October News Part 2
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Quote
of the Day
"Education
is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
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Happy
Halloween
Happy Halloween
to all. We will probably be celebrating at Restaurant Row tonight
with a possible appearance at Dave & Busters.
Just
stay out of the big malls heh heh (internet hoax joke).
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Super
Brawl Weigh In
Super Brawl
XXII "United We Stand!"
Press Conference/Weigh-In
Thursday Morning
For
Immediate Release: October 31, 2001 // 102.7 Da Bomb Presents:
Super
Brawl XXII "United We Stand!” Egan Inoue, Canada’s,
Joe Doerksen, Wesley “Cabbage” Coreirra, Miles Tynanes
and Falaniko Vitale will attend press conference at 24-Hour Fitness
on Thursday morning 11am!
Without
a doubt, Extreme Sports Productions biggest event to date will
take place Friday night, November 2, as local superstar, Egan
Inoue and #10 World Ranked, Joe Doerksen will face his each other
for the Super Brawl Championship Belt!
Sparks
will be sure to fly at the Press Luncheon which will be held
at 1680 Kapiolani
Blvd. at 24 Hour Fitness on Thursday morning at 11:00 am. All press must attend
to pick up press credentials for the Saturday’s event.
Hawaii
will also have the privilege of watching former UH football standout
Falaniko Vitale make his return to the ring as he faces Hook
N Shoot Champion, John “The Saint” Renken from Nashville,
Tennessee.
There
will also be 8 under-card bouts featuring local and international
fighters. See you at 24Hour Fitness!
Tickets
are available at the Blaisdell box office and all ticket outlets.
Reserved seating tickets are $25 in advance and $29 the day of
the show. There will also be a limited number of VIP ringside
seats available for $50 each.
Pictures
and Video Available upon request.
United
We Stand!
SuperBrawl XXII
1.
155lbs 2x5 minute rounds
Kaika
Tiger 155lbs v Jay R. Palmer 155lbs
(Team
Tiger ) 0-0 (Freelance) 20-12
Kaika
making his pro dubut, is taking the name of his teacher, Marcelo
Tiger. He has strong Jiu-Jitsu and Tiger in his corner. Jay R.
is no pushover for even a seasoned veteran. Look for Palmer to
take the fight to the rookie early. Palmer 2-1 favorite
2.
170lbs 2x5 minute rounds
Deshaun
Johnson170lbs v Kolo Koka 170lbs
(HMC)
0-0 (Grappling Unlimited) 1-1
Both
fighters favor the striking game and have limited ground. So
don’t look for this fight to go to the ground unless someone
is in trouble. Pick’em Even Odds
3.
145lbs 3x5 minute rounds
Ryan
Diaz 145lbs v Eddie Yagin 145lbs
(Gibson
Pankration/AMC, Seattle) 8-3 (Grappling Unlimited) 3-0
This
could be a beauty! Diaz is a tremendously skilled submission
fighter with wins all over the world. He is equally versed standing
and on the ground. Yagin may not have the experience, or even
the skill of Diaz…but he is ultra-aggressive and has one
of the biggest hearts in the game. Win or lose, look for Yagin
to push the fight from start to finish and Diaz to counter. Diaz
2-1 favorite
4.
135lbs 3x5 minute rounds
Jose
Lopez 140lbs v Lincoln Tyler 140lbs
(Shark
Tank) 2-0-1 (Freelance) 5-1
Lopez
fought to a draw with Gary “Boy” Freitas earlier this
year. He displayed tremendous striking skills against the much
larger Freitas. Tyler is known for his submissions from the bottom,
but claims he has been working on his takedown and top game as
of late. If Lincoln cannot take down Lopez, he may find himself
staring at the ceiling. But if he gets it to the ground it should
be a short night for Lopez. Lopez 3-2 favorite
5.
Special Female Match 120lbs 2x5 minute rounds
Sarah
“The Finisher” Finaseth v Beta Yeung 120lbs
(AMC)
Seattle 4-0 (HMC) 0-1
Finaseth
and Yeung are no strangers. They faced each other earlier this
year in Washington. “The Finisher” finished Yeung.
But many in attendance say it was a bad stoppage. Yeung is motivated,
training hard and has the hometown crowd. Pick’em Even Odds
6.
185lbs 3x5 minute rounds
John
“The Saint” Renken 185lbs v Falaniko Vitale 185lbs
(Nashville,
TN) 16-7-3 (Grappling Unlimited) 8-1
The
veteran Renken has fought all over the world and faced top name
competition. Vitale was strong as a 200lb fighter. At this lighter
weight he could be a monster! He has spent more time in the gym
to make this new weight. Many predict big things for the newly
invigorated Vitale. Will this just be a “tune-up” for
Vitale? John Renken hopes not. Vitale 2-1 Favorite
7.
265lbs+ 3x5 minute rounds
Miles
Tynanes 285lbs v Wes “Cabbage” Correira 275lbs
(Team
Tiger) 0-0 (Grappling Unlimited) 7-3
These
big boys will bang! “Cabbage”, fresh of his upset victory
over Marcelo Tiger is looking to further his career with another
“W”. Tynanes is known around town as a “heavy
hitter”. He will have to hit very heavy to take out “Cabbage”.
Look for Pynanis to start strong and throw lots of leather. “Cabbage”
plans on weathering the storm and counter with bombs of his own.
“Cabbage” 2-1 Favorite.
8.
Super Brawl Middleweight Championship 3x5 minute rounds
Joe
Doerksen 185lbs v Egan Inoue 185lbs
(Team
Extreme) 19-2 (Grappling Unlimited) 11-3
Doerksen
is ranked #10 in the world by the MMA Writers Association and
has finished all 19 of his victims by submission, but none with
the talents of Inoue, who has finished in the top 4 in submission
grappling World Championships twice and won 2 World titles in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This will be a true test for Doerksen's
submission abilities. Both fighters have voiced interest in fighting
in the UFC middleweight class. The winner will likely get the
call…the loser will have to watch on Pay-Per-View. Doerksen
3-2 Favorite |
Corleta
Leaves Today
World Champion,
Marcio Corleta reviewed Monday's seminar fairly fast and added
some new sit up guard material as well as showed some ideas on
making your pass more effective. It was worth the money in my
opinion and he is very detail oriented in many of the little
things that he does. His game also fits very well with Relson's
game which made it even more inviting. He said that he may come
back in February for another trip.
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More
Shogun Matches
October
30th 2001
CONTACT:
Helen Miller
Pacific Sports Entertainment
1270 Queen Emma St. Suite #305
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: 650-996-6890
Email: pacificsportsentertainment@yahoo.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HEAVY
HITTERS SIGNED TO FIGHT DECEMBER 15TH
AT THE HONOLULU CONVENTION CENTER
Added
to the "SHOGUN"card, are fighters who are widely known
for their striking power in the MMA world. Saburou Kawakatsu
(who was announced previously) will be facing Robbie Lawler from
the Miletich Camp. Lawler has one of the fastest knockouts in
IFC history. King of the Cage's fastest rising star, Duane "BANG"
Ludwig, will be taking on none other than Thomas "The Wildman"
Denny. Ludwig has a combined Pro Muay Thai and MMA record of
17-2.
Also,
UFC veteran Yves Edwards, will be facing Doug Evans, from Gladiators
Gym. Edwards was already involved in what many call the fight
of the year at a recent Hook-n-Shoot event, against Aaron Riley.
Doug Evans is the DRAKA World Middleweight Champion, the IFCKF
World Middleweight Champion, Myanmar Traditional Boxing Middleweight
Champion, ranked #4 in the world by the IKF (Muay Thai Jr. Middleweight),
ranked #1 in the world by the IKF (San Shou Jr. Middleweight),
and a veteran MMA fighter.
Hometown
favorite Wesley "Cabbage" Coreira will be taking on
Andre "The Silencer" Walker in a battle of Heavyweight
action.
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FIGHTERS ADDED, 4 MORE MATCHES ANNOUNCED
Welterweight
Bout 155 - 169.9 lbs. (70.3 to 77.1 kg)
Saburou "Shogun" kawawakatsu vs. Robbie Lawler
Welterweight
Bout 155 - 169.9 lbs. (70.3 to 77.1 kg)
Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Thomas "The Wildman"
Denny
Lightweight
Bout 145 to 154.9 lbs. ( 65.91 kg to 70.3 kg)
Yves Edwards vs. Doug Evans
Heavyweight
Bout 205 lbs. to 259.9 lbs. (93 kg to 118.1 kg)
Wesley "Cabbage" Coreira vs. Andre "The Silencer"
Walker
The
entire 12 bout card is tentatively set and more fighters will
be officially announced soon.
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Quote
of the Day
"The
world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and
actions show that he knows where he is going."
Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker,
Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''
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Corleta
Seminar is on again tonight!
World Champion,
Marcio Corleta wowed the crowd with some killer stuff last night.
