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UFC 74 "Respect"
From Las Vegas, Nevada
August 25, 2007
Results By Matt Boone
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QUICK MATCH RESULTS
-Clay Guida def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Thales Leites def. Ryan Jensen via Submission (armbar) at 3:47 of Round 1.
-Frank Mir def. Antoni Hardonk via Submission (armbar) at 1:17 of Round 1.
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. David Heath via Submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of Round 2.
-Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1.
-Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
-Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3.
-Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Randy Couture (c) def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain the UFC HW Title.
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PRELIM FIGHTS
Fight #1:
-Marcus Aurelio vs. Clay Guida
Round 1: Fighters are hitting the cage now. Take a breath and get ready! Aurelio is out now wearing some kind of weird mask. We'll be first after round one, stick with us!
Feel out process to start the first. Guida is swinging wildly. The two flurry. Guida is the aggressor but is getting caught repeatedly hit by Aurelio's jab. Guida tags Aurelio and he loses his balance. MMANews.com has it 10-9 Guida.
Round 2: Guida takes Aurelio down, but doesn't stay for long before getting back to his feet. Guida with a low kick. Guida still swinging wildly with the hands. Aurelio attempts a takedown but Guida ends up on top. Aurelio gets guard. Guida landing shots. MMANews.com has this round 10-9 Guida.
Round 3: Guida works for a takedown but Aurelio defends, after trying to pull guard the whole fight. Aurelio with a high kick attempt. Guida is out-working Aurelio. Guida defends an Aurelio takedown attempt and lands a knee. Round ends. 10-9 Guida here also, should be 30-27. Not a terribly exciting fight, but the crowd was behind Guida pretty heavily.
Clay Guida def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #2:
-Thales Leites vs. Ryan Jensen
Round 1: Both guys striking well early. Jensen tries a guillotine choke but Leites escapes. More striking exchanges and Jensen seems to hurt Leites a bit with a punch, but then Leites quickly takes Jensen down. He's got Jensen's back. They scramble up and while trying a takedown, Leites winds up on his back with Jensen on top. Leities tries an armbar but Jensen escapes. Leites again tries an armbar and this time he gets it, and the tap out for the victory.
Thales Leities def. Ryan Jensen via Submission (armbar) at 3:47 of Round 1.
Fight #3:
-Frank Mir vs. Antoni Hardonk
Round 1: Mir gets a takedown early. Hardonk working for a submission from the bottom, but Mir advances position and throws some elbows. Mir secures a kimura and gets the tap out for the quick submission victory.
Frank Mir def. Antoni Hardonk via Submission (kimura) at 1:17 of Round 1.
Fight #4:
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. David Heath
Round 1: Sobral with a takedown early. Sobral working ground and pound, landing shots even to the body. Heath is working from the bottom to his credit. Sobral attempts a can-opener neck-crank but gets nowhere with it. Sobral landing some elbows but Heath scrambles up. Sobral tries a takedown again but this time he wound up on the bottom, with Heath on top. Heath not doing as much on top. Sobral working well from the bottom. Heath lands a nice elbow to close the round, but MMANews.com still has it 10-9 for Sobral.
Round 2: Sobral with a hard left that slams into Heath's nose. He gets a takedown and unloads with strikes, bloodying up Heath badly. It seems like they're gonna stop it. They let Heath continue as he looks to advance position. Sobral punching away, blood continues to flow. Sobral secures a choke for the tap out victory. He held on way too long to the choke after the tap. Fans are letting him know about it. Sobral throws his hat to the crowd to play up to the boo'ing, it gets tossed right back by whoever caught it. Sobral wins by submission in round two.
Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. David Heath via Submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of Round 2.
PPV FIGHTS
Fight #5:
-Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote
Round 1: Back and forth equal fight until the end, where Cote blasts Grove with a shot that drops him. Cote follows in with brutal punches, then tries a rear naked choke. That seemed to be the end but Grove held on with about 25 seconds left. Unfortunately, Cote was still in mount and pounded and already wousy Grove into stoppage.
Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1.
Fight #6:
-Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Round 1: Good first round. Pellegrino lands a solid punch and follows with a quick takedown early. Doesn't do much with it and Stevenson ends up getting two decent guillotine choke attempts, one that Pellegrino was stuck in for a bit. Pellegrino finished the round on top landing a couple big shots. MMANews.com goes 10-9 Pellegrino, but you could argue otherwise.
Round 2: Another good round. Tons of good shots landing on the feet for both, maybe more for Stevenson this round. Pellegrino seems to be getting tired. Clear 10-9 round for Stevenson, although Pellegrino started to slowly make it difficult to score towards the end, just didn't have enough time before the horn sounded.
Round 3: Good round for Stevenson, Pellegrino was gassed for the most part of it. In the middle of the round the referee restarted the fighters on their feet, and think Heath Herring vs. Mark Kerr/Tom Erikson without the stoppages. Stevenson was a mad man. 10-9 Stevenson, and 2-1 to get the right to be called the winner.
Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #7:
-Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane
Round 1: Huerta round, 10-9. Crane had him on his back for a bit but Huerta escaped and lumped up Crane's eye and cut it slightly with a single shot. Crane had a few guillotine attempts but nothing doing.
Round 2: Another Huerta round. For most of the round Crane laid on the ground curled up and seemingly couldn't even stand up on his own. Huerta looked to finish him a few times, but the fight is still going. I don't see how they let Crane out for the third, but we'll see.
Round 3: For some reason they let it continue. Crane is in bad shape. Huerta is dominating. Crane again looks like he can't get up on his own. At one point, Crane caught Huerta's foot and was behind him trying to pull him back in like a sitting german-suplex. Huerta kept his balance and used the big screen to see where Crane was to throw punches/elbows behind his own back! Awesome! Huerta gets on top and pounds out Crane for the TKO.
Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3.
Fight #8:
-Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Round 1: Close, unexciting first round. Each got a takedown (GSP took Koscheck down almost immediately with ease) and did nothing much with them. 10-9 GSP?
Round 2: GSP takes Koscheck down with ease again early in the second. He remained on top the entire time. Most of the round was GSP working on a kimura and never getting it. 10-9 GSP, but round one was arguable so he's not on a comfy lead heading into the final round, which is going on now..
Round 3: GSP dominates the round, Koscheck did next to nothing here and took more punishment than most rounds, with elbows and punches with GSP on top.
Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
Fight #9:
-Randy Couture (c) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC HW Title)
Round 1: Couture dominates round one. He's got Gonzaga's nose broken badly and spewing out blood. He took him down, hit him with standing elbows and punches that had great effect. Easy 10-9 round for Couture.
Round 2: Couture dominates big time once again. Gonzaga almost quit at one point, they broke to stop on Gabe's wishes and he merely had blood in his eyes. They restart, Couture finishes the whole round in the clinch up against the fence. Everytime there is distance, you get worried for Couture, and he's not taking him down at will either.
Round 3: Couture gets caught with a head kick, strikes at distance with Gonzaga briefly before taking him down. Once he got Gabe down he ground and pounded until Herb Dean jumped in to stop it.
Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain his UFC Heavyweight title.
RANDY COUTURE IS THE MAN !!!
From Las Vegas, Nevada
August 25, 2007
Results By Matt Boone
Chat in our forums about UFC 74 (link opens in new window)
QUICK MATCH RESULTS
-Clay Guida def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
-Thales Leites def. Ryan Jensen via Submission (armbar) at 3:47 of Round 1.
-Frank Mir def. Antoni Hardonk via Submission (armbar) at 1:17 of Round 1.
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. David Heath via Submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of Round 2.
-Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1.
-Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
-Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3.
-Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Randy Couture (c) def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain the UFC HW Title.
CheapBoxing.com - Your #1 Source for Boxing and UFC Equipment. Updated Health & Fitness Blog (>>)
PRELIM FIGHTS
Fight #1:
-Marcus Aurelio vs. Clay Guida
Round 1: Fighters are hitting the cage now. Take a breath and get ready! Aurelio is out now wearing some kind of weird mask. We'll be first after round one, stick with us!
Feel out process to start the first. Guida is swinging wildly. The two flurry. Guida is the aggressor but is getting caught repeatedly hit by Aurelio's jab. Guida tags Aurelio and he loses his balance. MMANews.com has it 10-9 Guida.
Round 2: Guida takes Aurelio down, but doesn't stay for long before getting back to his feet. Guida with a low kick. Guida still swinging wildly with the hands. Aurelio attempts a takedown but Guida ends up on top. Aurelio gets guard. Guida landing shots. MMANews.com has this round 10-9 Guida.
Round 3: Guida works for a takedown but Aurelio defends, after trying to pull guard the whole fight. Aurelio with a high kick attempt. Guida is out-working Aurelio. Guida defends an Aurelio takedown attempt and lands a knee. Round ends. 10-9 Guida here also, should be 30-27. Not a terribly exciting fight, but the crowd was behind Guida pretty heavily.
Clay Guida def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #2:
-Thales Leites vs. Ryan Jensen
Round 1: Both guys striking well early. Jensen tries a guillotine choke but Leites escapes. More striking exchanges and Jensen seems to hurt Leites a bit with a punch, but then Leites quickly takes Jensen down. He's got Jensen's back. They scramble up and while trying a takedown, Leites winds up on his back with Jensen on top. Leities tries an armbar but Jensen escapes. Leites again tries an armbar and this time he gets it, and the tap out for the victory.
Thales Leities def. Ryan Jensen via Submission (armbar) at 3:47 of Round 1.
Fight #3:
-Frank Mir vs. Antoni Hardonk
Round 1: Mir gets a takedown early. Hardonk working for a submission from the bottom, but Mir advances position and throws some elbows. Mir secures a kimura and gets the tap out for the quick submission victory.
Frank Mir def. Antoni Hardonk via Submission (kimura) at 1:17 of Round 1.
