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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 11-4-0
with victories in his last seven fights. Defranco comes to Honolulu
with top notch Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the tutelage of Gustavo
Dantas and an improving standup game. Defranco is ready to show
the world what Hawaiian and Arizona fans are becoming aware of;
that Defranco is one of the top up and coming lightweights in
the country. Rumble on the Rock 5 will also feature a middleweight
battle between the #1 ranked Middleweight in the World, Matt
“The Law” Lindland versus a tough Team Militech member
Tony “The Freak” Fryklund. ROTR5 is a ‘can’t
miss’ event for any MMA fan in the world!
About
the ‘On Demand Fight Team’ Based out of Montreal, Canada
the ‘On Demand Fight Team’ is one of the newest management
companies in MMA. Currently consisting of Steve Berger, Mike
Rogers and Santino Defranco the ‘On Demand Fight Team’
is strictly a management company where the team’s fighters
continue to train with their teams in St.Louis and Scottsdale
respectively. If you’d like more information about the ‘On
Demand Fight Team’ please email us at: fightteam@mmaondemand.com.
The
following fights are scheduled:
1.
Cabbage Correira vs John Marsh (not confirmed)
2. Matt Lindland vs Tony Fryklund
3. Steve Berger vs Ross Ebanez
4. Mike Rogers vs David Pa'ahlui
5. Santino Defranco vs Kaynan Kaku
+
many other fights that will blow your mind!!
Source: Sherdog |
Inside
CHUTE BOXE
Preparing for the PRIDE GP & Beyond!
by: Julio Heller
Cristiano
Marcelo & Vanderlei Silva
Now that we know that the first round line-up for the PRIDE open-weight
Grand Prix tournament, scheduled for April 25th, the atmosphere
at CHUTE BOXE in Curitiba Brazil is really picking up.
Murilo
'Ninja' will be taking on Russian Sergei Kharitonov, and some
of the focus at Chute Boxe has been on improving their training
on the ground.
The
other source of inspiration for the trianing sessions is that
champion Wanderlei Silva and teammate 'Shogun' are working on
potential matches on the next Bushido event in MAY. Wanderlei
is said to be preparing for Yuki Kondo, and 'Shogun' may know
about his opponent in the next few days.
Source: ADCC |
Mir
vs. Sylvia for the vacant
UFC Heavyweight Championship
by: Joseph Cunliffe
Tim Sylvia defeated Ricco Rodriguez, in his first title defense,
at UFC 41 on February 28, 2003, to earn the UFC Heavyweight Championship
title belt. Sylvia was successful in his first title defense
against Gan McGee at UFC 44 on September 26, 2003. Unfortunately,
Sylvia tested positive for a performance enhancer in a test required
by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) of all title fight
competitors. Sylvia was suspended, fined and relinquished his
title belt during an October 2003 hearing on the charges.
Sylvia
was promised a title fight upon his return to the UFC. The 4
month suspension expired on January 26, 2004, and he was eligible
to fight at UFC 46 on January 31, 2004.
A
title fight to decide the UFC Heavyweight Champion was announced
by Zuffa between Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski for UFC 47 on April
2, 2004. This fight, however, could not be confirmed by the NSAC
in the week leading up to the fight because pursuant to the terms
of his prior suspension, Sylvia was required to receive a satisfactory
test result indicating an absence of performance enhancing drugs
in his system in order to be licensed in Nevada. Sylvia could
not be licensed or fight, first, due to a positive test result,
and later, time constraints.
Arlovski
lost out on his title opportunity, but agreed to fight Wesley
“Cabbage” Corriera in a non-title fight at 47. Talk
was to have the winner of that fight, in this case, Arlovski,
who earned a mere $23,000, face the winner of Sylvia vs. Frank
Mir, who earned a staggering $90,000 in his last fight at UFC
46, for the vacant title.
Now
the UFC has scheduled a title fight between Sylvia, whose purse
has reportedly dropped to $40,000/$40,000 under his new contract,
and Mir, for Saturday, June 19, 2004, at UFC 48: Payback. This
championship fight will probably shake-up the current co-main
event fights from a March 31, 2004, release by Zuffa of Ken Shamrock
vs. Kimo and Matt Hughes vs. Renato “Charuto” Verissimo
at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In
the meantime, Arlovski has a hand injury and is unable to fight
until October or when he is healthy, at which time, he will receive
a title shot.
It
cannot be easy for Zuffa to run the UFC.
Source: ADCC |
Nick
Diaz stunned the world at 'UFC 47: It's On'
by: Joseph Cunliffe
Stockton,
CA -- Nick Diaz stunned the world with his KO win over Robbie
Lawler at UFC 47: It's On!
The
20-year-old trained hard on every aspect of his game in preparation
for the Apr. 2 fight, but it was the stand-up of the full-time
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter that rocked the Miletich Fighting Systems
stand out at just 1:31 of round 2. The BJJ purple belt did what
no one expected: to stand and trade with the well-known striker,
and it proved effective, as Diaz caught Lawler with a right hook
that shut down the brawler. Was the taunting of Lawler through
out the fight a good mental game or bad sportsmanship on the
part of Diaz, I just wanted him to come at me, said Diaz, he
was back peddling at first a trait uncharacteristic of Lawler,
but evident, also, in his previous fight against Chris Lights
Out Lytle. Now 8-3, with 2 solid wins in the UFC, Diaz feels
a title shot would be great for him. Fighting under 3 years,
Diaz has earned championship titles in the IFC and WEC, and with
this win, and wins over Lytle, Jeremy Jackson and Joe Hurley,
he feels he can compete with anyone in the UFC.
JC:
Congratulations on your win, Nick! ND: Thanks.
JC:
What were your immediate thoughts on winning the fight by KO?
ND: I was really happy. It was good to have the hard work I put
in at the academy pay off.
JC:
You trained hard on every aspect of your game in preparation
for this fight, but it was the stand-up game of a full-time Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu guy that won it for you. Elaborate on this, Nick. ND:
Well, we really train in all areas of where the fight might go.
I was ready for the ground and I hoped that was where it would
go. I didnt want to force it there so I boxed a lot with the
pro boxers at our gym. I had the reach on him and I think I train
with better boxers, so the game plan was to keep it standing
unless he made a mistake or tried to take me down.
JC:
You hoped it went to the ground, but you didn't want to force
it there? ND: That was what I was hoping for. Him taking me down
or if we clinched and he became off balanced enough to let me
take him down.
JC:
What mistake would he make, or is that to try to take you down
and make it a ground fight? ND: I didnt want to waste a lot of
energy trying to take him down. Im sure they trained for that
and I didnt want to be predictable. You can get tired trying
to take someone down thats good at defending. I didnt want the
fatigue to be a factor.
JC:
Pre-fight you said to me Im going to come in hard and do some
things that are unexpected. Was that to stand and trade with
a well-known striker? ND: That was it. Nobody expected me to
do that.
JC:
Youre right... it is safe to say nobody expected it. Of all the
strikes that landed from both of you, it was the right hook that
found its mark on Lawler early in the second round. Describe
the feeling of accomplishment in the KO. ND: I threw the right
hook as he was coming in. I barely missed with it several times
in the fight but made it land when he came at me. I was happy
to see him go down but I had to be ready for him if he kept fighting.
JC:
What are your overall thoughts on your performance in the fight?
ND: I was satisfied. I felt good the whole time. I never got
tired and kept a good pace. I was happy with my conditioning.
JC:
What do you do for conditioning training? ND: I run, skip rope,
spar, do takedowns, and train jiu-jitsu. Grappling takes another
type of cardio than striking so its important to do lots of both.
JC:
The taunting -- a good mental game plan or bad sportsmanship?
ND: I just wanted him to come at me. He was back pedaling at
first so I had to try to piss him off.
JC:
Who was in your corner? ND: Steve Heath, Dave Terrell, my brother
Nathan, and Cesar.
JC:
How did they enable you to perform during the fight? ND: Its
good to have their backing and support during the fight. Its
a boost to me.
JC:
Youre now 2-0 in the UFC. What are their plans for you? ND: I
dont have any idea who Ill be fighting next.
JC:
This is one more accomplishment for you in MMA. What would you
like for yourself next? ND: A title shot would be great. I just
want to be prepared for anything.
JC:
A title shot in the UFC? That could be an option for them with
wins over Robbie Lawler, Chris Lytle, Jeremy Jackson (2) and
Joe Hurley. ND: I hope so. It would be great to have a belt in
the UFC... I think I can compete with anyone there.
JC:
Will you continue to be active on the grappling circuit? ND:
Yes, definitely. I like doing jiu-jitsu tournaments with and
without the gi.
JC:
Is there anything youd like to say? ND: Just want to thank everyone
that supported me. My team, fans, and sponsors.
JC:
You have definitely earned a fan in me, Nick. Thank you for the
interview. Good luck in your next fight! ND: Appreciate it. Ill
try my best not to disappoint anyone.
Source: ADCC |
SuperBrawl
preview: Interview with Joe Doerksen
by: Keith Mills
With a total record of 23-5-0 Team Extreme’s Joe Doerksen
is one of the most experienced Middleweights at just twenty-seven
years of age. As discussed in previous interviews with Joe in
the ADCC News archive Joe has wins over current KOTC Welterweight
Champion John Alessio and ADCC News #9 ranked Middleweight Denis
Kang. He is currently the Freestyle Fighting Championship Middleweight
Champion and won the Extreme Challenge/SuperBrawl Middleweight
tournament series last year with wins in one night over Desmond
Miner, qualifier winner Jay Buck, and qualifier runner-up Brendan
Seguin. His total time in the ring during that tournament was
officially 5:14. You’d have to go back two years to his
defeat at the hands of David Loiseau to find a fight that went
past the first round.
After
the SuperBrawl/Extreme Challenge tournament Joe took about nine
months between fights. He returned in Extreme Challenge 56 against
Dan Anderson, with a record of 8-3 hardly what fans would consider
a “building” fight. In that fight he beat Anderson
with an armbar at 3:40 of round 1. His only fights in four years
to go longer than that have been to top fighters like Kyle Jensen,
Loiseau, Kang, Stephan Potvin, and Alessio.
On
this weekend’s SuperBrawl card Doerksen takes on Riki Fukuda.
KM:
Last time we talked was right after the Middleweight series.
What happened with that nine months off? JD: After the tournament
I took the summer off. In November of last year I started training
again. I’ve been ready to fight since about the beginning
of January. I didn’t get anything until two weeks ago.
KM:
Any disappointment it took that long to get a fight? JD: Yeah,
I was getting a little antsy. Nine months without a fight I was
starting to get edgy, I wanted to hit somebody. I guess the main
thing was to keep training and wait, be patient, and sure enough
I had a fight three weeks ago and have another one this weekend
and another one about four weeks after that. Things are coming
together.
KM:
The one three weeks ago in Extreme Challenge surprised me because
most fighters would take an easier fight to get the ring rust
off. You took on somebody with an 8-2 record. That wasn’t
an easy fight from what I hear. JD: He was a little better than
what I expected. I don’t really know how to judge one fighter
to the next. I don’t really consider any fight easy because
there is always a chance you can get hit, knocked out, submitted,
whatever. The main thing for me was to get back in the ring.
I don’t know if I really want to pick opponents like that
because I think I’m ready now to fight top-level fighters
so it shouldn’t matter who I fight anymore, I should be
ready.
KM:
What do you think of your opponent? JD: I know absolutely nothing
about him.
KM:
Is that affecting your strategy at all? JD: Not my strategy,
no. Maybe messing with my head a little bit. When I get in the
ring it doesn’t matter, I just go. Strategy is pretty simple;
just fight ‘em.
KM:
What are your thoughts about returning to Hawaii? JD: I’m
pretty happy about it.
KM:
I noticed on TKO’s website you are still listed as one of
fourteen Middleweights. I was wondering if that meant you might
return to TKO. JD: I don’t know of anything specific right
now but it’s definitely a possibility. I enjoy fighting
there and I’d live to go back.
KM:
With the last couple fights in Hawaii and Extreme Challenge I
was wondering if you were being limited to Monte Cox and T.J. Thompson shows. JD: No, I’ll
fight anywhere. I have a fight on May 14th or 15th I believe
in Mississippi in FFC, defend my title there. I’m definitely
fighting in other shows as well.
KM:
As far as the SuperBrawl/Extreme Challenge tournament series
we have seen first Cabbage and Tim Sylvia move from the Heavyweight
series to the UFC. Last year’s Middleweight series vets
Jason Miller is in the UFC and Denis Kang is fighting all over
the world. You had nine months off. How did winning the series
affect your career options? JD: It’s hard to say. I’ve
had a nine month layoff so I haven’t been doing much for
almost a year so I don’t know how things will go from here.
I think that if I win the next few fights things could be looking
pretty good.
Source: ADCC |
BJJ
World champion Fredson Paixao Ready for his MMA Debut in HEAT
FC 3-'Unloading'
by: Denis Martins
Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil - On September 13th of 2003, Rany Yahrya and
Fredson Paixao battled in one of the three Super Fights at the
SuperCampeonato Cyclone de Submission 3 event. In that bout,
Yahrya took Fredson down and got his back. Desperately, Paixao
saw time running out as he swept Yahrya, attacking with foot
and wrist locks. However, Paixao's efforts were not enough and
Yahrya took the match on points 6-2 as the time limit ended.
Each
fighter followed a different road after that match, but their
paths will cross again in a MMA bout.
'I'm
not treating this bout as a re-match. He beat me convincingly
in a submission match and now we'll face each other in what I
think will be a revelation and a new step in my career.' stated
the 8-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion, Paixao.
A
fighter like Paixao, who has won 3 World BJJ titles, may be prepared
to fight on the ground in a MMA bout but MMA is not only ground
fighting. So what does Paixao have to show on the feet?
'I
like to fight on the feet. The wrestling I have been training
with Allejo Morales is going good and my Muay Thai is also developing
well. I was impressed with how fast I improved my hands while
boxing. My boxing coach, Washington, teaches perfectly for me,
and since I'm taking it very seriously, my efforts are being
rewarded.' confides Paixao.
Since
Paixao joined the Gracie Barra Combat Team camp (in February
of 2004) his goal was to make his debut in MMA. But did he expect
to debut so early? 'I have to say that I did not expect this
opportunity so early. On the other hand, I am ready and happy
to fight. I think there is no perfect time to debut and the opportunity
arose now so I will grab it with both hands and I will fight
against Yahrya with all my heart'.
Before
returning to his MMA training session, Paixao left us with some
final words. 'Training here with guys like Renato 'Babalu' Sobral,
Alexandre 'Cacareco' Ferreira, Gustavo 'Ximu' Machado and Alexandre
'Baixinho' Barros, I have developed a lot of confidence for fighting.
They are very experienced and I have absorbed their MMA advice
quickly and easily. Another important factor in my preparation
is that UNAMAR Clube supports me a lot and my only obligation
is to train. I did not injure myself and my training is going
very well. The fans will enjoy my debut in MMA very much. Thank
you, but now I have to go train.'
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question
is, 'What are we busy about?'"
Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist |
Super
Brawl 35 Tonight
Friday,
April 16, 2004
Neil Blaisdell Arena
7:30 PM
Remember
to plan on getting there early because the car show is going
on the same weekend at the Hawaii Convention center and there
is a huge craft fair at the Blaisdell this weekend as well so
parking will be insane! You are not going to want to miss even
one match on this stacked card!
Super Brawl 35 Weigh-ins
April 15, 2004
Round Table Pizza Waikiki
Honolulu, Hawaii
By Michael Onzuka
Mike@onzuka.com
Everyone
seems to like a homecoming. Enson Inoue, who has been a figure
head of MMA in Japan is finally coming home to fight in front
of his home for the first time. In the world of fighters trying
to make a name for themselves by fighting in every event known
to man to get their name out, Enson took the exact opposite route.
Moving to Japan originally to follow his racquetball dreams,
he took along his knowledge of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and found out
that he could hold his own against everyone he met. Being a competitive
guy that just so happens to enjoy beating people to a pulp, Enson
tried out Shooto and quickly became the adopted son of Japan
with his Yamato Damashii or Samurai fighting spirit.
Enson
jumped in to the deep end of the pool by fighting in Pride, the
largest show in Japan, and faced the best heavyweights in the
world. Although he experienced mixed success with his MMA career
in Japan, he is still a huge draw because of his kill or be killed
attitude and the fact that he would "rather die in the ring
than tap." After a string of losses against the top heavyweights
in the world, Enson had a good feeling of where he stood among
the top fighters in the world and entered retirement. This would
not last long as he is back in action and looking in the best
shape since his debut in the UFC. Enson, who was about 230 lbs
only a month or two ago, weighed in at a slim, trim 202 lbs as
he faces a heavy handed Tom Sauer. Sauer looks to be the spoiler
to Enson as Jason Miller was to Enson's brother Egan. Enson is
not taking Sauer lightly and Sauer is saying that he is in the
best shape of his life for this fight. Win, lose, or draw, the
one thing you can expect from an Enson Inoue fight is somebody's
getting their ass kicked.