He started off a bit slow, but turned it up with some unreal
guard techniques. The best thing is that he plays very closely
to the style that Relson preaches which is the best thing. At
the end, he gave us a preview of what we can expect tomorrow
and everyone better be ready. Call the academy at 589-2524 to
sign up for the academy. It is definitely worth the money and
believe me, I just got burned and you will really get techniques
for your dollar.
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Hawaii's
Ron Jhun Short Interview
Jesus is
Lord's Ron Jhun has been making some major waves in the NHB world
and have been running over the competition. He gets a shot to
headline John Lewis' WFA event in Las Vegas. If he wins against
UFC veteran Jermaine Andre, this may lead in to a birth in the
UFC and big pay days for this religious and technical fighter.
He is featured in a short interview on the Abu Dhabi page. |
For
Immediate Release:
October
25, 2001
KFIVE
Announces Additional
Super
Brawl 21 Air Dates
Due
to programming and technical errors, the Saturday night airing
of Super Brawl 21 aired late and without the play-by-play and
color commentary. Hawaiian Channel 5, better known as “KFIVE
the Home Team”, the local UPN affiliate, in Honolulu, Hawaii
will now air Super Brawl 21 on two additional nights this week.
Wednesday, Halloween at midnight and again on Thursday night
at midnight. Also, check out there website, www.k5thehometeam.com
to view the show online. Friday’s Super Brawl 22, will be
available for viewing on Saturday, November 3rd online and on
KFIVE at a date to be announced. Check it out!!
Contact:
T. Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com (808) 524-6062
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Ironheart
Crown Update
IRONHEART
CROWN LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT HEATS UP!
HAMMOND, IN –
For the past few weeks, Chicago and northwest Indiana fight fans
have been on the edge of their seat, eagerly awaiting the upcoming
lightweight title bout between current champion Henry Matamoros
and the challenger, Rolando Higuerros. This exciting match had
been one of the event’s highlights, driving ticket sales
and inciting a buzz among the local martial arts community.
Then, a promoter’s
worst nightmare unfolded as an old knee injury put Higuerros
out of action, taking some of the punch out of what had been
a great line up. “That fight was one of the best matches
ever slated in Chicago,” former IHC promoter Eric Moon remarks.
“It was the fight that I was personally anticipating the
most, and I’m sure that a lot of the fans were looking forward
to it as well. I was crushed when I heard of Rolando’s injury.
Thank God Shannon called.”
Shannon? Shannon
“The Cannon” Ritch? Against Henry Matamoros? It may
sound too good to be true, but just days after the show’s
best match-up turned cold, it has been re-ignited, burning even
hotter than before! Shannon Ritch, training out of Buell Fighting
Systems in Coolidge, Arizona is the current Internation Sport
Combat Federation U.S. Champion with a mixed martial arts fighting
record of 53 wins and 22 losses. He has been featured in Japan’s
Pride, Hawaii’s SuperBrawl, Holland’s MixFight, and
other major events including the Extreme Challenge and the King
of the Cage. He has faced the best world-class A-level fighters
in the business, including Kazushi Sakuraba, Frank Shamrock,
and Dennis Hallman. While Rolando Higuerros was a worthy opponent
for Henry Matamoros, Shannon the Cannon brings much more to the
table, adding to the aura of this upcoming event.
But is Shannon
Ritch more than Matamoros can handle?
“I don’t
think so,” Moon says. “Shannon has a lot more experience,
but Matamoros is no novice. Henry has a record of 27 wins and
only 5 losses. He has also fought in big shows and faced notable
opponents, and he has maintained an incredibly good record in
the process. I think Shannon is a much stronger striker, but
Henry has a supernatural ability to take a punch, and his submission
skills are as good as they get. It won’t be easy for him,
but Henry definitely has the tools to win this fight and keep
his title. It’s a great opportunity for him to get his name
out. He really hasn’t gotten the recognition that he deserves.”
Obviously, Eric
Moon thinks this is a good match, and for whatever its worth,
the internet community seems to be in agreement. Just hours after
the deal was made, an unknown source posted the information on
the “Underground Forum” at mixedmartialarts.com, the
internet’s hottest source for mixed martial arts information.
In response to the thread, half of the posts predicted a win
for Mataomoros, while the other half predicted that Ritch would
be victorious. Opinions are divided, but the overall consensus
seems to be that it will either be Matamoros by submission, or
the Cannon by knockout. All agreed that it would be a great fight.
“People can
say what they want on the forums,” Moon says, “but
the outcome will be determined in the ring by these two great
fighters. I can’t believe that this fight just fell into
our laps. Its going to be awesome!”
Matamoros and Ritch
will be featured in one of four title bouts at the Ironheart
Crown. The show will be held on Saturday, November 10 at the
Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. The doors open at 6:00
PM, and fights will begin at 7:00. Tickets are on sale now, and a limited number of ringside seats are available.
For more information, call
773-793-6555 in Chicago or 219-844-8504 in northwest Indiana. Information is also available
on the event website at www.ironheartcrown.com
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Quote
of the Day
"The
art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
William James, 1842-1910, American Psychologist, Professor, Author |
Late
Breaking: Pancrase Official Statement
The Pancrase Organization has released a statement regarding
Marcelo Tigre's "eye gouge" in his Pancrase fight against
Takahashi. Tigre states that it was accidental, but the officials
have decided that it was not and have stated that the seven cameras
that was used for the event indicates clear intent to eye gouge.
Another interesting note is that Tigre's surname is Dantas. The
Brazilians have a bunch of last names and nicknames so many times
people never know what the legal name of a person is. Sometimes
they go by the mother's maiden name, sometimes the father's,
sometimes the maternal grandfather's, whomever holds the most
clout. If Marcelo keeps this up, he is going to run out of organizations
to fight for.
Official
statement regarding Marcelo "Tiger" Dantas
by Pancrase Organization.
World
Pancrase Create, Inc. and King of Pancrase Committee (herein
after called collectively as Pancrase Organization) has concluded
regarding the disqualification of Marcelo "Tiger" Dantas
due to the foul under *the Pancrase official rules of Part 9,
Article 22, for the match with Yoshiki Takahashi held at Yokohama
Culture Gymnasium in Japan on September 30, 2001 as follows:
Pancrase
Organization declares that it expels
Marcelo "Tiger" Dantas from any future
competitions and events promoted by Pancrase
Organization.
Explanation.
1) We,
Pancrase Organization, held an investigation on October 1st,
the day after the match, by reviewing video footage taped professionally
for broadcasting. There were a total of seven cameras and we
found that three of them captured the moment of Mr. Dantas's
foul action clearly. Throughout the match, Mr. Dantas executed
action which we recognize as eye gouging twice. First he used
an index finger and middle finger, and a thumb for the second
time. This video footage will be sent to Mr. Dantas as evidence.
After
the fight, Mr. Dantas insisted that his finger slipped and got
into Mr. Takahashi's eye accidentally. However, in the investigation
by King of Pancrase Committee and official judges, they all concluded
that it was impossible to consider the action as an accident
as Mr. Dantas describes from the video footage. They remarked
that the action continued too long for an accident. Especially,
the first eye gouging went on for six seconds and Mr. Dantas
finally stopped because the referee stopped him by holding his
hand. For the second time, Mr. Dantas continued the same action
for a few seconds until Mr. Takahashi screamed from the pain.
It proved that Mr. Dantas did not have any intention to stop
such action unless he was stopped.
Mr. Takahashi
diagnosed by doctors that he had contusion of the eyeball and
it caused visual impairment, conjunctivitis and anterior chamber
hemorrhage. It would take three weeks to gain the complete recovery.
It proves that the foul to Mr. Takahashi actually happened and
that it was not made up by Mr. Takahashi.
5. Under
*Pancrase Official Rules, Part 7, article 15, competitors are
allowed to appeal to Pancrase regarding judgment. We received
a claim letter regarding the judgment from Mr. Dantas' representative,
Mr. Miki from Hawaii dated October 16th. According to the letter,
there was only one reason why they claim it was not a flagrant
foul, and that was that they did not
find footage which showed the moment of the incident in their
personal video. The shooting of a personal video is against our
regulation, and in addition it is not fair to judge such a sensitive
issue with a home video shot from the bleachers.
Based
on the above, we concluded that the eye gouging actually happened
and executed with intention. Therefore Pancrase Organization
came to the decision and announced on October 22nd that under
Pancrase Official Rules, *Part 9, Article 22, Mr. Dantas is expelled
from any future competitions and events promoted by Pancrase
Organization.
(On October
5th, we held a press conference and showed the video footage
and explained to the press what happened during the match between
Mr. Dantas and Mr. Takahashi. However, we did not conclude any
final decision before we received any feedback from Mr. Dantas
because we respected the rule to give him a chance to appeal.)
