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Warriors
of the Ring 5: Maui vs. Oahu
Maui War Memorial Gymnasium, Wailuku, Maui
January 25, 2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
For
WOTR 5, the promoters chose to add boxing exhibition matches
and mix them with amateur MMA matches. Maui has a lot of boxing
gyms and has produced boxers that have competed on many different
levels from the Junior Olympics to the professional level. Hopefully
this will to bring MMA to the Maui main stream and introduce
the sport to local boxing fans. WOTR has always found the right
promotional mix and draws the largest number of Maui fight fans.
Three out of the four boxing matches were kids' matches, but
in every bout the kids showed technique well beyond their years.
All three matches displayed crisp punches that were thrown in
combinations at lightning quick speed. The fourth boxing match
had the young ladies show that they are tough fighters too. The
MMA matches were even more exciting. Every fighter went after
each other like there was a bonus given for the fastest fight
(no bonus was offered, I checked). There were a lot of reversals
that had Maui fight fans on their feet and screaming at the top
of their lungs. The action peaked when Kendal Groves had Corey
Daniels in a nasty looking arm bar that had Daniels' arm well
past 180 degrees. Daniels understood that stomping was allowed
so he started stomping Groves' head to get out of the arm bar.
That is when the referee stopped the fight and both corners rushed
the ring and everyone had to be held back. The fight was ruled
a no contest due to this incident. The action could not have
gotten any higher than that but Ed Searfoss and Casey Daniels
fight brought it as close as they could have. Searfoss went after
Daniels and almost finished him off in the first seconds of the
match, but Daniels showed that he is no push over and fought
back from having Searfoss on top of him raining down punches.
Daniels almost reversed the fight, but Searfoss took his back
and literally lifted Daniels off the ground as he pulled him
back and sunk in a tight rear naked choke for the submission.
The
next event is scheduled for April 24, 2004, any fighters interested
in completing or becoming a sponsor can contact Ira Hookano at
(808) 873-0137.
Exhibition
Boxing - 3 Rounds X 1 Minute
Kid's bout:
Masu "Boy" Manangan (Southside Boxing) def. Rocky Balala
(Central Maui Boxing)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Boxing - 3 Rounds X 1 Minute
Womens bout:
Elizabeth Markoff (Southside Boxing) def. Nicole Dye (Southside
Boxing)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Boxing - 3 Rounds X 2 Minutes
Kids Bout:
Chazz Moleta (Central Maui Boxing) drew Thomas Buswell Ordonez
(Southside Boxing)
Majority Draw [(29-29), (28-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Boxing - 3 Rounds X 1 Minute
Keola McKee (Wailuku Kickboxing) def. Ryan Balainbin (Central
Maui Boxing)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (29-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
Amateur
MMA - 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Bryson Monterde (808 Fight Factory) def. Dillon Clay (Jorge Oliveira
JJ)
Disqualification due to illegal elbows to the back of the head
at 2:28 minutes in Round 1.
Amateur
MMA - 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Zeke Prados (Freelance) def. Ron Foster (808 Fight Factory)
Submission due to exhaustion/smother head and arm choke at 39
seconds in Round 2.
Amateur
MMA - 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Dennis Lee (Maui Full Contact Fighting) def. Blake Huttendorf
(Kodenkan)
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (29-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
Semi-Main
Event:
Amateur MMA - 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kendal "Too Pretty" Groves (Maui Full Contact Fighting)
vs. Corey Daniels (Kodenkan)
No contest at 1:35 minutes in Round 1 due to riot that ensued
when the referee stopped the fight because Daniels started stomping
Groves while in the arm bar.
Main
Event:
Amateur MMA - 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Ed "Full Force" Searfoss (Maui Full Contact Fighting)
def. Casey Daniels (Kodenkan)
Submission via rear naked choke at 1:06 minutes in Round 1.
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BJ
PENN LOOKING FOR THE
HUGE (or HUGHES) UPSET
While
many people feel it would be a huge upset if BJ Penn, goes up
in weight to 170 and face the most dominant fighter in the sport
in Matt Hughes. The oddsmakers agree as the lastest odds has
Matt Hughes as the big favorite at -300 to Penn's +275. (Read
Best Bets page to get more information on the numbers)
Penn
dismantled one of the strongest fighters in the 155 pound weight
class in Takanori Gomi. While that performance was one of the
most dominant in his career, many believe his next challenge
is not comparable to anything he has ever seen.
Matt
Hughes is arguably the strongest pound for pound fighter in the
world today. Team mate Jens Pulver, who fought BJ Penn and defeated
Penn in five tough rounds said "BJ has no idea what is coming
his way. He is going to get hurt real bad."
While
that is the common perception by many fans, that Hughes will
dominant this fight, some thoughts have changed since Penn spent
some time in Oregon with Team Quest.
Randy
Couture came on MMAWeekly Radio recently and said "BJ is
one of the harder guys to take down in any weight class. I think
people will be surprised how hard it will be to get him down
to the ground."
B.J.
has fought twice for UFC titles but never got to wear the belt.
After his loss to Pulver, Jens left the UFC and the Lightweight
belt vacant. Penn fought for the vacated title against Caol Uno
at UFC 41. Having beaten Uno in one of the fastest knockouts
in UFC history, 11 seconds, B.J. looked poised to be the next
Lightweight champion. It wasn't to be. The two fought to a draw
and the UFC Lightweight Championship has been up in the air every
since.
After
Penn's rematch with Uno, B.J. said he took some time off because
he was getting burned out. He, much like Hughes, have nearly
run out of fighters to fight in their weight division. Some have
questioned why B.J. would want to go up in class and fight Matt.
It is a no lose situation for Penn. Either he pulls off on of
the biggest upsets in MMA history or he loses to pound for pound
the best fighter in the world.
Could
it be for the chance to fight for the title? When B.J. appeared
on MMAWeekly Radio on January 12th, he stated, "It has always
been about fighting the best and I am just happy to fight a guy
the caliber of Matt Hughes." He said that he is approaching
this fight as just another fight. It is just another fight, another
title fight for Penn, another chance to get a UFC belt.
This
is the fight B.J. said he wanted and he isn't taking it lightly.
Penn has been training with Team Quest in preparation for what
Hughes can bring. Trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, surprisingly,
Penn only has one submission win over Gomi in his last fight.
With two of Hughes' three loses coming by way of submissions,
many feel this is Penn's best chance at victory.
B.J.'s
future and what weight class he will be fighting in, won't be
answered until after UFC 46. There are certainly some fighters
at 155 pounds that he would still like to fight but with the
Lightweight Championship still undecided, Penn said he's got
nothing better to do than fight Hughes.
Win
- Joey Gilbert - TKO (ref stoppage) - UFC 31 - 5-4-2001
Win - Din Thomas - KO - UFC 32 - 6-29-2001
Win - Caol Uno - KO - UFC 34 - 11-2-2001
Loss - Jens Pulver - Decision (majority decision) - UFC 35 -
1-11-2002
Win - Paul Creighton - TKO (ref stoppage) - UFC 37 - 5-10-2002
Win - Matt Serra - Decision (unanimous) - UFC 39 - 9-27-2002
Draw - Caol Uno - Draw - UFC 41 - 2-28-2003
Win - Takanori Gomi - Submission (rear naked choke) - Rumble
on the Rock 4 - 10-10-2003
Source:
MMA Weekly
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IS
HERMES FRANCA NOW THE BEST AT 155?
Hermes
Franca is currently one of the most talented and well rounded
fighters in the world today. Hermes is a well decorated BJJ black
belt who is ready to make his mark in the MMA world for 2004.
He
currently boasts an unblemished record of 8-0-0 with his last
victory being a KO over former #2 ranked lightweight Caol Uno.
Franca has defeated many top fighters in the HOOK n SHOOT and
WEF promotions as well. Unlike your stereotypical BJJ fighter
who will just ‘lay and pray’ a victory out, Franca
employs the most aggressive submission transitions in his division,
if not the world.
Seven
out of all eight of his MMA bouts have ended with him finishing
his opponent. In his UFC debut against Rich Crunkilton, Hermes
was taken to a judges decision for the first time in his career,
but not before dislocating Crunkilton’s arm in a arm bar.
Now,
in his third appearance in the octagon Hermes Franca will face
yet another top competitor from the 155 division in hopes to
stake a claim for UFC dominance. Hermes’ opponent will be
another young up and coming lightweight, Josh Thomson.
Thomson
actually trains with Rich Crunkilton’s and is looking to
avenge his teammate’s loss to Franca. Thomson possesses
some of the most dangerous hands in the 155 division and will
be looking to punish Franca with his meat hooks.
Franca
does not mind getting hit, nor exchanging blows with Thomson
and will be egger to push the pace in this fight. When the fight
goes to the ground Franca will apply his transition of smooth
submission attempts. If Thomson can weather the storm, we could
be in for high paced, balls to the walls battle. If not, Thomson
may just be another notch on Hermes’ belt.
Win
- Mike Thomas Brown
Submission (Triangle Choke)
HOOKnSHOOT - Kings 1
11-17-2001
Win
- Mike Willus
Submission (Triangle Choke)
HOOKnSHOOT - Overdrive
3-9-2002
Win
- Don Kaecher
Submission (Triangle Choke)
WEF 12
5-11-2002
Win
- Yohei Suzuki
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
HOOKnSHOOT - Relentless
Win
- Anthony Hamlett
TKO (Punches)
HOOKnSHOOT - New Wind
9-7-2002
Win
- Ryan Diaz
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
HOOKnSHOOT – AFC 1
12-13-2002
Win
- Richard Crunkilton
Decision (Unanimous)
UFC 42 - Sudden Impact
4-25-2003
Win
- Caol Uno
KO (Punch)
UFC 44 - Undisputed
9-26-2003
Source:
MMA Weekly
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DAILY
FIGHTER DIARY: HERMES FRANCA
In
an MMAWeekly exclusive, Hermes Franca will be giving you his
daily diary of what will go on this week for him as he gets prepared
to fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Hermes will break down
his daily activities in preparation to fighting Josh Thomson
in the Octagon. Here's his first installment of the fighter diaries
with Hermes Franca. (translation help from John Hartnett).
Hello
to all the fight fans at MMAWeekly.com. I will do my best to
go behind the scenes and give you information of what I'm doing
to get ready for UFC week.
MONDAY
Today,
being Monday, it's not too exciting. My day will start out this
morning eating a very light breakfast.
My
day will continue with a stop to my gym at American Top Team
here in Florida. I will swing by the gym and say hello as well
as goodbye to many of my friends who have got me ready for this
fight. Many of them can't make it to Las Vegas so I will say
good bye to many of my close friends and family.
Later
I will check my weight and see how much I weigh at the gym. I
should be right around 164 pounds. After that I will stop at
the dentist to have him look at my mouth. Got to get a checkup
in...
Then
I will make some time for lunch. I won't eat a lot this week.
I will eat some chicken and just make sure I eat lean food. I'm
pretty aware of what I've been taking in this week.
Then
I will spend some time with my wife and kid and just spend some
relaxing time with them. Then after a brief dinner I will pack
and get everything ready for the trip. I head on to Las Vegas
tomorrow morning so I will get a good night sleep and get ready
for a long trip across country.
As
I said on the underground, I would like to take this time before
I leave to thank all the people who have supported me in preperation
for this fight. I would like to thank my coaches and teammates
here at American Top Team for getting me in shape and always
being there for me.
I
would like to thank Dana White and the UFC for providing me with
this opprotunity to live out my dream.
I
would also like to thank all my sponsers for helping me. SPRAWL
Fight Shorts (www.SPRAWL.tv), Ground 'n' Pound Fight Wear (www.GnPgear.com),
Sherdog.com (www.Sherdog.com), Showdown Fight Gear (www.Showdown.ca)
Most
importantly I would like to thank you the fans of the UFC and
this sport! Without you guys none of this would ever be possible!
Next Saturday I will fight my heart out for all of you. THANK
YOU ALL AGAIN!!! Thank you to MMAWeekly.com for the opportunity
and I will have more tomorrow as I get ready to fight at UFC
46.
TUESDAY
"Today
is travel day for me. It's always a long day going from one side
of the country to the other. My day will start early as I hit
the gym at 8am to pick up some of my gear. I will have to pick
up my training gear and equipment and take it on the plane so
I will have clothes to train in, in Las Vegas.
I
will eat a big breakfast today, because this will be the last
good meal I can have so after a large breakfast, it will be time
to get take my bags and board the airplane.
I
board a plane today from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and I will fly
to Las Vegas. I will get into Las Vegas in the early afternoon.
Then I will check into the hotel.
The
toughest part about today is knowing I still have to wait five
more days to fight. The hardest part is waiting for the fight.
The fight itself is easy. I just get impatient waiting. I want
to fight tomorrow, not wait until Saturday. That will be the
toughest part for me to overcome.
I
eat a light dinner and I will plan on getting some cardio work
in tonight. Nothing exciting. I will hit the exercise bike, do
the treadmill and jump some rope. I won't do any rolling around
tonight.
That's
about it. I will drink plenty of fluids, wash out my body from
a long day of travel, so basically make today a travel day and
let my body recover.
I've
put in all my work in up to this point, so this week I will just
maintain and keep my cardio up. My body will be able to heal
this week so I will be in optimal fighting shape for Saturday.
Alright guys time for my long travel day and I will catch you
tomorrow. Thanks for your support and reading me here at MMAWeekly.com.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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NOW
OR NEVER FOR SERRA
Matt
Serra makes it perfectly clear. "I miss competing in the
UFC." Serra views this fight as his "comeback"
fight to set himself back in the public eye at the 155 weight
class.
Serra
told MMAWeekly recently "It's been a tough month. I was
training for Javier Vasquez, then they changed my opponent to
Gerald Strebendt, then he got hurt, last I heard I was fighting
(Ivan) Menjivar and now it's Jeff Curran. You tell me am I still
fighting him?" Serra laughs.
Serra,
who has went through five different possible opponents knows
that Jeff Curran is the most important fight in his career. Serra
has to be ready to go because this could be his last fight in
the UFC.
"I
don't think about it like that. I know there is pressure to win
the fight and I have to win this fight. The UFC has been very
good to me and I'm not ready to leave the organization."
Serra's
last fight in the UFC was a split decision win.....then loss
to Din Thomas. Referee Larry Landless raised Serra's hand as
the winner; as Bruce Buffer announced Serra winning a split decision.
Only problem? After rechecking the official judges scorecards
there was a mistake.
It
was actually Din Thomas who was supposed to be announced the
winner, so after Serra was celebrating with his team in the lockeroom,
UFC President Dana White delivered the bad news.
"It
was like something out of a horror movie. I won, I was happy,
then it was like a brick hit me, as they changed the outcome.
What can you do, you know?"
Serra's
last UFC win was at UFC 36 against Kelly Dullanty. Serra now
hopes ten UFC's later that he will be victorious at UFC 46. If
not, he knows this could be the last time he steps through the
bright lights and big crowds of the UFC Octagon.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Parisyan
brings "The Heat" to UFC
Pressure
in the Octagon comes in all forms. From the champion defending
his belt to the adrenaline-charged debut, the difference between
victory and defeat is often found in how a fighter deals with
the pressure.
For
Karo Parisyan, the pressure came in his UFC debut against Dave
Strasser. Not only was it his first time under the unforgiving
eyes of fans, but he had the added impetus to represent his core
discipline of judo.
After
dispatching Strasser in September with an impressive series of
throws and takedowns, the end coming with a picture-perfect drop
into a kimura, Karo "The Heat" Parisyan displayed the
beauty and technique of his art. It couldn't have been scripted
better.
"There
was a lot of pressure," Parisyan tells MaxFighting. "People
would come up to me and say, 'I bet $3,000 on you.' I was OK,
but I could definitely feel the pressure. The thing is, there
have been judo players in the UFC before. The only good judo
player I saw before was Christophe Leninger, and he wasn't really
a flow guy. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I don't think
they were at my level. I was ranked No. 4 on the U.S. team."
Parisyan,
18-2-0, has beaten Antonio McKee and Fernando Vasconcelos, both
powerful wrestlers. He's also been a national junior judo champion.
Facing Georges St. Pierre, who is unbeaten in four fights, in
UFC 46, he's quickly becoming known as a fighter to watch.
"I
like to let it flow," he says. "Honestly in a fight
I never make predictions and I never know what's going to happen."
Armenian by descent, Parisyan was schooled in judo by the legendary
"Judo" Gene LeBell, and has worked as a Hollywood stuntman.
But
the L.A.-based fighter is no mere contemplative judoka -- on
the feet he comes to bang, is aggressive, and strikes with confidence.
It's why his moniker of "The Heat" is more than a convenience
of rhyme -- Parisyan fights like a man double-parked who can't
afford the ticket.
He's
served notice that there's a new threat in the 170-pound division
who is willing to end a fight on the ground or standing. It's
only after the clinch comes that the smooth stylings of judo
take over and the aggressive, street fighter approach gives way
to a remarkably skilled judo player.
"I
don't know where it comes from, honestly," he says regarding
his strike-first standup mentality. "Ever since my first
fight, I just was that way. I don't like to dance around."
Fighters
are injured, sometimes so often that it's hard to tell where
the effects of one end and the other begin. Such was the case,
Parisyan says, in both of his fights with Sean Sherk, who is
responsible for the lone pair of blemishes on the Armenian's
record.
"I
had just turned 18, and I took the fight on three weeks notice,"
he recalls. "I'd just got back from the U.S. Open and three
days later I flew to St. Louis to take part in an eight-man tournament.
If you lose, you lose. But in my opinion -- and that of a lot
of people there -- I won. I was all over Sherk on the feet, bro.
