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Quote
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Chinese proverb
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Akebono
quits sumo for K-1;
first fight against Sapp Dec 31
Friday,
November 7, 2003 at 06:00 JST
TOKYO — Former yokozuna Akebono said Thursday he has resigned
from the Japan Sumo Association and decided to become a K-1 martial
arts fighter.
Taro Akebono is scheduled to meet popular American K-1 fighter
Bob "The Beast" Sapp when he debuts in a K-1 event
Dec 31 in Japan, event organizers said.
"From
now, with the pride of yokozuna (sumo grand champion) in my heart,
I want to walk on a new path," Akebono told a press conference
broadcast live on multiple nationwide television networks.
"I
have three children, who were too young to remember when I was
fighting as a sumo wrester. My dream has been to show them a
father who is a fighter," he said, reading from a Japanese-language
statement.
K-1
is a popular combat sport in Japan, based on karate, kickboxing,
taekwondo and kung fu. Its tournaments and contestants are heavily
promoted much like professional wrestling, though fights are
more violent and often bloody.
Hawaiian-born
Akebono resigned from the Japan Sumo Association Wednesday.
Since
his retirement from the sumo ring in 2001 with chronic knee problems,
Akebono, who is now 34, had been coaching younger wrestlers,
in preparation for eventually becoming a sumo stablemaster, and
had worked as a television commentator during tournaments.
Akebono
said he became acquainted with K-1 fighters and promoters after
his retirement from competition and was attracted to the sport,
which was initially organized in 1991.
"I
have been focusing on recovery of my injuries and sealed my fighting
spirit inside," said Akebono, who stands 203 centimeters
tall, and weighed 230 kilograms while he was competing.
"But
I could not help but feel the enthusiasm for K-1 brewing inside
me. I could no longer keep it inside me, so I made this decision"
to become a K-1 fighter, he said.
On
Sapp, who later joined the news conference, Akebono said, "I
have watched Mr Sapp fight a few times. I know he's very strong,
very quick, and he has heavy punches. I'll just try my best to
be able to stand and keep up with him."
Sapp
said he is honored to get in the ring with Akebono but said he
is not too excited about the challenging task of fighting the
man he has looked up to as a champion in sumo.
"Watching
Akebono's fights, I've seen that not only is he extremely fast,
but he's extremely strong. You can tell by the way he pushes
his opponents around the ring. Obviously, I'm a bit hesitant
and I'll move as fast as I can to get out of the way of his fast
speed and strong punches," Sapp said. (Compiled from wire
reports)
Source:
Japan Today
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PRIDE
FINAL CONFLICT RESULTS
Gary
“Big Daddy” Goodridge vs. Dan “The Bull”
Bobish:
Goodridge by Medical Stoppage, RD 1.
Middleweight
Tournament Match #1
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell:
'Rampage' Jackson, by Ref Stoppage, RD 2.
Middleweight
Tournament Match #2
Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida:
Silva by Judges Decision.
Middleweight
Tournament Match #3 (Reserve Match)
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante:
Henderson by KO, in RD 1.
Heath
Herring vs. Norihisa Yamamoto:
Herring by Choke, RD 3.
Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. Kevin Randleman:
Sakuraba by arm lock, RD 3.
PRIDE
FC Interim Heavyweight Championship Match
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro”
Nogueira:
'Minotauro' by Arm Lock, RD 2.
Middleweight
Tournament Final Match
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva:
Silva by ref stoppage, RD 2.
Source: ADCC
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UFC
Preview: Interview with CHRIS LYTLE
On
Friday, November 21st, Chris Lytle makes his return to the UFC
to face Robbie Lawler. Lytle was in UFC 28 back in November of
2001, where he lost a unanimous decision to Ben Earwood in a
2-round fight. Chris has spent most of his career fighting at
Welterweight in the US and Middleweight in Japan, with a solid
winning record as Welterweight but less impressive results as
a Middleweight. As a Welterweight, Lytle started out this year
with a surprising first round KO over Aaron Riley, a decision
victory against Laverne Clark, and most recently two submission
victories over Chatt Lavender in AFC in September and Derrick
Noble in Reality Submission Fighting in October. His one loss
this year was in Japan at a heavier weight class.
KM:
What are your thoughts on getting back in the UFC? CL: I’m
really excited about it. I’ve really been trying to get
in there for a few years now.
KM:
You were in there once before at UFC 28. One thing I did notice
was on some of the websites they said you were making your debut
in the next UFC. CL: Well, a lot of people forget.
KM:
You were on an undercard and it was before getting back on cable.
Was that in any way insulting or didn’t show you the respect
you deserve? CL: Not really. I guess if I would have done more
to make myself known in that last fight…it’s my own
fault I didn’t do what I needed to do.
KM:
Well congratulations. You know I’m glad because at the time
the rumors were you against Alessio in Canada. I’d rather
drive to Connecticut than Canada. What are your thoughts on fighting
Lawler? CL: I’m excited. I think it’s a really good
fight. I think we both have similar styles standing up; we’re
going to try and trade, bang, and whatnot. I think he’s
more of a takedown guy so he might try to get takedowns but I’m
pretty happy on bottom, I like to get takedowns too. I’m
usually not initiating the takedown but if it happens it happens.
KM:
Like your last one. CL: Yeah. Regardless of what happens it should
be a pretty action packed fight. Of course my ultimate goal in
every fight is I want to win. I’ve also lost a lot of fights
that were split decisions here or there but were fights of the
night. If I lose a fight I like for it to be like that. Same
if I win. I’ve won a lot of fights where I get fighter of
the night or whatever. Being a good exciting fighter makes me
feel good too. Of course I’m going to work on a lot of different
things on the ground, of course I’m going to be working
a lot of standup as well. I’m anticipating a really fast
paced exciting fight where I wouldn’t be surprised if it
didn’t go more than a round. Then again I’m preparing
for three rounds, you never know.
KM:
How many of his fights have you seen? CL: I think I’ve seen
two of them.
KM:
Which ones? CL: I saw when he fought (Aaron) Riley and I saw
when he fought (Pete) Spratt.
KM:
I’ve seen the one with Tiki, which made me surprised when
you said he might take it to the ground. Like you he seems to
be comfortable on the ground but prefer to stand. CL: I did see
in the Spratt fight it seemed like fairly early he initiated
a takedown which surprised me. He took Spratt down, got good
position, and couldn’t really do anything with it. Later
on in the round Spratt took him down.
KM:
That one surprised me because Spratt isn’t known for his
ground work. CL: I know. He had a good little throw type thing.
I wouldn’t think Spratt would want to go to the ground first
of all. I don’t know if he just saw he was in a good position
to take him to the ground and took it. I don’t really know
what was going on, it kind of surprised me. I always have gameplans
and whatnot and typically the fights never go that way. I come
up with one in my head but basically I just got to train for
everything so I can react to whatever is happening.
KM:
Especially since your last one ended on the ground so dominantly.
