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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 47 - It's On!

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Date: April 2, 2004
Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas

The first fight truly worth watching is between Ruthless Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz. These are two of the youngest stars of the UFC. Diaz is a better technical fighter, but Lawler is far more powerful, bringing straight heat and rage. Lawler seems to have more immediate "fight-stopping" ability. On this night, however, we see Diaz taunting Lawler throughout the fight. Lawler grows increasingly angry and reckless - leading to the startling ending to the fight.

Cabbage then faces off against Andrei Arlovski (a personal favorite to watch). Arlovski strikes accurately and effectively, as usual, but Cabbage has a seemingly inhuman ability to take punishment, which keeps him in this fight for a while. Pretty exciting.

Chris Lytle takes on Tiki in a decent fight. Lytle is impressive, as always.

The main event of the evening: the bout between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. There was a great deal of hype behind this fight. It should have happened before they both lost to "The Natural" Randy Couture. Tito originally didn't take the fight, but after losing to Couture, he has to save some face and finally face the Iceman. Chuck Liddell is always ferocious, but he is particularly frenzied during this fight. He barely gives Ortiz a chance to breathe. Tito strangely allows the fight to stay on the feet, which is obviously a poor choice against Liddell. This was a superfight a long time in the making - and the finish to the fight is equally dramatic.

As always, there are some good behind-the-scenes bonus features that provide insight into the fighers' preparation for their fights, as well as post-fight footage. Great stuff.

Highly recommended.

Note: Copied my review posted on MMA forum

I was there live and had a great time. Zuffa really put on a good show and the fighters all had heart.

The fighters on the card was nothing stellar, but every single fight was action packed. Only one fight went to decision (which was a great fight anyway) and the rest were finished by TKO/KO or submission.

Genki vs Brown
More than 1/2 the building was empty for this fight. I was disappointed . Genki got a great pop anyway for whoever was in attendance. He was very calm and composed throughout the fight. Brown looked great but just got overzealous with his GnP and got caught. On a side note, Brown was wearing an awesome Sudo shirt after hs fight. Anyone know where I can get one?

Shipp vs Wiezorek(sp)
Looked like a b/c level fight. Both guys were in terrible shape but fought their hearts out. No holding back in that one.

Mike Mak Kyle vs Wes Sims:
Props to Sims for taking this fight on short notice. I spoke with Mark Coleman and Sims before his fight as they were near where I was sitting. Both are really nice guys. Sims was really cool. All the fans loved him. He came out and interacted with everyone before and after his fight. Having said that he took a real beating. Sims got mad props even after he lost and Kyle got the boos because of that controversial bite.

Nick Diaz vs Robbie Lawler
Nick was smack talking Lawler the whole fight telling him not to run away. Both got rocked in the 1st round and the whole crowd went nuts when Lawler did that flurry at the 4 minute mark and capped it with a flying knee. However, I can't believe Lawler went down on that shot. Everyone in the building was stunned because from our persepective it looked like a 'weak' shot and Lawler fell like it was a temple shot.

Andrei vs Cabbage
Andrei was warming up near us and that boy is huge. He was so relaxed and was just chilling and signing autographs. I met Cabbage at the weigh ins. He's a big boy too but has chicken legs. He is very humble in person as compared to his in-ring persona. I thought the fight was stopped a tad early, but the fight probably would have ended the same 10 secs later. Andrei looked awesome with his combos.

Yves vs Hermes
Great fight. Watching it live it could have gone either way. In Pride yeah Franca probably would have won, but Yves showed great composure and was still aggressive on the ground. Boos were loud when the decision was announced.

Lytle vs Tiki
Tiki looked good in the early going. Lytle wasn't using his boxing to slip and get inside. But he did get the choke ala RGracie-KShamrock. I have no idea why this fight was 2nd last? Kinda of a mood killer and many people went to get beers during the fight.

Tito and Chuck
Chuck was relaxed at the weigh-ins and Tito was super serious. At both the weigh-ins and from where I was sitting it was a pro-Chuck crowd. Tito got booed when he entered and when the fan threw his beanie back in the crowd cheered. It was so loud in the Mandalay I couldn't even hear my buddy beside me. I watched the PPV when I got home and you can't even tell it's that loud. Tito was trying to be aggressive like Rampage/Couture vs Liddell, but his punches weren't committed or hard. His shots on Chuck were just as weak and he didn't set them up. Chuck was just pacing himself and gauging the distance. The last flurry Chuck did at the end of the 1st round had the building in a frenzy. Tito was so emotional at the end of the 1st round and was whining to his corner. 2nd round started, building still loud as hell. Tito looked scared and was in defensive mode. Chuck just poured it on and looked great with his final combo to KO Tito. The whole building erupted, no one was in their seats. Everyone was jumping and cheering it was crazy.

