May News Part 2
Quote
of the Day
"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to
an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child,
a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct
that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all
men, charity.
Arthur
James Balfour |
A
Busy May 24
Go check out or compete in the Hawaiian Championships of BJJ
and then enjoy a night of action packed fights at Kickin' It
Again 2.
See
details for both below! |
2003
Hawaiian Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 24, 2003
EVENT OVERVIEW
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu is a unique style of martial arts that incorporates
an array of ground techniques, such as arm locks, chokes and
submissions, to control and submit an opponent. It is today one
of the fastest growing and most popular martial art styles in
the world. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gained prominence in the early
90's through it's effective in various no-holds barred fighting
competitions. The recent Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
were held in Santa Barbara, CA attracting nearly 1,000 competitors
from as far away as Japan and Mexico.
In
this tournament, athletes of all levels will compete against
other athletes from throughout the State, U.S. Mainland, and
Japan in a 1-day tournament. Jiu-Jitsu is an international sport
with worldwide appeal and participation that not only attracts
those in the Jiu-Jitsu community, but also those competing in
Wrestling, Judo and other grappling oriented arts. The 2003 Hawaiian
Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an exciting event with
an objective to promote friendly competition, goodwill, sportsmanship,
camaraderie, and fun.
EVENT
DATE: May 24, 2003 / Starts time 10:30 am
EVENT:
2003 Hawaiian Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Gi / No Gi
Format
LOCATION:
University of Hawaii, Klum Gym / Honolulu, Hawaii
FORMAT:
1-day tournament / 10 weight classes
Gi and No Gi Format
White, blue, purple, brown and black belt categories in each
weight class
TICKETS:
$5 for adults / Children under 10 free
ENTERTAINMENT:
Martial arts (Capoera) demonstration by SENZALA
AUDIENCE:
Open to the general public.
CONTACT:
James Tanaka at 223-9363 / E-Mail at JKT@lava.net
|
Bare
Knuckle Productions Presents
KICK'N
IT AGAIN 2
Kapolei Middle School, Kapolei, Hawaii
May 24, 2003
Lightweight
David Balicao (HSD) vs. Dyson Domen (Big Dawg)
Welterweight
Justin Dano (HSD) vs. Joey Kuni (Big Dawg)
Lightweight
Zane Cabacugan (Hapkido TKD) vs. Dominator Lopez (Big Dawg)
Lightheavy
weight
Alvin Kanehailua (HSD) vs. Hank Keohuhu (Makakilo KB)
Featherweight
Hannah Smith (HSD) vs. Brandy Williams (Hapkido TKD)
Lightweight
Bradley Wong (HMC) vs. Chad Villanueva (Big Dawg)
Flyweight
Pat Trani (Makakilo KB) vs. Shawn Hema (HMC)
60lbs
Dahwen Bright (Makakilo KB) vs Phoenix Banuelos (NAK)
85lbs
Lane (HSD) vs. Kylie Delacruz-Kaheaku (808 Fight Factory)
Welterweight
Shane Dalutre (Universal K) vs. Louis Smith (Big Dawg)
Flyweight
Tyrone Antonio (HSD) vs. Calaruda (HardKnocks)
Cruiserweight
Adrian Hose (Hard Knocks) vs. Kevin Smith (Big Dawg)
Middleweight
Harris Sariento (808 Fight factory) vs. TBA
Guest
Referee: Timmy" The Hawk" Vendetta
Guest
judges-
Shawn "Tornado" Taylor
Tommy" Body Smasher" Pestana
John "The Bull" Nerveza
Phenom
Fighter of the Night Award
Phenom Fight of the Night Award
Source:
Promoter |
SuperBrawl
29 Sets Attendance Record
On
May 9, 2003, in Honolulu, HI, 8445 fight fans packed the Blaisdell
Arena for Super Brawl. This sets SuperBrawl 29 as the most attended
Mixed Martial Arts event ever held in the state of Hawaii.
The
Blaisdell Arena filled to capacity can seat 8,800, so we were
only about 350 seats away from a sellout crowd! Future Fight
Productions would like to personally thank all of Hawaii fight
fans and our fans around the world for making SuperBrawl 29 a
night to remember.
Source:
T. Jay Thompson |
SUPERBRAWL
NOT LIKELY TO OVERTURN DECISION
It seemed like a clear cut decision when Masanori Suda pulled
off the stunning upset over Egan Inoue by a devestating KO. So
what's the problem? The way the rules were NOT instituted during
the actual fight.
Two
weeks ago, after Inoue was clearly knocked down from a right
hand by Suda, the referee did not step in for the mandatory 8
count which is part of the Shooto rules.
Even
though the referee was clearly at fault for not stepping in for
the eight count, it still may not have affected the outcome of
the fight. As a result, MMAWeekly.com's Greg Honda has learned
that the original decision will stand and it will NOT be ruled
a "no contest". Honda spoke briefly with Egan's brother
Enson, and Inoue told MMAWeekly.com that it didn't look good
for the decision to be changed to a no contest.
Expect
an official ruling to be made this week.
Source: MMA News |
Quote
of the Day
I know a lot of people without brains who do an awful lot of
talking.
The
Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz |
Hawaii
State Judo Championships!
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM
In the state championship match at 114 pounds, Gerry Malanog
of Leilehua strained to get out of a hold after being thrown
by Brandon Low. Low went on to take the state title.
Kahuku,
Pearl City
win first judo titles
By Billy Hull
Special to the Star-Bulletin
Not even a three-and-a-half hour delay could sour the moods of
the Kahuku girls and Pearl City boys teams yesterday as they
made history at McKinley High School by winning the first state
judo championships.
The
Red Raiders, who had five girls as No. 1 seeds, found that being
the favorite didn't necessarily mean victory was going to be
easy.
After
watching the first four top seeds go down, Kehau Kamauoha knew
she needed to help boost her team with a victory, and did just
that, defeating Ashley Truchan of Hilo.
"When
the girls below me would win, it would push me to win and not
let them down," Kamauoha said. "It was different without
that, but I knew I had to come up big for my team if we wanted
to take home the team title."
The
Red Raiders had stiff competition from Pearl City and Kamehameha.
The Chargers got wins from Corey Jo Tashima in the 109-pound
division, and Amber Horn at 136, while the Warriors got a key
performance from second-seeded Chelsea Berdon, who upset top-seeded
Jenna Nihipali of Kahuku in the finals.
"Kahuku
beat us in wrestling so I was glad we got a state judo championship
this year so I could get some revenge," Berdon said.
Many
of the state champions in wrestling competed in this judo championship
as well, especially on the boys side.
Saint
Louis' Brandon Low, who became only the third freshman in history
to win a wrestling state title, took home the 114-pound championship,
defeating Leilehua's Gerry Malanog in the final.
"I
was fighting off a bit of a side pain," Low said. "But
I just fought through it and did what I had to do."
Low,
who is a 10-time national judo champion, was seeded second in
this tournament, creating a little bit of a fire inside of him.
"I
was pretty upset I was seeded second, especially when I never
heard of the guy in front of me before," he said. "But
he was good and it just shows how it doesn't matter what you
are seeded, but how you perform out there."
Punahou's
Jeremy Otani, another second seed from the Interscholastic League
of Honolulu, defeated Kalani's Lewis Nakao 27 seconds into the
match, to cap off what had been a tough year.
"I
injured myself in wrestling, which was hard, but I'm fortunate
I got another chance to come back and end the year well,"
he said.
