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Post by LWPD on Jan 29, 2007 20:39:18 GMT -5
UFC 67
Saturday Feb. 3 10 PM ESTOfficial Video & Website
Undercard
Diego Saraieva vs. Dustin Hazelett
Frank Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin
Terry Martin vs. Jorge Rivera
Sam Hoger vs. Lyoto Machida
Main Card
Patrick Cote vs. Scott Smith
Marvin Eastman vs. Quinton Rampage Jackson
Eddie Sanchez vs. Mirko Cro Cop
John Halverson vs. Roger Huerta
Middleweight Title Match
Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter
Odds Snapshot
Courtesy of ufc-betting.com
ANDERSON SILVA -400
TRAVIS LUTTER +300
MIRKO CRO COP -1600
EDDIE SANCHEZ +400
RAMPAGE JACKSON -700
MARVIN EASTMAN +420
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Post by gamtime247 on Feb 2, 2007 14:14:48 GMT -5
Anyone gonna check this ppv out? I've been going back and forth, one of the pros is this is their first ppv offering in HD. Would love to see the WWE follow suit.
The debuts of Rampage and Crocop in the octagon is really cool. I think Lutter-Silva is interesting but wouldn't be shocked by Silva blowing him out of the water. If it goes to the ground who knows though.
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Post by dukedave on Feb 2, 2007 14:24:04 GMT -5
Anyone gonna check this ppv out? I've been going back and forth, one of the pros is this is their first ppv offering in HD. Would love to see the WWE follow suit. The debuts of Rampage and Crocop in the octagon is really cool. I think Lutter-Silva is interesting but wouldn't be shocked by Silva blowing him out of the water. If it goes to the ground who knows though. I'll be watching in HD. I've heard that the E has been working on HD and I remember hearing at one point there was a RAW that was filmed in HD |
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Post by MikeMcKinney on Feb 3, 2007 1:29:44 GMT -5
I'll be watching at a friends house. Doesn't look like the strongest card, but it should still be fun.
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Post by Darth Turkish on Feb 3, 2007 3:05:33 GMT -5
Too bad for Lutter not making weight. Silva will have an easy time of it, win or lose.
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Post by dukedave on Feb 3, 2007 8:24:00 GMT -5
Too bad for Lutter not making weight. Could Lutter be more of a moron? It's your profession and your first and only shot and he screws it up. What a retard. |
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Post by LWPD on Feb 3, 2007 9:05:00 GMT -5
Courtesy of Mat-Magazine.com
UFC 67 Preview
Written by FCFighter / D.Callahan
Gone are the days of stellar cards with all big-name fighters in the UFC, but so goes with the territory of free and frequent events. With their February 3rd Pay-Per-View show, the UFC seems to be finding a happy medium between stacked cards and weak showings. Some fights are intriguing, some evoke excitement, and others look to induce highly skilled bouts.
Starting at the top, Anderson Silva (17-4) will defend his title for the first time against Travis Lutter (9-3). True to the word of The Ultimate Fighter finale, Lutter is getting a shot at the title that exemplifies exactly what TUF is there for. As a strong wrestler and fantastic grappler, Lutter has been erratic since he was initially heard from by UFC fans. After knocking out Marvin Eastman in 2004 in his big stage debut, Lutter has been on-and-off impressive and looks to ride some of the first momentum he's had in some time. As a reality show, TUF is designed to give talented fighters who have strayed, the chance for a puncher's chance. After winning three straight, including the title shot-clinching armbar of Patrick Cote, Lutter doesn't need a punchers chance. He needs to see how Daiju Takase and Ryo Chonan handed Silva half his career losses: with submissions.
Fortunately for Lutter, Silva has been a world-class striker that can be submitted if found open to one. Seven out of nine of Lutter's wins have come by submission, so it stands to reason that that's his best shot. Short of a one-punch haymaker or a successful, quick combination that lands, Silva won't be out struck. It's a main event that requires Lutter to impose his game and not get caught by Silva's on the way.
If that's the intriguing fight of the night, the next two will provide the excitement. Mirko FiIipovic's (21-4-2) record is laughably superior in strength of opposition than just about anyone else on the UFC roster. All those complaints about a moribund heavyweight division had better get eaten, which was obviously part of the UFC's mindset in bringing in one of the world's top-five heavyweights. For proof that he can knock out a tough looking opponent and convince fans who haven't yet seen him that he is indeed a brutal tactician, he faces Eddie Sanchez (7-0).
For potentially donating his body to impact research, Sanchez will have the chance to give himself something immediately in common with Kevin Randleman, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt and Fedor Emelianenko. If he can somehow continue the seven-fight win streak that has been his career, it would be the biggest catapult for a contender since Joe Lauzon knocked out Jens Pulver. As much as "Li'l Evil" is an all time great though, Filipovic's striking is on a plane above that which Sanchez has faced, or likely will ever face again. The results are so assuredly exciting, but the chances for Sanchez are so slim. That just might be why this bout is compelling in spite of itself.