Lawler I think of as liking to stand up. I’d be really surprised…I
think he’s going to come in thinking he’s going to
have the edge on standup. Sure, you’ve knocked out Aaron
Riley but my impression is you haven’t faced somebody better
than you at standup. Riley is the closest. CL: I’d agree
with that. I might very well like to get that fight on the ground
as soon as possible too, I’m just saying there are a lot
of different possibilities out there. I’m sure I’ll
test the waters. Whatever I feel is my best angle, that is what
I’m going to go with. If I feel the standup is going better
than I thought I’ll probably stay there. If I feel he’s
pretty good on the feet and I’m pretty good on the ground
I’m sure I’ll probably try to keep it there as much
as possible. I’m going to try to train real hard for both
aspects and figure it out in the ring when I see how the fight
actually feels.
KM:
I do think if it does go to the ground it’s going to end
up with you on the bottom and him on top. That’s not a disadvantage,
I’ve seen you work from the bottom, I’m just wondering
how the judges are going to interpret it. CL: Yeah, that’s
kind of a shame sometimes. I’ve been on the top and felt
I was winning and I’ve been on top and felt I wasn’t
really doing anything as much as the guy on the bottom. I think
positioning is a good thing but if you aren’t using that
effectively I don’t think it should count for much. If I’m
on top and I can’t strike and the guy on bottom is hitting
me well I think he’s winning. Unfortunately it’s not
judged like that a lot. Whoever is being most effective I think
is winning the fight. In anything where you have judges determining
who is going to win lots of times it’s very subjective.
It really depends on that individual.
KM:
This is going to be Welterweight. Before we talked about you
fighting what would be Middleweight in Japan. Recently word is
Lawler has been having trouble making weight and there is speculation
he might jump up to Middleweight. I’m thinking he’s
going to be heavier than you coming in. Does that worry you at
all? CL: Not really. If he’s having trouble making weight
and he’s got to cut down there in my opinion that takes
something out of you. If he weighs 190 right now, great. Let
him lose twenty pounds and try to recover the day of the fight.
KM:
I don’t think this is going to be a quick fight. It’s
not just gain the weight back but have to deal with the endurance
factor. CL: It’s not a big deal to lose the weight but be
able to fight hard for fifteen minutes after you’ve done
that, that is kind of hard. Like you said, I can see me catching
him in something but more likely I think it’s going to be
a long grueling fight. I think whoever is losing the most weight,
that’s going to play into my hands in the long run. I feel
fairly confident in the fact I fought guys that out-weighed me
by quite a bit and I learned how to not make that as much of
an advantage or counter that I guess.
Source: ADCC
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FIRST
MAUI INVITATIONAL OF JIU JITSU
Looking
for an excuse to hit the Islands ! ! ! FEBRUARY 15, 2004 at the
War Memorial in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii the First Maui Invitational
of Jiu-Jitsu.
Show
up for some great Jiu-Jitsu event and get some sun and waves
to boot! The event will have both Gi and no Gi, and is sponsored
by Sinister Clothing.
Pro-division
with good prizes to be announced. For more info check out www.mauijiujitsu.com or keep checking our
column right here.
Source: ADCC
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SHOOTO:
December Year End Show in Tokyo is HOT!
December 14th, 2003
Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan
SHOOTO
closes out their 2003 schedule with their usual big show, scheduled
for December 14th in Tokyo, Japan. Three of SHOOTO's titles will
be on the line, as Bantamweights Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. Mamoru
battle for the vacant belt at under 60 KG, and SHOOTO's foreign
champions, Alexandre Franca Nogueira and Joachim Hansen face
stiff challenges. Hansen faces undefeated Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
in a highly anticipated match, while 'Pequeno' will defend against
one of SHOOTO's rising stars, Norifumi 'KID' Yamamoto.
The
undercard is all 'A' class action, as veteran Ryan Bow takes
on Tatsuya Kawajiri, who comes off a win over Yves Edwards. Former
poster boy Rumina Sato faces tough Bao Quach and Brazilian Robson
Moura takes on another fast riser, Masatoshi Abe, younger brother
of established star Hiroyuki Abe.
CARD
SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
Class
A - 3 x 5 minutes rounds
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg]
Ryan Bow vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Bantamweight
[-60.0Kg]
Robson Moura vs. Masatoshi Abe
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg]
Bao Quach vs. Rumina Sato
Bantamweight
[-60.0Kg] Championship
Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. Mamoru
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg] Championship
Joachim Hansen vs. Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg] Championship
Alexandre Franca Nogueira vs. Norifumi 'KID' Yamamoto
Source: ADCC
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Leozinho
Vieira DVD's
ADCC Champion Leo Vieira recently released a series of 3 DVDs
demonstrating some of his cutting edge moves. Leo Vieira is considered
by many to be the most innovative fighter in the world. Now,
fresh from his Abu Dhabi victory, Leo reveals the dazzling approach
to jiu-jitsu to the world.
Leo
Vieira's Extreme Jiu-Jitsu is produced by CFW Enterprises and
it includes Extreme Guard Passes, Extreme Sweeps & Reversals
and Extreme Mounts & Taking the Back is now available at
MMAMart.com
Source: ADCC
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Brazil's
HEAT II -
Akira Shoji Added To International Lineup!
Estadio Juvenal Lamartine, Natal, Brazil
November 27th, 2003
PIC:
Shoji lost in Pride Bushido to obe of Chute Boxe's young stars,
Mauricio 'Shogun'. He will now face another new MMA talent in
the next Heat.
Another
international star has been announced to appear at the next Heat
Fighting Championships, scheduled for November 27th, in city
of Natal, Brasil.
According to promoter Conrado Carlos, Pride veteran Akira Shoji
will
face jiu-jitsu blackbelt Marcelo 'Uirapuru'.
Shoji
was defeated by Mauricio 'Shogun' in the Pride Bushido (Ocotber)
and will come to Brazil looking for redemption. His task will
not be easy, since Gracie Barra's Vinicius Draculino rates Uirapuru
as his top student. Uirapuru made his debut in the first Heat
event, where he gave a solid performance against Renato 'Babalu',
in a fight that Uirapuru lost by judges decision.
An
ironic thing is that Uirapuru's first opponent may become his
sparring partner, since Renato Babalu now is part of Gracie Barra
Combat Team, parent team of Draculino and Uirapuru.
Incidentally,
Renato Babalu, who also signed to fight in November's Heat, said
he’s off of the card due an injury.
Card
Subject To Change:
Carlao Barreto x Travis Wiuff
Vinicius Draculino x Cleber Gaudino
Allan Goes x Gustavo Ximu
Akira Shoji x Marcelo Uirapuru
Forrest Griffin x Edson Paredao
Fabio Bolinho x Sergio Junior
Dinart Silva x Charles Andrade
Ebenezer Braga x TBA
Roman Roytberg x TBA
Source: ADCC
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UPSET
OF THE WEEK: TWO-TIME DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP JOHNNY THOMPSON
PINNED -- BY FROSH TEAMMATE FRISHKORN!
This is supposed to be the coronation year for Johnny Thompson,
the two-time defending NCAA national champion for Oklahoma State.
Thompson, a senior, was an NCAA runner-up in his freshman year,
going on to capture national titles in his sophomore year in
2002 and junior year in 2003. Wrestling at 133 pounds, he is
favored to enter the history books in that elite class of three-time
NCAA titlists. And he hopes to lead the Cowboys to their second
straight team title and 32nd overall, for which they are also
favored.
