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9/25/04
NAGA Hawaii State Grappling Championships
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August
Ring of Honor 6
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8/15/04
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(MMA)
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July
Bushido 4
(MMA)
(Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Japan)
7/24/04
Submission Wrestling Tpurnament
(Sub Grappling)
(Kahului, Maui, Hawaii)
July 9-12
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(BJJ)
(SESC gym, Salvador, Brazil)
6/20/04
Pride Heavyweight
Grand Prix
(MMA)
(Japan)
6/2/04
(Tentative)
Super
Brawl 36
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
May
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
Pride
Bushido 3
(MMA)
(Yokohama Arena, Japan)
5/15/04
Punishment
in Paradise 3
(MMA)
(Campbell H.S. Gym)
5/7/04
Rumble On The Rock
5
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
5/2/04
Ring of Honor 5
(Sub Grappling)
(Campbell H.S. Gym)
4/25/04
Pride Heavyweight
Grand Prix
(MMA)
(Japan)
4/24 /04
Warriors
of the Ring 6
(MMA)
(Wailuku, Maui)
5th Hawaiian Champioships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
4/17/04
Kona MMA Event
(MMA)
(Kona, HI)
4/16/04
Super
Brawl 35
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
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Comments Requested!
A reader of Onzuka.com planted this thought in my mind so we
will start a comment line or Q&A regarding the various Hawaii
events to get different opinions on our site.
Our
first installment question will be:
Do you feel
that the Enson Inoue/Tom Sauer fight in Super Brawl 35 was stopped
too early and why?
Please
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comments. We will provide our opinion after we post some of our
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Punishment
In Paradise 3
& Chuck "ICE MAN" Liddell Seminar
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
April 30, 2004
Second 2 None fight wear is pleased to announce that it will
be hosting Chuck Liddell Seminar along with the already stacked
Punishment In Paradise card. Chuck will do a seminar in the afternoon
and Punishment In Paradise will happen at night. Liddell is a
Black belt in Kempo and the Ultimate Fighting Championship's
#1 Contender with his recent K.O over fromer UFC Champion Tito
Ortiz.
You could get two events for the price!
$60.00 for the seminar and tickets to the fight!
Seminar Only: $50.00
Punishment In Paradise 3 advance tickets only: $18.00/ Event
Day $23.00
PIP 3 Fighters $30.00
email second2none@hawaii.rr.com
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SHERK'S
WILD TRIP TO HAWAII
Please
note that this was taken off of the MMA Weekly website, which
was from MMA.tv. Chris was there at the fights and said that
1. BJ Penn was not there. His boxing/kickboxing trainer was.
2. The announcer made numerous mistakes.
3. Sherk neck cranked Padilla, not choked him.
The bizarre weekend of fights didn't just happen in California.
They extended to Hawaii and namely Sean Sherk. Sherk was competing
in an event this weekend in Kona and that's when all hell broke
loose. The following account was from Damianh on mma.tv. He described
what happened in a post....
"I
have been informed by Sean Sherk that his fight in Hawaii was
a disaster! Sean fought Kalaeo Padilla last night in a event
in Kona. Sean dominated the fight, but it was obvious that the
fix was in. From the promoter to the ref to the time keeper.
Sean was threatened by fans. A fan tried to throw a bottle at
him during the fight and he was just plain SET UP!!! Padilla
fled the ring 3 times, grabbed the ropes and was given mercy
by the time keeper! The REF did nothing. It was scheduled for
5 minute rounds. At "about" 3 minutes in the first
with Sean holding side control, throwing bombs and Padilla's
arms secure, the bell sounded. WHY???? There was over a 3 minute
break between rounds for Padilla to gain his breath. Sean immediately
got the takedown at the start of the second, took mount and started
bombing again. Padilla rolled, Sean sunk the choke and Padilla
tapped. Then a RIOT broke loose. Padilla was fixed to win. The
fans were mad. Sean was jumped in the ring and sucker punched
in the back of the head. If not for BJ Penn and his team Sean
would have been in a world of hurt. This was a B.S. event and
one of the top 3 170lb fighters in the world was treated like
crap. Sean was escorted from the arena, rushed to a waiting car
and taken straight to the hotel. BJ's team came to the rescue!
On behalf of Sean and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy we would
like to thank BJ and his Team. To the rest of the fans, the promoter
and those involved in this event you are lucky you are on an
island far, far away from team MMAA!!!"
Look
for Sherk to give his detailed account of what happened this
week on MMAWeekly Radio.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
So
You Think You Tough 4 Results
Extreme Fighting & Kickboxing
Kona Gymnasium, Kona, Hawaii
April 17, 2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Pictures from
the fight!
An event has been taking place over on the Kona side on the big
island of Hawaii for a number of years and has been growing in
popularity. It has given many "name" Oahu fighters
some experience under the radar screen so to speak. These events
have not been covered and the results have not been gathered,
so most, if not all of the fights have been off of official records.
This event is known for its grudge matches. Basically, two people
that have personal issues in the community with one another come
here to "beef it out." That would explain some of the
weight discrepancies and the name of the event. The promoter
comes into the ring before and after these grudge matches and
tells the crowd that this is an alternative to street fights.
He puts out an offer to anybody out there who wants to fight
each other in a grudge match can be set up so they can settle
those differences under a referee's supervision and with available
medical assistance if needed. Whether it was a grudge match or
regularly scheduled match, every fighter went after each other
like animals. Due to the short duration of the fights, the fighters
were able to maintain the intensity for the whole fight. Out
of twelve bouts, only one of them could be considered boring.
The crowd roared with every big punch, kick or reversal of the
fight, bringing the event to a fever pitch leading up to the
main event.
For this event,
promoter Sonny Westbrook brought in UFC veteran and top welterweight
contender, Sean Sherk to take on local favorite Kaleo Padilla.
Padilla is known for his knock out power, while Sherk is a powerful
wrestler, the classic striker versus grappler match up. On this
night, the grappler was able to implement his game plan over
his opponent, but not without a few complications. Padilla has
been working on his grappling and sprawled out of the first couple
shot attempts, but Sherk increased the intensity and follow through
with his shots and got Padilla to the ground. Sherk then transitioned
to the mount and punched Padilla. Padilla rolled over and after
a little scramble, Sherk got to north-south position and locked
in a tight head and arm choke. He almost finished the fight,
but Padilla who was near the ropes scooted out of the ring causing
a restart. Needless to say, Sherk was pissed. Sherk took Padilla
down again by doubling up on his shots and dominated position
on the ground, ending the first round. Sherk was more conservative
in the second round, due to the fact that Padilla knew that all
Sherk was going to do was shoot in for the takedown and Padilla
was ready for it. Sherk now had to take some time to set up his
shots. Padilla had one more opportunity to take advantage of
the "puncher's chance," but Sherk was too fast and
took Padilla to the ground. This time, he drug Padilla to the
center of the ring and punched, causing Padilla to turn over.