Just as groundbreaking as the entrance of Mirko "Cro-Cop" into the UFC is that of Quinton Jackson (23-8). The reason of course, is that Jackson holds a win over current UFC poster boy Chuck Liddell. Credit the company for knowing a good storyline when they see one, because the image of Jackson dominating the UFC champion on the mat and finishing him with the help of a solid body attack isn't an easy one to forget. Marvin Eastman (13-6-1) may not have, but he may also be wondering how he did it the last time. After beating a much greener Jackson in both of their pro debuts, Eastman has had a successful, yet professionally erratic career. He doesn't lose to bad fighters, and has beaten his share of them. He played a part in the unraveling of Alex Stiebling, he avenged an earlier loss to Vernon White and most recently he ground out a close decision over Travis Wiuff.
That said a re-energized Jackson, fighting in the U.S. for only the second time since 2001, still has a test in Eastman. Although it's been almost two years since his KO loss to Mauricio Rua, Jackson is still working his way up in competition. Obviously his last win over Matt Lindland constitutes a world-class victory, but it did come against a fighter moving up in weight for the challenge of fighting him. It came down to a split decision in a competitive bout. Beyond that, two wins over Hirotaka Yokoi and Yoon Dong Sik don't do much to suggest that any power bombs are on their way. A win over Eastman however, just might.
The Ultimate Fighter 4 rears its head again with the appearance of Scott Smith (11-2) on the card. Smith takes on an interesting opponent in Patrick Cote (8-4). Coming into his fight with Tito Ortiz, in just the sixth bout of his career, Cote was heavily hyped. He had to be though, or else the fight would be less interesting than it already was. So even though it died down a little bit after the Ortiz loss, it took a bigger hit when Cote dropped two straight to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. Those two are just a brief litmus test of how deep the middleweight division goes, and there is a stark distance from their level and that of the Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva's of the world. Cote has a chance though, to put his TUF loss to Lutter behind him and move forward with a win over Scott Smith. Cote has been tough, and his performances against good competition, stands to reason that he can hold his own. The question is what else can he do?
Rounding out the card is a varied array of experience and talent. Sam Hoger (8-2) takes on Lyoto Machida (8-0), who should be expected to fight Rich Franklin soon. It is more than likely that the Brazilian's previous win over the former champ, is the main reason he's been invited to the UFC.
Perennial workhorse Jorge Rivera (21-5) is in against Terry Martin (14-3) in a middleweight bout. Besides an old school debut loss to Stephan Bonnar that some would argue doesn't count on his record because of a murky, undecided amateur/pro distinction, Martin's only other losses have been in the UFC. He's been on a good two-win streak since losing to Jason Lambert last April, but smart money sometimes just goes to experience in favor of Rivera.
Frank Edgar (6-0) is nicknamed "The Answer" but there is no question that he has talent. His wrestling is generally exciting enough to fans and certainly strong enough for opponents. He's ground out two straight decisions and faces his toughest challenge yet in Tyson Griffin (8-0). Griffin already has the big name victim after a stoppage win over Duane Ludwig last June. It's substance time now, and both prospects will be looking to back it up.
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Post by LWPD on Feb 3, 2007 18:31:20 GMT -5
Mere hours away...one final update...
Courtesy of Wrestling Observer
Travis Lutter (186.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
Eddie Sanchez (229) vs. Mirko Cro Cop (223)
Marvin Eastman (203) vs. Quinton Jackson (205)
John Halverson (155) vs. Roger Huerta (156)
Patrick Cote (185) vs. Scott Smith (185)
Terry Martin (186) vs. Jorge Rivera (185)
Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Tyson Griffin (156)
Sam Hoger (206) vs. Lyoto Machida (203)
Diego Saraiva (155) vs. Dustin Hazelett (156)
* Lutter failed to make weight last night after being given two extra hours, so the main event will be a three-round non-title fight. Lutter is also being fined 10% of his purse, half of which goes to Silva and half to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
* UFC send out a mass e-mail to its fan list informing them of this late last night. Because there are no five round fights, and because most of the matches look to be going quick, I'd be surprised if we don't end up with at least seven fights shown.
* Even though the odds are long on most of the key fights, there has been very little betting on the underdogs. Even Lutter before the weigh-in problem, as a huge underdog, was getting little action, so the bettors were not convinced by UFC's attempt to portray this on TV as a 50-50 fight and that Lutter has the style to win. The only underdog said to be getting action is Smith.
* Anderson Silva was legitimately hot at Lutter for failing to make weight, apparently calling it disrespectful. Lutter already was the underdog, but he depleted himself of all water in a bad way last night and that's not going to help him either.
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Post by habbalah on Feb 4, 2007 5:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by LWPD on Feb 4, 2007 9:45:34 GMT -5
When Cro Cop came out I was wondering if they'd get the license for Duran Duran's Wild Boys...but Pride Music...WTF? |
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Post by LWPD on Feb 4, 2007 10:00:51 GMT -5
A good but not great card. Neither Smith or Cote belong on the main card of a UFC PPV. QJ looked alright in his debut...he works the mic better than anyone in the sport right now. There may be money in Tito working as gatekeeper against QJ but it's unlikely to ever happen. I'd like to see more of Huerta. Mirko Cro Cop has money written all over him...just keep him away from the mic. Lutter is clearly a guy who is way bigger than the division he's trying to compete in. That he couldn't motivate himself to cut enough weight to realize the opportunity of his career is just sad. He won the first round but lost to a better fighter. He has only himself to blame.
