Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 - The Final Chapter

Infobox MMA event
name = Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter


promotion = Ultimate Fighting Championship
date = October 10, 2006
venue = Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
city = Hollywood, Florida
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previousevent = UFC Fight Night 6
followingevent = :"Not to be confused with UFC Fight Night 7, which took place on December 13, 2006.""Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter" was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 10, 2006. The event took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The two-hour broadcast drew a 3.1 overall rating, with the main event of Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock drawing a 4.3 rating. [http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/FOXSportsMMA/2006/10/11/MMAs_alleged_brutality_and_more] Quoting MMA Weekly's Ivan Trembow, "That breaks down to an amazing 5.7 million viewers for the Ortiz vs. Shamrock fight. This shatters the UFC's previous record for the number of people watching a UFC fight at any given time." [http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/10/mixed-martial-arts-tito-ortiz-vs.html] The overall ratings record would not be matched until "UFC 75" on September 8, 2007 [http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8962] .

The main event featured the third and final encounter between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. At "UFC 61", the two fighters met for a second time, with Ortiz reigning victorious via technical knockout; however, critics contend that the fight was stopped too early by referee Herb Dean. At the "UFC 62" weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White announced the third Ortiz-Shamrock encounter [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2542] . Tickets went on sale on Tuesday, August 29th, and sold out very quickly in two days.

Results

Preliminary card

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|USA Forrest Petz vs. flagicon|USA Marcus Davis:Davis wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:58 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|Brazil Thiago Alves vs. flagicon|CAN John Alessio:Alves wins by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Rory Singer vs. flagicon|USA Josh Haynes:Singer wins by unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 29-28. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Welterweight bout: flagicon|Peru Tony DeSouza vs. flagicon|USA Dustin Hazelett:DeSouza wins by submission (kimura) at 3:59 of round one. This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Nathan Marquardt vs. flagicon|USA Crafton Wallace:Marquardt wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:14 of round two. Wallace was a late replacement for Thales Leites, who experienced difficulties processing his visa in time for the bout [http://mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2725] . This bout was not aired on the broadcast.

Main card

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Matt Hamill vs. flagicon|USA Seth Petruzelli:Hamill wins by unanimous decision. Judges score the bout 29-28, 30-27, and 29-28.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Ed Herman vs. flagicon|CAN Jason MacDonald:MacDonald wins by submission (triangle choke) at 2:43 of round one.

*Middleweight bout: flagicon|USA Kendall Grove vs. flagicon|USA Chris Price:Grove wins by submission due to strikes at 3:59 of round one.

*Light Heavyweight bout: flagicon|USA Tito Ortiz vs. flagicon|USA Ken Shamrock:Ortiz wins by technical knockout due to strikes at 2:23 of round one.

References

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com Official UFC Website]