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UFC 71 Main Card
Champion Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson (for championship) - KO round 1 quick! Total Domination
Jeremy Stephens vs. Din Thomas - Arm Bar Sumbission 2:44 in Round 2 by Winner Din Thomas
Josh Burkman vs. Karo Parisyan - Unanimous Decision Karo Parisyan
Terry Martin vs. Ivan Salaverry - TKO Strikes 2:04 in Round 1 Winner Terry Martin
Keith Jardine vs. Houston Alexander - Devastating knockout in 1st round by the Winner Houston Alexander
Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes - Round 3 Unanimous Decision Kalib Starnes ( Great Fight! Good facials!)
ESPN review - LAS VEGAS — Quinton Jackson upset Chuck Liddell to win the UFC light-heavyweight title Saturday night at UFC 71, dethroning the champion with a hard right to the chin in the first round.
Liddell toppled and Jackson jumped in to throw a couple of punches for good measure before referee John McCarthy stepped in at 1:53 of the first round to protect the fallen champion. Only a few punches were thrown before the one that tagged Liddell and at one point Jackson, who had been stalking the champion, raised his hands as if to ask what was going on.
The two traded blows and then Jackson nailed Liddell.
"I made a mistake and got caught," said Liddell, the reigning rock star of mixed martial arts and the face of the UFC.
Jackson defeated Liddell by TKO in November 2003 at a Pride Fighting Championships show in Tokyo. Liddell went on to win his next seven fights, avenging previous losses to Randy Couture and Jeremy Horn along the way. But Jackson remains his nemesis.
Liddell fell to 20-4, while Jackson improved to 27-6.
"Rampage" Jackson, 28, entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena wearing his trademark rumble chain, howling like a wolf. But the crowd roar was reserved for the 37-year-old "Iceman."
Jackson just waited in the ring from Liddell, ready to do business. He was booed when introduced in the ring.
On the undercard, light-heavyweight Houston Alexander upset Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine, crumpling the favorite with a series of hammer-like blows to the head. The slugfest ended with a knockout after just 48 seconds, with Alexander smashing Jardine with an uppercut that sent his mouthpiece flying.
Alexander improved to 6-1, and Jardine dropped to 12-4-1.
Also, Karo "The Heat" Parisyan and Josh Burkman traded blows in an entertaining welterweight contest. Parisyan, whose background is in judo, showed good striking power and accuracy, wearing Burkman down en route to a unanimous decision.
Canadian middleweight Kalib Starnes unanimously outpointed Chris "The Crippler" Leben to raise his record to 10-2-1. Leben fell to 16-4.
Brazil’s Thiago Silva won his UFC debut when James "The Sandman" Irvine injured his knee at 1:06 of the first round and was unable to continue.
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he definatley knocked his ass out.. off balance too!
Iceman is still the man . . . Jackson needs to shut his mouth till he actually defends his title . . .
Chuck got caught it happens. That’s the same punch he’s dropped people with in the past and if he would have caught Quinton with it, he would have dropped him too. Best of luck for Rampage against Hollywood on Sep 8 in the light heavyweight unification bout. I feel sorry for Keith Jardine because Chuck is going to put the deep freeze on him, worse than what Houston Alexander did to him.