But
Thompson wrestles in an Oklahoma State singlet, not a blue suit
with a a red 'S' and a red cape. The vulnerability he shares
with the rest of us in the human race was displayed in an unlikely
place this weekend: the annual Oklahoma State intra-squad Orange/Black
match that kicks off the Oklahoma State regular college wrestling
season. Here Thompson was matched up with a rookie, a pure freshman,
who has yet to wrestle his first official college wrestling match.
Respect
in wrestling has a two-sided nature. Most wrestlers treat their
opponents with due respect, whatever their respective records.
A highly decorated wrestler like Johnny Thompson is thus accorded
the respect that he has earned on the mat. But many wrestlers
also know the old adages of what can happen on any given day,
that we all put our pants on one leg at a time, and all the rest
of the locker room wisdom. The result is that many wrestlers
truly believe that they have a reasonable shot at winning each
and every match, regardless of the numbers next to their and
their opponent's names.
So
it was this Saturday at the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater,
Oklahoma. Facing the champ, Johnny Thompson, was the new kid
on the Oklahoma State block, 19-year-old Daniel Frishkorn. The
graduate of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, VA, came
in with quite an impressive resume: 133-9 high school record,
three-time Virginia high school state champion, five-time Southeast
Regional freestyle champion, two-time Junior National All-American,
and four-time state freestyle champion. But all that was on the
high school and junior circuits, quite a far cry from the level
of competition of a collegiate veteran like Thompson.
Apparently,
none of this mattered to Frishkorn, who wrestled for the Orange
while Thompson competed for the Black. Here is the description
of the match by Oklahoma State publicist Ryan Teubner:
'Thompson
capitalized off a double-leg takedown at the 1:29 mark in the
first period to take a 2-0 lead.
'Frishkorn
cut the lead to 2-1 after an escape, and tied the score with
an escape to begin the second period. Thompson then took a 3-2
lead with an escape to start the third period. Frishkorn's attempt
at a lateral drop turned into a headlock for the fall.'
It
was indeed a pin for the freshman Frishkorn, with the time being
5:51.
The
script says that Thompson is supposed to dominate his weight
class, win a third NCAA title, and then ride off into that Oklahoma
State Cowboy sunset, possibly to remain with the team in some
coaching capacity. Frishkorn's role, the story is supposed to
go, is to wait patiently in the wings, fill in when injuries
require it of him, wrestle in some tournaments where teams can
send more than one wrestler, and try to inherit Thompson's mantle
beginning next season.
Thompson
will likely retain his spot as the 133-pound starter for Oklahoma
State and remain the odds-on choice for an NCAA title. But the
reality is that there is no script in college wrestling, and
that makes for far better drama than anywhere that there is.
So
add the name Daniel Frishkorn to that list of new, up-and-coming
wrestlers to watch.
The
college wrestling season has barely begun, but it's sure fun
already!
Here
is the Oklahoma State wrestling press release about its Orange/Black
Dual:
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Sunday, November 9, 2003
Orange/Black
Dual Ends in 20-20 Tie
STILLWATER,
Okla. (OSU Athletics ) - Oklahoma State's wrestling team displayed
its talents Saturday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena with the
annual Orange/Black match. When it was all over, the two teams
wrestled to a 20-20 tie.
The
surprise of the day came at 133 pounds when true freshman Daniel
Frishkorn pinned Johnny Thompson. Thompson capitalized off a
double-leg takedown at the 1:29 mark in the first period to take
a 2-0 lead.
Frishkorn
cut the lead to 2-1 after an escape, and tied the score with
an escape to begin the second period. Thompson then took a 3-2
lead with an escape to start the third period. Frishkorn’s
attempt at a lateral drop turned into a headlock for the fall.
At
157 pounds, Kevin Ward beat Johny Hendricks, 3-1. Ward scored
the winning takedown 42 seconds into the overtime to earn the
victory.
Zack
Esposito and Jake Rosholt each recorded falls for the Orange
team. Esposito pinned Kyle Shelton in 2:36, while Rosholt dropped
Chester Lauchner in 2:02.
Tyrone
Lewis and Chris Pendleton each scored bonus points for the Black
team, Lewis only needed 3:26 to record a 19-4 technical fall
over Brett Munson, while Pendleton major decisioned Madill, Okla.,
freshman Brent Parkey, 18-5.
Ronnie
Delk, who started for the Cowboys two years ago, picked up a
7-3 decision over Clark Shouse. Fifth-year senior Cody Stites
will earn a starting spot next weekend after beating redshirt-freshman
Derrick Fleenor, 4-1.
The
Cowboys open the regular season against Tennessee-Chattanooga
Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Results:
125
Cody Stites (B) dec. Derrick Fleenor (O) , 4-1
133 Daniel Frishkorn (B) fall Johnny Thompson (O), 5:51
141 Ronnie Delk (O) dec. Clark Shouse (B), 7-3
149 Zack Esposito (O) fall Kyle Shelton (B), 2:36
157 Kevin Ward (O) dec. Johny Hendricks (B), 3-1
165 Tyrone Lewis (B) tf Brett Munson (O), 19-4
174 Chris Pendleton (B) vs. Brent Parkey (O), 18-5
184 Jake Rosholt (O) fall Chester Lauchner (B), 2:02
197 Rusty Blackmon (O) dec. Clay Kehrer (B), 10-4
285 Willie Gruenwald (B) dec. Jon Vestal (O), 4-3
Source: ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find
one at the end of your arm. . . . As you grow older you will
discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the
other for helping others."
Audrey Hepburn, American Actress, Writer
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Relson
Gracie International BJJ Tournament Results!
Kaiser
High School Gym, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 8, 2003
Team Title:
1st Place: Relson Gracie
2nd Place: Longman
3rd Place: Gracie Kailua (Jason Izaguirre)
There was a lot of competitors that signed up late to make a
bunch of great match ups between tough competitors. Our crack
correspondent and purple belt and advanced no gi champ from Austin,
Texas by way of Hawaii Kai, Phil Cardella is working on typing
up the results and we will post them as soon as we get them.
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Aloha
Martial Arts Festival Today
Sunday November 9th, 2003
Registration and Weigh-ins starts at 8:30 am
Competition Begins at 9:30 am sharp!
Entry Fee: $20.00 Per Event
Where: KING INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, KANEOHE
Featuring:
USSJA Sport Jiujitsu * Extreme (Continuous) Sparring * Kumite
* Weapons * Kata
SEE:
Karate vs. Kung Fu vs. Tae Kwon do vs. Kempo vs. Jujitsu vs.
Shootfighting vs. Hapkido vs. Kickboxing
KICK,
PUNCH, THROW & SUBMISSION!!!
**
THIS IS NOT A NO HOLDS BARRED EVENT!!! **
FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KEMPO UNLIMITED HAWAII AT 778-3601
Source:
Tommy Lam
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Roberto
Pedreira Interview
There is a great interview with our friend Roberto Pedreira,
the man behind the Global Training Report. Check it out by clicking
the link below.
http://www.fusionbjj.com/robertointerview.htm
Source: Global Training Report |
PRIDE
GP: Final Conflict
Results as they come in!