Fight #4:
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. David Heath
Round 1: Sobral with a takedown early. Sobral working ground and pound, landing shots even to the body. Heath is working from the bottom to his credit. Sobral attempts a can-opener neck-crank but gets nowhere with it. Sobral landing some elbows but Heath scrambles up. Sobral tries a takedown again but this time he wound up on the bottom, with Heath on top. Heath not doing as much on top. Sobral working well from the bottom. Heath lands a nice elbow to close the round, but MMANews.com still has it 10-9 for Sobral.
Round 2: Sobral with a hard left that slams into Heath's nose. He gets a takedown and unloads with strikes, bloodying up Heath badly. It seems like they're gonna stop it. They let Heath continue as he looks to advance position. Sobral punching away, blood continues to flow. Sobral secures a choke for the tap out victory. He held on way too long to the choke after the tap. Fans are letting him know about it. Sobral throws his hat to the crowd to play up to the boo'ing, it gets tossed right back by whoever caught it. Sobral wins by submission in round two.
Renato "Babalu" Sobral def. David Heath via Submission (anaconda choke) at 3:30 of Round 2.
PPV FIGHTS
Fight #5:
-Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote
Round 1: Back and forth equal fight until the end, where Cote blasts Grove with a shot that drops him. Cote follows in with brutal punches, then tries a rear naked choke. That seemed to be the end but Grove held on with about 25 seconds left. Unfortunately, Cote was still in mount and pounded and already wousy Grove into stoppage.
Patrick Cote def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1.
Fight #6:
-Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Round 1: Good first round. Pellegrino lands a solid punch and follows with a quick takedown early. Doesn't do much with it and Stevenson ends up getting two decent guillotine choke attempts, one that Pellegrino was stuck in for a bit. Pellegrino finished the round on top landing a couple big shots. MMANews.com goes 10-9 Pellegrino, but you could argue otherwise.
Round 2: Another good round. Tons of good shots landing on the feet for both, maybe more for Stevenson this round. Pellegrino seems to be getting tired. Clear 10-9 round for Stevenson, although Pellegrino started to slowly make it difficult to score towards the end, just didn't have enough time before the horn sounded.
Round 3: Good round for Stevenson, Pellegrino was gassed for the most part of it. In the middle of the round the referee restarted the fighters on their feet, and think Heath Herring vs. Mark Kerr/Tom Erikson without the stoppages. Stevenson was a mad man. 10-9 Stevenson, and 2-1 to get the right to be called the winner.
Joe Stevenson def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) after 3 Rounds.
Fight #7:
-Roger Huerta vs. Alberto Crane
Round 1: Huerta round, 10-9. Crane had him on his back for a bit but Huerta escaped and lumped up Crane's eye and cut it slightly with a single shot. Crane had a few guillotine attempts but nothing doing.
Round 2: Another Huerta round. For most of the round Crane laid on the ground curled up and seemingly couldn't even stand up on his own. Huerta looked to finish him a few times, but the fight is still going. I don't see how they let Crane out for the third, but we'll see.
Round 3: For some reason they let it continue. Crane is in bad shape. Huerta is dominating. Crane again looks like he can't get up on his own. At one point, Crane caught Huerta's foot and was behind him trying to pull him back in like a sitting german-suplex. Huerta kept his balance and used the big screen to see where Crane was to throw punches/elbows behind his own back! Awesome! Huerta gets on top and pounds out Crane for the TKO.
Roger Huerta def. Alberto Crane via TKO (strikes) in Round 3.
Fight #8:
-Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Round 1: Close, unexciting first round. Each got a takedown (GSP took Koscheck down almost immediately with ease) and did nothing much with them. 10-9 GSP?
Round 2: GSP takes Koscheck down with ease again early in the second. He remained on top the entire time. Most of the round was GSP working on a kimura and never getting it. 10-9 GSP, but round one was arguable so he's not on a comfy lead heading into the final round, which is going on now..
Round 3: GSP dominates the round, Koscheck did next to nothing here and took more punishment than most rounds, with elbows and punches with GSP on top.
Georges St. Pierre def. Josh Koscheck via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
Fight #9:
-Randy Couture (c) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC HW Title)
Round 1: Couture dominates round one. He's got Gonzaga's nose broken badly and spewing out blood. He took him down, hit him with standing elbows and punches that had great effect. Easy 10-9 round for Couture.
Round 2: Couture dominates big time once again. Gonzaga almost quit at one point, they broke to stop on Gabe's wishes and he merely had blood in his eyes. They restart, Couture finishes the whole round in the clinch up against the fence. Everytime there is distance, you get worried for Couture, and he's not taking him down at will either.
Round 3: Couture gets caught with a head kick, strikes at distance with Gonzaga briefly before taking him down. Once he got Gabe down he ground and pounded until Herb Dean jumped in to stop it.
Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (strikes) in Round 3 to retain his UFC Heavyweight title.
RANDY COUTURE IS THE MAN !!!