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This is the largest freestanding statue in the world, the Golden Driller.
It stands 76 feet tall, it weighs 43,000 pounds.
It's almost impossible to knock down.
And that's our theme tonight at the Expo Square Pavilion in the oil capital of the world,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, as we find out who will remain standing in the ultimate fighting championship,
part four, Revenge of the Warriors.
Hi, everybody.
I'm Bruce Beck.
Welcome to the most exciting, the most provocative, the most brutal martial arts competition
that there is.
Tonight, highly skilled individuals in boxing, wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu, and many other
disciplines battle it out for $64,000 and the right to say they are the ultimate fighting
champion.
Now, let me warn you right from the start, this is no exhibition.
This is brutal combat.
Working with me, a gentleman who has called the first three competitions in the ultimate
fighting championship, pro football hall of famer, Jim Brown.
And Jim, what do you expect?
Bruce, we can expect the unexpected, if you can deal with that cliche.
Revenge will be the major factor tonight.
Horace Gracie could not continue the last fight, so he's out to take revenge for the Gracie
family because after all, his father never lost a fight.
On the other hand-
Joe Sando.
Joe Sando, of course, who represented Kimo last time.
Kimo lost a very close fight to Horace, so he's out for revenge.
This will be a very difficult night, but revenge will be the major factor.
Jim, you have been around so many sports.
How tough are these guys?
These guys are really tough.
They basically practice all of their lives.
They can take the punches.
They can take the knuckles.
They are much more tougher than I am.
Well, another member of our broadcast team is a 1984 Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman
wrestling in the super heavyweight division.
Let's go down to the Octagon.
Here's Jeff Blattnick.
Thank you, Bruce.
Thank you, Jim.
I'm standing in the Octagon, the area in which our combatants will do battle.
The Octagon is the traditional shape of the martial arts fighting venue.
There is 750 square feet of area.
It measures 32 feet across, and let me emphasize, this is not a ring.
The fighting surface is surrounded by a five-foot-tall chain-link fence.
It's heavily reinforced.
It's heavily padded to protect the fighters.
Even the gates that the combatants come in has had a lock, a bolt-action lock put on
so it cannot be opened.
Most of all, at this time, the mat in which these combatants are on is a thin pad.
It's a tight canvas skin.
I would call the footing both fast and firm.
So you can run in here, but there's no way that you can hide.
And earlier tonight, there were two alternate matches.
They were actually prelims where an alternate, later in the competition, could actually get
into the competition should any fighter be unable to advance to the next round due to
fatigue or injury.
An alternate will be summoned to take his place.
Earlier tonight, Joe the Ghetto Man Charles, victorious over Kevin Rozier, and Marcus Grasshopper
Bossett, a winner over Eldiz Dias Xavier.
So those two are ready in case they are called.
And here's a look at the main draw.
There were actually only two seeds.
Hoys Gracey, the number two seed, in the upper half of the bracket, and the number one seed,
Steve Jenham, in the bottom of the bracket.
So folks, this is basically a single elimination tournament.
If someone gets injured and cannot continue in the next round, an alternate is summoned
to take his place.
And remember, Steve Jenham was an alternate and won UFC 3.
The doctors are Dr. Joseph Estwannik, US boxing team head doctor, and he will be also assisted
by Dr. Tracy Asher and Dr. Brian Dalton from Tulsa.
The cut man is Leon Tabbs, and the referee is Big John McCarthy.
Basically the rules, no biting, no eye gouging.
All other blows are legal, including knees, elbows, and joint locks.
The laws of the octagon, no rounds, no time limit, no way out.
Right now, let's meet our first fighter of the evening.
Ron the Black Dragon Van Cleef is the founder of Chinese Goju Karate and holds black belts
in 10 different martial arts.
At 51 years of age, he is not only the oldest competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
he is also a living legend.
I'm Ron Van Cleef the Black Dragon from New York City.
I'm 51 years old, and I've been practicing martial arts for 40 years, longer than any
of these participants have been alive.
I'm here to test myself, and I'm going to do my very best at the UFC.
A 10th degree black belt, Ron the Black Dragon Van Cleef, and Jim Brown at 51, does he still
have it?
Well, George Foreman still had it, and I am sure he's going to have to have it because
he's fighting one of the toughest guys here tonight.
Nine-time U.S. Karate Champion, two-time full-contact Karate World Champion, Japanese Karate Champion,
Hong Kong Karate Champion.
Jeff, he spends four decades in terms of competition.
Certainly a legend.
The only thing I have to question is, 51 years old, that's got to be something with speed.
It has to have taken a step away from his quickness.
He says he uses hypnosis as a way to help him focus.
I think he's going to need all that if he's going to be able to compete with the competition
that's here at the Ultimate Fight Challenge.
He had a bit of a cold when he arrived at Coleslaw, but he told us earlier tonight that
he is feeling 100% better, and he is ready to go.
His opponent, however, is talented and dangerous, and a former two-time champion.
Twenty-eight-year-old Hoise Gracie is the only fighter to have been in all four Ultimate
Fighting Championships, and has won two of them.
Tonight, he'll be trying to reclaim his title.
Hi, I'm Hoise Gracie.
I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
I was here in the first, second, and third tournament, and I'm back to prove that my
family style is the best.
Revenge of the Warriors, or is it revenge?
Revenge of Gracie.
The camp coming out, and it is a huge entourage.
The Gracie family name is one of deep legend in Brazil.
His father never lost the fight, his grandfather never lost the fight.
Hoise Gracie is following in that great tradition.
He places a master technician particularly on the ground.
His great Gracie Jiu Jitsu style and system is to take his opponent off the feet, get
him on the mat, and apply either a submission or a choke, and take him out.
Jim, there's no doubt who is one of the favorites here tonight.
Well, there's no doubt about it.
He's got the respect of the whole country, because in the first two fights, he exhibited
so many techniques.
And in those techniques, never heard his opponent.
Made them all submit.
He is a master of the choke hold.
Here's Rich Goins.
Wow, promotions are pleased to present Ultimate Fighting Championship Four.
Once again, there are no rules.
Please welcome our contestants for our first quarterfinal match.
Fighting out of the red corner, weighing in at 190 pounds, 5'10", 51 years old.
He is the oldest competitor ever in the history of Ultimate Fighting Championships.
The founder of Chinese Goju Karate and the holder of 10 different black belts in martial
arts.
The legend from New York City, Ron the Black Dragon, Van Klee.
Van Klee.
And his opponent fighting out of the blue corner, a four-time veteran of the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, 6'1", 180 pounds, 28 years old, a fourth-degree black belt in
the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 51 and 8 as an amateur, 8 and 1 as a pro, two-time Ultimate
Fighting Champion from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Hoice Gracie.
Gracie.
A fourth-degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, the World Light Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu Champion,
two-time winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Quick look at the tail of the tape.
Obviously, the big difference is in the age.
24 years, the junior is Hoice Gracie.
And we are underway.
Here's the double leg.
He's going to take him down.
Gracie's got up to the canvas quickly, and this is usually where he forces his opponent
to submit or works quickly with a chokehold.
He's in very, very tight.
You can see Van Cleef trying to grab his hair.
It's not going to work.
Gracie right now is basically resting.
Gracie very comfortable on the canvas.
And it happened to Van Cleef so quick as Gracie took him down.
You know, in a way, Bruce Van Cleef opened himself for this when he did that kick.
Gracie caught the leg.
That's what he's known for.
He waits for his opponent to extend himself towards him.
Then he rushes, crowds, takes him to the ground, to the mat here.
Ooh, that was a decent knee by Van Cleef.
Blocked a little bit by Gracie's arm.
And once he gets you here, he'll work very slowly and methodically.
He's trying not to spend too much energy.
He'll work to either get a submission hold on an elbow or go for the choke.
Gracie continues to dominate on the canvas.