Along
with Enson, the card is filled with Enson's Purebred Japan team
that includes a scrappy Ryan Bow against local favorite HMC's
Deshaun Johnson and one of the top 170 pound fighters in Shooto
that came in at a very light 155 lbs in Tetsuji Kato. Kato who
has been Enson's right hand fighter along with Kid Yamamoto has
been living and training in Hilo as of late with none other than
UFC champ BJ Penn. UFC veterans Rich Franklin and Jeff Curran
also compliment this star studded card. Last, but not least,
the Super Brawl/Extreme Challenge best unknown 185 pound tournament
champion, Joe Doerkson, moves up in weight class to face Purebred's
Riki Fukuda. Hawaii fans have come to love the Japanese fighters
because of their great technique and huge heart. Being from Enson's
gym, we can expect that the Purebred team has to have heart or
Enson would have ran them out of his gym. Two major television
news channels were on hand to cover this weigh in andro we shall
soon find out if Enson has the same drawing power that his older
brother Egan has with the Hawaii fans.
Teammates UFC's Phil Baroni
and Enson talk shop while Tom Sauer concentrates on the weigh
in. |
Kerry "Meat Truck"
Schall faces off with Grappling Unlimited Ray "King Kong"
Seraille. |
UFC veteran Jeff "Big
Frog" Curran vs. Kimihito Nonaka |
Purebred's Riki Fukuda vs.
185 lb tournament champion Joe Doekson |
Tom Sauer and Enson Inoue at
the press table. |
Ryan Bow vs. HMC's "3D"
Deshaun Johnson |
God, I hope T. Jay is looking
at the scale and not the reason why they call Kerry the Meat
Truck... |
Tetsuji Kato from Purebred,
Japan who has been training with BJ Penn vs. Jason Dent |
Fight Card
205lbs
Enson Inoue (Purebred, Omiya 11-7)
v
Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Team Extreme Ocala, FL, 14-6)
205lbs
Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme, Cincinnati, OH,
12-1)
v
Leo Sylvest (4-12)
138lbs
Jeff Curran (Team Extreme, 11-6-1)
v
Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya, 6-6-2)
160lbs
Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo, 10-5)
v
"3D" Deshaun Johnson (HMC, 5-6)
155lbs
Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya, 16-5)
v
Jason Dent (Indianapolis, 3-1)
150lbs
Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya, 9-5-1
v
Antoine Skinner (Indianapolis, 4-3)
Heavyweight
Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Team Extreme, Ohio, 14-6)
v
Ray "King Kong" Seraille (Grappling Unlimited, 3-5)
155lbs
Hiroaki Okada (replaced Toshikazu Iseno) (Purebred, Omiya, 2-1-1)
v
Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran, 7-3)
128lbs
Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya)
v
Billy "The" Kidd (Indianapolis, 2-0)
205lbs
Riki Fukuda (Purebred, Omiya)
v
Joe Doerkson (Team Extreme)
|
Tyson
To Return To The Ring In July
Two-time champion's first fight in over one year to be promoted
by Fight Entertainment Group
Former
undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, "Iron" Mike
Tyson (50-4 (44 KO's), has signed a contract to participate in
his next boxing bout. Slated for July, the fight will mark both
Tyson's first ring appearance in over a year as well as his first
fight promoted by Fight Entertainment Group (FEG), a subsidiary
company of K-1, the world's premiere martial arts fighting sport.
Tyson's
opponent for the July bout, as well as an exact date for the
fight, is expected to be announced shortly. Las Vegas, New York,
and Los Angeles have been mentioned as the three possible sites
for the event. Terms of the agreement were not announced.
"Mike
is excited that he will be boxing again this summer," said
Tyson's representatives. "Mike is already back in the gym
preparing for the fight, and he's dedicating himself to delivering
a great performance in July. We're confident that FEG will put
on an amazing show."
During
his last contest on February 22, 2003, Tyson toppled Clifford
"The Black Rhino" Etienne just 49 seconds into the
first round of their meeting in Memphis, Tennessee's Pyramid
Arena.
For
some time, K-1 had sought to make Tyson a part of its promotion
that is well-known for its Superbowl-like production. Last summer,
Tyson signed an agreement which designated K-1 as his exclusive
representative in Japan and granted K-1 certain promotional rights
with respect to any Tyson boxing matches held in Japan. Less
than a year later, K-1 agreed to serve as Tyson's boxing promoter
for a boxing match to be held in the U.S.
K-1
is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its
inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate,
Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing ("K"), and its intent to determine
one champion in one ring ("1"). After being staged
for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder
Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country's most
popular sport and achieved popular culture status there as its
athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities. Last year,
K-1 USA, the North American subsidiary of K-1, inked a partnership
with ESPN to jointly market Pay-Per-View televised K-1 fight
cards.
Source: Michael Afromowitz |
Saulo
Ribeiro moving to Toledo,OH from Chris Blanke
It
will be an honor to have six time world BJJ champion and two
time ADCC champion Saulo Ribeiro teaching full time at our toledo
academy beginning may 4th.
Source: ADCC/Kid Peligro |
BRAZILIAN
TOP TEAM Opens new BTT Boston
One of the major Vale-Tudo teams in the earth, Brazilian Top
Team, is opening the first filial abroad. BJJ black belt Fábio
Holanda will command BTT Gamma, host in Montreal (Canada). The
other BJJ black belts João Amaral and Daniel will be the
leaders of the brand new BTT Boston (US). 'It will be a great
opportunity to search for new names to increase the team,' said
Carlão Santos, responsible for the Jiu-Jitsu in the team.
The new BTT Canada has chances to debut during the upcoming Ultimate
Fighting Championship.
Source: ADCC |
MURILO
UPSET AT HENDO'S COMMENTS
In response to an exclusive interview with Dan Henderson conducted
by MMAWeekly's Mick Hammond, we received the following letter,
unsolicited, from Murilo Bustamante.
Bustamante
seemed to feel that Henderson's side of what happened in their
Pride Middleweight Grand Prix alternate bout wasn't exactly true
to the whole situation. Following is Bustamante's response uncut
and unedited:
Dear
friends from MMA Weekly,
Having
read the interview, published by you, in which, Mr. Henderson
don't agree with my wish of annulling the result of our fight
and my desire of a new fight with him.
MMAWeekly
: Going back a little bit to your last fight with Bustamante.
There was some controversy and rumblings from him that the fight
should be ruled a no contest due to the fact he says it was the
accidental headbutt that caused him to go down rather than your
striking. Give us your thoughts on the fight.
Dan
Henderson : For that fight I was not trying to be overly aggressive
with my strikes. I was going to try to kick at him a little bit
and wait for him to try to take me down and either by kneeing
him or pushing off, make him stand back up. He was coming in
and I was actually looking to punch him with my right hand and
he started to change levels to shoot in for a leg attack so I
changed levels and we banged heads a little bit. I hurt my head
a little bit, but it wasn't overly bad or hard. You know I¹ve
banged heads a lot harder in wrestling without getting any loopiness
out of it. I don¹t know if it stunned him but he kept trying
to take me down so I pushed him off and caught him with a nice
knee in the face and that's what I think really got him and I
threw some punches to finish him off.
MMAWeekly
: So you don't feel that the impact of your heads coming together
had anything to do with the outcome of the fight?
Dan
Henderson : Well I don¹t know what happened to him or how
it affected him, but again I've seen guys bang heads a lot harder
than that in wrestling. I see it all the time and guys don¹t
whine about it like he did. I was really surprised that he was
saying the things he was after the fight that it was because
of the headbutt. I know he knows it was unintentional and that's
part of the sport. Whether it effected him or not he should have
been able to recover and it was right after that I caught him
with the knee. The knee was pretty solid, I mean it hurt afterwards
so I caught him really good with it.
I
consider opportune to clarify the following points.
In
first place, in contrast of what Henderson assumes, the violent
head butt, even being accidental, was decisive for the result
of the fight. My impulse in his direction to hold him and escape
from a right hand punch applied by Henderson from top to bottom,
exposed my forehead to the shock against his head, followed by
the movement of our bodies, the shock acquired an enormous power.
It
resulted in seven stitches above my left eye and I had to be
submitted to a surgery in the left eye to prevent the progression
and to avoid a detached retina.
I
must say that was not the knee that defined the fight, as Mr.
Henderson wants to believe. The head butt got me unconscious.
According to the rules of the event, head butts are not allowed,
and considering that, even that it was accidental, the shock
of heads determined the result of the fight. After that, it seemed
fair enough to me to demand a revision of the result as a no
contest and to propose a rematch.
My
wish of a rematch is not in reason of a simple defeat, but in
the way that it was given, I'm not uncomfortable in relation
to the result, but a discomfort with the fact that, the fight
had been interrupted by an accident in its very first moment
and that deprived the public of a great combat. Finally, I clearly
understand the desire of Mr. Henderson to dispute the Pride belt
. However, my challenge stands still and I am waiting to grant
one rematch as soon as possible. I consider Henderson a great
fighter and a gentleman and I could fight him as many times he
wants.
Source: MMA Weekly |
WHO
WILL FIGHT THE GIANT?
The big man is still waiting for the big question. Who will Gan
McGee fight in Japan? There have been rumors floating around
on who he will fight.
MMAWeekly
has learned that it will not be Ricardo Arona as was first reported
by fightsport. McGee told MMAWeekly "I'm just training hard
and waiting." When asked if he would be fighting Arona,
McGee said "No, that won't happen." When asked who
he would fight, McGee said, "Nothing's certain yet but it
could be Ron Waterman. Still not sure yet. Just waiting to see."
What
we do know is who will be in McGee's corner. Chuck Liddell, "the
Iceman", will be traveling to Japan as he gets ready to
leave in a few days. We may have an update on the Soundoff Forum
on the progress of this fight.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Ninja
departs to Japan next Monday
Besides BTT has left Brazil this week, Chute Boxe will only get
into a plane next Monday to Japan. The Team will train over the
Japanese filial in Tokyo and will leave for Saitama days before
the Pride GO on April 25th. Murilo Ninja, who is about to face
the Russian figther Sergei Kharitonov, is confident he will do
fine and he does not fear a fight with Rodrigo Minotauro, Emelianenko
Fedor or Mirko Cro Cop. "I have been training hard and I
hope I do okay. All the fighters are good and I don't choose
opponents, " said Ninja.
Besides
his speech, Chute Boxe is aware about the opponents strategies.
To avoid Emelianenko Fedor and Rodrigo Minotauro's take downs,
Chute Boxe's leader Rudimar Fedrigo hired the Brazilian wrestler
João Carlos Escosteguy. "Ninja got his Wrestling
improved and he is ready to face anyone," warns Rudimar,
adding: "Ninja is weighting 99kg and he is fast". Besides
Murilo Ninja, Rudimar Fedrigo, Rafael Cordeiro and the Pride
Middleweight champ Wanderlei Silva is travel on Monday to Japan.
Source: Tatame |
Luta
Livre calls graduates in Brazil
Leaded by Daniel D'Dane, Alexandre Pequeno and Márcio
Cromado, a Luta Livre campaign has been inviting all Luta-Livre
teachers to re-organize the sport in Brazil. According to D'Dane,
who founded an German federation of Luta Livre in Europe and
counts with 15 academies in the Continent, the idea is subscript
all LL teachers, deliver diplomas, Dans and arrange the modality.
For more information, send an email to luta-livre@click21.com.br
-We
want to create conditions to develop the sport. We want to have
scheduled events. Everybody is welcome to help the new Federation.
In fact it will work as an extension of my works in Germany.
After this subscription, we gonna vote in the members and create
a directory - explains D'Dane.
Source: Tatame |
BTT
left Rio de Janeiro to Pride GP
Brazilian Top Team crew is already in Japan to help Rodrigo Nogueira
Minotauro in this first Pride Grand Prix Heavyweight on April
25th. They are eight and left Brazil last Tuesday. They have
in mind a 16 days preparation. 'We gonna enjoy this time in Japan
to avoid jet leg. Besides that, in Japan we be all about the
event,' guaranteed José Mário Sperry, one of BTT
leaders. Besides Sperry, departed from Brazil Roberto Bebeo Duarte,
Murilo Bustamante, Luis Alves, Cáudio Godoy, Alex Negão
and Rodrigo Minotauro. Next week, Brazilian boxing trainer Luis
Boselli will be on the way to Japan.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot
be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart"
Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer,
Amorist |
Congratulations
to Relson's Newest Black Belt
Sam Mahi!
Well, the time has come! Our best friend, mentor, big brother,
and partner of Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu from it's inception,
Sam Mahi, received his black belt this Wednesday, April 14 at
the main academy at around 7:45 pm. We both knew Sam was black
belt quality for years and now Relson promoted him. Our level
of technique and teaching ability is largely based on Sam's influence
as well as he was the one to made us eat humble pie the most.
Sam taught us to always respect everyone no matter how good you
get because some huge guy may just crush the crap out of you
at any given time. He was usually that guy for us.
We
are extremely proud that Sam got awarded his black for all his
years of training, dedication to Jiu-Jitsu, and loyalty to our
team. Thank you for all the guys that came down to the academy
to support Sam. We also had a great seminar with Caiquie Elias
who is a 4th degree black belt after Sam's promotion.
The black and brown belts present
for Sam's promotion |
Chris, Sam, Mike |
Relson Gracie (8th degree BB),
Sam Mahi (black belt), and Caique Elias (4th degree BB) |
Sam's Black Belt Certificate |
The group that were there to
support Sam's promotion |
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Start time 10:30AM
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Pride
Heavyweight Grand Prix
Today, DSE/PRIDE announced following match ups of PRIDE Heavyweight
GP opening round on April 25th.
Fedor
Emelianenko vs Mark Coleman
Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira vs Hirotaka Yokoi
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs Kevin Randleman
Naoya Ogawa vs Stefan Leko
Sergei Kharitonov vs Murilo "Ninja" Rua
Giant' Silva vs Sentoryu
Heath Herring vs Yoshiki Takahashi
Gan McGee vs. Ron Waterman
It
is still negotiation about one more match and reserve match.
LOS
ANGELES, California – Seven match ups have been announced
for the sixteen man heavyweight tournament, TOTAL ELIMINATION
2004, which will take place on April 25th, 2004 from the Saitama
Super Arena in Japan. The event is scheduled to debut on North
American pay per view on same day delay.
In
addition, a new participant has been added to the card---Naoya
Ogawa. The 6’4”, 253-pound Ogawa is a silver medallist
in Judo (at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games) and brings in a
mixed martial arts record of 5-0.
Fight Card:
-
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark “The Hammer” Coleman
- Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira vs. Hirotaka
Yokoi
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Kevin “The Monster”
Randleman
- “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring vs. Yoshiki
Takahashi
- Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Sergei Kharitonov
- Naoya Ogawa vs. Stefan “Blitz” Leko
- Paulo Cesar “Giant” Silva vs. Henry “Sentoryu”
Miller
Previously
announced participant Ron “H20” Waterman is still on
the fightcard. The remaining participants and match-ups for the
opening round will be announced shortly.
The
schedule for the tournament is as follows:
PRIDE
FC 16-Man Heavyweight Tournament
TOTAL
ELIMINATION 2004
April 25, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
(Opening Round)
CRITICAL
COUNTDOWN 2004
June 20, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
(Second Round)
FINAL
CONFLICT 2004
August 15, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
(Semi-Finals and Finals)
PRIDE
FC: TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004 will premiere on North American pay
per view through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra,
TVN1, Bell Express Vu, and Viewer’s Choice Canada on Sunday,
April 25th, 2004. The premiere time is 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST
and the count down show is at 8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST. For additional
replay times, please contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.
Participants
and fight card are subject to change.
For
more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!
Source:
Koichi "Booker K" Kawasaki
|
Romero
Jacare speaks about the victory of Master Academy in the Pan-American
'Terere and Leozinho should have fought', said Jacare
During
his one week trip to Brazil, master Romero Jacare visited his
mother of 80 years old, who is recovering from a disease. On
Tuesday morning(12), hours before Jacare left for the USA, he
talked about the Pan-American results, at a Jiu-Jitsu academy
in Copacabana: 'I'm very happy. I was in Rio de Janeiro during
the championship but I followed many of the fights by telephone.
The only thing I didn't like was the attitude of Leo Vieira,
who didn't want to fight Fernando Terere. I didn't understand
that. Maybe Leozinho hopes that Terere will come back to Master
Academy. I would like to see it too', said the founder of Alliance
and Master, two of the biggest Jiu-Jitsu academies of Brazil.
At
the age of 51 years old, Jacare still remember the day he stopped
fighting: 'My last championship was in 1985, a Company Cup, in
which I lost to the black-belt Mario Cupertino. At that time
I used to fight against my friends in all the championships.
That's one more reason that Leozinho should have fought against
Terere'.
Jacare
hopes that Master Academy will win the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
this year. 'In 2003 we got the second place. This year we can
snatch the first place from Gracie Barra. If Alliance and Master
come together again, it would be much easier'.
Source: ADCC |
Post
fight with Andrei “Pit Bull” Arlovski
Chicago,
IL -- Paying more attention to his boxing training today, Andrei
Arlovski went back to the basics with a “Rocky-like”
training regimen at the gym with Coach Arturo Salas in preparation
for his Apr. 2 fight. It was that training, along with his desire
to win, that enabled the Minsk, Belarus, native to earn the early
second round TKO win over Wesley “Cabbage” Corriera at “UFC 47: It’s
On!”
The
2-Time World Sambo Champion was well prepared for this fight.
Besides his Sambo skills, he trained a lot in Jiu-Jitsu. Besides
leg kicks, he trained hard in boxing. And his overall conditioning
was impressive “I worked on it a lot, including training
with Clubbells,” said Arlovski, who is a firm believer in
Clubbell training. He continued “it really gives hard hitting
power, striking stamina, timing and coordination, and refinement
of entire core.”