Pancrase was established in 1993 and has focused on keeping fair-play
as a professional sports competition. This is a very important
policy for us. As a sports event promoter, we should do our best
to provide competitors the environment that they can compete
safely. We cannot tolerate any fouls with intention which not
only might harm the health and careers of competitors, but also
it might damage the rest of their life. It is our responsibility
to recognize any wrong doing.
Masami
Ozaki
President
World Pancrase Create, Inc.
on behalf of King of Pancrase Committee
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Corleta
Seminar Tonight
Marcio Corleta is scheduled for a seminar tonight at 6:30-8:00
pm at the
Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
844 Queen St.
589-2524
or email gracie@aloha.com for more details
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BJ
Penn Interview on Abu Dhabi Page
Hawaii's BJJ Black Belt World Champ and UFC undefeated fighter,
BJ Penn, is featured in an interview on the Abu Dhabi News
Page.
Check it out!
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How
about them Warriors?!
For those who missed the UH football game against Fresno on Friday,
you missed one of the best games for UH football ever! An incredibly
exciting game in front of a nationally televised crowd on ESPN,
UH knocked off number 19 ranked Fresno where it came down to
the wire. Congratulations to the warriors and you can be sure
that I'll be at Aloha Stadium next Saturday to support the team.
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Quote
of the Day
"The
speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist
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Relson
Gracie Instructor Training Meeting
All students holding a ranking of purple belt and above who have
an interest in becoming instructors are invited to attend a meeting
at the Main Gracie Academy on Monday, November 5th at 7:30pm.
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Marcio
Corleta Seminar Correction
The correction that was made below is a little confusing. Basically,
Corleta's seminar on Kauai was cancelled and instead he will
do a two day seminar at the Gracie Main Academy.
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Hawaii
Fight Calendar
There are a lot of events taking place in Hawaii shortly. In
order to avoid confusion, I have listed the event and date below
along with the up coming UFC and Pride dates:
Super Brawl XXII: United
We Stand - November 2nd, (Friday) Blaisdell Arena
*See 10/25
news posting for Super Brawl fight card.
UFC 34 - November 2nd (Friday), Las Vegas, NV
Pride 17 - November 3rd (Saturday), Tokyo, Japan
Warriors Quest - December 1st (Saturday), Blaisdell Arena
Shogun - December 15th (Saturday), Honolulu Convention Center
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UFC
34 Complete Fight Card
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
November 2, 2001
UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
"The Natural" Randy Couture vs. "The Rock"
Pedro Rizzo
UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
"The Ronin" Carlos Newton vs. Matt Hughes
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
BJ Penn vs. Caol Uno
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez vs. Pete "El Duro"
Williams
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
"The Baby Faced Assassin" Josh Barnett vs. Bobby Hoffman
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Evan Tanner vs. "Rock" Homer Moore
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT - PRELIM
Phil Baroni vs. Matt Lindland
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT - PRELIM
Roberto "Spider" Traven vs. Frank Mir |
Pride
17 Complete Fight Card
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 2001
Renzo Gracie vs. Michiyoshi
Ohara
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Yuki Ishikawa
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Ninja
Masaaki Satake vs. Semmy Schilt
Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Mario Sperry
Tom Erikson vs. Matt Skelton
Nobuhiko Takada vs. Mirko Cro Cop
Medium Weight Title Bout:
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Silva
Heavy Weight Title Bout:
Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs. Heath Herring |
Quote
of the Day
"You
can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell
whether a man is wise by his questions."
Naguib Mahfouz
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Congratulations
to Brennan and Edwina
Warrior's
Quest promoter, Brennan and his organizational mastermind wife,
Edwina Kamaka have just been blessed with their first child,
a beautiful baby girl last night named Janie Kaukalani Kamaka.
Their daughter is about 6 lbs and both mother and daughter are
happy and healthy. As you can imagine, Brennan is on cloud 9.
As everyone probably knows, the Jesus is Lord team is way to
low on kids from their fighters (heh heh) and needed another
addition. I am sure that all the baby's cousins are looking forward
to playing with the new member of the family. Congratulations
to both!
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World
Champ Corleta in Hawaii
Marcio Corleta
of the Silvio Bhering team arrives in Hawaii today. We got a
chance to meet him in Columbus and he is a very nice guy. We
immediately clicked with him and we really look forward to Marcio
sharing his techniques with us.
Marcio Corleta Seminar in Hawaii
Relson
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy Hawaii
844 Queen Street 2nd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
October
Monday 29th at 6:30 - 8:00pm
at the Relson Gracie Academy.
&
October Tuesday
30th at 7:30 - 9:00pm
at the Relson
Gracie Academy.
The Kauai
seminar has been cancelled.
(there is a price increase due to the additional cost of plane
fare and a hotel room).
He
will also be available for private classes through out the week.
On Monday October 29 and Wednesday October 31, time slots from
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. have been set aside for privates.
For
more information Contact: Todd at (808) 589-2524 or e-mail gracie@aloha.com
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Super
Brawl Web-Cast
For Immediate
Release:
October
25, 2001
Super
Brawl 22- Inoue v Doerksen
Web-Cast
Starts Saturday, Nov. 3rd
Hawaiian
Channel 5, better known as “KFIVE the Home Team”, the
local UPN affiliate, will be airing the November 2, Super Brawl
event on their website, www.k5thehometeam.com. This will be a FREE
airing to all who access the website anytime in the week following
the event. “We are thrilled to provide this service to all
our fans who do not have the capacity to see the event live.”
T. Jay Thompson, President of Extreme Sports Productions. This
will be the next best thing to watching it live, airing less
than 12 hours after the live event! The quality will be outstanding.
Super Brawl 21, is available for viewing now at the same link.
Check it out!!
Contact:
T. Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com (808) 524-6062
Don't
forget, today is the judge seminar at Haru Shimanishi's HMC academy
at 3:00 pm! |
Shogun
Press Release
October 26th,
2001
For
Immediate Release From PSE
"SHOGUN"
- 5 fighters added, 3 matches released:
Purebred
Gym fighters, highly regarded in Japan, will be fighting in "SHOGUN"
on December 15th, at the Honolulu Convention Center. Enson Inoue,
owner of Purebred and MMA veteran, will be coaching three of
his top fighters at the event.
The
three Purebred fighters making their USA debut will be Makoto
Ishikawa, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, and "Shogun"
Kawakatsu.
Main
Event
Middleweight
Bout (170-185 lbs.)
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Egan Inoue |
vs |
Dennis Hallman |
Grappling Unlimited
Hawaii |
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AMC Pankration
Seattle, Washington |
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Featherweight Bout (135-145 lbs.)
|
Philip Perez |
vs |
Norifumi "Kid"
Yamamoto |
Team Fresno
Fresno, California |
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Purebred Japan |
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Featherweight Bout (135-145 lbs.)
|
Dave Velasquez |
vs |
Makoto Ishikawa |
American Kickboxing Academy
San Jose, California |
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Purebred Japan |
Trains
with Frank Shamrock and BJ Penn |
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Welterweight Bout (155-170 lbs.)
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TBA |
vs |
"Shogun" Kawakatsu |
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Purebred Japan |
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Quote
of the Day
"You
can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell
whether a man is wise by his questions."
Naguib Mahfouz
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CONTACT:
Helen Miller
Pacific Sports Entertainment
1270 Queen Emma St. Suite #305
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: 650-996-6890
Email: pacificsportsentertainment@yahoo.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October, 24th 2001
ORGANIZATIONS
TEAM UP TO BRING WORLD CLASS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITION TO
HAWAII.
Honolulu,
HI - On December
15th 2001,
Pacific Sports Entertainment (PSE) and the newly formed United
Shoot Association (USA) in conjunction with the International
Fighting Championships (IFC), will light up the State of Hawaii
with the event of the year, "SHOGUN" at the Honolulu Convention Center.
"SHOGUN"
will be a night of tremendous excitement as some of the world's
top mixed martial arts fighters battle in a cage. This will mark
the first for Hawaii to have a cage used in a Hawaiian mixed
martial arts event. No strangers to the ring, Hawaii's own, Egan
Inoue, will be headlining the night in a bout against Dennis
Hallman, who will be moving up in weight in an EXPLOSIVE match!
Both men are Pride and UFC veterans, respectively.
In
addition, there will be a tribute to Brian Johnston during the
event. Johnston, a professional mixed martial arts veteran and
coach, was planning a comeback in the sport, but recently suffered
an unfortunate stroke. Brian Johnston merchandise will be sold
at the event to aid his recovery fund.
In
addition to the world-class talent in the ring, other confirmed
notable MMA fighters/trainers who will be in attendance to support
are: Jens Pulver, Pat Miletich, Frank Shamrock, B.J. Penn, Chuck
Liddell, Enson Inoue, Frank Mir, Cesar Gracie, Eugene Jackson,
Gil Castillo, "Crazy" Bob Cook, and Javier Mendez.
Event Organizer/Promoters that will be in attendance are Joe
Silva and Dana White of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jeff
Osborne of Hook-n-Shoot, T. Jay Thompson of Superbrawl, Masami
Ozaki of Pancrase, and Scott Coker of K-1.