Otani
also felt a little angry after being seeded second in a tournament
where all the OIA champions got No. 1 seeds.
"I
don't really know the meaning behind it, but it got me a little
angry and definitely added extra motivation to this tournament,"
he said.
However
in the end, it was the Chargers who walked out as boys champions,
edging out Mililani 70-58. They were led by individual winners
Joel Akimoto in the 150-pound division, unseeded Andy Hung at
165 and Eddie Inuma in the 275-pound weight class.
Other
boys winners were Thorean Evans of Kahuku at 105, Mililani's
Justin Galvez at 123 and Emile Suehiro of McKinley at 132. Unseeded Sean Shinjo
of Mililani upset heavy favorite Everett Pavo of Pearl City in
the 180-pound division and Shingo Katsura of Moanalua won at
200 pounds.
Girls
individual winners were Tabitha Lum of Maryknoll at 98 pounds
and Iolani's Catherine Chen at 103 pounds. Moanalua's Caylene
Valdez, a four-time state wrestling champion, took home the 115-pound
title, while Kailua's Kimberly Kodo won at 121 pounds. Kealakehe's
Kelianne Chong won the 128-pound title and Maimiti Ho of Kamehameha
won the 200-pound division.
While
the OIA took home both team championships, the ILH had six individual
champions, making the inaugural state tournament a showcase for
all Hawaii high school talent.
Source:
Star Bulletin
|
Pearl
City's boys, Kahuku's girls capture state judo team titles
Posted
on: Sunday, May 18, 2003
By Kyle Sakamoto
Advertiser Staff Writer
Moanalua's
Caylene Valdez can add a state judo title to her four state wrestling
championships.
Her opponents yesterday and a protest by her opponent's coaches
in the final couldn't stop her at the inaugural Hawai'i High
School Athletic Association State Judo Championships at McKinley
High School.
The
Pearl City boys and Kahuku girls took home team titles.
Valdez
wrestled Waiakea's Eisha Matsubara in the 115-pound final.
Valdez
was assessed a keikoku (unsportsmanlike conduct) penalty for
kicking Matsubara near the edge of the mat early in the match.
Valdez
recovered to win by yuko (five-point score), but the Waiakea
coaches protested the result. They said Valdez should have been
disqualified for the infraction.
The
referees discussed the matter together and then with the Waiakea
coaches. After a 10-minute delay Valdez's victory was upheld.
"According
to the state rules, which supersede the IJF (International Judo
Federation), there are no appeals. Whatever the judges say at
that point that's it," Moanalua coach Richard Nakatsu said.
Immediately
after her match, Valdez said: "It feels good I worked really
hard for this."
She
patiently sat in a chair near the scorers' table while her match
was being discussed.
A
Waiakea coach declined comment.
Valdez,
Kailua's Kimberly Kido (121) and Kahuku's Kehau Kamauoha (160)
were girls' No. 1 seeds who won titles.
Unseeded
girls who won titles were Pac-Five's Tabitha Lum (98) and Pearl
City's Corey Jo Tashima (109).
In
the only final with two unseeded athletes, Lum beat Whitney Elizaga
of Farrington by ippon (10-point winning technique).
Top
seeded boys who won titles were Kahuku's Thoran Evans (105),
Mililani's Justin Galvez (123), McKinley's Emile Suehiro (132), Pearl City's Joel
Akimoto (150), Moanalua's Shingo Katsura (200) and Pearl City's
Eddie Inuma (275).
Unseeded
boys who won titles were Pearl City's Andy Hung (165) and Mililani's
Sean Shingo (180).
Saint
Louis freshman Brandon Low, who won a state wrestling championship
earlier this year, took home a judo title after beating Gerry
Malanog of Leilehua by yuko in the 114-pound division.
When
asked if he could win four titles each in judo and wrestling,
Low said: "I'll do my best and see how I do."
Teams
were awarded 16 points for a first-place finish, 12 for second,
nine for third, seven for fourth, five for fifth and three for
sixth.
Pearl
City won the boys title with 70 points. Mililani was second with
58, and Kahuku and Saint Louis tied for third with 38.
"The
athletes are good players, good students, good kids and a lot
of it goes to my assistant coaches," Pearl City coach Ivan
Yoshimura said.
The
Kahuku girls finished with 66 points. Pearl City was second with
58 and Kamehameha third with 55.
"We
have some great girls, they work hard," Kahuku coach Reggie
Torres said. "It's an accomplishment based on their performance,
there work ethics."
Kamauoha
was Kahuku's only champion, but the Red Raiders had three second-place
finishers.
"We
felt coming in if we could win the matches that we should we
had a great chance of winning," Torres said.
Torres
also coached the state champion girls wrestling team earlier
this year, and he said seven of his eight judo athletes were
on the wrestling team.
Source:
Honolulu Advertiser
|
Judo
Championships Photos
I am not going to lie that I was biased and wanted the two guys
(McKinley's Emile Suehiro and St. Louis' Brandon Low) that I
came to support to win. I play Jiu-Jitsu and Judo with both of
these guys and know how good they are first hand. Both are extremely
hard workers and technical beyond belief as well as very gifted
academically. Congratulations to Emile and Brandon as well as
all the other champions and competitors that made the first Hawaii
State Judo Championships a success!
Here
are some photos that I shot of Emile and Brandon's championship
matches. I apologize to Emile, but the ref kept on getting in
my way so I could not take a lot of good shots. As you can tell,
the ref was much more well placed for Brandon's matches.
Mike
132 lbs.
Emile Suehiro (McKinley) vs. Ben Wilmore (St. Louis)
Note: This was a rematch of the state wrestling finals as well
where Ben Wilmore came out on top. This time Emile Suehiro took
the championship. Emile has the red belt.
114 lbs.
Brandon Low (St. Louis) vs. Gerry
Malanog of Leilehua
Brandon
is the brown belt
|
Kid
Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . Dean Lister is the new Absolute
Champion ! ! !
Day 1
Day
one of ADCC 2003 had a large share of upsets and the aanouncement
of the arrival of the 'youngbloods'. The first of the major upsets
occured when Roger Gracie defeated multiple times Champion Mario
Sperry by points in a great battle. The two fighters exchanged
position and takedown attempts until Roger got a sweep from the
guard and ended up mounted on Sperry. After series of great exchanges
young Roger got the points win.
As
if that was not enough, Royler Gracie, in his second match of
the day against Eddie Bravo, was submmited via triangle choke.
Royler was ahead by a score of 6 x 2 when Bravo, somehow managed
to slap a tight triangle on Gracie and get the sub with less
than one minute to go in the match.
Bravo
stayed on the mat overcome with emotion. Soon after the match,
the two exchanged hugs. Royler, who up to that point had not
been scored upon in 13 ADCC matches was stunned and commented:
'I like to think of myself as a machine but sometimes I realize
that I am not one!'
Bravo
on his next match met up with one of the 'youngbloods' in Leo
Vieira, and lost by a large score as Leo did a display of modern,
dynamic Submission wrestling rarely seen before in competition.
When asked if he was still thinking of his previous match Bravo
replied: 'No! He just fought a great fight!'
The
final stunning upset was the work of young Marcelinho, who choked
Vitor 'Shaolin' out in less than 30 seconds. Marcelinho had defeated
Renzo Gracie in his previous match by points (9 x 0) after getting
Renzo's back early in the match also.