Arlovski
had been training for a 5-round fight against Tim Sylvia to determine
the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Former champion Sylvia relinquished
his title in Oct. 2003, after a hearing brought about by a positive
urinalysis after his first title defense on Sept. 26, at “UFC
44: Undisputed.” Unfortunately for Arlovski, his chance
at being champion was put on hold, as Sylvia failed a pre-licensing
test required by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in the
week leading up to the fight. (NOTE: Sylvia passed a subsequent
test, however the results were not back in time to save the match)
Arlovski wasn’t as much disappointed in losing his title
fight opportunity, as he was confused. “It was scheduled
to be a title fight,” said Arlovski, “and I was preparing
for it.” His opponent may have changed last minute, but
his desire to win remained the same. Taking a mature approach,
the 25-year-old said, “now I have more time to prepare for
the title fight. It means that I’ll be trained even better.”
The
last minute switch in opponents had no mental affect on Arlovski
“(after the change) I was focused on that particular fight
with Cabbage,” said Arlovski, “I knew that I must win
it in order to have a title fight. I did it, and my next fight
should be the title fight.” Arlovski trained and prepared
his physical fight plan for Sylvia, and it wasn’t until
he heard of the change in opponents on Thursday that he changed
his tactic “when I found that my opponent will be Cabbage,”
said Arlovski, “I changed the fighting plan, and followed
him through the fight.” Cabbage was originally scheduled
to fight Mike Kyle of Team AKA.
“Cabbage
was a strong opponent,” said Arlovski, but “I love
to box... punches, upper cuts, jabs” and it was his fast
hands and nearly twenty punch combo, including a right jab and
left upper cut that found their mark on the chin of Cabbage that
did the job. Did he ever wonder when Cabbage would go to the
ground “my main goal in the fight was to send him to the
ground with my punches,” said Arlovski, “you saw the
result.” Arlovski was satisfied when Referee Mario Yamasaki
stopped the fight “referee made a very right move by stopping
the fight,” said Arlovski. Where does this tenacity come
from “my goal to become UFC Heavyweight Champion,”
exclaimed Arlovski, “this is my goal, and I have gone to
it by training, fighting and winning.”
Talk
now is for Sylvia to face Frank Mir of the Las Vegas Combat Club
in a qualifier heavyweight fight to see who will face Arlovski
for the title “if he (Sylvia) will win his next fight,”
said Arlovski, “then finally we will meet in the octagon,”
but whether it is Sylvia or Mir does not matter “I’m
looking forward for the title fight,” exclaimed the 8-3-0
Arlovski.
Arlovski
continues to build a solid US fan base with each of his fights
“it’s really great,” said Arlovski, “I’m
happy to have fans in the US. I said this before – I like
to fight in the way, which fans love to see.” Fans will
have to wait about 6 months for his next UFC fight. In that time,
Arlovski will travel home to Belarus “to meet with my relatives
and friends,” said Arlovski, then he will return to the
United States for training “I really like to train here,”
said Arlovski, who will also learn the English language.
Arlovski
knows his successes are an effort of many and would sends out
“a big thank you to my team, managers, trainers, fans and
to all who have supported me,” he concluded.
Source:
ADCC
|
Pe
de Pano and the BJJ champion's fate in MMA
Multiple
time BJJ World Champion Marcio 'Pe de Pano' Cruz has been preparing
for his MMA debut, expected sometime this year. Cruz' confidence
is not cracked by his recent match Jeff Monson at the Submission
Wrestling Open 1 last February 27th. 'I know that MMA is another
story', states Cruz, also the current ADCC Heavyweight reigning
champion.
'I
want to try MMA and see what happens! My debut in MMA will happen
before the middle of the year.', says Pe de Pano. His confidence
is not shaken by his teammate's Alexandre 'Soca' Carneiro's recent
defeat in Pancrase at the hands of Yoshiro Maeda by TKO. 'Soca'
is also a BJJ and ADCC champion who made his MMA debut in that
February match. Pe de Pano comments 'You know, some guys were
born to win in competition, others may just be made to train
the mat, not fight in the ring. Even PRIDE champion 'Minotauro'
had a first match at one point, so let's see what will happen.
There's no guarantee at all that I'll win in the MMA. The only
way to find out is to go out there and fight!'
Marcio
'Pe de Pano' knows what he is talking about. Alexandre Soca is
not the only Jiu-Jitsu star who took al loss in his debut at
MMA. Below is a list of other BJJ champions who lost their MMA
debuts:
*
Jose Mario 'Esfiha' McCord - by TKO to Lance Cartwright (AFC
Canada, November 2003)
*
Erick Wanderley - by Interruption to Mauricio Shogun (IFC, September
2003)
*
Ronaldo Jacare - by KO to Jorge Patino 'Macaco' (Jungle Fight,
September 2003)
*
Fernando Terere - by Decision to Graison Tibau (Bitetti Combat
2, March 2003)
*
Marcel Ferreira - by Decision to Vitelmo Kubis (Meca 5, June
2001)
*
Amaury Bitetti - by KO to Mestre Hulk in his debut evening (CBVT,
September 1995)
Source: ADCC |
K1
GP Las Vegas Lineup
Date: Friday, April 30th, 2004
Place: Bellagio Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV
MMA
veterans abound in the upcoming K-1 scheduled for the Bellagio
in Las Vegas. Carter Williams and Michael Mcdonald are the top
names in the 8 man tournament that also features MMA veteran
Marvin Eastman.
In
the first superfight, former Top 10 Heavyweight boxer and ATT
member Shannon Briggs returns after an impressive debut in Japan
where he KO'd Tom Erickson, to take on retired MMA fighter Gary
Goodridge.
In
the 2nd superfight, Bob Sapp takes on MMA veteran Tom Glanville,
best known for 2 uneventful matches with Gary Myers in John Peretti's
old EXTREME CHALLENGE events.
K1
GP Las Vegas - Lineup Subject To Change:
-
Carter Williams vs. Mighty Mo
- Nobu Hayashi vs. Dewey Cooper
- Michael Mcdonald vs. Marvin Eastman
- Tatsufumi Tomihira vs. Kelly Leo
Superfights:
- Shannon Briggs vs. Gary Goodridge
- Bob Sapp vs. Tommy Glanville
Source: ADCC |
J.G.'s
"Buffet-Style" Mailbag
Compiled and Edited by Josh Gross (April 14, 2004)
Got
caught up on E-mails late last night while waiting to see Chuck
Liddell on Carson Daly, and figured some were worth sharing.
(It was a really good segment, by the way. Whether or not you
find Daly amusing, he's done a great job promoting MMA on his
show. First time I can remember a post-fight interview with a
winning fighter on a mainstream -- yes I know it was on at 1:45
a.m. -- program.)
We're
running the gamut, starting with Tito Ortiz' diehards who are
too deep in the forest to see the trees (I've heard this phrase
a lot lately and felt like using it) to some of my favorite fights
of all time.
Also,
what could happen at light heavyweight if Couture retires? Who
would win between Vanderlei Silva and "Minotauro"?
And a great breakdown on Liddell-Ortiz I received before the
fight but couldn't answer because my Outlook Express went lazy
on me. Careful, we might start doing these on a semi-regular
basis.
BANDWAGON'S
NOT EMPTY YET
I
have been hearing people bash Tito Ortiz since his loss to Randy
Couture and I do not agree with it. I was very impressed with
Tito even in defeat against Randy. Tito got dominated for the
entire fight but he was never really hurt at all and he fought
to the end.
Now
as for Chuck Liddell I think people are just jumping on his band
wagon. All this talk of how he made Tito look bad has no real
substance. The bottom line in that fight was that Tito's ego
got to him and he stood when he should not have. And even so
at first Tito did not do so bad. As for all the talk that Tito
could not take Chuck down, I do not agree. Just look at Tito's
very first shot. It did not even have much effort in it. To me
it was more of a psychological move to get Chuck to be more cautious
in order to allow Tito to pick his spots standing. As for the
second "takedown" attempt there was none. Tito to me
was looking for a clinch. He is stronger than Chuck so why not
try to strike from close quarters and slow him down.
So
again I feel that overall Tito is the better rounded fighter,
he just let Chuck fight where he wanted to instead of swallowing
his pride. As for the rest of the light heavy division I am picking
Belfort over Couture and Chuck in the rematch after that. --
Tom Dexter, Philadelphia, PA
Chuck
didn't make Tito look bad? Get a grip, man. Not only did Chuck
dominate Tito before landing the KO blow, he fought and beat
almost every contender Ortiz should have fought when he was champion.
Yes,
Tito was tough against Couture. He hung on for 25 minutes. If
you want to give him props for that, fine. But don't diminish
what Liddell did to him by saying it was the fault of ego. You
might want to look at those takedown attempts again. Both times
he moved meekly for Liddell's legs, and the second time he got
tossed into the cage for his effort.
Can
you remember the last opponent Tito shot a double against (aside
from a beat Ken Shamrock)? Answer: Vanderlei Silva, who like
Liddell is a murderous striker. Liddell did what Silva couldn't
do and stopped Ortiz' shots.
HOW'S
205 STACK UP WITHOUT "THE NATURAL"?
Lets
say Vitor and Randy rematch and Randy wins which is whats going
to happen. Now does Couture need to beat Chuck Liddell up again
or should he go ahead and retire as the greatest champion in
the history of the sport. I say just retire and give the other
guys a chance. No one at 205 can beat him without the help of
razorlike glove stitching. He retires, that makes the best fighters
at 205 V. Silva, Quinton Jackson, then Liddell, who are also
the three most exciting. A fight between Liddell and Silva needs
to happen no matter who the UFC champ is. A fight between Vitor
and Silva needs to happen again too. Jackson and Silva should
rematch as well but the Liddell and Belfort fights should be
first on everyones list. -- Rick
Randy
has, as far as I know, two more fights on his contract. So I
don't see a situation where he beats (or loses to) Vitor and
goes away. The impression I get from discussions with him is
that he wants his title back, and wants to defend it at least
one more time before fighting Vanderlei Silva.
He's
already guaranteed as being remembered as one of the all-time
greats. But if he pulls all that off (beating Belfort, Liddell
and Silva) there's few who can argue against his place atop the
mixed martial arts pantheon.
Now,
take Randy out of the picture at 205 and I have 'em ranked this
way: Silva, Quinton Jackson, Liddell and Belfort. Tito Ortiz
ranks just below them, but just in front of a group of evenly-skilled
highly-competitive fighters ("Babalu," Yuki Kondo,
Rogerio Nogueira ...). Light heavyweight is not for lack of competitive
young fighters, that's for sure.
Arguments
could be made that it's the best division in the sport. On any
given day, I rank it alongside 185 and 155.
MATCHMAKER
FOR A DAY
Will
Vanderlei Silva ever fight Noguiera or Cro-Cop again? The first
would be a great fight and I wonder how well Silva would do against
a submission artist like Noguiera. As to Cro-Cop, was their draw
more in favor of Silva, and was Cro-Cop reluctant to throw down
with Silva? When Noguiera beat Cro-Cop I was shocked. After a
striker like Cro-Cop did so much damage for an extended period
of time, to see him tap out in a matter of seconds after going
to the ground seems odd. Noguiera was lucky the bell sounded
which gave him a chance to catch his second wind. Should they
fight again I believe that Cro-Cop will win by knockout. -- Mr.
Jan Kuylenstierna
I
wouldn't put anything past Silva, and I really believe he'll
face Cro Cop again before retiring. He got the better of Cro
Cop the first time out, but not by much. They both scored standing
and Silva showed a willingness to move forward against the Croatian.
He scored takedowns whenever he wanted. Today, though, I don't
know if he'd be as successful. Cro Cop has improved a great deal
with his wrestling and guard game, so don't think he'd be as
tentative as he was with his strikes the first time around.
The
Nogueira-Cro Cop showdown was an amazing fight to watch. I was
on the floor of the Tokyo Dome for that one and it looked like
there was no way Nogueira would be able to last. But then the
bell saved him and he adjusted his game plan between periods.
Instead of shooting from the outside, he jabbed which forced
Cro Cop to move backwards. That tiny modification allowed for
the takedown and the armbar came quickly after that.
In
both rematches I'd pick Cro Cop. You just get the sense that
he wouldn't let the same mistakes happen again.
As
far as a Silva-Nogueira matchup goes, I don't see it happening.
If it did I give Nogueira, who's much larger and as skilled as
anyone in the world, the advantage. He'd win a decision or sub
Silva late in the fight, much like he did when he rematched Dan
Henderson.
GRACE,
PAGING RODRIGO GRACIE ...
I
know you must get a bunch of E-mails critisizing your top ten,
but seriously, where is Rodrigo Gracie? He just beat Mach soundly
and you have him on the list. Sure Mach has more fights under
his belt, but from that fight alone its pretty clear who the
better fighter is. -- Ryan McWorter
Believe
it or not, I haven't received too many critical emails.
What
weight would you rank Rodrigo at, and what top 10 fighter has
he beaten at that weight?
Yes,
Sakurai is a very good fighter, but he's made his name at 167-170
pounds. Rodrigo is at least 185 and has fought closer to 200.
He's got talent and a mean streak, so I'm not discounting him.
But I don't think he's worthy of ranking -- yet. He needs to
beat a worthwhile middleweight first.
ANALYSIS
101 (GRAMMAR NOTWITHSTANDING)
Your
right ortiz has developed his boxing skills, from what i have
seen his stance, footwork and jab..s.right..right cross and his
high guard are very effective; nonetheless tito has never shown
an ability to pull these skills off in the heat of the battle.
As long as someone is worn down or to busy looking for the shoot,
tieup, throw, trip; well then tito looks great, against ken he
was letting his hands go and throwing brief combos and flurries
and some decent kicks/knees/etc. He also looked fairly good against
matyushenko...offensively, an def. his high guard kept him from
absorbing shots.
But
the first time someone fires back you see tito is not only a
limited striker, he is a wrestler at heart; at no time did tito
ever slip and counter, parry and counter or block and counter.
Not because he does not have the knowledge, he just does not
a)have the ring time and b) the heart/mindset to do so; chuck
said it best u touch him up and he shoots, the only time tito
opens up is if the other guy is in a def position. He does not
accept that he can and will get hit, he is either off or def;
he has no idea how to mix the two or better yet he does not want
to.
That
is the diff...rampage and randy countered chucks wide shots,
they stayed in the pocket and threw short hooks/uppercuts/cross
between and caught him first. Secondly they kept a high tight
guard to fend off the shots and thirdly they had the chin and
mental toughness to taste chuck's power. They both knew they
would get hit..and accepted that and trained to counter him w/
strikes; not just shoot, that is chuck's game pressure u and
bomb away. People know chuck won't move back and will keep swinging
and is hard to ko; so when he swings and misses they shoot, when
he swings and lands they shoot and that makes it sooo much easier
for him to defend the shoots cus he knows noone is gone even
attempt to trade. Randy/Rampage hit him back and hit him often,
that opened liddel up to the takedowns...An i don't know that
tito will do that once he gets hit clean... everyfight he has
taken one shot he has shot in...frank shamrock he got caught
w/a short left and right uppercut and he shot in... against sinosic
he got caught w/a kick and shot in... against silva he ran away
and shot in... against matyushenko he covered up and shot in..
against ken he got hit and shot in..see how it works...hell against
mezger he got caught in an exchange an shot it... Tito has never
shown a willingness to return fire..only fire when not being
fired upon. You can't teach someone that heart and willingness...nobody
taught randy or rampage; they are fighters and won't back down
just cus they got rocked...they fight back, they fight smart
but fight back. Tito does not an i gave every example..til he
shows me diff i won't believe it.
Another
thing is having the skills does not mean u have the exp and work
put in; remember tito's submissions, he was great in adcc. But
he is a non factor in a mma fight, why he can't deal w/the risks
that come w/ using it; he plays it safe. You go for a sub u might
get countered and tapped...u might get reversed and grounded
an pounded...same w/stiking.. u might hit..but u gon get hit...even
by a garbage striker...but when u are w/a tech limited but very
experienced fighter w/a good chin...power and will/heart. Not
to mention chuck has fought better skilled and physically gifted
strikers...even the guys who are not strikers by nature have
better skills and execution couture jackson overeem mezger sobral
pele noe hernandez belfort etc etc etc
An
facts are facts everyone has a hard time getting chuck down ...
randleman ... sobral ... couture ... rampage ... horn ... belfort
... bustamante ... etc etc; an everyone has a harder time keeping
him down, couture rampage horn bustamante...etc etc
Can
tito win yeah; but i feel his willingness to fight..not just
win but fight chuck is important; he needs to be smart, but he
gotta want it soo much that he will not let off chuck, not just
when he is dominating chuCK. But when chuck is dominating him..randy...rampage
never stopped even when they started catching that heat...they
came back harder..more aggressive..what will tito do..
i
don't think chuck is worn out and i do think he has a chance
to stake his claim; he realizes tito cost him his chance at the
belt and a long reign, tito could'a dropped the title and let
chuck fight. But he hated on him and held on while he disputed
the contract...that was cold.
i
hope this fight is everything tito has talked about it being..feel
me..if he really wants to bring the pain he needs to take it...he
can't intimidate or make liddel quit..he gon have to finish him
to win and tito don't really finish noone he controls and cuts
them...except for ken when has he really finished someone. --
No Name Given
You
brought up several excellent points in your email, and, like
Liddell promised, they were prophetic. Chuck knew that Ortiz
wasn't able to stand in front of him and trade. And he knew that
Tito couldn't take him down. Bad combo for Tito and Chuck won
because of it.