Sherk took his back and stretched Padilla out. Padilla defended
the rear naked choke well, but Sherk locked in a tight neck crank
for the submission. Immediately following the end of the bout,
Padilla's father rushed the ring and punched Sherk. Kaleo Padilla
covered up Sherk and tried to shield and protect him from his
father until the ring was cleared of all the people who rushed
into the ring. The adrenaline from the event and the final incident
must have spread to the crowd as a fight broke out in the crowd.
Later that night, in a club parking lot, a couple of ladies showed
that you don't mess with a pretty face. The two ladies beat the
crap out of two other women. One girl's face was covered in blood.
The ladies probably could have called the promoter and set up
a match instead!
Boxing: 140lbs
Josia Cabang (Kona) def. Devin Boteilho (Kona)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Boxing: 132lbs
Ikaika Martin (Kona) def. Jorge Cisneros (Kona)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Kickboxing: 116lbs
Samson Lee (Hilo) def. Jonathan Salakaka (Kona)
Decision after 3 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
John Kukahiko (160lbs, Waimanalo) drew Jimmy Buckman (175lbs,
Hilo)
Draw after 3 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Bryce Fiery def. Eric Devers
TKO due to knee injury at the end of Round 1.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Leonard Ayat (158lbs, Honokaa) def. Brandon Keiser (160lbs, Kona)
Submission via rear naked choke in Round 2.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Alika Ricon (158lbs, Hilo) def. Wayne Salazar (158lbs, Honokaa)
Split decision after 2 rounds.
Semi-Main Events
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Xavier Alvarez (188lbs, Kona) def. Casey Daniels (190lbs, Kaneohe)
Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Wayne Rezents (180lbs, Kona) def. William Brigoli (170lbs, Kona)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes in Round 2.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Bodie Pa'ahana (225lbs, Kona) def. Alika Kahono (285lbs, Kona)
Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Tony Espitia (187lbs, Kona) def. Michael Stupplebeen (185lbs,
Kona)
KO via left hook at 1:42 minutes in Round 1.
Super Main Event
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Sean "Shark" Sherk (178lbs, Minnesota) def. Kaleo "Killa"
Padilla (179lbs, Kona)
Submission via rear neck crank at 1:17 minutes in Round 2.
 |
Hermes
Franca Gets Repaired
Go to the Full
Contact Fighter website to read a story about Franca's reconstructive
surgury and see some pictures. Pretty interesting stuff!
Source: FCF |
THE
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE UP FOR GRABS
AT UFC® 48: PAYBACK
Tim
Sylvia To Meet Frank Mir
for the Heavyweight Championship
LAS
VEGAS, NV -- April 19, 2004 ... Tim Sylvia makes his much anticipated
return to the Octagon Saturday, June 19, at the Mandalay Bay
Events Center as he tries to regain the belt that he relinquished
after a successful title defense in UFC 44. Sylvia gave up his
belt after testing positive for an anabolic agent following UFC
44 and was unable to fight in UFC 47 because new test results
were not available at the time of weigh-in.
UFC
President Dana White says it's time for Sylvia to return, "Tim
has served his suspension, been very remorseful and has handled
the matter extremely well. I'm looking forward to seeing Tim
back in the Octagon and I'm anticipating a tremendous fight."
Sylvia
(18-0) from Davenport, Iowa will battle Frank Mir (7-1) from
Las Vegas in an attempt to regain the title that what was once
his. Mir is coming off an impressive win over Wes Sims in UFC
46, knocking Sims out in the second round. Mir knows this is
going to be a tough battle, "I am training expecting this
to be the hardest fight possible. Tim is going to be in the best
shape possible and is not going to make a single mistake."
Also
added to UFC 48: Payback; Dennis Hallman (51-8-2) from Olympia,
WA, looks to avenge a previous defeat to Frank Trigg (9-2) fighting
out of El Segundo CA. Veteran lightweight Matt Serra (12-3) from
Long Island, N.Y., will meet Ivan Menjivar (13-2) from Montreal,
Canada in his UFC debut. Las Vegan, Jason Miller (22-4) will
also make his UFC debut against Welterweight Georges St. Pierre
(6-0).
The
main event at UFC 48: Payback will feature Heavyweight Ken Shamrock
as he returns to the Octagon to fight. Shamrock, "The World's
Most Dangerous Man," (25-8-2) from San Diego, Calif., and
Kimo (10-3-1) from Huntington Beach, Calif., will meet in a long-awaited
re-match. Shamrock submitted Kimo with a knee bar at UFC 8: David
Vs. Goliath and fans have anticipated a payback fight ever since.
Kimo is coming off an impressive submission victory over hometown
rival Tank Abbott at UFC 43: Meltdown last June in Las Vegas.
Former
UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (36-4) from Hillsboro,
Ill., will meet Renato "Charuto"Verissimo (6-0-0) from
Hilo, Hawaii; and in a feature fight, power striker Phil Baroni
(6-3-0) fighting out of Las Vegas will battle Evan Tanner (30-4-0)
from Portland, Ore., in a re-match of their controversial middleweight
fight November 21 at UFC 45: Revolution.
Tickets
for the all-star, fight card are $350, $250, $150, $75 and $35,
are on sale now at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office
in Las Vegas, at all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com
and www.mandalaybay.com. Tickets also may be ordered by telephone
at 1-877-632-7400 or 1-702-474-4000. Ticket purchases are limited
to eight per person and are subject to transaction fees. UFCâ
48: Payback will be available LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m.
EDT on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Echostar, Bell ExpressVu
and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested retail price is $29.95.
Source: UFC.tv |
UFC
& PRO WRESTLING? ZUFFA SAYS NO
According
to a report published by the Pro Wrestling Torch, Zuffa was recently
offered the opportunity to do an inter-promotional story line
with Nashville-based pro wrestling company NWA-TNA (which stands
for National Wrestling Alliance- Total Non-Stop Action). The
Torch reports that TNA head booker Jeff Jarrett met with Dana
White and other UFC officials sometime before UFC 47 in Las Vegas,
where Jarrett proposed that the UFC and TNA
should work together on a story line that would lead to UFC fighters
making appearances on TNA wrestling events, and vice-versa. Zuffa
respectfully declined TNA's offer.