Props to Tito for standing like he said he would although it was obviously the wrong gameplan. Annoying crowd was booing Tito during his post-fight interview.

Other notes:

Bas Rutten was there drunk as ever, hanging out rapping with Rampage and interacting with the fans.

Hung out with Chris Brennan at the beer line for a brief moment. Cool guy.

Met Randy and Shammy at the autograph signing session. Chatted with Randy for a bit b/c he will be coming to Toronto to train with us. Gave me his number to pass on to the organizer...really cool guy.

Walking to the weigh ins some big guy taps me on the shoulder and says 'nice shirt'. I was wearing my WAND tank top and it was Mr Rampage who tapped me. He was nice enough to pose for a pic with me.

Ate breakfast beside Genki. Didn't say much because of the language barrier but said good luck. Forgot to ask him for a shirt...fcuk.

Some boxers were there hanging out near us: Vargas and Judah.

S'bout it for now...I'll post more when I remember more. I highly encourage MMA fans to go to a UFC at least once and experience it live. It's just mayhem.

Later.

UFC 47 "Tt's On!" Has to be one of the most exciting and anticipated events in UFC history. April 2, 2004 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with a sold out crowd of 11,413 that included celebrities like George Clooney, Shaq, and many more..

In spite of all the pre fight predictions promising that Tito would prevail...surpise! surprise! surprise! Chuck Lid dell got busy and unleashed a massive blitz of power punches that put Tito Ortiz down on the canvas..and out for the night. It was the first time that the cocky and always animated former UFC light heavyweight champion had been knocked out. Down for the count and unable to defend himself, Tito was saved by the ref for the event, Big John McCarthy. The official cause of death..technical knockout.

Once again Joe Rogan, better known to most television addicts as the host of fear factor, is in charge of describing all the blow by blow action for this event. And he delivers on the goods. I love Joe Rogan hosting UFC..he is an interviewer that knows the MMA! As a former 4x Kick boxing champ from mass, he has been in the ring and can comment with intelligence..unlike some of the yahoos that stumble into the octagon to do the post fight wrap up lately. Get Joe Rogan...acept no substitutes.

This DVD features video stories chronicling the rise to fame for both Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz and how they came to be the most anticipated match up in UFC history.

Other mini clips include:
Randy Couture Back in Training
Wes Sims and Mike Kyle Post-Fight Controversy
Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz Prepare for Battle
Nick Diaz Post-Fight
Yves Edwards Breaks Down His Win With Coach Lewis Wood
The Ultimate Grudge Match: Ortiz Vs. Liddell
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz Post-Fight

Fights include:
Mike Brown vs Genki Sudo (Prelim) [2:44]
(Prelim) Wade Shipp vs Jonathan Wiezorek [3:22]
Wes Sims vs Mike Kyle [6:52]
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz [4:43]
On the Mat With Mark Laimon (Demonstration) [3:29]
Cabbage vs Andrei Arlovski [6:26]
Yves Edwards vs Hermes Franca [6:19]
Chris Lytle vs Tiki [:36]
Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell [7:29] Main Event!

The UFC started in 1993 as a fighting tournament that featured no rules other than you tap out or get knocked out. You progressed from fight to fight until there was 1 ultimate winner left standing.

The best analogy for UFC is to say..It's like if someone said I wonder what who would win if you put bruce lee, mike tyson and hulk hogan in a ring together and told them to go for it..and that the last man standing get's all the marbles!

This quote from espn summs it all up:

As a budding major sport, UFC works for me because it combines many of my favorite boxing-wrestling traits- mayhem, theatrics, unintentional comedy, ring girls, championship belts, and especially the "I don't know what the hell might happen next" factor. Maybe eight out of ten times, a Pay-Per-View boxing card lets you down. Not the UFC. Throw a UFC party and invite 10 friends some time...I guarantee that nobody budges for three hours.

A great DVD for a guys night in!

This what people had been waiting for. Always the question, what if? What if Tito Ortiz ever took on Chuck Liddell? Tito said, "We were really good friends, and we were never going to fight." Yet in reply, Chuck simply stated, "There was NEVER any agreement NOT to fight." It was time for somebody to put up and shut up, and stay out of the other guy's path. This is UFC 47, and it wasn't too bad. Here is what took place, as well as the main event. Read below.

