May News Part 3
Fredson
Alves Seminar Scheduled for today, May 30th at the Gracie Aiea
Academy is Cancelled
We apologize for the short notice on the cancellation, but we
just got word straight from Fredson's mouth. It seems that due
to another conflicting seminar Fredson is not allowed to hold
his seminar.
Please email everyone you know to let them know about it. I would
hate for people come down just for that and be let down. Tonight
will be class as usual.
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Quote
of the Day
Everything
has beauty but not everyone sees it.
Ugly
Guy |
Fredson
Alves Seminar/Training Session in Town
Today, Wednesday 29th
12:00 - 1:30pm
cost:
$15
Everyone
is welcome.
for
more info contact Todd at (808) 277-1128
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What
If?
Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
vs
Josh Barnett
by Thomas Gerbasi
There is little doubt that the top two heavyweights in mixed
martial arts are Rodrigo Nogueira of Brazil and the United States'
Josh Barnett. Both are well-rounded fighters in all aspects of
the game, and in their title-winning efforts against Heath Herring
and Randy Couture respectively, Nogueira and Barnett showed why
they are far ahead of the heavyweight pack.
Unfortunately
for MMA fans, this bout is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Nogueira
is contracted to the Pride organization, while Barnett holds
the UFC belt. Barnett's precarious situation with the UFC has
been well-documented though, so the possibility does loom that
the "Baby Faced Assassin" could jump or be ousted from
the UFC into Pride.
But
why wait? In the tradition of the fantasy bouts simulated on
our sister site, MaxBoxing.com, MaxFighting.com is pleased to
launch the "What If?" series with this clash of titans.
Using Brad Utterstrom's amazing MMA text simulator, Barnett and
Nogueira will clash in Japan.
A
coin flip determined that the bout would be fought under the
five five minute rounds rule.
ROUND
ONE: Barnett and Nogueira square off, with "Minotauro"
slightly taller, but the "Baby Faced Assassin" holding
a 25-pound weight advantage. They circle and Nogueira fires first,
shooting for a leg sweep that Barnett sidesteps. Nogueira is
undeterred and goes for a successful single leg takedown, dropping
Barnett to the mat. In Barnett's guard, Nogueira fires off some
punches, most of which are blocked. After a lull in the action,
Nogueira flurries again with the same result: some landing, but
most missing. This pattern continues for a while as Nogueira
looks for an opening that soon presents itself. Nogueira moves
into the side mount position, but is soon countered by Barnett,
who catches his opponent in a triangle choke. The crowd roars
but Nogueira is able to slip free and the two fighters stand.
Both fighters circle for a bit before another single leg takedown
drops Barnett again. Nogueira is more active now and he slips
a heel hook on Barnett, which the American quickly escapes from.
Nogueira gets back in Barnett's guard and stays there for a while
before working into the side mount position again, where he hooks
Barnett in an arm lock, which Josh is once again able to escape
from. Both fighters stand, and as Nogueira seems to take a breather,
Barnett jumps in with a vicious uppercut that barely misses the
Brazilian's chin. The bell rings.
ROUND
TWO: Nogueira comes out fast and drops Barnett with yet another
single leg takedown, his most effective weapon thus far. The
two grapple for a bit and Nogueira is able to lock a heel hook
on Barnett, which Josh coolly escapes from. While in Barnett's
guard again, Nogueira is constantly working for submissions,
while Barnett fights him off gamely. After a lull, Barnett gets
his own opportunity, catching Nogueira in a triangle choke again.
Nogueira is cool but Barnett tightens the hold, bringing a roar
from the crowd. Nogueira finally slips out and as the two stand,
"Minotauro" fires a right cross that Barnett blocks.
Barnett lands a low kick to Nogueira's leg and you can hear the
whack from the blow. Barnett follows with a right cross that
misses. Nogueira, not eager to trade with Barnett, takes him
down again. Again, they grapple on the canvas, with Nogueira
able to secure a side choke briefly before Barnett escapes. Nogueira
is still controlling matters on the ground until Barnett lands
another triangle choke that Nogueira slips out of. They both
stand again. Nogueira shoots and takes Barnett down hard with
a double leg this time. Nogueira is showing some amazing strength
in his takedowns of the American. The bell sounds with Nogueira
in Barnett's guard yet again.
ROUND
THREE: The round starts slowly until Nogueira shoots and takes
Barnett down. Nogueira flurries from the guard position and soon
is able to get into the side mount. He then achieves a full mount
on Barnett and starts to throw forearms and elbows at his opponent.
With his arms up to defend himself, Nogueira gets a key lock
on Barnett, who refuses to give in. Barnett finally breaks free
and the crowd cheers appreciatively. Nogueira continues to be
active, looking for the finisher, and Barnett catches him in
a triangle choke again. Nogueira resists and slips free. Both
fighters rise to their feet. Nogueira takes Barnett down and
is in his guard. Nogueira tries to stay close and Barnett catches
him in a guillotine choke. Nogueira slips out and they rise again.