In
other matches:
Baret
Yoshida was down 6 x 0 with one minute to to and still managed
to win over Soca 9 x 6
In
the 88KG is going to be Saulo who beat David Terrel in an overtime
war against Jacare who beat Ricardo Almeida in a five overtime
war, that was so far the best match ever in ADCC history.
In
the 99KG it will be Cacareco who submitted Xande Ribeiro and
Jon Olav Einemo who beat Roger Gracie by points 2 x 0
In
the over division, Pe de Pano had the fastest submission against
Paz (under 15 seconds guillotine) and even managed a takedown
against Jeff Monson in the earlier round, will face Werdun who
submitted Van Arsdale by armlock
The
Superfight saw a superfit Ricardo Arona beat Mark Kerr in overtime
by a takedown. The fight was a 30 minute stand up battle with
Kerr appearing uncharacteristically out of shape but still managing
to make a match out of it.
More
fights today as the finals and the absolute take place.
Day 2
The
last day of the greatest ADCC event ever has just finished with
a great surprise: Dean Lister, the 4th alternate for the absolute
division won the whole thing. Dean submitted Nathan Marquadt
via kimura, Saulo Ribeiro by leg lock in a double overtime war,
defeated Pe de Pano by points in the last 15 seconds of the semifinal
and submitted Cacareco in the final with a foot lock.
The
stunned Lister was on the verge of tears as he said: 'I can't
believe this is happening, Arona was my hero when he won and
now I am in his position. I am just a guy from San Diego. I want
to thank my sponsors, Sycuan Casino, City Boxing, Marina Mortage
and my friends Jocko and Brendt for all the hard training and
support. I also have to thank Ron Bergum, Kid Peligro for being
my friends and supporting me 100% of the time. My new friend
and teacher Royce Gracie who showed me a lot a bout strategy
and some great techniques and my old instructor Fabio Santos
for the early instruction in BJJ! This is a dream come true!'
Leo
Vieira beat Barret Yoshida by points in a match that he totally
dominated the dangerous hawaiian. In other fights, Royler Gracie
came back to replace the injured Eddie Bravo and defeated Soca
Carneiro for the U65 3rd place.
In
the U77 Marcelinho Garcia choked Otto Olson for the title while
Shaolin Ribeiro defeated Chris Brown by points. Marcelinho also
won the 'most technical award'.
Saulo
Ribeiro, returning to the finals for the fourth time in four
ADCC's beat Ronaldo 'Jacare' 3 x 0 (taking the back). Saulo won
the title and the battle of the 'Amazon' as they are both from
that state. David Terrel submitted Almeida via foot lock for
the 3rd place.
Jon
Olav Einemo submitted Cacareco and took the U99 title while Roger
Gracie beat Xande Ribeiro by points for 3rd. Olav, who trains
along with his friends in Norway proved to be a real force who
has been steadily improving his game and will be a force for
many years.
Pe
de Pano won the over division by submission over Fabrizio Werdum
and Alex Araujo subbed Mike Van Arsdale for 3rd.
ADCC
2003 RESULTS
under
65.99 KG:
Final: Leo Viera v. Baret
Yoshida
Leo Viera Champion by points
3/4th place match: Eddie Bravo v. Alexandre Soca
Note: As stated above, Eddie dropped out and Royler beat Soca
for third.
66-76.9
KG:
Final: Otto Olson v. Marcello Garcia
Marcello Garcia Champion and voted Most Technical
3/4th place match: Chris Brown v. Shaolin Ribeiro
Shaolin third place by points
77-87.9
KG:
Final: Saulo Ribeiro v. Ronaldo Jacare
Saulo Riberio Champion 3-0
3/4th place match: David Terrell v. Ricardo Almeida
David Terrell third place by footlock
88-98.9
KG:
Final: Jon Olav Einmo v . Alexandre Cacareco
Jon Olav Einmo Champion by submission
3/4th place match: Roger Gracie v. Xande Ribeiro
Roger Gracie third place by points
99
KG & Up:
Final: MArcio Cruz v . Fabrizio Werdum
3/4th place match: Alex Araujo v. Mike Van Arsdale
16
MAN ABSOLUTE TOURNAMENT
Dean Lister Champion
Dean submitted Nathan Marquadt via kimura, Saulo Ribeiro by leg
lock in a double overtime war, defeated Pe de Pano by points
in the last 15 seconds of the semifinal and submitted Cacareco
in the final with a foot lock.
Source:
ADCC
|
Plenty
of Surprises Bring New Names to the Top
and Arona Wins the Superfight!
By Eduardo Alonso
Yesterday
was the first day of competition at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium
in Sao Paulo and there were a lot of surprises in all the weight
divisions. With some of the best the world has to offer at sumbssion
grappling, stars of the sport found themselves losing right in
the first or second rounds of competition, leaving most of the
crowd surprised. Multiple-time Abu Dhabi Champion Mario Sperry
caught a strong flu this weekend, but decided to fight anyway,
and unfortunately for him ended up being surprised by young Roger
Gracie, losing by five points to zero. PRIDE veteran Renzo Gracie
fought an extremly well-prepared Marcelo Garcia, who managed
to get his back early in the fight and kept scoring there to
win by a large margin in the end, Garcia went on to put Vitor
Shaolin Ribeiro to sleep with a choke. However, the biggest surprise
of the day was American fighter Eddie Bravo tapping out the legendary
Royler Gracie in a triangle choke.
One of the standouts of the show was Ronaldo Jacare. Always impressive,
Jacare showed great cardio and solid skills defeating Ryan Gracie
in the first round and beating Ricardo Almeida in the most evenly
matched fight of the day, with four overtimes needed to decide
the winner. In the superfight, PRIDE veteran Ricardo Arona was
in great shape and faced an absolutely out of shape Mark Kerr,
who was however very smart in his game, using his experience
to try to get Arona out of his traditional explosive style. However,
Arona used his experience and better condtitioning to take Kerr
down near the end of overtime, pass his guard and get the win
by four points to zero, showing he is still the king of Abu Dhabi.
Today the event will have the finals of each division, plus the
entire competition in the absolute division, here are the matches
set for the finals:
Up to 66kg: Leonardo Vieira vs. Barret Yoshida
Up to 77kg: Marcelo Garcia vs. Otto Oslon
Up to 88kg: Ronaldo Jacare vs. Saulo Ribeiro
Up to 99kg: Alexandre Cacareco vs. John Olav Einemo
Above 99kg: Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz vs. Fabricio Werdun
Source: FCF
|
Quote
of the Day
"Strength does not come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that
is strength"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
|
|
5/18/03: Updated
early due to ADCC Results |
Quote
of the Day
"Strength does not come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that
is strength"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
|
ADCC
2003: 5th Submission World Championships Unofficial Results
Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 17th and 18th, 2003
This is results off of a web site that our good friend Tony sent
us. I cannot confirm if this is official, but if it is, this
is incredible! Hawaii's own Baret Yoshida
gets second place to Leo Veiera in the < 65.9kg class for
the second time.
<
65.9 KG
EDDIE BRAVO
GUSTAVO DANTAS
ROYLER GRACIE
CHARLIE PEARSON
RANY YAHRA
TEEMU LAUNIS
ALAN TEO
LEO VEIERA
KATSUNHIRO HIRATE
ALEXANDRE SOCA
JOACHIM HANSEN
CHRIS DERKSON
BARET
YOSHIDA
KATSUYA TOIDA
NOBU YAKI
MUHAMMED MRKULVIC
|
<
65.9 KG
EDDIE BRAVO
by sub
ROYLER GRACIE
by sub
RANY YAHRA
?