You
nailed it and I'm putting it in my mailbag even though this was
sent before the fight.
SOME
OF MY FAVORITES ...
I
know you've been watching MMA since the beginning, so I was hoping
you could shed some light on your favorite fights of all time.
-- Andrew
I
appreciate the question. I've seen fights inside the Tokyo Dome
and I've seen 'em with 500 people in a dingy Hollywood night
club. But no matter the venue, there's something special about
a good fight. You just know it when you see it. Each time I pull
a memory up, I remember certain things about the event with such
detail it feels like it's happening all over again.
I'll
give you my five of my favorites (though there are many, many
more) with a little description why.
Vanderlei
Silva Decision Dan Henderson -- Not only is this one of the classic
PRIDE fights of all time, it took place on the very first PRIDE
card I had the opportunity to attend. I remember the bus ride
the day following the fight. Henderson was really banged up and
feeling the effects, but he still joked around with his guys
(Couture et al) on the two-hour ride to Narita. And Silva, well,
he was just mean. I'd seen him fight on tape and was excited
to see him in person. What do you know? He was the first fighter
I saw when I arrived in Japan and he scared the hell out of me.
Bas
Rutten KO Tsuyoshi Kohsaka -- Remember how SEG billed the debut
of Bas Rutten? He was the world's finest martial artist, and
I knew him from the Pancrase tapes I had rented from my local
Japanese video store. Well, he got all he could handle in Kohsaka,
an excellent grappler who never stopped moving. Rutten was in
trouble late in the fight when John McCarthy stood both fighters.
El Guapo exploded with a punch-knee-punch combination that still
stands out as one of the finest finishes in UFC history.
Oleg
Taktarov Submission Tank Abbott -- This one was a jaw-dropper.
For nearly 18 minutes Oleg Taktarov survived a Tank Abbott onslaught
in the high altitude of Casper, Wyoming. With both men bordering
on complete exhaustion, Taktarov mustered enough strength to
win by choke. Say this about Abbott, he's had memorable fights
in the Octagon, none more impressive than his loss to the Russian
Bear.
Randy
Couture Decision Pedro Rizzo -- The quintessential back-and-forth
championship fight. Couture owned the first round, beating on
Rizzo so badly few thought the Brazilian could continue. Yet
he did, returning the favor in the second period by punishing
Couture to the legs. The two fighters went to war in rounds three,
four and five in what turned out to be the most controversial
UFC decision ever. Couture won, defending the heavyweight belt.
But it did not come without a price. He could barely walk for
the month following the bout and to this day recalls this clash
as his most difficult. Rizzo, meanwhile, was effectively rendered
a bride's maid. In the highly-anticipated rematch, Couture dominated
Rizzo to win by TKO.
Joe
Hurley Decision Scott Bills -- For those of us who attended the
IFC "Warriors Challenge" events in Fresno, Calif.,
we can attest to just how action-packed these cards were. In
the first summer of my efforts at MMA reporting, Hurley and Bills
battled for 25 minutes in an IFC championship contest. The fight
had it all: striking, grappling, crazy positions, big slams and
the crowd was on board for every second. Unfortunately the IFC
has done a horrible job of getting these events out on tape,
but if you can get your hands on it, take advantage.
Source:
Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you
need is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo
breaks down."
Oprah Winfrey, 1954-, American TV Personality, Producer, Actress,
Author
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Team
Hawaii 2005
State Kickboxing Chmpionships 2005
Aloha I just wanted to keep the Fans and the public know what
great things we have instore for Hawaii's Kickboxers. We are
hosting a State Kickboxing Tournament in 2005 which winners will
have an chance to compete in 2005 Nationals. So for all bouts
that are fought in Punishment In Paradise will be logged in a
database under the weight class the fighter fights in. Then at
the state tournament we will seat the fighters in their respected
weight class by their fight record in that particular weight
class. So we encopurage fighters to come out and take a shot
and their dreams. We hope other promoters take a grasp of this
concept and help build fighters. I like to thank Adrian Silva
for bringing this idea to light for the competitors in Hawaii.
We also encourage outer island schools to particiate in making
this possible for their students.
For more information on how to get their Teams & Fighters
in pleaase email second2none@hawaii.rr.com.
Also
like to thank Second 2 None fight wear for being the official
sponsor for Team Hawaii 2005.
Mahalo
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WILL
BJ FIGHT IN K-1 IN MAY?
BJ TALKS WITH MMAWEEKLY; UFC PREZ ALSO SPEAKS
BJ made an appearance at the K-1 Max show last week in Japan,
and word out was that he was going to fight in the K-1 MMA show
in May. Well, is he? MMAWeekly talked with BJ Penn on Monday,
and he said he didn't really want to go into great detail on
the situation. All Penn would say is, "I am not leaving
the UFC. This is not about leaving the UFC. This is about me
having the opportunity to add to my career and promote myself
internationally and if you don't know (the situation)... now
you know."
UFC
President, Dana White, was on MMAWeekly Radio yesterday and had
this to say about BJ PENN. Dana considers BJ to be very talented
and wishes him luck in whatever choice he makes. White went on
to say that if Penn does fight in another organization, he will
be stripped of his UFC title. White said the UFC has been kind
to Penn in the past, giving him two title shots at the 155 pound
belt and a chance at the 170 pound belt in which he won. Dana
commented, "BJ was very upset that Jens Pulver wouldn't
give him a rematch and now he's doing that to Matt Hughes."
If
BJ does decide to fight elsewhere, White said he would feel bad
for Matt Hughes. He characterized Hughes as a fighter who will
fight anyone, never complains and takes on whoever they put in
front of him.
The
idea was to have Matt fight one or maybe two fights then get
a chance to win the belt back against the guy who took it from
him, BJ Penn. After all, it was Matt Hughes that gave Penn the
shot at his belt to begin with White said.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Response
from the Penns regarding the above post
Below
is a statement by JD Penn who is BJ's brother and manager. I
have chosen not to post another statement that was made by someone
close to BJ, but did not reflect the Penns' views. Any other
posting or comments regarding BJ should be taken with a grain
of salt unless it comes from JD or BJ himself. Please keep this
in mind when reading all these articles and postings.
BJ
Penn is still the UFC Welterweight Champion.
We have been in Negotiations with the UFC for him to fight for
the Lightweight Title. The title fight wouldn't happen until
October or December. That would mean BJ wouldn't fight for 8-10
months. He
wanted to get a fight in between this time. The best opportunity
would be to promote himself in Japan in between his next fight
in the UFC. BJ likes fighting in the UFC, he just can't wait
8-10 months for the UFC to have a formidable opponent!
As for the Pulver fight. The UFC didn't want to make it happen.
They said Pulver doesn't deserve a Title Fight! BJ wants to fight
Pulver on PPV. If Rumble on the Rock was on PPV he would be fighting
Pulver May 7th in Honolulu, Hawaii!
This
will be great for the UFC, BJ fighting in Japan(20+MILLION VIEWERS
that's 300+ UFC's(70,000
Viewers PPV+GATE)) as the UFC Welter Weight Champion.
BJ
will also be the first UFC fighter to fight in K-1 mma. This
is a great opportunity for both the UFC and BJ!
Source: JD Penn
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Rumble
On The Rock 5
On Friday May 7th Prodigy Productions has put together a world
class card happening in one of our nation’s premier Mixed
Martial Arts (MMA) events, Rumble On The Rock. Top Hawaii fighters
along with five (5) of the UFC’s best veterans will meet
at the Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, HI. The show features
world class athletes in what is going to be an intense night
of Mixed Martial Arts action.
This
will be the sixth (6th) installment for Rumble On The Rock and
the second time ROTR has made it to Honolulu, HI.
At
this time we are proud to announce:
Main
event
Wesley
“Cabbage” Correira (20 wins – 5 losses) BJ Penn’s MMA
Team
VS
Vladimir Matyushenko “The Janitor” (12 wins –
3 losses) Raw Team
One
other exciting fight on the card:
Ross
“Da Boss” Ebanez (5 wins – 1 loss) BJ Penn’s MMA Team
VS
Steve “Red Nose” Berger (15 wins – 10 losses –
1 draw) Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu
Ronald
Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. TBA
Kawika Paaluhi vs. TBA
Kaynan Kaku (BJ Penn's MMA Team) vs. TBA
Rumble
On The Rock is a world class Mixed Martial Arts event that originated
in Hilo, HI with their first show on Dec 28, 2002. In less then
one (1) year Rumble On The Rock reached true world class scale
featuring such epic battles as Charuto Verisimo (#4 welterweight
in the world) Vs. Gill Castillo (#8 ranked welterweight) and
Lightweight World title fight between BJ Penn (UFC welterweight
champion) Vs. Takanori Gomi (Japans #1 lightweight and #2 in
the world), with a production that rivals the top shows in the
world.. With our current card featuring many top ranked fighters
from around the world you can see that Rumble On The Rock is
here to stay.
We
will release further matches this week
Until
then
Thank you
Prodigy Productions
www.rumbleontherock.com
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185
POUND BATTLE: LINDLAND VS FRYKLUND
If you listened to MMAWeekly Radio yesterday, then you heard
the news. Matt Lindland has a very busy summer ahead. Lindland
has accepted an invite to fight for the Rumble on the Rock promotion
coming up on May 7th.
His
opponent? Another UFC veteran in Tony Fryklund. Fryklund has
been waiting for a long time to get a big fight. His last 'big"
fight was against David Loiseau in Canada. This is a huge fight
for both fighters. If Fryklund wins, he puts himself back in
the mix defeating the #1 fighter in the world at 185. If Lindland
wins, then that sets up a fight in August at UFC 49 against Cesar
Gracie prodigy David Terrell.
Also
on the Rumble on the Rock card is of course Cabbage vs Vladimir
Matyushkno. You can check out the press release below, but some
other names believed to be on the card are Steve Berger, Thomas
Denny, Royden
Demotta, Ronald Jhun,
and more fighters are to be announced very soon.
Source: MMA Weekly
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ANOTHER
FIGHTER ANNOUNCED FOR PRIDE GRAND PRIX
Pride continues to fine tune their lineup for their upcoming
card. Yesterday they released this information to the Japanese
press and Scott Petersen reports from Japan that Naoya Ogawa
will be in the field.
Ogawa
is undefeated in MMA competition with wins over Gary Goodridge
& Masaaki Satake in Pride. His last fight was a win over
pro wrestler Matt Ghaffari at the UFO-Legend show almost 2 years
ago.
Here
are the projected 16 fighters that will be competing. It looks
like Pride will release the official information later in the
week.
1st
round Possible matches
Mark Coleman vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Kevin Randleman vs. Mirko Filipovic
Heath Herring vs. Ron Waterman
Don Frye vs. Yoshihiki Takahashi
CONFIRMED
FIGHTERS
Henry Miller
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Stefan Leko
Hirotaka Yokoi
Sergei Kharitonov
Paulo Silva Cesar
Murilo Rua
Naoya Ogawa
Source: MMA Weekly
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BRIGGS
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER KO IN K-1
“Battle At The Bellagio II” April 30th
Fresh
off his K-1 martial arts fighting debut victory, former linear
heavyweight boxing champion, Shannon Briggs, will make his second
start in “The New Fighting Sport” when he faces Gary
Goodridge in a three-round K-1 Superfight during the Friday,
April 30th, Pay-Per-View televised K-1 “Battle At The Bellagio
II” extravaganza at Las Vegas, Nevada’s Bellagio Hotel
and Casino.
On
March 27th, the 32-year-old Briggs (40-4-1 (
34 KO’s) wasted little time in seizing his first K-1 win
when he squared off with American martial arts fight veteran,
Tom Erikson, at Saitama, Japan’s Saitama Super Arena. At
the 1:02 mark of the opening round, the boxer floored Erikson
with a sharp left-right punch combination. Erikson attempted
to rise to his feet, but failed to beat the referee’s 10-count.
Goodridge
(37-18 (27 KO’s), a nine-year veteran of the martial arts
fight game, will return to Las Vegas K-1 competition for the
third straight year. On August 17, 2002, the 38-year-old powerhouse
shocked the world by exploding all over longtime K-1 superstar
and former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Heavyweight Champion,
Mike Bernardo, with a flurry of punches that earned him a technical
knockout win only a minute and thirty-eight seconds into the
first round of the K-1 Bellagio Hotel and Casino Superfight.
Goodridge is also a former Canadian amateur boxing champion.
A
native of Brooklyn, New York’s Brownsville section that
was also the childhood home of former heavyweight champions,
“Iron” Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe, Briggs is best
remembered for his November 22, 1997 12-round judges’ decision
victory over boxing legend, George Foreman. Briggs’ skills
have been showcased on nearly every major cable television network
that airs boxing, including HBO, Showtime Network, ESPN, Madison
Square Garden Network (MSG), and USA Network. His remarkable
run that saw him win his first 25 professional contests garnered
him coverage in leading sports and lifestyle publications, including
Sports Illustrated, Vogue, and Vibe. MTV, CNN, and FOX Sports
Network have all featured the fighter as a guest. During a recent
interview on the popular NBC Network talk show “Last Call
With Carson Daly,” Briggs issued a challenge to Tyson.
A
man of many talents, Briggs has dabbled with careers in hip-hop
recording, modeling, and acting. Last year, he made his silver
screen debut in the Hollywood hit, “Bad Boys II,” that
co-starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
Tickets
for Friday, April 30th’s K-1 “Battle At The Bellagio
II” event can be purchased online at K-1 USA’s website
(www.k-1usa.net) store or by calling The Bellagio Hotel and Casino
box office toll free at 1-800-963-9634.
K-1
is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its
inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate,
Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing (“K”), and its intent to determine
one champion in one ring (“1”). After being staged
for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder
Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country’s
most popular sport and achieved popular culture status there
as its athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities. Last
year, K-1 USA, the North American subsidiary of K-1, inked a
partnership with ESPN to jointly market K-1 fight cards broadcast
on United States Pay-Per-View television.
Source: MMA Weekly
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TYSON
VS. ROUFUS
American
kickboxing great Rick Roufus is claiming to have signed a contract
with 'Too Famous Productions', with the hope that they can sign
boxing legend Mike Tyson to face him in a kickboxing match.
According
to kickboxing insiders in Las Vegas, this is mainly a publicity
stunt to capitalize off of the Tyson signing with K-1. Too Famous
Productions does have the signature of Roufus, but not Tyson's.
According
to these same insiders, don't expect Tyson to sign for such a
low-profile fight anytime soon unless very huge money is involved,
or unless this fight happens in K-1.
Source: Fight Sport
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IRONHEART
CROWN VII: THE CRUCIBLE
The IHC's latest production features more talent than EVER!
CHICAGO, IL - Since its debut in 1999, the Ironheart Crown has
lived up to its vision of growth and improvement with every show.
On June 5th, 2004, the production will once again exceed expectations
to provide local fans with more bang for their buck... With eight
Class-A bouts on the card, this promises to be the most action-packed
showcase of skill ever witnessed in American Shooto!
Headlining the card, local standout and Keith Hackney protege
Gideon Ray will take on UFC veteran Curtis Stout in what promises
to be a hailstorm. While both fighters are adept on the ground,
Ray is sure to bring his lighting-fast hands to contend with
the powerful thai kicking skills which Stout has come to be known
and feared for. The man still standing at the end of three rounds
will qualify to compete for the North & South American Middleweight
Shooto Americas title.
Next
up: the Chicago area's two most aggressive featherweights finally
meet in what promises to be one of the fastest paced bouts of
the night. Miguel Torres, undefeated against local competition,
will face Mustafa Hussaini, the only man left with the potential
to steal Miguel's bragging rights as the toughest 132 pound fighter
in the Chicago area. In a subsequent show, the winner of this
bout will advance to the semi-finals in the Shooto Americas tournament
for the featherweight title.
The
ball keeps rolling when Stephan Bonnar, undefeated in local competition,
takes on a deadly newcomer in Davion Peterson of Indianapolis.
Thus far, Bonnar has won all of his IHC bouts by submission,
while Peterson comes to the table with all of his victories earned
in the form of TKO! While both men are well-rounded athletes,
this fight will go to the man who finds a way to dictate the
direction of the fight.
Henry
Matamoros was one of the first and greatest stars in Ironheart
history but has been absent from IHC competition for nearly three
years. June 5th will see him back in the ring against a new Shooto
standout imported from the City of Sin! Hailing from Las Vegas,
Rick Davis brings a strong background in Muay Thai and Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu to his IHC debut. In only three MMA bouts, he has earned
Class-A status and his performance has impressed the US Shooto
Commissioner so much that the sanctioning body made this fight
mandatory!
In
the lightweight division, two heavy hitters from the Midwest
lock horns in a fight that may never touch the canvas. Mike Haltom
made his name by nearly knocking out the #1 ranked World Shooto
lightweight contender in his Shooto debut. With his heavy hands
and his aggressive assault, lightweights far and wide are afraid
to face him in the ring. Nevertheless, Pat Miletich has a man
by the name of Joe Jordan in Davenport, Iowa who does not harbor
such a fear. With his 13 victories earned primarily by KO, TKO,
or submission, Jordan is confident that Haltom will not have
his hand raised on this night!
The
welterweight division promises to provide an equal dose of excitement
when Jason Ireland (13-3) of Romeo, Michigan faces a local hero
in Justin Wisniewski (15-9) in a preliminary for the Shooto Americas
Welterweight title! Both fighters have competed around the world,
showcasing a heavy armamentarium comprised of top-notch striking
and grappling skills which have earned them each a victory-laden
fight record. On June 5th, one of them will add another win to
the tally while the other bears the burden of a loss.