Barnett avoids Nogueira's takedown attempt, and circles as the
bell rings to end the round.
ROUND
FOUR: Nogueira opens the fourth with a leg sweep that puts Barnett
down. Nogueira jumps on his foe and slaps a heel hook on him.
Barnett resists, refusing to tap as he looks for a way to escape.
After a few seconds of agony, Barnett slips free and climbs to
his feet. Barnett is visibly limping and looks winded. Nogueira
fires an elbow strike that partially gets through. Nogueira is
firing punches now and Barnett is looking to survive. Barnett
backpedals and Nogueira shoots in, dropping Barnett hard to the
mat. Stunned, Barnett is unable to stop Nogueira from quickly
achieving a full mount. Nogueira opens up with punches and after
a particularly hard combination, the bout is stopped at the 2:26
mark of the round.
Your
Winner, by referee stoppage (strikes) - Rodrigo " Minotauro"
Nogueira.
Source:
Maxfighting |
UFC
38 Corner-man Contest
For the past
two events, the UFC has offered one lucky fan the opportunity
to be in the corner of his or her favorite fighter at a UFC.
When the UFC invades the UK on July 13th, another fan will have
the opportunity of a lifetime.
From May 23rd through June 25th, fans can enter the UFC 38 Corner-man
Contest at www.ufc.tv. The grand prize winner will be
in the corner of the fighter of his or her choice at UFC 38 in
England.
Imagine being backstage helping your favorite fighter warm-up.
Imagine walking down to the Octagon behind him. Imagine being
able to help coach your fighter to victory. This will all come
true for one UFC fan. The Grand Prize winner will receive round
trip transportation from their hometown to London, England on
Thursday, Friday July 12, 2002 through Sunday, July 14, 2002.
Hotel accommodations will be arranged and meals will be provided
on a per diem basis. All ground transportation to and from the
airport, event and hotel will be arranged and corner credentials
will be provided.
Other contest prizes include autographed merchandise, pay per
view vouchers, and merchandise packages. |
UP
CLOSE: American Top Team's
JEFF MONSON
UFC
vet Jeff Monson has been an Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World
Champion and a PAC 10 wrestling champion as well as a dominant
player in grappling tournaments like NAGA, where he beat all
comers in New Jersey in February 2001, and Grapplers Quest where
he came in second in the Superfight Division. Jeff has had less
luck crossing over to the mixed martial arts scene with a pair
of losses to Tom Sauer and David Dodd in Extreme Challenge back
in 1998 and, after a couple wins, recently racked up two losses
to Chuck Liddell and Ricco Rodriquez in the UFC. After his most
recent loss his UFC contract was not renewed. 'I don't think
I ever had a fight so bad' admits Jeff 'I think it was just lack
of being in the ring for a long time and combine that with I
didn't have a long time to train. In retrospect I didn't shut
it down quick enough.' When the point of view that he seemed
to gas out early came up he responded, 'In reality I was in really
good condition, it was probably the best condition I've been
in in a long time, but if you're getting nervous before the match
and combine that with you've basically over-trained and didn't
shut it down quick enough I was tired early and shouldn't have
been.'
Jeff
and his family moved from Olympia, Washington to Florida this
winter to get his career back on track. He left behind training
opportunities with Matt Hume's AMC Pancration as well as Team
Quest, the heavily wrestling based team whose members include
UFC fighters Randy Couture and Matt Lindland as well as Pride
vet Dan Henderson. Jeff explains, 'if I went to AMC it was an
hour and a half one-way and if I was going down to Oregon with
Randy and those guys it was an hour and forty-five minutes one-way.
It was becoming real difficult to spend time with the family
and train.' The time issue wasn't the only reason to move. 'I
think I needed to learn some of the Jiu-Jitsu game' Jeff admits
'(in Olympia) I'm at the same level as most of the guys there
for the most part. Not like of course Matt Hume, but especially
going to Oregon we'd have blood and sweat practices and stuff
but I was never in danger of being caught in a submission. Here
(Florida) it was a total change even (with) the little guys,
getting caught all the time in submissions, that kind of stuff.
I just had to change the game and learn how to have a guard,
be more well-rounded.'
For
years Florida has been rife with top talent from Brazil. Jeff
is a now member of the Silveira Brothers team which means a wealth
of other top-notch fighters with which to train including Conan
Silveira, Rogerio Nogueira and his brother Rodrigo, Ricardo Liborio,
Wade Rome, and even non-team members like Tom Sauer. 'The American
Top Team and Brazilian Top Team members unify here. We'll go
down there and train and they'll come up here and train. Before
a lot of their techniques were off limits as far as outside their
particular group and now they're sharing that and it's beneficial
for me and the other guys here.' Jeff has already improved his
defense, 'I didn't know how to get off the bottom against the
fence, how to get up when they're over you, things that every
fighter should know.' He in turn brings his wrestling knowledge
to them. The scene in Florida looks like it'll be heating up
this summer with construction of a new 15,000 square foot school
including a cage, 2 rings, couple mat rooms, and even beds to
sleep in for visiting fighters.
