his native Amsterdam, Rutten fought journeyman Alberto Cerra Leon and submitted him inside five minutes. Before everyone got their hopes up though, Rutten immediately stated he just wanted to have one last fight in his homeland, although he did concede that sometimes he itches to get back in the cage at the highest level. Signings: SuperBrawl bulked up their roster by bringing in two debutants, namely LaVerne Clark (0-0) and Seikichi Ikemoto (0-0). Both men will compete in the welterweight division and the company has high hopes for them. Results Extreme Fighting 10 - EF Heavyweight Championship: Johnny Rhodes (5-1) d. Cal Worsham (2-3) via submission in 4:31 of Rd 2 to retain (Decent) - Felix Mitchell (1-0) d. Keith Mielke (0-3) via decision (Poor) - Roland Payne (1-0) d. Justin Eilers (1-1) via decision (Poor) - Asbel Cancio (1-1) d. Teila Tuli (4-4) via decision (Average) - Rafael Carino (2-0) d. Igor Vovchanchyn (3-1) via submission in 11:37 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) SuperBrawl: Betrayed - SuperBrawl Middleweight Championship: Royce Gracie (10-1) submitted Sanae Kikuta (0-1) in 3:21 of Rd 2 to retain (Good) - SuperBrawl Welterweight Championship: Hayato Sakurai (2-0) d. Jutaro Nakao (1-1) via decision (Poor) - Mark Schultz (2-1) d. Joel Eaton (6-1) via submission in 2:10 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) - Caol Uno (1-1) d. Chris Brennan (1-2) via decision (Average) - Art Jimmerson (3-2) d. Valentijn Overeem (1-2) via submission in 3:51 of Rd 2 (Great) Independent Scene - Randy Couture (1-0) d. Joe Son (0-5) via submission in 2:33 of Rd 1 (Fantastic) - Bas Rutten (9-0) d. Alberto Cerra Leon (2-6) via submission in 4:32 of Rd 1 (Great) - Josh Barnett (1-0) d. Justin McCully (0-1) via TKO in 1:58 of Rd 2 (Decent) Misc News Also in February, Olympic gold medallist Kevin Jackson signalled his intention to enter the world of mixed martial arts by signing on with C4 MMA. A world class freestyle wrestler, Jackson could be a huge star at middleweight if he can translate across. Japan also entered into a period of recession in this month. It is unknown how long or just how severe it will be. March Report: UFC 14 Card Revealed Friday 28th March 1997 Major News: UFC 14: Victory in Vegas had its full card released at the start of this month and it is certainly stacked. As well as the title fight, the co-main event, the four-man tournament and the undercard, there are also four preliminary bouts scheduled for before the show goes live. This has been done to get the crowd pumped before the broadcast begins and to give experience to younger fighters. Obviously all eyes are on the main event though, as Murilo Bustamante tries to take the UFC Middleweight belt away from Renzo Gracie’s clutches. One problem for Murilo is that Renzo already had an excellent ground game, but since his loss to Bas Rutten he has constantly been training his striking and reports are that he’s become great at that too. That could spell tough times ahead for Bustamante, who by all accounts is a ground specialist. Looking to face the champion next, whoever it may be, is the winner of our co-main event where Frank Shamrock and Jorge Patino face off. Frank recently took a tournament victory while Macaco defeated Igor Zinoviev decisively on points. The victor here will have a more than legitimate claim to the middleweight crown. It’s very close to call however and either man is a worthy number one contender. Then it’s time for another heavyweight 4-man tournament, with all four men making their UFC debuts. John Campatella, Matt Andersen and Royce Alger are all unknowns who could be world beaters or complete duds, but Randy Couture is the diamond in the rough most likely. A multiple time Olympic alternate in Greco-Roman wresting, Couture also has an MMA win to his name on the independent scene. One of his training partners also told us at the Wrestling Observer that he’s been nicknamed ‘The Natural’, due to the amazing speed at which he is picking up new techniques and adapting to the sport. On the undercard, Maurice Smith returns to the Octagon to really test Vitor Belfort’s striking ability, the world kickboxing champion stating that he’ll be looking for a KO. The winner of this is expected to shoot up the heavyweight rankings. Also on tap is the rumoured debut of gold medallist Kevin Jackson. He takes on Wallid Ismail, looking to avenge the defeat of his fellow middleweight Olympic wrestler, Matt ‘The Law’ Lindland. Can Wallid submit