And even though he got the decision he went to the hospital afterwards
and couldn't fight. And he won! The second time I was sick. I
couldn't keep anything down and lost 10 pounds the week of the
fight, but I still fought him hard for three rounds."
Win
or lose, injuries are always a factor to contend with.
"Against
Strasser I popped a rib before the fight. I went to the doctor
and he said I can't do anything for you, because it's just in
a weird place. I got a cortisone shot and that really helped;
in fact, Strasser kneed me in the ribs in that very spot in the
fight. If I hadn't had the cortisone, man. Every fight I've been
injured. I've got bad ankles, knees. I'm only 21 years old and
my knees are messed up. I can't imagine them when I'm 30. You
should see my knees!"
Parisyan
is a levelheaded young man, who takes a realistic view of the
talent-rich welterweight division and its imposing champion,
Matt Hughes.
"After
I beat Strasser," says Parisyan, "[the UFC] offered
me Nick Diaz, Carlos Newton, or Spratt. We went with Spratt,
and then St. Pierre after he beat Spratt. As for my future, I
really look to Randy Couture as an inspiration. I'd like to be
in this sport for 10 years.
"As
far as Matt Hughes, he's really strong. He has one really strong
thing about him and that's the wrestling. I would say he is an
average submissions fighter, but he just takes people down and
ground-and-pounds them. People tell me I'd give him fits on the
ground, but he's the iron man of the division."
But
while many speculate on how he'd match up with others -- Diaz
and he would be a great match of up-and-comers -- Parisyan knows
that it's a clear-cut task in front of him in UFC 46 with St.
Pierre.
"I
have three fights of him [on tape] and he's pretty aggressive,"
he says. "He's a solid wrestler and a decent jiu-jitsu guy.
I think he'll be tougher than Strasser. God willing, they'll
give me Newton or Renato Verissimo if he beats Newton. But the
more you win, the tougher the fights get."
And
with tough fights under his belt, "The Heat" will definitely
be one to watch when that time comes.
Source:
Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together
as fools."
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader,
Nobel Prize Winner
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COUTURE
ON NATIONAL TV LAST NIGHT
Randy Couture continued his media tour as he traveled to Los
Angeles to tape on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night on the ABC
Network in front of a national television audience.
The
showed opened with some video of him fighting Chuck Liddell.
They promo'd his fight coming up Saturday and Jimmy asked if
he gets nervous before fights.
Randy
said he doesn't get nervous before the fights, he says he gets
excited for competition...
Couture
talked about why he got into the sport. He said he got in to
ultimate fighting through his wrestling background. Said his
freinds were making money and wanted to try it. Couture went
into detail and talked about the rules of the UFC and broke them
down very well...talked about being a dad says his three kids
enjoy watching him compete.
Jimmy
Kimmel talked about how people love this sport and how it's growing.
Couture talked about growing up as a kid and said he didn't get
into fights. Randy talked about his diets of eating "greens"
and vegetables.
When
asked how much longer he will continue to fight, he says that
he takes it one fight at a time. Couture was on the show for
about five minutes and of course Randy made a very good account
of him and the UFC.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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UFC
Showing at Round Table!
Round Table Pizza in Waikiki is showing UFC 46 with a special
deal of $10 with all you can eat pizza. UFC Veteran and SuperBrawl
Star, Niko Fitale will appear.
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PRIDE
BUSHIDO 2
Place: Yokohama Arena
Date: February 15th
Start: 15:00
Card
Subject T0 Change:
Hayato 'MACH' Sakurai vs Rodrigo Gracie
Daiju Takase vs Chris Brennan
Yasuhito Namekawa vs Egidijus Valavicius
Mario Sperry vs Mike 'BATMAN' Bencic
Ryuki Ueyama vs TBD
CHUTE
BOXE VS JAPAN (3 VS 3)
Wanderlei Silva vs Ikuhisa Minowa
Mauricio Shogun vs Akihiro Gono
Jadson Costa vs Takanori Gomi
Also
announced was the fight order of PRIDE 27:
7th
Match
Mirko Cro Cop vs Ron Waterman
6th
Match
PRIDE GP SURVIVAL MATCH
Heath Herring vs Gan McGee
5th
Match
PRIDE GP SURVIVAL MATCH
Mark Kerr vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
4th
Match
Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Dos Caras Jr.
3th
Match
Murilo Ninja vs Alexander Otsuka
2nd
Match
PRIDE GP SURVIVAL MATCH
Kharitonov Sergey vs LA Giant (prowrestler , 210cm, 180kg)
1st
Match
PRIDE GP SURVIVAL MATCH
Igor Vovchanchyn vs Dan Bobish
Source:
Booker K
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Matt
Serra: More than A Win-Loss Record
Think
it’s easy being a fighter? Just ask Matt Serra, who has
seen three opponents fall out on him before Jeff Curran was finally
solidified for this Saturday’s lightweight bout at UFC 46
in Las Vegas. But in typical Serra fashion, the New Yorker is
unfazed by the turn of events that would leave most fighters
in a panic.
“You’ve
got to expect that these things happen,” said Serra, who
at various times was scheduled to face Javier Vazquez, Gerald
Strebendt, and Ivan Menjivar before Curran. “But I’ve
got to tell you, after the fourth guy, it was getting a little
crazy. I was just trying to keep my focus, and I said, ‘you
know what, they’re gonna get me somebody. Whoever they get
me, I’ve got to be ready to fight. I’ve got to be ready
to go to war. That’s what kept me focused.”
And
though a replacement opponent might mean an easy walkover in
some combat sports, Curran is no joke, with quality wins over
Bao Quach and Baret Yoshida to his credit. In his most recent
bout, last May, Curran dropped a decision to highly regarded
Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto.
Serra
is well aware of Curran’s pedigree.
“I
think he’s definitely a quality guy,” said Serra. “He’s
an experienced guy, a black belt under Pedro Sauer, and he swings
standing up. I think it has the makings of a really good fight.
I’m happy that they got someone of Jeff’s quality.”
Happy?
There’s no happy in mixed martial arts. This is the realm
of testosterone, poker faces, and trash talk, ain’t it?
Someone forgot to tell Serra, one of the good guys in the game,
and someone who, frankly, loves this stuff, and isn't afraid
to tell you.
“I
enjoy the whole process,” said Serra. “I love my job.
And I know win or lose, I’m going to go in there with the
right intention, and I’m never gonna go in there and disgrace
myself, no matter what happens. When you step in that cage you
know that there’s always that chance that something can
go wrong. You can either dwell on it, or else you could just
say, ‘screw it, man, I’m going in there, and I’m
going to fight.’ I’m getting paid to go in a cage and
fight another guy to test my skills. I look forward to it.
The
carefree attitude is in stark contrast to Serra’s approach
to the cage. Fighting each fight as if it’s his last, ‘The
Terror’ is just that once the bell rings. Unfortunately,
it takes two to tango, and fighters such as BJ Penn and Din Thomas
have found ways to delay the dervish en route to close decision
wins, victories that many believe could have been defeats. Serra
may not have agreed with the judges’ verdicts, but he did
take some lessons away from both losses, lessons that he plans
to put into action on Saturday.
“There’s
always corrections to be made, and I try to improve my game regardless
of a win or loss,” said Serra. “I come to fight; a
lot of guys lately haven’t been coming to fight me. I’m
not going to use that as an excuse –‘oh, well they
don’t want to fight; that’s why I haven’t been
winning.’ No. I switched things up so if this guy comes
in and fights the way he normally does, and comes to fight me,
that’s great and I’m looking forward to that. If he’s
gonna run, I’ll catch him. I’ll get him. I’ve
been working on tons of things.
For
Serra, a win will be a welcome change, and will also put him
back into the thick of things at lightweight. And let’s
face it, if Zuffa is planning on reinstating the UFC lightweight
title, it helps if one of the challengers has an over .500 record.
But that’s just a boxing guy talking. Serra understands
the assumption that casual fans might make about a fighter with
a 2-3 record, but also makes it clear that he is not someone
who can fairly be judged solely by his won-loss slate.
“You
can’t go by my record,” said Serra. “I look at
it like, I’m coming to fight and I’m leaving it out
there. I have no regrets. In hindsight everything is 20/20. The
(Shonie) Carter fight set the stage for who I am. I could have
stayed in the guard and rode the clock out. Why did I get up
and go after him? That was just an instinct. Of course technically
it wasn’t the best thing in the world, but I don’t
regret it. I went out like a warrior. I don’t regret the
intentions of what I was doing.
“They
(the fans) have seen how exciting I could be, in victory or defeat,”
continues Serra. “Look in Japan, at a guy like Ninja (Rua).
I like that guy. I don’t know how great his record is, but
that guy’s battling; he’s always fighting. He’s
winning, he’s losing, he gets a decision, he gets stopped
by a cut, but then he just knocked a guy out with a knee. That’s
an exciting fighter. I’d pay to watch that guy fight. I
don’t care about his record.”
Thankfully,
Zuffa management has seen fit to return Serra to the Octagon,
where he remains one of the most exciting (and most skilled)
fighters in the lightweight division. What remains to be seen
is if a new champion will be crowned in the near future. Serra
disregards the rumors regarding the 155-pound class though, and
if it does get scrapped, he’s got a back-up plan.
“I
don’t really pay attention to the rumors,” said Serra.
“If worse comes to worse, I’ll go right up to welterweight.
I don’t care. I hate the damn dieting. Right now I’m
going to see a movie with my girlfriend and I can’t eat
popcorn and pretzels. I’m going to get a fruit and nut mix
and a protein bar. It’s brutal. It gets me mean though.”
He
laughs, and you’ve got to like the Long Island native. And
whether he’s 2-3, 5-0, or 0-15, you would want to see him
fight because he leaves it in the cage every time out. You can’t
say that for every fighter. And to Serra’s credit, he hasn’t
asked for a gimme or two to get his record back on the positive
side.
“I’m
not one of those guys who pick and choose an opponent,”
said Serra. “As far as getting a gimme, I think in the UFC
you can’t expect or look to get an easy fight. You have
to expect that every guy you get is going to be a killer. It
don’t get bigger than the UFC. This is the major leagues.
I’m there to fight whoever they give me. I don’t want
to steal Royce’s line from back in the day, but ‘if
you put the devil on the other side, I’m going to walk in
to fight.’”
“In
this game, the bigger risk, the more the reward,” Serra
continues. “I don’t mind being the underdog, and I
like fighting a guy that I could possibly lose to. I’m in
it for the fight; I’m not in it for a pretty record. I don’t
have a pretty record as far as the UFC goes. It’s not that
I don’t care; of course you want to win. But I’m not
going to change the way I fight. When people think of me, and
when, down the road, they remember me, they’re going to
remember a guy that comes to fight. That’s what they’re
going to remember, and that’s what I’m going to bring
every time. They know I’m going forward. I might be giving
away my game plan, but I’m going forward.”
So
Jeff Curran knows this: Matt Serra is coming forward, and he’s
coming to go to war. Pretty simple, but Serra says you ain’t
seen nothing yet.
“I
still feel that I have so much to show that I haven’t shown
yet. And hopefully in this coming fight I get to show some more
stuff.”
Sounds
like some Superbowl Eve show.
Source:
Maxfighting |
ANOTHER
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE DEFENSE:
HUGHES PROFILE
Matt
Hughes' name has become synonymous with champion. The thirty
year old Miletich fighter from Illinois, boasts a 33-3-0 mixed
martial arts record and will be defending his UFC welterweight
title for the sixth time against a game BJ Penn.
Hughes
has always been a champion, winning two high school Illinois
state wrestling titles, was a two time junior college All-American
and a two time NCAA All-American at Eastern Illinois University.
Arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Matt
makes it look seemingly easy.
Hughes
made his UFC debut back in September of 1999, at UFC 22. He has
become known for his overwhelming strength and patented slams.
Matt is literally running out of fighters to beat in his weight
class.
He
is on, an unheard of, thirteen fight win streak. Hughes is a
kind of genetic freak of nature. In the past, the Illinois farm
boy, hardly had trained for his fights. That was the Matt Hughes
of old, he has been reportedly training hard for this match and
wants to show the world that no one is gonna move up a weight
class and take his belt.
Hughes
captured the UFC welterweight title at UFC 34 with a controversial
win over Carlos Newton. He would put the questions and critics
to rest when he convincingly beat Newton in a rematch at UFC
38. Matt then went on to beat Gil Castillo, out wrestled Sean
Sherk, and devastated Frank Trigg with a first round win by a
rear naked choke.
Matt's
stand up has vastly improved according to his manager Monte Cox
and fellow Miletich fighter Tim Sylvia says, "it is gonna
be scary to see what he (Hughes) is gonna look like in the ring."
Who
better for the best 170 pound fighter in the world to fight other
than the best 155 pound fighter in the world? Many feel that
if anyone can beat Matt it is BJ Penn. Others think that Newton
is stronger and better on the ground and he couldn't get the
job done so Penn won't either. How will Penn compensate for the
power of Hughes?
Is
BJ the one to pull off the unthinkable? Can anyone beat a focused,
prepared Matt Hughes? All these questions will be answered Saturday,
January 31st, when the two face off at UFC 46 "Super Natural."
Win
- Erick Snyder - Submission (slam) - JKD Challenge 2 -
Win - Craig Quick - Submission (strikes) - JKD Challenge 1 -
4-25-1998
Win - Victor Hunsaker - TKO ( Extreme Challenge 21 - 10-27-1998
Win - Dave Menne - Decision (unanimous) - Extreme Challenge 21
- 10-27-1998
Loss - Dennis Hallman - KO (choked out by guillotine) - Extreme
Challenge 21 - 10-27-98
Win - Ryan Stout - Submission - Extreme Shootfighting - 12-11-1998
NC - Daniel Vianna - JKD Challenge 3 - 2-6-1999
Win - Joe Stern - Submission (punches) - Extreme Challenge 23
- 4-2-1999
Win - Akihiro Gono - Decision (unanimous) - Shooto: 10th Anniversary
- 5-29-1999
Win - Valeri Ignatov - Decision (unanimous) - UFC 22 - 9-24-1999
Win - Joe Doerksen - Submission - Extreme Challenge 29 - 11-13-1999
Win - Tom Schmitz - Submission (eye injury) - Extreme Challenge
29 - 11-13-1999
Win - Laverne Clark - Submission (rear naked choke) - Extreme
Challenge 29 - 11-13-99
Win - Jorge Pereira - TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) - WEF
8 - 1-15-2000
Win - Eric DaVila - Submission (keylock) - Superbrawl 17 - 4-15-2000
Win - Alexandre Barros - Decision (unanimous) - WEF 9 - 5-13-2000
Win - Sean Peters - Submission (triangle choke) - Extreme Challenge
32 - 5-20-2000
Win - Marcelo Aguiar - TKO (doctor stoppage due to cut) - UFC
26 - 6-9-2000
Win - Joe Guist - Submission ( arm bar) - Extreme Challenge 35
- 6-29-2000
Win - Christopher Haseman - Decision (unanimous) - Rings - 8-23-2000
Win - Robbie Newman - Submission (triangle choke) - Rings - 9-30-2000
Win - Maynard Marcum - Submission (figure 4 key lock) - Rings
- 11-12-2000
Loss - Dennis Hallman - Submission (arm bar) - UFC 29 - 12-16-2000
Loss - Jose Landi-jons - KO (knee) - Warriors War 1 - 2-8-2001
Win - Brett Al-Azzawi - Submission (arm bar) - Rings USA - 3-17-2001
Win - Bruce Nelson - Submission (front choke) - FCC 4 - 3-31-2001
Win - John Cronk - Submission (strikes) - Gladiators 13 - 5-11-2001
Win - Scott Johnson - KO - Extreme Challenge 40 - 6-16-2001
Win - Chatt Lavender - Submission (side choke) - Extreme Challenge
41 - 7-13-2001
Win - Hiromitsu Kanehara - Decision - Rings 10th Anniversary
- 8-11-2001
Win - Steve Gomm - TKO (ref stoppage) - Extreme Challenge 43
- 9-8-2001
Win - Carlos Newton - KO (slam) - UFC 34 - 11-2-2001
Win - Hayato Sakurai - TKO (ref stoppage) - UFC 36 - 3-22-2002
Win - Carlos Newton - Submission - (verbal submission from strikes)
- UFC 38 - 7-13-2002
Win - Gil Castillo - TKO (doctor stoppage) - UFC 40 - 11-22-2002
Win - Sean Sherk - Decision (unanimous) - UFC 42 - 4-25-2003
Win - Frank Trigg - Submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 45 -
11-21-2003
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Scottie
Wrestlotti
One of the owners of American fight site "On the Mat",
Scott Nelson abandoned his camera and for few minutes fought
at the 3rd Submission of Campos, held on last weekend in Rio
de Janeiro. The two throws he got at the bout were not enough
to blue him off. Scott got defeated by Brazilian Júnior
Mancha (Gracie Barra) at the up to 75kg amateur category.
"The
main difference between Brazilians and Americans are that Brazilians
are more technical and American are best wrestlers," commented
the 34 years old fighter from California.
Source: Tatame |
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Jorge
Rivera: Comfortable in the Spotlight
As
you're reading this, the New England Patriots are, in all probability,
humping across a warm Texas gridiron, preparing for their second
turn in the big show -- the Super Bowl -- in only the fourth
year of this new millennium.
Meanwhile,
back in the frigid Massachusetts air, middleweight mixed martial
artist Jorge Rivera is completing the last leg of his training
for his fight against U.K. brawler Lee Murray at UFC 46: "Super
Natural," Saturday, January 31 in Las Vegas. Rivera is quick
to liken himself and his training partners to the Patriots in
terms of makeup and work ethic.
