ULTIMATE FIGHTING: LIDDELL STOPS ORTIZ IN THE THIRD ROUND.Byline: JAMES MELROY Staff Writer Despite Chuck Liddell's prefight proclaimations that his fists would shut Tito Ortiz's mouth, that wasn't the case. Upon the conclusion of UFC UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Universidade Federal do Ceará (Brazilian University) UFC Unified Facilities Criteria UFC Uniform Fire Code UFC Uniform Freight Classification UFC United Facilities Criteria UFC USACE Finance Center 66 on Saturday night at the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand Arena in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Ortiz was faced with a microphone and once again wasn't shy about saying what was on his mind: ``Chuck's the best.'' That was really all that could be said after Liddell scored a TKO victory over Ortiz in the third round of their much-anticipated rematch for Liddell's light-heavyweight championship. Though it took a little more than one round longer -- Liddell finished Ortiz just 38 seconds into the second round in 2004, compared to 3:59 of the third round in the sequel -- it was no less of an impressive victory. ``This was the most satisfying victory of my career,'' Liddell said. ``Tito came out and looked good. It was a good fight. I knew I had him hurt and I just kept throwing punches until (referee Mario Yamasaki Mario Yamasaki is a referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and EliteXC as well as founder and instructor of the Yamasaki Academy in the USA. The Yamasaki family has been teaching martial arts for two generations in Brazil. ) decided to stop it.'' Liddell (20-3, 13 knockouts). set the tone early, opening a small cut over Ortiz's left eye with a straight right hand. Seconds later, a looping left hook caught Ortiz high on the head and he staggered to the mat. Liddell, sensing the end might be near, started slamming right hands down onto the skull of Ortiz, who was able to use his forearms to deflect most of the punches. Liddell seemed to tire early in the third round. But Ortiz appeared to injure his foot on a kick to Liddell's shin and it seemed to reinvigorate the champion. A little more than three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. into the third round, the two started exchanging punches and Ortiz landed a solid punch to Liddell's jaw. But the San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. native didn't budge and a solid left
hook to Ortiz's head put him down. Liddell pounced pounce 1 v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es v.intr. 1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something: on Ortiz, nicknamed ``The Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. Bad Boy,'' and started throwing punches at a furious rate. Though Ortiz appeared to deflect most of them, a few landed squarely and Yamasaki called a halt to the action. Ortiz did not dispute the stoppage. ``I'm kind of disgusted with myself because I let my fans down,'' Ortiz (16-5) said. ``Chuck's the best pound-for- pound fighter in the sport and he's worked his ass off to get to where he's at and he showed it tonight.'' james.melroy@presstelegram.com (562) 499-1324 |
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