UFC 74: Respect

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1. Though there were over 11,000 spectators at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center to see this fight live, most fans had to settle for pay-per-view (PPV) from either their homes or, as in my case, their local sports bar. Unfortunately, the PPV folks did not get to see three of the nine fights contested that evening. Which of these martial artists was NOT a competitor in one of these untelevised preliminary bouts? Clay Guida Mark Coleman Marcus Aurelio Frank Mir

2. Another victor in an untelevised prelim was Renato Sobral, known popularly as "Babalu". Unfortunately for the sport, this fight had an unpredictable, wild ending, with Babalu bloodying fellow light heavyweight David Heath and finishing the fight with a chokehold that he refused to release even after Heath submitted, causing the beaten man to pass out. True False

3. Another prelim bout that WAS shown to the PPV audience (albeit after the main event in order to fill in the card’s total scheduled time) pitted middleweight Ryan Jensen of Omaha, NE (USA) against fellow 185-pounder (and last-minute replacement) Thales Leites of Brazil. What was the outcome of the last fight shown to the world audience this night? The two fought to a unanimous 28-28 draw after Leites lost a point for grabbing the cage Leites won by a split decision after nearly submitting Jensen in a chokehold Jensen, who came out swinging from the outset, knocked out an overmatched Leites Leites caught Jensen in an armbar from the guard position, scoring a submission in the first round

4. The first broadcast fight of the card featured Patrick Cote against fellow middleweight and Spike TV’s “Ultimate Fighter” Season Three champion Kendall Grove. Who prevailed in this bout? Grove by knockout (TKO) via high kick in the first round Grove by decision after controlling the fight with his superior striking Cote via triangle choke submission in the second round Cote by knockout (TKO) in the first round

5. The next match, a lightweight elimination bout, showcased flamboyant Kurt Pellegrino against Spike TV’s “Ultimate Fighter” Season Two Welterweight champion Joe “Daddy” Stevenson. Did Stevenson continue his winning ways in this contest? Yes No

6. In the second lightweight elimination bout of the evening, jiujitsu specialist Alberto Crane made his UFC debut against the ground-and-pound fighter Roger Huerta. Huerta eventually wore Crane down and won by referee stoppage, but what was unique about how this happened? Huerta’s own corner accidentally opened a huge gash in the fighter’s eyelid, forcing a TKO by doctor’s decision There was nothing unique about it - Huerta controlled the round after a takedown at the opening bell, finally forcing the referee to protect Crane Crane tried to take Huerta down, but crashed into the floor, knocking himself out Crane had Huerta’s back in the third round, but Huerta used the arena’s big screen monitor to coordinate elbows to the tiring Crane’s head, hurting him badly and setting up a fight-ending succession of punches

7. Next we saw former Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre go up against takedown specialist Josh Koscheck. By way of introduction, which of these two fighters first came to public notice as a contestant in SpikeTV’s “Ultimate Fighter” reality show? Georges St. Pierre Both fighters - a testament to the program’s influence on the sport Josh Koscheck Neither fighter was ever a contestant, though St. Pierre served as a coach in Season Four

8. In the card’s penultimate bout, former Welterweight Champion and outstanding kickboxer Georges St. Pierre wisely kept the fight standing up against the All-American wrestler Josh Koscheck, controlling the action with strikes to win a majority decision. True False

9. In the main event, five-time UFC titlist and reigning Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture faced off against top contender Gabriel Gonzaga. Who had the two combatants defeated in their previous title and elimination bouts to get to this championship match? Couture had beaten Frank Mir by submission; Gonzaga had decisioned Brandon Vega Couture had decisioned Matt Hughes for the belt; Gonzaga had crushed Royce Gracie for his shot at Couture Couture had knocked out Chuck Liddell for the Heavyweight title; Gonzaga had defeated Mark “The Hammer” Coleman by referee stoppage Couture had won the title from Tim Sylvia by decision; Gonzaga had beaten Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic by knockout

10. Arguably the highlight of the evening, the Heavyweight title fight certainly lived up to its place as the main event of the evening. Which of the following did NOT take place during this match? Gonzaga opened the third round with several high kicks; it would later be revealed that one of these kicks broke a bone in Couture’s left arm Gonzaga complained to the referee in the second round that he could not see, only to come out of this exchange to resume the fight Olympic-level wrestler Couture scored a powerful takedown in the first round, breaking the Brazilian’s nose and opening a substantial cut with a head butt in the process Brazilian jiujitsu specialist Gonzaga countered one of Couture’s crushing takedowns with a triangle choke from the bottom position in the fourth round, scoring a come-from-behind victory over the previously dominant Couture