UFC 66 Live Coverage
Welcome to OCC Live Coverage of UFC 66. We'll have updates after each round so refresh your browser for the latest information.
The Card:
Eric Shafer Vs. Michael Bisping is up first.
Dave Meltzer says that UFC 68 has been moved to Houston.
Joe Rogan is in the house tonight.
Neither Shafer or Bisping has what I would call outstanding music.
9-1-2, 6'3, 205: Eric Shafer
Vs.
12-0, 6'2, 205: Michael Bisping
Round 1:
Shafer scored with an early takedown. Bisping was able to get back to his feet but Shafer took him back down to the ground.
Shafer had an arm triangle but Bisping was able to avoid having it locked on completely. Shafer has Bisping in big trouble in the full mount. Bisping uses the fense to make it back to his feet.
Bisping catches Shafer with a nice kick. Bisping on his feet is taking control with the striking. Shafer was busted open on the nose.
Bisping landed a bunch of shots, and it was all over.
Winner: Michael Bisping - 4:24 Via TKO (Ref stoppage)
Thoughts - Shafer had control of the early part of the round but Bisping was able to come back.
Bisping is being interviewed now and he has a more pronounced accent than Euan.
A commercial airs for UFC 67 and we have:
Match 2: Andrei Arlovsky Vs. Marcio Cruz
As Arlovsky heads to the ring you can go to This Link for the CARE Preview of this show.
Arlovsky is younger, everything else is even.
I missed Cruz's stats
11-5, 6'3, 236: Andrei Arlovsky
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: I missed Cruz's stats because pizza was being handed around. I hope you understand.
Arlovsky uses the very definition of ground-and-pound and pounds Cruz in to oblivion.
Winner: Andrei Arlovsky - 3:15 R1 TKO
Thoughts - Welcome back to the UFC Andrei. Andrei's punches were so massive they gave us good base out of the sound system.
UFC coming in HD in February. Its time to get an HD-TV.
We're killing some time because of the short fights to start.
Match 3: Chris Leben Vs. Jason MacDonald
Dave's Live Coverage includes dark results
18-7, 6'3, 184: Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald
16-2, 5'11, 186: Chris "The Cripler" Leben
Round 1: They show Anderson Silva and he wants to kil you can just tell.
Leven blocks a kick and takes MacDonald. down.
Its a lot of work against the fense. Leben's striking is taking control of this round especially after the ref separated them.
Leben ends the round with a nice elbow.
Scoring: This was Leben's round 10-9.
Round 2: MacDonald kicks Leben and then finds himself on the end of a Leben takedown.
MacDonald with a knee to the mid-section and Leben responds with a left hand to the face.
A big right from MacDonald and a knee from Leben. MacDonald gets Leben to the ground for the first time.
MacDonald has Leben in a guillotine choke...and Leben taps out.
Winner: Jason MacDonald, at 4:03 in R2 via a choke
Thoughts - MacDonald is no stepping stone to anyone and I am one of the few that called this win for him.
MacDonald thinks people will start calling him the TUF killer. Well, he is 2-0 against TUF alumn.
We stall for some more time.
Match 4: Forrest Griffin Vs. Keith Jardine
13-3, 6'3, 205: Forrest Griffin
I missed Jardine's stats.
Referee: Big John McCarthy
Round 1: This is a big slugfest early as was expected. Crowd is way behind Forrest.
Pretty even and neither man has even come close to going off his feet. Griffin used the leg kicks early and Jardine picked up the strategy in the middle of the round.
Jardine knocks Forrest Griffin down and then continues the pounding and in a mild upset I'd say Jardine is the winner.
Winner: Keith Jardine via KO in 4:35 R1
Sorry this coverage hasn't been up to standards I've been burning some CD's while doing this and it has caused some delays.
Thiago Alves Vs. Tony DeSouza is next.
This must've been the best of the dark bouts.
Round 1: Well, it didn't start out that way that's for sure.
The crowd was booing early and often, the fact is though that the pase picked up with about a minute left in the round.
Scoring: Alves won the round 10-9 but its kind of pointless to score these since we know the result.
Round 2: Thiago Alves just clocked him with a big knee and it was all over.
Winner: Thiago Alves, via KO in 1:10 of R2
Match 6: Chuck Liddell Vs. Tito Ortiz
Marcus and I are arguing about the outcome of this fight.
Well, the fight and show have been over for quite some time.
Here's what happened.
Round 1 was definitely Chuck's round. Dave Meltzer thought it might've even been a 10-8 decision, though I'm not so sure and the judges ultimately didn't score it that way.
In the second round, Tito didn't start out so hot but he did finish with a takedown. Eddie Bravo gave the round 10-9 to Ortiz and I'm not thinking I would've argued otherwise.
Third round: Chuck pounded on Tito a few more times and Tito was knocked down a couple of times.
The argument that was the reason this has taken so long to post was whether or not the referee stopped the fight too soon.
It was a good fight and love Tito or don't he was definitely able to hold his own with Liddell more than before. Tito said afterward that he knew the better man had one.
I didn't hear Chuck's interview as I was out celebrating in the snow. I heard Tito's because the window was open a crack.
It will be interesting to see over the next few days if the debate rages online about whether the fight was stopped early. I don't usually wonder why a referee is assigned a fight or not but I wondered why Big John had not gotten this one. Mario Yamasaki was the man who the eyes of some will be pointed to in this one.
Sorry this wasn't the best coverage the OCC has ever given you.
The Card:
- Eric Shafer Vs. Michael Bisping
- Jason MacDonald Vs. Chris Leben
- Andrei Arlovsky Vs. Marcio Cruz
- Keith Jardine Vs. Forrest Griffin
- Chuck Liddell Vs. Tito Ortiz
Eric Shafer Vs. Michael Bisping is up first.