Well, what you're seeing right now is the Vulcan Strictly.
He doesn't like that particular nickname, but he moves like one.
And this is perfect for him because he can conserve his energy.
Because I know last time he got totally dehydrated, totally was fatigued.
It's a matter of time, I think, fellas.
Gracie wearing down his opponent, just working slowly on the canvas.
There's a punch to the body, just to the inside.
A rabid punch until he brings the arm down.
Van Cleef, when he goes to defend his ribs, that's when Gracie will move up
and start to attack the head.
Van Cleef in amazing shape for 51 years of age, as the Gracie camp looks on.
Almost two minutes in.
Gracie usually does quick work.
His first seven opponents fell at a total time of just under 11 minutes.
You can see him just taking his time.
He's not going to rush this.
He realizes he's in very good control.
He's an expert at this manta position in wrestling we call this great vibe.
Oh, some serious elbow shots to the head.
And he'll just keep softening him up until Van Cleef either gets frustrated
and does something stupid, or he's going to roll to his stomach to avoid blows,
and that's when he goes for the choke.
Van Cleef showing great heart, trying to move, trying to flip Gracie off of him,
but unable to do so.
In that position, you want to have your legs on the outside,
which Van Cleef doesn't have.
Again, Gracie hitting to the back of the head.
This is very fatiguing for Van Cleef.
He really can't get off any shots.
He's holding the gi of Gracie to keep him away from him,
to keep no distance between them so Gracie can't get off those kinds of shots.
Gracie wants separation.
He wants to sit up and then be able to deliver strikes directly down.
Gracie who won a long, savage bout with Kimo in UFC III
that was unable to fight his next match and trying to get revenge tonight.
There it is.
He's turned over.
Now you look for the choke.
Gracie, a master of the choke.
It's like Jim said, it's like a board constrictor.
If you move a little bit, he cinches it that little bit tighter,
and it just goes on and on and on.
The blows to the head to get that head in position,
get that arm under and get the choke hold.
The Gracie family.
Rudy Amar.
Referee Big John McCarthy right on top of the action.
He can't stop the first.
That's it.
Good job.
Voice Gracie opens up with a victory in 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
That cleave is amazing.
And there's that respect that you will see throughout the evening from the fighters.
Oh, absolutely.
Look at this, the softening up, the blows behind the head,
the blows behind the neck, always working for that position,
always keeping balance, always knowing exactly what to do.
Once he gets you in that position, it's very difficult to do anything
except try to carry it on a little longer.
In a way, Bruce Van Cleef wanted Gracie.
He wanted him right away.
In fact, after the press conference, he told me there is a God.
And in a way, a 50-year-old, one-year-old man going against Gracie
might be the safest pick.
A big boxer could probably really devastate him with punches to the head.
Gracie makes you submit.
So you're not going to get that striking trauma.
A point I'd like to make is that Horace could have actually punched him in the face.
Oh, I'm sure he could.
And did not do it.
I saw that particular point.
He's probably saving his hands.
Because his father told him not to hurt anyone unnecessarily.
That's a part of the family tradition.
Well, early in the century, Hoist's father, Elio,
learned traditional jiu-jitsu from a traveling Japanese master.
Over almost seven decades, the techniques were modified
and perfected to reflect modern street fighting situations in Brazil.
Going to look at Gracie's victory over Ron Van Cleef.
51 years of age from Brooklyn, New York.
And he wanted to go out, as you mentioned, Jeff, if he was going to lose,
he wanted to lose to the guy who was predicted to win this all.
Certainly, Hoist is a frontrunner.
So one bout is in the books in this quarterfinal round.
It is a single elimination tournament.
And a look at the crowd that has turned out here in Tulsa.
You know, Bruce, when we opened up, that crowd got a little unruly over there.
I was hoping that would not spread to this arena.
Here's a look at what Gracie will have ahead of him.
He will take on the winner of Joe Son and Keith Hackney.
And that may prove to be a difficult bout.
I'll tell you, there's a lot of fans in Gracie's corner.
Of all the fighters who have come to Tulsa,
wherever you went in the last couple days,
it was Gracie Mania.
All right, we're set to go for our next bout,
so let's meet our next fighter.
Joe Son, known to some as Chemo's manager,
returns to the Octagon tonight as a fighter.
At 23 years of age, he is a student of Taekwondo and Judo,
and the founder of his own system of martial arts, Joe Sondo.
Hi, my name is Joe Son. I'm from Huntington Beach, California.
The Lord said, not by my might or my strength,
but with my spirit, said the Lord.
You guys will see the spirit of the Lord of Jesus Christ tonight.
Well, he's definitely an unknown.
Joe Son.
He founded his own style, known as Joe Sondo.
He is a man of God, a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo,
23 years of age.
Learned the martial arts from his dad beginning as a five-year-old.
And look at this entrance, Jim Brown.
Well, we saw it before with Chemo.
Now the master, the man who taught Chemo, is doing the same thing,
the same mixture of religion and fighting.
I don't understand it.
Frankly, Jim, neither do I. Neither do you.
I think that's why it's a little heavy for him.
Joe Son says, I love Judo. I love the arts all the way around.
I like the violence, the speed, the balance, and the timing.
He says the martial arts are just like a video game,
only you're doing it with your whole body, not just your thumbs.
Born in Korea, now from Huntington Beach, California, Joe Son.
He's 5'4", 236.
Fire plug.
His opponent, dangerous in the art of karate.
After a valiant performance in the third Ultimate Fighting Championship,
Keith Hackney returns tonight representing White Tiger Kenpo Karate.
Hi, my name is Keith Hackney. I'm from Rosell, Illinois.
I train at Saviano's White Tiger Kenpo Karate in Addison, Illinois.
I'm back at UFC IV to test my skills.
Keith Hackney fought 600-plus pound Emmanuel Yarborough in UFC III
and won his first round match, but he broke his hand and couldn't continue.
He says the hand is sound.
Well, he delivered 36 unanswered blows to the 600 pounder's head
and did hurt himself in winning that fight.
But he said the hand is ready.
One has to question whether one can heal that quickly,
but I'm sure he learned not to keep punching to the head.
Well, actually, Jeff, it wasn't really broken.
There was something wrong with the soft tissue.
Spring. Yes.
But, Jim, you saw him pummel Yarborough,
who was an imposing figure in 600-plus pounds,
but Hackney was not intimidated.
Well, the only thing that was intimidating about Yarborough was his size,
and most of that was blood. He could not roll over.
I did not think he was a real good contestant.
Joe Son is giving away seven and a half inches.
He has the 35-pound advantage.
Hackney's discipline, white tiger, kempo karate.
His sensei, Tom Saviano, developed it
based on Ed Barker's kempo system
and incorporating karate and northern Chinese kung fu.
Well, the way I look at it is you either punch, kick, or seize.
So to hit with all the different disciplines,
that's just the theory behind why you throw it.
When you execute it, it has results.
Well, you're a wrestler, see, so you know dog gone well,
and you can go out there and beat them all, right?
Oh, I don't know about that, Jim.
Standing by for the introduction of the fighters to the crowd.
Well, Hackney's a striker with that reach that could give him an advantage.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part 4.
Please welcome out of the red corner,
five-foot-four, 220 pounds.
He's 24 years old and holds belts in taekwondo and judo
and is the master of the practitioner of Joe Sun.
Please welcome from Huntington Beach, California, Joe Sun.
Sun.
And please welcome returning to the octagon,
the veteran of Ultimate Fighting Championship Part 3.
Five-eleven, 200 pounds.
Thirty-six years old, he holds his second degree black belt
in white tiger kimbo karate, the giant killer from Roselle, Illinois,
Keith Hackney.
Hackney.
So it's Hackney against Joe Sun.
John McCarthy, third man in the octagon.
All right, are you ready? Are you ready?
Last minute instruction.
Let's get it on, man.
