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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA
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Fighters'
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Happy New Year!
Fighters' Club TV Episode 18 is cut and submitted to programming.
It'll air
at our normal time, Tuesday nights at 6pm on channel 52 beginning
January
27th and run for the following 4 Tuesdays.
Episode 18
will air one last time on Jan. 20th...TONIGHT!
EPISODE
18 FEATURES:
-Our
favorite techniques of the weeks from 2003
-Falaniko Vitale's Toe hook/Foot lock
-Egan Inoue's heel hook
-Enson Inoue's arm bar from the guard
-Don Frye's standing side choke
-Chris and Mike Onzuka's takedown to triangle from the mount
-Also,
highlights from Superbrawl 32 of both
-Egan Inoue vs. Jason Miller (+interview with Jason Miller)
-Masanori Suda vs. Shannon Ritch (+intervieww with Suda)
and
of course, your two favorite FCTV hosts, Mark Kurano and Mike
Onzuka
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Ring
Of Honor 3
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
January 24, 2004
Weigh-ins
are Friday at 7:00 PM at the 808 Fight Factory Gym
808 Fight Factory
94-143 Leokane St. Bay 202
Waipahu HI 96797
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
130lbs
David Balicao (Hawaii Self Defense) vs. Hans Lee (Animal House)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
51lbs
Tristin Kamaka (808 Fight Factory) vs. Triston Prebra (Ewa Beach
Fight Club)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
140lbs
Jr. Yacap (808 Fight Factory) vs. Josh Baker (House of Pain)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
57lbs
Kai Kamaka III (808 Fight Factory) vs. Kiana Baker (House of
Pain)
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00 minutes
130lbs
Gerald Arevalo (808 Fight Factory) vs. Ikaika Silva (Animal House)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
170lbs
Rob Villaplando (808 Fight Factory) vs. Allan Ulip (Animal House)
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00 minutes
145lbs
Brandon Antolin (Jesus Is Lord) vs. Kevin Delima (Bulls Pen)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
150lbs
Kaniala Stanton (Ewa Beach Fight Club) vs. Nick Corriera (Makakilo)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
180lbs
Bryson Monterdre (808 Fight Factory) vs. Shelton Gurerro (House
of Pain)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
155lbs
Ben Rodrigues (Hawaii Self Defense) vs. Royce Akiona (House of
Pain)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:30 minutes
180lbs
Teddy Piko (808 Fight Factory) vs. Ryan Oasay (14 yrs old, House
of Pain )
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00minutes
200lbs
Alex Steverson (808 Fight Factory) vs. Ryan Baqui (Kodenkan)
MMA
- 3 Rounds X 5:00 minutes
175lbs
Ron "Machine Gun " Jhun (808 Fight Factory) vs. Andrew
Chappelle (Texas Powerhouse)
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Ring
Of Honor Tournament Rules and Points
Grappling Tournament
Campbell High School
February 8, 2004
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671-4140 (Call the gym if you need directions or more information)
Scoring:
Pass
the guard 2 points
Takedowns
2 Points
(Jumping Guard will be awarded as a takedown)
Reversal
2 points
Knee
to belly 3 Points
(Controlled for 3 seconds count to be awarded)
Mount
4 points
Back
with hooks in 4 points
Fouls:
Slamming
an opponent to avoid a submission
Spiking
an opponent into the mat
No
heel hooks, knee bars and foot locks in the Novice division
Running
off the mat to avoid a takedown (1 Caution, 1 point awarded to
opponent)
Small
joint manipulations
Time:
Novice 4 Minutes
Intermediate
5 Minutes
Advance
5 Minutes
Absolute
6 Minutes
Source: Promoter
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BUTTERBEAN
LOOKED AT BY FBI REGARDING POSSIBLE FIX
This
article appeared in yesterday's Las Vegas Sun....
"Eric
"Butterbean" Esch is a likable guy with a big gut,
a big punch and a big appetite for trouble. How else to explain
why Esch, with the feds already breathing down his neck, would
dare to step into the ring tonight in Birmingham, Ala., to participate
in a questionable fight that, at the very least, seems designed
to provide him with an easy night's work?
If
the fight isn't on the up and up, it wouldn't be the first time
Esch had been involved in a bout that resulted in a questionable
outcome.
Now
35 and with 71 professional fights under his expansive belt,
Esch is scheduled to face novice boxer Wally Kienbaum at The
Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham.
They're
slated, as is Esch's custom, to exchange punches for a maximum
of four rounds.
But
the man who served as the booking agent, or de facto matchmaker,
for the fight doesn't believe it's going to go the distance.
He
thinks Kienbaum is in there to lose.
"I
know one thing for sure: the other guy (Kienbaum) hasn't been
training," said former lightweight world champion Livingstone
Bramble of Las Vegas, who made arrangements on behalf of Birmingham
promoter Jimmy Logan to have Esch headline the card at The Boutwell,
a 5,000-seat arena.
"It's
terrible, terrible, terrible," Bramble said Thursday, referring
to the scenario that led to Esch fighting Kienbaum and what is
apt to happen tonight in Birmingham. "Butterbean has a bad
(right) knee and they needed someone to stand right in front
of him.
"(Kienbaum)
is in Butterbean's manager's room right now, if you know what
I mean."
Esch
is managed by Art Dore, a central Michigan resident who continues
to make a small fortune promoting "Toughman" fights
in many (mostly unregulated) parts of the country. Toughman is
no longer licensed in Nevada, although it has a number of cards
scheduled across the nation including at least one in Utah in
March.
Bramble
implied that Dore was allowed to "bring the opponent"
for Esch for the fight tonight in Birmingham and that he selected
the unqualified Kienbaum.
Kienbaum
is a resident of Midland, Mich., who apparently has participated
in "Toughman" offshoots, but, based on a check of boxing
websites that chart professional fighters and their records,
he has not fought as a pro boxer.
He's
fighting Esch because the man who was originally scheduled for
the job, Dan Kosmiski, was deemed to be too difficult for the
simple reason that he's "a mover," according to Bramble.
With
Esch hurting, Kosmiski was thought to be too great of a risk
despite a terrible professional boxing record of 17-31-1.
Esch,
who is 64-3-4 with 50 knockouts, injured his knee while participating
in a K1 (or mixed martial arts) event two weeks ago in Japan.
Kosmiski
was then deleted as Esch's opponent and Kienbaum was brought
in as a replacement. Calls to Kienbaum's home Thursday were not
returned -- not unexpectedly in that he's in Alabama -- but a
reporter with the Birmingham News said he saw Kienbaum at a press
conference designed to promote tonight's fight and he said no
information on Kienbaum's boxing past was presented and that
Kienbaum appeared to be "at least 100 pounds" lighter
than the burly Esch.
A
computer search of Kienbaum's name revealed that he is a corrections
officer who frequents the Twin Lake tavern in Twin Lake, Mich.,
when that facility hosts its Thursday night "Fight Night"
and offers up to $200 for amateurs to come out of the crowd and
fight one another.