Dave Meltzer says that UFC 68 has been moved to Houston.
Joe Rogan is in the house tonight.
Neither Shafer or Bisping has what I would call outstanding music.
9-1-2, 6'3, 205: Eric Shafer
Vs.
12-0, 6'2, 205: Michael Bisping
Round 1:
Shafer scored with an early takedown. Bisping was able to get back to his feet but Shafer took him back down to the ground.
Shafer had an arm triangle but Bisping was able to avoid having it locked on completely. Shafer has Bisping in big trouble in the full mount. Bisping uses the fense to make it back to his feet.
Bisping catches Shafer with a nice kick. Bisping on his feet is taking control with the striking. Shafer was busted open on the nose.
Bisping landed a bunch of shots, and it was all over.
Winner: Michael Bisping - 4:24 Via TKO (Ref stoppage)
Thoughts - Shafer had control of the early part of the round but Bisping was able to come back.
Bisping is being interviewed now and he has a more pronounced accent than Euan.
A commercial airs for UFC 67 and we have:
- Georges St. Pierre Vs. Matt Serra
- Anderson Silva Vs. Travis Lutter
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Vs. Marvin Eastman
- Merko Cro Cop Vs. Eddie Sanchez
Match 2: Andrei Arlovsky Vs. Marcio Cruz
As Arlovsky heads to the ring you can go to This Link for the CARE Preview of this show.
Arlovsky is younger, everything else is even.
I missed Cruz's stats
11-5, 6'3, 236: Andrei Arlovsky
Referee: Herb Dean
Round 1: I missed Cruz's stats because pizza was being handed around. I hope you understand.
Arlovsky uses the very definition of ground-and-pound and pounds Cruz in to oblivion.
Winner: Andrei Arlovsky - 3:15 R1 TKO
Thoughts - Welcome back to the UFC Andrei. Andrei's punches were so massive they gave us good base out of the sound system.
UFC coming in HD in February. Its time to get an HD-TV.
We're killing some time because of the short fights to start.
Match 3: Chris Leben Vs. Jason MacDonald
Dave's Live Coverage includes dark results
18-7, 6'3, 184: Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald
16-2, 5'11, 186: Chris "The Cripler" Leben
Round 1: They show Anderson Silva and he wants to kil you can just tell.
Leven blocks a kick and takes MacDonald. down.
Its a lot of work against the fense. Leben's striking is taking control of this round especially after the ref separated them.
Leben ends the round with a nice elbow.
Scoring: This was Leben's round 10-9.
Round 2: MacDonald kicks Leben and then finds himself on the end of a Leben takedown.
MacDonald with a knee to the mid-section and Leben responds with a left hand to the face.
A big right from MacDonald and a knee from Leben. MacDonald gets Leben to the ground for the first time.
MacDonald has Leben in a guillotine choke...and Leben taps out.
Winner: Jason MacDonald, at 4:03 in R2 via a choke
Thoughts - MacDonald is no stepping stone to anyone and I am one of the few that called this win for him.
MacDonald thinks people will start calling him the TUF killer. Well, he is 2-0 against TUF alumn.
We stall for some more time.
Match 4: Forrest Griffin Vs. Keith Jardine
13-3, 6'3, 205: Forrest Griffin
I missed Jardine's stats.
Referee: Big John McCarthy
Round 1: This is a big slugfest early as was expected. Crowd is way behind Forrest.
Pretty even and neither man has even come close to going off his feet. Griffin used the leg kicks early and Jardine picked up the strategy in the middle of the round.
Jardine knocks Forrest Griffin down and then continues the pounding and in a mild upset I'd say Jardine is the winner.
Winner: Keith Jardine via KO in 4:35 R1
Sorry this coverage hasn't been up to standards I've been burning some CD's while doing this and it has caused some delays.
Thiago Alves Vs. Tony DeSouza is next.
This must've been the best of the dark bouts.
Round 1: Well, it didn't start out that way that's for sure.
The crowd was booing early and often, the fact is though that the pase picked up with about a minute left in the round.
Scoring: Alves won the round 10-9 but its kind of pointless to score these since we know the result.
Round 2: Thiago Alves just clocked him with a big knee and it was all over.
Winner: Thiago Alves, via KO in 1:10 of R2
Match 6: Chuck Liddell Vs. Tito Ortiz
Marcus and I are arguing about the outcome of this fight.
Well, the fight and show have been over for quite some time.
Here's what happened.
Round 1 was definitely Chuck's round. Dave Meltzer thought it might've even been a 10-8 decision, though I'm not so sure and the judges ultimately didn't score it that way.
In the second round, Tito didn't start out so hot but he did finish with a takedown. Eddie Bravo gave the round 10-9 to Ortiz and I'm not thinking I would've argued otherwise.
Third round: Chuck pounded on Tito a few more times and Tito was knocked down a couple of times.
The argument that was the reason this has taken so long to post was whether or not the referee stopped the fight too soon.
It was a good fight and love Tito or don't he was definitely able to hold his own with Liddell more than before. Tito said afterward that he knew the better man had one.
I didn't hear Chuck's interview as I was out celebrating in the snow. I heard Tito's because the window was open a crack.
It will be interesting to see over the next few days if the debate rages online about whether the fight was stopped early. I don't usually wonder why a referee is assigned a fight or not but I wondered why Big John had not gotten this one. Mario Yamasaki was the man who the eyes of some will be pointed to in this one.
Sorry this wasn't the best coverage the OCC has ever given you.
Labels: Mixed Martial Arts, Pay Per View Coverage, UFC, UFC 66
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