Here they go.
Look for Joe Sun to rush, maybe close the distance.
Hackney a superb kicker.
Joe Sun measures his ground.
Hackney trying with the sweep.
Joe Sun reacted nicely.
Joe Sun takes Hackney down.
Good counter.
And now he's in command on the ground where he can utilize Joe Sun dough.
We saw Hackney get away from the 600 pounder when he got on bottom.
Hackney works his way to his stomach.
Keep working it, keep working it.
That lock isn't tight, it's a rounded arm.
There's no way he can really be choking him here.
He's just holding him down.
I'm sure Hackney's wondering what's he going to do,
and he's really not following up with anything here.
Keep working it.
Hackney trying to work that right hand free.
He also tried a right elbow to try to catch Joe Sun leaning over his side there.
This is a wrestling hold, it's a front headlock.
Hackney.
Oh, now he's working to choke.
He's no longer around that arm, that's a little tougher.
Those are rabbit punches.
It's not going to really hurt Hackney.
Hackney to his knees and now to his feet.
Oh, a shot to the leg below the belt, but it's legal.
And now Joe Sun backs him up against the fence.
Good move by Hackney.
Get back into the squat bar.
And Hackney has punched very well before with his opponent on the ground.
Let's go, come on.
And he lands to the midsection of Joe Sun.
Keep working, keep working.
Oh, that is allowed in this competition, but that is brutal.
Joe Sun has not broken the lock yet.
Two thousand right there.
There it is, it's broken now.
Watch for Hackney to strike.
Hackney working the grappling techniques now on the ground.
Although his discipline is White Tiger Kempo Karate.
God, he's got a hold of his trunks too.
Get your towel, watch it.
Nobody's moving, he's tapping, he's tapping, he's tapping, he's tapping out.
He's choked him out.
Joe Sun taps out, Hackney is the winner.
But I don't know if he's going to gain a lot of fans by his tactics.
In a no-holds-barred situation, there are no rules like that.
There are no rules.
He took advantage of it and he's better than I thought he was.
Hackney advances to the semis.
And so Joe Sun has played a cat and mouse game all week, not talking to the press.
Goes out quietly.
Well, I guess if you get hit to the groin about ten times, you'll have to go out.
There's an early try at the sweep.
This is where Hackney made a mistake, extending in.
Joe Sun came right back and took him down,
but he was unable to finish with any kind of ground attack.
He got Hackney to this position and here is where your opponent is vulnerable.
Try to elevate your head, sit up on his chest, and deliver striking blows down
or look for submission, and he did none of that.
Whereas Hackney, on the other hand, he took full advantage.
Yeah, this is where Hackney just pummeled away,
and I can see you taking deep breaths at home on this.
Hackney was 12-0 as an amateur boxer with 11 knockouts,
but he is simply a karate specialist.
Time to meet our next fighter.
25-year-old Melton Bowen comes to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
as the only Western boxer.
Melton is the WBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
In 37 professional bouts, he's won 24 by knockout.
Hi, I'm Melton Bowen. I'm one of those city boys from Miami, Florida.
I came here to do what I gotta do. I'm gonna take him right out.
Well, it's the first time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
that we're really gonna see a boxer.
Melton Bowen, 32 and 5.
The WBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
Impressive amateur career, 172 and 5.
Three national Golden Gloves titles.
Five-time Florida Golden Gloves champion.
Jim, what do you think? We're finally seeing a boxer.
We're gonna either see a very quick fight
that's gonna end up with a guy on his feet.
The boxer, we're gonna see a guy go down to the canvas
and get beaten very quickly.
Well, Jim, Bowen yesterday was very confident.
Very confident. He had his game face on.
Most of the day, he's been very quiet.
He says he has no respect for anyone in this competition.
I agree with Jim. He's strictly a man on his feet.
He doesn't know much ground attack, or does he care to know much ground attack?
The only thing he's done different from former boxers
is that he's wearing gloves that allows him to grab.
And I think that's a smart move on his part because he might need to.
Melton Bowen going up against the defending champion.
You both get over here ready, and I'll tell you, get it on.
The current Ultimate Fighting Champion, Steve Jenham,
is a founder and instructor at Innovative Martial Arts Strategies in Omaha, Nebraska.
A uniformed police officer, Steve will be the man to beat tonight.
Hi, my name's Steve Jenham.
I'm the current Ultimate Fighting Champion from Omaha, Nebraska,
and I'm here to defend my title.
In Omaha City Police Officer,
Steve Jenham came out of the parking lot as an alternate
and won UFC 3.
Now we'll find out just how good he is.
Co-founder and instructor at Innovative Strategies in the Martial Arts,
the third degree black belt in ninjutsu.
He says his police training helps him in the ring,
and his ground fighting skills have come in handy when trying to put the cuffs on someone.
And here's a look at their respective key figures.
Melton Bowen, a little bit bigger, a little bit heavier.
Jenham, five years older.
Both look like they're in great shape.
Again, though, Bowen, lack of a ground attack,
and almost every single bout here, Jim, we've seen, hits the ground.
Well, I'll tell you, Jenham has the kicking techniques, even when he's on his feet.
I don't think that Melton knows how to defend against that.
So if Jenham is a very, if he's very smart tonight, I think he can win this fight.
Bowen is a security guard in the Florida School District,
played some football in high school,
but he's been boxing since he was eight years of age,
and his stepfather used to take him to the gym every single day.
Bowen is managed by Bobby Mitchell.
Jenham's innovative martial arts strategies take the high kicks from Taekwondo,
the low kicks from Muay Thai.
Sort of a spattering of boos in there.
Wonder if there's a little telltale residue from the last championship
in which an alternate got to the finals.
Under away, Melton Bowen, yellow trunks, Steve Jenham, great trunks.
Bowen wearing those gloves with the fingers able to cut through.
Jenham says he wants to take him to the ground.
This is quarterfinal number three.
Boy, he's holding back.
Bowen doesn't want to extend.
He wants to make sure that when he throws a punch, it's hitting.
He doesn't want to miss and get too close where he gets seized.
Back kick by Jenham, unable to do some damage.
Long feeling out process.
Here it is.
All comes in.
Jenham's got him.
Nothing yet.
Bowen trying to break off.
There's a right hand by Bowen and a couple more.
He's down.
Jenham gets him to the canvas.
This is where I don't care what you say.
You can't throw punches from your back with real effectiveness.
You might get one in, but you're not going to get a series of them in.
And now Jenham throwing punches to Bowen's face.
And Bowen continues to try to throw punches from his back.
Bowen fighting gallantly, but he's up against that fence.
Every time he tries to roll, Jenham seizes the fence there, gets his balance,
and then starts rifling strikes down to the head.
Jenham landing punch after punch now.
Bowen gallantly trying to hang in there.
He hasn't thrown any elbows yet.
And Bowen still trying to throw punches down there, Jim.
Yes, he is.
He's hanging in pretty good.
I'm just saying he's not having experience.
Oh, he might get out.
Jenham regained his balance, though.
Oh, there was a pretty good shot to Jenham's face.
He's going to get out.
He's got a hold of the fence.
He's going to pry his way out.
Great job by Bowen to get out the ground. Tremendous job.
Bowen back on his feet and lands an uppercut.
Oh, what a throw.
A beautiful throw by Jenham.
That's a hip lock.
Classical wrestling move.
I think Bowen's really tired.
I don't think he has a lot left to throw real mean punches.
All those have to go through Jenham's arms.
He's doing a good job of stopping them.
But this is fatiguing.
I think Bowen's lost his energy.
Jenham punching away.
Bowen has nothing left right now.
Oh, that one hurt.
His head bounced off the mat.
Keep going. Keep working.
He's still there, though.
He's using those hands well to counter.
Bowen should arch as hard as he can
and drive towards his head
and try to rock Jenham off the top.
Bowen's still gallantly trying to land punches.