Tommy
Lee has made easy work of local competition in all of his Ironheart
bouts thus far. On June 5th, in a lightweight Shooto Americas
title preliminary, Christian Allen will journey from Denver,
Colorado to stake his claim for the belt. Allen will have to
avoid Lee's powerful takedowns in order to take advantage of
his muay thai skills, but when the fight hits the mat, Allen's
52-0 submission record will testify that he has the skills to
contend with Lee's relentless ground-and-pound assault.
As
promoter Braulio Corral puts it, "Every bout on this card
could easily serve as a main event in other local shows."
Jay Buck, Bill Hill, Virgil Strzelecki, Jake Ambrose, and Rafal
Piszcek all return to the ring, while Keith Wisniewski and Terry
Martin make their IHC debuts. No card in the history of Chicago
MMA has ever featured such a heavily stacked line up of talent
so equally matched on paper... And with all of the heavy hitters
set to compete in this show, IHC VII has the potential to be
the fastest-paced, most action-packed Ironheart to date. "There's
going to be a lot of good knockouts in this show," predicts
Michael Castellano, promoter of the Chicago Challenge.
"I'm
calling this show 'The Crucible,'" says IHC founder, Eric
Moon. "Everyone thinks of a crucible as a container used
to melt metals, but the word 'crucible' can also refer to an
extreme trial characterized by the confluence of powerful forces.
That is what this show is going to be!"
Ironheart
Crown VII, The Crucible will be held on Saturday, June 5th at
the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Tickets are on
sale now and a limited number of ringside seats and tables are
available. To obtain further information or to purchase tickets,
call 773-793-6555 in the Chicago area, or 219-688-7363 in Northwest
Indiana. Tickets may also be purchased online with a credit card
at www.ironheartcrown.com.
Special
thanks to Ironheart Crown friends & supporters:
FOKUS Urbanwear
SOAK Magazine
Woodhollow Bar & Grill
The Shelbourne Clinic for Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Dr. Valerian Kravtsov, Chiropractor
Budo International
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Kung-Fu Magazine
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Quote
of the Day
"Stop going with the flow in your life. Start your own river
instead."
Dr. Phil, Phillip C. McGraw (1950 -)
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FIGHTERS'
CLUB TV EPISODE 20 TONIGHT!
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 |
Super
Brawl 35 Fight Card Announced!
Friday,
April 16, 2004
Neil Blaisdell Arena
Tickets
are on sale now!
Get
your tickets quick because with Enson head lining, UFC Veterans
Jeff Curran and Rich Frankin, Super Brawl/Extreme Challenge 185
lb tournament champion Joe Doerkson, as well as some of Hawaii's
best fighters and Enson's hand picked Japanese fighters from
his own team on this packed to the hilt card, this one may be
a sell out.
Remember
to plan on getting there early because the car show is going
on the same weekend so parking will be insane! You are not going
to want to miss even one match on this stacked card!
205lbs
Enson Inoue (Purebred, Omiya 11-7)
v
Tom "Trauma" Sauer (Team Extreme Ocala, FL, 14-6)
205lbs
Rich "Ace" Franklin (Team Extreme, Cincinnatti, OH,
12-1)
v
TBA
138lbs
Jeff Curran (Team Extreme, 11-6-1)
v
Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred, Omiya, 6-6-2)
160lbs
Ryan Bow (Purebred, Tokyo, 10-5)
v
"3D" Deshaun Johnson (HMC, 5-6)
155lbs
Tetsuji Kato (Purebred, Omiya, 16-5)
v
Jason Dent (Indianapolis, 3-1)
150lbs
Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred, Omiya, 9-5-1
v
Antoine Skinner (Indianapolis, 4-3)
Heavyweight
Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (Team Extreme, Ohio, 14-6)
v
Ray "King Kong" Seraille (Grappling Unlimited, 3-5)
155lbs
Toshikazu Iseno (Purebred, Omiya,)
v
Bart Palaszewski (Team Curran, 7-3)
128lbs
Jyoji Yamaguchi (Purebred, Omiya)
v
Billy "The" Kidd (Indianapolis, 2-0)
180lbs
Kai Kamaka (808 Fight Factory)
v
TBA
205lbs
Riki Fukuda (Purebred, Omiya)
v
Joe Doerkson (Team Extreme) |
Punishment
in Paradise
May 15, 2004
Campbell High School Gym
The promoter is looking for fighters. Any one interested can
contact him at 330-4483.
Right
now, the promoter has about 15 fights tentatively scheduled with
the main event being Mark "El Toro" Moreno vs PJ Dean.
There
has also been talk of bringing in UFC Light Heavyweight contender,
Chuck Liddell to do a seminar/Punishment in Paradise ticket combo
deal. Chuck would teach his sprawl and brawl style that has given
him wins over former number one 205 pounder in the world and
former UFC champ Tito Ortiz, current UFC Light Heavyweight champ
Vitor Belfort, Murilo Bustamante, Renato Babalu Sobral, Kevin
Randleman, and Guy Mezger.
The
promoter may package the seminar with tickets to the fight so
you could kill two birds with one stone for possibly $60.
This
would not only benefit MMA fighters, but also kickboxers so keep
your fingers crossed as the promoter is currently in talks throwing
ideas back and forth.
Any
new developments will be posted right here so check back often!
|
CABBAGE VS VLADDY
Both fighters are very skilled and both fighters have something
in common. Wesley
"Cabbage" Correira and Vladimir Matyushenko have both competed
in the Octagon and both men have been beaten by Andrei Arlovski.
Now Cabbage and Vladdy will fight one another in Hawaii.
MMAWeekly.com
has learned that a Cabbage vs Matyushenko match-up has been signed
for May
7th for the Rumble on the Rock promotion. The event will take
place in Hawaii at the Blaisdell Arena.
This
fight will be a clash of styles as Vladdy is a tremendous wrestler,
while Cabbage has a solid stand-up game with a chin to match.
Cabbage told MMAWeekly last night, " I'm very busy training
and I have to focus on this fight."
Both
men have something to prove as Arlovski dismantled both fighters
and you have to wonder in the back of your mind if the winner
will get another shot in the UFC. Both fighters need a win and
we will find out in a couple of weeks who the better man is on
May 7th.
Source: MMA Weekly |
2004
Hawaiian Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
April 24th, 2004 at the St.Louis School Gym.
Start time 10:30AM
Gi and No-Gi
For
more info call (808) 223-9363 or (808) 392-8330
|
G3
Postponed
Due to a scheduling conflict the G3 Tournaments have been postponed
to a later date. We'll post any new date and/or venue once we
get word. |
Ricardo
Arona - Bound for PRIDE?
Although
rumours are flying in all directions, BTT's Ricardo Arona will
most likely not participate in the upcoming Pride GP.
Two
weeks ago, reports surfaced that Arona could be a 2nd representative
for Brazilian Top Team among heavyweights in the Pride GP, but
shortly after it was learned that DSE wanted to avoid having
2 representatives from the same team.
Then
last week Arona was reportedly signed to fight an alternate bout
in the GP. This also is very hard to believe since the same problem
of 2 representatives from the same team could occur if someone
gets hurt in the process.
At
this team, it seems that the return of Ricardo Arona to PRIDE
will see him facing Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson. PRIDE may see
this as a number one contender match, with the winner facing
Pride Middle Weight Champion Vanderlei Silva next summer. Although
nothing is confirmed, this is the latest direction for Arona.
Source: ADCC |
To
The Victor Goes The Spoils:
Liddell To Appear On Carson Daly's Last Call April 13th
By Loretta Hunt
It's been a long time coming for UFC light-heavyweight contender
Chuck "the Iceman" Liddell, who finally got his chance
to deliver on a promise he made to mixed martial arts fans around
the world. Knocking out former friend and training partner Tito
Ortiz thirty-eight seconds into the second round of their April
2nd rumble at UFC 47, Liddell put to rest a rivalry that has
slowly bubbled on the MMA burners over the last two years.
In
attendance at the sold-out Mandalay Bay event was none other
than Carson Daly, the popular MTV personality and host of his
own late night talk show Last Call. Daly has gone out of his
way to promote the UFC and the sport in the last six months,
and even featured Ortiz and Liddell on an episode two weeks before
the fight so the two could get in a little verbal sparring.
Now,
Daly has invited Liddell back for his monumental efforts, which
put him back in the running for a title shot later this year.
Taped last Tuesday, April 6th in Daly's New York City studios,
a relaxed and chipper Iceman shared his thoughts on the bout
and the growth of the sport, complete with clips of the now-famous
straight right that collided with Ortiz's chin and the Iceman's
confident entrance into the arena. Backstage, Liddell was also
congratulated by numerous members of the Last Call staff who
had tuned in to watch the historic clash of two of the sport's
most recognized characters.
A
novice mixed martial arts practitioner himself, Daly has already
confirmed he'll be attending June 19th's UFC 48, also scheduled
for Las Vegas, and says he will look to incorporate more fighters
onto his popular show in the near future. To catch the Iceman's
victory dance on Last Call, check your local listings for airtimes
the evening of April 13th.
Source: FCF |
WHAT
WENT WRONG IN ST. LOUIS AT THE NCAA'S
There
was a lot of discussion before the 2004 NCAA Div. I Wrestling
Championships, held March 18-20, at the Savvis Center in St.
Louis, about finding a permanent home for this event.
This
year's experience shows precisely why a monopoly should not be
granted to any one such city.
I
have seen a copy of an e-mail from Coach Brian Smith of the University
of Missouri noting that the overall accommodations in St. Louis
were fine for the athletes and coaches. That very well may be
true, but the event is also supposed to be organized to bring
in the largest amount of fans who support wrestling, and to accommodate
the media, who serve as the eyes and ears of the public who cannot
be in attendance. Without enough fan support and media coverage,
college wrestling will die.
On
both those counts, of accommodating the fans and the media, the
event's organizers should be graded with a big, red F.
TV
RATINGS SOAR WHILE ARENA ATTENDANCE PLUMMETS
The
NCAA national tournament was held in this same building (before
its naming rights were sold) in 2000. That year a record was
set for attendance which still stands today. The attendance for
the six sessions totaled 96,944. Last year the event was held
in Kansas City at a sold-out Kemper Arena. Total attendance was
91,431. Since the Savvis Center is larger than Kemper Arena,
many hoped for another sell-out this year, and a new record total
exceeding 100,000.
Based
on record ratings for the broadcast of the finals on ESPN2, interest
in the NCAAs this year seemed to increase. That live telecast
on ESPN2 of the finals on Saturday, March 20, drew a record rating
of 0.62 and was seen in approximately 542,000 households in the
U.S. That made it the most-viewed wrestling telecast ever in
ESPN history, and represented almost a doubling of last year's
total viewership.
As
this year's tournament proceeded, many noticed that there were
whole sections of empty seats in the arena. As far as I recall,
the attendance was only announced once, during the very last
session. The reasons may have been obvious: attendance was way
down this year.
The
total announced attendance was 87,675. That marked a dropoff
of 9,269 from 2000, or almost ten percent. It even was a dropoff
from 2003, when the tournament was held in the smaller Kemper
Arena.
Many
in the wrestling media noted that there seemed to be far less
promotion of this event throughout St. Louis than for other NCAA
wrestling championships. At the tournament itself, there were
no local dignitaries from either the city of St. Louis or the
state of Missouri announced. The many empty seats did not appear
to be filled with young people from various youth groups, who
are often brought in at events like this. There were no celebrities
from the culturally-rich St. Louis. The only politician I saw
was Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who came on his own
as he usually does to major wrestling events since he is a former
wrestler and coach, and is still in love with his chosen sport.
One
example of the lack of publicity for this event was the failure
to secure mention of it in the St. Louis American newspaper.
This is a weekly paper primarily serving the Black community
of St. Louis. The St. Louis American was founded in 1928 and
has been published for 76 consecutive years. It claims to reach
40-45% of the Black households in the St. Louis metropolitan
area. In the March 18 edition of this free weekly, there was
no advertisement for this event. There was no article on it,
except a brief mention in small type in the sports listings.
And I did not see any reporter for it at the event.
I
should add that about a decade ago, when I was still involved
with covering the fake pro 'wrestling,' and before I had e-mail,
I sent a press release to the St. Louis American about an event
in St. Louis. I can't recall exactly, but since I live in New
York, I probably mailed it in. When I got to St. Louis, there
it was, published in the newspaper. and that was for a relatively
small event. You would think that in our Internet age, and with
an organization like the NCAA, they could at least get a press
release published in such an important part of the St. Louis
media about real wrestling.
MESSING
WITH THE MEDIA
All
it takes to understand how poorly the media was treated at this
event is a glance at the event's official program.
The
program's lead feature story was called 'Back to St. Louis' by
veteran wrestling journalist J.R. Ogden of the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Anyone who knows anything about the wrestling media knows that
J.R. Ogden is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable wrestling
writers today.
You
would think that such a key wrestling journalist would be among
those given a prime spot on press row, wouldn't you? Well, not
this year.
Unlike
the arrangement of the arena floor in 2000, this year there were
only spots for 123 reporters on the floor. There have usually
been more than 200 credentialed reporters at the NCAA's in recent
years, and this year was no exception.
So
what did the event's organizers do? They put the other approximately
100 reporters in the worst seats in the arena, on the fifth floor,
higher than even the worst seats for the fans. To see all the
way down to the arena, you had to lean over a railing, meaning
you could not even sit back in the provided chairs and see the
action. The scoreclocks were too small to be seen except by the
eagle-eyed, or those with binoculars. And being able to watch
the wrestling action carefully enough to evaluate it and report
on it was virtually impossible from this height, where the wrestlers
looked like ants.
And
who was put upstairs? J.R. Ogden. The reason for this sleight
had nothing to do with Ogden, however. His publication was listed
as 'The Gazette.' Almost all the publications starting with the
word 'The' were grouped together in the nosebleed seats. This
was the 'method' that was used to sort out the media.
We
received similarly ridiculous treatment for 'Grappling,' for
which I am also Wrestling Editor. Now remember, 'Grappling' was
the recipient last year of the award for Wrestling Publication
of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Association. I am
also vice president of that organization.
As
important if not more important, if you went to the only newsstand
in the only bookstore at nearby St. Louis Union Station, there
was only one publication displayed, other than the local St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, that was covering the event. That was 'Grappling.'
And there was only one national newsstand magazine covering this
event. That was also 'Grappling.'
All
we were asking were similar accommodations for the media as had
been accorded in years past at NCAA wrestling championships:
a seat on the floor of press row. The entire setup this year
was bungled by not making enough space available for the media
there. And the assignment of who got floor seats and who were
relegated to the netherlands upstairs was also bungled.
In
addition, although I have covered the NCAA wrestling championships
for numerous years, including the last three, and have been sent
a press credential form since at least 1997, I was not even e-mailed
or mailed a press credential form this year. I had to inquire
specifically to get one. That shows that the people in charge
of being the liaisons with the media had no idea about whom they
were dealing with, and did no homework in finding out who was
who.
Getting
results was the slowest in recent memory at one of these events.
At last year's annual meeting of the National Wrestling Media
Association, reporters on deadline requested that they receive
the results electronically, instead of having to hand key in
the scores. The event's organizers responded this year by slowing
the distribution of results down. At one point the arena's computers
went down, completely eliminating distribution of results or
some time. In the media room, a photocopier was being used without
a collating bin. Sheets had to be hand-collated, without even
rubber fingers being supplied to the hard-working young people
whom may have even been volunteers. And there was also no automated
stapling, as they had to hand staple copies together.
Getting
around the arena itself was a time-consuming nightmare. Even
if you wanted to go from the fifth floor downstairs, there was
an almost endless wait for the operator-run elevators. On one
key elevator, the numbers were out of sequence, meaning that
the operator had to press 5 to get 1, etc. And in the building,
the 400 level was on the fifth floor, adding to the confusion.
These
fifth-floor nosebleed seats were called the 'pressbox' because
the Savvis Center is home of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.
It is basically set up as a hockey arena, and this is where the
hockey reporters sit.
I
do not cover hockey, so I can't comment on whether or not this
is adequate for these journalists. But I do cover boxing, and
am also a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
I can say that if any of this nonsense had occurred at a boxing
event, the writers would have raised the roof with the promoters.
Many of these boxing writers would just refuse to put up with
such conditions again. Last year a letter had to be sent from
the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America to
some promoters because of problems with media access, which were
less serious than what we encountered in St. Louis.
In
fact, at this year's NCAAs, there was no live coverage by USA
Today, except a wire service report. There was no coverage by
Sports illustrated, either in print or online, even though they
did have a reporter there. And there was no coverage by the most
influential newspapers in America, such as the New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post, except possibly again
wire service reports.
Many
veteran wrestling journalists questioned whether or not they
will bother to attend this event next year, when it is at the
same venue. Many of these publications spent large sums of money
for transportation and hotels in St. Louis, all of which seemed
to be notably higher than in years past. You could get cheaper
and just as nice rooms across the street from Madison Square
Garden in the heart of Manhattan than you could in St. Louis.
Yet the event's organizers are supposed to negotiate special
rates for the event.
They
also require that the hotel reservations be made through the
NCAA. My hotel reservations ended up being messed up despite
the fact that numerous phone calls to both the NCAA and the hotel
prior to the event said everything was fine. We had to send in
the reservation information at least four times until it was
right, and I was almost stranded in St. Louis because of someone's
incompetence.