LEO VEIERA
?
ALEXANDRE SOCA
by sub
JOACHIM HANSEN
by sub
BARET
YOSHIDA
?
?
|
< 65.9
KG
EDDIE BRAVO
by triangle sub
LEO VEIERA
9-0
ALEXANDRE SOCA
by sub
BARET
YOSHIDA
? |
<
65.9 KG
LEO VEIERA
15-0
BARET
YOSHIDA
?
|
<
65.9 KG
CHAMPION
LEO VEIERA
?
3rd &
4th Place
EDDIE BRAVO
def.
ALEXANDRE SOCA
by sub
|
66-76.9 KG
JASON RAMSTETTER
VITOR RIBEIRO
MARCIO FEITOSA
PABLO POPOVICH
KIUMA KUNIOKU
DENNIS HALLMAN
RENZO GRACIE
GEORGE SOTIROPOULOS
FERNANDO TERERE
JUSSI TAMMELIN
DANIEL MORAES
OTTO OLSEN
CHRIS BROWN
MITSUHIRO ISHIDA
ROMAN SHASHKOV
TONY DESOUSA |
66-76.9
KG
VITOR RIBEIRO
?
PABLO POPOVICH
?
MARCELO GARCIA
INJURY?
RENZO GRACIE
?
FERNANDO TERERE
?
OTTO OLSEN
?
CHRIS BROWN
?
TONY DESOUSA
? |
66-76.9 KG
VITOR RIBEIRO
1 UP IN OT
MARCELO GARCIA
12-0
OTTO OLSEN
F.T. INJURY
CHRIS BROWN
?
|
66-76.9 KG
MARCELO GARCIA
BY SUB
OTTO OLSEN
? |
66-76.9 KG
CHAMPION
MARCELO GARCIA
3rd
& 4th Place
VITOR RIBEIRO
DEF
CHRIS BROWN
?
|
77-87.99
DENIS KANG
REESE ANDY
DAVION PETERSON
RICARDO ALMEIDA
RYAN GRACIE
RONALDO JACARE
YUSHIN OKAMI
MATT LINDLAND
NATHAN MARQUARDT
RODRIGO COMPRIDO MEDEIROS
YUKI SASAKI
SAULO RIBEIRO
ROBET SULSKI
JORGE PATINO
DAVID TERRELL
AKIRA SHOJI
|
77-87.99
REESE ANDY
PTS
RICARDO ALMEIDA
BY SUB
RONALDO JACARE
5-0
MATT LINDLAND
PTS
RODRIGO COMPRIDO MEDEIROS
2-0
SAULO RIBEIRO
?
FERNANDO MARGARIDA
PONTES
?
DAVID TERRELL
?
|
77-87.99
RICARDO ALMEIDA
?
RONALDO JACARE
BY SUB
SAULO RIBEIRO
2-0
DAVID TERRELL
?
|
77-87.99
RONALDO JACARE
PTS
SAULO RIBEIRO
2-0 |
77-87.99
CHAMPION
SAULO RIBEIRO
3rd
& 4th Place
RICARDO ALMEIDA
DEF
DAVID TERRELL
|
88-98.99
ANTHONY PEROSH
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
BEAU CLARK
CHAEL SONNEN
ERIK PAULSON
ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
DEAN LISTER
ILIR LATIFI
MARC LAIMON
LARRY PAPADAPOULOUS
BRANDON VERA
JON OLAV EINMO
YUKIYASU OZAWA
RIGAN MACHADO
MARIO SPERRY
ROGER GRACIE
|
88-98.99
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
?
?
ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
PTS
DEAN LISTER
BY SUB
MARC LAIMON
?
JON OLAV EINMO
?
RIGAN MACHADO
?
ROGER GRACIE
5-0
|
88-98.99
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
?
ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
BY PTS
JON OLAV EINMO
BY PTS
ROGER GRACIE
?
|
88-98.99
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
BY SUB
JON OLAV EINMO
? |
88-98.99
CHAMPION
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
3rd
& 4th Place
ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
DEF
ROGER GRACIE
? |
OVER
99 KG
MIKA ILMEN
JEFF MONSEN
MIKE WHITEHEAD
MARCIO CRUZ
ALEX ARUJO
JUN IISHI
CHRISTOPH MIDOUX
SEAN ALVAREZ
TSUYOSHI KOSAKA
RICCO RODRIGUEZ
JIHAD
OTAVIO DUARTE
MARK ROBINSON
MIKE VAN ARSDALE
SOA PALALEI
ROY NELSON
|
OVER 99 KG
JEFF MONSEN
?
MARCIO CRUZ
?
ALEX ARUJO
8-0
SEAN ALVAREZ
?
FABRICO VERDUM
(RICCO DID NOT SHOW)
?
JIHAD
?
MIKE VAN ARSDALE
?
?
|
OVER
99 KG
MARCIO CRUZ
BY SUB
ALEX ARUJO
BY SUB
FABRICO VERDUM
?
MIKE VAN ARSDALE
?
|
OVER 99 KG
MARCIO CRUZ
BY SUB
FABRICO VERDUM
BY SUB
|
OVER 99 KG
CHAMPION
MARCIO CRUZ
3rd
& 4th Place
ALEX ARUJO
DEF
MIKE VAN ARSDALE
?
|
Absolute
No results posted
|
Super
Fight
Ricardo Arona
Def.
Mark Kerr
by 4-0 in OT |
Source: http://www.mvpsolution.com/adcc/ADCC.htm |
ABU
DHABI NO SHOWS
Ricco, Sherk, and Erikson All Missing Abu Dhabi
Ricco
Rodriguez, Sean Sherk, and Tom Erikson were all scheduled to
take part in this weekend's Abu Dhabi submission wrestling tournaments,
but none of them will be competing. Tom Erikson said on The Underground
Forum that he couldn't go to Brazil because he has personal issues
to take care of, and he apologized for his absence. Sean Sherk
was unable to make it to Brazil due to visa problems. As for
Ricco Rodriguez, he was a recent addition to the tournament brackets
and was scheduled to match up with Tsuyoshi Kosaka in the first
round. However, the Abu Dhabi News web site is now reporting,
"Ricco Rodriguez is a no show! His contact numbers are disconnected,
and no one is sure why he wouldn't return to the event that made
his career;especially, when his career needs a jump start again!"
Source: MMA Weekly |
SHAMROCK
HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY PRIDE
Frank Shamrock Talks UFC, Pride, WEC, Brand Names, And More
Frank
Shamrock went into a good amount of detail about his philosophical
differences with the owners of the UFC on Friday's MMAWeekly
Radio Show. Frank said that he has no desire to return to the
UFC because of "who's running the show and how they're doing
it." Shamrock continued, "I don't like their course
of action, and I'm not going to contribute to it."
Frank's
basic argument was that the UFC always tries to make the UFC
brand name visible, and they should be promoting individual fighters
instead. Host Ryan Bennett asked if part of the reason for the
UFC's strategy is so that they're insulated from the impact of
fighters leaving the company like Frank did, and Frank said that
people don't understand how valuable a brand name like "Tito
Ortiz" or "Frank Shamrock" is. He said it would
only take one, two, or maybe three guys to change the sport the
same way that Michael Jordan changed pro basketball and Hulk
Hogan changed pro wrestling.