Oh, that one hurt.
He's tying up the arm
and then following it in with the right hand.
He's using his left hand there to block the arm.
But even Jenham's punches seem to have lost a lot of their snap.
Jenham's got to wonder what is keeping Bowen in this match.
Why is he not tapped out?
Does he believe he still has something left?
He's got a lot of courage, big guy.
Sure does. Bowen's hanging tough.
And some of those punches
have taken the sting out of Jenham.
Four minutes cross in.
And Bowen's still again trying to push Jenham off of him.
Bowen can take some pain.
Jenham's trying to wind up and throw one big punch.
He's not going to any submission holds.
He's not going to a chokehold.
And he's tired. He's grinding with an open mouth.
Bowen trying to push him off.
Boy, Jenham's fatigued. There it is.
He's got it.
He doesn't do it. That's the end of his boxing career.
He tapped out here.
Tremendous fight. Tremendous effort from Bowen and Jenham.
But Jenham wins it.
How much did that fight take out of the defending champions?
The first one's always the toughest.
You're breaking the ice and getting into the flow.
Beautiful. 100% Greco-Roman hip lock.
Put Bowen down again.
And that was the beginning of the end.
Jim, how does a guy take that many shots to the head
and keep fighting?
Courage. Determination.
He has the heart of a champion and didn't want to give up.
When he gave up, he had to because he couldn't do anything in that lock.
Here near the end, Jenham's still trying to punch Bruce.
At this point, it was fairly obvious that he really didn't have
good energy behind these punches.
To his credit, Bowen, a great boxer,
able to block a lot of those blows.
Bowen is tremendously strong also.
If he knew something about the ground,
he probably could have won this fight.
Here's a look at how the draw has unfolded thus far.
Hoist Gracie, Keith Hackney, and now Steve Jenham
have advanced to the final four with one more quarterfinal match
still to come.
Anthony Macias and Daniel Severn.
I think the one surprising thing, Jim, thus far
is the length of the early matches.
Yes, I think we've had some good action tonight.
I think there's been some surprises,
and I think the determination in every fight has been great.
So often these bouts last less than two minutes.
That one, four minutes and 47 seconds.
And a great showing by the boxer, Melton Bowen.
Our final quarterfinal match coming up.
Let's meet one of the two contestants.
Oklahoma's own Anthony Macias is a professional Thai boxer
with a record of 30-1 with 24 knockouts.
Tonight he'll be fighting with a home court advantage.
Hi, my name is Anthony Mad Dog Macias.
I'm from Oklahoma City.
I'm going to be the hometown favorite here in Tulsa.
I'm here to win the UFC.
He is the Oklahoma favorite.
Anthony Macias from Oklahoma City.
25 years of age, 31-1 as a pro Muay Thai boxer.
Black Belt in Taekwondo, Black Belt in American Karate.
A two-time high school wrestling champion in Oklahoma.
I'll tell you what, Bruce, he might need that.
Ted is going to go back to that Greco-Roman style,
his roots because most of the fights are on the ground.
He's a part-time house taster and a pro Muay Thai boxer.
His opponent, however, is also adept on the ground.
Daniel Severn is a master of Greco-Roman, Sambo, and freestyle wrestling.
At 35 years of age and with over 70 titles to his credit,
Daniel has made wrestling a life study.
Hi, my name is Dan Severn.
I'm from Coldwater, Michigan.
I'm a freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler.
When I step into the octagon, it's a good thing there's a six-foot fence
because my opponent will be trying to escape.
He spent five years as an assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State
and at Michigan State.
He's the 1994 AAU senior and masters Greco-Roman and Sambo champion.
And he's one of the favorites today.
Most of the guys think that this guy is probably the most dangerous guy
in the ring tonight.
We'll see, won't we?
I believe the only weakness that Severn might have,
although he's been in Japan and done shoot wrestling in the past,
is he leans forward a lot of times when someone tries to strike his head
and that could open him up to a knee.
And that's exactly what Masayas is very good at.
And, Jeff, you have a lot of respect for him because you know him very well.
Well, I wrestled in the past with Dan Severn.
We were both on the Junior World Team together.
He earned the gold medal in the 77 Junior World Championships under 21,
and he was a finalist in the 84 Olympic trials.
Masayas better be striking because he's not going to win the war on the ground.
Here's the tale of the tape.
Severn, nine years older than Masayas,
he is four inches taller and he's got a 70-pound advantage.
Severn says there's not a man alive that can put out the amount of energy,
devastation, and strength that I put out in a short amount of time.
And, Jim, that's what it's all about.
How quick, how much can you put forth in a short period?
Well, you've got to try to do it in a short amount of time
because there are no rest and no rounds.
There's no time-outs. There's no nothing.
Therefore, you've got to try to get it done.
Got it down.
So they're set to go on the banks of the Arkansas River
in the heart of rich petroleum and natural gas fields of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Final quarterfinal match of ultimate fighting championship for Revenge of the Warriors.
25 years old from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Your hometown fighter, Anthony, Mad Dog, Masayas.
Masayas and his opponent in the blue corner.
34 years old, he stands 6'2 and 260 pounds.
He's the holder of numerous AA, Greco-Roman, Sambo,
and freestyle wrestling titles from Coldwater, Michigan.
Daniel Severn.
Severn.
They're getting close.
So here we go.
Are you ready?
Final quarter final.
Are you ready?
Masayas.
He's the crowd favorite.
Oklahoma City kid.
Both in the black trunks.
Mustache to Severn.
Muay Thai against wrestling.
There's the double.
Doing a great job there countering.
Severn taking some shots just to get him up.
Oh, he's taking a lot of shots.
Severn continues to work.
Takes an elbow to the head from Masayas.
Now backflip by Severn.
That's just a straight back suple.
He'll do it again if Masayas steps up to guard.
Oh, that's gotta hurt.
That's gotta hurt.
You saw Masayas shake his head.
I don't know why Severn isn't doing anything here
to try to put blows to the head of Masayas.
He's tying up the arms.
He's got a one-on-one, we call it in wrestling.
He's trying to grab his wrists.
Masayas is very confident with those elbows, though.
Every time Severn lets go of a hand,
an elbow comes rocketing up at his head.
Masayas with plenty of wrestling
in his background as well.
Two-time high school champion, as we mentioned,
but it's Dan Severn right now in control.
She is covering up.
I don't know why Severn
doesn't elbow under the head here.
This is where a wrestler really doesn't train a lot
in throwing strikes.
His opponent's very vulnerable,
and he's not taking advantage.
He's looking to go to a choke
or some kind of a submission.
And he may not be used to trying
to put somebody away so quickly.
Without a doubt, though,
this is gonna fatigue Masayas.
He's carrying all that weight.
He's struggling with his hands,
and now Severn's got an arm under the chin.
There's the choke.
And a tap out by Masayas.
Very good performance by Severn.
Couple of beautiful moves on the backflips.
And then the submission hold.
Well, I tell you,
it wasn't as smooth as a hoist race.
No, not at all.
So what I'm looking at is a wrestler
with a lot of strength
but not the true technique of the jujitsu man.
Good point, Jim.
Well, Masayas was a state championship here,
a champion here in Oklahoma.
Beautiful.
That's called a backsuit play.
You can see that it takes his opponent
directly onto his head and shoulders.
That's gotta hurt,
and it certainly makes you dazed enough
that you can get in behind him.
Masayas there, though, very competent.
This is the one that really hurt him, though.
The knees come right up behind the head.
You can see him try to shake the cobwebs out.
The start of the end for the big man.
There's the choke.
Tight submission.
He's got a tap out.
So Daniel Severn is on to the semifinals.
So here's a look, guys,
at the four that have advanced to the semifinals.
Royce Gracie against Keith Hackney
and then it'll be Steve Jenham
against Daniel Severn.
