UFC 65: Bad Intentions
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Background
UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a 9-bout fight card that was held on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion, Matt Hughes and former UFC welterweight title challenger, Georges St. Pierre.
A heavyweight championship bout between champion, Tim Sylvia and highly decorated submission wrestler, Jeff Monson served as the co-main event of the evening.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Jake O'Brien vs. Josh Shockman
- Light Heavyweight Bout: James Irvin vs. Hector Ramirez
- Heavyweight Bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Sherman Pendergarst
- Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz vs. Gleison Tibau
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
- Heavyweight Bout: Frank Mir vs. Brandon Vera
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Alessio Sakara vs. Drew McFedries
- Heavyweight Championship Bout: Tim Sylvia vs. Jeff Monson
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre
Pre-Event Notes
The welterweight championship bout and rematch between GSP and Matt Hughes was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 63. However, an injury to St. Pierre forced his removal and he was replaced by BJ Penn.
Alessio Sakara was originally meant to face Brazilian, Wilson Gouveia but an injury to Gouveia had Drew McFedries stepping in.
Antoni Hardonk was supposed to face TUF 2 heavyweight runner-up, Brad Imes but an Imes injury had Sherman Pendergarst fill in.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Heavyweight Bout: Jake O'Brien defs. Josh Shockman via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Light Heavyweight Bout: James Irvin defs. Hector Ramirez via TKO (strikes) at 2:36 of round 2.
- Heavyweight Bout: Antoni Hardonk defs. Sherman Pendergarst via KO at 3:15 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz defs. Gleison Tibau via TKO (strikes) at 2:27 of round 2.
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Stevenson defs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:07 of round 1.
- Heavyweight Bout: Brandon Vera defs. Frank Mir via TKO (strikes) at 1:09 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Drew McFedries defs. Alessio Sakara via TKO (strikes) at 4:07 of round 1.
- Heavyweight Championship Bout: Tim Sylvia defs. Jeff Monson via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46).
Sylvia controlled the bout with his superior height and reach advantage. He kept Monson on the end of his jab for the majority of the bout and was only ever in danger in the second round when Monson scored a takedown. At the end of the five rounds it was as clear as the damage on Monson's face that Sylvia had taken the decision.
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Georges St. Pierre defs. Matt Hughes via TKO (head kick and elbows) at 1:25 of round 2 to become the new UFC welterweight champion.
A determined GSP came out and picked Hughes apart clinically for the entire duration of the bout. GSP almost finished the fight in the first round as he dropped Hughes with a superman punch but the round ended before he could capitalize. The end came shortly into the second as Hughes went to catch a leg kick from GSP that turned out to be a high kick, collecting Hughes upside the head and sending him to the canvas. GSP jumped on Hughes and forced the referee to step in with some hard elbow strikes.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
Followed by: UFC Fight Night 7
External Links
http://65.ufc.com - Official UFC 65 Website
--Sam Cupitt 15:36, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