"Alcohol
and violence, they go hand in hand," Kienbaum is quoted
as saying about Fight Night at the tavern in an Associated Press
story from Twin Lake dated Dec. 10, 2001. "And, basically,
when people are sitting here watching it, they're not out getting
in trouble. It's really turned into kind of a family thing."
At
the Birmingham press conference, Kienbaum told the Birmingham
News reporter that he "always wanted to fight Butterbean."
Tonight
he'll get his chance, but how prepared is he to face a man who
has fought 71 times and weighs in excess of 300 pounds?
Both
Logan and his matchmaker, Harry Barnett, have growing suspicions
about Kienbaum's credentials, although Logan said, "I leave
all my matchmaking to Harry."
Barnett
said, "I'm looking into this myself," when asked about
Kienbaum's background. "He appears to be a kickboxer who
hasn't had any fights as a boxer.
"I'm
trying to confront this aggressively (and) we may just turn this
fight into an exhibition. People just want to see Butterbean,
so it doesn't make any difference one way or another (if the
fight with Kienbaum is regarded as legitimate or becomes part
of either man's permanent boxing record)."
Esch's
record already has its questions marks.
According
to a boxing archive website handled by an English firm named
BoxRec, Esch has had at least five fights in which the opponent
may not have given a 100 percent effort.
These
fights include: Esch vs. James Calvin Baker, March 19, 1996,
in Long Beach, Calif., in which Esch won by first-round KO and
"Baker admits to taking a dive in this fight, which lasted
18 seconds" according to BoxRec; Esch vs. Darryl Becker,
April 22, 1996, in Altoona, Ia., that Esch won by third-round
KO and "its is very possible that Becker, who fought under
the alias Jack Ramsey, took a dive in this fight," according
to BoxRec; Esch vs. Bill Duncan, April 17, 1997, in Tulsa that
Esch won by second-round KO and resulted in Duncan being suspended
"for taking an apparent dive" according to BoxRec;
Esch vs. Bill Johnson, May 19, 2000, in Beverly Hills, Calif.,
that Esch won by second-round KO and "it is very possible
that Johnson took a dive in this bout," according to BoxRec;
and Esch vs. Marcus Rhode, Sept. 15, 2000, in Denver that Esch
won by third-r ound KO and BoxRec notes that "the knockout
punch didn't even touch Rhode."
Esch,
who has done TV commercials for a casino buffet and a car dealership
in Las Vegas, has fought 15 times in Nevada during his career,
including 12 times in Las Vegas.
He
has multiple fights in major venues, including five at the Thomas
& Mack Center, and two each at Caesars Palace and Mandalay
Bay.
Of
those fights, one with Billy Eaton that was held Sept. 13, 1997
at the T&M, had a dubious quality to it, as Eaton knocked
Esch down in the first round but then threw very few punches
the rest of the way en route to fight that was scored a draw.
"There
was (another fight) that I thought maybe should have been a draw
but Butterbean got the win," said Nevada State Athletic
Commission executive director Marc Ratner, when asked for his
recollections on Esch's fights here. "But nothing really
struck me as untoward.
"Of
course, it was very hard for me to approve all the opponents
they wanted for him, because they always wanted guys with very
little experience."
Esch's
background and those of his opponents came into question this
week in the aftermath of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
raid of the Top Rank Boxing Inc. offices in Las Vegas. While
Esch no longer fights for Top Rank, he did fight for the company
for several years and opened many of their larger shows as something
of a novelty, gate attraction.
While
it was known that the FBI took a great deal of the inventory
in the Top Rank offices during its raid, the Sun learned Thursday
that the FBI placed at least some emphasis on obtaining video
tapes of Esch's fights that were part of Top Rank's files.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
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K-1
to Kickoff 2004 in Okinawa
TOKYO
-- For its first event of the new year, K-1 will make a foray
into Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, it was announced
today in a press conference at the Takanawa Prince > Hotel.
The
K-1 Japan Series event will be held February 15 at the new 5,000-seat
Okinawa Convention Center. There will be seven K-1 Rules bouts
on the card, with the fighters facing off from two camps: Team
Japan, which will be captained by Bob "the Beast" Sapp;
and Team World, which will be led by Akebono.
Matchups
are still being finalized, but fighters expected to participate
are Remy Bonjasky, Toa, Montanha Silva, Butterbean, Shannon Briggs,
and Stefan Gamlin for Team World; and Musashi, Tsuyoshi Nakasako,
Hiromi Amada, Yusuke Fujimoto, Nobu Hayashi and Masaaki Miyamoto
(widely known as Bob Sapp's cornerman) for Team Japan.
Appearing
at the press conference was a fit-looking Musashi, who said has
been training with Bob Sapp and is looking forward to the Okinawa
event. "It will be tough. I could fight anyone but if I
got to choose it would be Remy Bonjasky or Shannon Briggs."
It
was also announced by Event Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa that K-1's
World Grand Prix 2004 Series will begin in March, with details
on the international format and schedule due in the near future.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children
of your soul;
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."
Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer,
''Think and Grow Rich''
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Punishment
In Paradise 2
EXODUS
February 15, 2004
Campbell High School
Kyle Takao (HMC)
Warriors Quest Veteran
Vs.
Ryan Lee (Bulls Pin)
Superbrawl Veteran
Also a return of HMC'S Chris West. West in his last fight 3 years
ago beat Waianae's Augie Padeken. Look for more updates as this
card promises to give you a night of EXCITMENT
Source:
Promoter
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DECISION
REVERSED: MCCULLOUGH LOSES....
World
Extreme Cagefighting announced Friday night that the decision
that had Rob McCollough defeating Harris Sarmiento by decision was actually reversed.
Sarmiento
was actually your winner in the fight becuase of a judges screw
up. So
this was very similar to the UFC when Matt Serra was announced
the winner over Din Thomas, when it was actually Thomas who won
the fight.
One
of the judges had Sarriento winning the fight, but when the verdict
was read they announced Razor Rob as the winner. So Harris is
actually your winner over McCullough at WEC.
Also
the show was taped by the HDNET Network in high definition television
and will play Friday night, January 23rd. HDNET is available
on Direct TV, Dish network and Cable. If you have high definition
t.v dont miss it!
Source: ADCC |
OLAF
VS POLAKOWSKI ONE FOR THE AGES IN WEC...
It may have been one of the longest night of fights in MMA history...but
let's just say you got your money's worth. The fight card started
at 8pm and did not get over until 1am.
16
fights took roughly 5 hours, but there were a fair share of amazing
incredible fights highlighted by what commentators Jeff Blatnick
and Ryan Bennett termed "as the most amazing MMA stand up
fight we have ever seen live." Which means a lot since those
two have covered a ton of MMA fights.
There
wasn't a title on the line between Olaf vs John Polakowski, but
for 15 minutes, there was nothing but a stand up hell, as both
fighters took a page out of Gatti-Ward, Hagler-Hearns, Rizzo-Couture
I, what ever war you can recall in combat sports, this was a
beauty times 100.