November 9, 2003
Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
The
'PRIDE: Final Conflict' event will be underway, and we will bring
you results as they come in. The event is built around the Middleweight
Tournament featuring Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs.
Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Wanderlei Silva vs.
Hidehiko Yoshida. PRIDE announced an interesting twist in case
of injuries at the rules meeting on the 7th: despite having a
quality alternate match featuring Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante,
the losers of the first match will get the first chance to return
should the winners be unable to continue. We'll see if this scenario
plays itself out!
FINAL
CONFLICT - COMPLETE RESULTS
Gary
“Big Daddy” Goodridge vs. Dan “The Bull”
Bobish: Goodridge
by Medical Stoppage, TKO, 20sec Round 1
.
Both come out striking. Bobbish lands a couple of good shots
and Goodridge counters. Goodridge with a good leg kick and 1-2
combo to Bobbish's face. Bobbish holding his eyes and turtles
on his knees............ref stops the fight!
Goodridge
wins in the first 20 seconds of the first round!
Middleweight
Tournament Match #1
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell: 'Rampage' Jackson,
by Ref Stoppage, TKO 3mins 11 secs Round 2.
Round 1
Rampage starts with some jabs and an attempted hook. Liddell
couters with strikes. Both attempting looping strikes and missing
on almost all. Rampage ducks down and throws a haymaker and misses.
Attempted takedown by Jackson....Liddell sprawls and blocks.
Huge combinations by Jackson to Liddell's face! Liddell is hurt
and pulls Quinton in close...
Rampage with big right hand to Liddell that wobbles Chuck. Chuck
responding now with strikes of his own. Right cross and left
hook to Liddell's face but doesn't face Liddell. Low kick by
Liddell and Rampage isn't afraid to trade with Liddell. Rampage
really winning the fight so far with strikes. Another good combination
by Rampage and pushes Liddell off. Liddell still looking strong
and attempting to respond. Action slows as both are fatigued.
Rampage staggers Chuck with a big right cross but doesn't follow
up....
Rampage dominating Chuck with left hooks and knees. Liddell just
clinching with Rampage in desperation. Both in Muay Thai mode
throwign knees. Rampage lands a couple more knees. Japanese announcers
very loud at this point. both very slow now as they are tired.
Both swinging looping punches. Jackson grinds Liddell in the
corner and attempts to slam him.....
Rampage
and Liddell trading knees. Liddell grinds Rampage against the
ropes throws a left. Rampage ducks and counters with HUGE uppercut!!!
Rampage picks liddell up and tries to slam him but Liddel grabs
the rope to prevent Liddell. Both go down and ref restarts them.
Both on the ground now with Rampage on top..........
Liddell gives up his back to Rampage and Rampage knees the shit
out of Liddell. Rampage motions for Liddell to get up and both
on feet again. Liddell moves forward and eats another left straight
by Quinton. Liddell bleeding from the nose. 40 seconds left in
the round. Rampage goes for right hand, but Liddell falls down
because of slip. Liddell gets back up and round ends.
Round 2
Rampage continues to dominate Liddell. Good knee and a right
hand. Liddell gets guillotine on Rampage, but Rampage escapes
and lands punch again. Rampage outstriking Liddell easily. More
knees and strikes by Rampage. Liddell very tough staying up.
Rampage with big right hook on Liddell and gets the knockdown!!!
Rampage jumps on Liddell now and is in 69 position. Liddell turns
over. Rampage pounding the shit out of Liddell. Liddell is turtling
as Rampage beats the shit out of him. Rampage smiling as he lands
punches on Chuck's face. Chuck bleeding from eyes and nose. Refereee
stops it!!! Liddell is doing nothing on the ground and the towel
is thrown in! Rampage with awesome performance as he totally
dominated Liddell in every faucet of the fight. Liddell gets
up and embraces Rampage.
Middleweight
Tournament Match #2
Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida: Silva by Unanimous Judge's Decision
3-0 .
Round 1
Fans going absolutely wild as Yoshida is in the ring. Japanese
announcers say he's the new Japanese hope. Yoshida's cornermen
are Kohsaka and Tamura. Awesome staredown and Yoshida looks more
intimidating than Silva!!
Round
begins and fans jump on their feet! Both circle each other. Couple
of jabs by Silva which misses. Flurries of punches by Silva but
he misses. Yoshida picks Yoshida up and slams him down!!!!!!!!
Yoshida in Silva's guard......
Yoshida on top of Silva and Silva gets a triangle choke!! Yoshida
escapes and the ref restarts fight in sidemount. Yoshida in side
control and setting Silva up!!! Yoshida so impressive!! Silva
escapes and both stand up! Yoshida moves forward and Silva takes
Yoshida down and is now in Yoshida's guard. Yoshida goes for
armbar on Silva but can't get it...
Both
are still in Silva's guard. Silva landing good punches on Yoshida's
face. Silva gets out of guard and stand up as Yoshida is in butt
scoop. Silva throws good leg kicks to Yoshida's legs. Referee
stands up both fighters. Both circle each other again. Yoshida
jabs with silva but only hits the empty air. Silva looks calm
and relaxed and Yoshida looks tired. Both not trading yet. Silva
throwing low kicks. Yoshida gets in close to silva and Gets a
HUGE Judo Throw on Silva!!! Yoshida now in half mount and is
going for a choke with the gi!! Silva strugglign very hard but
to no avail!! This looks very bad for Silva as Silva is trying
to escape. Silva escpes and Yoshida is in Silva's guard again.
Yoshida throwing punches to Silva and landing some. Yoshida stands
up and going for leg lock! Silva escapes and round ends!!!
Second round starts and Yoshida goes for takedown but gets knee
by Silva!! Silva jumps on Yoshida gains back and punches him.
They both stand up again and Silva winning with the strikes.
Yoshida not throwing punches and is backing off. Yoshida looks
very tired. Silva moves forward and Yoshida counters with good
left jab. Silva grabs in clinch and knees Yoshida in the face.
Silva pushes Yoshida off and Yoshida has a crimson mask!!! Yoshida
has bloody eyes and bloody nose and mouth! Silva with more good
strikes!!! Yoshida showing tremendous heart!!!!! Internal bleeding
and blood is spewing out of Yoshida's mouth! Silva backs off
and is kicking Yoshida in body and leg. Yoshida goes for the
takedown but Silva sprawls and throws good knee. They go down
and Silva is on top. Silva continues to throw punches on Yoshida.
THE HEART OF YOSHIDA IS AMAZING!! Silva still pounding on Yoshida
from the top. Yoshida goes for reversal but round ends. YOSHIDA
HAS THE BLOODIEST FACE IN MMA HISTORY!!! The fight is over. Yoshida
showed more heart than any other fighter perhaps in MMA history
in this fight! I applaud Yoshida for a tremendous performance!!!
Simply amazing! It has to be seen to believed! Vanderlei wins
3-0 decision.
