UFC 69: Shootout
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Background
UFC 69: Shootout was a 9-bout fight card that was held on April 7, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The card aired live on pay-per-view and was headlined by a UFC welterweight championship bout between champion, Georges St. Pierre and TUF 4 winner, Matt Serra.
A welterweight grudge match between TUF 1 competitors, Diego Sanchez and Josh Koscheck served as the co-main event.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Luke Cummo vs. Josh Haynes
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis vs. Pete Spratt
- Middleweight Bout: Thales Leites vs. Pete Sell
- Heavyweight Bout: Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Kendall Grove vs. Alan Belcher
- Middleweight Bout: Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami
- Lightweight Bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Roger Huerta
- Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez vs. Josh Koscheck
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra
Pre-Event Notes
UFC 69 was the first ever UFC card to be held in the state of Texas.
Georges St. Pierre was originally scheduled to defend his welterweight championship against Matt Serra at UFC 67 but the bout was post-poned due to an injury to GSP.
With Travis Lutter's failure to make weight for his title fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 67 , Matt Serra would become the first ever TUF winner to earn a shot at a UFC championship.
Roger Huerta was originally scheduled to face Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Alvin Robinson instead of Leonard Garcia.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Luke Cummo defs. Josh Haynes via KO at 2:45 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Marcus Davis defs. Pete Spratt via submission (achilles lock) at 2:57 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Thales Leites defs. Pete Sell via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Heavyweight Bout: Heath Herring defs. Brad Imes via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Main Card
- Middleweight Bout: Kendall Grove defs. Alan Belcher via submission (D'Arce choke) at 4:32 of round 2.
- Middleweight Bout: Yushin Okami defs. Mike Swick via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
- Lightweight Bout: Roger Huerta defs. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Welterweight Bout: Josh Koscheck defs. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Welterweight Championship Bout: Matt Serra defs. Georges St. Pierre via TKO at 3:25 of round 1 to become the new UFC welterweight champion.
Serra rocked GSP early and simply did not let-up as he continously battered St. Pierre, finally finishing him in full mount reigning down heavy blows to take the unfathomable victory.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC Fight Night 9
Followed by: UFC 70: Nations Collide
External Links
http://69.ufc.com - Official UFC 69 Website
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 15:11, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