Silva was working a very slick body lock from the guard and he's always had a good upkick attack. It was sweet to see him finish with the elbows from triangle...but his lack of takedown defense was surprising. The inevitable rematch with Franklin should be a good one!
Courtesy of Wrestling Observer
Dustin Hazelett b Diego Saraiva. Hazelett took all three rounds on every scorecard to win 30-27.
Lyoto Machida b Sam Hoger 30-27 across the board over three rounds. Totally dominant performance by Machida, who knocked Hoger down three times in the first round and two more times in the second. Most of the knockdowns were scored when Hoger would throw a kick and Machida would connect on a punch to the jaw.
We could have an upset here. Frankie Edgar has been outwrestling Tyson Griffin for two rounds. Edgar appeared to solidly win round one with several takedowns. Round two was a close call. Griffin was gassed in the third round, but nearly got a submission with a leglock. Edgar dominated the round and took the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28
Terry Martin b Jorge Rivera in 14 seconds. Rivera came out and threw a kick, but Martin caught the foot and threw him down, and stunned him with three hard punches on the ground and Rivera was done.
They announced that Lutter hadn't made weight. Lutter apologized. Joe Rogan said it was inexcusable. Anderson Silva said that he felt he disrespected the fans and disrepected the championship.
Scott Smith vs. Patrick Cote is up now.
Dull first round. People are booing. Both had brief seconds of offense. I'd give Cote the round because he scored with a bodyslam and a few punches on the ground before Smith got to his feet. For two sluggers, much of the match was dancing or in a clinch against the cage.
Cote rocked him with a hard right early in the round, but didn't follow up. Smith even did a Ric Flair beg for mercy spot and a karate kick spot. But overall a boring round. I've got it 20-18 for Cote as Smith did nothing in the round, not that Cote did much more. Lots of boos.
Best round of the three. Smith even scored with the best punch, but Cote hit more punches and I had him winning the round. I've got it 30-27. Eddie Bravo also has it 30-27.
All three judges had it 30-27. Fans booed the fight a lot. On paper, you'd have expected a more entertaining fight from these two.
Quinton Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman is up next. The place is going pretty wild for Jackson. If he scores an impressive win here he'll become an immediate superstar.
Until the end of the round, little happened. Jackson caught Eastman with a left punch to the jaw that took Eastman's knees away. The end of the round may have saved Eastman.
Second round was slow again until Jackson scored with five straight short punches inside that put Eastman down. Two more on the ground and ref John McCarthy stopped the fight. At least he scored a decisive victory but not a blow-out.
Jackson got over better on his promo than with his fighting. He said he was nervous and this was the first time he'd ever been booed. He said he needs more sparring, and advertised for needing sparring partners to get his skill level up before a match with Chuck Liddell.
Right now 77% believe Silva will beat Lutter.
Roger Huerta vs. John Halverson is next.
This is going to be controversial. Huerta knocked Halverson out with a knee to the shoulder, but some of it hit the head. Of course a knee to the head is illegal. Halverson was on his stomach and laid there. Huerta threw about 16 unanswered punches on the ground and it was over in 19 seconds.
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Eddie Sanchez is next. Will Cro Cop come out to "Wild Boys." This is even more stunning. Cro Cop came out to the Pride theme song. The fact he's doing that in some form may be a hint to what will be the biggest news story in this industry of 2007. Live it didn't appear anyone understood the significance of that.
Cro Cop dominated the entire fight. He nailed the left high kick and a few punches and Sanchez was down. After a few punches on the ground it was stopped. It wasn't a highlight reel fight. Sanchez almost survived the round through a lot of back pedaling.
Cro Cop was super over. People bought the hype.
Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter is up. I'm surprised they didn't air a prelim match before this since they've got well over an hour left in the show.
Lutter took him down twice. He finally got the mount. Lutter connected with punch after punch from a mount but went for a sloppy armbar and Silva got up at the end of the round. Lutter won the round 10-9, but Silva still has a better shot at winning.
Lutter took Silva right down. After an upkick, Silva went for a triangle and held it for a long time. Lutter was able to defend but not get out. Silva then, with Lutter's head trapped, threw elbow after elbow from the bottom and Lutter tapped out.
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Post by Cosmic Crippler on Feb 4, 2007 21:42:08 GMT -5
The sound is messed up but here's the fight.
Rampage vs Eastman
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Post by habbalah on Feb 6, 2007 6:50:08 GMT -5
Who's idea do you think that was? Cro Cop's or the UFC?
(Play him up as the outside talent from japan like they've been doing).
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Post by Darth Turkish on Feb 6, 2007 7:56:06 GMT -5
It was CroCop's request for the Pride theme.
I saw the Rampage and CroCop fights. I thought both went well, Rampage looked tenative, and admitted as such. CroCop showed no real strategy change in the cage
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IPPON!!