"Of
course I'm rooting for [the Patriots] to take the Super Bowl,"
he confides. "You look at the team and, you know, it's not
really stars; [it's] just a bunch of normal, everyday hard-working
guys. That's just like us."
The
"us" he refers to is Team Elite, which consists of
such New England-based fighters as Nuri Shakir, Mike Brown, Jim
DeSousa, head trainer Keith Rockel, who recently competed in
UFC 45, and, of course, Rivera.
Taking
a cue from teams like Miletich Fighting Systems and Team Quest,
Team Elite was formed to create a regional stronghold for MMA
in the New England area, while allowing its fighters to benefit
from one another's skills. As a result, Rivera feels confident
in all the requisite phases of UFC combat.
"I
prepare for every fight the same," Rivera points out. "I
do a lot of wrestling, a lot of Thai fighting, jiu-jitsu …
everything. I don't focus more on one thing than another; I try
to do as much of everything as I possibly can so that no matter
what happens in a fight, I can be well prepared for it. I feel
I'm in really good shape for this fight. I've been giving it
all I've got in and out of the gym. I'm doing my sparring, my
cardio, and everything else that I need to do and I'm ready to
go."
Rockel
seconds this assessment: "Everyone should realize that Jorge
has been training very hard and will be ready for anything Murray
throws at him."
Much
of the attention Rivera's opponent, Lee Murray, has gleaned stems
from his upset knockout of Jose 'Pele' Landi-Jons in Europe and
a post-UFC skirmish with Tito Ortiz back in 2002. This is, however,
his first time in the UFC.
For
Rivera, like his beloved Patriots, he's returning to the big
show and feels a lot more comfortable being there than he did
in his UFC 44 debut. He admits that nerves played a role in his
performance against David Loiseau (a fight Rivera won by unanimous
decision), but doesn't feel he has as much to prove when the
spotlight hits him as Murray does.
"The
only thing in my thought process is: What do I have to do to
win and how do I continue to win and move forward?" Rivera
says. "I'm not worried about how other people view me or
how they gauge me. I could care less. I'm more interested in
my agenda and in what I have planned for myself and how I go
about obtaining my goals. I'm not worried about anything else
besides that."
Some
of those goals include becoming the UFC champion at 185 pounds,
an unenviable task considering the disarray that weight class
is currently in. While Rivera certainly has his sights set on
UFC gold, at present Murray is all that's important to him, and
he's geared his training to be able to take him apart.
"He's
a kickboxer," says Rivera, offering what knowledge he has
of his opponent. "I know he hits very hard. I know he's
got a good left hand and right hand. I know that he's tenacious
and that he's traveled around and trained with some of the better
camps. I think he's going to be ready and that this is going
to be a good fight. He'll be a good challenge for me and I like
that … I live for that."
Competitors
who are willing to charge without hesitation into the challenges
the octagon may hold for them seem to fit the profile of athlete
Zuffa has in mind as its campaign to gain legitimacy in the United
States continues.
Jorge
Rivera seems ready to take his position in the limelight, all
while retaining his humility and firm sense of focus on what's
in front of him.
"I've
always felt that everything's been written and I'm just here
to live it out," says Jorge. For New Englanders, that may
mean two big victories this weekend.
Source:
Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together
as fools."
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader,
Nobel Prize Winner
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Fighters'
Club TV Episode 18 airs Tonight
(Tuesday) on Channel 52 @ 6pm!
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)
-Masanori Suda vs. Shannon Ritch (+ interview with Suda)
and
of course, everyone's favorite FCTV hosts, Mark Kurano and Mike
Onzuka
(stay
tuned for the credits where we have some exclusive training footage
of one of Hawaii's up-and-coming fighters)
Comments,
Questions, Suggestions?
Please email us at: fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com
We're
also looking at alternate timeslot availability and would like
to hear what time our viewers would prefer--so let us know!
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AFC5
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MMA's
Joe Priole - Cancer Fund Details!
Joe
was affiliated with Relson for a while I believe and if you can
help, I'm sure it would be appreciated.
Recently,
Joe Priole was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This form
of cancer attacks the Lymphatic System, the disease fighting
network that is spread throughout the body. About 54,000 cases
are diagnosed annually in the United States and each year it
accounts for approximately 24,000 deaths (50%) in the US.
Joe
is an accomplished athlete who has given his time and abilities,
often at no charge, to teach children to swim, self-defense classes
for women and karate to those of all ages. Unfortunately, this
disease is unbiased and unkind. The treatment that Joe must receive
comes at a very high cost.
In
honor of Joe's good will and big heart, his family and friends
have put together a Fantastic Event to raise funds for the treatments
to save his life!
Joe
Priole, Jr. Cancer Fund Benefit Dinner
Place: The Coliseum in Voorhees, NJ
Date: Friday, March 12, 2004
Time: 7:30PM till Midnight
Minimum Donation: $75.00 per Ticket
Ticket
Price Includes Hors d'oeuvres, Dinner, Open Bar and Live Music.
Your
help is needed. If you are unable to attend, donations can be
made to:
Joe
Priole Cancer Fund
528 Mt. Laurel Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Joe
is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. His credentials
as a person and a martial artist are endless. Joe is a World
BJJ Brown Belt Masters Champion and fought Vernon 'Tiger' White
at Ken Shamrock's Mega Show in Atlantic City, NJ. Please keep
Joe and his family and friends in your prayers.
Check
out http://www.wantjoepriole.info
Source: ADCC |
Frank
Shamrock Instructional Training
Frank
Shamrock is probably one of the most intriguing and sought after
Mixed Martial Artists in the world. A professional fighter and
five-time undefeated UFC World Middleweight Champion, Shamrock
has helped submission fighting become recognized as a world-class
sport. He is a technical and thorough instructor who can significantly
improve your power and effectiveness within a single instructional
seminar. His training methods condition the physical body, but
also help to develop your mental and spiritual well-being. By
studying the healing arts and integrating them into his training,
Shamrock has added another dimension to his cross training, and
has become an even more balanced all purpose fighter.
Shamrock
partnered with Warrior Yoga founder Sensei Jeremy Corbell in
developing an instructional training program. Warrior Yoga was
specifically designed as a training program for Mixed Martial
Artists. Although the Warrior Yoga program can be used by anyone,
martial artists require a physical wellness program that directly
addresses their lifestyle and needs. This unique form of yoga
combines the most powerful aspects of a typical yoga practice,
with a motivational philosophy and instructional format that
comes directly from the martial arts tradition.
The
partnership of Shamrock and Corbell has initiated a new level
of understanding within the martial arts community. By sharing
information about these two worlds, athletic and holistic training,
both men have been able to resurrect the true design and purpose
of the martial arts that were created many millennia ago, the
melding of the body, mind, and spirit. These core beliefs were
the fundamental reason the martial arts were formed. Unfortunately,
over the centuries, some of these principles were lost, and regrettably
for the sport of MMA, were never established to begin with. But
the joint venture of Shamrock and Corbell has once again united
these values, and the martial arts community as a whole is better
off because of it.
This
instructional training has something for every student of the
martial arts. On the athletic side, Shamrock offers specific
teachings, combined with detailed training techniques, in the
sport of Submission Fighting. But that is not all. Corbell offers
the athlete a unique look inside his holistic approach to the
martial arts by including an entire Warrior Yoga workout. Fans
of traditional martial arts, as well as martial athletes, will
have an important teaching tool that will help them achieve a
new level of knowledge and understanding in training, and even
more importantly, their day to day lives.
The
instructional training is available at www.customflix.com/205394.
For
more information, contact Corbell at sensei@quantumjujitsu.com.
Source:
ADCC
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Randy
Couture on Jimmy Kimmel Show Last Night!
Our friends at http://petersreviews.com/ wanted to let the
fans know that UFC Champion Randy 'The Natural' Couture is scheduled
to be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight. Couture is scheduled
to take on Vitor Belfort in this weekend's UFC 46. This is the
champion's last press stop before heading to Las Vegas for the
weekend's fights.
Here's
the official Kimmel listing: http://abc.go.com/primetime/jimmykimmel/index.html/
Monday,
Jan. 26: Actress Jennifer Beals, UFC heavy weight champion Randy
Couture, Musical Guest Jonny Lang
Source: ADCC |
Marcelihno
Garcia beats Renato 'Babalu' Sobral in Submission Wrestling Finals!
Renato Babalu
Right
after winning the category up to 87kg in the Submission Wrestling
event heldin Campos, north of Rio de Janeiro, bjj blackbelt and
ADCC World Champion Marcelo Garcia put his rntire game on display
to defeat Renato Sobral in the finals of the absolute category,
again leaving a Submission Wrestling show the talk of the event.
He took home prizes totalling of about US$ 1.500.
Weighting
81kg, Marcelinho had to fight and defeat guys about 20kg heavier,
like 105kg-guy Gabriel 'Napão' in the semifinals. Against
Sobral, Marcelo swept the vale-tudo champion and, with the hooks,
got the victory by points 6 x 0.
About
his way of defeating the big guys, Garcia showed spoke humbly
as usual: 'Well, I always want it really bad! And I never give
up, I keep fighting until the end, making my quick moves all
the time and waiting for the opponent's slip up. That's how I
win!', celebrated Fabio Gurgel's pupil.
Marcelinho's
way to the title in the Absolutes was:
(1st
fight): 2 x 0 over Ricardo Bastos
(2nd fight): Rear naked choke over Marcao
(Semifinals): 4 x 0 over Gabriel Napao
(Finals): 6 x 0 over Renato 'Babalu' Sobral
Source:
ADCC
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Boxing:
Lewis given title deadline
Lennox
Lewis has been given a deadline of 15 March to decide if he will
defend his heavyweight title, according to BBC Radio Five Live.
The
report says if he fails to agree on another defence, he will
automatically be stripped of the title by the WBC.
Lewis'
trainer Emmanuel Steward said he believes the champion will either
fight Vitali Klitschko again or retire.
Source: ADCC |
The
HAMAGUCHI 'phenomenon'
Athens, 24 January 2004
Fascinating
battles were given on the tapis of the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall
today, on the second day of the Athens Women's Wrestling International
Tournament 2004. The Tournament, organised by OCOG ATHENS 2004,
is a Sport Event held in preparation for the Olympic Games. Once
again today, the protagonist was undoubtedly Japan's Kyoko HAMAGUCHI,
who won the gold medal in the 72 kg category, defeating Spain's
Maider UNDA with 5-1 and proving one more time that she is by
far the strongest contender for the gold medal at the Athens
Olympic Games. Nevertheless, in order to make it to the final,
the diminutive Japanese athlete, who has already won five times
the World Champion's title (two in 72 kg and three in 75 kg),
needed to draw on all her reserves to overcome the 'obstacle'
of American Toccara MONTOGOMERY in the semi-final. The match
was especially close, and was decided in extra time (the score
was a tied 3-3 at the end of normal time), with HAMAGUCHI winning
one more point and qualifying for the final. The bronze medal
in this category, whose matches stole the show today in Ano Liossia,
went to American Toccara MONTGOMERY, who defeated Russian Svetlana
MARTYNENKO with 6-1 in the match for third place.
Japan's
Chiharu ICHO took highest position on the podium in the 48 kg
category, winning her first gold medal in this category, as so
far the 28-year old athlete has been competing in the 51 kg category,
in which she was in fact World Champion in 2003. In the final
of the 'lightest' of the Women's categories, ICHO defeated with
8-0 Russia's Lorisa OORZHAK, who had to settle for the silver.
The great 'disappointment' in the 48 kg category was Germany's
Brigitte WAGNER, World Champion in 2002, who did not live up
to her reputation here at Ano Liossia, losing today the match
for third place with 3-0 in extra time to Canada's Lyndsay BELISLE,
whose only distinction in a World Championship so far was a fourth
place (in the 2001 World Championship, in the 51 kg category),
and who had merely finished 12th in the last World Championship,
in the 48 kg category.
In
the 63 kg category, American Sara MCMANN needed only five minutes
to win the gold medal. The 24-year-old athlete, who had defeated
Spain's Aurora FAJARDO in 2'47'' in the semi-final on technical
superiority, appeared in very strong form in the final against
Russia's Alena KARTASHOVA and, within just one and a half minute
had already won eight points, going on to win another four points,
and the victory, just four seconds before the end of the five-minute
period, on technical superiority (12-1). The bronze medal in
the same category was won by default by Spain’s
Aurora FAJARDO, as her opponent appeared with her left arm in
a sling and was unable to compete for third place.
In
the 55 kg category, the great victor was China's Yamzi GAO, who
defeated American Tina GEORGE with 4-0 in the final. The bronze
medal was won by Canada's Tonya VERBEEK, who turned the match
for third place into a one-woman show. VERBEEK won six points
in the first three minutes, to finally walk away with a 6-0 win
over Germany's Christina OERTLI.
On
the Greek side, Konstantina-Katerina TSIMPANAKOU, finished sixth
in the final ranking for the 55 kg category, since she did not
show up to compete in the match for fifth place scheduled for
this morning. The Greek athlete was suffering from pain in her
waist and, as a precaution, chose not to risk fighting in this
particular match. As far as the other Greek athletes were concerned,
in today's preliminaries for non-Olympic categories (51, 59,
and 57 kg), Myrsini KOLONI, in the 51 kg category, defeated this
morning Zoi ATHANASIADOU by a fall, but in the afternoon she
lost to Poland's Sylwia BILENSKA and this failed to secure a
ticket for the top four positions. She will therefore compete
in tomorrow's repechage matches against Russia's Natalia GUSHINA
and Germany's Alexandra DEMMEL. It is interesting to note that
the Polish wrestler, who won first place in Pool 3 of the preliminaries
and thus secured her presence in the semi-finals, also defeated
ATHANASIADOU by 3-0. The Greek wrestler finished in the ninth
(last) place in the 51 kg category.
In
the preliminaries for the 59 kg category, the two Greek athletes,
Christina SKOULIDA and Evgenia STAMATAKOU, failed to gain distinction.
SKOULIDA was defeated twice, losing to Japan's Rena IWAMA by
a fall and to China's Lihui SU on technical superiority, while
STAMATAKOU lost to IWAMA by a fall.
In
the 67 kg category, Eirini DANTOUTI lost to Poland's Agnieszka
WIESZCZEK on technical superiority, and to Germany's Mara MULLER
by a fall, and was eliminated from the rest of the competitions,
while Sofia KAMPANARI lost by a fall to Bulgaria's Galina IVANOVA
and by 4-0 to Japan's Norie SAITO.
Final
rankings in four Olympic categories, the matches for which have
been concluded today, are as follows:
48
kg
1.
ICHO (Japan)
2. OORZHAK (Russia)
3. BELISLE (Canada)
4. WAGNER (Germany)
5. MIRANDA
(USA)
6. BERTHENET (France)
7. DE PAOLA (Italy)
8. VOITOVA (Ukraine)
9. PSATHA (Greece)
10.SADOWSKA (Poland)
11.WANG (China)
12. SANCHEZ (Spain)
13. TZEKOVA (Bulgaria)
14. POUMPOURIDOU Katerina (Greece)
55
kg
1.
GAO (China)
2. GEORGE
(USA)
3. VERBEEK (Canada)
4. OOERTLI (Germany)
5. GIAMPICCOLO (Italy)
6. TSIMPANAKOU (Greece)
7. GODO (Hungary)
8. BASSA (Poland)
9. KRYGINA (Ukraine)
10. SEKINE (Japan)
11. POMPOURIDOU Sofia (Greece)
12. GOMIS (France)
13. LUBENOVA (Bulgaria)
14. IVASHKO (Russia)
15. CRISTEA (Moldova)
16. STERN (Austria)
63
kg
1.
MCMANN (USA)
2. KARTASHOVA (Russia)
3. FAJARDO (Spain)
4. GOLOVCHENKO (Ukraine)
5. PRUSZKO (Poland)
6. WANG (China)
7. ESPOSITO (Italy)
8. SZERENCSE (Hungary)
9. SAKAMOTO
(Japan)
10. HARTMAN DUENSER (Austria)
11. LEGRAND (France)
12. YANIK (Canada)
13. GROSS (Germany)
14. ERIKSSON (Sweden)
15. PANAGOPOULOU (Greece)
16.VALKOVA (Bulgaria)
17.CHRISTODOULAKI (Greece)
72
kg
1.
HAMAGUCHI (Japan)
2. UNDA (Spain)
3. MONTGOMERY
(USA)
4. MARTYNENKO (Russia)
5. SCHAETZLE (Germany)
6. ZLATEVA (Bulgaria)
7. SAYENKO (Ukraine)
8. NORDHAGEN (Canada)
9. GASTL (Austria)
10. LI (China)
11. WAWRZYCKA (Poland)
12. JUSSZCZAK (Italy)
13. SIAVOU (Greece)
14. GAI (France)
15. SOOS (Hungary)
16. KOURTELESI (Greece)
Women's
Wrestling International Tournament successfully concluded
Athens,
25 January 2004
Yet
another ATHENS 2004 Sport Event, held in the framework of preparations
for the 2004 Olympic Games, ended today, with all participants
having gained valuable experience on the way to the world's greatest
sporting event. The Wrestling Sport Event, officially named the
“Athens Women's Wrestling International Tournament'
which concluded today at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, with ATHENS
2004 President, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, also present,
was a total success in terms of both organisation and competition,
and provided the Organising Committee with the opportunity to
try out in practice all elements that are planned for this particular
sport. That is, after all, the reason for holding the Sport Events.