And now fatigue has to be a factor
in the second round.
Tremendous crowd tonight in Tulsa,
the oil capital of the world.
The capacity of this arena,
the Expo Square Pavilion, 6,573.
Now we are very close to a sellout.
This used to be called
the Tulsa County Fairgrounds Pavilion Arena.
Now we're set for the two-time champion
to take the stage again.
Royce Gracie.
Here comes the Gracie clan.
You know, they say Gracie jiu-jitsu
doesn't require strength
to beat someone bigger and stronger
because techniques are based on leverage,
not on power.
Well, if you take a big man with technique
and a little man with technique,
I think the power is going to win out.
There's no doubt about it,
particularly if the skill level is there
the same as you were saying.
But I think this is a match
where Royce better be very focused
because his opponent is very, very tough
and he strikes very, very well.
Hackney is a great puncher.
The question is,
will he have those hands free to punch?
Royce is such a good ground attack.
He just waits and gets you down.
Well, you might see a few kicks from Royce tonight
and maybe a few punches.
He's done that in the past, hasn't he, Jim?
Yes, he has.
He is proficient in that also.
The entrance of the White Tiger Kampo Karate Man,
Keith Hackney.
His camp a little bit smaller,
but Hackney's not.
5'11", 200 pounds, 36 years of age.
Watching Bruce Lee, got him into the martial arts.
In training, Hackney finds three or four
different guys in rotation
in two to three minute rounds.
Ten second rest period between fighters.
Doesn't seem like much.
He owns a heating and air conditioning company
called Hackney's Classic Heating and Cooling.
Well, you better have the heat cranked up right now.
Well, we've received word that Steve Jenham
will not continue.
And this is the way the ultimate fighting champion
ship works.
An alternate from earlier will take over.
And that's the winner of one of the first bouts
we had tonight.
The big thing we need to focus on here,
Jenham is out, apparently sustained
some damage from that fight he was in,
but right now the big question is
Hackney and Gracie, tail of the tape.
So Marcus Grasshopper Bossett will be in
as you look at the tail of the tape.
Jenham is out.
This is semifinal number one.
Hackney nine years older than Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen,
our first semifinal matchup of the evening.
The winner advances to the finals
of Ultimate Fighting Championship Part Four
in a chance at $64,000.
Please welcome out of the red corner
a four-time veteran of Ultimate Fighting Championships.
Six-foot-one, 180 pounds from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Coice Gracie.
Gracie.
And his opponent, the giant killer,
five-foot-eleven, 200 pounds, 36 years old
from Roselle, Illinois.
Please welcome back Keith Hackney.
Hackney.
Coice Gracie, his legend on the line
against Keith Hackney.
My opinion, I think this is going to be
one of Coice's toughest matches right here.
This is the man.
He can strike.
That's Coice's probably biggest weakness.
No one's ever seen the chin of Coice Gracie
because nobody's really ever hit him.
Kenpo Karate against Ju Jitsu.
There was that double-h shot.
The fighters remain on their feet.
Yeah, Hackney doesn't want to commit.
He doesn't want to get too close to Gracie
because he respects his ability to knock him to the ground.
And you're right, Jim, Gracie can kick.
Oh, yes.
When you get against a good fighter,
you have to use everything you have.
Gracie moving in on Hackney now.
And Hackney's very quick.
Gracie ready to strike, and he does.
Hackney counters nicely.
Oh, punch by Gracie from the feet.
Hackney's taking Gracie out of his normal game plan here.
Well, he has the equipment to go into a different...
Great athleticism here.
And a lot of respect being shown by both fighters.
Exactly, Bruce.
Good fight.
A lot of respect.
Hackney knows that if he's taken to the ground,
he's in trouble.
If he backs up against that fence,
he might be in trouble
because then Gracie can get ahold of him.
There it is.
He's going to get ahold of him here.
Knee to the groin by Gracie.
I mean, Gracie will go to his own back
just to bring him down to the ground.
He is that talented once he hits the ground
to be able to maneuver
and look for chokes and submissions.
Well, we're going to have to watch and see it happen.
Gracie trying to trip Hackney.
Had that leg for a moment.
Couldn't work him down.
Hackney with the right hand.
Gracie ties him up.
Hackney's right hand is his out punch.
Knees to the head by Gracie.
Oh, that one had a hit.
Almost three minutes in for the semifinal bout.
Neither fighter has hit the canvas yet.
He gets very evident that Hackney doesn't want to be down there.
He's got the collar of Gracie,
and really that's what's holding him up right now.
That and the fence.
Gracie with the knees again to the head.
There it is.
He's gone down on purpose.
Gracie wants to be here.
Gracie's got Hackney's head wrapped up.
Tremendous power at Gracie's legs.
You can see Hackney struggling for air too.
He's got the mouthpiece half out trying to get air in.
Another right hand landed by Hackney.
This could end up being a war of attrition.
Oh.
Watch for him to look for that arm.
See that arm straightened out as Hackney tries to get back to his feet.
Boy, so look to try to seize that and go into that elbow submission hole.
Hackney has 20 pounds on Gracie.
Boy, he's getting through with some left hands to the head.
Now some rights.
I don't know if he's got a choke on.
It's very difficult to see.
Look at his upper body strength.
Look at how poised Gracie is despite being on his back in what is normally a very vulnerable position.
The favorite poised Gracie in the fight of his life here against key tactic.
I think he can have those punches from his back in that position.
Well, coming in from the side, he can get a little bit of momentum, but if it's a direct shot.
Now the elbow gets working.
Now we'll go back to trying to straighten that arm out.
There it is.
He's tapping out.
That's it.
Beautiful, beautiful technique by Gracie.
Out of nowhere, he just stayed within his game plan and then the quick explosion and Gracie is into the final.
But he used every technique, every blow, everything that he had, which I anticipated because of the skill of Hackney.
Hackney, a great striker.
That was probably the longest anybody stayed on their feet against Gracie.
A master martial artist, poised Gracie.
Now the question is, will he be able to have the energy to come back out?
Here's the last move, the takedown.
See how he blocked that punch?
You could see him grab Hackney's wrist, block that punch.
He's looking for openings.
There's not many people who can lay on their back and be offensive.
That was actually earlier in the fight.
Well, like you said, he has very strong legs.
Amazingly strong.
You wouldn't know that.
And he uses his whole body as the weapon, as you said.
Well-rounded, full arsenal of attacks, and really great composure.
Well, he didn't listen to his father.
He used everything.
This time.
A tribute to Hackney.
Hackney tested him.
Well, we saw it in the last fight.
Hackney was a skilled individual.
Poised Gracie has advanced.
Hackney fought a terrific fight, Jim.
Well, there's no doubt about it.
That white tagger is something else.
I like the techniques.
So it will now be in our other semifinal.
Marcus the Graf Sopper Bossett against Daniel Severn.
Bossett won earlier tonight over Eldo Diaz Xavier in an alternate bout.
And because of Steve Jenham unable to continue,
an alternate takes the place at the next available spot.
And that is in the semifinal.
Well, I'll tell you, Hackney said something about fatigue.
He got tired.
Well, that's the objective of athleticism.
I mean, in other words, fatigue is always going to be effective.
Good point, Jim.
And you wonder how much of that was with Jenham.
You could tell at the end of that first fight with Jenham,
his punches had no sting left.
He was exhausted.
He was able to win, but unable to continue.
All right.
So it's the first time tonight.
We're going to see the Graf Sopper, Marcus Bossett.
Let's meet him closer.
29-year-old Marcus Bossett holds a third-degree black belt in Shorenru karate.
He considers himself a traditional karate man.
Hello, my name is Sensei Marcus Bossett from DYF Karate Los Angeles,
and I'm fighting in the UFC to let my kids know
and all the kids around the nation know that you can do anything that you want to do.
All you have to do is apply yourself, get out there, and do it.