Middleweight
Tournament Match #3 (Reserve Match)
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante: Henderson via TKO, referee stoppage
via strikes at 15 sec. in Rd 1
In yet another surprising fight, Dan Henderson stopped Murilo
Bustamante at the :15-mark, in what was a debatable stoppage.
Bustamante shot in from the start, Henderson sprawled and connected
with several hard punches. Bustamante was rocked as he fell back
to his open guard, but as Henderson went in to continue his attack,
the referee stepped in to stop the fight. Bustamante was clearly
stunned as Henderson surprised him with precise, sharp punches,
but he didn`t seemed finished. It was an impressive showing by
the comebacking Team Quest-fighter, who now moves on to gain
the alternate-spot.
Heath
Herring vs. Norihisa Yamamoto: Herring via rear naked choke in RD 3.
Heath Herring disappointed greatly, yet won his comeback fight,
with a rear naked choke in round 3, over Norihisa Yamamoto.
Herring
made several big mistakes in round 1, as he gave up his back
several times, after being taken down by Yamamoto. He came back
with strikes standing and knees on the ground, but he looked
lousy on the ground.
Physically,
"The Texas Crazy Horse" looked great, but he showed
signs of ring-rust. Maybe it´s time for a gym-change, for
Herring. His bread and butter has always been his groundwork,
but in his last 3 fights he has looked like a fish out of water
on the ground.
Yamamoto
took down Herring several times and especially a double-leg he
secured in round 2 looked impressive, and he immediately sgot
the full mount on the seemingly cluesless Herring.
Herring
got back in round 3, though, and battered Yamamoto with knees
on the ground. yamamoto turned over and Herring secured the rear
naked choe, for the tap out.
It
seems like Herring has lost his touch and it seems unlikely DSE
will bring back Herring to Pride in the near future.
Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. Kevin Randleman: Sakuraba via arm bar in Round 3.
Once again, Kazushi Sakuraba faced a naturally bigger fighter,
in Kevin Randleman, and was dominated throughout the fight. Going
into the last minutes of round 3, Randleman was way ahead on
points, but made a big mistake as they scrambled for position,
and got caught in a tight armbar.
Randleman
dominated the stand-up throughout, and his wrestling was way
superior to Sakuraba`s.
Randleman
fought most of the fight from the top position, defending triangle-chokes
and armbars, while doing his GnP.
Whenever
they got up, Sakuraba went for his modified kimura (like the
one he popped Renzo Gracie`s elbow with), but Randleman defended
well.
In
the 3rd and final round, Randleman slammed Sakuraba several times
and looked like a clear-cut winner, had they gone to a Decision.
But Sakuraba showed why he was once considered the premiere mixed
martial artist, as he flipped out of a position and caught Randleman´s
arm. Randleman defended, though and didn`t seem in too much danger,
until he decided to flip out of the position. Sakuraba held on
tight to the arm, and as Randleman scrambled for position, Sakuraba
extended his arm for the tap out.
PRIDE
FC Interim Heavyweight Championship Match
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro”
Nogueira:
Nog pulls
guard already!! Mirko wants to punch but tied up. Action is slow,
sounds like Nog is working for a sub. Mirko is up. Two take downs
defended and Mirko looking good on feet. Damned...Mirko is cutting
him down with punches and kicks ( even a soccer kick ) ala Herring.
Nog cannot get him down and lands a huge fucking middle that
hurt ME. Round ends with Nog getting knocked down.
Round 2:
Nog in full month. punching Mirko. Mirko can't get out. He is
in a panic. Nog arm bars and CROCOP TAPS.
Middleweight
Tournament Final Match
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva:
Too tired
at 2:30AM, must get sleep, must get sleep. - Chris
Source: ADCC, Fight descriptions from Sherdog's forum & Fightback |
PRIDE
- More From The Weigh Ins!
by: Team TATAME
What
else can be said about an event that has Murilo Bustamante and
Dan Henderson as alternate fight? Sixty five thousand fans are
expected to pack the Tokyo Dome today in one of the best Vale-Tudo
events of all time.
At
the press conference a big crowd of reporters was in the auditorium
to witness the procedings. Apparently, 'Minotauro' and 'CroCop'
weighed in yesterday - neither showed up at the press conference.
Murilo
Bustamante and Dan Henderson opened the ceremony promising a
great alternate fight. “Murilo Bustamante is a great opponent.
You can expect a great battle” said Henderson. Very confident
and looking in a great shape, Bustamante said he is ready for
this challenge. “I’m very happy to be invited by the
Pride organization to be here in this great event”.
Sakuraba
and Randleman came later bringing some humor to the conference.
While Sakuraba was on the scale, wearing pretty unusual underwear,
Randleman pretended he was pulling Sak's underwear down, making
everybody laugh. The climate got tense when Chuck weighed in
and said while looking right at Quinton: “You better be
ready to be knocked out”. Walking around the hotel all day
long with a cigarette in his mouth, Quinton just asked the press:
“Does anybody have a light?” promising to smoke Liddel
on Sunday.
Right
after that came the most anticipated moment by the Japanese press.
When a very serious and focused Wanderlei weighted 91kg and promised
to bring the title to Brazil. “I’m here to bring this
title to Brazil and prove that my team is one of the best Vale-Tudo
teams in the world”. Meanwhile, Yoshida looked in great
shape as he thanked the fans and also promised a great battle
against the 'Axe Murder'.
This
morning at breakfast in the Rihga Royal Hotel all the fighters,
coaches and team members were talking about predictions. Even
though nobody wanted to talk about them on the record, unofficially
it appears that most of the fighters are expecting a final match
between Wanderlei and Lidell. Regarding 'Minotauro' and 'Cro
Cop', the fight is difficult to call. Half bet on Minotauro taking
it to the ground and submitting. Half bet on a knock out by the
Croatian. In few hours we will finally find out!
Source: ADCC |
Pride
weigh ins!
OFFICIAL WEIGH INS:
Dan Henderson 89.2kg
Murilo Bustamante 92.8kg
Kevin Randleman 92.9kg
Kazushi Sakuraba 90.5kg
Quinton Jackson 92.8kg
Chuck Liddell 92.9kg
Wanderlei Silva 91.3kg
Hidehiko Yoshida 92.8kg
Source: Booker K |
PRIDE
GP Interview: Rodrigo 'MINOTAURO'
By Gleidson Venga / Team TATAME
Former
PRIDE Champion Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira will have two missions
at the next Pride GP: beat the sensation of the moment, Mirko
Cro-Cop and take the interim heavyweight belt. The one who wins
the match will challenge Emelianenko Fedor next year for the
unification of the category. After a defeat and a win without
a finish, Minotauro promises that he will do with the Croatian
something he hasn´t done in the last two matches: submit!
There
were rumors that Cro-Crop will fight against Fedor, but the Russian
got injured and you´ve got scheduled to face the Croatian.
What do you think about this? That´s good, because he´s
a guy who´s hot at the moment, he has been doing good fights
and against good opponenst. I was waiting to fight with him last
August, but he didn´t want to fight with me, I don´t
know if that was due to him or due to his managers, so that match
were not scheduled for August. I´d rather fight with him
now because I could train more, I´ve got more rhythm for
fighting. I´m leaner, with more rhythm and technique, I
think I can win this match, I will bring him to ground and once
there I believe I can take it.