It is the best way to train staff, and to test electronic and
technical equipment, together with all facilities in general
which are offered by each Competition Venue, while in parallel
checking the functionality and efficiency of each planning component.
As
far as competition is concerned, success lies in the fact that
the cream of Women's Wrestling was present at the Ano Liossia
Olympic Hall, and the sport's fans enjoyed some thrilling duels.
What must surely be noted is Japan's presence, which not only
proved that Japan has a very strong team that will play a leading
role in the Athens Olympic Tournament, but was also indicative
of the interest shown in the sport by Japan's public opinion,
as 18 Japanese Media correspondents were present at the Ano Liossia
Olympic Hall. It should also be pointed out that Japan's team
took first place in the Sport Event's table of medals.
Today's
competition schedule included matches in the Women's 51 kg, 59
kg and 67 kg categories, which are not included in the Olympic
Programme. In the 51 kg category, Greece's Myrsini KOLONI finished
fifth by default, after Russia's Natalia GUSHINA did not present
herself on the mat for this afternoon's ranking match. Nevertheless,
KOLONI had been defeated twice in the morning's repechage pool:
once by GUSHOVA, on technical superiority (10-0), and once by
Germany's Alexandra DEMMEL by a fall at 1'47''. Poland's Sylwia
BILENSKA won the gold medal in this category, defeating Japan's
Ninako HATTORI in the final, while Germany's Alexandra DEMMEL,
who defeated China's Change CUI, won the bronze.
In
the 59 kg category, Evgenia STAMATAKOU did not present herself
to compete against Germany's Stefanie STUEBER, who then went
on to also defeat the other Greek athlete, Christina SKOULIDA,
with 8-1. STAMATAKOU also withdrew from her match against SKOULIDA,
who thus finished fourth, with STAMATAKOU finishing in fifth
(last) place, as only five athletes were participating in this
category. The gold medal was won by China's Lihui SU, the silver
by Japan's Rena IWAMA, and the bronze by Germany's Stefanie STUEBER.
In
the 67 kg category, the gold medal was won by Russia's Julia
BARTNOVSKAYA, who defeated China's Ruixue JING in the final,
while the bronze medal went to Japan's Norie SAITO, who defeated
Poland's Agnieszka WIESZCZEK.
Source: ADCC
|
CUMMINS
WINS BATTLE OF UNBEATEN HEAVYWEIGHTS, EDGING ROWLANDS, 3-2, AS
PENN STATE TOPS OHIO STATE, 20-14; PLUS MORE COLLEGE WRESTLING
NEWS
A
crowd of 1,275 fans were in Ohio State's St. John Arena in Columbus,
Ohio, Sunday to see undefeated heavyweight Tommy Rowlands continue
his campaign for a second NCAA title. He may still get that title
in March at the NCAA national tournament, but he will not enter
that event undefeated.
Giving
up the one and only takedown of the meet in the first period,
Rowlands fell to fellow undefeated heavyweight, Pat Cummins of
Penn State, by a score of 3-2. But Cummins may not have long
to savor this victory. He and Rowlands will meet on the mat once
again next week, at the NWCA All-Star Dual, Feb. 2, at Northern
Iowa.
Penn
State won six matches in this meet, including all three between
top-ranked wrestlers. Besides Cummins's win, Eric Bradley of
Penn State got by Blake Kaplan of Ohio State, 6-4, at 184, and
Matt Storniolo of Penn State beat Jeff Ratliff of Ohio State,
8-3, at 149. This was enough for Penn State to earn a 20-14 win.
We
also have news from Illinois, Iowa, and Columbia Wrestling, as
well as the latest NCWA rankings, all compiled from the teams'
press releases.
PENN
STATE
Penn
State wrestlers down #22 Ohio State
Cummins improves to 28-0 with victory over #1 Tommy Rowlands
Brian Siegrist
Columbus,
Ohio, Jan. 25, 2004 – Senior Pat Cummins upset
No. 1 ranked heavyweight Tommy Rowlands for the second-consecutive
time and the Penn State wrestling team rebounded from a home
loss to No. 3 Illinois on Friday by downing No. 22 Ohio State,
20-14, Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Penn
State won six matches on the day including upset victories by
Cummins and sophomore Eric Bradley and a clutch victory by freshman
Matt Storniolo. Penn State improved to 8-3 on the year and got
their first conference victory of the season to even their Big
Ten mark at 1-1. Ohio State fell to 5-6, 0-1 in the Big Ten,
as they had a three-match winning streak over the Lions broken.
On
a day of big wins by Nittany Lions, none was bigger than Cummins
victory over the previously unbeaten and 2002 NCAA Champion Rowlands.
Cummins,
ranked No. 2, kept his record perfect at 28-0 as he attacked
Rowlands from the start getting a takedown seconds into the first
period. He added an escape and held off several deep shots by
Rowlands, including one with seconds left in the third period,
for a 3-2 victory.
Cummins
beat Rowlands 10-4 last year in Rec Hall in the pairs first meeting.
They will clash again at the NWCA All-Star Dual, Feb. 2 at Northern
Iowa.
Cummins
victory closed an early Ohio State lead to 11-10 after the Buckeyes
won three of the first five bouts. Junior James Woodall gave
Penn State the early lead with a major decision, 16-8, over James
King at 157. The Buckeyes evened things up quickly as No. 14
John Clark record a major decision, 12-3, over freshman Nittany
Lion Jeremy Hart at 165. Buckeye Anthony Magistrelli then gave
Ohio State an 8-4 lead with a major decision over freshman Rich
Brooks at 174. Brooks was filling in for starter James Yonushonis
who suffered a knee injury Friday night. The extent of that injury
is still being determined.
Sophomore
Eric Bradley, ranked No. 9, then continued his run over ranked
wrestlers as he upset No. 6 Blake Kaplan at 184 pounds. Bradley
used a late throw to get a takedown and two near-fall points
to pull out the 6-4 victory. Ohio State increased its lead again
at 197 as J.D. Berman upset No. 17 Joel Edwards, 13-9, at 197
pounds for an 11-7 Buckeye advantage.
Following
Cummins victory, freshman Matt Smith took the mat and got a 4-2
decision over Jermaine Jones at 125 to give Penn State the lead
at 13-11. Senior Josh Moore stretched that advantage to 17-11
with an 8-0 major decision victory over Jesse Leng at 133.
The
Buckeyes made it interesting when Theo Dotson upset No. 19 DeWitt
Driscoll, 12-10, at 141 pounds to cut the margin to 17-14. Dotson
got the winning takedown with 15 seconds remaining. With memories
of last year’s 18-18 tie score but dual meet
loss on criteria to the Buckeyes, Penn State sent No. 11 Storniolo
to the mat for a match deciding bout with 12th-ranked senior
Jeff Ratliff. Storniolo delivered, dominating the match with
a 4-0 first period and going on to a convincing 8-3
victory.
Penn
State is next in action Jan. 30 as they head to Iowa City, Iowa
for a match-up with the Big Ten rival Hawkeyes. That match is
set for a 7:00 p.m. (CT) start.
#6
Penn State 20, #22 Ohio State 14
157 James Woodall (PS) maj. Dec. James King (OS), 16-8 4-0
165 #14 John Clark (OS) maj. dec. Jeremy Hart (PS), 12-3 4-4
174 Anthony Magistrelli (OS) maj. Dec. Rich Brooks (PS), 18-9
4-8
184 #9 Eric Bradley (PS) dec. #6 Blake Kaplan (OS), 6-4 7-8
197 J.D. Bergman (OS) dec. #17 Joel Edwards (PS), 13-9 7-11
Hwt. #2 Pat Cummins (PS) dec. #1 Tommy Rowlands, (OS), 3-2 10-11
125 Matt Smith (PS) dec. Jermaine Jones (OS), 4-2 13-11
133 #6 Josh Moore (PS) maj. Dec. Jesse Leng (OS), 8-0 17-11
141 Theo Dotson (OS) dec. #19 DeWitt Driscoll (PS), 12-10 17-14
149 #11 Matt Storniolo (PS) dec. #12 Jeff Ratliff (OS), 8-3 20-14
Penn State: 8-3;1-1
Ohio State: 5-6; 0-1
OHIO
STATE
No.
18 Ohio State Wrestling Opens Big Ten Season with 20-14 Loss
to No. 6 Penn State
Nittany Lions overcome early Buckeye advantage, Rowlands drops
first bout of the season in No.1 vs. No. 2 showdown at HWT
Jan. 25, 2004
Pat Kindig
Columbus,
Ohio - The Ohio State wrestling team (5-6, 0-1 Big Ten) dropped
a tight 20-14 dual to sixth-ranked Penn State (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten)
Sunday in front of 1,275 fans at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes
owned a two four-point leads early on, but PSU claimed the dual
with wins in four of the final five matches from HWT to 149.
The
headline bout of the day featured top-ranked HWT Tommy Rowlands
(Sr., Hilliard, Ohio/Bishop Ready) vs. No. 2 Pat Cummins of PSU.
Cummins got on the board first with a takedown, which would serve
as the only two-point score of the match. Cummins held off takedown
attempts by Rowlands in both the second and third periods as
Rowlands failed to gain control of Cummins right leg on both
occasions. The match was set at 2-1 in Cummins' favor heading
in to the second period, where the Nittany Lion edged out to
a 3-1 lead with an escape. Rowlands started the third stanza
with an escape of his own and had control of Cummins' left leg
in the waning moments of the final period before a stalemate
was called with four seconds left in the bout.
Cummins
held on for a 3-2 decision to hand Rowlands his first loss in
29 matches this season and pull PSU to within 11-10 in the dual.
With the win, Cummins improved to 28-0 on the season.
The
dual opened at the 157-pound class as Ohio State freshman James
King (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall) dropped a 16-8 major decision
to James Woodall before 14th-ranked 165 John Clark (Sr., Canton,
N.Y./ Canton) put the Buckeyes on the board. Clark scored a pair
of takedowns in the first period and combined an escape with
two more takedowns in period two to take a 7-1 advantage into
the third stanza. Clark completed the winning-effort with another
set of takedowns to record a 12-3 major decision with riding
time and knot the dual match at 4-4.
Sophomore
Anthony Magistrelli (Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights) carried
the momentum into the match at 174 pounds as he raced out to
an early 6-1 advantage with two takedowns and a two-point nearfall
at the end of the first period. Magistrelli extended his lead
to 10-4 with two more takedowns in period two. The third round
saw his opponent, Richard Brooks of PSU, close the gap to 12-8
before Magistrelli pulled away with an escape and two late takedowns
to win the match via 18-9 major decision, including a one-minute
riding time advantage.
With
the Buckeyes up 8-4, senior Blake Kaplan (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore)
faced ninth-ranked Eric Bradley at 184 pounds, where the two
ranked wrestlers battled through a scoreless first period before
Kaplan recorded an escape in the second period to gain a slight
1-0 edge. Kaplan gained a 4-2 advantage in the third period with
a nearfall and an escape, but Bradley rallied late with a takedown
and a nearfall to claim a 6-4 decision and pull PSU to within
one match point at 8-7.
The
197-pound match saw another pair of ranked wrestlers as No. 19
J.D. Bergman (Fr., Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor) met 17th -ranked
Joel Edwards. Edwards owned a 2-0 advantage in the second period
before Bergman scored a takedown and a nearfall inside the final
minute to earn a 5-3 lead heading into the third session. Edwards
scored an escape and was penalized a point for stalling, giving
Bergman a 6-4 advantage. Bergman edged closer to victory with
a pair of takedowns to claim a 10-5 lead before holding off a
late Edwards push and scoring another takedown for a 13-9 decision,
which set the match at 11-7 heading into the marquee match of
the day between Rowlands and Cummins.
In
the lighter weights, Penn State emerged with wins at 125, with
a 4-2 decision, and at 133 as No. 6 Josh Moore downed Buckeye
senior Jesse Leng (Hinckley, Ohio/Highland) via an 8-0 major
decision to put Penn State ahead 17-13 in the match.
Ohio
State rallied at 141 as Theo Dotson (Fr., Columbus, Ohio/HamiltonTownship)
scored a takedown in the second period to take an 8-7 advantage
over No. 19 DeWitt Drsicoll. Driscoll answered with an escape
to send the match into the third period knotted at 8-8. Dotson
pushed ahead 9-8 with escape, but Driscoll claimed a 10-9 lead
with an escape with less than a minute remaining. Dotson knotted
the match again at 10-10 with an escape before claiming a final
12-10 lead by scoring a takedown with just 16 seconds remaining.
Dotson emerged with the win to send the match to the final bout
at 149 at 17-14.
The
deciding match featured two Top 10 wrestlers in No. 8 Jeff Ratliff
(Sr., Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding) of OSU and No. 10 Matt Storniolo.
Ratliff fell behind 4-0 early as Storniolo scored two takedowns
in period one. The Nittany Lion held a 6-3 lead heading into
the final period, where he held off Ratliff for an 8-3 decision
after a riding time advantage to seal the Penn State win at 20-14.
Next
up for the Buckeyes is a trip to West Lafayette, Ind. and a bout
with Purdue Friday, Jan. 30.
COMPLETE
MATCH RESULTS - No. 6 PENN STATE 20, No. 18 OHIO STATE 14
Wgt. Winner Team Dec. Loser Team Result Score
157 James Woodall PSU MD James King OSU 16-8 4-0
165 John Clark OSU MD Jeremy Hart PSU 12-3 4-4
174 A. Magistrelli OSU MD Richard Brooks PSU 18-9 4-8
184 Eric Bradley PSU D Blake Kaplan OSU 6-4 7-8
197 J.D. Bergman OSU D Joel Edwards PSU 13-9 7-11
HWT Pat Cummins PSU D Tommy Rowlands OSU 3-2 10-11
125 Matt Smith PSU D Jermaine Jones OSU 4-2 13-11
133 Josh Moore PSU MD Jesse Leng OSU 8-0 17-11
141 Theo Dotson OSU D DeWitt Drsicoll PSU 12-10 17-14
149 Matt Storniolo PSU D Jeff Ratliff OSU 8-3 20-14
Attendance: 1,275
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS
#2 Illini Wrestlers Defeat Spartans, 22-10
Illinois Finishes Successful Weekend on the Road
Jan. 25, 2004
Meghan Reynolds
EAST
LANSING, Mich. - After a successful trip to Penn State on Friday
night, Illinois traveled to Michigan State on Sunday where they
won seven out of ten matches to defeat the Spartans, 22-10. This
win puts the undefeated Fighting Illini at 8-0 on the season
and 2-0 in the Big Ten, while Michigan State falls to 1-6.
Competition
began at 165 pounds with redshirt-freshman Donny Reynolds (Frankfort,
Ill.) against Michigan State's Mike Escobedo. With a tied score
of 2-2 at the end of the second period, Reynolds rode Escobedo
the entire third period. Although unable to turn him for near
fall points, Reynolds accumulated 1:28 in riding time to win
the match, 3-2. At the 174-pound match, eighth-ranked Pete Friedl
(So., Orland Park, Ill.)beat Anton Hall by a decision of 9-2.
Pete was able to take Hall down four times throughout the match,
only giving up two escape points.
At
184 pounds, fourth-ranked Brian Glynn (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.)
defeated Nate Mesyn, 4-1. After a scoreless first period, Glynn
escaped and scored a takedown in the second period to take the
lead, 3-0. In the third period, Glynn gave up only an escape,
but not after gaining enough riding time for one more point.
Michigan State's first win of the meet came at 197 pounds, where
seventh-ranked Jason Potter (Sr., St. Charles, Ill.) fell to
Jeff Clemens, 9-3.
In
an exciting match at heavyweight, redshirt-freshman Mike Behnke
(Villa Park, Ill.) beat Mike Keenan in overtime. Behnke was winning
4-3 at the end of the third period when he gave up an escape
that forced the match into overtime. With only 8 seconds left
in the overtime period, Behnke was able to score a takedown and
win the match, 6-4. At 125 pounds, an explosive Kyle Ott (So.,
Huber Heights, Ohio) beat Craig Trombly by a major decision.
Ott scored a total of six takedowns to dominate the match.
In
the 133-pound match, fourth-ranked Mark Jayne (Jr., Elyria, Ohio)
defeated Tony Greathouse by a score of 10-4. This match put Illinois
in the lead 19-3. Michigan State's second win came after ninth-ranked
Andy Simmons defeated redshirt-freshman Michael Martin (Norfolk,
Va.) by a major decision of 12-1.
At
149 pounds, sophomore Cal Ferry (Machesney, Ill.) dropped a close
match to Ryan L'Amoreaux, giving the Spartans three points to
put the team score at 19-10, with the Illini still in the lead.
The last match of the day gave top-ranked, undefeated sophomore
Alex Tirapelle his 22nd win this season, as he defeated Matt
McCarty by a score of 5-0.
The
Illini continue Big Ten competition at Indiana on Jan. 31 at
4 p.m.
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS WRESTLING
JAN. 25, 2004
Attendance: 565
# 2 ILLINOIS VS. # 24 Michigan State 22-10
165: Donny Reynolds (ILL) dec. Mike Escobedo (MSU), 3-2 3-0
174: # 8 Pete Friedl (ILL) dec. Anton Hall (MSU), 9-2 6-0
184: # 4 Brian Glynn (ILL) dec. Nate Mesyn (MSU), 4-1 9-0
197: Jeff Clemens (MSU) dec. # 7 Jason Potter (ILL), 9-3 9-3
Hwt: # 10 Mike Behnke (ILL) dec. O.T. Mike Keenan (MSU), 6-4
12-3
125: # 4 Kyle Ott (ILL) major dec. Craig Trombly (MSU), 13-4
16-3
133: # 4 Mark Jayne (ILL) dec. Tony Greathouse (MSU), 10-4 19-3
141: # 9 Andy Simmons (MSU) maj. dec. Michael Martin (ILL), 12-1
19-7
149: Ryan L'Amoreaux (MSU) dec. Cal Ferry (ILL), 3-2 19-10
157: # 1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) dec. Matt McCarty (MSU), 5-0 22-10
THE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA
WRESTLING
HAWKEYES DEFEAT PURDUE, 23-9
January 25, 2004
Traci Wagner
MISHAWAKA,
IN -- The University of Iowa wrestling team recorded its 770th
dual victory in school history with a 23-9 win over Purdue in
Mishawaka, IN. Iowa improves to 7-3, 2-1 in the Big Ten, while
Purdue falls to 15-3, 1-2 in the Big Ten.