The
move to Florida had immediate results to his career. Before moving
Jeff was scheduled to appear in Mass Destruction VII in Massachusetts,
a booking his new manager Alex Davis wisely postponed. '(Jeff)
had made a commitment with (Mass Destruction promoter) Kipp before
he moved down here, before he was under our management' Davis
explains. 'When he came down here we started a whole new thing;
we didn't know about it, we weren't prepared for it. We felt
that after the UFC it would be better for him start out slowly.'
Mass Destruction promoter Kipp Kollar understands and elaborates
'we moved (Jeff) to another Mass Destruction card with a bigger
venue' which looks like will be at Mass Destruction VIII in Wildwood,
NJ on 6/15. Instead of fighting in Mass Destruction VII Jeff
competed and took second place in the Grapplers Quest Super Fight
Division last weekend, loosing only to Royler Gracie/Saulo Ribeiro
student Alexandre Ribeiro.
Source: Abu Dhabi |
Quote
of the Day
It's important
for parents to live the same things they teach.
If
you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
Anonymous |
Sorry
about the delay of news
Sorry guys,
I upgraded my operating system and it screwed up my ftp program
along with Windows Explorer, so I have been trying to fix that
for the last few days. Here are some items to catch up with. |
Fredson
Alves Seminar at Gracie Aiea Academy!
This is very short notice, but Fredson wanted to do a small seminar/class
at the Aiea Academy
on Thursday night, May 30th.
The cost is $15, all of which will be going to Fredson.
Please let everyone know.
Due to the fact that we only run one class per night, we ask
that only the people interested in paying the $15 in order to
attend Fredson's seminar come to class. Those who are NOT interested
in the Fredson class, please do not come to class and we will
credit you on next month's tuition.
In our opinion, Fredson has been THE most technical and smooth
BJJ black belt that we have ever trained with. He is also very
open to answering any and all questions that we have for him.
Please email us at info@onzuka.com to let us know if you
are coming. We will try to contact everyone before then to inform
them.
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Pacific-Rim
Gracie BJJ Tournament Results
Team titles:
1st Place: Relson Gracie Main Academy
2nd Place: Eastside Grappling
3rd Place: Relson Gracie Aiea Academy
There
was too many classes in the gi division that we probably cannot
even name half of them so we will wait on posting those names
until we get the official results. Congratulations to all the
competitors! All of them gave the spectators exciting fights
to watch and helped raise the level of Jiu-Jitsu and submission
grappling in Hawaii!
Professional
League (Submission Grappling):
The champs received $3,000 and the runner ups received $1,000
(I believe). All the winners of the no gi, both pro and amateur,
division won a belt and the second place winners won a platter.
Under 170lbs:
1st Place: Fredson Alves (Relson Gracie)
2nd Place: Daniel Moraes (Relson Gracie)
171-200lbs:
1st Place: Niko Vitale (Grappling Unlimited)
2nd Place: Anthony Torres (Grappling Unlimited)
Over 200lbs
1st Place: Bruno Ewald (Long Man Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place: Cabbage Correira (Grappling Unlimited)
Amateur
Submission Grappling
Under 155lbs:
1st Place: Ryan Cabinian (Gracie Main/Aiea)
2nd Place: William Hagerty (Grappling Unlimited)
156-170lbs:
1st Place: Phil Cardella (Gracie Austin)
2nd Place: Don Cabinian (Gracie Main/Aiea)
171-185lbs:
1st & 2nd Place: Andrew Furuta & Harris Brummer (Gracie
Main)
185-200lbs:
1st Place: Jeff Furuta (Gracie Main)
2nd Place: Can't remember
215lbs
and up:
1st Place: Shane Ahlo (Gracie Aiea)
2nd Place: Kyle Nitahara (Gracie Kaneohe)
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Kauai
BJJ Tournament!
BJJ Black Belt, Bruno Ewald is throwing his first Jiu-Jitsu tournament
on Kauai. As mentioned above, Bruno just won the heavyweight
professional division at the Pac-Rim and personally invited all
the competitors that still have competitive juices flowing after
the Pac-Rim. The more tournaments everyone supports the bigger
and better they will become, so please try to get over and enter
Bruno's event.
Date: June 1, 2002
Place: To be announced
Host Academy: Kauai Longman Jiu-Jitsu Academy
There
will be door prizes and awards for first and second place!
Aloha
from Kauai Jiu-Jitsu "Longman" Academy ! |
Sport
Jiu-Jitsu, Continous Sparring & Point Fighting Tournament
Hello,
I would like to inform you and your readers about an upcoming
tournament.
