April 2, 2004 The fight mixed martial arts fans
wanted for almost two years ended at the 38-second
mark of the second round tonight when Chuck
Liddell unleashed a flurry of punches that put
Tito Ortiz down on the canvas and out of Ultimate
Fighting Championship 47: It¡¦s On! at Mandalay
Bay Events Center before a sellout crowd of 11,
413. It was the first time that Ortiz, the former
UFC light heavyweight champion had been knocked
out. With Ortiz down and unable to defend himself,
referee John McCarthy jumped in and ended it. The
official ruling was a technical knockout.
"I knew he couldn't stand with me", Liddell said
in the Octagon afterward. The fight never went to
the ground, although Ortiz tried twice to take it
there. "Chuck got away from me and he hits hard.
He got me with some real good shots. I'm not hurt
and I'll be back", Ortiz said.
| Languages: | English |
| Country: | US |
| Runtime: | 140 min. |
| Number of discs: | 1 |