Iowa
won the first four matches of the dual and grabbed seven wins
overall on the day. Sophomore Cole Pape started things off with
a 9-5 victory over Purdue's Bryce Markley at 165. In one of the
top match-ups of the day and a rematch of the 2003 Big Ten Championship
finals, senior Tyler Nixt defeated Purdue's Ryan Lange 7-5 in
the tiebreak period at 174. At 184, Hawkeye sophomore Paul Bradley
won his second match of the weekend with a 6-5 win over Boilermaker
Ben Wissel, and senior Ryan Fulsaas picked up his 50th career
win with a 13-10 win over Purdue's Barry Jackson at 197. Heavyweight
Israel Blevins put Purdue on the scoreboard with his 4-2 win
over redshirt freshman Ryan Fuller, but Hawkeye senior Luke Eustice
fought back with a 20-4 technicall fall over Sean Schmaltz at
125. Purdue picked up another win at 133 before senior Cliff
Moore won his 95th career match with a 9-4 decision over Boilermaker
Doug Withstandley at 141. Sophomore Ty Eustice scored a late
takedown for a 3-2 win over Dan Jankowski, but Iowa's team score
stopped there as Purdue won the last match of the day at 157.
The
Hawkeyes will host two Big Ten foes next weekend, facing Penn
State Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) and Michigan State Sunday at 1 p.m.
Both matches will be held in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
Iowa
23, Purdue 9
165 Cole Pape (I) dec. Bryce Markley (P), 9-4
174 Tyler Nixt (I) dec. Ryan Lange (P), 7-5 tb
184 Paul Bradley (I) dec. Ben Wissel (P), 6-5
197 Ryan Fulsaas (I) dec. Barry Jackson (P), 13-10
Hwt. Israel Blevins (P) dec. Ryan Fuller (I), 4-2
125 Luke Eustice (I) tech. fall Sean Schmaltz (P), 20-4
133 Rene Hernandez (P) dec. Trent Goodale (I), 8-4
141 Cliff Moore (I) dec. Doug Withstandley (P), 9-4
149 Ty Eustice (I) dec. Dan Jankowski (P), 3-2
157 Brad Harper (P) dec. Joe Johnson (I), 7-6
COLUMBIA
SATO
125 N.Y. WRESTLING STATE CHAMP, FIRST-YEAR KINNEY FINISHES FIRST
AT CLEVELAND STATE OPEN
Laura Drazdowski
GARDEN
CITY, N.Y. (Jan. 24, 2004) – Jeff Sato (So.-Pismo
Beach, Calif.) won the New York State title at 125 at Nassau
Community College while the team took fifth out of ten teams,
beating such teams as Ithaca, Oneonta, Oswego, and Cortland.
Besides Sato, seven other Lions were place winners in the tournament.
At the Cleveland State Open, first-years left as place winners:
Brandon Kinney (Haslett, Mich.) took first place at 125 and Anthony
Constantino (Kirtland, Ohio) took fourth
place at 141.
Sato,
who was named the top seed going into the N.Y. State Tournament,
went a perfect 4-0 this weekend. In the first round, he faced
Joe Moramarco from N.Y.U. and took the win 12-2. Sato cruised
all the way through the bracket to the final where he took on
Jason Peck (Cortland) and won the close bout 6-5.
At
133, Eric Amstuz (So.-Herndon, Va.) battled his was through the
consolation bracket, finally beating the fifth seed, Andy Case
(Morrisville), 7-6 to take seventh place. First-year Dean Kinports
(La Mesa, Calif.) had a strong showing at his first N.Y. State
Championship: after a tough loss to the no. fourth seed Patrick
Simpson (Army), Kinports rallied through the consolations, eventually
taking sixth place.
Erik
Norgaard (Sr.-Leonia, N.J.) was seeded no. one at 149 and won
his first three bouts, but ended up taking fifth due to a strong
showing by Anthony Dunkin from Army, who finished first. Golden
Baker (Jr.-Moses Lake, Wash.) won four bouts in a row after losing
his first one to come in fifth place at 165.
Sophomore
Sven Hafemeister (174-Leipzig, Germany) went 3-1 over the weekend.
Coming in as the seventh seed, he proved the seeding right by
getting a 7-2 win over David Carroll (Oneonta) to capture seventh
place. Wrestling at 184 was Sam Kuntz (So.-Cicero, Ill.) who
had a big win in the first round against the fourth seed Ben
Locke (Cortland), 4-3. He went on to finish sixth overall. The
final Lion to compete and garner a top spot was junior heavyweight
Bart Seeman (Suffern, N.Y.). Seeman was seeded fifth overall
and lost to fourth seed James Hollis (Army) in a tough 3-2 battle.
Seeman rallied, however, and came back to take fifth place from
Jeremy Calkins (Oswego), 12-4. The team had a total of 93.5 points,
which placed them fifth out of the ten teams in the competition.
At
the Cleveland State Open, first-year Brandon Kinney garnered
his first collegiate tournament placing by taking first overall
in the 125 bracket. Kinney went a flawless 4-0 in the tournament,
and beat the third seed, David Federico (unatt.) in the finals
9-4. Anthony Constantino was the other Lion to place in the tournament.
Constantino had already tallied to pins going into the third
round where he met Bryan Heller from Penn State. He suffered
a close loss, 5-3, which sent him to the consolations. Constantino
battled back, getting his biggest win over the fifth seed, Brian
Dyer (Indiana), 2-1, only to have to face Heller again for third
place. Constantino lost 6-0, winning him fourth place overall.
The
Lions start their Ivy season on Jan. 31st, when they will face
Princeton at 1:00 p.m. (Princeton, N.J.) and Penn at 7:00 p.m.
(Lansdale, Pa. - North Penn HS).
NCWA
RANKINGS
There
are two ranking systems in the NCWA, both controlled by the coaches.
NCWA
points Ranking this is the Objective poll. Like the calculations
of the BCS in Football it is mindless. it tales into account
records and past performance, but it has no ability to use subjective
judgments.
NCWA
Coaches Poll is the subjective aspect of the NCWA ranking system.
It has all the Coaches biases, hopes and dreams along with the
jockeying for position aspect. Each week the Coaches of the NCWA
Vote on the teams they consider the top 15 in the country that
previous week. The votes are tabulated every Sunday and a top
25 is reported to the media and our NCWA Web subscribers.
NCWA
Coaches Poll
Rank School 1st Place Votes
1. University of Central Florida (9)
2. Grand Valley State University (4)
3. The Apprentice School
4. Pensacola Christian
5. University of Delaware (1)
6. Belmont Abbey
7. Bethel College
8. Auburn University
9. University of Nevada Reno
10. Douglas College
11. Maryville College
12. University of New Hampshire
13. Blair Academy (1)
14. Middle Tennessee State
15. Clemson University
16. Kansas State
17. University of Southern Colorado
18. Southern Virginia University
19. Santa Fe Community College
20. San Diego State University
21. Northhampton Community College
22. Catawba College
23. University of California San Diego
24. Bucknell University
25. University of Georgia
NCWA
Top 25 Point Leaders
Rank NCWA POINTS School
1. 516 University of Central Florida
2. 284 Pensacola Christian
3. 250 The Apprentice School
4. 180 Bethel College
5. 148 Grand Valley State University
6. 144 University of Delaware
7. 137 Northhampton Community College
8. 134 University of New Hampshire
9. 101 Maryville College
10. 98 Belmont Abbey
11. 68 Lafayette College
12. 61 Santa Fe Community College
13. 56 Southern Virginia University
14. 50 University of Tennessee at Knoxville
15. 47 Catawba College
16. 41 Marion Military
17. 39 University of South Florida
18. 28 Luzerne County Community College
19. 21 Clemson University
20. 19 University of Georgia
21. 19 SUNY / Albany
22. 11 University of California San Diego
23. 6 Colorado University
24. 3 Texas Tech University
25. 0 University of California Irvine
125
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
48 david miller University of Central Florida Sophomore 125 14
5 7
40 Drew Garner Pensacola Christian Freshman 125 17 8 9
27 Eracleo Vallejo Bethel College Freshman 125 12 4 0
21 Keenan Meeker Pensacola Christian Freshman 125 8 14 5
15 John McDonald Belmont Abbey Sophomore 125 7 4 4
133
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
21 Paul Rothenberg University of Central Florida Freshman 133
10 10 3
18 Tod Thone University of New Hampshire Sophomore 133 10 6 2
15 Vince Gervais Grand Valley State University Senior 133 13
6 2
15 Nicholas Strebig Lafayette College Junior 133 4 4 2
14 keith harris Belmont Abbey Freshman 133 5 5 3
141
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
21 Scott Couture University of New Hampshire Sophomore 141 6
6 5
20 Jake Jones Pensacola Christian Junior 141 10 18 8
18 Matthew Palladino Bethel College Freshman 141 9 4 0
15 John Martin University of Central Florida Senior 141 6 6 3
14 jason snyder Northhampton Community College Sophomore 141
7 3 3
149
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
70 Steve McGettrick Pensacola Christian Junior 149 33 1 11
32 Jeff Davis The Apprentice School Freshman 149 12 10 10
26 Joshua Weitzel Pensacola Christian Senior 149 15 15 11
20 Ryan Holder University of New Hampshire Junior 149 9 1 1
20 jonathan brownlee Bethel College Freshman 149 11 4 3
157
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
87 TOMMY LAWHORN University of Delaware Junior 157 31 4 13
34 Ron Vecchione The Apprentice School Senior 157 14 10 8
33 Tripp Seed Southern Virginia University Junior 157 11 2 5
29 Amer Hosch Catawba College Sophomore 157 14 3 8
20 Chad Michael The Apprentice School Freshman 157 6 8 2
165
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
67 Jeff Ruberg University of Central Florida Junior 165 21 5
7
31 Eric Lybarger The Apprentice School Freshman 165 13 7 10
27 Jayson Patino University of Central Florida Junior 165 13
9 4
25 Charles Mckinney Bethel College Freshman 165 11 7 3
21 Joe Spiegel Northhampton Community College Sophomore 165 8
3 7
174
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
53 Raun Jessee University of Central Florida Senior 174 18 5
12
29 Jovon Butler The Apprentice School Junior 174 12 8 3
27 Michael Woodworth University of New Hampshire Senior 174 9
3 0
26 David Ellis University of Tennessee at Knoxville Sophomore
174 5 0 4
19 Brock Jardine Southern Virginia University Freshman 174 8
6 3
184
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
48 Jason Ruberg University of Central Florida Sophomore 184 14
4 6
27 Michael McConnell Lafayette College Senior 184 7 2 4
26 zachary morrow Bethel College Freshman 184 11 6 1
26 Eric Bendler Santa Fe Community College Sophomore 184 9 4
5
19 Brian Thomas Grand Valley State University Sophomore 184 16
9 3
197
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
58 Todd Hauser University of Central Florida Junior 197 19 8
6
57 Dustin Craighton University of Delaware SO 197 24 10 7
34 Adam Hicks Pensacola Christian Senior 197 17 7 9
26 Brandon Bingler Northhampton Community College Sophomore 197
10 2 9
18 Kyle Kras Bethel College Freshman 197 10 8 3
235
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
69 Thomas Lawlor University of Central Florida Junior 235 23
7 6
20 jesse probus Northhampton Community College Sophomore 235
10 2 8
11 Matthew Baker Marion Military Freshman 235 7 3 4
11 Joel Toussaint University of South Florida Sophomore 235 4
4 3
9 David Cooper University of Tennessee at Knoxville Sophomore
235 2 2 1
285
Top 5 Individuals
NCWA Points Full Name School Class Weight Wins Losses Pins
32 Daryl Stackhouse The Apprentice School Junior 285 19 9 3
26 Zach Pierson Bethel College Freshman 285 10 4 7
24 Ronald Richard Belmont Abbey Senior 285 8 5 7
10 James Schumacher University of Central Florida Senior 285
2 0 2
10 Danny Misenheimer Catawba College Sophomore 285 5 1 5
Source:
ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"Necessity may be the mother of invention, but curiosity
is the mother of discovery."
Charles Handy, American Business Executive and Writer
|
AFC
5 Coming Soon!
Friday, Feb 13, 2004 7:00 PM
Campbell High School
FIGHTER'S
WANTED
160
& UNDER - 4 MAN (LIGHTWEIGHT) $500.00
161
- 200 - 8 MAN (MIDDLEWEIGHT) $1,000.00
201
& OVER - 4 MAN (HEAVYWEIGHT) $500.00
Spots
will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Remember, this
is a modified toughman type of competition, not MMA so if you
are a boxer or want to to try out an event with boxing, this
is the event for you. There is only one takedown allowed per
round so most of the action will be standing. This is a perfect
opportunity for someone who is a recreational boxer to get his
feet wet and fight in front of a live audience. Best of all,
you have the chance to win $500.00 or $1,000.00 (in cash or keep
your amatuer status and receive a gift certificate to compete
again). Now there is more weight classes so fighters smaller
fighters will be fighting guys their weight.
Don't
wait, contact the promoters today to sign up at 808-479-8183
or email them at linebredllc@hawaii.rr.com.
|
Shooto
Hawaii
COMING FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2004
Campbell High School
There
will be something new, AMATUER SHOOTO. Linebred, LLC will be
introducing a new twist to things. Amateur Shooto consists of
2 X 3 minute rounds with a full head gear, Shin guards and NO
punching when fight goes to the ground.
Currently,
we are recruiting fighters for this new endeavor. If you ever
wanted to try MMA and did not want to be thrown to the wolves,
this is the event for you. Full safety equipment is required
and no punching on the ground so you can try out shorter and
fewer rounds and don't have to worry when you get to the ground.
Amatuer Shooto is designed to ease fighters in to professional
MMA action and allow the fighters to build their skill and experience
safely.
Fighters
to appear so far are...
PJ
Dean (Freelance)Amatuer Shooto 154 VS. TBA
12.15.03
- AMATEUR SHOOTO BOUTS ADDED TO CARD
Steven
Boy Paling III (JIL) VS. TBA Amateur Shooto Bantamweight 123.5
Brandon Antonio (JIL) vs. TBA Amateur Shooto Lightweight 143.3
Contact
the promoters today to sign up at 808-479-8183 or email them
at linebredllc@hawaii.rr.com. |
KOTC
in Miami: Quick Results!
Saturday, January 24th, 2004 - Miami, Florida
COMPLETE
REESULTS:
-
Danny Byrket def Joe Cevantes by majority decision
- Stu Hasselmeyer def George Crawford by unanimous decision
- Brent Carroway def Roger Krahl by majority decision
- Roy Singer def Wilson Gouveia 3:55 r2 by TKO
- Marcel Fereira def Charles McCarthy by majority decision
- Crafton Wallace def Mike Quinian 3:13 r1 by guillotine choke
- Todd Carney def Jorge Pereira 1:31 r1 by TKO
- Jake Short def Scott Bills by unanimous decision
- Manny Reyes def Eric Obrien by unanimous decision
- Jorge Santiago def John Cronk 0:54 r2 by armbar
- Seth Petruzelli def Dan Severn by unanimous decision
- Eric Pele def Travis Fulton 1:35 r1 by TKO (verbal submission/corner
stoppage)
- Marvin Eastman def Vernon White by unanimous decision
Source: ADCC |
Inside
the current issue of FCF:
We
announce FCF's 2003 Fighter of the Year!
Pride
Shockwave 2003 - Pride rings in the New Year with quick KOs and
submissions and Big Daddy rings the Predator's bell, check out
our live report on the show that was not aired outside of Japan.
The
Year in Review - We review the events that shaped the MMA scene
over the course of 2003.
UFC
46: A Supernatural Occurrence - We preview the upcoming Ultimate
Fighting Championship, which features two title matches.
World
Class: The Dan Henderson Story.
The
Year Ahead ... Music and Pugilistic Premonitions: A Prognostic
Guide to 2004.
M-1
Winter Storm: Russia Vs. the World 7.
Rumble
on the Rock 4.5 - Fight action from Hilo, Hawaii.
In
this month's Shooto Report, Shaolin chokes Hansen to become the
new Shooto Welterweight World Champion.
Ring
of Combat 5: Fists of Fury fly at New Jersey's Rexplex Sports
Complex.
Heat
FC 2: Evolution - It's an American Night in Natal as fighters
from the U.S. wreak havoc south of the border.
Meca
10: Baruck and Acacio Shine as "Little Wanderlei" submits
a JJ black belt.
"Big
Daddy" Gary Goodridge - Pride's perennial gatekeeper speaks
after his revenge knockout win over Don Frye.
The
New Viking Invasion: Joachim Hansen did the unthinkable when
he took the Shooto title from Gomi. Get to know a bit more about
the Norwegian sensation from the man himself.
The
Return of Bruce Leroy: '80s Star Back to Centerstage with Martial
Arts in Tow.
World
Extreme Fighting returns to Florida.