Date: June 16, 2002
Place: King Intermediate School in Kaneohe.
Time: Weigh-Ins at 8:00am Tournament starts at 9:00am
Format: Sport Jiu-Jitsu, Continuous Sparring also Point fighting
Open to all styles. Divisions for kids, Men, Women, Executive
and Master's.
Participants from past tournaments include: Suzui's Shootfighting,
HMC, Giraldi's Muay Thai, Grappling Unlimited, Pacific Tae Kwon
Do, Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Kempo Unlimited to name a few.
Sport Jiu-jitsu Rules will be according to I.S.J.A. Rules
For more info please call 533-4466 or e-mail hsjja@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Dan |
Royler
Gracie Seminar at the Main Academy
Four
time World BJJ Champion Royler Gracie is conducting a seminar
at the Relson Gracie Main Academy on Thursday May 30th at around
6:30PM (I don't know the exact time). Everyone is invited including
participants of the Gracie Pacific Rim Tournament! Please call
(808) 589-2524 to reserve your spot.
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Update
of the BTT
After Pride 20 and UFC 37 it's time for Brazilian Top Team fighters
heal their injuries from their battlea and hard training days.
Mario Sperry fought
3 rounds in Pride 20 with a torn ligament in his knee. After
the knockdown in the very first minute of the fight Mario fell
down the wrong way, damaging badly the knee and increasing the
problem during the fight.
Sperry just got surgery
on his left knee where he had to take off 40% of his ligament,
and he is recovering well right now. Mario will be out of the
training sessions for the next 25 days.
In other injury news,
UFC Middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante finally had surgery
on his infected finger. Murilo's finger was completely purple
the day after the fight and the antibiotics weren't enough to
avoid surgery. Murilo had to cut a little part of the finger
and have the end cauterized, but it is healing well from the
surgery. Murilo will stay of the mats for the next 20 days.
Check back for interviews
with both fighters. Mario Sperry speaking about his fight and
his future and Bustamante speaking about the title defense, the
referee's mistake, his future and much more.
Source: ADCC |
UFC
Sneak Peek
UFC Scheduled
For June 22nd!
Now that the some information has been 'unofficially' released
to the press, it has come to light that ZUFFA and the UFC have
scheduled a TV taping at 1pm on June 22, 2002, at the Bellagio
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The
positive side of the event, which was kept secret for the last
month or so, is that this is being filmed as a FOX special and
an attempt at a major television deal that could take the UFC
to Monday Night Raw levels in the future.
A
scheduled TV main event of Vitor Belfort, who holds the record
for being on the most UFC posters without fighting, versus Chuck
Lidell, who has been waiting for another high-profile fight since
KOing Kevin Randelman.
Most
insiders consider using Vitor a risk as he was on ther receiving
end of MAJOR criticism by fans after having his mother write
a letter explaining a bizarre illness when he was to fight in
his last UFC. Then he appeared on a Brazilian TV show, and rumors
surfaced that Belfort preferrered TV to fighting.
If
pulled off, the match will answer the question whether Belfort
still has it or Lidell is a major force in MMA.
Other
matches scheduled are:
Pete Spratt vs. Zack Light
Joao Marcos vs. Josh Thompson
Benji Radach vs. Nick Serra (brother of Matt)
Anthony Fryckland vs. Rodrigo Ruas
Steve Berger vs. Robbie Lawler
No
date has offically been released as to when the show will air.
Source: ADCC |
Updated
Shooto Rankings and commentary
By: The Midwesterner
The SHOOTO Association
has released its most current top ten rankings in the 132 lbs
weight class through the 183 lbs class. There are some interesting
developments as a number of international names emerge to shake
things up amongst the predominantly Japanese fighter pool. However,
as one would expect the enormously talented Japanese fighters
are still the main attraction and are doing their thing in making
SHOOTO one of the most exciting sports in the world.
In the Featherweight
division we see Hudson Rocha of BTT debuting in the rankings
at 7th after his non-title victory over HOOKnSHOOT Champion Itchaku
Murata. A rematch is in the works between those two and it promises
to be exciting. Also, former SHOOTO 132 lbs champ Mamoru is climbing
his way back up and is now in 2nd place and is no doubt looking
for a chance at redemption.
There is little
movement in the 143 lbs weight class as most of the rankers there
have had some strong performances. Hiroyuki Abe will be taking
on the long time champ Alexandre Nogueira hoping to move him
self up to a number one contender spot, while Naoya Uematsu and
Baret Yoshida are rumored to be squaring off later in the summer.
Uematsu is on the comeback trail while Baret is looking to finally
make his mark. Then there is Stephen 'Bozo' Paling who is coming
off of an impressive win against rising star and fan favorite
Norifumi Yamamoto. Paling now has his eye on a match-up with
Katsuya Toita (ranked 2nd) in his bid for another shot at the
belt.