The Graf Sopper, whose area of expertise is Shorenru karate,
a third-degree black belt, Shorenru karate,
one of the traditional schools of hardstyle Okinawan karate.
He played football, lacrosse, and wrestling in high school at Fork Union Military Academy
and then at the University of Maryland.
He's an owner and teacher of a karate school in South Central Los Angeles.
And he won easily earlier tonight.
And now we're waiting for Daniel Severin to make his entrance.
Actually, Bossett's match was against Eldo Dias Xavier, and it was a long one.
It did, but he's had plenty of rest since that alternate bout.
He's had more time, obviously, than Severin has, Jim, to recuperate.
Here comes the focus one, Daniel Severin.
Born in Flint, Michigan, hometown Coldwater, Michigan.
He's won numerous freestyle wrestling matches and tough man competitions,
over 70 national, international, state, and Pan-American titles.
He's fought in Cuba, in Istanbul, in Japan.
And it's very evident he has wrestling roots.
I mean, his first bout he was throwing Macias right over the top twice with back surplus.
Great throws.
The second one really beginning to be the beginning of the end for Macias.
This is a little bit bigger opponent, and definitely a kicker again.
Severin will try to knock him to the ground.
But I think the punches are going to have to be thrown to Severin.
I don't think he can get on the ground with him.
But if he can punch him, I don't think Severin is used to that.
No, not at all.
Severin with a 40-pound advantage over Bossett.
Please welcome, fighting out of the red corner, an earlier in the alternate fights,
a third-degree black belt in Shorin Rue Karate.
He stands 6'1", 220 pounds, 29 years old from Los Angeles, California.
Please welcome back Marcus the Grasshopper, Bossett.
And what a coin flip over Joe Ghetto Man Charles.
Both were alternates who could have fought tonight.
And in the corner, an alternate fighting champion, 34 years old, 6'2", 260 pounds,
from Coldwater, Michigan, AAU, Gwrepo Roman Sambo, and freestyle wrestler, Daniel Severin.
Severin.
And there is a look.
The mouse.
At the mouse.
The lovely mouse.
Well respected.
Let's get it on there.
Her name, Michelle Mouse Krasnu.
A terrific karate lady in her own right.
Bossett and Severin.
Severin's potential only weakness, really, is if Bossett starts attacking his head,
Severin tends to put it down.
And if he puts it down, he's susceptible to that kind of a kick.
Bossett gets nailed by Severin.
He caught the leg and brought him to the ground.
Tremendous catch by Severin.
See what Severin's going to do here.
This is where he wants to be.
He's in the manner position.
If he sits up, he'll try to strike down.
Otherwise, he's going to try and get a submission.
He's really trying to choke down.
That's it.
He's got him.
Wow.
What a move by Dan Severin.
And it didn't take him long.
He will benefit from a short time in the octagon.
Boy, this is going to set up a final.
A fantastic final between Horace Gracie and Dan Severin.
So Gracie, instead of seeing a dangerous puncher,
will now meet a guy adept on the ground, Jim Brown.
Yes.
That means Gracie might have to become a puncher and a kicker.
Look at that move, Jeff.
Bossett tried to kick him, and Severin was coming in at the same time.
Bossett, only on one foot, didn't have the balance.
Severin was able to get him down.
And right here is when he's going to move up towards the head
and try to clamp.
He's watching against any potential knee,
and he folded the arm over the throat and squeezed,
and that was the end.
And there's the reaction by Severin after the tap out.
And it is down to two.
And what a matchup.
Gracie and Severin, the Greco-Roman specialist against Jiu Jitsu.
We will have a bout which will precede that one
because the fighters are entitled to a rest period.
Obviously, Gracie could use it.
And the exhibition fight will be coming up shortly
with the winner advancing to five,
earning a spot in the field of eight.
Time to meet our first exhibition fighter.
Hi, my name is Jason Farrin.
I'm from Vancouver, Canada.
I've come to the Ultimate Fighting Championship for one reason, to win.
Jason Farrin from Vancouver, British Columbia.
This will be an exhibition match.
The winner of this one will compete in UFC number five.
It is not an exhibition match.
The winner of this will go into number five.
I didn't want to correct you,
but this is a real fight with the winner advancing to the next competition.
I think the verbiage that I used there was incorrect.
It's like a qualifier.
The winner here has a lot to go for.
He's going to be in for the big money next time
instead of sitting around hoping to get in as an alternate.
And we'll be seated.
That's right.
That is a big step forward.
It means a lot to both these fighters.
All right.
So qualifier is the word.
If you take a look at Farrin, he is from Canada.
His discipline, a kai-rui ujitsu, a fourth degree black belt, 33 and 0.
No holds barred challenge matches.
And his opponent is from Dallas, Texas.
Is this going to be your guy?
All right.
26-year-old Guy Mezger is the United States Kickboxing Association's
heavyweight champion fighting out of Dallas, Texas.
He's been called an underdog by some.
That just makes him want to win more.
I'm Guy Mezger.
I'm a kickboxer from Big D.
It's Dallas, Texas.
And I've come to the Ultimate Fighting Challenge to have a little fun.
So there's a look at Guy Mezger, born in Houston, now living in Dallas.
22 is an amateur kickboxer, USAKA heavyweight kickboxing champion,
and WKKC heavyweight champion.
A pretty good wrestler in high school.
He won freestyle in Greco-Roman competition.
Let's go!
Mezger recently beat a guy 50 pounds heavier than him,
and he pushed him around like a child.
He could have been, he says, on the Olympic team.
He's sick of them saying could have.
He got involved with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Well, I'll tell you something.
These guys look like pins.
They do.
And they made a pact with each other.
Pulling out of the hair is legal in this.
And they made sort of an unwritten pact that in this particular bout,
they're not going to yank on each other's hair.
Well, that's not fair.
That's not fair because there are no rules.
That's correct.
But they're making some of their own.
They're making some of their own, which might not help them
until they get to the championship.
Here's a look at the tail of the tape, Mezger, five years older,
fair 20 pounds heavier.
This promises to be a great fight.
Both of them should be good in the ground attack position.
We've seen every single fight go down to the mat,
and it's going to be the person who's able to control that mat position
that's going to probably walk away with the victory here.
Patrick Smith has been in a couple of UFCs.
He's in the corner of Jason Farris.
Ladies and gentlemen, our match before the finals
of the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the right to be seated
in Ultimate Fighting Championship Part 5.
Please welcome two new competitors fighting out of the red corner,
weighing in at 200 pounds.
He's 6'2", 21 years old,
the biggest competitor in Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Number four, a lifelong practitioner of Akei Rujijitsu
with a record of 33-0 in Maranaco Challenge matches
from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Please welcome Jason Finn.
And his challenger, the United States American Karate Association.
The Drake team family in the audience taking it all in.
6'1", 200 pounds, 26 years old,
and a record of 22 from Dallas, Texas.
Guy Metzger.
Metzger.
So Guy Metzger in the long black pants,
Jason Farris in the purple shorts.
Both with the long hair, both have consented not to pull the hair.
We'll find out how long that lasts.
And a little bit of showboating by Farris,
telling Metzger to come hit him.
Farris, the attack is Farris.
And now Metzger pushes up against the fence.
Oh.
Both fighters kneeing each other to the groin.
Couple of uppercuts by Metzger, breaks the lock.
Oh, a right hand to the head.
He's in trouble.
Right by Farris and he's got Metzger down.
He's in a chokehold.
Farris landing the right.
Oh, Metzger, great move.
Takes him down.
Now it's Metzger riding Farris.
Right here is where you don't want to have any hair
because he can just hang on to that ponytail
and keep his opponent's head pinned flat against the mat.
So right here is where you want to have technique
because if you don't have it, then what do you do?
Chokehold stays on his back.
Oh, good shot to the head.
Metzger landing two big right hands.
Once again, wrestling here,
being able to control that ground position.