Former
AMC Pankration strength & conditioning coach Mark Ginther
discusses Non-Linear Periodization for MMA: Weeks 1-4.
Renzo
Gracie BioFile.
Controversy:
Fight fans their picks for the best of 2003.
In
our monthly columns...
In Matt Hume's techniques, Brad Kerston & Trevor Jackson
demonstrate a Omoplata to Omoplata Reversal; and in the Punchers
Corner, champion kickboxer Derek Panza discusses The Basics of
Counter Punching.
Every
issue of Full Contact Fighter is jam-packed with fight news from
the U.S. to Brazil to Japan. FCF travels the globe to bring the
fights to you. Get yours today! Available at Tower Records stores
around the world or by subscription...
For
FASTEST service call in your credit card order
(516)676-0033 or go to http://www.fcfighter.com
Source: FCF |
Another
Day at The Office for Hughes
On
January 31st, Matt Hughes will face B.J. 'The Prodigy' Penn in the octagon of
the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Hughes, the reigning welterweight
champion of the UFC, has virtually demolished every opponent
he has faced during his reign. He has risen to the top of his
class, and left the UFC scrambling to find a fighter that could
conceivably challenge the dominant powerhouse.
And
while the UFC reaches down a weight class to bring in the Hawaiian-born
Penn, the champion stays focused on the fight game, life and
the farm.
Matt
Hughes was raised on a small farm in Illinois, and has been wrestling
almost since he could walk. This rural upbringing has kept him
very easy going and not at all struck by the relative amount
of fame that fighting in the UFC has brought to him. Thus, he
shoulders the spotlight with the quiet stoicism one would expect
from an athlete of his stature. When asked how it feels to be
recognized at shows, he replies very easily that it does not
evoke emotion from him, one way or the other.
"When
you're kind of in the public's eye and people see you on TV,"
says Hughes, " they want to talk to you, and… I put
up with it. I wouldn't say enjoy it, but I'll do whatever the
fans want. If they want an autograph or a picture, that's fine.
But I wouldn't say I get… anything out of it."
This
reply illustrates the nature of the man in the Octagon. He is
not there to be adored, he is not there for fame, he is there
to fight and win.
Matt
Hughes values his focus when preparing to step into the Octagon,
and he has said that he just wants to see things straight. This
focus has certainly come from a lifetime of working the soil.
Rather than expound on complex details the farm when asked about
that aspect of his life, Hughes will tell you, "Well, it
really depends on what time of the year it is."
The
discipline he has gained from the land is only honed by his teammates
at Miletich Fighting Systems. They push his endurance, teaming
up on him and forcing him to become better before his fight.
"Everybody's
got their own knack," Hughes explains. "Pat's a tremendous
striker and is also great on the ground. Jeremy Horn is great
on the ground, and is also a good striker. It all just depends…
if we're sparring, then Pat kind of has his fun and this and
that, and if we're working grappling the next day, then well
it's my turn to kind of pay Pat back for hitting me too many
times."
His
acclaim for his teammates does not end there. Hughes professes
that Jeremy Horn is an 'encyclopedia' of knowledge.
"You're
always learning things with Jeremy cause he knows so much,"
says Hughes of the King of the Cage champion.
This
focus and training will be boiled down and brought to bear on
the next opponent to stand across the Octagon from Hughes. That
opponent takes the form of BJ Penn. Hughes is almost nonchalant
in his demeanor regarding Penn. He states that he is not worried
too much about Penn submitting him.
"I
have really not seen him go for any submissions at all in a fight,"
explains Hughes, who states that he continues to train hard and
work on his weaknesses.
He
is also confident in his abilities to dictate the fight against
Penn.
"I
think I'll get to pick where I'm fighting," says Hughes
calmly. "If I want to take him down, I'll take him down,
if I want to stand, we'll stand."
Yet
Hughes' words do not come out as arrogant or prideful. He says
them as simply as if he's looking into the sky and telling someone
that it looks like rain.
Unlike
so many other fighters, who have their sights and focus set on
certain opponents, Hughes is very open about his feelings. When
asked who else he would like to get at, Hughes quite simply states,
" I don't look to get at anybody, to be honest. I've never
asked for an opponent. I just fight whoever the UFC puts in front
of me, and if I get through BJ then there will be somebody else.
The process will never end."
Therein
lies the enigma that is Matt Hughes. In a fight game consistently
over-run by primadonnas and big heads, Hughes is a fighter seemingly
cut from the same cloth as such fighters as Randy Couture. His
calm, matter-of-fact demeanor understates the intensity with
which he fights. In an answer that seems a summation of his attitude,
when asked if he was training as hard for Penn as he had for
Trigg, Matt Hughes simply says, "Sure."
Source:
Maxfighting
|
George
St. Pierre vs Karo Parisyan in UFC 46
George
St. Pierre Profile
Canada's
Georges St. Pierre will be making his UFC debut, after just five
previous bouts, against the surprising Gokor Chivichyan and "Judo"
Gene LeBell disciple Karo Parisyan.
St.
Pierre is actually taking the place of Parisyan's original opponent,
Pete Spratt, after he was able to control Spratt and finish him
with a rear naked choke in their bout this past November at TKO
14.
St.
Pierre is the next fighter in a small influx of Canadian talent
into the UFC, following fellow TriStar Gym fighter David Loiseau
and joined on this card by Ivan Menjivar (Menjivar is replacing
Gerald Strebendt who was replacing Javier Vasquez).
With
only four fights under his belt, St. Pierre is relatively inexperienced
by the usual UFC standards and this being his first time in the
octagon, nerves will be a big question. Still, all of this youngster's
fights have taken place on Canada's biggest stage, the UCC/TKO.
With
his strong base of Brazilian Jiujitsu and wrestling, he has defeated
such solid fighters as Justin Bruckman and Thomas "Wildman"
Denny, as well as his latest win over Spratt.
In
Parisyan, St. Pierre takes on a fellow grappler, albeit a grappler
with a vastly different style than his own. Parisyan is a very
aggressive Judo fighter with big throws and an unorthodox submission
style that integrates Gokor Chivichyan and "Judo" Gene
LeBell's stylings into his own, quite a challenge for St. Pierre's
first fight in the UFC.
Like
Parisyan, St. Pierre is a finisher. He has finished all four
of his wins by either submission or TKO. The questions here will
be who will finish who. It will be interesting to see if St.
Pierre's more orthodox style of Brazilian Jiujitsu and wrestling
will be able to handle Parisyan's big Judo throws and uncommon
submissions.
If
St. Pierre can get Parisyan down to the ground putting him on
his back and controlling position, he might just be able to find
the submission or gain a ground and pound stoppage. If not, St.
Pierre could be in for the receiving end of some big air throws
and a twisted submission.
NC
- Ivan Menjivar - No Contest - UCC 7 - 1-25-2002
Win
- Justin Bruckman - Submission (Arm Bar) - UCC 10 - 6-15-2002
Win
- Travis Galbraith - TKO (Referee Stoppage) - UCC 11 - 10-11-2002
Win
- Thomas Denny - TKO (Cut) - UCC 12 - 1-25-2003
Win
- Pete Spratt - Submission (Rear Naked Choke) - TKO 14 - 11-29-2003
Karo Parisyan Profile
On January 31st,
Karo Parisyan will make his second appearance in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, this time against Canadian Georges St.
Pierre. He was originally slated to face venerable striker Pete
Spratt until St. Pierre defeated Spratt at TKO 14.
Parisyan's UFC debut
took place this past September at UFC 44 against Dave Strasser.
Favored by most, Strasser's strong midwest wrestling background
seemed to be no answer for Parisyan's surprisingly effective
combination of Judo and Sambo (Sambo is a Russian submission
style geared heavily towards leg submissions). In the end, Parisyan
ended up submitting Strasser with a rolling kimura.
In his early 20's,
Parisyan has more than a decade of experience in Judo and nearly
as much in no-gi grappling, having participated in no-gi grappling
since the age of 14. He trains at the Hayastan Academy of Gokor
Chivichyan in the Little Armenia District of North Hollywood
in California.
Training under two
of the most celebrated grapplers in the world, Gokor Chivichyan
and "Judo" Gene LeBell, it's no wonder that Parisyan
is so highly skilled. The thing that amazes most is the effectiveness
of his grappling in the MMA arena.
Rarely training
his striking, Parisyan has been very, very impressive in MMA.
In twelve bouts, he has lost only twice, both times to top ten
welterweight Sean Sherk. Of his ten wins, Parisyan has submitted
his opponent eight times with his other two wins by way of decision;
proof of his aggressive grappling style.
It would have been
interesting to see the old school style grappler versus striker
matchup that Pete Spratt would have provided against Parisyan,
but with St. Pierre, we should be presented with a veritable
grappling clinic. St. Pierre has a strong base of Brazilian Jiujitsu
and wrestling that should be an interesting contrast to Parisyan's
Judo/Sambo strengths.
After witnessing
his domination of Dave Strasser at UFC 44, if Parisyan can establish
the pace of this fight with his Judo throws and rather aggressive
style of grappling, he can take St. Pierre out of his element
and, most likely, secure a submission win. If the fight goes
to the ground in a tight battle for position control, St. Pierre
stands a good chance.
Another factor to
consider is the first time UFC jitters. Many a fighter have come
into the UFC looking strong and confident only to be a little
shaken entering the octagon for the first time. Parisyan has
been there and looked rather poised, can St. Pierre, with only
five fights under his belt, come in with as much confidence?
Look for Parisyan's
unorthodox grappling style and St. Pierre's debut to throw St.
Pierre off of his game. Expect Parisyan to be the more active
fighter going for a submission win.
Win - Brian Warren
- Submission (Ankle Lock) - Kage Kombat 12 - 2-1-1999
Win - Zach McKinney
- Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 12 - 2-1-1999
Win - Jason Rittgers
- Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 14 - 4-5-1999
Win - Scott Davis
- Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 14 - 4-5-1999
Win - Guido Jenniges
- Submission (Gi Choke) - Kage Kombat 16 - 6-7-1999
Win - Justin Bumphus
- Submission (Choke) - Empire 1 - 8-15-1999
Lose - Sean Sherk
- Decision - Reality Submission Fighting - 10-6-2000
Lose - Sean Sherk
- TKO - Reality Submission Fighting - 1-5-2001
Win - Darrell Smith
- Submission (Arm Bar) - Reality Submission Fighting - 3-30-2001
Win - Antonio McKee
- Unanimous Decision - Ultimate Cage Fighting 3 - 2-15-2003
Win - Fernando Vasconcelos
- Decision - King of the Cage 22 - 3-23-2003
Win - Dave Strasser
- Submission (Kimura) - UFC 44 - 9-26-2003
Source: MMA Weekly
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PRIDE
FC's "Amateur Challenge"
PRIDE FC holds it's first "Amateur Challenge" at Omori
Gold's Gym in Tokyo
The 1st PRIDE Challenge was held at Omori Gold’s Gym in
Tokyo, Japan on January 18th. The event was designed to bring
amateur fighters together in order to assist in bringing up new
fighters who will be able to step into the PRIDE ring. 27 amateur
fighters gathered together on this day.
Although
there were rules in place to prevent stalling such as no-cross-guards
and quick breaks when the actions slows, the amateur fighters
fought more aggressively than anyone expected and many of the
fights ended in submissions and KOs.
Two
fighters that gained special attention were Hozubayaru, from
Mongolia and a 3rd generation Japanese-Brazilian, Christiano
Kaminishi. Hozubayaru used his Mongolian sumo to gain a takedown
and punished his prone opponent with several powerful kicks.
The fight ended when Hozubayaru arm-barred his opponent. It’s
not easy to evaluate his performance this time as his fight was
under no-striking rules, he did show that his powerful fighting
style can be used effectively.
Christiano
Kaminishi
is a known name in the jiu-jitsu world. He currently has a brown
belt and has amassed an impressive record in many jiu-jitsu tournaments.
On this day however, he chose to go toe-to-toe with his opponent,
rather than going to the ground. Kaminishi punched his opponent
relentlessly and when his opponent was in the turtle position,
completely took his will to fight when he launched several knees
to the body, causing the referee to stop the fight. Kaminishi
has practiced with the Brazilian Top Team before. In fact, he
will return to BTT to in June for special training. He said that
he plans on making his professional MMA debut, while continuing
with his jiu-jitsu training. He’s already created a career
in jiu-jitsu but the realization of a pro MMA debut came one
step closer with his fight in PRIDE Challenge.
Yoshida
Dojo’s Kazuhiro Nakamura, who watched the fights from ringside
had kind words for the up-and-comers, “If it was just about
heart, the pros couldn’t beat these guys. Even though I’m
a pro fighter, I learned a lot today.” PRIDE’s main
referee and the Director of PRIDE Challenge said that future
amateur events would be held every 2-3 months in order to expand
the foundation of mixed martial arts.
MVP:
Christiano
Kaminishi
Director’s Special Award: Hozubayaru
Special Awards: Noushy Ikegami, Yukiharu Maejima, Hiroyuki Oda,
Alan Ballard, Keiji Sakuda
Source:
Pride Site
|
Quote
of the Day
"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color
of their skin,
but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader,
Nobel Prize Winner
|
Ring
Of Honor 3 Results!
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
January 24, 2004
By Chris Onzuka
ROH
3 consisted mostly of kickboxing matches, spiced up with five
MMA matches. The crowd was filled with friends and families of
the fighters, but it is steadily growing with each event. The
action shown by most of the matches were fast paced. Fighters
from smaller schools are getting much needed experience and you
can see that their skills are growing with every fight. They
are also being matched up with fighters of similar skill, making
for even fights and good exchanges. Some of the highlights were
the Piko-Oasay fight, where both fighters were unloading on each
other for most of the fight until Piko landed an accidental low
blow. That incident changed the direction of the fight and soon
after, Piko was able to finish off Oasay. MMA fighter Jim Kikuchi
stepped in for an injured teammate and had some great exchanges
with Peter Kahananui before Kikuchi landed the blow that ended
the match. Promoter Kai Kamaka's youngest son returned to the
ring and had a great battle with another tough pint-sized warrior
who shared the same name, Triston. The event was capped off by
veterans from the 808 Fight Factory; Harris Sarmiento and Ron
Jhun. Sarmiento just came off of a decision victory over Rob
McCullough in WEC, but tonight it would be a kickboxing match
against Alvin Ulip. Unfortunately, this match ended quickly due
to Ulip injuring his knee. Ron Jhun took on Texan Andrew Chappelle
in a MMA match in the main event. Chappelle showed good guard
recovery, but Jhun controlled the whole match and pounded Chappelle
for all three rounds on his way to a unanimous decision.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X :45 seconds
80lbs
Shawn Ahlo (Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu) def. Kawai Abregano
(Ewa Beach Fight Club)
TKO via referee stoppage in Round 1.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
130lbs
Exhibition
Landen Bentogino (808 Fight Factory) vs. Hans Lee (Animal House)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
51lbs
Exhibition
Tristin Kamaka (808 Fight Factory) vs. Triston Prebra (Ewa Beach
Fight Club)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
180lbs
Teddy Piko (808 Fight Factory) def. Ryan Oasay (House of Pain
)
TKO via verbal submission in Round 3.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
165lbs
Exhibition
Jim Kikuchi (808 Fight Factory) def. Peter Kahananui (Ewa Beach
Fight Club)
KO in Round 2.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
150lbs
Exhibition
Kaniala Stanton (Ewa Beach Fight Club) vs. Nick Corriera (Makakilo)
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
170lbs
Daniel Devers (Freelance) def. Allan Ulip (Animal House)
Unanimous decision [(30-28), (28-26), (29-24)] after 3 rounds.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
155lbs
Ben Rodrigues (Hawaii Self Defense) def. Royce Akiona (House
of Pain)
TKO via referee stoppage in Round 3.
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00 minutes
145lbs
Kevin Delima (Bulls Pen) def. Ivan Jennings (808 Fight Factory)
Submission via rear naked choke in Round 1.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
180lbs
Bryson "The Kid" Monterdre (808 Fight Factory) def.
Shelton Gurerro (House of Pain)
TKO due to Guererro not coming out for Round 3.
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00 minutes
130lbs
Gerald "G-Money" Arevalo (808 Fight Factory) def. Ikaika
Silva (Animal House)
TKO, Silva could not answer Round 2 due to injury.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
140lbs
Jr. Yacap (808 Fight Factory) def. Josh Baker (House of Pain)
Unanimous decision [(29-26), (29-27), (29-27)] after 3 rounds.
MMA
- 2 Rounds X 3:00minutes
200lbs
Alex Steverson (Freelance) drew Ryan Baqui (Kodenkan)
Draw [(59-59), (59-59), (58-58)] after 2 rounds.
Kickboxing
- 3 Rounds X 1:00 minute
170lbs
Harris Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory) def. Alvin Ulip (Animal
House)
TKO in Round 1 due to knee injury.
MMA
- 3 Rounds X 5:00 minutes
175lbs
Ron "Machine Gun " Jhun (808 Fight Factory) def. Andrew
Chappelle (Texas Powerhouse)
Unanimous decision [(90-84), (90-87), (90-85)] after 3 rounds. |
Warriors
of the Ring Tonight in Maui!
Maui fight fans come down to the War Memorial for MMA and kickboxing
action! On Sunday, January 25th, Warriors of the Ring makes its
return to action, this time adding some kickboxing matches to
the fight card to mix it up a bit.
I do not have the fight card, but I know that some Kodenkan fighters
will be on the card. I will see you all there!