The 154 lbs
division also held relatively still with the most prominent news
being the arrival of former Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion
Leo Santos in a possible bout against Rumina Sato or Takanori
Gomi. Also, people are anticipating the title match-up between
Dokonjonosuke Mishima and current champ Takanori Gomi. These
two have been on a collision course since Gomi first captured
the title. But don't over-look Ryan Bow or Kohei Yasumi who both
have been steadily climbing their way to the top. Ryan Bow is
the only non-Japanese SHOOTOR to work his way through the amateur
ranks, promoted to Class-B status as a professional, eventually
upped to Class-A, and that has worked his way to the top ranking
spot that he now enjoys. Whether he ever becomes Champion or
not, his place in the annals of SHOOTO history is secure.
At 167 lbs we
see a tight race in the title picture between Tetsuji Kato, Jutaro
Nakao, Ray Cooper, and former champ Hayato Sakurai,. All of these
men except Sakurai and Copper have fought at one time or another
and they are all hungry for the top spot that will most likely
be left open by Anderson Silva as he looks elsewhere to compete.
In the lower half of these ranks we see a number of Americans
making their presence known. Of the 6 spots between 5th through
10th there are 5 Americans who are largely regarded as some of
the best there is. Steve Berger comes in at 5th after his impressive
submission victory over former ranker Seichi Ikemoto. Then there
is the young stallion Aaron Riley that everyone is talking about.
He has been someone that SHOOTO has had their eye on for a while
and his impressive victory in his SHOOTO debut earns him a spot
on the list. Long time veteran of the game, Dave Strasser, has
thrown his hat into the ring and made his presence felt. With
solid performances over Alexandre Barros then K'z Factory's Takuya
Wada he is now pointed directly upward in these rankings. He
will be facing Ikemoto on June 29th in a match that will either
solidify his place in the rankings or launch Seichi back into
the mix. Dan Gilbert hangs on to his top 10 spot despite having
lost 3 in a row, albeit to the very best that SHOOTO has to offer.
He is looking to become more active and hopes to turn things
around. Lastly in this weight class, Chris Brennan places both
feet firmly at the number 10 spot after winning his SHOOTO debut
in Hawaii. There is a match in the works that pits him against
the 2nd ranked Tetsuji Kato. A win there would move him up the
rankings… fast.
Finally, in
the 183 lbs category (SHOOTO's LHW division) again we don't see
a lot of movement. However, we do see the appearance of Egan
Inoue and Dustin Denes in the rankings at 7th and 10th respectively.
This is an interesting development as they have participated
in events organized by DSE and WPC which are regarded as the
the 'competition'. Some of the interesting developments at this
weight involve the champion, Masanori Suda in a possible rematch
with Australian Larry Papadopoulos. The full rankings are listed
below… check 'em out.
Featherweight
(132 lbs):
Champ Masahiro Oishi
1st Hisao Ikeda
2nd Mamoru
3rd Jin Akimoto
4th Hiroaki Yoshioka
5th Kentaro Imaizumi
6th Ryota Matsune
7th Hudson Rocha
8th ABKZ
9th Shuichirou Katsumura
10th Itchaku Murata
Lightweight
(143 lbs)
Champ Alexandre Franca Nogueira
1st Tetsuo Katsuta
2nd Katsuya Toida
3rd Stephen
Palling
4th Hiroyuki
Abe
5th Baret
Yoshida
6th Naoya
Uematsu
7th Kazuhiro Inoue
9th Norifumi 'KID' Yamamoto
9th Noboru Asahi
10th Ian J. Schaffa
Welterweight
(154 lbs)
Champ Takanori Gomi
1st Dokonjonosuke Mishima
2nd Ryan Bow
3rd Marcio Cromado
4th Rumina Sato
5th Hiroshi Tsuruya
6th Kohei Yasumi
7th Takumi Nakayama
8th Tatsuya Kawajiri
9th Takeshi Yamazaki
10th Masato Fujiwara
Middleweight
(167 lbs)
Champ Anderson Silva
1st Hayato Sakurai
2nd Tetsuji Kato
3rd Jutaro Nakao
4th Ray Cooper
5th Steve Berger
6th Aaron Riley
7th Takuya Wada
8th Dave Strasser
9th Dan Gilbert
10th Chris Brennan
Light
Heavyweight (183 lbs)
Champ Masanori Suda
1st Lance Gibson
2nd Larry Papadopoulos
3rd Izuru Takeuchi
4th Martijn de Jong
5th Shikou Yamashita
6th Ivan Salaverry
7th Egan
Inoue
8th Scott
Henze
9th Ronald
Jhun
10th Dustin
Denes
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
It's important
for parents to live the same things they teach.