Frank
Shamrock also revealed that Pride has made him an offer to fight
in the Middleweight Grand Prix starting on August 10, but he
hasn't given them an answer and he highly doubts that he will
fight in the tournament. Frank said that the contract Pride is
offering him is pretty much everything he has ever asked for,
but the timing is off because he would like his next fight to
be in October or November instead. Shamrock said, "Fighting
once or twice a year is more than enough for me," and he
also said that he would like his next opponent to be one level
above his previous opponent Bryan Pardoe, and the next opponent
to be one more level up, etc.
Frank
said that he would like to fight on Pride's first show on American
soil in January 2004, but he has very little interest in entering
the Middleweight Grand Prix this year.
Other
news from the interview included the fact that the recent WEC
event (during which Frank made his MMA return) is going to be
marketed as a pay-per-view event in "some pay-per-view homes,"
although it wasn't specified whether that would include InDemand
and DirecTV. Frank said that the PPV will be available in mid-August,
with the DVD being released sometime thereafter.
Frank
also said that his student Rich Crunkilton dislocated his elbow
two different times during his UFC 42 fight with Hermes Franca.
Crunkilton will soon have elbow surgery to "get some things
reattached," and he should be good to go six months after
the surgery date. Frank said that he has quickly found in training
Don Frye that he is very determined to beat Mark Coleman. Shamrock
said that Frye's physical strength and mental fortitude are amazing.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect
are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.
Thomas H. Huxley |
Ron
Jhun is the
King of the Cage Welterweight Champion!
After five grueling rounds, exchanging take downs and strikes
for 25 minutes, 808 Fight Factory's Ronald "The Machine
Gun" Jhun earned a unanimous decision over "Mr. International"
Shonie Carter last night in Las Vegas, Nevada winning the vacant
King of the Cage Welterweight Championship. This fight was easily
the fight of the night (of the fights shown on PPV).
Congratulations to Ron and the 808 Fight Factory!
Jeremy Horn beat Vernon White to capture the Light Heavyweight
KOTC Title in a boring match
And Big Eric Pele KO'd Dan Christianson to become the KOTC Super
Heavyweight Champion.
Other winners were:
Dan Severn def. Cory Timmerman via unanimous decision after 3
rounds.
Joe Stevenson over Thomas Denny via guillotine choke seconds
into the match.
Art Santore def. Joe Crilly via TKO, referee stoppage due to
strikes in Round 1.
Thanks for letting us watch the event at your gym, we are always
made to feel welcome when we are with you guys.
|
Is
Mark Kerr Ready?
by: MMA Observer
Mark
Kerr is making a big impression at the 2003 Abu Dhabi World Submission
Wrestling Championships – too bad for Kerr the big impression
is partly negative one. Not only are people questioning Kerr’s
conditioning and preparation, Kerr is leaving everyone wondering
how committed he is to the ADCC and his Super Fight battle with
Ricardo Arona.
There
are several incidents that have raised concern. Problems began
when participants and observers all noticed that Kerr arrived
in what appears to be the worst shape of his Abu Dhabi career.
While Kerr’s camp claims he weighs in at 240lbs, he appears
to be less muscular than in previous ADCC competitions and in
less than peak condition.
Also
adding to Kerr’s negative impression has been his lack of
professionalism in fulfilling his responsibilities to event organizers.
Given the popularity of jiu jitsu and the grappling arts in Brazil,
all participants are expected to be available for media interviews
and promotional opportunities. As the defending Super Fight Champion,
Kerr is expected to be in the forefront of promoting the event.
Kerr, however, has been a no-show at two scheduled events, costing
the ADCC the much-needed visibility and promotion that translates
into increased ticket sales. Kerr missed both a scheduled television
interview with a major Brazilian television network and the pre-event
press conference that attracted over 40 major media outlets from
around the world. The word 'prima donna' has come to mind.
Many
involved with the 2003 World Submission Wrestling Championships
are both worried and disappointed about Kerr’s behavior
at this year’s event. First, organizers worry about Kerr’s
health, hoping the apparent lack of conditioning do not represent
a decline. Second, event organizers are disappointed Kerr has
not lived up to the expectations of being the ADCC Super Fight
Champion.
As
all participants know, participating in the ADCC Submission Wrestling
Championship carries a level of prestige, opportunity, and financial
reward unmatched within grappling arts competitions. With this
prestige and opportunity provided by the ADCC comes certain responsibilities
and expectations of ADCC participants. Not only are participants
expected to compete at their peak performance, participants are
responsible for carrying themselves in the most professional
way possible. Everyone following the event in Sao Paulo hopes
Kerr starts fulfilling both expectations.
He
may win, based on sheer physical talent, but a return to MMA
is questionable, as Kerr may not be able to meet the demands
a professional faces beyond the ring. We shall see....
Source: ADCC |
Kid
Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News . . . ADCC 2003 Weigh in and Rules meeting
by: Kid Peligro / ADCC JJ Editor
Today
the ADCC 2003 weigh ins took place with many of the fighters
having to do some last minute shedding of LBs. Renzo Gracie,
Mario Sperry, Soca Carneiro, Ricardo Cachorrao, Eddie Bravo (who
was being coached on the latest weight shedding techs by Fear
Factor's Joe Rogan, Tony De Souza were amongst the most noticeable
cutters. The highlight of the meeting was 'lightweight' 'Tata'
who blew out the scale topping 150 KILOS forcing promoters to
scramble to take the svelte 'Tata' to a 'truck weighing scale'
in order to get the final number : ) Tata's first match was schedule
to be against 'The Big Cat' Tom Erickson, unfortunately Erickson
had personal business to tkae care preventing this 'MEGA' match
to take place. Rumor has it that City officials are breathing
easy now!
In
the end everyone made weight and confirmed their presence in
the event tomorrow.
After
lunch the rules meeting took place at the Bellatrix Room Nathan
Marquadt, Ricardo Murgel, Marcio 'Pe de Pano', Matt Hume, Royler
Gracie, Rodrigo Comprido, Leo Vieira, Vitor 'Shaolin', Gustavo
Dantas & Denis Kang.
Everything
is now set and the games begin at 9:30 Am
Source: ADCC |
A
Quick Look at the Abu Dhabi Divisions
99 KG
The
99kg division (otherwise known as the heavyweights) could possibly
be the strongest lineup in ADCC history.
Mike
Van Arsdale has officially moved up in weight class as a heavyweight
to join fellow wrestlers, Mark Robinson, Jeff Monsen and Mike
Whitehead (the U.S. Qualifying Champion).
Jiu
Jitsu stylists include Otavio Duarte, Sean Alvarez and Marcio
Cruz.
Making
their debuts for ADCC Jun Ishi, Mika Ilmen, Christoph Midoux
of UCC, Soa Palalei and Roy Nelson.
Jeff
Monson has done incredibly well since capturing ADCC gold in
1999 and looks to be in even better shape than ever. He has also
joined American Top Team in Florida where he now trains full
time.
Ricco
Rodriguez is a no show! His contact numbers are disconnected,
and no one is sure why he wouldnt return to the event that made
his career, especially when his career needs a jump start again!
South
African strong man Mark Robinson became the 2001 ADCC Champion
and is looking to make it two in a row. He has retained JJ coach
Ricardo Murghel, who made him into a champion in 2001. The big
guy's conditioning has him talking Absolutes, as well.