Metzger doing a great job.
But it's not over yet.
Farris is hanging in there, but Metzger riding up.
And Farris looking like he's fatiguing a little bit.
More right hands from Metzger.
And a combination by Metzger.
They're ready to throw the towel in, and it's in.
Smith threw it in. Smith threw it in.
That'll end it.
Metzger forces Patrick Smith to throw in the towel.
And Metzger advances to UFC 5 by winning this qualifier.
Well, I'll tell you something.
I didn't see a lot of technique.
No, there wasn't.
And I don't buy the street fighting theory.
I thought that if he understood chokeholds, understood locks,
he could have ended it quicker.
Well, he'll have time to work on that, Jim,
because he's going to have a shot in the Ultimate Fight Challenge
number five, and he has a shot at being seated.
And this is what turned it around, a quick bear hug.
Beautiful technique, taking him straight to the mat.
And then from here, it's your ability to be able to control your opponent,
clear your arms, and start to deliver blows or look for that submission.
He didn't do any submission or choking,
but he was able to punch his opponent until the towel was thrown in.
They should understand it.
Get your legs outside, pull your opponent to you.
You have a much better chance.
You're right.
A heck of a crowd tonight in Tulsa at the Expo Square Pavilion.
Sellout crowd or close to it, 6,500.
And so in the final, it'll be Daniel Severn against Hoist Gracie.
Gracie pressed much further in the semifinal.
Severn did big, quick work of his opponent.
Who will reign tonight in UFC IV Revenge of the Warriors?
Here come the finalists.
The Gracie camp is coming forward.
Fourth degree black belt at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
The World Light Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu champion.
Two-time winner of this event.
A long, great tradition in the family in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Now living in Torrance, California, Hoist Gracie.
Hoist, the current torchbearer for the family.
And the legacy goes for seven decades.
He is in for a heck of a fight.
The patriarch of the family, Elio.
His brother, Clorio.
Seven brothers and two sisters in a large Gracie family.
And he goes into the ring tonight carrying that burden of family trust,
family success on his shoulders.
Everything, but you know what's great about that?
With that kind of dignity and love and caring, even if he loses properly, it's all right.
Here comes Daniel Sever.
Out of the clouds comes the Greco-Roman Sambo Freestyle Shoot Fighting Kingpin.
And he has been impressive.
But now, he meets the fight of his life.
Well, Gracie showed us that he has a lot of attributes that he didn't have to use in previous fights in the Ultimate Fight Challenge.
He might need these against a very powerful wrestler, a much larger wrestler.
It'll be a question of whether Severn is going to be able to, if he gets in the dominant position on the ground,
whether he can execute a finishing strike or hold.
Well, he might get a strike.
I don't know if he can get a hold.
But I think the power and the weight is going to weigh on him.
Here's the tail of the tape.
Severn, seven years older.
One inch taller.
Eighty pounds heavier.
From Coldwater, Michigan.
1994 AAU senior and Masters Greco-Roman and Sambo champion.
A wrestling coach and assistant.
At Michigan State and Arizona State for the better part of eight years.
He's now coaching the Michigan Wrestling Club.
And it's time for the introduction of the fighters from Rich Go-Go Goins from Fox Radio in Denver.
Ladies and gentlemen, Tulsa, Oklahoma welcomes the world to the finals of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Part Four.
As Semaphore Entertainment, in conjunction with Wild Promotions, pleased to present the finals.
Sixty-four thousand dollars on the line.
Please welcome your competitors.
In the red corner, the four-time veteran of Ultimate Fighting Championships.
Six foot one, one hundred and eighty pounds.
A black belt in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Two-time Ultimate Fighting Champion from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Voice Gracie.
Gracie.
And please welcome his opponent.
First time in the finals of Ultimate Fighting Championships.
Thirty-four years old. Six-two, two hundred and sixty pounds.
He is an expert in the arts of retro Roman Sambo and freestyle wrestling from Coldwater, Michigan.
Daniel Severn.
Severn.
The finals of Ultimate Fighting Championship Part Four.
It is the revenge of the warriors.
The laws of the octagon. No rounds. No time limit. No way out.
Rules in this bout. No biting. No eye gouging. Everything else goes.
Please to win the match. Choke out. Knock out. Your opponent taps out.
The corner throws in the towel. Referee stops the fight when an individual is unable to defend himself.
The brutal Ultimate Fighting Championship Part Four final.
Gracie in the gi. Severn in the black trunks.
You know, I question the gi sometimes. It seems to get in the way. What do you think about that, Jeff?
Some people say he can use it to his advantage. And he had a good point.
He said if he didn't have a gi on, people would want to have clenched fists and strike him.
However, when he has the gi on and people come close, they tend to grab. And that's what he wants.
He wants to turn it into a ground attack game. But against Severn, that might not work for him.
Severn diving in and grabbing the leg of Gracie.
And he's got control.
Gracie kicking the back of Severn as Dan works on top.
And had no effect on Severn. None at all.
The real question here, and Jim brought it out, is how efficient is he at finishing on the ground?
He did not pummel his opponent earlier. Did not throw punches. Was sticking to his Greco-Roman format.
And the submission tactic instead of the striking tactic.
64,000 to the winner. 19,000 for the runner-up.
Severn working Gracie.
Gracie trying to punch his way out.
Something, Jim, you said he had to do.
He might be getting choked right here. Severn has it pretty tight.
If he continues to squeeze forward and take the weight to the head,
he might have a shot at choking out Joyce Gracie.
But I'm sure Gracie is well versed at this.
Severn, unflappable, keeping the pressure on.
It's amazing to me that the greatest martial artists in the world can't keep themselves from getting to this position.
Wrestling certainly is showing a tremendous amount of prestige and respect
that I don't think wrestling was ever given as a form of self-defense.
Everybody thinks it's these wild kicks and punches, when obviously in a true fight,
some of that might happen if you cold cock a guy, but for the most part, it's going to end up here.
34-year-old Dan Severn.
This is taking an awful long time. I'm wondering if Severn is unable to find a way to finish.
Could Gracie be playing possible, looking for a quick burst of explosion? Does he have it in him?
Severn released the hold. He didn't have what he wanted.
That tells me that he is not real confident or sure on how he's going to beat Gracie here.
If you have Gracie down, Jim, you can't let him get away.
Well, that's true, but I don't know exactly what it means,
because when you're down, there's a lot of energy that you're putting out.
Fatigue becomes a major factor.
Now, keep in mind, Gracie went 447 in a semifinal match. Severn went about 40 seconds.
You know, something else I'm surprised at is Severn has not yet tried a headbutt,
and he has had a couple of opportunities to come square into the middle of the face of Hoist Gracie.
Because he's basically a wrestler.
Instinctively right now, he's not thinking of that.
That's right.
He's doing good, doing good.
He's got so many tactics that he is allowed to use that he's not.
He won't get away from Severn here. Severn is way too skilled, or should be way too skilled,
to allow Hoist to be able to slip out from underneath and get on top.
Against someone else, Hoist would have that ability because they are not trained in ground wrestling.
Plus, Severn's got the 80 pound advantage.
There was a headbutt.
Almost 430 into this championship bout.
And Severn, content to ride Gracie.
If he can tie up that cross wrist, he's got that hand.
He can now punch with the right hand. Let's see if Severn takes advantage of that.
There it was.
Severn to his feet, and back to the canvas.
Great show of courage on the final hoist.
He's hanging in there. He did it against Hackney.
The fatigue factor must be awesome.
At this point, it's got to be, Jim. You're right.
Gracie trying to wrap those legs around, kicking ever so often.
But for the most part, being neutralized by Severn. Five minutes plus in.
Gracie's got a hole in there, guys.
He's working on a hole.
You can get that hole from the bottom.
That's right. He's trying to put a reverse choke here using his left forearm
and pulling across on the gi on his left arm.