Stay
Tuned. The complete card will be released soon.
|
SuperBrawl
XXII
United We Stand
November
2, 2001
Neil Blaisdell Arena
Fight
Card
1.
155lbs 2x5 minute rounds
|
Kaika
Tiger 155lbs |
vs |
Jay
R. Palmer 155lbs |
|
(Team
Tiger ) 0-0 |
|
(Freelance) 20-12 |
Kaika
making his pro dubut, is taking the name of his teacher, Marcelo
Tiger. He has strong Jiu-Jitsu and Tiger in his corner. Jay R.
is no pushover for even a seasoned veteran. Look for Palmer to
take the fight to the rookie early.
Palmer 2-1 favorite
2.
170lbs 2x5 minute rounds
|
Deshaun
170lbs |
vs |
Kolo
170lbs |
|
(HMC)
0-0 |
|
(Grappling Unlimited) 1-1 |
Both
fighters favor the striking game and have limited ground. So
don’t look for this fight to go to the ground unless someone
is in trouble. Pick’em Even Odds
3.
145lbs 3x5 minute rounds
|
Ryan
Diaz 145lbs |
vs |
Eddie
Yagin 145lbs |
|
(Gibson
Pankration/AMC, Seattle) 8-3 |
|
(Grappling Unlimited) 3-0 |
This
could be a beauty! Diaz is a tremendously skilled submission
fighter with wins all over the world. He is equally versed standing
and on the ground. Yagin may not have the experience, or even
the skill of Diaz…but he is ultra-aggressive and has one
of the biggest hearts in the game. Win or lose, look for Yagin
to push the fight from start to finish and Diaz to counter.
Diaz 2-1 favorite
4.
135lbs 3x5 minute rounds
|
Jose
Lopez 140lbs |
vs |
Lincoln
Tyler 140lbs |
|
(Shark
Tank) 2-0-1 |
|
(Freelance)
5-1 |
Lopez
fought to a draw with Gary “Boy” Freitas earlier this
year. He displayed tremendous striking skills against the much
larger Freitas. Tyler is known for his submissions from the bottom,
but claims he has been working on his takedown and top game as
of late. If Lincoln cannot take down Lopez, he may find himself
staring at the ceiling. But if he gets it to the ground it should
be a short night for Lopez.
Lopez 3-2 favorite
5.
Special Female Match 120lbs 2x5 minute rounds
|
Sarah
“The Finisher” Finaseth |
vs |
Beta
Yeung 120lbs |
|
(AMC)
Seattle 4-0 |
|
(HMC)
0-1 |
Finaseth
and Yeung are no strangers. They faced each other earlier this
year in Washington. “The Finisher” finished Yeung.
But many in attendance say it was a bad stoppage. Yeung is motivated,
training hard and has the hometown crowd.
Pick’em Even Odds
6.
185lbs 3x5 minute rounds
|
John
“The Saint” Renken 185lbs |
vs |
Falaniko
Vitale 185lbs |
|
(Nashville,
TN) 16-7-3 |
|
(Grappling
Unlimited) 8-1 |
The
veteran Renken has fought all over the world and faced top name
competition. Vitale was strong as a 200lb fighter. At this lighter
weight he could be a monster! He has spent more time in the gym
to make this new weight. Many predict big things for the newly
invigorated Vitale. Will this just be a “tune-up” for
Vitale? John Renken hopes not.
Vitale 2-1 Favorite
7.
265lbs+ 3x5 minute rounds
|
Miles
Tynanes 285lbs |
vs |
Wes
“Cabbage” Coreirra 275lbs |
|
(Team
Tiger) 0-0 |
|
(Grappling
Unlimited) 7-3 |
These
big boys will bang! “Cabbage”, fresh of his upset victory
over Marcelo Tiger is looking to further his career with another
“W”. Tynanes is known around town as a “heavy
hitter”. He will have to hit very heavy to take out “Cabbage”.
Look for Pynanis to start strong and throw lots of leather. “Cabbage”
plans on weathering the storm and counter with bombs of his own.
“Cabbage” 2-1 Favorite.
8.
Super Brawl Middleweight Championship 3x5 minute rounds
|
Joe
Doerksen 185lbs |
vs |
Egan
Inoue 185lbs |
|
(Team
Extreme) 19-2 |
|
(Grappling
Unlimited) 11-3 |
Doerksen
is ranked #10 in the world by the MMA Writers Association and
has finished all 19 of his victims by submission, but none with
the talents of Inoue, who has finished in the top 4 in submission
grappling World Championships twice and won 2 World titles in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This will be a true test for Doerksen's
submission abilities. Both fighters have voiced interest in fighting
in the UFC middleweight class. The winner will likely get the
call…the loser will have to watch on Pay-Per-View.
Doerksen 3-2 Favorite
|
World
Fighting Alliance Update
WHERE THE
FIGHT CLUB MEETS THE NIGHT CLUB
MEDICAL
CONDITION FORCES ALFONSO ALCAREZ OUT OF WFA COMPETITION
THE
WFA IS STILL SHAPING UP TO BE MMA'S HOTTEST EVENT DESPITE LAST
MINUTE REPLACEMENTS
LAS
VEGAS (October 22, 2001) - Alfonso Alcarez, slated to compete
against Stephen
Paling, has
pulled out of the WFA's November 3rd card due to a bout with appendicitis this afternoon.
Alcarez is a Las Vegas native with credentials in wrestling,
professional boxing and kickboxing. He is known in the MMA scene
as the man who fought Jens Pulver, the UFC's Lightweight Champion,
to a draw in his first UFC bout.
In
his place, John Lewis is extremely happy to announce his replacement.
A very game Joao Roque has stepped up to the plate to fill the
vacant slot. The top ten ranked Roque is trained by world renowned
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Andre Pederneiras.
This
evening, Stephen
Paling agreed
to take the fight with Joao Roque with just two weeks notice.
Paling's spirit of competition
exemplifies a true warrior - anyone, anytime.
Hard Rock Cafe Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
For
more information Contact:
Contact: Paula Romero, WFA (917) 842-9086 or promero1@nyc.rr.com.
|
Quote
of the Day
"I
start with the premise that the function of leadership is to
produce more leaders, not more followers."
Ralph Nader
|
I
may be having twins
What could
be worse than Chris' offspring? Two of them. Patty and I just
went to the doctor to get an ultrasound to make sure everything
is alright and the Doc saw two sacks and possibly two babies
in there. AGHHHH! After the initial shock of remembering how
much hell that Mike & I put our parents through (and still
do) and Patty dumping a bucket of ice cold water on me after
I hit the floor, we are extremely excited. We find out in a couple
of weeks for sure. Say a few prayers for us that everything is
okay in there.
Boy, I wonder if Dr. Evil would have beat Austin Powers if he
had two Mini me's? MUHAHAHAHAH! |
Columbus
Trip Summary Update
I added
a few more pictures and lowered the resolution, so the pictures
download faster. I also corrected some of the terrible grammar
that Mike posted and added a few of my own insights below to
our original posts (hey, I was writing most of this stuff on
the plane ride home, I was tired ~Mike).
Every one of the Gracie Hawaii Team wants to send out a huge
THANK YOU to Joel S. who opened up his house to a bunch of strangers
and made us feel at home. He made sure that we were fed, warm,
found our way back to his house, and most importantly, well entertained!
He also found out what happens when someone turns down our gesture
of good faith. "Sumo Squat!, Sumo Squat!" I can assure
you that Joel will NOT make that mistake again. Heh heh. We owe
you big time Joel!
- Chris |
Relson
Gracie Aiea Wrestler is Ranked
TThe Cabinian Family has
always been extremely loyal to us and to Relson's team. We always
say that we can't buy their kind of loyalty. The youngest of
the three brothers Ryan is going to Missouri Valley College on
a wrestling scholarship. When he is back, he joins his two other
State Jiu-Jitsu champion brothers, Don and Richie to slam our
competition and earn team points as well as an impressive number
of gold medals. Ryan's girlfriend, Leigh, has also been training
with us when she is in Hawaii with Ryan and she has been ranked
number 8 in her weight class. Congratulations to her, her family,
and the Cabinians. Also, look which school sneaked in as number
10. Go Warriors!
TheMat.com releases first U.S. Women's college rankings; Missouri
Valley College earns top team ranking
TheMat.com,
the official web page of the Amateur Wrestling Alliance, has
released the first U.S. Women's Wrestling College Rankings for
teams and individuals. Women's wrestling is a growing sport in
the United States on the college level. The International Olympic
Committee has named women's freestyle wrestling to the Olympic
Games program.
Missouri Valley
College was named as the top U.S. college team in the preseason
rankings. Last season, Missouri Valley College won the team title
at the U.S. Senior Women Nationals and the University Nationals.