From
Zuffa's perspective, they really had no choice but to turn down
TNA's offer. Pro wrestling is an openly worked form of "sports
entertainment," and there is still a big stigma attached
to it despite the fact that wrestling promoters have admitted
since the late 1980s that match outcomes are pre-determined.
Mixed martial arts is just starting to hit its stride and gain
momentum in America, and the last thing it needs is to be associated
with pro wrestling and have a very large percentage of the American
public automatically make assumptions like, "It must be
fake if it's involved with pro wrestling!"
Being
involved with a pro wrestling company in any meaningful way would
carry this risk, but having UFC fighters and TNA wrestlers go
back and forth between the two different venues as part of a
story line would competely eliminate any chance for MMA to ever
gain mainstream media credibilty in the United States.
Another
reason that it wasn't practical for Zuffa to accept TNA's offer
is because TNA simply doesn't have a very big following. The
company's weekly pay-per-views were expected to draw between
50,000 and 100,000 PPV buys per week before the company hit the
airwaves, and instead it is drawing a mere 5,000 to 15,000 PPV
buys per week. Even the worst-performing UFC events still draw
somewhere in the neighborhood of 40,000 PPV buys, and there is
the occasional spectacular buyrate like UFC 40 with as many as
150,000 buys.
Despite
the fact that it's nationally available on pay-per-view every
week, TNA is still a small company that has never run a show
outside of Nashville and usually draws four-figure PPV buys.
UFC events draw more PPV buys than any other live event programming
in the United States other than WWE events and two or three big-name
boxing events per year.
The
only factor that worked in TNA's favor when making its proposal
to Zuffa was the fact that TNA apparently has a weekly TV deal
in place with Fox Sports Net. It's worth pointing out that Fox
Sports Net has had "deals in place" that have fallen
through at the last minute with many companies over the past
five years, including the UFC and several different pro wrestling
start-ups. TNA has been in negotiations with Fox Sports Net for
several months, and TNA's Jeff Jarrett reportedly told Zuffa
at the Las Vegas meeting that TNA has finalized its deal with
Fox Sports Net and will begin airing on the network in June.
Whether that ends up being the case or not, the potential exposure
on cable TV would seem like a nice opportunity if it weren't
for all of the mitigating factors.
Other
than the aforementioned credibility issues and the fact that
TNA's audience is a fraction of the UFC's, there is one other
giant obstacle that prevented a TNA-UFC deal from ever being
a realistic possibility. It's not something that anyone thinks
about on a day-to-day or even week-to-week basis, but the fact
remains that Zuffa cannot afford to upset World Wrestling Entertainment
and its often erratic chairman Vince McMahon. WWE and Zuffa have
had a friendly relationship at arm's length over the past several
years, with McMahon keeping an eye on the company with the goal
of eventually purchasing it years down the road, and Zuffa's
Dana White describing WWE as being "very supportive of the
UFC" in an interview with MMAWeekly last summer.
Zuffa
significantly changed the look and feel of UFC broadcasts to
be more like boxing and less like pro wrestling, in large part
so that the UFC couldn't be perceived as "competition"
to World Wrestling Entertainment in any way, shape, or form.
So if Zuffa ever does upset WWE in some way or is perceived as
competition to WWE, why on earth would Zuffa care, you might
ask? Well, as reported on MMAWeekly over a year ago, WWE has
a long-term contract with Viacom that makes them the exclusive
provider of "sports entertainment" programming on all
Viacom-owned stations.
This
means that WWE has the right to veto any TV deal that Viacom
might sign with any pro wrestling company, and that extends to
MMA as well. Pro wrestling and MMA are considered "sister
sports" in the sense that the UFC is essentially what pro
wrestling would look like if pro wrestling had real fights instead
of two performers cooperating with each other to put on entertaining
matches.
Zuffa
has been negotiating for a weekly TV deal with the Viacom owned
cable network Spike TV for several years, dating back to before
the network was even known as Spike TV (it was formerly known
as TNN). Zuffa may or may not have reached a point in negotiations
that will allow a weekly UFC TV show to begin airing on Spike
TV this fall, and there should be no doubt that forming a partnership
with a WWE competitor like TNA would cause WWE to invoke its
veto power and prevent the UFC from ever making it on Spike TV
or any other Viacom-owned network.
Maybe
the UFC and TNA could have had a wonderful relationship under
different circumstances, at a different time, and in a culture
that viewed pro wrestling differently, but the pitch that TNA
made to Zuffa simply wasn't practical and Zuffa did the right
thing by turning it down.
Source: MMA Weekly |
RICCO
UPDATE
Just something to follow up with from yesterday's story. This
weekend's
event in Redding, California was not an IFC event. Paul Smith
from the IFC did do some behind the scenes work, but the event
was done by a group called PC 415, Rage at the River which was
held at the Win River Casino.
As
far as Ricco Rodriguez goes, he did talk with police this weekend
about his role in the melee after the heavyweight fight. Police
did take his
picture, they filed paperwork, but they did eventually let him
go according
to a few of the fighters at the event. As far as formal charges
go, it's up
to the district attorney to see if they have a case or not. We
will see what happens, but most likely nothing will happen from
this weekend's show.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"E `olu`olu i ka mea i loa`a (Be contented with what one
has.)"
Anonymous |
So
You Think You Tough 4 Results
Extreme Fighting & Kickboxing
Kona Gymnasium, Kona, Hawaii
April 17, 2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Pictures
to follow soon!
An event has been taking place over on the Kona side on the big
island of Hawaii for a number of years and has been growing in
popularity. It has given many "name" Oahu fighters
some experience under the radar screen so to speak. These events
have not been covered and the results have not been gathered,
so most, if not all of the fights have been off of official records.
This event is known for its grudge matches. Basically, two people
that have personal issues in the community with one another come
here to "beef it out." That would explain some of the
weight discrepancies and the name of the event. The promoter
comes into the ring before and after these grudge matches and
tells the crowd that this is an alternative to street fights.