And
how´s your preparation? I always train boxing, wrestling,
I´ve been training with, well, I have 4 … sparring
partners. It´s hard to find someone with his skills, but
I´ve been asking and making my partners to hit me more
with their left leg, since it´s his strongest kick. I make
them also hit me with the right on top, lots of hitting, try
to simulate a bit of his game when he falls down to the ground,
I think that´s his weakest point and I will attack on this
side as well.
You
have been training boxe with Luis Cláudio, Acelino Popó´s
brother. Tell us a bit about this training. He´s a good
guy, who came and helped me at the beginning of my training,
he controls my whole training, and now at the end, Popó
had to travel to fight with Casamayor and he coudn´t come
here to stay with me, but I´ve been to Bahia 2 times last
month and I trained real hard with him. He´s a good guy,
he´s teaching the way to cut off the ring and how to fight
against a striker like Cro Cop.
And
if you beat Cro-Cop, will you fight against Fedor right after
that? That´s what I´m planning, him and Cro-Cop are
two of the best fighters nowadays like I am, as well, and if
it happens we will decide it next year about who owns the belt.
And
in your opinion, who are the TOPS in this category? I like Tim
Sylvia since he´s a fighter who goes for it, who wants
to tangle. I like Pedro Rizzo because he´s more technical
and with more resources than Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir, who is
a very refined ground Mir is not as good standing, I think that
n the fighter has to do it all, the heavyweight has to be a banger
until he reachs the ground.
What
do you expect from Wanderlei Silva in the Grand Prix? I´ve
seen some of his matches and I think he´s a good stand
up fighter and at this point I consider him better than the other
three, I don´t know about his ground game, but standing
he´s very good. He has all the tools to beat Yoshida and
fight against Quinton Jackson or Chuck Liddell. They will be
a bit tired, because that will be a very tough match, so, he
has the right window of opportunity to become the winner. I think
he´s the favorite, surely.
Murilo
is going to fight against Dan Henderson. What do you expect from
this match? It will be a good match for Murilo to prove he has
come to Pride in order to stay. Murilo is one of the most technical
fighters in the category of middleweights, he´s a guy who
knows how to punch, has good ideas about boxing. About his ground
game, no comments, he´s a legend in Jiu-jitsu, he knows
a lot. I was happy this year watching Murilo enter the Pride
ring, because it´s not very usual to watch someone like
him, a very technical fighter, on stage.
And
what about your brother Rogério, he was going to fight
in Korea, but they´ve postponed the event … The event
were postponed and he still has an arm a bit injured. He had
a surgery on his elbow, he was recovering when he had to do another
surgery, so he was on recovering, but they postponed the event,
so I think he will fight next year. That´s good because
he will have enough time to get completely recovered from the
surgery. Last year he did 6 matches with his elbow injured, so
he forced it a lot and I think that in certain way the athlete
must try to spare himself, sometimes the managers use us way
much, that´s good for us, we can´t deny, we´re
fighting, it´s good for our ego, for our curriculum, but
there´s a time we must be intelligent and think we gotta
give it a break. See Fedor, he wasn´t feeling ok to fight,
he got an injury to his finger and due to that, he postponed
the match. I fought once with my back injured but I now know
we must spare ourselves.
What´s
the ideal number of matches in a year? 3 matches at most 4. You
can´t play 4 tough matches in a year, at most 3 tough matches.
Your
friend Pedro Rizzo will face Ricco Rodrigues on UFC 45 and you
have already fought against the american. Do you have any tip
you could give to Rizzo? Ricco is a fighter who moves in the
ring very well, runs, walks from side to side. Sometimes he pretends
he´s going to accept your standup game, he stays exchanging
punches for enough time in order to run over the opponent´s
legs and throw him to the ground. I think that Pedro Rizzo must
pay attention on his sprawls. Pedro Rizzo must work a lot on
the fence, he knows all that, he´s conscious about it,
he might have studied his tape. This match was announced since
a time ago, and Pedro Rizzo went to Japan to give me some tips
for my match against Ricco. I believe Rizzo will take the victory,
and if he gets free in ring and plays well, he will won by knockout.
Now
to finish, do you want to say something to your fans? There are
a lot of people who will get up early in order to be check on
your match through the internet. I´ve been training, whoever
gets up early to see the broadcast I say it´s gonna worth
it, because I´ve been training very hard. I trained last
Sunday and on this one too, I´ve been training from Sunday
to Sunday, I´ve got a goal, and I think that my will, my
will to win is returning. There are phases that the athlete is
on top and forgets a bit about his training, without realizing
you get lazy, and now I want to win, and I´m not lazy.
I´ve been training tons and I´m focused with this
goal of winning. The one who gets up early will see a very interesting
match, I´m confident I can take this match and choke that
guy out.
Source: ADCC |
Boxing
Score settled: Jones wins majority decision over Tarver, targets
Tyson or retirement
by: CNN / SI
Considered
the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Roy Jones Jr.
improved to 49-1.
LAS
VEGAS (AP) -- Roy Jones Jr. escaped to fight one more time. The
way he looked against Antonio Tarver, one more fight may be all
he has in him.
Showing
the effects of dropping down from heavyweight to 175 pounds,
Jones managed to win an unpopular majority decision Saturday
night over Tarver to add the WBC light heavyweight title to the
WBA heavyweight crown he already held.
It
took Jones all of 12 rounds, though, and it wasn't easy. Looking
more like an aging fighter than the dominant boxer of his time,
Jones was booed loudly by the crowd who thought Tarver had done
more than enough to win.
'I
was very tired because of the weight,' Jones said. 'It was a
tough fight because of the weight. I had to lose 25 pounds, and
it was a tough 25 pounds to lose.'
Tarver
gave Jones as much trouble as any fighter in his 14-year pro
career, marking his face and threatening to hand him his first
real loss. But Jones landed well to the body and did enough to
win on two of the three ringside cards.
'I
beat the man tonight, that makes me the man,' Tarver said. 'I
won the fight hands down. His face tells the story.'
Jones
won back the title he vacated to move up and win the WBA heavyweight
title from John Ruiz in March, but Tarver seemed to land the
bigger punches and took the fight to Jones most of the night.
Judge
Glen Hamada had Jones winning 117-111, judge Dave Harris had
it 116-112 and Jerry Roth had it 114-114. The Associated Press
had it even 114-114.
Jones
said it was his last fight as a light heavyweight and one of
his last ever. He wants to fight Mike Tyson sometime next year
to finish his career.
'One
megadollar heavyweight fight with Tyson and then I'm done,' Jones
said.
The
way Tarver saw it, Jones was already done.
In
a fight full of trash talking and taunting, Tarver was the busier
fighter and negated the speed of Jones by keeping him at arm's
length.
The
34-year-old Jones, who had to drop from 193 in his last fight
with Ruiz to the 175-pound limit, seemed to tire early and only
in the late rounds was able to land some effective combinations.
'You
saw for yourself I beat the man,' Tarver said. 'His face tells
the story. I hurt Roy tonight.'