I
love wrestling, and I love going to the NCAA wrestling championships.
But I also have a job to do, and with all these obstacles it
became very difficult to do it. We make a lot of sacrifices to
come to these events, including passing up covering other events.
For every one of these wrestling tournaments I cover, I miss
being ringside at a professional and usually championship fight
somewhere. I have no problem with that, but if the conditions
aren't there at the wrestling events for me to do my job, because
its organizers are either incompetent or just don't care, it
makes little sense for me to come in the first place.
When
wrestlers lose a match, they are taught to take the attitude
of 'no excuses,' and to learn from their mistakes, train harder,
and strive to perfect their technique. We do not have the time
or inclination to sort out exactly what was the fault of the
NCAA, and what was the fault of the local organizers, the St.
Louis Sports Commission. But our advice to them is that if they
really want to host another major wrestling event again after
their contract for the 2005 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships,
which they already have, then they should learn from those wrestlers
whose national championships they seem so eager to host, and
come clean about what went wrong and declare publicly, 'No excuses.'
Source: ADCC |
Wanderlei
Silva on Tour in Sao Paulo!
PIC:
The champion poses during a photo session for a special report
in one of the most important magazines in Brazil 'ISTO É'.
Wanderlei
Silva just completed a promotional tour of Brazil's major cities,
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It was an excellent opportunity
to have direct contact with fans and to talk with the press,
In Brazil, the only way that you can watch PRIDE fights is on
PPV, and unfortunately only a small group has this privilege.
In
São Paulo he had the opportunity to talk live for 12 minutes
on one of the most important TV talk shows in Brazil. He spent
time explaining his success in Japan, the rules of PRIDE events
and he talked about his next fight against Yuki Kondo.
In
Rio de Janeiro he participated in a Peace Act on the Barra da
Tijuca beach. Many professional fighters were in attendance to
clarify for the public that they don’t want to see their
images associated with the violence on the Brazilian streets.
The message was that they use the Martial Arts only in the ring
and outside of them they are an example of good behavior. The
community shouldn't confuse professional athletes with people
that use violence to attack innocent people on the streets.
Source: ADCC |
United
Gracie Tournament Complete Info!
The
Tournament will be held here in Northern California, USA on May
8th, 2004 in the Main Gym of San Francisco State University located
at 1600 Holloway Ave. in San Francisco, CA. The tournament will
start promptly at 10:00 am and will have children, juniors, adult,
master, senior, male and female, divisions from white to black
belt levels. Co-organizer Charles states: 'We are very pleased
with the enthusiastic response of the fighters. We are receiving
record number of signees in all categories, already confirmed
in the Black Belt division are Igor Gracie, Rolles Gracie, Renner
Gracie, Ryron Gracie, Fabio Santos, Rafael 'Gordinho' Correa,
Mauricio Costa, Ricardo Barros, Jorge Vandame, Cassio Werneck,
Chris Smith, Mario Cerezo, Cameron Earle, Sandro 'Batata' Santiago,
Wander Braga, Megaton Dias, Renato Migliaccio, Alexandre Crispim,
Joao Cunha, Cleber Luciano, Michael Sillyman & Luciana Dias'.
For
additional info check out http://www.charlesgracie.com/tournament.htm or call directly at
(650) 756-7975
The
United Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Tournament 2004 will not feature a team
competition. No team trophies will be awarded. Therefore, individual
competitors are responsible for their own registration and payment;
neither payment nor registration will be accepted through your
coach.
New this year: We have added a junior division (ages 16 - 17)
for white and blue belts.
1
- The competition is open to kids, men, and women of all belt
levels in the following divisions:
· Kids (5yrs. - 15 yrs. old) White, Yellow, Orange, and
Green belts
· Junior (16yrs. - 17 yrs. old) White and Blue Belts
· Women (18 yrs. and up) White, Blue, Purple, Brown, and
Black Belts
· Adults (18yrs. - 29yrs. old) White, Blue, Purple, Brown,
and Black Belts
· Masters (30yrs. - 39yrs. old) White, Blue, Purple, Brown,
and Black Belts
· Seniors (40yrs. old and up) White, Blue, Purple, Brown,
and Black Belts
2
- The deadline to register is Monday, May 3rd, by 9:00 PM. NO
EXCEPTIONS!
Each competitor is responsible for his/her own registration and
payment. Please, have your registration materials and fee in
on time. No registrations will be taken after May 3rd, we WILL
NOT have registration during the tournament.
3
- The registration fee must be paid at the time of registration.
If you are unable to pay at the time of registration, please
call to make other arrangements. We accept only checks or money
orders. Make checks or money orders payable to Charles Gracie.
Fax or mail payment and completed Individual Competitor Registration
Sheet to:
Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
7340 Mission St., Daly City, CA. 94014
Tel: (650) 756-7579 Fax: (650) 756-1260
Each
competitor will be allowed to register in ONLY ONE weight division.
Fees are as follows:
· Spectators: Tickets $8.00
· Kids: $30.00 (05yrs. - 15yrs. old)
· Juniors: $50.00 (16yrs. - 17yrs. old)
· Women: $50.00 (18yrs. old and up)
· Adults: $50.00 (18yrs. old and up)
4
- Weigh-in Time and Location:
Weigh-ins will be held at the following times and locations.
You MUST bring a valid form of identification at the time of
weigh-in:
Priority:
· May 7th, 9:00am - 9:00pm at:
Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
7340 Mission St., Daly City, CA. 94014
Tel: (650) 756-7579 Fax: (650) 756-1260
Additional:
· May 8th (the day of the tournament) at the San Francisco
State University (Main Gym) between the hours of 8:00am - 9:00am
only.
5
- The Competitor Package will be distributed at weigh-in, it
contains the following;
· Tournament T-shirt.
· Event entry tickets (with out which competitors will
be unable to enter event)
· Match Queuing Card (this card will have your name, mat
number, and match number for your first match)
To Register for Open class fights time whit regular registration
due by May 3rd.
6
- Competition Schedule:
Saturday May 8th * Competition begins promptly at 10:00am for
all competitors in all divisions.
Kids
15 and under All belts and weight classes Begins at 10:00am
Juniors 16 and 17 years old White and Blue belts Begins at 10:00am
White Belt - Adults, Masters, and Seniors Male and Female Begins
at 10:00am
Blue Belt - Adults, Masters, and Seniors Male and Female Begins
at 10:00am
Purple Belt - Adults, Masters, and Seniors Male and Female Begins
at 10:00am
Brown Belt - Adults, Masters, and Seniors Male and Female Begins
at 10:00am
Black Belt - Male and Female Begins at 4:00pm
NOTE:
All competitors must present a valid identification at the time
of weigh-in.
At
the time of weigh-in you will receive a Match Queuing Card with
your name, mat number, and match for your first match.
7
- Weigh Classes:
* Kids (All the matches will be the closest weight, age, and
belt. No weigh in necessary.)
Male and Female ( 16 yrs. and older ) * With the GI ' OFF '
Rooster 110 - 121lbs.
Super Feather 122 - 134lbs.
Feather 135 - 147lbs.
Light 148 - 160lbs.
Middle 161 - 173lbs.
Medium Heavy 174 - 187lbs.
Heavy 188 - 202lbs
Super Heavy 203 - 213lbs.
Unlimited 214lbs. & Over
Open Class All weights
*
To Register for Open class fights time whit regular registration
due by May 3rd.
Please
be aware, Kids and Unlimited Weight classes competitors must
still show up at some point to weight-ins to pick up their competitor
packets, even though their weight, strictly speaking, doesn't
matter. The packets contain tickets for entry into the event
(without which no one, not even competitors, will be admitted)
as well as other useful items.
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- Prizes:
· All Athletes in first and second places will be awarded
with gold and silver medals respectively.
· Black Belt Super Fights will be awarded with champion's
belts and silver medals respectively.
· Competitors will receive one free Tournament T-shirt.
To
insure the tournament runs smoothly we strongly recommend that
all competitors and coaches be at the Tournament at 9:00am Saturday.
The tournament will begin promptly at 10:00am with an opening
ceremony.
9
- Accommodations
Hampton
Inn-San Francisco/Daly City
$65 / night* plus 10 % Tax
• FREE Continental Breakfast (6:00am-10:00am)
• FREE Shuttle Service from SFO International Airport
Call J&J Hotel Shuttle Service @ 1-(800) 240-0758 for pick
up
• SHUTTLE SERVICE from Hotel to SFSU @ $10 per person
• For reservation call 1-(866) 519-4851 or (650) 755-7500
and Mention 'Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Group'
to get this special rate
• NEW 86-room hotel including Junior Suites and Meeting
Rooms
• Complimentary business center and high speed Internet
connection
• Indoor heated swimming pool and fitness center
• Free HBO/cable channels/Nintendo
• Minutes to Daly City Bart Station and San Francisco Bay
• Walking Distance to many restaurants, malls, cinemas,
etc.
• Rooms with microwave and refrigerator available
• Distance to SFSU 2.4 miles / Travel Time: 5 minutes
• 2 people per room
Call 'ASAP' to reserve your room and we'll see you at the tournament!
Hampton Inn San Francisco / Daly City
2700 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Daly City, CA 94015
1-(866) 5194851 / (650) 755-7500 / Fax (650) 755-9400
E-mail: sfodc_hampton@hilton.com
Charles
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, 7340 Mission St., Daly City, California,
94014 - USA - Phone:(650) 756-7579 Fax:(650)756-1260 - www.charlesgracie.com
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"What the vast majority of American children needs is to
stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured,
stop being catered to. In the final analysis it is not what you
do for your children but what you have taught them to do for
themselves that will make them successful human beings."
Ann Landers, 1918-2002, American Advice Columnist
|
Boxing
News: Shock loss for Wladimir Klitschko
American
Lamon Brewster came off the canvas to score a shock victory over
Wladimir Klitscho in Saturday's WBO heavyweight title fight.
Klitschko was dominating the contest until he got caught midway
through the fifth round with two left hooks.
Referee
Robert Byrd stopped the fight after the round ended, ruling that
Klitschko was unable to carry on.
'It
was kill or be killed,' said 9-1 underdog Brewster, who was fighting
for the first time in 13 months.
Klitschko
knocked Brewster to the canvas in the fourth round with a vicious
right hand.
But
Brewster got up, with both fighters falling over after tangling
in the American's corner at the end of the round.
Source: BBC Sport |
BTT
- Japan Bound for the PRIDE GP!
by: Marcello Tetel
Brazilian Top Team members are preparing to depart for Pride
GP, scheduled for April 25th, 2004 in Tokyo's famouns Saitama
Super Arena. The team will have more time and structure to adapt
Pride heavy Weight Champion Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira for
the competition this time around.
Apparently,
the Brazilian Top Team has signed a sponsorship contract with
a Japanese Telecomunications company. The agreement will allow
BTT to arrive earlier in Japan. The agreement also is taking
care of additional air tickets.
The
team is leaving Rio de Janeiro next Tuesday, since due to the
new contract, any Brazilian Top team member can arrive in Japan
for fights 15 days prior to their match. The fighter can also
count on support from other teammates, since air tickets seem
to not be a problem anymore.
The
team will see 'Minotauro' Nogueira joined by his twin brother
Rogerio as well as Muay Thai coach Luis Alves, Bebeo Duarte,
Murilo Bustamante, his manager Mario Sperry and 2 more sparring
partners.
Source: ADCC |
Next
WEC card star packed!
by: Keith Mills
Porterville, CA-Wow. WEC never stop improving their cards as
they work to become the show for UFC fans to watch between UFCs.
Now WEC returns to The Palace in Lemoore for WEC 10 “Bragging
Rights” on May 21st with what seems to be a renewed emphasis
on matchmaking.
The
last WEC show in January was a mixture of up-and-comers from
some of the most scouted schools in California with some UFC
stars and vets and local heroes. Biggest news as most fans remember
was Chris Leben of Team Quest knocked out Mike Swick of American
Kickboxing Academy to win the Middleweight title. Team Quest
is the home of Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, and
Nathan Quarry among others while AKA are the home to recent UFC
vet Mike Kyle and KOTC Champion Paul Buentello. The rest of the
“star fights” were a little one-sided but the result
was Heavyweight Champion Mike Kyle, Yves Edwards, and Tiki went
on to fight in the most recent UFC. This time around it looks
like the matchmaking has improved dramatically. According to
WEC’s website the fight card so far is:
Card
Subject To Change:
Rafael Del Real vs. Mike Serr
J. T. Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
Benji Radach vs. Mark Weir (unconfirmed)
Poppies Martinez vs. TBA
Gil Castillo vs. Ryan Schultz (unconfirmed)
WEC
World Middleweight Title
Olaf Alfonso vs. Jason Maxwell (unconfirmed)
WEC
World Welteweight Championship Title
Shonie Carter vs. Karo Parisyan
WEC
World Middleweight Championship Title
Chris Leben vs. Steve Heath (unconfirmed)
WEC
North American Heavyweight Championship Title
Doug “Rhino” Marshall vs. Anthony Arria
Where
to begin? How about Welterweight Champion Shonie Carter defends
his title against UFC vet Karo Parisyan. Parisyan first turned
heads on the National level by putting on one of the best fights
in KOTC in years as he beat Fernando Vasconcelos by decision.
His UFC 44 debut against Dave Strasser caused an immediate pro-judo
bandwagon rush on the internet which barely subsided when he
lost a decision to TKO Welterweight Champion George St. Pierre
in UFC 46. Carter himself has shown more judo-based takedowns
in recent years making his fights very exciting even if they
do usually go the distance to a judges’ decision.
Add
to this Leben defending his belt against Cesar Gracie’s
Steve Heath assuming it does get confirmed. Team Cesar Gracie
fields UFC vets Nick Diaz and Gil Castillo, Pancrase vets and
grappling sensations Steve Heath and David Terrell, Shooto vet
Jake Shields, and many more.
But
wait…there’s more. As of right now one of the favorite
local fighters and participant in the fight of the night last
time Olaf takes on Team Extreme’s Jason Maxwell. For the
team perspective Cesar Gracie’s Castillo takes on Team Quest’s
Ryan Schultz. The UFC vets this time don’t get up-and-comers,
they get other UFC vets as besides Carter/Parisyan we’ll
see Benji Radach take on Mark Weir. UFC vet and AFC Champion
Chris Lytle takes on J.T. Taylor who picked up a draw to Dennis
Hallman only one month after a loss to Shonie Carter. Assuming
all these fights do get confirmed this looks to be the card to
watch in May.
Source: ADCC |
'Minotauro'
- His Nightmare in Havana!
by: Luca Atalla
With the PRIDE GP approaching, and Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira
preparing to head to Japan fro the final weeks, it is important
to review the heavyweight's grueling schedule over th past few
months. His travels included two trips to Cuba, two to Japan
and several to Sao Paulo to train with the Brazilian boxing team.
Nogueira was in Havana to work on things he wanted to keep quiet
before Pride GP on April 25th.
Posing
for photographer Gustavo Aragao’s lens while touring GRACIE
Magazine's reader around new playground (see pic - he has a ring
built in his front yard) ‘Minotauro’ was happy after
training with high level boxers in Cuba, but he could not forget
some nightmares he had in Castro’s land.
'I
am a late riuser, I ussually wake up everyday around 10 o’clock,
and that is only if I have a morning session scheduled. So it
was pretty hard for me in Cuba, where we had to get up at 5 AM!
Our boxing instructor, a real tough guy named Paco, kept waking
us every morning. He used to slam the door while shouting: ‘Come
on girls!’ So I went to bed dreaming about him getting to
the door in the morning. I had a nightmare where he came with
a piece of wood and was hitting everyone' laughed Minotauro on
a calm Sunday at his home in Rio de Janeiro. 'It was just like
in the army'.
'Later,
my colleagues from Bahia complained and they allowed the morning
training to start at 10. Cubans love a kind of training in which
the athletes repeat the same movement for several minutes' commented
Rodrigo. 'For example, you have to strike using your left hook
and left jab combo, and you have to go at it real hard, and the
other guy keeps defending himself. After a while, you change
and use your right side combo. When it ends, you have trained
the time equivalent of 12 rounds. Then it’s time to punch
the bags'.
“I
was training at the Havana Olympic Center. They have 15 swimming
pools, six tracks, a 40 thousand-seat gym, and a pretty impressive
structure that exists since the Pan-American games in 1991. The
Cubans live through real difficulties. Not every athlete eats
meat during the week, for example. Some of them eat only bread
and milk. But they have real impressive young boys. I met an
athlete who had fought 42 bouts. His age? Nine years old'.
'Minotauro'
also learned some other things he may show to his fans in Pride:
'I think I gained a lot during those sessions in Cuba. I improved
my footwork in the ring. I learned how to move from side to sidet.
Moving strategies are very important. And my punches are also
better: in my next fights, watch out - you might see some guys
falling down!'
Source: ADCC |
Joe
Doerksen: Ready for Superbrawl 35
By Kelsey Mowatt
Joe Doerksen continues training from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for
his upcoming fight this Friday, April 16 at Superbrawl 35. The
Canadian middleweight is confident that his training will bring
him his ninth consecutive victory, despite knowing very little
about his opponent, Riki Fukuda.
"He's
probably tough, strong," says Doerkson. "I think he's
done some pro-wrestling in Japan, so he'll be comfortable in
front of a crowd."
Coming
off a round one arm bar victory over Dan Anderson at Extreme
Challenge on March 26, Doerksen has been in full training mode
for some time.
"I
feel good though," he says. "I didn't get injured in
my last fight, it was only a couple of weeks ago, I've been training
a lot."
