Ultimate Ultimate 1996
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |
| Date | December 7, 1996 | |
| Venue | Fair Park Arena | |
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Attendance | 6,000 | |
| Event chronology | ||
| UFC 11: The Proving Ground | Ultimate Ultimate 1996 | UFC 12: Judgement Day |
The Ultimate Ultimate 2 (also referred to as "Ultimate Ultimate 1996" and "UFC 11.5") was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 7th, 1996. The event took place at the Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and released on home video. The card featured an eight man tournament with two alternate bouts, and was the UFC's second "Ultimate Ultimate" tournament, held to find the best of the winners and runners up from past UFC events. This event was also the first to introduce the "no grabbing of the fence" rule.
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[edit] Alternate Bouts
- Mark Hall vs Felix Lee Mitchell
Hall wins by TKO at 1:45 of round 1.
- Steve Nelmark vs Marcus Bossett
Nelmark wins by submission (choke) at 1:37 of round 1.
[edit] Quarterfinals
- Ken Shamrock vs Brian Johnston
Shamrock wins by submission (Forearm Choke) at 5:48 of round 1. Shamrock was unable to continue in the tournament because of a broken hand he suffered after pinning Johnston up against the cage and unleashing a series of punches.
Frye wins by submission (fatigue) at 11:19 of round 1. After taking constant punishment from Frye, Goodridge was taken down, and mounted. Rather than take more punishment, Goodridge tapped out.
- Tank Abbott vs Cal Worsham
Abbott wins by TKO due to strikes at 2:51 of round 1.
Kimo wins by TKO due to strikes at 9:08 of round 1. Giving up more than 100 pounds to Varlens, Kimo took constant punishment clinching against the cage, then ultimately under Varelans. At 8:45, Varelans, apparently completely fatigued, rolled off to the side of Kimo, who reversed and immediately begain dropping heavy unanswered shots to Varelans face. John McCarthy was forced to intervene, calling a halt to the bout at 9:08. After the long fight, Kimo and Varelans both had to be helped away from the ring, and ultimately Kimo bowed out of the tournament due to fatigue.
[edit] Semifinals
- Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark (alternate)
Abbott wins by KO at 1:03 of round 1. Nelmark was an alternate for Kimo Leopoldo, who could not continue due to a broken hand.
- Don Frye vs Mark Hall (alternate)
Frye wins by submission (Achilles Hold) at 0:20 of round 1. Hall was an alternate for Ken Shamrock.
[edit] Finals
Frye wins Ultimate Ultimate 96 by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:22 of round 1. After taking numerous power shots from Tank, opening a cut, and even dropping Frye to the canvas, Frye was able to take Abbott to the ground after Abbott lost his footing and finally, Frye secured a Rear Naked Choke for a win by Submission.
[edit] Ultimate Ultimate 96 Bracket
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| Brian Johnston | |||||||||||||
| Mark Hall 1 | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | |||||||||||||
| Don Frye | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Cal Worsham | |||||||||||||
| Tank Abbott | |||||||||||||
| Steve Nelmark 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kimo Leopoldo | |||||||||||||
| Paul Varelans | |||||||||||||
1Ken Shamrock withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by alternate Mark Hall.
2Kimo Leopoldo withdrew due to fatigue, and was replaced by alternate Steve Nelmark.
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