If
you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
Anonymous |
AFC
2 Results!
AFC: Amateur
Fighting Competition 2
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
May 23, 2002
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The second AFC
promised more action than your average event due to the rules,
if for nothing else. The AFC is basically a modified Toughman
contest. The fights were 3 - 1 minute rounds with an added twist
of allowing one take down per round. As with all boxing related
events that involve amateurs, leather was flying, often times
right past their intended targets. It was obvious that two fighters
from each division would be meeting in the finals after their
first fight was over. In the under 200lbs division, P. J. Dean
put on a fine display of the sweet science, getting off the better
punches much faster than his opponents. On the other side of
the bracket was Clyde Paling, brother of ranked Shooto fighter,
Stephen "Bozo" Paling. Clyde showed incredible marksmanship
as he threw a high percentage of quality punches that hit their
targets. In the over 200lbs bracket, the biggest man in the event,
Kaleo Westbrook, son of a famous local boxer and gym, steamrollered
over his opponents on route to the finals. While one of the lightest
fighters in the over 200lbs division, Shiloh Ho, showed that
true grit coupled with conditioning and nice inside combo's can
over come size. You could not ask for better matches the finals
of each division. Dean and Paling were slipping, ducking and
landing everything in their arsenal in every round, with Dean
squeaking out a victory over Paling by stunning Paling for a
second late in the final round. Ho tried to use the strategy
of keeping the pressure on Westbrook in order to smother his
power. It seemed to be working for a little while until Westbrook
started slipping in some punches and then started landing more
of them, fully utilizing his approximately 50lbs weight advantage
on his way to a TKO victory. Ray and Monica Cooper, along with
their family, put on a great show with lots of action, unfortunately,
not very much Hawaii fans came out to see it. However, the fans
that did were not sitting down during the two final matches.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Jason Verdadero def. Louis Kuamo'o
Decision after 3 rounds.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Wayne "Cowboy" Ham def. Lavelle Brown
Decision after 3 rounds.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Clyde Paling def. Eddie Ohia
Decision after 3 rounds.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Shilo Ho def. John Vistante
TKO via referee stoppage (fighter not adequately protecting himself.)
in round 2.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament Alternate:
Michael Stone def. Jake Hanawahine
Decision after 3 rounds.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Kaleo Westbrook def. George St. Germaine
TKO via referee stoppage at 39 seconds in round 2.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
P.J. Dean def. Eddie Pagelsdorf
TKO via referee stoppage at 59 seconds in round 2.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Christopher Kaawa def. Samson Taito
TKO via referee stoppage at the end of round 1.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
James Romano def. "Bam Bam" Kaaikamanu
Decision after 3 rounds.
Semi-Finals:
Under 200lbs 8-man Tournament:
P.J. Dean def. Jason Verdadero
TKO via referee stoppage at 59 seconds in round 2.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Kaleo Westbrook def. Wayne "Cowboy" Ham
TKO via corner throws in the towl at the end of round 1.
Under
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Clyde Paling def. James Romano
Decision after 3 rounds.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Shilo Ho def. Christopher Kaawa
TKO via referee stoppage in round 3.
Finals:
Under 200lbs 8-man Tournament:
P.J. Dean def. Clyde Paling
Decision after 3 rounds.
Over
200lbs 8-man Tournament:
Kaleo Westbrook def. Shilo Ho
TKO via referee stoppage at 54 seconds in round 2. |
Quote
of the Day
Happy memories
never wear out.... relive them as often as you want.
Anonymous |
AFC
2 Tonight!
Time: 7:00
PM
Place: Blaisdell Center
Ticket Price (today): $27, Ringside $40
The first AFC was packed with action. If you like aggressive
boxing/toughman type of events, this is the event for you to
watch. Watch fighters over and under 200 lbs fight for $1,000.00
in cash or prizes. The fights start at 7:00 pm so get there early
because there will be the normal rush hour traffic. |
PRIDE
21 NEWS
PRIDE.21
DATE: June 23rd, 2002
OPEN: 2:00 PM START 4:00 PM
PLACE: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama-Pref , Japan)
MATCHES
ANNOUNCED:
-
Don Frye vs Mark Coleman
- Renzo Gracie vs Shungo Oyama
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Ken
Shamrock on
Possible Matchup with Ortiz
The
much-hyped possible matchup of Ken Shamrock vs Tito Ortiz is
still very much a possibility, according to Ken Shamrock.
Brian
Piepenbrink: So do you have any comments about the possible fight
between you and Tito?
Ken
Shamrock: Yeah, I'd like to tell him to quit talking shit and
just sign the paper [and] let's do the fight. All I hear now
is a bunch of talk. I don't talk too much, this is about the
only thing you're going to hear out of me. So just sign the damn
paper so we can get this thing done!
Source:
Sherdog |
Mixed
Martial Arts Media Top 10
May 13, 2002
Heavyweights
- 205 lbs. and up (93 kg and up)
Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira 180
Josh Barnett 159
Heath Herring 132
Randy Couture 130
Pedro Rizzo 100
Mark Coleman 85
Ricco Rodriguez 74
Igor Vovchanchyn 56
Mario Sperry 21
Semmy Schilt 11
Light
Heavyweights - 185 - 204.9 lbs. (92.9 -83.9 kg.)