76
KG
ADCC
is heating up! With just a few hours left, fighters are resting
and ready to go in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Tournaments
are completely stacked and alternates are standing by. Luckily,
alternates were flown in just in case. This turned out to be
a good thing.
Alternate
Tony Desouza will be replacing Sean Sherk who was unable to make
it due to visa problems.
Desouza
enters the 66-76kg division with Vitor Ribeiro, Marcio Feitosa,
U.S. ADCC Champion Pablo Popovich, Renzo Gracie, Kiuma Kunioku
and many more.
Many
are giving the nod to Marcio Feitosa while others are predicting
a new and improved “Shaolin”.
Regardless,
this 66-76kg tournament is full of sixteen great athletes and
is sure to be full of surprises.
Source: ADCC |
WFA
- Dead or Alive
Rising MMA star Marvin Eastman was able to shed some light on
the future of the World Fighting Alliance organization on Friday's
MMAWeekly Radio Show. Virtually everyone in the MMA community
previously took the WFA for dead, but Eastman said that this
might not be true. Eastman started on this topic by saying that
the WFA had monetary problems due to financial investers backing
out of the company, and for a while it looked like the promotion
was going to shut down completely, or it might continue to operate,
but do so without its founder, John Lewis.
Fortunately,
from what Marvin Eastman is now hearing, John Lewis is going
to retain the rights to the promotion, and the WFA will live
on. Eastman said that the next WFA show could be as soon as July
or August, with the same caliber of stars that fans have grown
accustomed to.
When
asked if he's nervous about Vitor Belfort being his opponent
for his UFC debut, Marvin Eastman said that he's not nervous
because he is getting more and more confident with his knockout
power and his overall abilities. Eastman said that Belfort is
one of the top guys in the 205-pound weight class, and he has
watched and respected Vitor since he debuted in the UFC.
At
the same time, Eastman said that all bets are off once the fight
starts. Eastman seemed confident and humble at the same time,
saying that he wouldn't want to come in and have an easy fight
for his UFC debut. Eastman said that he respects people like
Vitor Belfort, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Quinton Jackson,
but at the same time he would like to fight and beat all of them.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Another
Pride Match Up
Dream Stage Entertainment has announced an additional fight that
will take place at Pride 26 on June 8, as Ricardo Arona will
face Alistair Overeem. Arona is coming off consecutive wins over
Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, and Murilo "Ninja" Rua,
and he will also be fighting Mark Kerr this weekend at the Abu
Dhabi submission wrestling championships.
Alistair
Overeem has not lost a fight since June 2000, and most recently
scored a quick submission victory over Aaron Brink at an event
in Holland this past March.
Given
that there had been negotiations for Arona to fight Kevin Randleman
at Pride 26, and for Overeem to fight Igor Vovchanchyn, it is
now looking more and more likely that Randleman and Vovchanchyn
will be fighting each other in what would surely be an explosive
bout. Another fight that is looking like a strong possibility
for Pride 26 is Murilo Bustamante vs. Murilo "Ninja"
Rua.
Heath
Herring will be making his return to Pride on this show, and
it could be against Mirko Cro Cop or Assuerio Silva. Vanderlei
Silva vs. Quinton Jackson has almost zero chance of taking place
in June, due to the fact that Vanderlei is recovering from surgery
to repair a torn ACL, and his doctors will not medically release
him until Pride's August show. Vanderlei has said this in numerous
public interviews this week and in recent months.
With
the official announcement of Arona vs. Overeem, here is the officially
announced Pride 26 line-up as it stands right now:
-Emelianenko
Fedor vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (non-title fight)
-Mark
Coleman vs. Don Frye
-Ricardo
Arona vs. Alistair Overeem
-Antonio
"Elvis" Schembri vs. Kazuhiro Hamanaka
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define
yourself."
Wayne Dyer |
808
Fight Factory will be showing
King of the Cage: Sin City at their Gym
Tonight!
Come on down to
support Ron Jhun and watch some great fights!
Event starts at: 4:30 or 5:00PM (call the gym to confirm the
time)
Ron Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. Shonie Carter for the vacant
KOTC Welterweight Championship
Other matches:
KOTC Superheavyweight Championship:
Eric Pele vs. Dan Christianson
KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship:
Jeremy Horn vs. Vernon White
It will be at the 808 Fight Factory Gym
94-143 Leokane Street
(Down the street from Happy Dragon/Firestone in Waipahu &
up the ramp on the left)
There will
be a $2 charge to help cover the Pay-Per-View costs.
Call 808 Fight Factory Gym @ 671-4140 for more information.
Source: Kai Kamaka |
Brazilian
Portuguese Classes!
Farrington Community School for Adults is offering conversational
Brazilian
Portuguese language classes, once a week, beginning Saturday, June 14, 2003 for
the Summer term, ending July 26.
Instructor-Sandy
Tsukiyama de Oliveira
(DOE teacher, member-Hawaii Interpreters & Translators Assn.,
Lead vocalist-Mistura Brazilian Jazz Band)
The
Brazilian Portuguese program at FCSA has been ongoing for over
3 years.
Teaching
materials-
Photocopied pages from the textbook, Fala Brasil!
Purchase of two additional books, 501 Portuguese Verbs, and Portuguese
Verbs &
Essentials is recommended. Both available at Borders Books &
Music. Also
available from instructor, casssette tapes of textbook dialogues
& drills.
Please
call FCSA for details on registration & fees. 832-3595.
Located on the campus of Farrington High School, in the heart
of beautiful,
central Kalihi, corner N. King & Kalihi Sts.
|
ADCC
2003: 5th Submission World Championships Official Brackets
Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 17th and 18th, 2003
Baret Yoshida is on the opposite
side of the Under 65kg bracket again, so he has the chance of
facing Royler in the finals again!
The fighters have
all begun to arrive in Sao Paulo for the 5th SUBMISSION WRESTLING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
There are several
BIG NAME fighters who may be having troubles in transit - if
ANY ADCC competitors are on the road and need help to get to
the event, please call the ADCC organizers at:
Guy Neivens 011-55-11-9910-2955
HOTEL PESTANA -
011-55-11-3059-5000
Please pass this
on to the fighters out there!
And now, the most
anticipated brackets of all time.....