He puts out an offer to anybody out there who wants to fight
each other in a grudge match can be set up so they can settle
those differences under a referee's supervision and with available
medical assistance if needed. Whether it was a grudge match or
regularly scheduled match, every fighter went after each other
like animals. Due to the short duration of the fights, the fighters
were able to maintain the intensity for the whole fight. Out
of twelve bouts, only one of them could be considered boring.
The crowd roared with every big punch, kick or reversal of the
fight, bringing the event to a fever pitch leading up to the
main event.
For
this event, promoter Sonny Westbrook brought in UFC veteran and
top welterweight contender, Sean Sherk to take on local favorite
Kaleo Padilla. Padilla is known for his knock out power, while
Sherk is a powerful wrestler, the classic striker versus grappler
match up. On this night, the grappler was able to implement his
game plan over his opponent, but not without a few complications.
Padilla has been working on his grappling and sprawled out of
the first couple shot attempts, but Sherk increased the intensity
and follow through with his shots and got Padilla to the ground.
Sherk then transitioned to the mount and punched Padilla. Padilla
rolled over and after a little scramble, Sherk got to north-south
position and locked in a tight head and arm choke. He almost
finished the fight, but Padilla who was near the ropes scooted
out of the ring causing a restart. Needless to say, Sherk was
pissed. Sherk took Padilla down again by doubling up on his shots
and dominated position on the ground, ending the first round.
Sherk was more conservative in the second round, due to the fact
that Padilla knew that all Sherk was going to do was shoot in
for the takedown and Padilla was ready for it. Sherk now had
to take some time to set up his shots. Padilla had one more opportunity
to take advantage of the "puncher's chance," but Sherk
was too fast and took Padilla to the ground. This time, he drug
Padilla to the center of the ring and punched, causing Padilla
to turn over. Sherk took his back and stretched Padilla out.
Padilla defended the rear naked choke well, but Sherk locked
in a tight neck crank for the submission. Immediately following
the end of the bout, Padilla's father rushed the ring and punched
Sherk. Kaleo Padilla covered up Sherk and tried to shield and
protect him from his father until the ring was cleared of all
the people who rushed into the ring. The adrenaline from the
event and the final incident must have spread to the crowd as
a fight broke out in the crowd. Later that night, in a club parking
lot, a couple of ladies showed that you don't mess with a pretty
face. The two ladies beat the crap out of two other women. One
girl's face was covered in blood. The ladies probably could have
called the promoter and set up a match instead!
Boxing: 140lbs
Josia Cabang (Kona) def. Devin Boteilho (Kona)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Boxing: 132lbs
Ikaika Martin (Kona) def. Jorge Cisneros (Kona)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Kickboxing: 116lbs
Samson Lee (Hilo) def. Jonathan Salakaka (Kona)
Decision after 3 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
John Kukahiko (160lbs, Waimanalo) drew Jimmy Buckman (175lbs,
Hilo)
Draw after 3 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Bryce Fiery def. Eric Devers
TKO due to knee injury at the end of Round 1.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Leonard Ayat (158lbs, Honokaa) def. Brandon Keiser (160lbs, Kona)
Submission via rear naked choke in Round 2.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Alika Ricon (158lbs, Hilo) def. Wayne Salazar (158lbs, Honokaa)
Split decision after 2 rounds.
Semi-Main Events
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Xavier Alvarez (188lbs, Kona) def. Casey Daniels (190lbs, Kaneohe)
Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Wayne Rezents (180lbs, Kona) def. William Brigoli (170lbs, Kona)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes in Round 2.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Bodie Pa'ahana (225lbs, Kona) def. Alika Kahono (285lbs, Kona)
Unanimous decision [(20-18), (20-18), (20-18)] after 2 rounds.
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes (Grudge match)
Tony Espitia (187lbs, Kona) def. Michael Stupplebeen (185lbs,
Kona)
KO via left hook at 1:42 minutes in Round 1.
Super Main Event
MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Sean "Shark" Sherk (178lbs, Minnesota) def. Kaleo "Killa"
Padilla (179lbs, Kona)
Submission via rear neck crank at 1:17 minutes in Round 2. |
FIGHTERS'
CLUB TV EPISODE 20 TOMORROW!
FIGHTERS' CLUB TV EPISODE 20 HAS BEEN CUT SUBMITTED TO PROGRAMMING.
This episode will run in our normal timeslot at
6pm Tuesday
nights on Olelo
Channel 52 (Oahu)
(Air dates: April 13, 20, 27, and May 4)
Episode
20 features:
-highlights
from the 155lbs tournament from Superbrawl 33
-Laga vs Koka
-Koka vs Sariento
-interview
w/ Enson "Yamato Damashii" Inoue on training, life,
japan, and
his upcoming fight in SB 35 vs. Tom Sauer
-additional
highlights from SB33
-Vitale vs Menne + intvw w/ Niko
-Technique
of the Week
-Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (this is a real "banger")
-exclusive
intvw w/ FCTV friend, Kofi Debrah on one of Enson's Pre-MMA
fights (Ouch!)
and
of course, Hawaii's two favorite FCTV hosts, Mike Onzuka and
Mark Kurano
Questions,
Comments, Suggestion, Babes w/ resumes (pics attached)
email us at: fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com |
FCF
Exclusive!
Penn-t Up:
UFC Welterweight Champ Sheds Light On Contract Speculations
By Loretta Hunt
Check
out the FCF
website
for an exclusive interview with BJ Penn regarding the K-1 and
UFC contract controversy.
Source: FCF |
RICCO
QUESTIONED BY POLICE
A bizarre night last night at the IFC event in Redding, California.
The IFC had an event that not many people knew about, which featured
three tournaments. The tournaments were in the Middleweight,
Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Divisions.
Scary
Jerry Vrbanovic won the Heavyweight Tournament as he defeated
Big Country Nelson to win the Heavyweight portion of tourney,
but that is when fireworks happened. For some reason former UFC
Heavyweight Champion, Ricco Rodriguez was upset with the decision
and threw a chair in disgust and that's when all hell broke loose.
One eyewitness' sent this account to MMAWeekly....
"I
was disgusted by what I saw at the IFC event. Scarry Jerry won
a close decision and then Ricco Rodriguez started freaking out.
He threw a chair that almost hit some woman affiliated with fighter
Tim McKenzie. I talked with McKenzie after and he is filing charges
against Ricco, so Rodriguez was being asked questions by Police
at the Police station when I left. He could be arrested. It was
just a bad night all the way around."