Two athletes
from Missouri Valley College earned No. 1 individual college
rankings: junior Clarissa Chun at 101.25 pounds and junior Nina
Vernon at 165.25 pounds. Chun is currently ranked No. 2 on the
USA Wrestling Women's National Team.
Lock Haven received
the No. 2 team ranking, led by two No. 1 ranked individuals:
freshman Erin Tomeo at 123 pounds and senior Sara McMann at 136.5
pounds. McMann is currently ranked No. 1 on the USA Wrestling
Women's National Team, and is a member of the 2001 U.S. Women's
World Team.
The Univ. of
Minnesota-Morris, the first American college to create a varsity
women's wrestling team, is ranked No. 3. Rounding out the top
five teams are No. 4 Cumberland College and No. 5 Pacific University.
Also receiving
No. 1 individual preseason rankings are senior Patricia Miranda
of Stanford at 112.25 pounds and freshman Toccara Montgomery
of Cumberland College at 149.75 pounds. Miranda was a 2000 World
silver medalist at her weight class. Montgomery is ranked No.
1 on the USA Wrestling Women's National Team and is a member
of the 2001 U.S. Women's World Team.
Complete individual
and team rankings are posted on TheMat.com, in the rankings section.
TheMat.com U.S.
College Women's Wrestling rankings will be published monthly
on the following dates: Oct. 20, Nov. 20, Dec. 20, Jan. 20, Feb.
20, March 20, April 20, May 20.
Teams who are considered for ranking include both college varsity
programs and college-affiliated club programs.
Athletes who
are considered for ranking are eligible full-time college students,
and are members of their college women's varsity or club program,
or a member of their college men's wrestling team.
TheMat.com is
also working along with Canadian college wrestling leaders to
develop North American Women's Wrestling College Rankings. Canada
currently has 16 varsity college women's wrestling teams, and
compete in many events against U.S. women's college programs.
TheMat.com has
created a composite schedule for women's college wrestling, which
includes events from the U.S. and Canadian programs. Results
from these events will be posted on a regular basis throughout
the season.
Media outlets
may reproduce these rankings only if they identify them as TheMat.com
U.S. Women's Wrestling College Rankings For more information
on TheMat.com U.S. Women's Wrestling College Rankings, contact
Gary Abbott, Director of Special Projects at 719-598-8181.
TheMat.com U.S.
College Women's Wrestling individual rankings - Released October
19, 2001
46 kg/101.25
lbs.
1. Clarissa Chun, junior (Missouri Valley)
2. Rachel Bernardes, junior (Missouri Valley)
3. Katrina Betts, freshman (UM-Morris)
4. Audrey Carrasco, sophomore (Missouri Valley)
5. Jessica Dougherty, freshman (Missouri Valley)
6. Becky D'Ambrosio, freshman (Cumberland College)
7. Becky Crouse, sophomore (Cumberland College)
8. Candice Takamatsu, junior (Hawaii)
51 kg/112.25
lbs.
1. Patricia Miranda, senior (Stanford)
2. Jenny Wong, junior (Lock Haven)
3. Katie Kunimoto, junior (Pacific)
4. Patrice Crenshaw, freshman (UM-Morris)
5. Sarah Hayes, junior (Cumberland College)
6. Jillian Yost, sophomore (AIC)
7. Dani Presley, freshman (Neosho County)
8. Keli Hinton, freshman (UM-Morris)
56 kg/123 lbs.
1. Erin Tomeo, freshman (Lock Haven)
2. Malissa Sherwood, senior (Missouri Valley)
3. Carrie Birge, junior, Omaha, Neb. (Missouri Valley)
4. Lisa Bisers, freshman (Johns Hopkins)
5. Melina Hutchison, freshman (Menlo College)
6. Jill Remiticado, junior (Pacific)
7. Jessica Shirley, freshman (Cumberland College)
8. Leigh Jaynes, junior
(Missouri Valley)
62 kg/136.5
lbs.
1. Sara McMann, senior (Lock Haven)
2. Tanya Evinger, sophomore (Missouri Valley)
3. Tori Adams, sophomore (Missouri Valley)
4. Tina Arnds, junior (Missouri Valley)
5. Sally Roberts, junior (Pacific)
6. Tela O'Donnell, freshman (Pacific)
7. Peggy Van De Mark, freshman (UM-Morris)
8. Ashley Sword, freshman (Missouri Valley)
68 kg/149.75
lbs.
1. Toccara Montgomery, freshman (Cumberland College)
2. Katie Downing, senior (UM-Morris)
3. Melani Macari Montierth, junior (Missouri Valley)
4. Kaci Lyle, sophomore (Pacific)
5. Mollie Keith, sophomore (Missouri Valley)
6. Stephanie Bolton, sophomore (Cumberland College)
7. Hillary Broad, sophomore (Hawaii)
8. Jennifer Wormwood, freshman (AIC)
75 kg/165.25
lbs.
1. Nina Vernon, junior (Missouri Valley)
2. Samantha Branka, junior (UM-Morris)
3. Donnell Bradley, junior (Missouri Valley)
4. Jenna Pavlik, freshman (Lock Haven)
5. Alicia Wilson, freshman (UM-Morris)
6. Emily Barna, junior (Messiah)
7. Wendy Hunter, freshman (Cumberland College)
8. Hillary Leith, freshman (Missouri Valley)
Dates of publication:
Oct. 20, Nov. 20, Dec. 20, Jan. 20, Feb. 20, March 20, April
20, May 20
Eligibility:
Athletes who are considered for ranking are eligible full-time
college students, and are members of their college women's varsity
or club program, or a member of their college men's wrestling
team.
TheMat.com U.S.
College Women's Wrestling Team rankings released October 19,
2001
1. Missouri
Valley College
2. Lock Haven
3. UM-Morris
4. Cumberland College
5. Pacific
6. Neosho County
7. Menlo College
8. American International College
9. Messiah
10. Univ. of Hawaii
Dates of publication:
Oct. 20, Nov. 20, Dec. 20, Jan. 20, Feb. 20, March 20, April
20, May 20
Eligibility:
Teams who are considered for ranking include both college varsity
programs and college-affiliated club programs. |
Halloween
Super Brawl
For Immediate
Release:
October
1, 2001
Gonna
be a MMA Halloween on Hawaii TV
Additional
Air Date for Super Brawl XXI
Hawaiian
Channel 5, better known as “KFIVE the Home Team”, the
local UPN affiliate, has added an additional air date for the
Super Brawl XXI show. In addition to the October 27 midnight
time slot, an October 31 midnight time slot has been added.
Contact:
T. Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com (808) 524-6062
|
Ze
Mario Sperry to fight Vovchanchin
In a very
ambitious move, Mario Sperry, returns to the squared MMA circle
and takes on one of the top 3 fighters today, Igor Vovchanchin
in Pride 17. If Sperry wins, he is almost certainly ensured a
top 5 ranking of heavyweights. |
Quote
of the Day
"While
we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose
the consequences of our actions."
Stephen Covey |
Super
Brawl Judges Needed
For Immediate
Release:
October
18, 2001
Super
Brawl Judges Needed!
Judging
Seminar to be Held Friday, Oct 26.
Want
a free front row ticket to Super Brawl? On Friday, October 26,
a seminar will be held at Haru Shimanishi’s HMC Academy
in Kaimuki. Anyone interested in becoming a judge or referee
for a Super Brawl event is welcome to attend. Past event videos
and live demonstrations will be used to address judging criteria.
The seminar will start at 3pm and last 1-2 hours. HMC is located
above the Subway, behind Big City Diner in Kaimuki
Interested
participants contact: T.Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com |
Ironheart
Crown Press Release
For Immediate
Release:
HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AT THE IRONHEART CROWN!
HAMMOND, IN
-- Jim Theobald grew up on a farm in Wheeling, Illinois, helping
his family grow green beans to sell at the local markets. He
was a successful wrestler in highschool, and in 1995 he began
his training in the martial arts. While in college, he began
a successful career of mixed martial arts fighting. Now, six
years later, he has over sixty fights to his name with very few
losses. He has fought across the United States and around the
world. In the last two years his only defeat has come at the
hands of Jeremy Horn, a champion on several of the world's biggest
fighting circuits. He currently holds two heavyweight titles
in Denver's Ring of Fire, and in the Midwest's Ironheart Crown.
On November 10th this year, he plans on defending one of his
belts at Ironheart Crown III in Hammond, Indiana. His opponent?