It
was hard to figure out what was more amazing. Seeing these two
gladiators stand up and throw down for 15 minutes straight, or
realize that John Polakowski took this fight THE MORNING OF...at
roughly noon, when no one would take the fight, to fight the
crazy fighter from Mexico, Olaf.
The
fighter from SLO Kickboxing made his MMA debut and really took
the fight to the famed fighter from Mexico as from the opening
bell, it seemed that both fighters may have broke one another's
noses with wicked left, right combinations. The more amazing
thing was not only the wicked exchanges, but somehow maintaing
the pace for 15 straight minutes as the fight fans after each
round, stood on their feet with their mouthes wide open from
amazement. The two television commentators Bennett and Blatnick,
stood up after each round clapping WHILE the broadcast was going
on, it was that good.
After
three rounds of slugging it out, knockdowns, blood everywhere,
possibly a couple of broken noses, the fans were exhausted watching
a good old fashion brawl as somehow both men stood toe to toe
in the fight of the year in 2004.
In
other action, a bloody and beaten Alex Stiebling was being pounded
by Joe "Diesel" Riggs before the amazing come back.
Referee Josh Rosenthal, to his credit, did not call the fight,
as Stiebling was taking an absolute beating by the Diesel who
came out bombing with rights and lefts.
Steibling
actually at the end of the first round almost pulled off an armbar,
even though he took a ton of punishment, but Riggs got out of
it and made Stiebling pay with an all out assault of left and
right hands. The bell actually saved Stiebling in the first round.
As
the second round started, it was more of the same as Stiebling
was dropped again by a straight right hand that floored him.
Alex to his credit went into the guard as again Riggs was throwing
bombs from the mount.
After
absorbing some more wicked blows, somehow Steibling grabbed Riggs
arm, he then got in position to land a "hail mary"
triangle choke and in amazing fashion TAPPED OUT RIGGS!
It
was an incredible show of heart by Steibling as most fighters
would have tapped out from the beating, but Steibling showed
a ton of guts hanging in there and findind a way to win. Steibling
was your winner in a gutty fight in the second round.
Yves
Edwards absolutely dominated Deshaun Johnson in a stand up clinic.
Edwards utilized brutal body shots and kicks to the midsection
that froze Johnson.
Edwards
sliced and diced Deshaun, peppering the fighter from Hawaii with
great hand speed as Johnson's face was cut up badly. To Johnson's
credit he some how made it through all three rounds as Edwards
couldn't quite get the finish. This was very similar to Edwards
fight in the UFC against Eddie Ruiz. Yves solidifies his place
as a Top 10 fighter in the 155 division.
Chris
Leben surprised Mike Swick to win the WEC Middleweight Championship.
Leben from Team Quest, put on a Couture like display surprising
Swick with stand up, ala Couture vs Liddell.
Leben,
the south paw, rocked Swick during and exchange that appeared
Swick was winning. After a left and right hand hook by Swick,
Leben dug deep and cracked Swick with a left hand that knocked
Swick out. It was that left hook that won the WEC title.
In
the WEC Heavyweight fight Mike Kyle, who could be in the April
UFC vs Cabbage, had to withstand a kimura by Jude Hagagrt, but
would go on to defeat the Cesar Gracie student at 4:09 of the
first round by TKO. Kyle wins the vacant WEC Heavyweight Title.
In
other action, Tiki beat Nick Galardi by a guillotine choke. Galardi
picked up Tiki and slammed him to the canvas, but Tiki held on
to the head of Galardi and had the guillotine choke already locked
on, when he absorbed the impact of the slam.
Team
mate Rob McCullough was announced the winner in his fight against
Harris Sarmiento, but a few minutes later the decision was reversed
as one of the judges had the win for Sariento. ( ala Thomas vs
Serra in UFC 42)
Here's
the rest of the results in the five hour extravaganza.
Mike
Kyle defeats Jude Hagagrt by TKO at 4:09, RD 1.
Alex Stiebling defeats Joseph Riggs by triangle choke, RD 2.
Shonie Carter defeats Gabe Garcia by TKO at 0:30, RD 1.
Adrienna
Jenkins
defeats Keri Crothers by DQ.
Olaf Alfonso defeats John Polakowski by split deicision.
Yves Edwards defeats Deshaun
Johnson
by unanimous decision.
Tiki defeats Nick Gilardi by guillotine choke at 4:52, RD 1.
Doug Marshal defeats Lavar Johnson by TKO at 5:00, RD 1.
Chris Leben defeats Mike Swick by KO at 0:45, RD 2.
Poppies Martinez defeats Eric Ramirez by TKO at 3:15, RD 1.
Harris
Sarmiento
defeats Razor Rob McCullough by decision.
Jack Cardenas defeats John Appleby by TKO at 4:54, RD 1.
Richard Montoya defeats Joe Salcido by KO at 0:36, RD 1.
Anthony Gonzales defeats Pedro Tome by TKO at 2:14, RD 1.
Josh Haynes defeats Tony Asam by TKO ay 2:05, RD 1.
Source: ADCC |
Notes
From The Wanderlei Camp!
THE
VACATION IS OVER!!
After
enjoying the holidays and spending some time away from his hometown
of Curitiba, PRIDE Champion Wanderlei Silva has returned homeand
has started the training routine for his next fight. Nothing
is certain, but the likelihood is that his next fight will be
in Japan and it could be as soon as February.
The
training is taking place in the new Chute Boxe Academy, opened
this week under the supervision of lead instructors Rudimar Fedrigo
and Rafael Cordeiro.
Source: ADCC |
SHOOTO
- January 24th Tokyo Lineup!
January
24th, 2004
Kourakuen Hall / Tokyo, Japan
Japan's
SHOOTO returns next weekend with an 8 match card scheduled for
Tokyo. The card is headlined by two matches featuring Brazilian
Nova Uniao's fighters. Joao Roque comes off two victories in
SHOOTO in 2003, and has won 6 in a row. He faces Hiroyuki Takaya
who made his debut in 2003 and went 3-0. Also from Nova at 135
lbs, is Marco Louro who makes his debut against Shuichiro Katsumura.
COMPLETE
LINEUP:
Class
B // 2 x 5 minutes rounds
Bantamweight [-56.0Kg] 2004 Rookie Tournament 1st Round
Junichi Sase vs. Yuki Shoujou
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg]
2004 Rookie Tournament 1st Round
Yasushi 'MAD' Watanabe vs. Tetsu Suzuki
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg]
Hiroyuki Tanaka vs. Kenji Osawa
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg]
Takayuki Okouchi vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
Class
A // 3 x 5 minutes rounds
Welterweight [-70.0Kg]
Kohei Yasumi vs. Koutetsu Boku
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg]
Tetsuo Katsuta vs. Makoto Ishikawa
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg]
Marco Louro vs. Shuichiro Katsumura
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg]
Joao Roque vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
Source: ADCC |
Strebby
Out Of UFC 46:
Who Will Face The Terror?