No
word yet if Police arrested Ricco or even if they kept Rodriguez
overnight. As of midnight when this story was filed, it was unclear
if charges were filed by McKenzie's family against Rodriguez.
The ending overshadowed wins by Drew Fickett who won his tournament
at the Middleweight Division over Carlo Prader and Sean Beckett
to win the tournament.
Team
Quest member Chael Sonnen won his bracket to win the Light Heavyweight
tournament. After his initial win, Tim McKenzie had a rib problem
and could not face Sonnen in the final so Sonnen got the win.
Source: MMA Weekly |
SHAMROCK'S
UFC 48 WARM-UP
In an announcement made by New Japan Pro Wrestling, MMA superstar
Ken Shamrock and current Open-Weight King of Pancrase Josh Barnett
will face each other in a pro wrestling match at the upcoming
NJPW event “Nexess” on May 4th at the Tokyo Dome in
Tokyo, Japan.
Shamrock
who is scheduled to face Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 48 on June 19th
in Las Vegas, Nevada possibly has a lot to lose; especially,
if he sustains an injury in this “worked” match. Barnett
who recently resigned with NJPW has yet to be scheduled to fight
in MMA competition; since, defeating Semmy Schilt at the last
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye this past New Year’s Eve.
The
event also features former Shooto/UFC/PRIDE/Superbrawl fighter Enson Inoue who will face Murakami
Kazunari also in a pro wrestling match. Inoue will be making
his first appearance for NJPW after coming off a tough loss in
his return to MMA competition at the hands of Tom Sauer at the
recent Superbrawl 35.
Source: MMA Weekly |
American
Golden Cup 2004 quick results
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004
Complete
pictorial and fights review coming soon this week:
Rooster:
Marcelo Vieira (Campos JJ) def. Rafael Barros (Campos JJ) by
toe-hold
Super-feather:
Rodrigo Ranielli (Castello Branco) def. Rafael Salomao (Fed.
Bahia) by 2-0[3-1]
Feather:
Reinaldo Ribeiro (Castello Branco) def. Marcelino de Freitas
(NU) by kneebar
Light:
Leonardo Pecanha (Campos JJ) def. Antonio 'Feijao' (NU) by armbar
Medium:
Fernando 'Terere' (TT Jiu Jitsu) def. Silvio Proenca (BTT) by
triangle
Medium
Heavy: Ronaldo 'Jacare' (Master) def. Thalles Leite (NU) by 11-0
Heavy:
Xande Ribeiro (Saulo Ribeiro) def. Paulo Streckert (Maromba JJ)
by 1-0 (advantage)
Super-Heavy:
Denis Gomes (Athaide Jr.) def. Eduardo Cabral (TT Jiu-Jitsu)
by 4-0[5-1]
Absolute:
Xande Ribeiro def. Denis Gomes by armlock inside triangle
Source: ADCC |
DEEP
2001 - Complete Results!
April 17th, 2004 / Osaka, Japan
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
- Isamu Sugiuchi over Isao Terada by Strikes in RD 1.
-
Daisuke Hanazawa 13 over Takeshi Hamamura by Judges Decision.
-
Tomoyuki Fukami over Atsuhiro Tsuboi by Judges Decision.
-
Kazuki Okubo over Koji Okuyama by Straight armbar in RD 1.
-
Seichi Ikemoto over Hiroki Nagaoka by Judges Decision.
-
Yoshiro Maeda over Hiroshi Umemura TKO in RD 1.
-
Dokonjonosuke Mishima over Robert Emerson by Judges Decision.
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we
can build our youth for the future."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President |
Sauer
spoils Inoue's Honolulu debut
Posted on: Saturday, April 17, 2004
By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer
Tom Sauer of Florida has the upper hand against Enson Inoue in
their Super Brawl 35 bout. Sauer beat Inoue, who was making his
Hawai'i fighting debut.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser
Enson Inoue's Hawai'i fighting debut came to a shocking and somewhat
controversial end last night with a first-round technical knockout
loss to Florida's Tom Sauer in the main event of the Super Brawl
35 mixed martial arts event.
A crowd of around 5,000 at the Blaisdell Center Arena watched
the 10-bout card, and jeered the outcome of the final bout.
Sauer
worked his way into the "mount" position on top of
Inoue and then unleashed a series of unanswered punches, prompting
Daine Agbayani to stop the bout with 46 seconds remaining in
the five-minute round. The fight was scheduled for three rounds.
"It
may look like I took a lot of damage, but I'm OK," Inoue
said. "Hat's off to Tom for hitting me enough to make the
referee stop it, but I don't think it should have been stopped."
Super
Brawl promoter T.Jay Thompson said: "In any other fight,
I would say it was the right move to stop it. But because of
the way Enson is known to fight and not give up, and because
the fight was promoted that way, I would say it was an early
stop."
One
of Inoue's corner men rushed into the ring and pushed Agbayani
after the bout, but order was quickly restored.
Inoue,
who dropped to 11-8, is a superstar mixed martial arts fighter
in Japan. He has been living in Japan since 1990, and last night
was his first bout in Hawai'i.
Sauer,
who improved to 15-6, offered Inoue a rematch after the bout.
Japanese
competitors from Inoue's Purebred schools went a combined 4-3
on the undercard.
Source: Honolulu Advertiser |
Interview
– Wanderlei Silva
Tell
us a little about your fight with Minowa. This was a very anticipated
fight in Japan!
Minowa is a tough guy who lasted almost 15 minutes fighting with
Quinton Jackson. I had to train very hard because I didn’t
know what he could do. So despite the fight being so fast, the
training and preparation were very hard.
The
fight ended faster than you expected?
It was definitely faster than I expected! I thought that it would
be long fight, but he tried to shoot at my legs, he placed me
in the guard and there I threw two punches. One of them caught
him in the chin, it was seemed he went out like Sakuraba, only
that he was on the ground. It caught his chin flush and he went
unconscious, because the punch was very strong. I think that
it is my first knock-out in the guard.
What
did you think of the performances of your teammates, Jadson and
Shogun?
Jadson is an excellent athlete. I think this time his performance
was not as it could be, but he is a new athlete, and new chances
will appear. He will have better preparation for the next one.
I think that a great deal of it is experience. If the guy has
already stepped out there, he has gone through all that, it makes
him grow. And 'Shogun' surprised everyone, not only because of
the victory! I was certain that he was going to be successful,
also since he is a very good athlete and he is getting the experience.