Steve Lauretto, a Chicago cop who was once a successful collegiate
boxer. Lauretto has also spent the past four years adding aspects
of the mixed martial arts to his training regimen. Under the
tutelage of Keith Hackney, he has learned to adapt his boxing
skills to the no-holds-barred arena. Through his training with
Eddie Yoshimura of the Chicago fitness center, he has learned
to execute powerful Shidokan kicks. And under the guidance of
UFC and Shooto veterans Joey and Danny Gilbert, he has mastered
the art of submission grappling. The product of these endeavors:
a powerful striker with solid ground skills. While relatively
new to the ring of MMA competition, Lauretto’s only defeat
was a controversial decision in which he scored three knockdowns
on his opponent. He is definitely a force to be reckoned with,
but is he ready for the challenge which lies ahead? Keith Hackney
thinks so. "He's definitely ready,” Hackney says. “Theobald
has more experience, but Steve is the millennium’s new breed
of fighter. He is extremely well rounded. Good on his feet, and
good on the ground. He’s in great shape, and he definitely
has a great chance of beating Jim. It’s going to be a great
fight, but I think we might be taking home that belt.” Theobald's
thoughts on his opponent? "I hear he's pretty tough. I know
he’s powerful and he has great hands, but I've been fighting
for years and I’ve beaten a lot of really good fighters.
I know Steve has several strong coaches, and he’s working
with a really good group of guys, but I'm just gonna keep training
like I always do. I have good guys in my corner too, and I'm
pretty confident that I'll be keeping my title." Theobald
and Lauretto will be featured in one of four title bouts on a
card with fourteen scheduled fights. Tickets are on sale now,
and a limited number of ringside seats are available. For more
information, call 219-844-8504 in northwest Indiana or 773-793-6555
in Chicago. Information is also available on the event website
at www.ironheartcrown.com
IRONHEART
CROWN III: EXODUS
Saturday, November 10
Hammond Civic Center Arena
5825 Sohl Avenue - Hammond, Indiana
Doors open at 6:00PM, Fights start at 7:00 |
Quote
of the Day
"Decide
what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it.
Establish your priorities and go to work."
H.L. Hunt American Oil Magnate |
Our
Last Day in Columbus
As you have probaby
noticed, we have not been updating the page like we normally
do. I was having trouble logging in at Joel's after I did it
that first time. Hopefully, I have this problem fixed by the
time I get home and you will all probably get to read this tonight.
I went back and summarized the trip on a day to day basis as
if I could post each day's events. Hopefully, I'll get the results
from the tournament tonight or tomorrow and I will post that
as well.
Our trip has
finally come to an end. The BBQ continued all night and we finally
got Relson, Pe de Pano, and Cabelinho to go home at about 3 or
4 am. We cleaned up Joel's house so, although he didn't want
to tell us where his vacuum cleaner was, and did our final packing.
Todd was the
first scheduled to leave at 7:30 am on Monday, which meant that
we had to drop him off at 5:30 am. As luck would have it, we
took the wrong way to the airport, luckily didn't lose much time.
Since our plane was leaving at 10:40 am, we decided to bring
our stuff and just eat a breakfast of champions at a McDonalds
near the airport. Staying near the airport was the best decision,
besides staying at Joel's house, that we made for the entire
trip. Todd called from the airport and said that there was a
huge line for tickets and to get through the security check.
We dropped off Malc, Neal, and Brian and paid a skycap to check
our bags in, while Chris and I returned our van. We got in a
huge line and waited a long time to finally get to the security
gate,
Malcolm's
face summarizes our mood.
only to find
out that we were in the wrong line to the wrong concourse of
the airport. We were deliriously tired by this point and only
could laugh while we walked by and checked in at Delta (no line
there) and went to our correct concourse (no line there either).
Again,
Malcolm with arms raised & no line at the right concourse.
We bumped into
Relson at the airport because he happened to be on the same flight
and talked to him a bit before we all caught our plane to Cincinnati.
We parted ways with Relson in Cincinnati where he continued on
to Los Angeles and we went to San Fran. We took a nap on the
floor at the gate and left.
Our flight took
us from Columbus to Cincinnati, to San Fran, to Honolulu. There
was a little scare as the flight crew paged someone named Popeye.
They stated that his bag was on the airplane, but he had not
checked in. After three pages, they announced, "Can a Winston
Churchill Popeye please report to the front of the plane?"
It sounds like a joke, but it wasn't. The airlines (Delta) took
off that person's bags and I assume they checked them out. We
could have been in the news right there because that sounds like
a potential terrorist or copy cat incident. I leaned over to
the guy across the aisle and asked if there were any other states
men and cartoon characters on board.
After a bumpy San Fran to Honolulu trip, we landed safe and sound
back home. I think we all were glad that we were finally home
to sleep in our own beds and see our women again, bearing gifts
of course. The only bad thing is it's finally time to go back
to work and get back in shape. While in Columbus, we downed large
Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cones like it was nobody's business.
The cones are huge there and you definitely get your money's
worth.
One last thing,
on our first trip to Dairy Queen, Neal tapped out to a cone after
eating only two levels so he was deemed a Dairy Queen white belt.
Later on the trip, he trained very hard and could actually finish
the whole thing while still putting on a realistic look on his
face and saying that he wanted another one (liar, big liar),
so we promoted him to Dairy Queen blue belt. Congratulations
Neal!
|
Quote
of the Day
"One
person with a belief is equal to 99 who have only interests."
John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873, British Philosopher, Economist |
The
Day After
After surviving a tiring tournament and an even more tiring night
of celebration, we finally got to sleep in on Sunday and went
to a mall to try to do some shopping or risk the wrath when we
all get back. After we got through shopping at Victoria's Secret
and Bath & Body Works (yeah real tough Jiu-Jitsu guys right,
believe me, we did the right thing, besides we got busted by
the Victoria Secret's workers for videotaping, I'm serious),
we bought some steaks and beer and went back to Joel's for a
BBQ. We brought our bags from the hotel back to our second home,
Casa do Joel, and in case you wondered about the sleeping arrangements,
see below.
As you can see, Todd and Brian
are out, Malcolm's hanging on to consciousness by a thread, and
I have no idea what Neal is doing? |
We invited Relson,
Pe de Pano, Cabalinho (the wild man/dancing machine), and some
of the Ohio team to Joel's house. Fredson and Tita (pronounced
Chita) were already staying at Joel's house. Todd was wowing
the Brazilians with his magic tricks which included many card
tricks and the incredible levitating trick. Todd is available
for birthday parties, graduations, and weddings. I think the
Brazilians are booking him right now because they were going
absolutely crazy over the tricks.
Hanging
out in Joel's basement. Front row: Mei & Mike
On the couch from left to right: Joel, Cabelinho, Pe de Pano,
Ericka, Relson, Tita, Fredson and Todd (aka TT Boy)
Standing in back: Unknown, Ray, unknkown, Phil, Brian, Malc,
Neal, Chris
We leave tomorrow
morning for home, but before we leave Brian and I planned to
kick some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt asses in foolsball downstairs
since we can't kick their ass any other way.
In the end,
we didn't get to play the Brazilans, but won two games against
Joel and a "friend." The losers have to perform the
"Sumo Squat" to an instructor that falls asleep too
early. Lucky for them, we didn't get to cash in on the deal.
We learned a very important lesson, do NOT make the steaks too
spicy when you have Brazilians over for a BBQ or face the "gassy
invisible mouse" (aka Cabelinho).
|
Quote
of the Day
"The
whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural
curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."
Anatole France 1844-1924, French Writer |
Relson
Gracie US Nationals Complete!
The tournament is complete and the results will be posted soon.
We gave the results to Cooper (the tournament director) and he
will email us the results.
With Chris,
Todd, and me working tirelessly on the details and operations
of the tournament, the tournament ran smooth once it started
with the exception of a big thorn in our side. Cooper was a bit
late beginning the day so the tournament started at about 11:00
am. We tried a different method of running the tournament that
we always wanted to try out, and finally had the opportunity
to, in a big tournament. There were about 180-200 competitors.
On with the
news from the tournament. We brought Malcolm, Neal, Brian, Phil,
and Steve. Neal and Brian lost their first match in their weight
divisions. Brian lost his first fight in the open division, but
faired a lot better and gave is opponent a very good fight. He
was sick a couple days before the tournament and couldn't breath
well in his first match at all. I thought that he was going to
stop breathing or something. Steve's inhaler saved the day and
Brian recovered 100% and was anxious to enter the open weight.
Neal won his first match in the open by an ezekiel or sleeve
choke, but lost his next match. Phil took second and performed
very well. Malcolm's matches was the most exciting. There was
a big man there that actually took down Malcolm twice so he was
down 6-0 (actually was 4-0, but the score keeper wrote down the
wrong score) halfway through the match. He turned it up and got
a takedown and raised the score to 6-2 with a minute remaining.
We yelled at him that he needed a mount to win because we thought
it was 6-2. Malcolm got the knee to the belly. He frantically
tried for a mount a number of times, but the guy just barely
stopped it. He got so close with his choke, Americana, and mount
attempts that he had 2 advantages. The match ended and I asked
Fredson if it was indeed 6-4. He said no and Malcolm was then
crowned the champ in his weight class. He entered the open and
had some battles there as well. He faced the same guy that was
in his weight class. This time, the war was once again on. He
took down Malcolm again near the end of the match. Mind you,
Malcolm was taken down only once before in his Jiu-Jitsu career.