another much hyped contender or was it a fluke? Finally Jeremy Horn and Kazuo Takahashi are back in the cage to face each other at UFC 14, both men know a win is vital to stay in the mix of an ultra-competitive middleweight division. In the preliminary bouts, we have eight debutants. Among them is giant kick boxer Semmy Schilt plus Ken Shamrock training partners Pete Williams and Jerry Bohlander. It certainly promises to be a great night of fights. Below is the full card for UFC 14: Victory in Vegas: UFC Middleweight Championship: Renzo Gracie (8-1, Gracie Jiu Jitsu) © vs. Murilo Bustamante (4-0, BJJ) UFC 14 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: John Campatella (0-0, Kenpo) vs. Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture (1-0, Greco-Roman Wrestling) SF2: Matt Andersen (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Fighting Farmer’ Royce Alger (0-0, Wrestling) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Undercard Frank Shamrock (4-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (2-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Maurice ‘Mo’ Smith (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (2-0, Boxing/BJJ) Kevin Jackson (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (1-0, BJJ) ‘Gumby’ Jeremy Horn (1-0, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu) vs. Kazuo Takahashi (1-0, Pancrase) Preliminary Bouts Andre ‘The Chief’ Roberts (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Hightower’ Semmy Schilt (0-0, Kick Boxing) Tito Ortiz (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Wes Albritton (0-0, Boxing) Carlos ‘Carlao’ Barreto (0-0, BJJ) vs. ‘El Duro’ Pete Williams (0-0, Submission Fighting) Brian Gassaway (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Jerry Bohlander (0-0, Wrestling) ------------------------------------------------------------- Signings: More SuperBrawl signings for you this month, two that have co-signed from the UFC are Brian Gassaway (0-0) and Minoki Ichihara (5-3), with UFC 2 veteran Ichihara only recently inking a deal to return to the Octagon. They also sealed a big deal to bring in Dan ‘The Beast’ Severn for a few fights after he recently got back to winning ways with Extreme Fighting. ‘Mr International’ Shonie Carter (0-0) and Luiz Azeredo (0-0) round out their acquisitions for this month. Results Extreme Fighting 11 - Kazushi Sakuraba (3-0) d. Rickson Gracie (4-5) via TKO in 13:08 of Rd 1 (Good) - Pat Miletich (3-1) d. Scott Tufnel (4-2) via decision (Poor) - Koji Kitao (1-1) d. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (3-3) via decision (Average) - Trent Jenkins (5-2) d. Ikuhisa Minowa (2-2) via TKO in 4:25 of Rd 1 (Great) SuperBrawl: Highway to Hell - SuperBrawl Heavyweight Championship: Oleg Taktarov (8-2) d. Hugo Duarte (1-2) to retain (Poor) - SuperBrawl Light-Heavyweight Championship: Guy Mezger (4-0) submitted Sean Daugherty (2-3) in 4:18 of Rd 1 to retain (Decent) - Zane Frasier (6-3) d. Kimo (5-5) via decision (Poor) - SuperBrawl Lightweight Championship: Royler Gracie (3-0) d. Kiuma Kunioku (0-2) via submission in 1:54 of Rd 1 to retain (Great) - Akihiro Gono (4-1) d. Thaddeus Luster (2-5) via decision (Very Poor) Independent Scene - Patrick Smith (3-4) d. Gerry Harris (0-2) via submission in 4:50 of Rd 1 (Great) Misc News Tito Ortiz aligned himself with respected camp Unit 2 Fitness in the build up to his UFC debut, while Luiz Azeredo moved to Chute Boxe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_Bingo Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 UFC Middleweight Championship: Renzo Gracie (8-1, Gracie Jiu Jitsu) © vs. Murilo Bustamante (4-0, BJJ) UFC 14 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: John Campatella (0-0, Kenpo) vs. Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture (1-0, Greco-Roman Wrestling) SF2: Matt Andersen (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Fighting Farmer’ Royce Alger (0-0, Wrestling) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner - Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture Undercard Frank Shamrock (4-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (2-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Maurice ‘Mo’ Smith (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (2-0, Boxing/BJJ) Kevin Jackson (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (1-0, BJJ) ‘Gumby’ Jeremy Horn (1-0, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu) vs. Kazuo Takahashi (1-0, Pancrase) Preliminary Bouts Andre ‘The Chief’ Roberts (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Hightower’ Semmy Schilt (0-0, Kick Boxing) Tito Ortiz (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Wes Albritton (0-0, Boxing) Carlos ‘Carlao’ Barreto (0-0, BJJ) vs. ‘El Duro’ Pete Williams (0-0, Submission Fighting) Brian Gassaway (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Jerry Bohlander (0-0, Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcFly Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 UFC 14 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: John Campatella (0-0, Kenpo) vs. Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture (1-0, Greco-Roman Wrestling) SF2: Matt Andersen (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Fighting Farmer’ Royce Alger (0-0, Wrestling) Final: Couture vs. Alger Undercard Frank Shamrock (4-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (2-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Maurice ‘Mo’ Smith (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (2-0, Boxing/BJJ) Kevin Jackson (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (1-0, BJJ) ‘Gumby’ Jeremy Horn (1-0, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu) vs. Kazuo Takahashi (1-0, Pancrase) Preliminary Bouts Andre ‘The Chief’ Roberts (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Hightower’ Semmy Schilt (0-0, Kick Boxing) Tito Ortiz (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Wes Albritton (0-0, Boxing) Carlos ‘Carlao’ Barreto (0-0, BJJ) vs. ‘El Duro’ Pete Williams (0-0, Submission Fighting) Brian Gassaway (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Jerry Bohlander (0-0, Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RennikKain076 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 UFC Middleweight Championship: Renzo Gracie (8-1, Gracie Jiu Jitsu) © vs. Murilo Bustamante (4-0, BJJ) UFC 14 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: John Campatella (0-0, Kenpo) vs. Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture (1-0, Greco-Roman Wrestling) SF2: Matt Andersen (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Fighting Farmer’ Royce Alger (0-0, Wrestling) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner Couture Undercard Frank Shamrock (4-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (2-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Maurice ‘Mo’ Smith (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (2-0, Boxing/BJJ) Kevin Jackson (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (1-0, BJJ) ‘Gumby’ Jeremy Horn (1-0, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu) vs. Kazuo Takahashi (1-0, Pancrase) Preliminary Bouts Andre ‘The Chief’ Roberts (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Hightower’ Semmy Schilt (0-0, Kick Boxing)Tito Ortiz (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Wes Albritton (0-0, Boxing) Carlos ‘Carlao’ Barreto (0-0, BJJ) vs. ‘El Duro’ Pete Williams (0-0, Submission Fighting) Brian Gassaway (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Jerry Bohlander (0-0, Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBM1 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 UFC Middleweight Championship: Renzo Gracie (8-1, Gracie Jiu Jitsu) © vs. Murilo Bustamante (4-0, BJJ) UFC 14 Heavyweight Tournament Brackets SF1: John Campatella (0-0, Kenpo) vs. Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture (1-0, Greco-Roman Wrestling)SF2: Matt Andersen (0-0, Freestyle) vs. ‘The Fighting Farmer’ Royce Alger (0-0, Wrestling) Final: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner - Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture Undercard Frank Shamrock (4-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (2-0, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) Maurice ‘Mo’ Smith (1-0, Kick Boxing) vs. Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (2-0, Boxing/BJJ) Kevin Jackson (0-0, Wrestling) vs. Wallid Ismail (1-0, BJJ) ‘Gumby’ Jeremy Horn (1-0, Freestyle Jiu Jitsu) vs. Kazuo Takahashi (1-0, Pancrase) Preliminary Bouts Andre ‘The Chief’ Roberts (0-0, Wrestling/Boxing) vs. ‘Hightower’ Semmy Schilt (0-0, Kick Boxing) Tito Ortiz (0-0, Submission Fighting) vs. Wes Albritton (0-0, Boxing) Carlos ‘Carlao’ Barreto (0-0, BJJ) vs. ‘El Duro’ Pete Williams (0-0, Submission Fighting) Brian Gassaway (0-0, Freestyle) vs. Jerry Bohlander (0-0, Wrestling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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