Doerksen's
winning streak began almost two years ago, after the now 27 year
old had dropped three in a row to Stephan Potivn, Egan Inoue
and David Loiseau.
"In
a way, losing those three fights was the best thing to happen
to me," he says. "There was talk that the winner of
the Egan Inoue fight would go onto the UFC, but if I had gone,
I'd still only be a submission guy. I don't think I was ready;
sometimes there's nothing wrong with waiting."
Doerksen
knew he had to start training his striking and stand up skills
more in order to get back on the winning track.
The
185-pound fighter "began serious training with kick boxers
and wrestlers from the University of Manitoba," and "became
more focused, [and] ready to fight. ..."
Training
those skills improved Doerksen's overall fight game and the wins
began adding up once more. Victories over Travis Galbraith, Denis
Kang, Anthony Macias and Kyle Jensen -- all within the first
round -- began turning heads in Joe Doerksen's direction once
again.
The
winning streak culminated in Doerksen winning the middleweight
tournament at last summer's Superbrawl 30. The Winnipeg native
reaffirmed his position as one of Canada's best middleweights
that night, submitting Desmond Miner with a rear-naked choke,
knocking out Jay Buck with a kick to the head, and stopping Brendan
Seguin with strikes, all in the opening round.
"I
was kind of numb the whole time," he remembers. "We
got in late the night before because of flight delays; we got
their just in time. I only had a few hours of sleep, but Rodrigo
(Munduruca, Joe's Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor) got me through
it; I couldn't have done it without him. Jay Buck, I thought
was going to be the toughest, longest fight, but I landed a kick
right in the right spot. It was over. Same for Seguin, caught
him with a right hand and he went down so I kept coming at him.
The ref stopped it. The biggest reason I'm doing so well is because
now I'm not just a ground fighter. I don't have to worry now
if I can get the other guy on the ground."
The
mixed martial arts veteran has fought in various organizations
over his career, including promotions such as the Bas Rutten
Invitational and Canadian promotions TKO and the World Freestyle
Fighting Championship. Doerksen is confident that the sport will
continue to grow despite the politics that sometimes embroil
it.
"I
try to distance myself from the politics," he says. "I
don't want to talk about something I don't fully understand.
A lot has changed in the last few years, [MMA's] going in the
right direction. I think promoters sometimes have to hound the
local media more. TKO has done a good job of marketing their
fighters. People in Montreal know a lot of the guys. It's only
a matter of time until the sport is mainstream."
Doerksen
also holds notable victories over the likes of Lee Murray, Adrian
Serrano, and John Alessio, and with his career record now sitting
at 23-5 the Winnipeg native is hoping fight offers from some
of the larger promotions may soon be at hand.
"I
want to fight in the UFC, there's been some talk about that,"
he says. "PRIDE Bushido has some fighters I think I match
up nicely with, too. I'm ready to take it up now; I'm in the
best shape of my life. I just try to be patient, maybe within
the next year or so I'll get my chance. When I do get my shot
I'm going to be ready."
Joe
Doerksen trains with Rodrigo Munduruca at his facilities in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada and can be reached at joedoerksen@hotmail.com.
Source: Maxfighting |
Williams
To Defend K-1 Title During April 30th "Battle At The Bellagio
II" Tournament
By Michael Afromowitz
2003 K-1
USA Champion, Carter Williams (15-3-1 (11KO's), will return to
Las Vegas K-1 tournament action during Friday, April 30th's "Battle
At The Bellagio II" event that will be staged at The Bellagio
Hotel and Casino and air live on Pay-Per-View television.
"I'm
coming back to defend my title. My plans are, like every year,
to do my best and get to Japan at the end of the year,"
said a confident Williams. "My experience in K-1 so far
has been a childhood dream come true. I just want to be able
to go to Japan and become the first American to win the World
Grand Prix title."
Williams
began an inspiring surge to stardom during last May's K-1 USA
eight-man, single elimination tournament at Las Vegas's Mirage
Hotel and Casino. As a K-1 tournament newcomer, the 23-year-old
walked into the ring an 18 to 1 underdog. He quickly made believers
out of observers, however, by upstaging defending champion, Michael
McDonald, during the opening tournament round. In a semifinal
round matchup with Japan's Yusuke Fujimoto, Williams opened up
and scored two knockdowns - the first with a head kick and the
second with a straight right hand - to earn a technical knockout
victory in the second round of battle. The championship round
saw Williams square off with six-time world kickboxing champion
and former World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas Cruiserweight
Boxing Champion, Rick "The Jet" Roufus. Williams overcame
Roufus's experience with sheer instinct and scored a quick knockdown
with a head kick in the opening round. Roufus recovered, but
was put down for the 10-count moments later with two straight
right hands.
In
June, Williams's momentum continued when he ventured to Villa
Park, Illinois for an International Sport Karate Association
(ISKA) eight-man, single-elimination event. There, he defeated
three more opponents in one night to capture the tournament crown.
Last August, Williams returned to Las Vegas for a three-round
Superfight during the inaugural "Battle At The Bellagio"
card and earned a unanimous judges' decision victory over two-time
world kickboxing champion and undefeated professional boxer,
Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper.
The
phenomenal showings in Las Vegas earned Williams his first trip
to Japan in October. At the Osaka Dome, the young gun was faced
with his greatest challenge to date in 2000 K-1 World Grand Prix
tournament runner-up and longtime superstar, Ray Sefo. In front
of over 31,000 fans, Williams battered Sefo with brilliant western
boxing combinations and leg kicks. An accidental elbow by Williams
prompted the referee to issue him a penalty. After Sefo asserted
that he could not continue, the bout was halted and sent to the
judges' scorecards. Sefo was awarded the decision. Undaunted
and ever-determined, Williams returned to Japan two months later
and chopped down 6 foot 8 inch giant, Bjorn "The Rock"
Bregy with a flurry of punches in the second round of action.
Tickets
for Friday, April 30th's K-1 "Battle At The Bellagio II"
event can be purchased online at K-1 USA's website (www.k-1usa.net)
store or by calling The Bellagio Hotel and Casino box office
toll free at 1-800-963-9634.
Source: Michael Afromowitz |
S&C
Training on the Cheap – Part 1
By Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
When
it comes to Strength & Conditioning for MMA, we all know
that every trainee has his own individual, unique needs. Some
fighters need more overall stamina. Some need a stronger grip.
Some need to put on bodyweight. It is these individual needs
that determine how an S&C program is designed and applied.
However,
while each program may be different, they are all (usually) based
on universal “truths” of training. These “truths”
are ideas and principles that have been proven (via scientific
or anecdotal evidence) to work in accomplishing certain goals.
Certain styles of training improve brute strength, while other
styles of training build endurance better - that sort of thing.
These
are not the only universal “truths” that apply to S&C
training for fighters. For example, S&C programs for a majority
of the MMA fighters out there need to be somewhat “minimalist”
in design. By “minimalist,” I mean that a fighter must
get a lot of return from his S&C training. Because of all
the skills training involved with MMA (more so than other martial
arts/sports), many fighters don’t have a lot of extra time
or recovery ability for S&C training. S&C workouts have
to give a lot of “bang” for the training “buck”
(so-to-speak).
Another
one of these “truths” is that, whether we like it or
not, and whether we want to admit it or not, many fighters simply
don’t have much money. Only the top MMA fighters in the
world have the luxury of being able to train and fight for a
living. Hell, there are pros (even guys who have fought in the
big events like the UFC) that still have to hold down a full-time
job just in order to be able to afford to train. Now, if some
pros have to work full-time to be able to train, what about amateurs
or guys who have just started training?
Classes
(BJJ, muay thai, boxing, etc.) can get expensive – especially
considering that if an MMAist wants to be good he must attend
(and thereby pay for) as many as 3-4 different types of classes.
Many times, this doesn’t leave a whole lot in the way of
extra cash.
So
what does all this have to do with S&C training? Simple –
S&C training is another expense for the fighter. Gym memberships,
costly home equipment, etc. are just more expenses. At some point,
something is going to have to give.
Well,
that’s the point of this. This is the first in a series
of articles called “S&C Training on the Cheap.”
These articles will describe how to build, obtain, and use good,
cheap equipment. I’m not talking about barbells and dumbbells
here, but other forms of equipment.
While
you can usually find good deals on barbells and dumbbells if
you look around, these articles will describe alternatives that
are even cheaper. Equipment discussed in upcoming articles will
cost in the $20-$30 range or less.
Each
piece of equipment will be discussed as a “stand-alone”
item. In other words, you won’t have to buy “this”
in order to do exercise X and “that” for exercise Y.
I’ll show you how to design an entire program using just
that one single piece of equipment.
For
the first article, I’ll discuss Body Weight Exercises (BWE)
– or “calisthenics.” BWE are great for a fighter
because of the price – FREE. All you need is some space
and work ethic.
BWE
will be the base of all upcoming articles as well. When a new
piece of equipment is discussed, it will be shown how to be integrated
with BWE for a complete program.
Are
you ready? Let’s get to it.
Many
fighters already do mainly BWE. Carlos Newton is one such fighter,
as are many of the Gracies. BWE are great for the simple reason
that you need nothing but floor space. They can be done anywhere,
and pretty much anytime. Another reason BWE are so useful is
their great versatility. By slightly altering an exercise, a
fighter can work on brute strength, strength endurance, muscular
endurance, conditioning, and more, all with BWE.
Don’t
believe me? Let’s look at an example. We all know that Push-Ups
work the entire shoulder girdle/complex: shoulders, chest, triceps,
even the upper back to a degree. In order to tax muscular endurance,
a fighter could do sets of regular Push-Ups for higher reps,
say 5-6 sets x 25-40 reps. In order to tax brute strength, one
could work to full-range Handstand Push-Ups or 1-Arm Push-Ups
for 3-5 sets x 3-5 reps. To tax strength endurance, one could
pick a steeply inclined Push-Up and do 15-20 sets x 3-5 reps.
To strengthen the wrists and hands, one could practice Fingertip
Push-Ups or Push-Ups on the fists. To work explosiveness, one
can do different plyometric Push-Ups. To work balance, one can
do Push-Ups with their hands on a basketball or medicine ball.
To work balance and coordination, one could take Handstand Push-Ups
to the “extreme” and work on full-range Handstand Push-Ups
free standing (i.e. – not balance against a wall). The possibilities
are virtually endless.
The
only main drawback of BWE is the relative limited ability to
do pulling movements. Pushing movements are plentiful (see all
the Push-Up variations above), as are leg movements (various
1 and 2 leg squats, stair climbing, jumps, bounds, etc.). To
do pulling movements, you pretty much need something to pull
yourself up to. Chinning bars are just the ticket. If you don’t
belong to a gym and your MMA school doesn’t have one, then
there are a few things you can do. First, head to the local park
or elementary school – anyplace with a playground. Most
playgrounds either have chinning bars or something that can be
used as such. While you’re there, play on the monkey bars,
horizontal ladders, and such. I’ll bet you forgot what a
great workout they were!! (And you’ll get all kinds of neat
stares from the soccer moms!)
(TIP
– to tax your grip more, take a bathroom towel with you
and drape it over the bar. Hold onto the towel and pull yourself
up by it.)
If
you can’t get to a playground, that’s no problem. Just
find a sturdy door (preferably one with 3 hinges holding it to
the door frame) and use that. You may want to put a towel over
the top of the door if its edges are sharp.
A
discussion on BWE wouldn’t be complete without mentioning
the Burpee. If you went to junior high school, then you did Burpees.
If you still don’t remember what Burpees are, check out
my article http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wiggy2.htm. Burpees
build stamina, conditioning, muscular endurance, and more. Burpees
can play a huge part of any good BWE program.
Let
me sign off by giving you a few good BWE programs you can use.
Routine
#1:
(you’ll need a chin bar and ~100 yards of space)
Start off by positioning yourself ~100 yards away from the chin
bar.
-sprint 100 yards to chin bar
-Chins/Pull-ups x 5
-Push-Ups x 10
-Squats x 15
-walk back to starting point
*Repeat
15-20x with no rest. The walking back to the starting point is
your rest.
Routine
#2:
Circuit the following exercises with no rest:
-Pull-up (palms facing away) x 2 rep
-Dive Bombers x 4 reps
-Chin-ups (palms facing you) x 6 reps
-Diamond Pushups x 8 reps
-Jumping Squats x 10 reps
*Perform
a new circuit every 90 seconds (your rest time is 90 seconds
minus the time it takes you to complete one circuit.) Perform
15-20 circuits.
Routine
#3 – a variation of “PT for Convicts” (a workout
from Wayne “Scrapper” Fisher’s site – www.trainforstrength.com)
Pick two spots roughly 10 yards apart – we’ll call
them “Pt. A” and “Pt. B.”
-starting at Pt. A, do Burpee x 1.
-walk to Pt. B
-Burpee x 2
-walk back to Pt. A
-Burpee x 3
-walk back to Pt. B
-Burpee x 4
-etc.
*Continue
with this pyramid until you reach Burpee x 15. If that’s
all you can handle, stop there. If you still have some gas in
your tank, go back down the pyramid, starting with Burpee x 15
down to Burpee x 1. Rest as needed.
Train
Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"When you find peace within yourself,
you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."
Peace Pilgrim {1908-1981 American Activist}
|
GAN
MCGEE IS IN GRAND PRIX
MMAWeekly.com broke the story on the Soundoff Forum but if you
didn't get a chance to check it out, MMAWeekly has learned that
Gan McGee has being selected as an ALTERNATE fighter in the Grand
Prix.
McGee
will have to win his alternate fight to make it to the main draw.
If McGee wins that fight, then he will be used as a backup incase
anyone gets hurt he can step in and fight.
There
has been no official opponent for McGee as of yet. Pride did
put out the official press release last night.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Grapplers
Quest U.S. Nationals - May 22nd - SAVE $15 now with Pre-Reg and
$5 per ticket
by: Brian Cimins
2004 Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals of Submission Grappling
Saturday, May 22nd, 2004
Marist High School
Bayonne, New Jersey
The
Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals featuring the Prestigous Team
Trials is scheduled for Saturday, May 22nd at Marist High School
in Bayonne, New Jersey. The First Place awards for All 67 divisions
will be a Beautiful, Custom, Championship Belt (including Children,
Teens, Executives, Masters, Women, Novice, Beginner, Intermediate,
Advanced and of course The Team U.S.A. Trials).
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The
Grapplers Quest U.S. Nationals Event on May 22nd in New Jersey
will feature some of the best submission grapplers in the United
States battling out to determine the Team U.S.A Grappling Team.
The Team U.S.A. Trials champions will battle a Brazilian Team
at the World Championships later this year!
Here
are the amazing line-ups to date:
Lightweight:
149.9 lbs. and below:
- Mike Fowler, Team Lloyd Irvin, Pan American Champion, 4-Time
Grapplers Quest Champion
- Jeff Glover, Paragon BJJ, 4-Time GQ-West Champion
- Renato Tavares, American Top Team, 2004 Florida ADCC Lightweight
Champion
- Mike Mrkulic, Royler Gracie/David Adiv USA, 6-Time GQ Champion
- Alan Teo, Team Renzo Gracie, 2-Time GQ-National Champion
- David Jacobs, Yamasaki Jiu Jitsu, 3-Time GQ-National Champion
- Leonardo 'The Wizard' Xavier, Saulo Ribeiro Black Belt
- Mike Cardoso, Freestyle Fighting Academy, Abu Dhabi Veteran
Welterweight:
150-169.9 lbs.:
- Todd Margolis, Team Lloyd Irvin, 6-Time Grapplers Quest Champion
- Pablo Popovitch, American Top Team, 2003 Team U.S.A Trials
Defending Welterweight Champion, 2003 ADCC Trials Champion, 2004
GQ-West Lightweight Pro Champion
- Diego Sanchez, Jackson's Gaidojutsu, 3-Time GQ-West Champion
- Marcos Avellan, Florida Freestyle Academy, 2003 Team U.S.A
Trials Defending Lightweight Champion
- Tony Torres-Aponte, Urban Jungle Self Defense (Houston, TX),
2001 ADCC World Championships Alternate, 25-1-2 Grappling Record
- Shawn Williams, Renzo Gracie Black Belt
- Rob Kahn, GroundHog/Team Royce Gracie
Middleweight:
170-184.9 lbs.:
- Nakapan Phungephorn, Team Lloyd Irvin, 4-Time Grapplers Quest
Champion
- Marcel Ferreira, American Top Team Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black
Belt
- Efrain Ruiz, Florida Freestyle Academy, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Black Belt
- Joe D'Arce, Team Renzo Gracie Black Belt, Pancrase Veteran
- Noah Spear, Balance Studios, Victory at Valley Forge Superfight
Champion
Light-Heavyweight:
185-204.9 lbs.:
- Leonardo Dalla Costa, Team Lloyd Irvin, BJJ Black Belt, 2-Time
World Championship Medalist
- Rick Macauley, Balance Studios, 3-Time Grapplers Quest Champion
- Marco Delima, Team NYMAG/Gene Simco, BJJ Brown Belt, 3-Time
Grapplers Quest Champion
- Eliot Marshall, Boulder Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Colorado), 2-Time
Grapplers Quest Medalist, 2-Time Pan American Champion
Heavyweight:
205 lbs. and over:
- Jeff 'The Snowman' Monson, American Top Team, ADCC Champion,
2003 Team U.S.A Trials Defending Champion
- Brandon Vera, Team Lloyd Irvin, Abu Dhabi Veteran, 5-Time Grapplers
Quest Champion, 1999-2000 Ranked #4 in the US Greco Roman Wrestling
- Rick Miglarese, Balance Studios, 2004 GQ-Beast of the East
Light-Heavy Advanced Champion
- Glen Sandull, Team Planet Jiu-Jitsu/Rob Kahn/Jeff Miller, 2000-2003
4-Time Grapplers Quest Champion, Current Reality Fighting Heavyweight
Champ
Each
of these Trials' Divisions will be 8-Man Tournaments. Send Grappling
Resumes to fill final spots and for alternates to Brian Cimins
at: President@grapplers.com.