For ticket information, please call Lee Theros (808) 283-7460
or email him at mauibadboy@aol.com.
|
In
the Gym With... WANDERLEI SILVA
by: Julio Heller
Despite the rumors that PRIDE Champion Wanderlei SIlva's next
fight is said that to be in one of the Februiary PRIDE events,
it's still too early to confirm his appearance. One thing is
for sure, until Wanderlei gets the call to fight, he still training
hard.
In
the pictures of Wanderlei traing below, you can see him with
Prof. Waldemar Guimarães, his personal trainer. Wanderlei's
copnditioning eoutine is one of the most taxing out there - jsut
a piece of what it takes to be Pride Champion.
Source: ADCC |
Nova
Uniao's Louro Wins, Roque Draws
SHOOTO in Japan - Quick Results!
by: Marcello Tetel
Date: January 24th 2004
Place: Kourakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Class
B // 2 x 5 minutes rounds
Featherweight [-60.0Kg]
Kenji Osawa defeated Hiroyuki Tanaka - Judges Decision
Bantamweight
[-56.0Kg] 2004 Rookie Tournament 1st Round
Junichi Sase defeated Yuki Shoujou - By Judges Decision (3-0.
20-18, 20-17, 20-16)
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg]
2004
Rookie Tournament 1st Round
Tetsu Suzuki defeated Yasushi 'MAD' Watanabe by arm bar at 0:52,
1r
Featherweight [-60.0Kg]
Kenji
Osawa defeated Hiroyuki Tanaka - By Judges Decision (3-0. 20-18,
20-19, 20-18)
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg]
Mitsuhiro Ishida defeated Takayuki Okouchi - By Judges Decision
(3-0. 20-18, 20-18, 20-19)
Class
A // 3 x 5 minutes rounds
Welterweight
[-70.0Kg]
Koutetsu Boku defeated Kohei Yasumi - By Judges decision (3-0.
30-28, 30-27, 30-29)
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg]
Makoto Ishikawa defeated Tetsuo Katsuta - By Judges Decision
(3-0. 29-27, 29-28, 29-27)
Featherweight
[-60.0Kg]
Marco Louro defeated Shuichiro Katsumura - By Judges Decision
(3-0. 28-27, 29-28, 30-28)
Lightweight
[-65.0Kg]
Joao Roque vs. Hiroyuki Takaya - Draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28 )
Source: ADCC |
Interview
- Daniel Gracie
By: Gleidson Venga / Team TATAME
Daniel Gracie was one of the stars of the Pride special event
that took place on December 31st in Japan. Called at the last
minute to serve as a substitute for his cousin Ryan, who got
hurt, Daniel did a good job by defeating Wataru Sakata quickly
in the first round. We caught up with Daniel...
How
did the chance to appear and to fight in this Pride come about?
It was at the last minute, wasnt it? Yeah, Ryan got hurt, and
I had to substitute for him! His injury happened 15 days before
the event, but they only accepted me 1 week before the fight.
I was already training, because people never know when they will
get the call.
And
how was Ryan's injury? He was training with me, we went to the
ropes of the ring and he fell badly on top of his shoulder! But
he already is training, after the doctors gave him 20 days to
recover.
Did
you study the game of your adversary? Did you use your strategy?
This time I was very lucky, as Ryan would fight with this same
Japanese fighter, we watched his fights together. I like to trade
a little standing, but I knew that the fight would be finished
on the ground.
You’ve
came from a defeat, did you feel more pressure or you were more
motivated? I was a little nervous, because I knew that I had
to win. If I lost it would be back to the drawing board. Also,
this event waas on live TV all over Japan, so I got recognition
around there. The following day everybody recognized me in the
streets. The most impressive thing is the affection that the
Japanese fans have for the Gracies, it is very special.
What
were your impressions on Royce’s match? Royce kicked ass,
he didn’t give any space to Yoshida. He trained with us
in Japan and was in very good form. And to fight without gi was
the best thing that he did in his life, that Japanese fighter
only knows how to use the gi. Not that he was going to beat Roye
or do great things with the gi, but he is very talented with
throws and it is always dangerous.
And
what did you think of the fight between Minotouro and Sakuraba?
That was not a slaughter because stopped it. The guy kicked Sakuraba’s
ass. The fighters have learned that Sakuraba always does the
same thing and doesn't change his game.
What
are your plans in Pride? To conquer the heavyweight championship?
Of course. I want to be the best, if i won’t be the best
at least I want to be one of the great fighters that are remembered.
I'll fight with any one, any weight, if Renzo orders it. I think
that I am ready to fight any one. I only wouldn’t like to
fight against Minotauro, because he is one of the top fighters
and he is a person of great character.
And
Renzo, is he training for some match? He will operate on his
knee soon, but he surely will not retire, he’s still a boy
at heart! He did not lose that fight to Carlos Newton in Bushido,
no way. He kicked Carlos Newton’s ass.
Tell
us about your fight in Bushido, you seemed a little contained...
I had a back problem that I never thought that would bother me
in such way. I was training light in Japan and felt the muscle
going badly, and with the passing of the days it was getting
worse. That was what happened, I was struggling wit that injury,
so I could not show even half of what I can do!
Pride
Bushido must have been an incredible experience with 5 Gracies
fighting in the same event... We waited for this day a long time,
it seemed like the Brazilian BJJ Championship. Renzo lost, Ralph
won, I lost, Rodrigo won... Imagine the adrenalin that we had
going during Ryan’s fight. It wasa catharsis when he won,
the stadium was silent! Only when Renzo started to speak the
fans were excited again!
Source:
ADCC |
Karo
Parisyan vs. Georges St. Pierre
KARO PARISYAN LOOKS TO FIGHT AT NEXT LEVEL WITH A WIN
UFC
46 Profile: Karo Parisyan
On
January 31st, Karo Parisyan will make his second appearance in
the Ultimate Fighting Championship, this time against Canadian
Georges St. Pierre. He was originally slated to face venerable
striker Pete Spratt until St. Pierre defeated Spratt at TKO 14.
Parisyan's
UFC debut took place this past September at UFC 44 against Dave
Strasser. Favored by most, Strasser's strong midwest wrestling
background seemed to be no answer for Parisyan's surprisingly
effective combination of Judo and Sambo (Sambo is a Russian submission
style geared heavily towards leg submissions). In the end, Parisyan
ended up submitting Strasser with a rolling kimura.
In
his early 20's, Parisyan has more than a decade of experience
in Judo and nearly as much in no-gi grappling, having participated
in no-gi grappling since the age of 14. He trains at the Hayastan
Academy of Gokor Chivichyan in the Little Armenia District of
North Hollywood in California.
Training
under two of the most celebrated grapplers in the world, Gokor
Chivichyan and "Judo" Gene LeBell, it's no wonder that
Parisyan is so highly skilled. The thing that amazes most is
the effectiveness of his grappling in the MMA arena.
Rarely
training his striking, Parisyan has been very, very impressive
in MMA. In twelve bouts, he has lost only twice, both times to
top ten welterweight Sean Sherk. Of his ten wins, Parisyan has
submitted his opponent eight times with his other two wins by
way of decision; proof of his aggressive grappling style.
It
would have been interesting to see the old school style grappler
versus striker matchup that Pete Spratt would have provided against
Parisyan, but with St. Pierre, we should be presented with a
veritable grappling clinic. St. Pierre has a strong base of Brazilian
Jiujitsu and wrestling that should be an interesting contrast
to Parisyan's Judo/Sambo strengths.
After
witnessing his domination of Dave Strasser at UFC 44, if Parisyan
can establish the pace of this fight with his Judo throws and
rather aggressive style of grappling, he can take St. Pierre
out of his element and, most likely, secure a submission win.
If the fight goes to the ground in a tight battle for position
control, St. Pierre stands a good chance.
Another
factor to consider is the first time UFC jitters. Many a fighter
have come into the UFC looking strong and confident only to be
a little shaken entering the octagon for the first time. Parisyan
has been there and looked rather poised, can St. Pierre, with
only five fights under his belt, come in with as much confidence?
Look
for Parisyan's unorthodox grappling style and St. Pierre's debut
to throw St. Pierre off of his game. Expect Parisyan to be the
more active fighter going for a submission win.
Win
- Brian Warren - Submission (Ankle Lock) - Kage Kombat 12 - 2-1-1999
Win
- Zach McKinney - Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 12 - 2-1-1999
Win
- Jason Rittgers - Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 14 - 4-5-1999
Win
- Scott Davis - Submission (Arm Bar) - Kage Kombat 14 - 4-5-1999
Win
- Guido Jenniges - Submission (Gi Choke) - Kage Kombat 16 - 6-7-1999
Win
- Justin Bumphus - Submission (Choke) - Empire 1 - 8-15-1999
Lose
- Sean Sherk - Decision - Reality Submission Fighting - 10-6-2000
Lose
- Sean Sherk - TKO - Reality Submission Fighting - 1-5-2001
Win
- Darrell Smith - Submission (Arm Bar) - Reality Submission Fighting
- 3-30-2001
Win
- Antonio McKee - Unanimous Decision - Ultimate Cage Fighting
3 - 2-15-2003
Win
- Fernando Vasconcelos - Decision - King of the Cage 22 - 3-23-2003
Win
- Dave Strasser - Submission (Kimura) - UFC 44 - 9-26-2003
UFC 46 Profile:
Georges St. Pierre
Canada's
Georges St. Pierre will be making his UFC debut, after just five
previous bouts, against the surprising Gokor Chivichyan and "Judo"
Gene LeBell disciple Karo Parisyan.
St.
Pierre is actually taking the place of Parisyan's original opponent,
Pete Spratt, after he was able to control Spratt and finish him
with a rear naked choke in their bout this past November at TKO
14.
St.
Pierre is the next fighter in a small influx of Canadian talent
into the UFC, following fellow TriStar Gym fighter David Loiseau
and joined on this card by Ivan Menjivar (Menjivar is replacing
Gerald Strebendt who was replacing Javier Vasquez).
With
only four fights under his belt, St. Pierre is relatively inexperienced
by the usual UFC standards and this being his first time in the
octagon, nerves will be a big question. Still, all of this youngster's
fights have taken place on Canada's biggest stage, the UCC/TKO.
With
his strong base of Brazilian Jiujitsu and wrestling, he has defeated
such solid fighters as Justin Bruckman and Thomas "Wildman"
Denny, as well as his latest win over Spratt.
In
Parisyan, St. Pierre takes on a fellow grappler, albeit a grappler
with a vastly different style than his own. Parisyan is a very
aggressive Judo fighter with big throws and an unorthodox submission
style that integrates Gokor Chivichyan and "Judo" Gene
LeBell's stylings into his own, quite a challenge for St. Pierre's
first fight in the UFC.
Like
Parisyan, St. Pierre is a finisher. He has finished all four
of his wins by either submission or TKO. The questions here will
be who will finish who. It will be interesting to see if St.
Pierre's more orthodox style of Brazilian Jiujitsu and wrestling
will be able to handle Parisyan's big Judo throws and uncommon
submissions.
If
St. Pierre can get Parisyan down to the ground putting him on
his back and controlling position, he might just be able to find
the submission or gain a ground and pound stoppage. If not, St.
Pierre could be in for the receiving end of some big air throws
and a twisted submission.
NC
- Ivan Menjivar - No Contest - UCC 7 - 1-25-2002
Win
- Justin Bruckman - Submission (Arm Bar) - UCC 10 - 6-15-2002
Win
- Travis Galbraith - TKO (Referee Stoppage) - UCC 11 - 10-11-2002
Win
- Thomas Denny - TKO (Cut) - UCC 12 - 1-25-2003
Win
- Pete Spratt - Submission (Rear Naked Choke) - TKO 14 - 11-29-2003
Source: ADCC |
Gerald
Strebent Interview
By Rob King
Gerald
Strebendt fighting out of Los Angeles, California, recently took
the time to talk to Rob King about his upcoming UFC fight, his
first UFC fight, and fighting overseas.
Rob
King: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us Gerald. It was
officially announced earlier this week that you will be replacing
Javier Vazquez at UFC 46 in a match up against Matt Serra. What
has your training been like for this fight? Is there a different
between "maintenance training" and training when you
know you have an upcoming fight?
Gerald
Strebendt: Before this fight came about I had just fought two
fights in Europe. One Muay Thai fight and one Cage Fight. I have
been in great shape since September of last year. Now that I
am fighting for sure I am going back to Los Angeles and I will
be training specifically for Matt. I am still so young in my
career that I pretty much train hard all year around. I am not
to the level where I can slow down in between fights but I hope
to reach that level soon so my joints can take a break.
Rob
King: Who are you training with in preperation for this fight?
Gerald
Strebendt: I am training with Eddie Bravo and Chris Reilly for
this fight. Chris is the most accomplished American Muay Thai
fighter in the country and Eddie Bravo is a jiu jitsu revolutionary.
No one has more knowledge than these guys.
Rob
King: Do you follow any sort of special diet during training?
Or do you just eat whatever you want until you have to cut down
in weight a week or two before the fight.
Gerald
Strebendt: My diet is a low carb diet with alot of steamed vegetables
and meat. I am a very big 155 pounder. I usually cut from 175
pounds to make this weight.
Rob
King: What are your thoughts on Matt Serra? What's your plan
of attack for this fight?
Gerald
Strebendt: My thoughts on Matt Serra. Well to start off I am
a big fan of his. I enjoy watching him school people with his
jiu jitsu and I especially liked his attacks on Shonie Carter.
He is a very high level jiu jitsu fighter and I respect him a
lot.
That
being said, I am not afraid to mix it up with him on the ground
and I think he will be in for a big surprise as soon as we hit
the mat. He will know with in 30 seconds of hitting the mat with
me that he better protect himself or he will get caught. On the
feet I am going to try to knock his head off but I do get a little
wild sometimes so he will probably take me down.
I
have never been known for knocking people out but I have fought
2 muay thai fights in the last 4 months and I am going to try
to put him on a strecher. That mindset alone makes me dangerous.
Rob
King: Going back to your UFC 44 fight, take us through the fight
from your view.
Gerald
Strebendt: I knew that if I fought hard from the opening bell
that there was a chance I could get floored. But who the hell
wants to see me run around and try to avoid getting hit for 15
minutes? I will never fight like that. I don't care if its Dwane
Ludwig or Yves Edwards, I am going to face the fire and throw
everything I have at them.
I
can't worry about getting knocked out because as soon as I start
worrying about those type of things I will lose my excitement
for fighting.. And if I lose that I am just wasting the fans
money. They will want to see me fight Serra on the ground and
they want an exciting war so I swear to God thats what they are
going to get.
Rob
King: How were you planning on beating Josh that night?
Gerald
Strebendt: My gameplan was to stand up with Thomson but you know
how gameplans can fall apart as soon as you get in the cage and
start fighting. I just reacted and tried to get him on the ground
as soon as I could. He fought that fight perfectly and beat me
and thats that.
Rob
King: What did it mean to you to get a chance to fight in the
UFC? What about getting asked back for a second appearance?
Gerald
Strebendt: For me to be fighting in the UFC is a miracle and
a blessing. I have always wanted to be a part of something bigger
than myself and to be a part of something that is elite. The
UFC is just that. This is the biggest group of elite fighters
in the country and to be a part of it is like living history.
Rob
King: Getting away from the UFC, you are 24 years old and have
a MMA record of 7-3-0. Do you think being so young and having
so few fights is a hinderance in both getting fights and then
when in the fights, being in situations you haven't been in before?
Or do you see it as being beneficial?
Gerald
Strebendt: I am still young and it takes a certain amount of
fights to make a fighter seasoned to the point he can fight at
his highest level. I still need a lot of work in certain areas
but my two fights last month moved me much closer to that point.
Rob
King: What's been the biggest win of your career?
Gerald
Strebendt: My biggest win was against Jean Silva in London for
the Cage Rage Lightweight title. I was fighting in a foriegn
country with a hometown crowd throwing insults at me and booing
me but I came through and won against the odds. Jean Silva is
a Black Belt from Brazil and has a lot of wins by submission
and I finished him with a rear naked choke in the first round.
For me that was huge. I know I can fight with anybody on the
ground.
Rob
King: Now you have fought over in England on two occasions. What
are your opinions about fighting over there?
Gerald
Strebendt: What do I think about England? I love the country
and the history there and I was proud to get to go there and
entertain people. I loved walking around by the River Thames
and walking by all the nice buildings around Westminster Abbey.
I can't wait to go back and beat Jean Silva in our Cage Rage
6 rematch on May 23rd! I am not going to go over there and let
someone take my title.
Rob
King: What does the future hold for Gerald Strebendt in terms
of both every day life and your fighting career.
Gerald
Strebendt: What does the future hold in store for me? Its hard
to say where I will be in 1 month or 10 years. I am going to
be doing my first small acting job in January and I might be
the next Matt Damon or I might fall flat on my face.
I
just want to pay my dues and put myself in a situation where
I can make a comfortable living for my family when I am older.
I want something special to pass on to my kids when I am gone
and I can't think of anything more honorable than a UFC title
belt. Who knows what the future holds.
Rob
King: Anything else you'd like to say?
Gerald
Strebendt: I want to let my sponsers know I appreciate them right
now, Vince Voyeur.com and Lorenzo Zwirn, the crazy Vitamin guru.
I couldn't do it with out you guys! Eddie and Joe, you guys have
done more than enough and I will always be in debt to you guys.
Chris Brennan for all his jiu jitsu insight and financing, All
you guys got me where I am now it's up to me. Matt Serra, thank
you for taking this fight. Don't get injured and do me a favor
and fight me hard and I will do the same.
Rob
King: Thanks for the interview Gerald and good luck in your upcoming
fight.
Gerald
Strebendt: Thanks. See you in Vegas!