By Loretta Hunt
As
unwelcome and untimely as they might be, injuries are a part
of the game, and it looks as if fate has claimed another UFC
46 victim.
24-year
old Gerald "the Finishing Machine" Strebendt has been
scratched from the roster of January 31st's UFC 46: Supernatural
card due to injury, leaving lightweight Matt "The Terror"
Serra opponentless just two weeks out from showtime. An Eddie
Bravo protégé and proponent of the hybrid "rubber
guard" technique, Strebendt's clash with Renzo Gracie Brazilian
Jiu-jitsu black belt Serra had ground game enthusiasts anticipating
a heated exhibition on the mats.
From a training injury sustained Wednesday night while rolling
with a gym teammate, the Jean Jacques Machado purple belt is
awaiting confirmation from his physician that he has torn the
meniscus on the inside of his right knee. A disappointed Strebendt
says he notified Zuffa late last night of the withdrawal, after
a day of rest yielded no improvement. "I've been icing it,
hoping that it would come together, but this is the harsh reality
of what we do," he said from his home in California earlier
today. Strebendt also sent out his apologies to 5-Time UFC vet
Serra and his camp.
Not
a novice to this type of injury (Strebendt has also torn his
left knee meniscus in the past), the Finishing Machine anticipates
minor surgery, and hopes to get back to training in 3 months
for a return to the Octagon as early as June. "Life throws
curve balls at you. I learned that in the Marines. I learned
that living in L.A. Everything will work out."
When
contacted, Zuffa refrained from commenting on just who Strebendt's
replacementmight be, but the promotion has been well underway
making the necessary arrangements to announce a new candidate
shortly. Serra could not be reached for comment.
Source: ADCC |
LEE
BEATS THOMPSON,
BUT OKLAHOMA STATE TOPS CORNELL IN NATIONAL DUALS OPENER; PENN
UPSETS IOWA STATE, AND MORE RESULTS
It
was another bittersweet match for Oklahoma State. While the defending
NCAA champion Cowboys downed Cornell in the opening round of
the National Duals, their 133-pound defending NCAA champ Johnny
Thompson was upended by Cornell's Travis lee, the 125-pound champ
who is wrestling up a weight this season.
We
have these and other early results of the National Duals, as
well as some of Friday's results, all compiled from the teams'
press releases.
OKLAHOMA
STATE
Cowboys
Advance to Quarterfinals of National Duals
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Ryan Teubner
CLEVELAND,
Ohio (OSU Athletics ) - Oklahoma State's
wrestling team advanced to the championship quarterfinal round
of the National Duals with a 22-12 win over Cornell.
The
Cowboys received bonus points from Zack Esposito and Tyrone Lewis.
Esposito dropped fifth-ranked Dustin Manotti, 11-3, while Lewis
pinned Dave Post in 2:40.
Esposito
recorded an early takedown only to see Manotti tie it after Esposito
had locked hands and an escape. The Three Bridges, N.J., native
extended the score to 4-2 with a reversal, and built on it with
a pair of near fall points.
The
second-ranked 149-pounder then recorded a pair of takedowns in
the third period to secure the major decision.
Cornell's
first victory came at 133 pounds when Travis Lee scored a pair
of takedowns en route to a 5-2 victory over Johnny Thompson.
The two were scoreless after one, but Lee opened up the scoring
with an escape and a takedown.
Thompson
got within one with a pair of escapes, but couldn't hold on as
Lee scored a final takedown in the third period to secure the
victory.
OSU
received decisions from Cody Stites, Ronnie Delk, Chris Pendleton
and Jake Rosholt.
The
Cowboys will wrestle Oklahoma at 1 p.m. (EST).
Results
125 - Cody Stites (OSU) dec. Mike Mormile (CU), 2-1
133 - Travis
Lee (OSU) dec. Johnny Thompson (OSU), 5-2
141 - Ronnie Delk (OSU) dec. Keith Dickey (OSU), 5-4
149 - Zack Esposito (OSU) m.d. Dustin Manotti (CU), 11-3
157 - Scott Roth (CU) dec. Kevin Ward (OSU), 4-3
165 - Tyrone Lewis (OSU) fall Dave Post (CU), 2:40
174 - Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. Tyler Baier (CU), 7-5
184 - Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Randy Stout (CU), 10-5
197 - Matt Greenberg (CU) dec. Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 3-2
285 - Matt Bogumil (CU) dec. Will Gruenwald (OSU), 6-4, s.v.
Source: ADCC |
REVENGE
IN CLEVELAND: OKLAHOMA STATE TOPS MISSOURI, 24-12, TO WIN NATIONAL
DUALS
Avenging
an early season loss -- their only defeat in the past two seasons
-- the Oklahoma State Cowboys won seven matches out of ten to
earn a 24-12 victory over the Missouri Tigers in the finals of
the 2004 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Sunday afternoon, January
18, at the Cleveland State University Convocation Center.
We
have reports of the finals, as well as much more from the National
Duals, all compiled from the teams' press releases.
OKLAHOMA
STATE
Cowboys
Capture Seventh National Duals Title
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Ryan Teubner
CLEVELAND,
Ohio (OSU Athletics ) — Oklahoma State’s wrestling
team captured its seventh National Duals team title with a victory
over Missouri in the finals of the National Duals.
The
Cowboys won seven of the 10 bouts en route to a 24-12 victory
over the Tigers. OSU won the first two bouts to take an early
6-0 lead. Cody Stites avenged an earlier loss to Austin DeVoe,
4-3, while Johnny Thompson scored a 3-1 decision over Paul Collum.
J.P.
Reese scored a 4-0 decision over Cowboys Ronnie Delk at 141 pounds
to give the Tiger’s their first points of the day. The Cowboys
then reeled off five-straight victories to secure the championship.
Zack
Esposito defeated his seventh straight ranked opponent after
his decision over Jeremy Spates, to extend the Cowboy lead to
9-3.
OSU
built on that lead with decisions from Johny Hendricks, Tyrone
Lewis and Chris Pendleton. Hendricks defeated his second top
five opponent this weekend with his 3-1 decision over Kenny Burleson.
Jake
Rosholt fell behind Matt Pell early in the first period but came
back to tie the score at 4-4 heading into the second period.
Rosholt then scored six straight points to give him a 10-4 lead
before pinning him at the 6:12 mark.
The
Cowboys will return to action on Jan. 30-31 for duals against
Northern Iowa and Iowa State, respectively. The dual against
Northern Iowa will mark the 1000th dual in Cowboy history.