<
65.9 KG
EDDIE BRAVO
GUSTAVO DANTAS
ROYLER GRACIE
CHARLIE PEARSON
RANY YAHRA
TEEMU LAUNIS
ALAN TEO
LEO VEIERA
KATSUNHIRO HIRATE
ALEXANDRE SOCA
JOACHIM HANSEN
CHRIS DERKSON
BARET
YOSHIDA
KATSUYA TOIDA
NOBU YAKI
MUHAMMED MRKULVIC
|
66-76.9
KG
JASON RAMSTETTER
VITOR RIBEIRO
MARCIO FEITOSA
PABLO POPOVICH
KIUMA KUNIOKU
DENNIS HALLMAN
RENZO GRACIE
GEORGE SOTIROPOULOS
FERNANDO TERERE
JUSSI TAMMELIN
DANIEL MORAES
OTTO OLSEN
CHRIS BROWN
MITSUHIRO ISHIDA
ROMAN SHASHKOV
TONY DESOUSA
|
77-87.99
DENIS KANG
REESE ANDY
DAVION PETERSON
RICARDO ALMEIDA
RYAN GRACIE
RONALDO JACARE
YUSHIN OKAMI
MATT LINDLAND
NATHAN MARQUARDT
RODRIGO COMPRIDO MEDEIROS
YUKI SASAKI
SAULO RIBEIRO
ROBET SULSKI
JORGE PATINO
DAVID TERRELL
AKIRA SHOJI
|
88-98.99
ANTHONY PEROSH
ALEXANDRE CACARECO
BEAU CLARK
CHAEL SONNEN
ERIK PAULSON
ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
DEAN LISTER
ILIR LATIFI
MARC LAIMON
LARRY PAPADAPOULOUS
BRANDON VERA
JON OLAV EINMO
YUKIYASU OZAWA
RIGAN MACHADO
MARIO SPERRY
ROGER GRACIE
|
OVER
99 KG
MIKA ILMEN
JEFF MONSEN
MIKE WHITEHEAD
MARCIO CRUZ
ROGER NEFF
JUN IISHI
CHRISTOPH MIDOUX
SEAN ALVAREZ
TSUYOSHI KOSAKA
RICCO RODRIGUEZ
ALEX ARAUJO
OTAVIO DUARTE
MARK ROBINSON
MIKE VAN ARSDALE
SOA PALALEI
ROY NELSON
|
Source: ADCC |
KING
OF THE CAGE PREVIEW: Shonie Carter vs. Ronald Jhun for the King
of the Cage Welterweight Title
Shonie Carter and Ronald
Jhun will fight for the
King of the Cage Welterweight Title on Friday night in what is
likely to be one of the most exciting fights on the card. It's
also one of the most difficult fights to predict because these
two fighters are very evenly-matched, as evidenced by the fact
that they fought to a draw last November.
In terms of being
prepared for the fight, I believe that both fighters will show
up ready to fight, but in different ways. Shonie is probably
going to be more prepared physically because he has a lot more
time to train than Jhun, who said on MMAWeekly Radio that he
works a day job six days a week until 5:30 PM and is only able
to train in MMA for a few hours per day. On the other hand, Ronald
Jhun is probably going to be more prepared mentally, as he seemed
to be extremely focused and determined during his radio show
appearance.
Shonie is one of
the best interviews in MMA, and I do think that he will be mentally
prepared for this fight. But, I think Jhun will be more focused,
because he doesn't have a character to play, so to speak. Whether
the characters are based on real life or not, fighters who have
"characters to play" inevitably end up paying for it
in the ring- whether it's Bob Sapp, Phil Baroni, or Tank Abbott.
But, Shonie's loveable "pimp" character doesn't seem
to distract him from his fights too much, but I don't think there's
any way he's going into this fight as focused as Ronald Jhun
appears to be.
Shonie Carter's
career contradicts itself in the sense that he's not afraid to
trade strikes, and his fights are usually very exciting- yet
a large percentage of the fights in his career have ended with
a decision or a draw. For this reason, and because of how closely
matched these two fighters are, I would say that the odds are
less than 50 percent that one of them is going to be able to
finish off the other. Someone is going to win by decision, and
it's just a matter of who that someone is.
If the fight goes
to the ground and stays there for any significant amount of time,
it favors Ronald Jhun in my opinion. Jhun has an edge over Carter
in submissions and strikes on the ground. But, it goes back once
again to the parity in the skill levels of these two fighters.
Shonie is unlikely to win this fight on the ground, but Shonie's
jiu-jitsu skills should be good enough to prevent Jhun from finishing
him on the ground. I think the fight will be even closer if it
remains standing, because both of these guys have the power and
skill to end fights with strikes, and they have done so plenty
of times in the past. I would give Carter the slight edge in
strikes just because he's so unpredictable. When you've won multiple
fights with a spinning back-fist knockout, your future opponents
tend to keep that in the back of their minds somewhere.
This fight has all
the makings of another classic on paper. Two talented and hard-working
fighters, both in their early 30s with plenty of time left in
their careers, and both very hungry for a win that could catapult
them to the next level. Shonie Carter is the favorite in most
people's eyes, but I'm going to pick Ronald Jhun to win a very
close fight. Jhun will probably be able to hang with Shonie standing
up, and if Jhun does get in trouble on his feet, I think he'll
be able to take the fight to the ground and keep it there. Once
it gets to the ground, Jhun is more likely to finish off Carter
than vice-versa, or at least control most of the fight. My Prediction: Ronald
Jhun by decision.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Stephen
"Bozo" Paling gets another crack at the Champ
It was arguably one of the best cards in MMA history. Hayato
Sakurai TKO'ed the much talked about Frank Trigg, Kaoru Uno solidified
his place as the true champion by KO'ing the legendary Rumina
Sato in their rematch, Mishima initiated his climb up the ranks
by submitting the rugged Brazilian Marcio 'Cromado' and Ray Cooper (the current Shooto MW number one
ranker) dropped a disappointing loss to Alex Cook via an very
unorthydox kneck crank.
It all went down
on December 17th, 2000 in the Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Along with those
other classic bouts, was one of the Champ's (Alexandre Nogueira)
many dumb-founding guillotine victories. It was against the journeyman
Hawaiian fighter - Stephen
Paling. It was a disappointing
loss for Bozo, having turned directly into Nogueira's chest virtually
offering his head-up on a platter for the Brazilian to secure
the choke. Since then Paling has been hungry and determined to
get back in there and get another shot at the belt (preferably
with it being still around Alexandre's waist).
Since that loss,
Paling has gone 6-1 in Shooto bouts winning his last 6, and doing
it against top tier fighters all the way. His last performance
looked like another day at the office when at just 15 seconds
into the bout he put an end to things by leaving his opponent
with a fight halting cut. Now here comes his chance for redemption
and once again the chance to capture the only world recognized
title at the 145 lbs weight range.
Of course Nogueira
is virtually unstoppable as the Champion. Since Paling he has
loss twice, but came back to best each of those adversaries in
rematches... and he did it in impressive style. He is physically
very strong and super aggressive. He has tons of experience as
the Champ having been as such since 1999 and is highly regarded
as one of the top pound for pound fighters on the planet.
This all goes down
on August 10th in Yokohama, Japan on the card that will also
feature the Shooto debut of Jens Pulver.
Source: Richard
Santoro, Shooto USA |
ADCC
2003: EYE OF THE TIGER (FINAL PART)
by: Luca Atalla
Ricardo Arona exclusive
interview (part 4 of 4)
The ADCC 2003 superfight
fighter finishes speaking about his very particular way of leaving…
ADCC: Why did you
choose to live in Itacoatiara, a beach 30 minutes from the town?
I’m leaving here since the beginning of the last year. Before,
I used to live with my parents in Niteroi, but came to here nearly
everyday to surf, to climb, to swim… It’s a very native
place, that is tuned with my fighter essence. I like to be alone
with the nature. I like to feel myself as a tiger, walking alone
in the middle of the jungle, tracking the rock… I hope I
never leave that place.
What is your relationship
with the tiger?
If I was an animal I wish I would be a tiger. Among the cats,
it’s the strongest. It hunts alone, it walks alone. It’s
mysterious. I like to copy the way it moves too, it gives me
a touch with the nature. When I get into the ring, I’m like
a tiger: I have to attack, I have to hunt, I have to kill. There’s
no option: either you kill or get killed. Sometimes I really
think I’m a tiger disguised in a man’s skin.