He surprised with the stand up technique, he was kicking very
confidently, with intensity and when it caught the guy he felt
it. That was a spectacular fight. I was very happy for him -
he is 22 years old and we are predicting a shining future for
him and for Ninja.
So
Chute Boxe won their challenge against Japan...
Yeah that’s it! It was 1x1 and Silva had that go there to
decide the winner! This was the most important event for our
school, to show how our school's system works in the biggest
event in the world. The first Bushido was with the Gracie family,
because of the tradition, and the second invited school was Chute
Boxe. It shows how we are there! The Master has very good contact
with the promoters and we are going to take other athletes who
have still not fought there, such as Daniel Acácio, Macaco,
Azeredo, we want to take them to fight in Pride.
Murilo
Ninja will really be the representative of the team in the Heavyweight
GP?
We are in negotiation, but probably he will be, he is not totally
confirmed but we decided that he will be there. We are already
training him and he is working for it. I think that he will be
a surprise, because Ninja is a very hard athlete. As I said to
Kawasaki asking for the fight, 'Have you ever seen a bad fight
from him?”. The guy never fought badly and he does not fear
anybody, he is a very brave athlete, very courageous and he has
incredible gas.
Talk
about the movie where you made your acting debut in Japan?
It was a very cool thing, the name of my character was Morte,
the Japanese didn't know what this meant! I did a fight scene
with one guy that is an actor and fighter, a Japanese guy of
60kg. The staff was very impressed with my performance! I told
him to punch wide, to do his kicks, that I would not have problem,
that I am experienced with blows. He came straight up to me and
gave a string of blows, and he started to connect with the punches,
he gave me one right on my mouth. The guy was terrified! I told
to them to be calm, but we made a really realistic scene!
So
it means that Wanderlei Silva is the new Van Damme of the movies?
(laughs) No, Van Damme is different. But really the director
said that he liked it very much and that probably this year I’ll
make another one.
How
was this Valentine’s Day promotion in Japan?
This was another very cool promotion! A promotion on the InterNet
had chosen about 100 girls who had signed up to give a gift to
me, and they had chosen 10. They gave their gifts to me, they
gave me chocolate! Now when I come back I’ll take gifts
to the girls. I will repay them, I am a gentleman. (laughs)
When
will be your next fight?
The next one probably will be in June, because in April will
be the heavyweight GP. I think that I will be there only to corner
Ninja. I entered in contract with the biggest marketing company
in Japan, they will assist me there, and I think that I will
have good media exposure there. I already have a good name, but
I as other athletes, I want to appear in commercials. I am going
to see this side of the business during these months and I’m
preparing to fight in June.
And
the challenge that you made to Yuki Kondo?
He challenged me! They must do this fight and I will be there.
I accepted his challenge and I will headline this event of June.
The guy defeated Zé Mario, who is a top fighter, so he’s
a good Japanese fighter, the way we like it.
Talk
a bit about the new acquisition of Chute Boxe, Nino 'Elvis' Schembri
...
We´ve are happy since! He is considered one of the top
fighters in Jiu-Jitsu and that´s true, he´s very
technical. I´m sure that he and Cristiano will add a lot
to the jiu-jitsu of our team. We will help him too, since he´s
gonna learn a lot about the stand up game. Wait in the near future
for a new Nino. Nino now is Chute Boxe, we´ve adopted this
kid.
Some
months have gone by, what comes to your mind when you think back
to your Pride GP?
What comes to the mind is that it was a long time between matches
for me. Rhen I made the first fight, and it was a hard fight.
I was in the dressing room, with Mestre Rudimar, Rafael, Cristiano
and I was having circulation problems in my legs. My two hands
were hurting - I could not close my hand due to the pain, and
my body ached and I still had to fight Rampage. What I remember
is them preparing me, massaging my body and telling me about
confidence, that I was there to win. The Master was working on
my psychological state 'You will enter, will win, stay calm '.
One of the best memories that I have is of him supporting me,
telling me that everything is gonna be ok. I was a bit nervous,
with much pain and then I entered the ring and won. Another great
memory is after the referee separated us, I went up on the ropes
and looked out at the public, and everybody was standing up applauding
and crying out, the confetti was falling, and I thought 'wow,
I knockedhim out!' That night was fate in my favor, I truly believe
that. I asked God for help, I prayed, and for the final to end
like that, like a postcard, in the biggest fight of my life,
surely I was graced that day.
Final
messages?
2004 is only starting, and what is passed, is passed. I want
to fight, I am not ther type to rest on his laurels. I think
that all fighters have a dream and mine was not to be champion,
it was to have many fights. I want to fight so that after my
career I wil lbe able to support my family. ANd I never choose
adversaries. I want to pass all the difficulties and when I arrive
at the end of my career, I want to have the certainty that I
did everything for the sport. That MMA grew and that other people
gained when I won. This year I will continue representing Brazil
well and giving joy to the fans. Check out my website at www.wanderleisilva.com.br.
Source: ADCC |
SHOOTO
- April 16th Results!
April
16th, 2004
Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo, Japan
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Class
B - 2 x 5 minutes rounds
Lightheavyweight [-83.0Kg]: Akihiro Murayama v. Ryuhei Sato:
Sato by Judges Decision.
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg]: Koji Takeuchi v. Wataru Miki: Takeuchi by Arm Bar
1R 4:11
Bantamweight
[-56.0Kg] / 2004 Rookie Tournament 1st Round
Yutaka Tetsuka v. Toshimichi Akagi: Akagi by Rear Naked Choke,
1R 3:19
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg] / 2004 Rookie Tournament 2nd Round
So Tazawa v. Takamaro Watari: Tazawa by Judges Decision
Class
A / 3 x 5 minutes rounds
Lightweight [-65.0Kg]: Katsuya Toida v. Jin Kazeta: Toida by
Arm Bar 2R 4:19
Source: ADCC |
LINDLAND
TALKS FUTURE
Matt "The Law" Lindland was the featured guest on MMAWeekly
SoundOff Radio's Friday edition. Matt talked about his SportFight
promotion's event tonight, his fight with Tony Fryklund among
other things, including some Team Quest up and comers.
Matt
and Randy Couture's SportFight promotion will be holding it's
first show in it's new arena tonight. It is a 3,500 domed arena
with four big screens to ensure a view of the action. If all
goes well, this will be SportFight's permanent home. Also, there
will be an autograph session with Matt, Chuck "The Iceman"
Liddell, Randy "The Natural" Couture, Evan Tanner,
and Dan Henderson. For all information on SportFight and the
event, go to www.sportfight.tv.