They stopped it near the end of the match and they let the guy
start in a solid north/south (69) position. Malcolm did a wrap
and roll and turned the fight. While turning the fight, the guy
almost got to Malcolm's back and got close to a couple deep chokes.
Malcolm finished turning the fight and got his two points and
edged this tough guy once again for the open title. All the Brazilians
said that Malcolm's match was the most exciting and best of the
tournament. Steve was amazing. He had killer competition which
made it even more impressive. He had a mixture of both point
and submission victories. Steve returned with his weight class
and open finals.
Team Relson
took the team victory and the $5,000.00 cash prize. An extremely
strong Brazilian Top Team took second ($3,000) and Caique's team
looked great taking third ($1,000). Upon taking third place,
Brazilian Top Team head coach, Jorge Periera, promised to use
the prize money for new mats at his school, which was a great
gesture and much appreciated by his team.
1st Place
Relson Gracie Team: 252 points
2nd Place Brazilian Top Team:
3rd Place Team Caique:
Point totals still need to be sent.
Team Relson with the first place trophy and
$5,000.00 check. |
Steve, Relson, & Malcolm
Dual Champions (weight and open) |
Team Title Winners |
Tournament Layout |
There was even
some competitors that came up to us and said that they liked
our web page. We were impressed to say the least that they had
even heard of it. Back to the trip. We celebrated by going to
a clubbing at a place called Fabrics. It was ok with a mix of
techno and house music. What we noticed was that all the clubs
have terrible lighting, probably to hide the looks of some of
the people there. I had way too much to drink and it was a rough
ride home (translation: puked like a dog), plus we got lost and
took 2 hours to get home after a 30 minute drive to the club.
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Quote
of the Day
"Big
shots are only little shots who keep shooting."
Christopher Morley, 1890-1957, American Novelist, Journalist,
Poet |
Weigh-in
Day
Today is the weigh-ins
for the Relson Gracie US Nationals. We got there early to set
up the room. It was a good sized banquet room at the University
Plaza Hotel. We utilized the banquet line to serve as a blockage
for the stripping competitors. Probably about 90-95% of the competitors
pre-registered online so we had printed out sheets waiting for
them to just sign the waiver, pay for the competitor, offer the
shuttle service (which turned out to be a great idea) for $5,
and weigh-in starting at 11:00 AM. Todd, Chris, and I had great
help and everything went really smoothly. I generated a informative
note with tentative times that each belt was going to fight as
well as pick up and drop off locations for the shuttle. We implemented
many new ideas that we all had and it was looking to be a pretty
smooth tournament. While Todd and I worked at the weigh-ins,
Chris met up with the mat setting up crew and set up 4 rings
of Swain mats and the tables, rope boarders and warm up area
at the gym.
Pre-Registered Competitors looking from
the banquet table. |
Pre-Register Tables as you enter the room
with weigh in area in the far right. |
After the weigh-ins
were completed, I had the taxing job of inputing all of the competitors'
names in to, yup you guessed it, an Excel spreadsheet (inside
joke for those of you that attended my wedding and heard my best
man dog me about creating Excel spreadsheets for everything).
After that was complete, we moved upstairs to our new headquarters,
our room, and started to match up the fighters from different
schools and create the keys. Relson, Todd, Chris, and I spent
the whole night doing this. Cooper left relatively early to catch
some shut eye. Relson was lucky and finished the match up section
and got to take a little nap for about a couple of hours. Chris,
Todd, and I didn't get a wink of sleep and worked to complete
all the keys, including the huge open weight classes, and then
dividing the weight divisions to run all the white belts at the
same time and keep each weight class fighting on the same mat.
This was an idea that we stole from the Mundial (or World Championships)
where you fight on one mat and keep fighting until you lose or
are crowned the champ. This finishes the weight classes faster
and allows one entire belt to be complete and out of the way.
We just barely completed everything, took a quick shower, got
all our paperwork together and went downstairs to meet Cooper
to go to the tournament. |
Quote
of the Day
"The
time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Thirty-fifth President of the USA |
The
Gracie Boys...
Have Come Back To Columbus!
Well, we survived our
cross country journey to Columbus. Our flight plans took us to
San Francisco, then Atlanta, then we ran and just made our flight
to Columbus. We had to run for our flight because our flight
left Honolulu two hours late because something broke on the plane
that we were on and then we had to switch plans. We literally
had to run about half a mile to our gate and they were closing
the doors. We including Chris, myself (Mike), Neal, Brian, and
our resident big man, Malcolm. We were supposed to leave Tuesday
night at 10:35 pm and arrive on Wednesday at 6:15 pm. Figure
it out, that's a lot of flying. Luckily the San Fran and Atlanta
legs were not crowded so we all took a center row, stretched
out a bit and slept.
We picked up
our van that we reserved while we were waiting to change planes
because we had a miscommunication regarding who was supposed
to make the reservations. We then had to figure out how to get
to Joel's house where we are staying. After a while, we finally
got here and man does he have a killer pad. Large rooms, extensive
weight room, jacuzzi bath, 12x12 mats, gas fire place, and most
importantly a fully stocked refrigerator and cabinets. Well,
they used to be fully stocked.
Casa do Joel
Todd gave us
directions and we went to the association run by Jeff Hudson
to meet Joel, Ray, finally meet Jeff, Fredson, and Royler black
belt, Tita (pronounced Chita and no he is not a big moke girl
as you can see).
Sidney
"Tita" Batista & Fredson Alves
Both 1st Degree Black Belts from Royler Gracie
After watching
the class, Joel took us to Adobe's Gila, a bar/club which was
actually pretty good for a Wednesday night in Easton. We closed
it down, and after a little dance show put on by "Mr. Tuck"
Malcolm, we headed to the gayest eatery that was still open at
3AM, Tee Jays. Joel warned us, "he said the food is good,
but..." After that we headed home for some sleep.
Our long time
student, Phil from Austin, Texas, treated us to a killer breakfast
of banana pancakes and turkey bacon. He will be the designated
cook because we all can't cook for crap. Preparation has begun
for the tournament. Todd took Joel to school and got the parking
map for Ohio State University (OSU). The rest of us went to the
airport to pick up Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz and Cabelinho
from Gracie Barra. Cabelinho is a 160 lb. black belt. We are
still not certain who is Pe de Pano's opponent. Corletta may
be Pano's opponent, but it is not certain yet. We got lost a
bunch of times trying to find our way from the airport and was
using my terrible Portuguese with the two Brazilians. We finally
got them to the motel to check in and brought them to Relson
to take care of for the time being. We returned back to Joel's
for a little relaxation and the guys trained light tonight, which
Chris, Todd, and I ironed out some details of the tournament
with Cooper and Relson.
Marcio "Pe de Pano"
Cruz & Cabelinho at the airport
We all got together later that
night checked out another club called the Pulse which was pretty
cool. We stayed there for a little while and then went outside
for a sidewalk vender that was selling some ono spyros (chicken
wrapped in torillas), and then returned home for some sleep. |
Baret
Yoshida's Fight Plans
Many people have asked us if we heard when Baret Yoshida was
going to fight next. We just got word that he will be fighting
in Japan in November 20th, against an as of yet unnamed opponent.
And on December 15th, he will be fighting Cesar Gracie's student,
Caleb Mitchell in the IFC. |
Warriors
Quest Neighbor Island Update
Brennan Kamaka just released a press release that states that
the dates for the Warriors Quest shows on Kauai and Maui have
changed. The event will be in Kauai on February 9, 2002 and on
Maui sometime in May, 2002. The Kauai event is confirmed. If
you want more information or are interested in fighting in either
one of these two events, call Brennan at (808) 864-5511 or email
him at brennankamaka@hotmail.com. |
Front
Page News!
The big announcement
that we have eluded to is that
Steve
Maxwell of Maxercise in Philadelphia has just been awarded his
black belt by Relson Gracie. This makes Steve Relson's first
black belt ever! Some people may thing, "Does he deserve
it?" I can assure you from both of us that he very much
deserves his black belt. He owns two Pan Am titles, two world
titles, great morals, knows the self-defense techniques, incredible
teacher, built a great team, genuinely nice guy, for a 47 or
so year old he is built like a Olympic conditioned 22 year old,
technically very very good, very open to share techniques,...
You need more?
Congratulations to Steve!
We
took some pictures, but Chris forgot to bring the digital cam
so pictures of the event will be coming. We also video taped
it and will be sending Steve a copy as soon as possible. We are
all leaving tonight for Columbus, Ohio so things may get postponed
for a bit. |
Quote
of the Day
"Every
study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in
life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen
field."
Brian Tracy, American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman
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Possible
UFC Rumor
We have just
heard that Sean Sherk is supposedly in negotiations to fight
Carlos Newton for the UFC title. Yeah, I know what you're saying,
Matt Hughes was already announced as the next contender. Like
I said above, this is a rumor and could be early breaking news.