Results
125 - Cody Stites (OSU) dec. Austin DeVoe (MU), 4-3
133 - Johnny Thompson (OSU) dec. Paul Collum (MU), 3-1
141 - J.P. Reese (MU) dec. Ronnie Delk (OSU), 4-0
149 - Zack Esposito (OSU) dec. Jeremy Spates (MU), 4-3
157 - Johny Hendricks (OSU) dec. Kenny Burelson (MU), 3-1
165 - Tyrone Lewis (OSU) dec. Tyron Woodley (MU), 6-3
174 - Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. Ben Askren (MU), 7-3
184 - Jake Rosholt (OSU) fall Matt Pell (MU), 6:12
197 - Jeff Foust (MU) dec. Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 5-2
285 - Mike Whitehead (MU) fall Will Gruenwald (OSU), 4:38
MISSOURI
Missouri
Wrestling Takes Second at National Duals
...Senior Mike Whitehead Scores Fall in Final Match...
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004
Emily Gatewood
Cleveland,
Ohio-Taking wins at 141-, 197- and heavyweight, the second-ranked
Missouri wrestling team finished second to No. 1 Oklahoma State
at the NWCA National Duals (24-12), Sunday in the Cleveland State
Convocation Center.
Senior
heavyweight Mike Whitehead (ranked ninth nationally) found Missouri's
only fall of the dual, cutting the Cowboys lead in half with
a fall over Willie Gruenwald in 4:32.
'Going
into the dual I was confident I could pin Gruenwald,' Whitehead.
'He ran the first time I wrestled him and I was surprised he
chose bottom. Entering the match I wanted the team score to be
within five. Unfortunately, all I could do was help bring the
team points to 12.'
Wrestling
at 141-pounds senior J.P. Reese took a 4-0 win over Ronnie Delk.
With no points scored in the first or second period, Reese entered
the third period down and landed an escape and takedown with
one point awarded for riding time.
Sophomore
Jeff Foust managed to hold onto a four point lead, bringing the
Tigers to a 6-24 team score. Wrestling against Rusty Blackmon
at 197-pounds, Foust had back-to-back takedowns with Blackmon
only managing an escape in the first five minute of action. With
riding time awarded to Foust, the Blue Springs, Mo., native recorded
a 5-2 victory.
Missouri
dropped two matches by a score of 4-3. Wrestling at 125-pounds
sophomore Austin DeVoe fell to Cody Stites and senior Jeremy
Spates suffered to Ronnie Delk. Both matches ended 3-3 with one
point awarded to each Cowboy for riding time.
In
another close match, junior Paul Collum suffered his second loss
of the season to Johnny Thompson at 133-pounds. Collum took an
escape in the second period, but Thompson had a takedown and
escape to close the dual at 3-1. Senior Kenny Burleson (157)
also finished 3-1 to Johny Hendricks.
Junior
All-American Tyron Woodley made a strong run at Tyrone Lewis
in the first and second period of the match. With no points scored
in the first period, Woodley had two escapes to Lewis' one takedown.
Lewis was able to take the lead with a two point reversal and
takedown to Woodley's one escape (6-3).
'The
team took the loss pretty hard,' head coach Brian Smith said.
'What we need to remember is that it's only January, and there's
lots of time left in the season. Besides, second place is the
highest we've ever finished at the National Duals.'
The
Big 12 had an excellent showing at the NWCA National Duals. With
Missouri and Oklahoma State finishing in second and first Oklahoma
finished third with Iowa State finishing seventh. Nebraska was
the only Big 12 school not to compete in the two-day duals.
Suffering
their first dual loss of the season, Missouri moves to 10-1 heading
into Saturday's dual against fifth- ranked Nebraska.
'We
need to turn this loss around and use as fuel for fire to come
back,' Whitehead said. 'Over the next couple of months we need
to think back to this time and remember the feeling of hurt deep
down.'
Missouri
will travel to Lincoln, Neb, to take on the Cornhuskers on Saturday,
Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
PENN
STATE
Penn
State wrestlers take fourth at National Dual Team Championships
7-2 Lions down #13 Oklahoma fall to #8 Michigan
Brian Siegrist
Cleveland,
Ohio, Jan. 18, 2004 – The sixth-ranked Penn State wrestling
team posted its best finish in six years at the Cliff Keen/NWCA
National Team Dual Championships as the Nittany Lions brought
home a fourth-place finish Sunday from the 16-team event in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Penn
State downed 13th-ranked Oklahoma, 20-14, in the morning but
fell to eighth-ranked Michigan, 21-17, in the third-place match
to earn its best finish since taking third in 1998. The Nittany
Lions, seeded sixth in the tournament, went 3-2 on the weekend
to move to 7-2 on the year as they prepare to host third-ranked
Illinois Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Rec Hall.
Michigan,
sporting seven ranked wrestlers (six in the first six weights),
split the bouts 5-5 with the Lions but prevailed on the strength
of bonus points. Michigan got off to a strong start against the
Lions winning five of the first six bouts and then held on for
the win. The Wolverines got a six-point injury default victory
in the opening match at 125 pounds. Third-ranked Mark Moos took
eighth-ranked Adam Smith to his back in the first period and
after the Lion struggled for over a minute to free himself he
came away with an injury, it appeared to the lower back, that
did not allow him to continue.
Michigan
then ran its lead to 9-0 when sixth-ranked Foley Dowd got an
overtime upset over second-ranked Josh Moore. The pair battled
to a 2-2 tie through three periods, but Dowd hit a takedown just
seven seconds into the overtime for the 4-2 win.
Penn
State got life when sophomore DeWitt Driscoll pulled off an impressive
upset of 18th-ranked Clark Forward at 141. The Nittany Lion had
a strong third period recording an escape, two takedowns and
tilting Forward for an 8-3 victory.
Michigan,
however, quickly reestablished control with three top-ranked
wrestlers. Seventh-ranked Ryan Churella prevailed in a thrilling
overtime victory over 12th-ranked Matt Storniolo at 149. The
pair took a 3-3 tie into overtime. After neither scored in the
first one-minute period, Storniolo took down in the first 30-second
period. He worked for a reversal to take a 5-3 lead into Churella’s
turn on the bottom. The Wolverine quickly escaped and then hit
a takedown with eight seconds remaining for a 6-5 win.
Second-ranked
Ryan Bertin followed with a 16-10 win over James Woodall at 157
and then fourth-ranked Pat Owen decked Jarrad Turner in 1:21
at 165 pounds for a commanding 21-3 advantage for Michigan.
Penn
State rallied winning the last four weights but came up a little
short. Freshman James Yonushonis got the run started with a hard-fought
3-2 victory over Nick Roy at 174. Eric Bradley, ranked No. 11,
followed with a 6-3 win over Josh Weitzel at 184 pounds, taking
command with a third period reversal and takedown. Joel Edwards,
ranked No. 15, then cut the margin to 21-14 with a technical
fall over Willie Breyer at 197. Edwards came stroming out of
the gate taking Breyer down and then tilting him five times for
an early 12-0 lead. Another second period tilt and a riding time
point made for the final margin.
Senior
Pat Cummins then kept his impressive run at the tournament going
as he downed sixth-ranked Greg Wagner 7-3. Cummins joined Bradley
in going a perfect 5-0 for the tournament and improved to 26-0
on the year. The second-ranked heavyweight downed the No. 3,
4, 6 and 9 ranked heavyweights on the tournament. The last one
was a nail bitter as Cummins trailed 3-2 with 30 seconds remaining
when he hit an impressive inside trip and took Wagner to his
back. The takedown and three near-fall points gave him the win
as time expired.