I'm not sure how effective it is.
Well, pressed up against that fence.
That chain link fence, part of the octagon.
And he's using a toe grip along the fence line.
Gracie forced to use every part of his arsenal.
And now the crowd chanting USA again for Dan Severn against the Brazilian hoist, Gracie.
Close.
Gracie with those short punches to the head. Severn not moving at all.
Those are mainly to try to get his opponent to adjust and then he'll try to reposition when the man on top moves.
But Severn will have none of it.
He's felt all kinds of impacts when laying here during his wrestling career.
But what Gracie is so astute at is not being caught open.
Severn can't hit him. Severn can't find a way to choke him. Severn can't find a submission hole.
That's what he needs to do.
Severn pounding away with a combination.
Boy, this might be a slow attrition battle.
Seven minutes in.
The average bout, two minutes in our prior competitions.
Oh, the eyes might have come in there.
Daniel Severn riding on hoist Gracie despite the fact that Gracie getting encouragement from his corner.
But no encouragement can help you when you're on your back like that, Jim.
Well, that's true.
Does Gracie have what it takes to mount any type of quick reversal?
I don't think it's going to happen.
I just don't feel Gracie is going to have the kind of ability to escape a wrestler when he's in this dominant position.
But what's frustrating for Severn is he can't find a way to choke out this jujitsu martial artist who knows all the choke holds and such so well.
And it's very, very good at being on his back and turning it into an offensive position.
A couple of punches there by Severn.
And those hurt.
Those are good shots and they're hitting cleanly into the ribs.
His wife, Terry, at home, she wouldn't watch this competition.
But he said he wanted to win it badly.
It has been pretty much this way throughout.
Severn on top of Gracie.
And Hoyce showing a great deal of metal.
He doesn't want to be pinned up against that fence either.
His tremendous pride, trying not to tap out, trying to find a way to will this fight.
But it's the grappler, the Greco-Roman specialist, Dan Severn.
Well versed in sambo, freestyle and chute fighting.
Trying to win it.
Hoyce is going to have absorbed some terrific punishment here.
Those short choppy punches, though they're not full swings, they will add up in an accumulating way if Severn continues to stay here.
How long can Gracie endure?
I'm just amazed. Here he goes. He might be looking for that cross choke again.
Severn very good at being able to control the shoulders.
He's not letting Hoyce really get to a lock and I've got to believe Hoyce is starting to get tired.
He's carrying the weight.
Almost ten minutes in.
Keep in mind, this is each of their third fights of the night.
Keep working, keep working. Do it good.
Severn pummeling over the right hand.
But he's taking his time. He's not flailing. He's not burning energy needlessly.
Jim, how long can Gracie hang in there?
Well, I'll tell you, he surprised me because I thought it would be over by now.
Because it's really stamina.
Stamina, conditioning and courage as Gracie tries to mount a lock with his feet.
With his legs.
But Severn pushing him into the fence again.
Nothing there. It's just a figure four. As long as he's got that around the shoulder, he really can't choke Severn out.
Severn putting weight down. This is more pressure on Gracie than it is on Severn.
Gracie, unruly to fall. Punching with the right hand.
These are two securely conditioned athletes with not much left.
He's again got that cross wrist. If he can get, he's trying to reach across and grab the opposite hand of Gracie and then use his free hand to punch because the block is gone.
Gracie doing everything he can to try to slide and slink underneath to get away from Severn.
But Dan's wrestling background and ability to ride, as we call it in collegiate wrestling and international wrestling,
is keeping him in this mounted position, keeping him in that dominant advantage position.
And really with this kind of action here, it's slow, but I have to feel that Severn is going to outlast Gracie.
And Dan Severn does not want to make a mistake. Might be one of the reasons he's not trying to punch him out.
He just wants to ride him and hopefully force the fatigue factor to set in where Gracie taps out.
Because Gracie is dangerous if you give him an opening.
I don't know 12-15 into a match like this, how dangerous he is.
But you never know.
12-13 and the war of attrition continues.
Voice Gracie, the two-time champion of the UFC, showing tremendous metal.
But he cannot flip his opponent.
Severn got him where he wanted early, on his back.
Gracie's eyes are still clear. Yep.
A knee by Gracie.
Severn with a right hand to the face.
13-30 into this championship bout of UFC for Revenge of the Warriors.
And Dan Severn continues to lay atop of Voice Gracie.
Jim, is there anything Gracie can do? Those could hurt.
Well, I tell you, I wouldn't know under these circumstances because with 13-14 minutes gone,
it's almost impossible to feel that he could have the stamina to do anything.
But he has the heart of a lion to continue.
No question about that.
It's the family tradition, the family history, the heritage, the pride.
The proficiency of being able to stop any kind of a blow to hit his head.
It's incredible how good a defense he has here.
A couple of them got in there, Jeff.
Oh, he's taking a few here and there, but it isn't that one, two, three that are really going to daze you
and cause you to put your defenses down.
Dan has to work very hard to get those one or two shots in, but he's getting them.
Almost 15 minutes into this championship bout, nothing has changed.
It is not a riveting final. It is just a power play.
Well, it's riveting to me because I think it's unbelievable to have that kind of stamina.
Gracie hangs top.
Nothing there. There's nothing there.
Severin's in great position.
There's no real power in those legs to be able to choke him.
It looks good, but what he's trying to do is come out back door.
He wants to pull himself right out from under Severin and come out the side.
Dan realizes this. He crawled out to the side.
Oh, he might get an elbow lock here.
Severin might be in trouble now.
When you raise the butt up like that, you're trying to pull the head out.
Gracie maneuvering. Whatever he can do to stay in it.
That's it.
He choked him out.
Talk to me.
Unbelievable.
Gracie amazingly hung in there.
Don't you ever say that again, Jeff.
About what, Jim?
About a wrestler.
I'm just excited.
Gracie is a wrestler. He's a ground attack specialist.
Oh, unbelievable.
Unbelievable proficiency at finishing moments.
Unbelievable.
What a comeback. He hung in there to the very end.
It didn't look like he could ever mount a charge.
What can I say?
This man hung for 15 minutes against a man 80 pounds heavier.
A performance by Gracie.
On his back, almost the entire match, his corner urging him on,
and somehow he just hung in there.
He would not tap out.
His ability to defend, his proficiency at all of those down positions,
and a wrestler doesn't practice striking and choking in a down position.
And that is what Gracie is so good at.
Severin did everything he wanted to, but be able to finish.
He was the takedown early in the match, and that's the way it went for 14, 15 minutes.
Severin had his chances. Gracie very astute down here.
Severin could not finish, Jim.
Well, no, he couldn't finish.
He didn't have the particular technique, but he was fighting a man
that not only knew how to get you, but he played the defense.
Here's the tap out. Watch the left hand. That's it.
Gracie chokes him out.
But the heart, the heart was the most important factor in this fight.
The heart of the line.
Gracie wins it.
And keeps the family tradition of no applause.
I'm very happy. I wanted to see Hoist do well.
A small man taking on a big man has always been the way I wrestled, Jim.
But at the same time, I think that might have been Hoist's toughest match ever.
It might have been. There's no doubt about it.
Thank you. And it came from a wrestler there, Jim.
And it came from a wrestler and a big one.
Never been a loss in the Gracie family, and that tradition continues.
Absolutely astounding, Bruce.
So an amazing show of determination, of guts, of will by Hoist Gracie
on his back for almost 15 minutes.
And he chokes out Dan Severin to win.
UFC 4, and indeed it was a revenge
for one of the great warriors in the martial arts community.
64,000 to Hoist Gracie.
And he mouthed, I'm back.
So for Jim Brown, Jeff Flatnick, and Rich Goins,
I'm Bruce Beck saying so long from Tulsa, Oklahoma,
on the Ultimate Fighting Championship 4.
We'll be right back.