We watched UFC 61: Bitter Rivals on Saturday night. I was hoping the card would surprise me, but the fights were fairly boring for the most part. Why are some many fighters content to let things go to the judges for a decision?
Yves Edwards Vs. Joe Stevenson - I think this was one of (if not THE) bloodiest fights I’ve ever seen. Stevenson opened up a nasty cut on Edwards’ head and the doctor stopped the fight. I look forward to seeing ‘Daddy’ fight again.
Josh Burkman Vs. Josh Neer - Boring. But another win for Burkman and Team Punishment.
Dan Christison Vs. Frank Mir - Another boring fight. Neither one impressed me, and Mir won by unanimous decision. Personally, I probably would have given the win to Christison but it was really close.
Tito Ortiz Vs. Ken Shamrock - Even before the fight started, everyone knew Tito would come out on top. What nobody predicted was that the ref would stop it at 1:08 of the first round! The stoppage is controversial, and so Shamrock will probably insist on a rematch so Ortiz can REALLY kick his ass.
Tim Sylvia Vs. Andrei Arlovski - 5 rounds of Arlovski trying to pick apart Sylvia but failing. Technically, Arlovski is the better fighter by a long shot, but Sylvia has size on his side. They were both rocked during the fight, but managed to regain their composure. I hate that the judges don’t seem to think that when all other aspects of the fight were fairly equal, pressing the action should be worth something. I’m not sure how they thought Sylvia won it, when Arlovski was practically chasing him around the ring the entire fight. (Yes, Arlovski wasn’t quite as aggressive at the end, but rumor has it he messed up his knee during the fight.) However, I do realize that in order to take away the belt, Arlovski needed to make it clear that he was the better fighter. Maybe next time.
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great review
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Comment by mary — July 14, 2006 @ 10:39 am
My UFC occurred when I tried to slip out to go watch this at Hooters without having finished the yard work.
Apparently, the wife is the UFC champ in our house.
Comment by USELESS MAN — July 18, 2006 @ 10:15 am
Useless — Sounds like you need to start working on your moves
Comment by Jaxia — July 20, 2006 @ 4:09 pm
Any idea who is the artist of Ken Shamrocks intro music in UFC 61???
Been looking and asking but noone knows yet can you help????h
Comment by jeff — August 21, 2006 @ 8:41 pm
The artist is Overseer. The song is called Slayed and the album is Wreckage.
Comment by Mike — September 24, 2006 @ 11:40 am
Does anyone know the artist and entrance song to Joe “Daddy” Stevenson @ UFC 61? It’s a remix of the Karate Kid.
Comment by jason — December 4, 2006 @ 12:11 am