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UFC 2: No Way Out
The poster for UFC 2: No Way Out
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 11, 1994
Venue Mammoth Gardens
City Denver, Colorado
Attendance2,000
Event chronology
UFC 1: The Beginning UFC 2: No Way Out UFC 3: The American Dream

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. [1] The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, [2] and was later released on home video.

History

UFC 2 featured a sixteen-man tournament format, the first and only one in UFC history, with the winner receiving $60,000. The first seven bouts were not aired on the live pay-per-view broadcast nor were they on the home video version (VHS). The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Matches had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used. [3] Competitors could only win a match by submission, by the opponent's corner throwing in the towel, or by knockout.

UFC 2 marked the debut of referee John McCarthy, arguably the most famous referee in the sport of MMA. [4] Since this was the only 16-man tournament in UFC history, Royce Gracie is the only person to have ever fought and won four fights in one night in the UFC. [5]

Stuntman and co-creator of the UFC Ben Perry joined the announcing crew for the first time in UFC 2. He was quoted that evening as introducing Scott Morris into the ring by saying: "We don’t know much about Scott Morris, because he is a Ninja". [6] This event did a buyrate of 300,000. [7]

Results

Final
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
N/A Royce Gracie def. Patrick Smith TKO (submission to punches) 1:17
Semifinals
N/A Patrick Smith def. Johnny Rhodes Submission (guillotine choke) 1:07
N/A Royce Gracie def. Remco Pardoel Submission (lapel choke) 1:31
Quarterfinals
N/A Patrick Smith def. Scott Morris KO (elbows) 0:30
N/A Johnny Rhodes def. Fred Ettish Submission (rear-naked choke) 3:07 [a]
N/A Remco Pardoel def. Orlando Wiet KO (elbows) 1:29
N/A Royce Gracie def. Jason DeLucia Submission (armbar) 1:07
Opening Round
N/A Scott Morris def. Sean Daugherty Submission (guillotine choke) 0:20
N/A Patrick Smith def. Ray Wizard Submission (guillotine choke) 0:58
N/A Johnny Rhodes def. David Levicki TKO (submission to punches) 12:13
N/A Frank Hamaker def. Thaddeus Luster TKO (corner stoppage) 4:52
N/A Orlando Wiet def. Robert Lucarelli TKO (knees) 2:50
N/A Remco Pardoel def. Alberto Cerro Leon Submission (armlock) 9:51
N/A Jason DeLucia def. Scott Baker TKO (submission to punches) 6:41
N/A Royce Gracie def. Minoki Ichihara Submission (lapel choke) 5:08
  1. ^ Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish. Another alternate was Trent Jenkins. but didn't fight. it is showing UFC 2 ending credit. There was no alternate match because there was no time in the round of 16.

UFC 2 bracket

Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
United States Scott Morris ( Ninjitsu) SUB
United States Sean Daugherty ( Taekwondo) 0:20
United States Scott Morris 0:30
United States Patrick Smith KO
United States Patrick Smith ( Kickboxing) SUB
United States Ray Wizard ( Karate) 0:58
United States Patrick Smith SUB
United States Johnny Rhodes 1:07
United States Johnny Rhodes ( Karate) SUB
United States David Levicki ( Wing Chun) 12:13
United States Johnny Rhodes SUB
United States Fred Ettish ( Karate) 1 3:07
Netherlands Frank Hamaker ( Sambo) SUB
United States Thaddeus Luster ( San Soo) 4:52
United States Patrick Smith 1:17
Brazil Royce Gracie TKO
France Orlando Wiet ( Muay Thai) TKO
United States Robert Lucarelli ( Kickboxing) 2:50
France Orlando Wiet 1:29
Netherlands Remco Pardoel KO
Netherlands Remco Pardoel ( Judo) SUB
Spain Alberto Cerra Leon ( Pencak Silat) 9:51
Netherlands Remco Pardoel 1:31
Brazil Royce Gracie SUB
United States Jason Delucia ( Kung Fu) SUB
United States Scott Baker ( Karate) 6:41
United States Jason Delucia 1:07
Brazil Royce Gracie SUB
Brazil Royce Gracie ( Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) SUB
Japan Minoki Ichihara ( Karate) 5:08

1 Frank Hamaker was forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Fred Ettish.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UFC 2 - No Way Out". Sherdog.com. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. ^ "UFC 2: No Way Out". Tapology. 1994-03-11. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1994). "TV SPORTS; Death Is Cheap: Maybe It's Just $14.95". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. ^ "'Big' John McCarthy to referee UFC on Versus". USA Today. June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Gentry, Clyde (2005). No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution. ISBN  9781903854303.
  6. ^ "Prelude to UFC 100: Greatest Quotes In UFC History". Bleacher Report. July 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "The Pay per View Revolution in Wrestling". 2015-06-17.

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