Jonathan Weizorek vs. Wade Shipp: In my opinion, if Shipp would have focused on teeing off early on, the fight would've ended sooner than it did. Tough ending, but better preparation on both parts would've made this a little more entertaining.

Genki Sudo vs. Mike Brown: Brown wanted to knock off Sudo's horseplay. Genki is always an entertaining match up, and you never know what to expect from him. Can Brown withstand the crazy crap?

Mike Kyle vs. Wes Simms: This was pretty intense on both parts, but you have to be ready, and not get gassed. Somewhat of a surprise ending, but good fight to say the least.

Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler: Diaz chooses to strike with a striker! Is he crazy, or is he a fist to be reckoned with as well? Good match, good action, not disappointing in the least!

Andrei Arlovski vs. Cabbage Correira: Ok, Arlovski is a world class striker, and Cabbage has one of the toughest heads in the MMA. Mind over matter, or is this gonna get ugly? Good stuff, once again!

Yves Edwards vs. Hermes Franca: This goes to a split decision, for good reason. Yves Edwards is impressive to say the least, and he's one of my favorites. This could've gone either way. Both fighters were hungry.

Chris Lytle vs. Tiki: I think both of these guys came prepared, but only one of them really wanted this. The win was by submission, but it wasn't my favorite match of the night.

Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz: Could've been an easy chess match, but somebody decided to throw some quick, cold fists! The victory was well earned, and the defeat was accepted, yet not so humbling.

With one or 2 fights that I really didn't care for, this didn't make for too boring of an event. I'm glad I picked it up, and hope to see some more of these fighters in the future!

Yeah, what else is new right? SO Tito has to be acting like a little baby sayign that "oh me and Chuck said we would never fight". Well when you are in line to be the champ, you may want to fight the person and make some money. Here are the matches on this disc.

Genkei Sudo vs. M. Brown-very good match and if you have not seen the ninja Sudo, then this is a must see.

Wade Shipp vs. Jonathan Wiezorek-I think I actually had the best time watching this match. The ending is hilarious! You really have to see it to believe it.

Mike Kyle vs. Wes Sims-pretty good heavyweight match.

Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler-Lawler again proves to be the most reckless fighter in the UFC.

Cabbage vs. Arlovski-now that is a heavyweight matchup, unfortanately this fight is a little too short.

Yves Edwards vs. Hermes Franca-how can you not love Yves and his Thugjitsu?

Chris Lytle vs. Tiki-I wish this fight could have gone a little longer but it was a great fight.

Ortiz vs. Liddell-if I gave anything away people would probably be mad at me. I will just say that I was dissapointed.

Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will meet again for sure, I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen UFC 47 yet, but this was a damn good fight. There were other solid fights as well in this event and overall well worth the money spent to rent it. It's about time UFC started producing more videos.

2 years in the making.. the ducking the dodging its all over.. finally The Iceman is taking on Tito ortiz. This event was one of the greatest.
Robbie Lawyer vs Nick Diaz in a great stand up bout
Andre Arlvoski vs Cabbage Correria in another brutal bout which led to a hand being broken by punching so much.
Hermes Franca vs yevl edwards in the slowest match of the night and the only to go the distance still entertaining
Mike kyle vs wes simms in a controversal fight
and tito vs chuck liddell in the greatest adrenline fight ever!

other fighters include genki Sudo, Chris lytle, Wade Shipp, Tiki Gohson and others

GReat show i ordered it the second it was up for order.. i saw it on ppv to it was breathtaking

UFC 47

Great video for martial artists to watch not just for entertainment but also to learn about what is effective and what is not in a fight. Analyze how some fighters successfully used basic principles to emerge victorious while others suffered severely for neglecting those principles. Compare and contrast similarities and differences between the fighters and their styles of fighting.

Genki Sudo took a beating from Mike Brown but was surprising able force a submission onto Mike Brown by staying calm and waiting for the opportunity to present itself. It is very difficult to stay calm and focused while taking a beating and for an opportunity. Genki Sudo's victory was a small suprise.

Jonathan Wiezorek demonstrated how a rare person can do everything wrong and disregard all principles of common sense and still emerge victorious by using brute strength to wear the opponent out. He offered almost no effective offense or defense until the very end while constantly absorbing strikes by Wade Shipp. Wade Shipp appeared to simply run out of energy after punishing Jonathan Wiezorek for having no other means than to charge forward and use his heavier weight to try and trap his opponent against the cage. Wade Shipp should not have entered any fight with so little stamina and endurance.

