UFC 21
UFC 21: Return of the Champions | ||||
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![]() The poster for UFC 21: Return of the Champions | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 16, 1999 | |||
Venue | Five Seasons Events Center | |||
City | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 21: Return of the Championswas amixed martial artsevent held by theUltimate Fighting Championshipon July 16, 1999 at theFive Seasons Events CenterinCedar Rapids, Iowa.The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released onhome video.
History
[edit]UFC 21 marked significant rule changes due to the Council of the Mixed Martial Arts Commission: preliminary bouts now consisted of two five minute-rounds, main card bouts were three five-minute rounds and championship bouts were five five-minute rounds (similar to theUnified Rules of Mixed Martial Artsused today in theUnited States). UFC 21 was the firstUFCevent to adopt the10-point must system,commonly used inbo xing,to judge fights instead of each judge merely stating their choice of fighter. 10 points are awarded for fighters who win the round, 6-9 points for the fighter that loses the round. Points are awarded for Octagon control, effective striking, grappling/near submissions, and aggressiveness.[1]
During the event, it was announced thatUFC Middleweight ChampionFrank Shamrockwould defend his title atUFC 22against rising starTito Ortiz.
Results
[edit]Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Maurice Smith | def. | Marco Ruas | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Pat Miletich(c) | def. | André Pederneiras | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:20 | [a] |
Middleweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Daiju Takase | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:41 | |
Middleweight | Paul Jones | def. | Flavio Luiz Moura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:20 | |
Heavyweight | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Tim Lajcik | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Eugene Jackson | def. | Royce Alger | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:19 | |
Alternate Bouts | |||||||
Heavyweight | Andre Roberts | def. | Ron Waterman | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:51 | |
Heavyweight | Travis Fulton | def. | David Dodd | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
- ^For theUFC Welterweight Championship.
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^UFC 21: Hawkeye homecomingYahoo! News(April 23, 2009)ArchivedAugust 22, 2022, at theWayback Machine