We will update it if it does indeed transfer from the land of
the Rumor to the land of the News.
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Thanks
to All
The Gracie
Academy would like to thank all the people who volunteered
their time to help make this tournament a success. Every little
thing
helped and was greatly
appreciated!
Weigh-in Staff
Rose Gracie
Renata Lono
Kyle Olivares
Ryan Olivares
Tournament Staff
Crew
Daniel Chu
Candice Derizans
Debbie Derizans
Davin Fukumoto
Kendall Goo
Kailani Gracie & friend
Rose Gracie
Ikaika Green (tournament shirt designer)
Angela Izaguirre
Jasmine Jones
Justine Jones
Joshua Lauber
Reyn Morimoto
Kyle Olivares
Ryan Olivares
Chris Onzuka
Mike Onzuka
Bernard Villanueva
Brian Wong & his girlfriend
Mat Movers
Brandon "Putinho"
Bernardino
Phil Cardella
Davin Fukumoto
Steve Hordinski
Heru Kamau
Joshua Lauber
Reyn Morimoto
Kyle Olivares
Ryan Olivares
Chris Onzuka
Mike Onzuka (in spirit)
Pono Pananganan
Zack Pang
Kevin Schroeder
Marcelo Tigre & the Team Tigre students
Stefan Turner
Bernard Villanueva
Referee's
Relson Gracie
Steve Maxwell
Chris Onzuka
Staff Point
Keepers & Time Keepers
Kofi Debrah
Eric Goo
Steve Hordinski
Ryan Olivares
Kevin Schroeder
Staff Camera
Men
Eric Goo
Rose Gracie
Adriena "AJ" Jenkins
Kyle Olivares
Security
Samson "The
General" Mahi
Medical Help
Dr. Michael
Pi
Dr. Jim Scoggin
Thank you to
our tournament sponsors
Banzai Tattoo
Body Under Construction
Da Nuts
Gracie Brother's Clothing
Hawaii Martial Arts Supply, Inc.
Herbalife
Honolulu Sports Medical Clinic, Inc.
King's Travel
Ocean Club
Thank
you to the teams that came to support the 10th Annual Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu International tournament.
All
American Academy (Combat-Do Chicago)
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu
Gracie (Kauai)
Longman Jiu-Jitsu (Kauai)
Nova Uniao (Big Island)
Steve English (Independant)
Team Tigre
Thank
You Again,
The
Gracie Academy
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The
Home Team Goes MMA!
For Immediate
Release:
October
1, 2001
Super
Brawl‘s Fifth Anniversary
to
Air on Hawaii UPN Affiliate K5
Egan
Inoue, Marcelo Tiger and many others fought on Super Brawl’s
5th Anniversary, held in July, at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu,
HI. Channel 5, the local UPN affiliate, has agreed to air the
program. The first confirmed time is on Saturday, October 27,
at Midnight. More air dates to be announced.
T.Jay
Thompson said “We are excited about giving people all throughout
Hawaii the chance to see what we thought to be a great event!
We will continue our relationship with KFIVE and air future events.”
Due
to time constraints only 6 fights will be shown.
1.
Rick Graveson 199lbs v Paul Ano 195lbs
(Team
Extreme) 21-11 (Grappling Unlimited) 0-0
2.
Ben Earwood 176lbs v John Crisostomo 176lbs
(Team
Extreme) 19-2 (Grappling Unlimited) 7-5
3.
Dennis Reed 195lbs v Niko Vitale 195lbs
(Team
Extreme) 32-21 (Grappling Unlimited) 7-1
4.
Dave Strasser 180lbs v Ronald Jhun 180lbs
(Team
Extreme) 17-2 (Jesus is Lord) 20-5
5.
Wesley Coreirra 270lbs v Marcelo Tiger 205lbs
(Grappling
Unlimited) 3-2 (Team Tiger) 33-1
6.
Brett Al-Azzawi 185lbs v Egan Inoue190lbs
(Team
Extreme) 10-9 (Grappling Unlimited) 6-2
Contact:
T.Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com
(808)
524-6062
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BJJ
Tournament This Saturday
Haleiwa Beach Park
Saturday, October 20, 2001
Joao Morais, instructor of North Shore Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu is
putting on a BJJ tournament next Saturday at the large event
that they are holding at Haleiwa Beach Park. This tournament
was put on with short notice because the event organizer asked
Joao if he could run a tournament at the event.
If you still have some fight left in you after yesterday, check
out Joao's tournament. I do not have any more information. Please
contact Joao at NorthShoreJJ@cs.com, if you are interested.
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BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE
The big announcement
that was planned for tonight has been moved from 7:30 pm to 6:00
pm at the Main Academy. I just got word so here you go. Sorry
about the inconvenience and I hope many of you can still make
it because it's huge!
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Back
from the Seas
Well, actually back from my Mexican Riviera cruise starting from
LA and Disneyland and California Adventure for a day a piece.
I am busy catching up on things at work so I'll make this short
and elaborate later. We had a great time on the cruise and ate
like pigs. I gained 7 pounds in about 10 days. The only help
that I had was that Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas
was so hot and muggy, I probably sweated off a couple of pounds.
While alone with my new wife, I have learned a couple of things:
1. We did not kill each other so we probably made the right decision
on getting married.
2. Let her get a lot of sleep or face the grouch for the entire
day (not a pretty thing).
3. My wife does not like winging directions. She starts freaking
out if I don't know exactly where I am while driving and since
I'm a guy, "I am NOT asking for directions."
4. Put a low limit on all credit cards.
5. Bingo is a more enjoyable game while you are out on the ocean
for a couple of days.
6. After being with her for 10 straight days, it may have been
a good idea to book a week trip alone after being home for two
days. It makes the heart grow fonder (AKA gives us a rest from
each other).
... and introduced her to some great games:
1. The tent game.
2. Find the pink elephant.
3. The good old pull my finger.
4. Where is the noise coming from?
5. The accompanying game, Where is that smell coming from?
6. Guess what I just ate?
7. The Blame Game.
8. Singing without using your mouth.
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Quote
of the Day
"Opportunity
does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door."
Kyle Chandler
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Warriors
Quest Update:
Pete "The Secret Weapon" Spratt vs. Dennis Asche
Spratt,
who just came off a war in Warriors Quest 2 against Ron Jhun
will have another war as he faces IFC Tournament Champion Dennis
Asche. Asche is currently undefeated with an impressive 7-0 record.
Also for those who are wondering if the Eugene Jackson vs. Niko
Vitale match will happen, YES it will. I have both contracts
signed. |
Super
Brawl Updates:
New Multimedia
at www.superbrawl.tv
With
excitement building for Super Brawl XXII scheduled for November
2 in Honolulu, HI, www.superbrawl.tv has added new multimedia
for fans viewing. Both the television and radio spot are available
to view online. Don’t forget to check out the discussion
forums!
(Note: It is on the bottom right of the main page.)
Bet
on the Egan Inoue vs Joe Doerksen Fight
At
www.MVPSportsbook.com
Friday
night, November 2, the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii will
rock as hometown favorite Egan Inoue and #10 world ranked (MMA
Writers Assoc.) Joe Doerksen will battle for the inaugural Super
Brawl middleweight Championship belt. For the first time a Super
Brawl match can be bet on legally. Just log onto www.mvpsportsbook.com and navigate to “betting
lines” and pick “other” then scroll down to Super
Brawl. Inoue opened up a slight favorite but the line will move
as more bets are made.
T.
Jay Thompson said “We think this will add more excitement
to an already awesome card!”
Contact:
T. Jay Thompson SuperBrawl@hawaii.rr.com (808) 524-6062
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We
leave tomorrow night to Ohio!
We will will
be leaving Hawaii for Columbus, Ohio to help put on the Relson
Gracie National BJJ Tournament. Information on the tournament
can be obtained by going to the tournament website at www.gracienationals.com. Relson, Mike, Chris
and Todd will be working at the tournament and we have a small
team of competitors that will be flying up with us. We will come
back on Monday, October 22nd, so there may be a lull in news
postings. It all depends on how much fun we are having up there
and the accessibility we have to the Internet.
Please bear with us.
The Aiea
academy will continue classes as usual under the watchful eye of Rex Barnum
and Kaleo Auwae, who will be running the classes while we are
gone. There will be a few others that should stop by to help
assist them. Thank you guys for covering for us. We really appreciate
it!
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BJJ
Tournament Next Saturday
Haleiwa Beach Park
Saturday, October 20, 2001
Joao Morais, instructor of North Shore Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu is
putting on a BJJ tournament next Saturday at the large event
that they are holding at Haleiwa Beach Park. This tournament
was put on with short notice because the event organizer asked
Joao if he could run a tournament at the event.
If you still have some fight left in you after yesterday, check
out Joao's tournament. I do not have any more information. Please
contact Joao at NorthShoreJJ@cs.com, if you are interested.
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