To me the two most exciting fights of the event were the match between Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz and the match between Cabbage and Andrei Arlovski.

Robbie Lawler has awsome speed, energy and knock out power. Nick Diaz said that Robbie Lawler looked a little sloppy in a prefight comment. But, it was Nick Diaz who displayed intentional extreme sloppiness of his own to lure Robbie Lawler repeatedly by dropping his guard and opening himself up to offer himself as an easy target for Robbie Lawler again and again. The big surprise was that it worked. The next big surprise was Robbie Lawler's defeat suddenly at the moment that he appeared to be taking control of the fight. I thought that Robbie Lawler was about to put Nick Diaz to sleep on the mat. Then, Nick Diaz displayed use of his very good sense of timing to catch Robbie Lawler with a strike to his face as Robbie was moving forward. Robbie Lawler took another blow as he landed forward on his face and lost all sense of direction as he struggled to recover himself. Nick Diaz won by good timing in applying the martial art principle of using the opponent's strength and energy against the opponent himself though his means of creating a distraction by dropping his guard to tempt a fighter as good as Robbie Lawler to take the bait was foolishly hazardous. Never the less, it worked for Nick Diaz in this fight.

The fight between Cabbage and Andrei Arlovski again pits a very skilled kick boxer, Andrei, against an indestructible brute, Cabbage. Andrei was demonstrating to anyone who was paying attention how to stay out of the assailant's direction of attack and to counter strike at the instant that the opponent's attack passes by or loses momentum. This is what Bruce Lee was talking about when he said, "Be like water" and "harmonize with the opponent's movements." It paid off for Andrei as Cabbage could not touch him. The indestructible Cabbage fell like a tree from the blows of a lumber jack's axe.

The match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz was actually somewhat disappointing to anyone who knows anything about skillfull fighting. Chuck did not win due to superior skill, tactics or strategy but rather due to dumb mistakes by Tito Ortiz. Tito Ortiz's own comments afterwards reveals that he let his ego be his guide while engaging the fight in ignorant manner. Chuck was not all that quick. Tito's first serious mistake was projecting that he was hurt by wiping his face where Chuck landed his first stinging blow and grimacing with a painful expression after breaking out of an initial confrontation with Chuck in the second round. Seeing Tito hurt was the signal for Chuck to close in on him again before he could recover. Tito successfully blocked the first couple of punches which were not that fast. I thought Tito had enough time to maybe either apply a reverse arm bar on Chuck, since it seemed as though Chuck left his arm extended too long after throwing the first couple of punches, or escape to one side or the other so as not to have the cage at his back while trying to avoid Chuck's strikes. Instead he stays in the same space with the cage at his back and then regresses in unprofessional manner to trying to avoid Chuck's blows by covering his face with his arms instead of continuing to block or to try to trap Chucks arms or to escape. I slowed the DVD down. It took 12 strikes by Chuck to send Tito down to the mat. It might not have happened at all if Tito had been thinking about what he might been able to do. Tito Should have been paying attention to how Andrei Arlovski was able to deal with the same situation successfully again and again without being touched by his opponent.

I'm not sure what fights the other reviewers were watching, but the Ortiz vs. Liddel fight was boring as hell. Essentially, the two fighters stood there and sized each other up the entire first round, until Liddel lit up Tito in the last 10 seconds or so. Then in the second round they again just kind of danced around. Then, about 38 seconds into the second round, Liddel finally woke up, I guess, and rained down punches on Tito, backing him into the cage. The fight was called on a TKO.

From a strategy standpoint, I no idea why Tito would decide to engage Liddel in a stand up fight, when his strength is obviously ground and pound. What in the world was he trying to prove? Whatever it was, it was a gross miscalculation.

If you want a 5 star fight, then buy "Undisputed" which features the fight between Tito and Randy Couture. Now THAT was an epic fight.

I'm ready for the rematch between Liddel and Couture.

All I can say about Tito is that I'm glad that his ego has been cut down to size. He's done a lot of great things for UFC fighting, but he needed a serious dose of maturity. And to his credit, he was a gracious loser to both Couture and to Liddel. Hopefully, these losses are only growing pains and that he will back for some strong fights, doing what he does best -- on the ground.

The other fights on the card were so-so. Too much dancing and not enough groundwork for me.