The
Nittany Lions began the day by dropping a Sooner team that put
a 37-9 thumping on Minnesota on Saturday night. Smith got things
started with a strong effort against ninth-ranked Sam Hazewinkel.
Smith handed the Sooner his first loss of the season as he posted
three, third period takedowns for a come-from-behind, 7-5, victory.
A weary Moore made the score 6-0 for the Lions with a 5-3 win
over Mimi Miller at 133 pounds. Moore struggled with sickness
throughout the tournament.
The
Sooners then mounted a lead on the strength of wins by number
one-ranked Teyon Ware and No. 14th-ranked Jeff Ecklof. Ware posted
a 10-2, major decision on Driscoll at 141 pounds, while Eckloff
upset Storniolo with a last second takedown for a 2-1 victory
at 149.
Penn
State jumped back on top with a strong showing by Woodall who
put a 13-4, major decision on Charles Jones at 157. However,
the Sooners immediately evened things up when Rafael Maturino
got a 10-4 win over Turner whose last second escape and takedown
prevented a major decision.
Oklahoma
got one more win at 174 with 14th-ranked E.K. Waldhaus posting
a 12-4, major decision over Yonushonis to take a brief 14-10
lead, but it was all Penn State from there. The Lions, as they
have been doing in virtually every match this season, owned the
upper weights. Bradley cut the lead to 14-13 with a 9-5 decision
over 17th-ranked Justin Dyer. Edwards followed with an impressive
10-0, major decision over Austin David that gave Penn State the
lead at 17-14. Cummins wrapped up the dual meet with a 3-1, overtime
win over fourth-ranked Leonce Crump. The pair battled to a 1-1
tie through three periods as Cummins attempted a few deep shots
and Crump danced. Finally, 20 seconds into the overtime period
Cummins converted a quick shot for the victory.
National
Duals Team Placings
1. Oklahoma State
2. Missouri
3. Michigan
4. Penn State
5. Oklahoma
6. Hofstra
7. Minnesota
8. Pennsylvania
Penn
State’s Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals Scores
Third
Place Match
#8 Michigan 21 , #6 Penn State 17
125 #3 Mark Moos (M) inj. Def. #8 Adam Smith (PS), Def;2:19 0
6
133 #6 Foley Dowd (M) dec. #3 Josh Moore (PS), 4-2;sv 0 9
141 DeWitt Driscoll (PS) dec. #8 Clark Forward (M), 8-3 3 9
149 #7 Ryan Churella (M) dec. #12 Matt Storniolo (PS), 6-5;ot
3 12
157 #2 Ryan Bertin (M) dec. James Woodall (PS), 16-10 3 15
165 #4 Pat Owen (M) pinned Jarrad Turner (PS), F;1:21 3 21
174 James Yonushonis (PS) dec. Nick Roy (M), 3-2 6 21
184 #11 Eric Bradley (PS) dec. Josh Weitzel (M), 6-3 9 21
197 #15 Joel Edwards (PS) tech. fall Willie Breyer (M), 15-0;7:00
14 21
Hwt. #2 Pat Cummins (PS) dec. #6 Greg Wagner (M), 7-3 17 21
Consolation
semifinal
#6 Penn State 20, #13 Oklahoma 14
125 #8 Adam Smith (PS) dec. #9 Sam Hazewinkel (OU), 7-5 3 0
133 #3 Josh Moore (PS) dec. Mimi Miller (OU), 5-3 6 0
141 #1 Teyon Ware (OU) maj. Dec. DeWitt Driscoll (PS), 10-2 6
4
149 #14 Jeff Ecklof (OU) dec. #12 Matt Storniolo (PS), 2-1 6
7
157 James Woodall (PS) maj. Dec. Charles Jones (OU), 13-4 10
7
165 Rafael Maturion (OU) dec. Jarrad Turner (PS), 10-4 10 10
174 #14 E.K. Waldhaus (OU) maj. Dec. James Yonushonis (PS), 12-4
10 14
184 #11 Eric Bradley (PS) dec. #17 Justin Dyer (OU), 9-5 13 14
197 #15 Joel Edwards (PS) maj. Dec. Austin David (OU), 10-0 17
14
Hwt. #2 Pat Cummins (PS) dec. #4 Leonce Crump (OU), 3-1;sv 20
24
Semifinals
#5 Missouri 23, #6 Penn State 16
125 #8 Adam Smith (PS) dec. Austin Devoe (M), 6-4;sv 3 0
133 #14 Paul Collum (M) dec. #3 Josh Moore (PS), 14-10 3 3
141 #17 J.P. Reese (M) pinned DeWitt Driscoll (PS), F;4:38 3
9
149 #12 Matt Storniolo (PS) dec. #6 Jeremy Spates (M), 6-5 6
9
157 #4 Kenny Burleson (M) pinned James Woodall (PS), F;0:51 6
15
165 #8 Tyron Woodley (M) tech fall Jarrad Turner (PS), TF;15-0;2nd
6 20
174 #6 Ben Asken (M) dec. James Yonushonis (PS), 4-0 6 23
184 #11 Eric Bradley (PS) dec. #9 Matt Dell (M), 7-3 9 23
197 #15 Joel Edwards (PS) dec. #19 Jeff Foust (M), 4-3 12 23
Hwt. #2 Pat Cummins (PS) maj. Dec. #9 Mike Whitehead, 14-3 16
23
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma
Wrestling Places Fifth At National Duals
Sooners win four out of six matches
Jan. 18, 2004
Jeff Chill
CLEVELAND,
OHIO — The Sooners take fifth place at the 2004 NWCA/Cliff
Keen National Duals presented by Ice Breakers. Oklahoma started
the day off in the consolation bracket in a match-up against
No. 6 Penn State at 9:00 a.m. The Sooners lost the dual, 20-14,
in the closing seconds of the heavy weight match sending them
to wrestle No. 11 Hofstra for fifth place at 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma
jumped out to a 16-0 lead against Hofstra and never looked back
claiming the dual and fifth place in the tournament with a 28-15
victory.
“I
am real pleased with our kids,” head coach Jack Spates said.
“We are a young team and we came in seeded eighth against
the national duals. We beat the fifth seeded team and the seventh
seeded team. We won a lot of matches against individuals we were
not supposed to, and we beat a couple of teams we were not supposed
to. I think we did a lot of growing up and we did a lot of battling.”
For
the second time in this tournament, the dual against Penn State
came down to the heavy weight match to decide who will go on
to battle for third place and who will try for fifth. The Sooners
uncharacteristically lost their first match at 125 pounds, 7-5.
The match was close, No. 8 freshman Sam Hazewinkel fought hard
against No. 11 Adam Smith. It came down to the last seconds of
the match. The match was tied at 5-5 until Smith pulled a takedown
with six seconds remaining to start the momentum towards the
Nittany Lions. Oklahoma also dropped their second match to the
No. 3 wrestler at 133 pounds, by a 5-3 decision.