And I really think the animals have lot’s of things to teach
the humans. That my female [the dog named tigra]. She attacked
an adult Labrador when she was only two months old. It made me
think: If a dog this big have no fear of an adult, how came I
can be afraid of a fighter who weighs the same of me? I’m
trained to fight but she did that for instinct! I learned a lot
with this dog. It was very important prior my fight against Ninja.
He went to the TV, to the magazines to challenge me, but during
the fight I get into his eyes, and what happened? I won. Be a
warrior. That’s what I learned with the animals.
Speaking about hunting
alone, you already went to the ring with no teammates…
Yes, I didn’t train with BTT when I faced Guy Mezger, Dan
Henderson and Murilo Ninja. Many people don’t believe on
it, but for this three fights, may training was to climb the
mountains, hit some pads in home, hit the bag, and that’s
it! I trained very little to fight these guys. But I got there
with a high spirit. In those times, if you take a knife and cut
me, I can’t feel anything. I already broke two ribs, get
kicked on the face and kept going. Actually, when you fight,
you are alone. So I like to walk alone to get used. Just like
a tiger, you and nobody else… I get nervous just to speak
about it.
You are going to
fight just one fight in the next ADCC, but you probably will
have a taste of fighting more than one fight in the same night
still this year, if you be invited to Pride GP. How is that feeling,
to have more than one fight in the same night?
In that situation, two things are decisive: luck and spirit.
If you don’t have a strong essence you don’t have a
chance. You can’t afford to feel tiredness, you can’t
afford to feel pain.
That essence was
your edge in the last ADCC, when you won you weight division
and the absolute?
No doubts. I even consider my first ADCC [2000] most difficult.
I just got the brown belt and went to train along many experienced
black belts, and I didn’t give up. And in the tournament,
I just faced tough guys. Tito Ortiz, Kareen Barchlaev, Jeff Monsen…
But the complete fighter is the one who has mind and body prepared.
And with this spirit I go to the superfight!
Source: ADCC |
The
Rising Sun Report 1.0
"Big in Japan: How Bob Sapp Became a Household Name"
By Keith Vargo
My wife is a kindergarten
teacher here in Tokyo. Yesterday her students had an argument
about who the strongest man in the world is. They all suggested
different people, some real and some imaginary. In between coloring
with crayons and building things with blocks, they weighed the
pros and cons of each one. In the end they all agreed. The strongest
man in the world MUST be Bob Sapp.
To my wife, this
was just a cute story. To me, it was amazing. How many kindergarten
kids anywhere know a professional fighter's name? How many even
know what a fighter is? Yet a bunch of japanese 5-year-olds know
enough about Bob Sapp to debate what he can do better than Ultraman.
Unbelievable.
You could say that
Bob Sapp is big in Japan. But "big" hardly describes
the level of media saturation Sapp has achieved. His face is
everywhere. You can see it on banners in front of convenience
stores, on pizza delivery junk-mail, and even on the turnstiles
at train stations. He is in TV commercials pushing everything
from instant noodles to A/V equipment. He makes appearances on
game shows, variety shows, and celebrity athletic contests. He
has even released a CD, the embarrassing but funny "Sapp
Time."
But why him? Why,
out of all the fighters who come through Japan, is Bob Sapp such
a hit? I imagine it's something that "The Beast" even
asks himself sometimes. I also imagine it's something most other
fighters would love to figure out so they can get endorsement
deals and make TV appearances too. Here are some possibilities.
First of all, Japan
is a country with a heavyweight fetish and Bob Sapp is a genuine
super-heavyweight. Sure, the heavyweights have always been the
glamour division wherever fighting is popular. But Japan is also
the land of sumo, where there are no weight divisions. In sumo
you just get as big as you can and try to use it to your advantage.
In this light, Sapp's
appeal as a fighter makes more sense. The average japanese fan
is used to men of vastly different weights fighting each other.
Bob Sapp pounding on guys like Norihisa Yamamoto and Kiyoshi
Tamura is similar to the performance of the biggest sumo champs.
Giants like Akebono or Musashimaru easily defeat sumo wrestlers
who are merely huge. Japanese fans like big guys and no one in
MMA or kickboxing is bigger than Sapp.
Second, Sapp is
a former NFL lineman. American football is popular in Japan as
a tough-guy sport and some japanese fighters started out as football
or rugby players. Some still long to play football. When sumo
champ Wakanohana retired from wrestling, he spent the next year
going to open try-outs for NFL teams. So Sapp being a legit pro
football player, in spite of his ho-hum career, helped pique
japanese interest.
Third, Bob is kind
of exotic here. Japan is a country with precious few minorities
and a giant black man is both frightening and fascinating. When
he's in the ring trying to stomp someone's guts out, people will
pay to see it. Gary Goodridge and Quinton Jackson make a decent
living by filling the role of big, scary, black man for japanese
fans. But no one is bigger or scarier than Bob Sapp.
Fourth and most
important, Sapp comes across as a genuinely likable guy. When
he puts away his "Beast" pro-wrestling persona he is
soft-spoken, warm and funny. It's something the japanese media
can't seem to get enough of. They report on Bob Sapp's pet cats
and his fear of spiders as much as they report on his fights.
Of course, Sapp
really is a beast in the ring. Just ask Rodrigo Nogueira and
Yoshihiro Takyama. But no one really buys the "Beast"
persona. Even my wife's kindergarten students don't buy it. "He
acts scary," one boy said, "but he's not really scary.
He just pretends." With Bob Sapp, japanese fans get to have
their cake and eat it too. They get to have a truly ferocious
fighter who is also someone you'd want to have over for dinner
or let your kids play with.
Of course, these
are just guesses about why Bob Sapp is so popular in Japan. Why
some americans are superstars abroad is truly mystifying. I mean,
why is goofball comedian Jerry Lewis considered a genius in France?
Why was David Hasselhoff topping the charts in Germany with cheesy
pop songs? Who knows? Celebrity has a way of just happening to
people. The only thing that's certain is that it's difficult
to remain a celebrity, especially in the fight game.
Even "The Beast"'s
own promoters seem to recognize this. Before Sapp's most recent
K-1 fight, they played a video montage of his highlights and
lowlights. As they showed Sapp give and take some wicked beatings,
the voiceover noted his new-found fame. But it went on to say
that, if he can't continue to win, it will be meaningless. It
was meant to build up some drama. But Filipovic came out and
put an exclamation point on that statement by busting the big
man's eye socket and TKO'ing him in the in the first round.
So the big question
is, how long will it last? Will Sapp be able to avange his loss
to Filipovic and keep winning? If he can he will be able to maintain
his superstar status in Japan and maybe make it big in other
countries as well. But if he has a few more losses that make
him look less like a beast and more like a fish out of water,
his popularity may plummet.
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing
to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner,
the whole world opens up to you.
Barbara
Sher |
808
Fight Factory will be showing
King of the Cage: Sin City at their Gym
This Friday, May 16th.
Event starts at: 4:30 or 5:00PM (call the gym to confirm the
time)
Ron Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. Shonie Carter for the vacant
KOTC Welterweight Championship
Other matches:
KOTC Superheavyweight Championship:
Eric Pele vs. Dan Christianson
KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship:
Jeremy Horn vs. Vernon White
It will be at the 808 Fight Factory Gym
94-143 Leokane Street
(Down the street from Happy Dragon/Firestone in Waipahu &
up the ramp on the left)
There will
be a $2 charge to help cover the Pay-Per-View costs.
Call 808 Fight Factory Gym @ 671-4140 for more information.
Source: Kai Kamaka |
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