Source: ADCC |
Dan
Henderson - From one Mountain to Another to Fight in PRIDE!
by: Booker K
Dan
Hendeson returns to PRIDE on November 9th, after 6 months away.
Since coming to PRIDE from the old RINGS organization, Henderson
has faced only the toughest competition, with wins ober Shungo
Oyama, Renzo Gracie, Akira Shoji and Murilo 'Ninja'.
Now
the American steps up for perhaps his hardest challenge - Murilo
Bustamante of the Brazilian TOP TEAM. Bustamante comes off an
excellent performance at the last PRIDE, and seems to be much
more focused and prepared for this fight. Hendeson never shies
from a challenge, and accepted the alternate match for the PRIDE
Grand Prix tournament, despite being on a hunting vacation with
friends. Upon arriving in Japan, Henderson was all business,
as he found wrestlers Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Tom Erickson,
Kevin Randleman, Wes Sims and others to push him.
Despite
both being foreigners in Japan, this match is highly anticiapted,
as both fighters have established themselves as among the elite.
Source: ADCC |
AN
OPEN LETTER FROM TATAME.COM
Our friends at Tatame.com wanted to voice their opinion about
a matter and we will give them this time to do so. We hope they
can work out their differences, like we have at MMAWeekly.com.
The following open letter is the opinion of tatame.com.
TATAME
WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO PRIDE GP
I’m
writing to express our quite disappointment in the bad treatment
given by Pride organizers to Brazilian Press. Frankly, all of
Brazilians are really astonished with your attitude to not allow
our journalists to do their work. You of all people should know
that these MMA shows you promoted nowadays were originaly created
by Brazilians. And still today, the highlights of Pride are Brazilians
like Rodrigo Minotauro, Wanderlei Silva, Murilo Bustamante, Murilo
Ninja, Ryan Gracie, Anderson Silva and many others.
Everytime
we have a huge event here, in Brazil, the Japanese press is treated
with all due respect. It gives us great honor to receive foreign
jornalists in our country to write and take pictures from our
MMA scene. And it was exactly what happened in ADCC 2003, World
BJJ Championship, K-1 Brazil, Meca Vale-Tudo Championship , Brazilian
Superfight Championship, Heat Fighting Champinship and Jungle
Fight, just to mention recent events held in Brazil.
Therefore,
Pride organizers, doesn’t seems to have any respect with
us. We are the most traditional Brazilian Martial Arts magazine,
had been working for the last 9 years covering all the great
MMA shows around the world. Last week we received Fuji TV here
in our office, asking us for an interview about Pride GP and
Brazilian Fighters. Try to ask them how they were well treated
by us. Unfortunately, you choose not give us the same treatment.
Our
editor Marcelo Alonso wasted almost 24h inside an airplane from
one to other side of the world just to capture the best moments
of this Pride GP. He writes for TATAME and other eleven foreign
magazines and papers. Still, you just don’t give him a ringside
permission to take pictures. This is not the first time that
it happens, and to say the very least my patience is almost over.
I cannot stress enough the fact that Brazil and it’s fighters
are importants components of your success. I sincerely hope you
re-examine your position and give us the well treatment we deserve.
Sincerely,
José
Maurício Costa (mauricio@tatame.com.br)
TATAME’s Director
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything
except what you're going to do now and do it."
William Durant, founder of General Motors
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Gracie International BJJ Tournament Today!
The tournament
is at Kaiser High School Gym. It starts at 10AM, rules clinic
before hand. You may enter the day of the tournament, but will
have to pay a late registration fee.
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Registration and Weigh-ins starts at 8:30 am
Competition Begins at 9:30 am sharp!
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Featuring:
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Ring
of Honor Fight Card
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
November 22, 2003
Doors open at 6pm , Fights start 7pm.
Adults $20 at the door, $15 in advance
kids 6-15 $10.
Tickets can be bought at all participating school or contact
the 808 Fight Factory at 671-4140.
Main Event Pro MMA Bout 3 x 5 minute rounds - 170lbs
Jeremy Jackson (Team Freedom) vs. Mark Moreno (Bulls Pen)
Semi-Main MMA Bout- 145lbs
Kelii Newalu (808) vs. Marcus Moreno (Bulls Pen)
Amateur MMA 2 x 3 minute rounds - 170lbs
Blake Hottendorf (Kodenkan) vs. Mike Bauer (HMC)
Amateur
MMA 2 x 3 minute rounds - 155lbs
Kevin Delima (Bulls Pen) vs. BJ Jones (Hauula Top Team)
Amateur
MMA 2 x 3 minute rounds - 185lbs
Corey Daniels (Kodenkan) vs. Caleb Price (Jesus Is Lord)
Amateur
MMA 2 x 3 minute rounds -
Tim Harding (808) vs. Casey Daniels (Kodenkan)
Amateur
MMA 2 x 3 minute rounds - 135lbs
Curtis Rivera (808) vs. Ryan Lee (Bulls Pen)
Amateur Kickboxing 3 x 1:30 minutes - 170lbs
Harris Sarmiento (808) vs. Paul Laga (Bulls Pen)
Amateur
Kickboxing 3 x 1:30 minutes - 200lbs
Gun Wheeler (HMC) vs. Andy Ahsing (Ewa Beach Fight Club)
Amateur
Kickboxing 3 x 1:30 minutes -
Russ Barr (HMC) vs. Jr. Yacup (Freelance)
Amateur
Kickboxing 3 x 1:30 minutes -
Oscar Okano (HMC) vs. Teddy Piko (808)
Kids Amateur Kickboxing 3 x 1min Rounds - 55lbs
Kai Kamaka III (808) vs. Chancen Kalua (Makakilo Kickboxing)
Kids
Amateur Kickboxing 3 x 1min Rounds - 50lbs
Tristin Kamaka (808) vs. Shea Soares (Waianae Kickboxing)
Kids
Amateur Kickboxing 3 x 1min Rounds - 65lbs
Keanu Kamaka (808) vs. TBA (Makakilo Kickboxing)
Source: Kai Kamaka |
Pride
Grand Prix Rules Meeting
by: Team TATAME
On Friday the 7th of November, PRIDE/DSE held their rules meeting
at the auditorium of the Rihga Royal Hotel in Shibuya, Japan.
During the rules meeting all the fighters except for Mirko Cro
Cop were present.
Aside
from the rules of the event, the promoters were concerned about
the alternate situation, so they went into details as to what
happens in the case of a fighter injury in Pride GP. If a fighter
gets hurt the immediate substitute will be the opponent he defeated
– for example if Wanderlei beats Yoshida but cannot continue
to the final, Yoshida will have priority over the alternate winner.
The second fighter in will be the winner of the alternate fight.
Very
calmly, Chuck Liddel/ talked about his first fight “It’s
going to be a tough fight but I’ll knock Jackson out”
guaranteed the 'Ice Man'. Asked about a final fight against Wanderlei,
Liddel said. “It will be an intense and fast fight. One
of us will be knocked out”. Matt Hume clarified at that
time that no matter who the winner is, Wanderlei is still the
middleweight champion of PRIDE. The event tomorrow will set a
new Pride GP champion.