Tito Ortiz 177
Vanderlei Silva 167
Chuck Liddell 140
Ricardo Arona 119
Dan Henderson 105
Murilo "Ninja" Rua 89
Sanae Kikuta 63
Alex Steibling 38
Kevin Randleman 30
Evan Tanner 15
Middleweights
- 170 - 184.9 lbs. (77.1 - 83.9 kg)
Murilo Bustamante 178
Kazushi Sakuraba 163
Dave Menne 136
Matt Lindland 126
Paulo Filho 105
Ikuhisa Minowa 51
Renzo Gracie 45
Ivan Salaverry 42
Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons 41
Andrey Semenov 35
Welterweights
- 155 - 169.9 lbs. (70.3 - 77.1 kg)
Matt Hughes 176
Anderson Silva 159
Carlos Newton 150
Hayato Sakurai 123
Frank Trigg 98
Tetsuji Kato 79
Gil Castillo 63
Sean Sherk 58
Shonie Carter 27
Nathan Marquardt 18
Lightweights
- Up to 154.9 lbs. (up to 70.3 kg.)
Jens Pulver 180
BJ Penn 159
Takanori Gomi 133
Caol Uno 128
Din Thomas 104
Dokonjonosuke Mishima 88
Rumina Sato 82
Ryan Bow 42
Matt Serra 31
Fabiano Iha 13
Featherweights
- Up to 144.9 lbs. (up to 65.9 kg)
1. Alexandre "Pequeno" Nogueira 180
2. Tetsuo Katsuta 152
3. Katsuya Toita 132
4. Joao Roque 102
5. Barret Yoshida 93
6. Mamoru 81
7. Stephen Palling 74
8. Norifumi Yamamoto 45
9. Masahiro Ohishi 39
10. Jin Akimoto 29
10. Noaya Uematsu 29
Source:
Abu Dhabi |
Royler
Gracie Seminar in Hawaii
Four
time World BJJ Champion Royler Gracie is conducting a Seminar
in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Convention Center this Saturday May
25th from 1:00 PM to 3:00PM. Everyone is invited including participants
of the Gracie Pacific Rim Tournament on the 26th! There are still
a few spots left so call (808) 589-2524 and secure your chance
to learn from Royler!
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Quote
of the Day
The choice
you make today will usually affect tomorrow.
Anonymous
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HUGHES,
NEWTON WELTERWEIGHT TITLE RE-MATCH
IS MAIN EVENT FOR UFC BRAWL AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL, JULY 13, IN
LONDON
Las Vegan Frank Mir
To Meet Britain's Ian Freeman in Heavyweight Showdown
LAS
VEGAS, May 20, 2002… One of the fights Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) fans have been waiting for, the Welterweight
Championship re-match between Champion Matt Hughes and former
champion Carlos Newton, will be the main event Saturday, July
13, when the UFC goes to Europe for the first time for Brawl
At Royal Albert Hall at Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
Hughes
(26-3-0 in Mixed Martial Arts) of Hillsboro, Ill., captured the
UFC Welterweight crown Nov. 2, 2001, at UFC 34: High Voltage
at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a controversial
knockout of reigning champion Newton (10-5-0) of Newmarket, Ontario,
Canada. Hughes picked up Newton as he was attempting a triangle
choke and slammed him to the mat. The force knocked Newton out
just as Hughes went unconscious from the choke. Referee John
McCarthy separated the fighters and awarded the victory to Hughes.
Many thought Newton won.
Hughes
defended his title March 22 at UFC 36: Worlds Collide at the
MGM Grand with a fourth round technical knockout of legendary
Japanese fighter Hyato Sakurai. Newton last fought on February
24 in Japan where he defeated highly ranked Brazilian striker
Jose 'Pele' Landi-Jones by arm bar submission.
Hughes
is one of the best all-around athletes in Mixed Martial Arts.
He was a U.S. High School All-America wrestler at Hillsboro (Ill.)
High School, a two-time junior college All-American wrestler
at Lincoln Junior College in Lincoln, Ill., and a two-time NCAA
All-American wrestler at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston,
Ill. He has competed in Mixed Martial Arts events for three years
and has fought all the top fighters around the world.
Newton
won the welterweight title May 4, 2001, at UFC 31: Locked And
Loaded at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N. J., with a
third-round tap out by choke of Pat Miletich. The pre-med student
at York University in Toronto, Canada, did not compete again
in the UFC until he met Hughes. Newton is currently the Canadian
Pankration Champion and was a three-time Canadian jiu-jitsu champion.
He fought and won three fights in the PRIDE organization in Japan
and won the Vale Tudo Japan Open in 1997 and 1998.
