UFC 73 Results

Well I picked 6 out of 9 right problem is that the 3 I missed were the ones I bet!!! Damnit

UFC 73 was by far the most anticipated MMA event of the year with 9 fights on the card, 2 of which were title fights in the Middleweight and Lightweight divisions. The night started off with sparks when Heath Herring a huge underdog nearly knocked out Pride Fighting champ Minotauro Nogueira with a kick to the head, but ended up losing the fight by decision. The Lighweight championship was nothing short of an all out war between Hermes Franca and defending champ Sean Sherk. The bout went all 5 five minute rounds and ended with Sherk by unanimous decision. One of the more anticipated fights of the night was between Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz at the Lightheavy Weight division. Sparks were flying and both fighters put on quite a show for the sell out crowd at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, but the crowd was left disappointed when the bout ended in a draw due to a point deduction incurred by Ortiz in the 2nd round when he was penalized for holding onto the fence to prevent a takedown. The main event of the night was the Middleweight championship bout between defending champ Anderson "The Spider" Silva and the challenger Nate Marqaurdt. With the ring of the bell Silva opened up with a quick flurry of striking combos, Marquardt tried to defend but was no match for the Brazilians speed and Nate "The Great" was TKO'd with 1:30 left in the 1st round.

Complete Results for UFC 73:
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUTFrankie Edgar defeated Mark Bocek at 4:55 of Round One by TKO.

WELTERWEIGHT BOUTChris Lytle defeated Jason Gilliam 2:15 of Round One by triangle choke.

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUTJorge Gurgel defeated Diego Saraiva by unanimous decision (30-27 on all three scorecards)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTStephan Bonnar defeated Mike Nickels by Rear Naked Choke at 2:14 of Round One.

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTAntonio Rodrigo Nogueria defeats Heath Herring by unanimous decision (29-28 on all score cards)

LIGHT WEIGHT UFC WORLD TITLE BOUT
Sean Sherk defeats Hermes Franca by unanimous decision (50-45 on all judges scorecards)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Tito Ortiz vs Rashad Evans. All 3 judges score the bout 28-28 for a unanimous draw mostly due to the point taken away from Ortiz in the 2nd round. MIDDLEWEIGHT UFC WORLD TITLE BOUTAnderson Silva defeats Nate Marqaurdt by TKO Rd 1 (Referee's stoppage due to strikes)

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
Kenny Florian defeats Alvin Robinson by TKO (Referee's Stoppage due to strikes on the ground) Rd 1