Source: ADCC |
Livin’
La Vida Ricco
From The Mount
by Jason Probst
I
ate the first half, but spilled the rest on the sleeve of my
red Pendleton shirt ... And then, wondering what to do with it,
I saw one of the musicians come in. “What’s the trouble,”
he said.
“Well,” I said. “All this white stuff on my sleeve
is LSD.”
He said nothing. Merely grabbed my arm and began sucking on it.
A very gross tableau. I wondered what would happen if some Kingston
Trio/young stockbroker type might wander in and catch us in the
act. Fuck him, I thought. With a bit of luck, it’ll ruin
his life -- forever thinking that just behind some narrow door
in all his favorite bars, men in red Pendleton shirts are getting
incredible kicks from things he’ll never know. Would he
dare to suck a sleeve? Probably not. Play it safe. Pretend you
never saw it .. -Hunter S. Thompson, “The Great Shark Hunt”
It was equal parts WCW and street corner bravado, with a dash
of Iceberg Slim thrown in when Ricco Rodriquez strolled into
the UFC 48 post-fight presser, accompanied by a trio of ladies.
They were attired in skimpy outfits, with a medley of smooth
curves that could stop traffic, or war.
Attired in suit and with ladies in tow, the former UFC heavyweight
champ said he’s recovering from surgery and wants to get
back into the Octagon as soon as possible.
With the press conference full, except in the back row, Rodriguez
and one of the better-looking entourages ever seen in MMA seated
themselves. (I can’t say that I’ve been to every Shonie
Carter fight, and I’m sure at least once he had Ricco beat
... if he did, it was definitely his top stable.)
Rodriguez proceeded to issue a challenge to Mike Kyle, he of
the knockout of Wes Sims on the under card that evening.
This was just after Dana White proclaimed UFC 47 a rousing success,
what with the grudge match between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz
selling out the Mandalay Bay in record time.
“This fight tonight had more energy than any big fight I’ve
been to. It’s the kind of thing that makes your head twirl,”
said White. He was grinning from ear to ear, with the look of
a man who has realized something he is loath to forget.
Rodriguez may already know what White and rest of the UFC need
to know, if they don’t already -- that grudge matches and
well-publicized animus are the driving mechanisms behind successful
fights. And it wasn’t long before Rodriguez threw his proverbial
felt-tipped fedora into the ring.
Yelling from the back row, Rodriguez clowned Kyle for his alleged
bite of Wes Sims. Kyle initially ignored the taunts, but eventually
gave into the lure. Unwilling to let Rodriguez steal the meager
spotlight of his victory, Kyle answered with the universal “Yap,
Yap” sign, thumb and fingers formed into the pantomime one
would use to dismiss a younger brother.
“Mike, we can dance sometime in the future,” said Rodriguez,
with the room’s eyes turned southward, most of them eyeing
his contingent of ladies.
“For a guy with a glass chin, you sure do talk a lot of
shit!” sneered Kyle.
Silence. And, alas, game on.
“You ain’t 6’8,” said Rodriguez. “I’m
gonna kick your ass.”
And that was that. Consider the ball rolled, heading downhill
en route to a score to settle.
A small effort on both parts, and now people are talking about
a Rodriguez-Kyle fight on the online forums. It’s something
that, a week ago, was right up there with a Dennis Kucinich variety
show. Now, it’s something people want to see.
This is what the UFC needs. It’s time to admit to ourselves
that, while we definitely don’t want our sport delving into
the theater of the absurd, a little trash talk and rivalry is
inexplicably the extra element that makes fights big.
Whose ass did you want to see Rocky kick more, Ivan Drago, or
Clubber Lang? Despite the fact that Drago killed Apollo Creed
-- “if he dies, he dies” -- Lang’s menace penetrated
far deeper, triggering that visceral reaction that would make
you be much more likely to buy that fight.
Yeah, Drago was dangerous. He killed Apollo. He cheated with
steroids. He represented the monolithic intransigence of the
East Bloc. But Clubber Lang was just a loud talking sucka whose
mouth needed to be SHUT. If you didn’t yell louder in the
theater when Lang went down compared to Drago, you’re lying.
It’s important for fans to have an emotional investment
in a fighter, but the key triggering element is the guy that
gets under that fighter’s skin, and the fans that have that
investment in him.
Look at Gracie-Shamrock II. Frank Shamrock-Tito Ortiz. Ortiz-Ken
Shamrock. Ortiz-Randy Couture. Those were the best selling fights
in UFC history, because the fighter’s skills, while impressive,
weren’t the only thing selling the fight. You need clips
of audacious bravado, interviews promising bodily destruction,
something to transcend the elements of how they match up on paper.
But don’t take it from me. Apply the theory to today’s
UFC rankings.
There’s no question that Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture
should be rated above Ortiz in the 205 division. But there’s
little doubt that in fighting one another in a rematch, should
Couture win the title back, will do less gate and buys than either
of their fights with Ortiz.
I’m not saying Couture and Liddell should change their ways
and suddenly get a personality transplant -- but without at least
one guy talking smack and hyping the fight via the “this
time it’s personal” angle, the sport’s edge is
not currently sharp enough to penetrate the veil of indifference
between the hard core fans and the general public.
We each transcended that veil in one way or another -- perhaps
it was seeing Royce Gracie dispatch bigger, badder looking dudes
with his Rio skills and penetrating stare, or seeing Tito Ortiz
get his revenge on the Lion’s Den until Frank Shamrock was
dispatched to stop his reign of terror.
It could be seeing Phil Baroni kicks someone’s ass, or someone
kick his. Most of us got here through the galvanizing process
of having an emotional investment in someone, whether it was
wanting to see them win, or lose.
It’s the easy high that gets you hooked. Before long, you
just watch it because you can’t get enough. But between
that and indifference, the gap must be bridged.
To wit: ESPN isn’t going to show a clip of two guys saying
they respect one another’s skills, and all that sportsmanlike
stuff. But they’ll definitely run two guys that don’t
like one another, or at least appear to, because that makes for
a good story. This is, after all, fighting, and to do it without
passion is a hard thing to understand for the uninitiated layman.
With passion, the connection is made, and people tap in. And
that’s when they can get hooked.
Ortiz understands that, and love him or hate him, much of the
UFC’s success in recent years has been driven by his cockiness,
the magnetism of a guy who doesn’t care what you think.
The UFC may be coming to grips with this, finally settling in
comfortably on the wide spectrum between pure sports and pure
entertainment. Certainly, on paper, Ken Shamrock and Kimo, the
UFC 48 headliner, is not the best fight available to them. But
you can bet it will sell a lot more than other fights with higher-ranked
fighters. Already, Kimo and Ken are greasing the wheels -- both
have an innate understanding of the public’s need for a
little smack, a little bravado in dissing the opponent -- and
it’s not coincidence both have done pro wrestling.
And that’s what was going through my mind when Rodriguez
-- who had seemed to be in the FBI’s witness protection
program since his loss to Pedro Rizzo in UFC 45 -- popped up
looking the part of Don Magic Juan, ladies fawning over him while
he spiced up an otherwise stale press conference.
Let’s get a little blood boiling in there.
Get the ball rolling.
People will watch.
Even the players in the act can catch you off guard, though.
While Rodriguez and Kyle were jawing, one of his ladies elbowed
me and whispered, “That’s Ricco Rodriguez!”
“Wow!” I said.
Pretend you never saw it. Like seeing the guy sucking the red
Pendleton shirt, sometimes it’s best to move on, knowing
better than to kill the buzz.
Source: Maxfighting |
Ken
Shamrock's POST UFC 47 Thoughts and Comments!
Reported By: Boxing Insider
BoxingInsider
Interview with Ken Shamrock
Ken
Shamrock's POST UFC 47 Thoughts and Comments!
BoxingInsider.com
contributer Ken Shamrock shares his thoughts on UFC 47 in this
interview. Next week in part two of our chat with Ken Shamrock
he answers some fan mail regarding his upcoming match with Kimo.
Ken
Shamrock's POST UFC 47 Thoughts and Comments (PART 1)
BoxingInsider.com:
Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell: What did you think of the fight?
Ken
Shamrock: I thought it was a good fight. I thought that Tito
and Chuck actually had a first good round. I thought Tito had
a good game plan where he was trying to get Chuck to get relaxed
on his feet -- not worry about Tito's shots. He took a few shots
on him; he blocked him; he thought he would set Chuck up for
a big shot -- but in the second round, I don't know what it was,
whether he got caught in the eye with a thumb or something, but
he balled up and Chuck lit him up.
BoxingInsider.com:
Was it a mistake for Tito Ortiz to stand there and trade punches
with Chuck Liddell?
Ken
Shamrock: Well, he didn't trade punches with Chuck Liddell; he
stood there and he was in and out, he was boxing him, he tried
two shots on him which weren't very effective shots but I thought
he was trying to get Chuck comfortable and that Tito couldn't
take him down and set him up for a big shot to get him down so
he could ground and pound him. But that never happened because
Tito covered up against the fence and Chuck Liddell lit him up.
BoxingInsider.com:
Based on your experience fighting him, is Tito Ortiz afraid to
get hit?
Ken
Shamrock: I don't think he's afraid to get hit. Everybody says
that. Obviously he was boxing him, he had his head forward, he
was jabbing him, he got hit a few times, he kept bouncing in
and out. I don't think he was afraid. But if you watch the fight,
I saw something that maybe most people didn't see sitting ringside,
which was that when Tito kind of balled up onto the fence, it
looked to me as if he was squinting his eyes. Whether he caught
a shot or he caught a thumb or what, I don't know -- or whether
it was anything but he covered up. And for what reasons he covered
up, I don't know, but he got hammered.
BoxingInsider.com:
Given that Chuck has already beaten Belfort and Tito Ortiz has
lost handily to Randy Couture and Rampage, where does this put
Chuck Liddell in the light-heavyweight division?
Ken
Shamrock: I think that puts Chuck at the top. It has to. I think
that he deserves a shot at Randy Couture again. You know, Randy
Couture beat him last time but I think Chuck has learned a lot
from that and now will go back and give him a better fight. I
think he deserves that.
BoxingInsider.com:
Does this mean that Chuck Liddell is back or that Tito Ortiz
is finished, or neither?
Ken
Shamrock: No, I think Chuck Liddell's back and Tito Ortiz is
back in [in form] again. Tito's not going to quit and if he does,
then it would surprise me but only he knows in his own head what
he's capable of doing. Tito Ortiz is still a good fighter. Because
he got knocked out by Chuck Liddell doesn't mean that he's less
of a fighter. He got beat; fighters get beat. It's whether or
not they want to come back or not.
BoxingInsider.com:
What did you think of the Hermes Franca-Yves Edwards decision?
Who did you have winning that match?
Ken
Shamrock: I had Franca winning that. I just thought that he was
more the aggressor. I understand how the scoring goes, you know,
punches landed are a lot more than attempted submissions that
you didn't get. But you got also, somewhere in there, you have
got to look at the aggressiveness of the guy that actually is
going after the other guy and make the fight. Franca made the
fight; he was the one jumping and out of submissions, [uma platas]
and the knee bar and toe holds -- somewhere there haveto be some
points awarded for that, for the aggressiveness to finish the
fight. And I thought that Franca was the one that was trying
to finish the fight.
BoxingInsider.com:
Yves Edwards has now earned himself a 155-title shot against
Josh "The Punk" Thomson in an upcoming UFC show. Since
the decision was so close, should the UFC force a rematch with
Hermes or should Hermes be content with fighting the winner?
Ken
Shamrock: Hermes should be content with fighting the winner.
If you look at both those fights -- Hermes and Johnson and Yves
Edwards -- Hermes didn't lose those fights; somebody else decided
that he lost that fight. The fights were that close; there was
a decision. So I think he steps back, let those two guys get
it on and let him get a shot. Because on any given day, any one
of those three guys can beat each other.
BoxingInsider:
How do you think Hermes should deal with losing such a close
decision?
Ken
Shamrock: Well, you know he's upset because that's two of them
in a row that he's lost, that I thought that he'd done very well
in. And me being a judge and sitting and watching him, I just
couldn't give either one of them the win, you know. I think when
you're the aggressor and you're attempting for a submission hold,
that that counts for something. It has to. Otherwise you've got
people just defending not to lose. You can't just have it one-dimensional,
have guys striking all the time and not attempting submission.
So somewhere along the line they've got to give a points-awarded
for attempted submission -- not just half-assed submissions but
ones that were really good. And Hermes Franca's with [uma platas]
and the knee bars and the toe holds -- Yves Edwards had to fight
to get out of those things. That's aggressiveness. You've got
to award some points for that.
BoxingInsider:
Cabbage was beaten by Andrei Arlovski. What did you think of
that fight?
Ken
Shamrock: I thought Cabbage was outclassed. I thought he would
bring more to the fight but just for me sitting there, he just
looked to me like the guy was just outclassed, to be way better
skill on the standup. Cabbage never got off and I don't know
what it was. It just never seemed as if he was there.
BoxingInsider.com:
Mike Kyle defeated big Wes Sims. What did you think of that fight?
Do you think Wes Sims deserves credit for taking this fight on
a couple of days notice?
Ken
Shamrock: (Laughs) Well, I'm different on those kind of things,
man. I don't believe that anybody should take a fight on short
notice, not today. Back in the early days where you could just
jump in and go, that's fine. But these guys are all trained fighters
and they're very good. To jump in there and take a fight on a
short notice like that, it's rough. What can you expect? You
know, he did the best he could. You know, obviously a fighter
is going to take a fight if it's put in front of him. But it's
up to people around to say, "You know what? I'm not sure
about taking this one." If it was a different person, someone
that he thought maybe he might not get hurt by, then yes, go
for it. But this guy was a pretty good fighter and Wes Sims got
nailed. And that wears on you, when you get knocked out.
BoxingInsider.com:
Wes Sims seems to have a very marketable personality but following
a string of losses, do you think Wes Sims can be a top MMA star?
Ken
Shamrock: That's a hard one. You know, I'm not the person who
decides that. I think that Wes Sims keeps working hard and keeps
improving on his game, with those long arms and legs, he could
be a really good jujitsu person just for having that length.
But he needs to work hard and being the size that he is, with
the definition that he has, when he is in shape he's an impressive
fighter.
BoxingInsider.com:
To the best of your understanding, what happened with Tim Sylvia?
Do you think he was still taking steroids or these were still
in his system from UFC 44? And the followup: Do you think that
he was getting bad advice since he wasn't able to pass the tests?
Ken
Shamrock: I can't call that. I don't know, I'm not much in the
medical field when it comes to how long it takes things to do
what. But maybe he needs to get checked out by his own doctor
first before he goes in so he knows that there are no traces
left, just to make it safe and he doesn't have to keep going
through this.
BoxingInsider.com:
Should the UFC bring Tim Sylvia back after embarrassing the company
for a second time?
Ken
Shamrock: That's not my call. You know, only they know what's
going on in their head and what is really going on back there.
There are so many things that we don't know about that to make
a decision without really knowing would be bad. So I think you
just leave that decision up to the people that know what's really
going on.
BoxingInsider.com:
UFC 47 was sold out at the Mandalay Bay. The fans were really
into it. It seems that Mixed Martial Arts is really beginning
to catch on in Las Vegas. What are your final thoughts on the
UFC 47 card?
Ken
Shamrock: Well, I thought it was awesome. I'm glad to see that
finally Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz stepped into the ring and
they both threw down and it doesn't matter whether Tito made
a mistake or whether Chuck fought a good fight. The fact is,
they both got in there and they settled it in the ring. It's
good that things are put behind them and that they can move on
with their careers -- and hopefully they both have good careers
still to come. But for the fans, you can't say enough about the
electricity in the building. You know, you were there and I was
there. I felt it, man. It's at a different level now.
Stay
tuned next week Ken Shamrock shares more thoughts on the Kimo
fight - June 19 - Mandalay Bay - Tickets are selling out.
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out the all *NEW* KenShamrock.com for all the latest news and
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Source: Boxing Insider |
George
St Pierre to fight Jason Miller
Georges
“Rush” St Pierre takes on Jason “Mayhem”
Miller
A conversation with St Pierre’s manager Stephane Patry has
revealed that Jason Miller will be St Pierre’s opponent
at the Upcoming UFC 48 in June. He will take on Team Oyama member
Jason “Mahem” Miller who will be moving down a weight
class to his newly adopted 170 pounds. He has in the past defeated
Denis Kang at 185 pounds and should be the taller, leaner fighter
and have the reach advantage. St Pierre is coming of a convincing
win over the heavily favored Karo “The Heat” Parisyan
at the UFC 46 event and will be looking to take his undefeated
record to 6-0 and 2-0 in the UFC. This will be Miller’s
first foray into the UFC and his record stands at 10-3 with wins
over notables such as Denis Kang, Jay buck and Egan Inoue. We will have more as it develops.
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Source: MMA Ring Report |
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