No.
1 ranked sophomore Teyon Ware was up next to score a major decision
over DeWitt Driscoll, 10-2. Driscoll’s only points came
off escapes after Ware had taken him down. At 149 pounds, No.
14 freshman Jeff Ecklof defeated No. 12 Matt Storniolo in a slow
match that only saw three total points. Ecklof won by decision,
2-1. This put Oklahoma in the lead for the first time with a
7-6 score. That would not last long after freshman Charles Jones
lost by major decision to James Woodall, 13-4. Senior Rafael
Maturino tied things up for the Sooners after his decision of
Jarrad Turner, 10-4. No. 11 junior E.K. Waldhaus would put the
Sooners out in front by four, 14-10. Waldhaus scored a major
decision over James Yonushanis, 12-4. Waldhaus recorded a takedown
with one second left to make it 11-4, add riding time and the
Sooners get four points.
No.
15 freshman Justin Dyer and Austin David both lost the next two
matches. No. 10 Eric Bradley defeated Dyer by a 9-5 decision,
while David lost by major decision, 10-0, to No. 15 Joel Edwards.
Penn State was up on the scoreboard 17-14.
The
dual came down to a heavy weight battle between two All-Americans,
No. 4 senior Leonce Crump and No. 2 Pat Cummins. The match was
a slow fight with no action in the first period, while the wrestlers
tried to figure each other out. Cummins scored the only point
in the second period with and escape. Crump waited until the
third period to get on the board with an escape of his own to
tie the match at 1-1. The match would go into overtime to determine
a winner. 32 seconds into overtime Cummins pulled a takedown
to win the match by a 3-1 decision and send the Sooners to the
fifth place match.
The
clash for fifth place between Oklahoma and Hofstra began at 125
pounds. Hazewinkel wrestled No. 3 Tom Noto and won by decision,
6-4, scoring a takedown with three seconds left to break a 4-4
tie. Miller was awarded a fall by forfeit at 133 pounds. Ware
recorded a decision against John Manarte, 4-1, at 141 pounds.
At 149 pounds Ecklof wrestled Chris Vondruska, winning by a 9-1
major decision. Vondruska scored first on an escape, then Ecklof
turned it on and rolled off nine consecutive points to win the
match. Oklahoma lost the next three matches by decisions making
the score 16-9. Hofstra was mounting a comeback until the 184
pound match between Dyer and Brad Christie. Dyer pinned Christie
at the 1:22 mark to give the Sooners six points and make the
overall score 22-9. Fifth place was all but guaranteed to the
Sooners. Hofstra would win the next match at 197 pounds to make
the score closer, but they would forfeit the heavy weight match
giving Crump a fall by forfeit. The final score would read 28-15
in Oklahoma’s favor. This locked up the fifth place title
for the Sooners in an impressive National Duals tournament.
“If
you told me three months ago that we would be hear right now,
I would have taken it,” Spates said. “Three months
ago I was thinking how I could cancel the season. We have done
so much growing as individuals and our freshman are battling
toe-to-toe with the best.”
“Teyon
is getting better every match,” Spates said. “Rivaling
him for outstanding wrestler is Jeff Ecklof. Ecklof lost to number
two, but beat several guys that were ranked ahead of him. Sam
beat two All-Americans. Mimi battled hard against tough kids
and had a couple of key wins. Overall, I think everyone did good.”
The
Sooners will wrestle next hosting Arizona State at the Howard
McCasland Field House on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
Penn
State 20 Oklahoma 14
125 Adam Smith (PSU) dec Sam Hazewinkel (OU) 7-5
133 Josh Moore (PSU) dec Mimi Miller (OU) 5-3
141 Teyon Ware (OU) maj dec Dewitt Driscoll (PSU) 10-2
149 Jeff Ecklof (OU) dec Matt Storniolo (PS) 2-1
157 James Woodall (PS) maj dec Charles Jones (OU) 13-4
165 Rafael Maturino (OU) dec Jarrad Turner (PSU) 10-4
174 E.K. Waldhaus (OU) maj dec James Yonushanis (PSU) 12-4
184 Eric Bradley (PSU) dec Justin Dyer (OU) 9-5
197 Joel Edwards (PSU) maj dec Austin David (OU) 10-0
285 Pat Cummins (PSU) dec Leonce Crump (OU) 3-1ot
Oklahoma
28 Hofstra 15
125 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) dec Tom Noto (Hof) 6-4
133 Mimi Miller (OU) fall by forfeit
141 Teyon Ware (OU) dec Jon Manarte (Hof) 4-1
149 Jeff Ecklof (OU) dec Chris Vondruska (Hof) 9-1
157 Paul Siemon (Hof) dec Matt Grice (OU) 4-2
165 Ralph Everett (Hof) dec Rafael Maturino (OU) 5-1
174 Noel Thompson (Hof) dec E.K. Waldhaus (OU) 3-2
184 Justin Dyer (OU) fall Brad Christie (Hof) 1:22
197 Chris Skretkowicz (Hof) fall Justin Tapler (OU) 5:30
285 Leonce Crump (OU) fall by forfeit
HOFSTRA
#12
HOFSTRA EDGES #16 CORNELL 16-15 TO ADVANCE TO THE NWCA NATIONAL
DUALS CONSOLATION QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Jim Sheehan
CLEVELAND,
Ohio * For the second time in a week, the top two teams in New
York State faced each other and for the second time the Hofstra-Cornell
result came right down to the wire. With each team winning five
bouts and seven matches being decided by two points or less,
it was Hofstra senior Ralph Everett's 13-2, four-point decision
over Cornell's David Post at 165 pounds that eventually gave
the 12th-ranked Pride the point difference in a 16-15 victory
over the 16th-ranked Big Red in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National
Duals consolation second round.
The
Pride, now 2-1 in the Nationals Duals with a win over #18 Central
Michigan (18-17), a loss to #5 Missouri (19-13) and now the win
over #16 Cornell (16-15), moves Hofstra (6-1 on the season) into
the consolation quarterfinals Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. against
20th-ranked Pennsylvania.
In
the tight battle Saturday evening, Hofstra senior Tom Noto started
the Pride off with a 7-5 victory at 125 over Cornell's Mike Mormile.
Second-ranked
Travis Lee tied the match for the Big Red with a 6-5 decision
over #11 Ricky LaForge at 133. John Manarte put the Pride ahead 6-3 with a
3-2 decision over Keith Dicky at 141. But #5 Dustin Manotti tied
the match again for Cornell with an 8-3 decision over Pride freshman
Chris Vondruska at 149.
#13
Paul Siemon gave the Pride another lead at 9-6 with a 6-5 decision
over Scott Roth at 157. But it was Ralph Everett's 13-2 decision
over David Post at 165 that gave the Pride the key 13-6 advantage
in the match. Number 17 Tyler Baier of Cornell avenged a 5-3
loss to #10 Noel Thompson last Saturday with a 2-1 upset victory
at 174, and freshman Jerry Rinaldi surprised Hofstra senior Brad
Christie 6-5 to bring the Big Red to within one at 13-12.