Another
key match on the London card pits fast-rising Heavyweight Frank
Mir (4-0-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., against veteran Ian Freeman (12-5-0)
of Sunderland, England. Mir has had two fights in the UFC and
neither lasted longer than a minute.
In
his debut at UFC 34: High Voltage, he met savvy Brazilian jiu-jitsu
veteran Roberto Traven and won with an arm bar in 1:00. Then
at UFC 36: Worlds Collide, he met another veteran, Pete Williams.
Mir took him out in 46 seconds with an arm bar.
Freeman
is a powerful puncher who won his last two UFC fights. At UFC
26: Ultimate Field of Dreams June 9, 2000, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
he defeated Nate Schroeder at 2:13 of the second round by tap
out due to knee and elbow strikes. At UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz,
September 22, 2000, in New Orleans, La., he defeated Tedd Williams
by unanimous decision.
Tickets
for Brawl At Royal Albert Hall, 100 pounds sterling, 75 pounds
sterling and 50 pounds sterling, are on sale now at the Royal
Albert Hall box office in London, at all Ticket Master outlets
in the United Kingdom, by calling Ticket Master at 011-44-020-7316-4709,
or on the internet at www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Brawl
At Royal Albert Hall also will be available in the United Kingdom,
Ireland, North America and Brazil on British Sky Broadcasting
(BSkyB), iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu, Viewers
Choice Canada and Globosat Programmadora LTDA pay-per-view television.
It will also be televised on WOWOW-TV in Japan. The fight will
be televised at 7 p.m. (BST) on BSkyB in the U.K. and Ireland
and on a tape-delayed basis in the other countries. Viewing times
will be announced. The suggested retail price in North America
is $29.95 and in the U.K., 14 pounds sterling.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev.,
is the world's leading mixed martial arts sports company. It
is owned and operated by Zuffa LLC and has partnerships with
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in London, England; WOWOW, Inc.,
in Tokyo, Japan, and Globosat Programmadora LTDA in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a sport that brings
together the world's most talented mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes
from disciplines such as karate, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling,
boxing, sumo and others in a quest to become an ultimate fighting
champion.
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UFC:
Tito and Ken Still A Buzz...
Aside
from signing a contract to return to pro wrestling, there is
still MAJOR talk in the UFC about a potential Ken Shamrock vs.
Tito Ortiz superfight for November.
Shamrock,
who is reentering pro wrestling, is free to do MMA as well and
has told people he is seriously interested in facing Ortiz. The
two have had history in the past when Tito beat Guy Mezger and
put on the now infamous shirt 'Gay Mezger is my bitch.' Ken viewed
this as a slap in the face at the Lion's Den and an altercation
nearly occurred a couple of years back.
Ortiz
is up for the fight and says he will be more than ready to face
Shamrock.
'I
can't wait to fight! I'm hoping it's Ken Shamrock' said Tito
at the recent UFC. 'That's who I want so I'm going to call him
out.'
This
is still in the talking stages and Ortiz will get medical clearance
to train in the next couple of months.
If
all goes as planned, Ortiz and Shamrock could happen in November
and it could easily be the most talked about fight in MMA history.
Source:
Abu Dhabi
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Saulo
Fights in Toledo?
Saulo
Riberio, BJJ Black Belt and World Champion is supposed to be
fighting Egan Inoue in June's Hawaii Super Brawl. We'll see if
he comes through.
Jason
Ireland (29-3) has earned a chance to fight Saulo Ribeiro in
the September 20, 2002 event at the Toledo Sports Arena.
Jason
defeated Brett Al-Azzawi by Ref stoppage in the third round of
their elimination match.
Here
are the rest of the results of the Friday May 17, 2002 Fight
Zone card:
Travis Wright
defeated Billy Mitchell (via rear naked choke round 2.)
David Garcia defeated Mike Gray (judges decision)
Brian Hawkins defeated Anthony Ferguson (KO round 1)
Chris Vandermellon defeated Sony Leong (Arm lock round 2)
Sam Wells defeated Eric Shellanbargar (Corner threw in the towel
round 3)
Jason Ireland defeated Brett Al-Azzawi (Ref stoppage round 3)
Steve (The Weasel) Hallock retained his title against Sean Bonner
(Triangle round 2)
John Mahlow defeated Dave Knaggs (Guillotine choke with 1:45
left round three)
Source: Abu
Dhabi |
AFC
2 Weigh-Ins Tonight!
The weigh-ins
for this upcoming event will be held at
Jesus
Is Lord Gym in Waipahu
94-143 Leokane St.
at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 22
There will be signs to direct everyone where to go in case you
get lost.
If
you missed the first one, you don't want to miss this one. This
is a toughman type of competition where local fighters put it
on the line and stand toe to tow throwing some major leather.
There will be a lot of action that the Hawaii fans are guaranteed
to enjoy!
Buy
your tickets now! |