The
absence of Mirko in the meeting the source of much speculation
by the Japanese press. Politely, 'Minotauro' did not question
the Croatian's attitude. “I myself like to look into my
opponents eyes before the event, but some fighters don’t
like that. I respect his attitude. I did come to win this fight.”
said a very confident Minotauro.
Tomorrow
at 4pm the official weigh ins will take place, and everybody
is waiting for Mirko and the classic face to face staredown.
Another
big surprise for brazilains about themeeting was the presence
of Gloria Maria, the top brazilian reporter from Rede Globo,
the largest brazilian tv station. She came to Pride invited by
BTT members. “It’s a pretty new world for me”,
said the reporter who came to Japan for a report about the popularity
of the brazilian fighters in the land of the rising sun.
Source: ADCC |
Gracie
Barra Combat Team Answers Back!
by: Denis Martins
Gracie Combat Team's manager, Carlo Malta, replies in a open-letter
to the
accusations of trying to sign fighters from others teams.
Due
to recent news published by ADCC News we feel it is important
to clarify to the fans and readers a few points about Gracie
Combat Team. Gracie Barra Combat Team is not sponsored by Unamar
Clube. Important to state that Unamar Clube owners are VT fans
and to support this sport that has so little incentive, they
have been sponsoring four VT athletes: Renato 'Babalu' Sobral,
Flavio Luis Moura, Alexandre 'Cacareco' Ferreira and Marcio 'Pe
de Pano' Cruz for years already. Unamar Clube had no influence
on the athlete's decision to join Gracie Barra Combat Team, in
fact, 'Pe de Pano' is originally a Gracie Barra fighter and has
been part of the Team since the beginning.
Carlos
Gracie Jr. created the Team in June 2003 for Gracie Barraathletes
that were interested in training for VT fights. Experts in Muay
Thai Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu were hired to give special attention
to the group and daily training started immediately. To complete
the team, Gracie Barra black-belt Nelson Monteiro joined to take
care of the Physical Training to be specially formulated for
VT fighters. To support such strong training a physical therapist
and a doctor (Dr. Ricardo Krause) also joined the group permanently.
Knowing
about the good infrastructure other athletes from outside the
Gracie Barra Academy wanted to join the Team, sensing that they
would have better training conditions if they joined this new
group. The athletes themselves contacted Gracie Barra Combat
Team and started conversations to be part of the Team. Negotiations
lasted for over two months and finally 'Babalu' (from Ruas Vale
Tudo), Flavio Luis Moura (from BUDOKAN), Eduardo Simoes (Ruas
Vale Tudo) were the last athletes to join the Gracie Barra Combat
Team family.
It
is important to make clear that Gracie Barra Combat Team is totally
against bringing athletes from other organizations, therefore
we will never go around trying to sign fighters from other teams.
Gracie Barra Combat team is a 'family team' in the sense that
we want our athletes to feel at home when they come to the academy
everyday for intense training sessions and tradition is all the
Gracie Barra has done for years developing the greatest Jiu Jitsu
and ValeTudo fighters of all times.
Carlo
Malta
Gracie Barra Combat Team Manager
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The
Center of the VALE TUDO World!
by: Team TATAME
Until
the Pride Gran Prix happens this weekend, the Hotel Rhiga Royal
in Tokyo will be the center of the Vale-Tudo world! That’s
the sensation I had after arriving in the lobby this evening.
When I was paying the taxi, Kevin Randleman passed me jogging.
Close to the front desk Randy Couture, Tom Erikson, Chuck Liddel
and Mark Coleman were talking. “Anything can happen all
the fights are really tough” said Coleman. Meanwhile CHUTEBOXE
coach Rudimar passed by, heading to the third floor where Ninja,
Rafael and Cristiano Marcelo where pushing Wanderlei in a hard
training session. The elevator door opened and suddenly Dana
White and Lorenzo Fertitta stopped to say hello to everybody.
When
I was going to my room zi met Sperry, Murilo and Luis Alves.
Bas Rutten got on the same elevator and repeated Coleman’s
words “This card is amazing, anything can happen”.
Few minutes later, it was judge Matt Hume passing in the lobby.
He gave me his opinion “I hope I won’t have too much
trouble this night, definitely it’s a great card”.
The
hotel door opened once again. This time it was Dan Henderson
coming from a training session with two teammates. Very nice,
Henderson stopped to take a picture with a brazilian fan while
Minotauro, Ricardo Libório, Marcio Pimentel, Cristiano
Kaminishi and many other brazilians filled up a car and left
the hotel to eat something.
In
the rooms Zé Mario Sperry, Luis Alves and Murilo Bustamante
went to sleep at 10 o clock, preparing for the last training
session at seven o clock Friday, at the Akxe Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
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UFC
45: Back to Eight Matches as Mir-Smith Drops!
by: Joseph Cunliffe
Pat Smith fails medicals; Frank Mir out of UFC 45
Although
it was not officially announced by Zuffa, LLC, there were strong
inclinations that Frank Mir was to face Pat Smith at “UFC
45: Revolution” at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,
CT. Word this morning from Las Vegas is that Smith failed his
medicals and Mir is off the November 21 card. With UFC President
Dana White in Japan for Pride, no official word from the company
was available.
Smith
was the 4th opponent for Mir on the 10th anniversary card, including
a UFC Heavyweight Championship title fight against Tim Sylvia,
a match with Andrei Arlovski, and a rematch with Wes Sims. It’s
unlikely the UFC can find a formidable opponent for Mir with
just 2 weeks to go.
Smith
would have made his return to the UFC with a mixed record fighting
around the world. In “The Beginning,” Smith lost to
Ken Shamrock, but came back to show 3 opponents there was “No
Way Out” as he spent less than 5 minutes in the octagon
in 4 fights, finally losing to Royce Gracie in the finals. Smith
returned in “Clash of the Titans” choking out Rudyard
Moncayo to earn the victory.
Mir
is coming off 2 wins in the UFC, including a phenomenal 0:46
submission win over UFC legend Tank Abbott at “Onslaught,”
which showed that the new breed fighter is here and ready to
take names. We saw Sims “Meltdown” in Nevada giving
up the “W” to Mir when he was DQ’d for illegal
stomps.
For
more information, check out www.UFC.tv.
Source: ADCC
Due
to Boxing Suspension
It's been over 8 years since Pat Smith has entered the UFC octagon...
and it looks like it's still going to be a little bit longer
than anticipated. Though everyone was expecting him to face Frank
Mir at the UFC's Anniversary Show, 10 years after the UFC and
Pat Smith debuted at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado, it
just doesn't seem meant to be.
Yesterday,
Pat Smith's manager Sven Bean was told that the fight was off.
Basically, the situation stems from a boxing suspension that
Pat Smith received in 1996 and has yet to be reinstated from
in Nevada.
Although
the suspension stems from boxing and not MMA, in the eyes of
the Nevada State Athletic Commission, it doesn't matter. As in
this instance, if you are suspended from an incident that took
place in a boxing forum, you aren't allowed to compete in MMA
in the state either and vice versa. Pat was unaware of this fact,
having fought many times since that suspension and never having
a problem. His management was unaware of the suspension.
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