But
fifth-ranked Hofstra senior Chris Skretkowicz continued his shutout
streak with his third of the Duals and sixth consecutive blanking
on the season with a 3-0 decision over Matt Greenberg at 197
that gave the Pride a 16-12 lead. Cornell junior Matt Bogumil
had to post a major decision or a pin for any chance to tie or
win the match but Hofstra sophomore Dan Garay took him to overtime
before dropping a 3-1 decision.
Hofstra
16 Cornell 15
125 Tom Noto (H) dec Mike Mormile (C) 7-5
133 Travis
Lee C) dec Ricky LaForge (H) 6-5
141 John Manarte (H) dec Keith Dicky (C) 3-2
149 Dustin Manotti (C) dec Chris Vondruska (H) 8-3
157 Paul Siemon (H) dec Scott Roth (C) 6-5
165 Ralph Everett (H) dec David Post (C) 13-2
174 Tyler Baier (C) dec Noel Thompson (H) 2-1
184 Jerry Rinaldi (C) dec Brad Christie (H) 6-5
197 Chris Skretkowicz (H) dec Matt Greenberg (C) 3-0
285 Matt Bogumil (C) dec Dan Garay (H) 3-1 ot
Source: ADCC |
Horns
Heat things up at ICE event in Ohio!
FAIRFIELD,
Ohio -- In a show that had a little bit of everything, it was
a pair of Horns that stood out in the crowd.
Local
hero 'Mojo' Horn recovered from being dropped in the first 20
seconds and turned around his fight with Gerald Pierson, securing
an armbar after a dramatic ground-and-pound effort.
Jeremy
Horn followed one fight later with a standup clinic against a
game Ron Fields that included dozens of strategically placed
kicks and lasted just over eight minutes. It was a rare look
at the under-rated standup ability of one of the sport's top
performers.
Labeled
ICE 7: Meltdown at Metropolis, it was the show's debut at the
Metropolis nightclub, one of the bigger night spots in the Cincinnati
area. Besides Horn, some of the top Miletich Fighting Systems
and Team Extreme competitors were on hand for the event, including
UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (who was the referee);
former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver; former UFC heavyweight
champion Tim Sylvia; and UFC veteran Rich Franklin.
Another
Team Extreme fighter, Pride veteran Amir Rahnavardi, also competed
in the event, winning by triangle despite some hard ground punching
by Trevor Garrett.
In
one of the feature bouts, Leo Sylvest pulled a surprise with
a ground-and-pound win over Greg Franklin. The win came shortly
after Franklin elected to continue after taking the full 5 minute
rest for an unintentional low blow. A rematch is definitely in
there fighters' future.
ICE
7: Meltdown at Metropolis, Jan. 16, Fairfield, Ohio
Complete
Results:
- Mike Werner draw with Dave Cochran, 3:00 Rd. 3 (9:00).
- Johnathan Murphy def. Shaun Coffman, 1:45 Rd. 1, KO.
- Ricky Hutchins def. Nathan Fitch, :33 Rd. 1, guillotine.
- Jim Bova def. Billy Rush, 1:46 Rd. 2 (4:46), Ref stoppage due
to strikes.
- Jason Willis draw with Cowboy Penny, 5:00 Sub. grappling.
- Keith Curts def. Jerrod Doss, 1:04 Rd. 1, neck crank.
- Amir Rahnavardi def. Trevor Garrett, 1:01 Rd. 1, triangle.
- Dan Swift def. Ryan Rinshied, :31 Rd. 2 (3:31), guillotine.
- Mojo Horn def. Gerald Pierson, 2:20 Rd. 1, arm bar.
- Leo Sylvest def. Greg Franklin, 1:24 Rd. 1, Ref stoppage due
to strikes.
- Jeremy Horn def. Ron Fields, 3:01 Rd. 2 (8:01) Ref stoppage
due to strikes.
Source: ADCC |
Travis
Lutter Injured
Submission Wrestling Match with David Terrell postponed!
Submission
Wrestling Open 1 / Ft Lauderdale, Florida / Saturday, February
28th, 2004
'We
got the confirmation this weekend. Travis Lutter, who was scheduled
for a classic superfight with David Terrell, will have to pull
out due to a groin injury that will prevent him from preparing
for the match.' explains spokesman Miguel Iturrate. 'Travis was
looking forward to this, and he wanted a reschedule - he does
not want to cancel this fight! The AFC will work to make that
happen at a later date.'
'We
have someone in mind as a replacement.' reveals the spokesman.
'It has to be a high quality opponent, and honestly, it has to
motivate Terrell, because his MMA career is also looming. The
fact that Lutter interested Terrell to return to an ADCC style
match is a compliment to both guys. For ADCC purposes, we dont
want to see any rematches, so it will be someone that David hasn't
faced before. If it doesn't happen, then we will wait for Lutter
to heal.'
Superfights
filling up! European Star JOACHIM HANSEN to face ATT's 'Parumpinha',
AMC's OTTO OLSON aboard to face MARCOS AVELLAN
Two
other superfights are in the books. Marcos Avellan of Florida's
Freestyle Fighting, a veteran grappler and star of many superfights,
takes on rugged Otto Olson, from Matt Hume's Pankration, who
finished 2nd at the 2003 World Championships. In the second new
bout, Norwegian standout Joachim Hansen takes on Marcos 'Parrumpinha'
De Matta. 'It was only logical, as Joachim is going to be cornering
for teammates on the AFC that weekend.' explains thge spokesman.
Current
Lineup - FEBRUARY 28th, 2004 - AFC Presents: SUBMISSION WRESTLING
OPEN 1:
Despite
the loss of the Lutter v. Terrell superfight, the card is shaping
up to be incredible.
'The
tournaments are full for now as well, with several sponsored
teams coming in to represent. We appreciate the support, and
with limited spaces, we expect these tob e very solid and competitive.'
states the spokesman.
Spots
may still open up again. Anyone interested in competing in the
4 man tournaments should contact us via e-mail at itur_miguel@yahoo.com.
Card
Subject To Change - More Details To Come:
SUPERFIGHTS:
77-87.99 KG: TBD v. David Terrell
Over 98.99 KG: Jeff Monson v. Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz
66-76.99 KG: Pablo Popovich v. 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
66-76.99 KG: Marcos Avellan v. Otto Olson
UNDER 65.9 KG: Joachim Hansen v. Marcos 'Parrumpinha' De Matta
Over 98.99 KG: Wade Rome v. TBD
TOURNAMENT
COMPETITIONS:
8 Man Submission Tournament - under 65.99 KG
4 Man Submission Tournament - under 66-76.99 KG
4 Man Submission Tournament - under 77-87.99 KG
8 Man Invitiational - ABSOLUTE (Open Weight)
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:18NIV
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Leben,
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