Lindland
has a couple of fights coming up. He said he is fighting Tony Fryklund
in Rumble on the Rock "for sure." He called it a "done
deal," he just has to send the contract back to Hawaii. Fryklund is no easy
opponent. He is a Miletich fighter with a 10-2 MMA record. Matt
hasn't seen film of him but believes Tony is a top ten fighter
at 185 pounds. He went on to say that, "I know he is a tough
dude," but it is too early to have formated a game plan
to fight him.
Matt
is excited about being able to use knees to the head on the ground
in Hawaii. He feels that some of the rules take away too many
of his weapons. The last time Matt was on the radio show, he
said, "The more brutal it gets, the more fun I'm having,"
and he wasn't joking. Not only does he feel that knees to the
head of a downed opponent should be allowed, he added, "I
would also like to stand up and punt the guy in the head too."
Having
heard rumors that he has to beat Fryklund in order to get back
in the UFC, Matt knows what's at stake. He doesn't agree with
it but he knows. Lindland commented, "I'm the only guy in
the world that has to win a fight to get back in the UFC."
He made reference to fighters with .500 records and "Tank"
Abbott getting back before him.
If
Matt can get past Tony Fryklund, he will be facing David Terrell,
a Cesar Gracie student in August. Lindland hasn't seen David
fight either, except in Abu Dhabi. He knows David is a "really
good grappler" and trains with good guys. He considers him
a "slick guy on the ground." If this fight happens,
it could be an epic battle.
Matt
discussed some fellow Team Quest fighters and their upcoming
fights. Evan Tanner is set to rematch Phil Baroni in the next
UFC and Matt said Tanner will be ready. He thinks Evan needs
to take Phil down sooner this time around. According to Lindland,
the game plan is simple. "Take the guy down and punch him
a bunch of times, hurt him more than he hurts you," he stated.
If
there is one up and comer out of Team Quest to keep an eye out
for, it is Ryan Schultz. Schultz will be fighting Ronald Jhun in the same
Rumble on the Rock that Matt fights Tony Fryklund. Ryan has KO power
and only one loss on his record. Lindland said he would throw
Schultz in there with anyone. Matt said Team Quest has a lot
of tough fighters and thinks, "it's the best place in the
world right now."
To
hear all of what "The Law" had to say and the show
in it's entirety, get yourself a Premium Membership. For only
five dollars a month, you get access to the radio archive, out
video section filled with one on one interviews, behind the scenes
footage of weigh ins and press conferences, tips of the week
from the top fighters in Mixed Martial Arts and more.
Source: MMA Weekly |
UFC
48
June 19th, 2004
Las Vegas, NV
Below
are some of the matchups, both official and unofficial, that
are scheduled for UFC 48 on June 19th. A total of eight matchups
are expected to be announced for the card by next month:
Ken
Shamrock vs. Kimo Leopoldo
Tim Sylvia vs. Frank Mir
Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner
Dennis Hallman vs. Frank Trigg
Matt Hughes vs. Renato
'Charuto' Verissimo
Ivan Menjivar vs. Matt Serra
Lee Murray vs. TBA (possibly Tito Ortiz)
Possible
participants:
Ricco Rodriguez
Source: Fight Sport |
INSIDE
SCOOP:
EDWARDS VS. THOMPSON ALL BUT OFFICIAL
I
met with the managers of Josh Thompson last week, and they said
that Thompson has signed to fight Yves Edwards for the vacant
UFC lightweight title in title in August.
I
checked in with sources close to Edwards, and they confirmed
that Edwards is all but signed as well and preparing for this
matchup.
Fightsport.com
first reported this possible matchup last month, and now it is
basically all but official.
Source: Fight Sport |
LEKO
TRAINING AT TAKADA DOJO
The
Japanese media report that K-1 veteran Stefan Leko has been training
with Kazushi Sakuraba and the Takada Dojo in preparation for
his fight with Naoya Ogawa in the upcoming PRIDE Heavyweight
GP on April 25th.
Source: Fight Sport |
FRYE
SWITCHES TO K-1 MMA
According
to the Japanese media, Don Frye was all set to face Yoshiki Takahashi
in the first round of the PRIDE Heavyweight GP on April 25th.
But
it now appears that K-1 got the better of PRIDE this time, as
Frye is now set to appear on the K-1 'Dynamite' show on May 22nd.
Frye will be reprenting 'Team Inoki' in an MMA matchup.
Source: Fight Sport |
Quote
of the Day
"Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck.
Your profession is what you were put on earth to do with such
passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling."
Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch Painter |
Super
Brawl 35 Results
Blaisdell
Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
April 16,
2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Super Brawl 35 featured Enson "Yamato Damashii" Inoue's
MMA debut in Hawaii. Along with him, he brought a team of warriors
from his Purebred gym in Omiya, Japan. The event could have been
billed Team Purebred versus the US. Purebred ended up posting
a 4-4 record at the event, which showed that the opponents chosen
for the Purebred team were evenly matched and proved that it
could be and was anyone's fight. Purebred's opposition included
a couple of UFC veterans in Jeff Curran and Rich Franklin, and
a man that should be in the UFC, Joe Doerkson, all of whom came
out victorious.
Some
of the highs of the event were the Curran-Nonaka and Doerkson-Fukuda
fight. Jeff Curran set the pace for most of the fight, but Nonaka
kept it interesting by interrupting Curran's striking dominance
with take downs and excellent submission defense. The fight of
the night without question was Joe Doerkson taking on a fighter
making his MMA debut, Riki Fukuda fighting out of the Purebred
gym. Doerkson opened up the fight with a flurry of punches and
knees that immediately cut open Fukuda. However, Fukuda was like
a machine that took everything that Doerkson had and kept coming
forward. Fukuda escaped out of numerous submission attempts by
Doerkson and had Doerkson tiring himself out trying to finish
off Fukuda. Remember the name Riki Fukuda, you will definitely
be hearing a lot about him in the future.
A
lot of Hawaii fight fans came out to see Enson's Hawaii debut
and high expectations were put on him going into the fight. Many
of the Hawaii fans have not even heard of Tom Sauer even though
Sauer was a highly successful participant in the RINGS USA event
that was held in Hawaii about four years ago. On that night,
Sauer KO'd both of his opponents, one of them being RINGS and
Pride veteran, Valentijn Overeem to go on to the final RINGS
USA tournament. Sauer is a tough journeyman fighter who is well
versed in submissions and has knock out power as seen in his
17-9 MMA record. The match would end in somewhat of a controversy,
topped off by a riot. Read the next issue of Full Contact Fighter
for the full details on the referee stoppage, the face off in
the ring immediately following the fight and Grappling Unlimited's
fight with a huge guy in the crowd.
128lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya) def. Bill "The" Kidd
(Indianapolis, 2-1)
KO at 7 seconds in Round 3.
155lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran, 8-3) def. Hiroaki Okada (Purebred,
Omiya, 2-1)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 3:02 minutes in Round
3.
150lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya, 10-5-1) def. Antoine Skinner
(Indianapolis, 4-4)
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
155lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya, 17-5) def. Jason Dent (Indianapolis,
3-2)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Heavyweight:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Meat Truck Inc., Ohio, 15-6)
def. Ray "King Kong" Serraile (Grappling Unlimited,
3-6)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the cross position
at 2:15 minutes in Round 1.
*Serraile suffered a separate shoulder some time during the fight
160lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo, 11-5) def. Deshaun Johnson (HMC, 5-7)
Submission via Kimura key lock at 2:01 minutes in Round 1.
205lbs
Joe Doerkson (Team Extreme) def. Riki Fukuda (Purebred Omiya)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
138lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Jeff "Big Frog" Curran (Team Extreme, 12-6-1) def.
Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya, 6-7-2)
Submission via rear naked choke at 4:35 minutes in Round 3.
205lbs:
3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme, 13-1) def. Leo Sylvest
(4-13)
Submission due to strikes from the mount at 1:13 minutes in Round
1.
Main
Event
205lbs: 3 Rounds X 5 Minutes:
Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Ocala, FL, 15-6) def. Enson "Yamato
Damashii" Inoue (Purebred, Omiya, 11-8)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the mount at 4:14
minutes in Round 1.
|
MMA
Event in Kona Tonight!
Chris will be flying up to Kona to cover Sonny Westbrook's event.
The main event pits UFC veteran Sean Sherk vs. Kona's Kaleo Padilla.
Kona fight fans come out and support the event! |
Punishment
In Paradise III "WARRIORS"
Tentative Fight Card
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
April 30, 2004
160lbs MMA
Pj Dean (Bad Intentions) Vs. TBA
170lbs. MMA
Mark Moreno (Bulls Pen) Vs. TBA (Possible Shannon Ritch)
180lbs. Kickboxing
Wayne Perrin Jr. (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Jesse Matilla (HMC)
135lbs. MMA
Ryan Lee (Bulls Pin) Vs. Toni "Tiger" Rodiques (Team
Bigdogs)
130lbs Kickboxing
Dominator Lopez (Team Bigdogs) Vs. David Belicio (HSD)
135lbs MMA
Ryan Cabinian (Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu) Vs. Mark Oshiro (Bulls
Pen)
175lbs. Kickboxing
Kevin Smith (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Blake Hottenberg (Kodenkan)
210lbs. MMA
Doug Armour (Hardknocks) Vs. TBA
165lbs. Kickboxing
Frank Robella (Advance Kempo) Vs. Wayne Kamealoha (H.S.D)
145Lbs. MMA
Jerome Kekumu (Hardknocks) Vs. Kevin Delima (Bulls Pen)
Heavy Weight MMA
Spam (Freelance) Vs. TBA
165lbs. Kickboxing
Oscar Kano (HMC) Vs. Ikaika (Backyard Grappling)
130lbs MMA
Stephen Paling Jr (Jesus Is Lord). Vs. (House of Pain)
200lbs
Joshua Versola (Advance Kempo) Vs. Jason Simon (HMC)
135lbs. Kickboxing
Russel Barre (HMC) Vs. Chad (Team Bigdogs)
135lbs Kickboxing
Dyson (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Tommy Loggemann (Backyard)
85lbs
Chase Ahloo (Freelance) Vs. (House Of Pain)
60lbs. Kickboxing
Tristen Pebria (Ewa Beach F.C) Vs.
Tickets are on sale for this event get it second2none@hawaii.rr.com this card isn't even
finish.
Source: Event Promoter |
On
Demand Fight Team @ ROTR5
by Alex Caporicci
(MONTREAL, CANADA) The ‘On Demand Fight Team’ is proud
to announce the team’s debut at Rumble on the Rock 5 in
Honolulu, Hawaii on May 7 th , 2004. The event is headlined by
Hawaii native Wesley “Cabbage” Correira against another
UFC veteran, Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko. Matyushenko
is rumored to be injured and replaced by John Marsh.
Featured
from the ‘On Demand Fight Team’ is UFC veteran Steve
Berger who will face BJ Penn student Ross “The Boss”
Ebanez. Fighting out of St.Louis and trained by Rodrigo Vaghi,
Berger sports a record of 15-10-1 and has beaten talented fighters
like Pete Spratt, Shonie Carter and Rich Clementi. Ebanez comes
into the fight with a record of 5-1-0 and has a five fight winning
streak. Ebanez is known to be an exciting fighter and a challenge
for anyone in the welterweight class. Berger enters the fight
with a lot to prove after two decision losses to Din Thomas and
Phil Johns, both at the lightweight weight class. Berger returns
to his more natural welterweight division and is on the prowl
to regain his spot among the elite fighters in the world.
Mike
Rogers is also trained by Rodrigo Vaghi and will be representing
the ‘On Demand Fight Team’ as well. Rogers comes into
the fight with a record of 10-2-0 and will face Hawaiian legend
David “Kawika” Pa’aluhi who is 9-1-0. This fight
will be Rogers return to the MMA scene since suffering two close
decision losses to Vernon “Tiger” White and Alex Steibling.
Pa’aluhi is coming off a two year layoff with his last fight
being cancelled due to an unfortunate injury to his opponent,
Joe Riggs. Rogers has beaten tough competitors Travis Fulton
and Joey Guel in the past and is a veteran of King of the Cage
and Shooto. Rogers is looking to get back to top contender status
and a win against a tough Pa’aluhi would be key to that
rise.
The
third and final member of the ‘On Demand Fight Team’,
young phenom Santino Defranco out of Scottsdale, Arizona will
be making his third trip to the Rumble on the Rock ring and will
be facing another BJ Penn protégé Kaynan Ka ku
who is undefeated at 4-0-0. Defranco brings in a record of 11-4- | |