Source: Sherdog |
Professional
Fighters Take Over Reality Show in Brazil!
by André Araújo
One
of the most famous reality shows in the world, 'Big Brother',
now has it's fourth edition starting this week in Brazil, and
this edition features two professional fighters among the participants.
Luta Livre champion Marcelo 'Zulu' was the last one to step inside
the Big Brother house and it was a controversial issue! He received
a score of 50, 19% of the votes given by the audience. Now Zulu
will dispute with Marcelo Dourado, a Vale-Tudo fighter and 12
other people for a chance to win R$500,000 (around US$170,000).
Marcelo
Dourado fought at Meca World Vale-Tudo 7 and defeated Rafael
Capoeira by KO. Zulu was scheduled to fight at upcoming Submission
of Campos today, January 24th, but now he has other big plans
in front of him.
Also
in the house, girl fighters are well represented! Playboy's cover
Antonella Avellaneda is Argentinean and has been training Muay
Thai for a couple of months. She was one of the models who delivered
the prizes at the last Storm Samurai event, held last November
in Curitiba, southern city of Paraná. Another Brazilian
beauty is the dangerous 21 year old Tatiana Giordano, who fights
boxing. She promises to knockdown the opponents for the cash
prize! She has proved to be good with the gloves during a special
report aired by Rede Globo networks.
It
seems like at this time, people who tune into the Brazilian version
of Big Brother will check out a real combat among the fighters,
or rather, the competitors!
Source: ADCC |
Aggressive
Strength For MMA:
Building A Powerful Takedown
by: Mike Mahler
One
of the most important components of being a successful Mixed
Martial Arts fighter is having powerful takedown abilities. Top
fighters such as UFC champ Matt Hughes and UFC light-heavy weight
champ Randy Couture have exceptional takedown abilities that
frustrate respective opponents to no end. These champions take
their opponents down with pure confidence and you can tell that
their opponents never new what hit them. If you cannot take an
opponent down you are at an extreme disadvantage. Of course,
knowing what to do after you take an opponent down is critical
as well. However, that is a topic for another article. In this
article, I am going to go over three exercises to enhance your
takedown strength.
Takedown
Exercise#1 Kettlebell Duck Walk
The
Kettlebell Duck Walk is modeled after the exact move that wrestlers
use to take down opponents. Many MMA fighters and grapplers such
as five time UFC champion Frank Shamrock already do bodyweight
duck walks as part of their conditioning program. However, when
you are in the ring you will be working against an opponent so
why not add some resistance to the duck walk to develop more
power and strength.
Start
the Kettlebell Duck Walk by cleaning a kettlebell with one arm.
From there take a step forward with the leg that is on the same
side as the kettlebell. Let the leading leg’s knee drop
down to the ground and slide the other leg forward. Now drop
that leg’s knee and repeat. A key point for the proper execution
of the Kettlebell Duck Walk is to always look forward. Once you
get in motion stay in motion. This is not a super slow exercise.
It needs to be executed quickly and forcefully. Imagine that
you are driving through an opponent and finish what you start.
Take a breath before you start the Duck Walk and then breathe
out forcefully as you drive forward. Also, to avoid scrapping
your knees, make sure to practice Kettlebell Duck Walks on soft
grass or preferably a wrestling mat. Work your way across the
mat, switch arms, and work your way back to the starting position.
Ten reps per side will get the job done.
Takedown
Exercise#2 Kettlebell Split Snatch
Kettlebell
Split Snatches will build tremendous explosive power for takedowns.
Start with one kettlebell between your feet. Push your butt back
as if you are trying to sit down in a chair to get into the proper
starting position. Look straight ahead at all times. Explosively
rip the kettlebell off of the ground as if you are trying to
start a lawn mower. At the same time jump into a lunge position
in order to get under the kettlebell. Once the kettlebell is
locked out overhead, hold the position for a second and then
stand up with the kettlebell locked out overhead at all times.
The kettlebell should go from the ground to a locked out position
in one uninterrupted move. After the move is completed, lower
the kettlebell back to the starting position and repeat. Regarding
breathing, breathe in as you rip the kettlebell off of the ground
and out as you lower it back to the starting position. Imagine
that you are trying to get under the kettlebell rather than drive
it overhead. Due to the fact that technique is a tremendous factor
with Kettlebell Split Snatches, a rep range of three to five
will work well for Kettlebell Split Snatches. The key here is
to develop tremendous explosive power rather than burning yourself
out with high reps. Never let your form deteriorate in a set
of Kettlebell Split Snatches. Every rep of the Kettlebell Split
Snatch should be executed with perfect form.
Takedown
Exercise#3 Kettlebell Split Jerk
The
Kettlebell Split Jerk is another excellent exercise for building
explosive power for takedowns. Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder.
Dip down a few inches, pop the kettlebell up and immediately
jump into a lunge to get under the kettlebell and lock it out
overhead. Stand up to complete the movement with the kettlebell
locked out at all times. From there, lower the kettlebell to
your shoulder and repeat. Again, focus on getting under the weight
rather than pressing it overhead. Many people make the mistake
of pressing the weight overhead and then jumping into a lunge
when the weight is locked out overhead. Just pop the kettlebell
up to your forehead and explosively drive right under it. The
point of this exercise is to develop strength for takedowns,
not to fatigue the shoulders. Similar to the Kettlebell Split
Snatch, the Kettlebell Split Jerk does not lend itself well to
high repetitions. Nevertheless, it is not as technical as the
Kettlebell Split Snatch and does not require as much effort.
Thus, a rep range of three to six reps per set is a good range
to use. Just make sure that each rep is completed with perfect
form. The key here again is to develop explosive power. There
are much better exercises to use for muscular endurance.
There
are several ways that you can incorporate the above exercises
into your current regimen. I recommend that you do one of the
takedown drills in each workout. For example, if you workout
three times a week using a M-W-F schedule, do a few sets of Kettlebell
Duck Walks on Monday, a few sets of Kettlebell Split Snatches
on Wednesday, and several sets of Kettlebell Split Jerks On Friday.
Do the takedown exercises towards the beginning of your workouts
when you are fresh. Definitely avoid doing them when fatigue
reaches a peak in your workouts. Practice these takedown strength
exercises for a month and you will be amazed at the difference
it makes.
About
The Author
Mike Mahler is a strength coach and a certified kettlebell instructor
based in Santa Monica, California. For more information on Mike's
new DVD “Mahler’s Aggressive Strength For The Mixed
Martial Arts”, go to http://www.mikemahler.com/store/
Source:
ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, whole-heartedly,
one-directionally, without regret or reservation."
William H. Sheldon
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Ring
Of Honor 3 Tonight!
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
January 24, 2004
Kickboxing
3 Rounds :45 seconds
80lbs
Kawai Abregano (Ewa Beach Fight Club) vs. Shawn Ahlo( Freelance
)
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) |
Warriors
of the Ring Tomorrow Night in Maui!
Maui fight fans come down to the War Memorial for MMA and kickboxing
action! On Sunday, January 25th, Warriors of the Ring makes its
return to action, this time adding some kickboxing matches to
the fight card to mix it up a bit.
Chris will be there to cover the action for Full Contact Fighter
& Onzuka.com!
For ticket information, please call Lee Theros (808) 283-7460
or email him at mauibadboy@aol.com.
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Catching
Up With CESAR GRACIE!
by: Keith Mills
This last weekend’s WEC card was surprising considering
in the absence of Team Cesar Gracie, the team that put in so
many fighters in the WEC and IFC last year. According to Cesar
himself the reason has nothing to do with any friction, its just
his fighters all have other events coming up. One fighter may
make it and may actually be the most followed fighter at the
show; the “MTV” fighter currently looks to be Josh
from Cesar’s. As most fans know MTV is working on a “True
Life” project where they follow a MMA fighter as they make
their debut. More information should be available in the next
couple of days.
Rumors
of a Nick Diaz/Robbie Lawler fight are heating up! There is now
confirmation that Cesar and Nick sent in the contracts for the
fight. If it goes through this would be on the April 2nd UFC.
Terrell
is scheduled to be heading back to Pancrase now, likely in March.
His grappling superfight with Travis Lutter at the AFC was cancelled
due to a groin injury on Lutter.
Still
no word is available about IFC’s show in Tahoe although
the venue is listing the date as booked for the event. This would
take place January 31st, the same day as the UFC and would feature
Steve Heath, Tim McKenzie, Randy Spence, and Shawn Beckett. Cesar
also expects to have fighters in the next Rumble on the Rock
in March, another Shooto show coming up in the US, and Pancrase
where Terrell is ranked #6.
Source: ADCC |
Jerome
Le Banner’s Brazilian Klan
By J.P.
One
of K-1’s top superstars, French fighter Jerome Le Banner,
has a passion that not many people know of.
When
Jerome and members of his team walk around wearing t-shirts with
a huge “Brazilian Klan” logo on it, one quickly assumes
it has something to do with fighting, maybe even Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
a martial art that the star has been practicing for years now
in his adaptation to MMA fighting.
Wrong.
The mysterious Klan is Jerome’s Fila Brasileiro (or Brazilian
Fila) dog kennel. “I discovered the Fila about 4 years ago.
I was watching a documentary on TV and they showed the dogs.
I got really interested and started searching for kennels in
France where I could buy myself one”, he recalls, his attention
set on the computer screen while he browses his own web site
(dedicated to the dogs, of course). “I fell in love with
this breed immediately. They are very good dogs, very athletic”,
Le Banner continues, eyes now shining as he analyzes a picture
of a 8-month old “puppy” that already weighs almost
100 pounds. “Look, look, so muscular!”, he goes on.
Jerome’s passion for the Fila Brasileiro has grown to such
an extent that he currently owns six monsters in his house in
northern France.
Check
out his photos at from Jerome Le Banner’s Brazilian Klan
web site. Log on to http://www.filabrasileiro.net/fr/ for more
information on the K-1 star’s passion for this breed.
Source: ADCC |
Fedrigo:
'On Chute Boxe, Macaco will turn into a gorilla!'
by: Luca Atalla
This coming Monday, Rudimar Fedrigo will fly to Japan. The muay
thai master and leader of Chute Boxe is going to accompany his
fighter Murilo “Ninja” Rua for his fight against Alexander
Otsuka in the next Pride. Fedrigo plans to use this opportunity
to start negotiations for the first fight of Jorge “Macaco”
Patino as a member of Wanderlei Silva’s team.
“Chute
Boxe and Macaco were 'dating' long ago, he is just like us!”,
explains Fedrigo. “About the negotiations, Macaco already
is famous everywhere, and that makes the job easier”. “Macaco”
in Portuguese, means monkey.
As
Rudimar adds, Patino, Daniel Acacio and Luiz Azeredo, all new
members of Chute Boxe, are really helping in the gym.
“He
has been here with us for about a week and has already helped
us with his Jiu-Jitsu. Patino is really improving his muay thai
and he will be a new fighter in 2004. Macaco will turn into a
real gorilla!”, says Fedrigo.
Patino,
who is coming from a nice win over Luis Brito at Meca 10, celebrated
his new turning-point:
'Chute
Boxe is the best there is. The guys are the best strikers in
the world. I’m 30 years-old and I’m a good grappler.
If I don’t get better in my striking skills, I can’t
even dream of my greatest goal: to get the Pride belt!' says
Macaco. Welcome to the jungle!
Source: ADCC |
Arona's
plans for 2004: Wanderlei!
by: Luca Atalla
Recovered
from a serious injury, Ricardo Arona looks back at his own 2003
and he looks at his MMA weight class in Pride. Check what Arona
thinks about the Pride GP results, Wanderlei and Quinton's skills!
'The
year of 2003 supposed to be perfect, it was tobe my year! I started
the season well, beating Mark Kerr at ADCC Brazil, in Sao Paulo.
I was expecting to keep my winning ways, lookinbg for the path
that could take me to the Pride Middleweight belt. In June, though,
I got sick and could not fight Alistair Overeem at Pride.' starts
Arona.
'Next
I was to be one of the two Brazilians to fight in Pride Grand
Prix. The other was Wanderlei Silva, and I wanted that to be
my chance to fight him. Destiny didn't allow it, however.' Arona
describes his turn of bad luck.
'Three
days before flying to Japan, when I was at my best, I was training
with Paulo Filho and I hurt myself seriously: I got a broken
foot and two damaged ligaments. So I was out of the game for
the rest of 2003.' recalls Arona.
'But
I prefer to look at the bright side, so I gave a deeper look
at my weight class and tried to analyze physically and psychologically
all fighters, and I tried to find their good and bad moments.'
the analytical Arona states.
On
PRIDE Champion Wanderlei, Arona says 'I thought he would make
it to the Pride GP finals anyway, but I thought his winning could
have been harder. Truth is that his last opponent, Quinton Jackson,
got tired and gave up the fight to Wanderlei.'
'I
came to this conclusion as I reviewed both their skills in my
head. Wanderlei can fight on the ground but he basically is a
thai boxing fighter. Quinton also knows how to strike with punches
and kicks, but he is more of a take-down and use his ground-and-pound
type of fighter. He especially likes to take it to the ground
when the going gets tough.'
'So,
if Quinton was not so tired, he could have taken Silva down much
more, and the fight would have a new direction.'
'The
final results of Pride GP, however, shows that my weight class
in Pride did not change a bit. That's why I wanted to go back
fighting for the belt, although the promoters have said I need
to beat one or two guys before that happens.'
'My
next fight might be against Quinton Jackson, at Pride in February!
I'll try to take a shortcut to the belt: I'll probably challenge
Wanderlei right after the fight.
arona
finishes 'After all I went through last year my determination
is really strong. You guys wait to see a new and different Ricardo
Arona in 2004: just wait and see me make up for lost time!'
Source: ADCC |
MIR
AND SIMS RADIO RECAP
Sixteen
fighters in sixteen days rolled right along Friday with guests
Wes "The Project" Sims and Frank Mir. Before they meet
in the octagon at UFC 46, they took the time to talk with MMAWeekly
Radio's own Ryan Bennett. Wes came out much like he'd like to
next Saturday, with a pop shot or two. Wes said, "I always
like to make myself available for MMAWeekly listeners unlike
Mir." Sims added, "I am getting ready to stomp the
hell out of Frank."
He
has been training with many people in preparation for this fight,
among others were Ricco Rodriguez and Marvin Eastman. His game
plan is to keep it standing but jokingly said he "Might
get cocky and try to heel hook him." Wes said he has learned
the rules since their first fight and will be keeping it clean
this time around. In fact, he was asked to keep it clean. Looking
back on it, Wes said, "I got carried away last time."
Wes is determined and his only goal, going in to this fight,
is to walk away with the win.
He
is weighing about 245 right now and doesn't think conditioning
will be a problem. He thinks this fight is gonna be entertaining
and "Plans on going in and beating the life out of him."
His prediction for the fight is "first round, beat down."
Sims spoke briefly about the Tim Sylvia and Andre Arlovski title
fight set for UFC 47. He said that he respects Tim's fight game
but has no focus on him right now. He thinks it is gonna be an
exciting fight and, "somebody is gonna get KO'd." Wes
would like to win the heavyweight title in 2004 but said he will
fight who ever they put in front of him.
The
other half of this story lined fight, Frank Mir, joined the radio
show. Looking back at the first fight against Sims, Frank said,
he has learned from it and is a better fighter now. He didn't
expect to be stomped on and feels that is his fault. "Just
because the rules say you can't do it, you've still gotta expect
anything," he added. Mir was surprised to see Wes so aggressive
in their first fight. Frank for sees Sims showing his true nature
and losing composure, at which point, he will end it. Frank has
been training in his usual fashion, just with better guys now.
He feels that if the fight goes to the ground, he is superior
to Wes there, and if it stays standing, he doen't think Sims
has much to offer.
Just
like Wes, Mir would like a title shot in 2004 and feels that
the winner of this fight will get a shot at the winner between
Sylvia and Arlovski for the belt. Frank is weighing about 250
right now but was up to around 270. He likes to fight in front
of his home town of Las Vegas and doesn't let it distract him.
Mir plans to keep winning the fights put in front of him so when
the time comes, he will be in a favorable position for a title
opportunity. He said, "it will be my turn eventually."
Mir
discussed many of the top heavyweights in the world. He considers
Tim Sylvia to be a good champion but not as well rounded as he
could be but understands the fight game. On Arlovski, Frank said,
he is a well rounded fighter but not dangerous on the ground.
About Cro Cop, Mir offered, "He has a good chance of KOing
you but also has a good chance of getting submitted. He feels
he would do well in a fight against Nog and ranked his top four
heavyweights in the world.
Source: MMA Weekly |
MARCUS
AURELIO VS TAKANORI GOMI
This week on the Soundoff Forum we broke the news that Takanori
Gomi will face Marcus Aurelio, the American Top Team member who
is coming off the ZST Tournament win.
The
match will take place on February 15th on the Pride Bushido 2
card. Here's how the card is lining up. Remember some of these
fighters on the card has not been officially announced yet from
Pride.
PRIDE
Bushido 2
February 15th, 2003
Yokohama Arena
Yokohama, Japan
Possible
Card
Chief
Andre Roberts vs TBA
Vanderlei
Silva vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Mauricio
Shogun vs. Akihiro Gono
Leon
White aka 'Van Vader' vs. TBA
Hayato
Sakurai vs. TBA
Sean
Sherk vs. Ryuki Ueyama
Jadyson
Costa vs. Ryo Chonan
Takanori
Gomi vs. Marcos Aurelio
Daiju
Takase vs. Chris Brennan
Source: MMA Weekly |
Garcia
rules Submission of Campos
At the first day of 3rd Submission Wrestling of Campos, held
at Farol de São Tome beach in Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ),
Marcelo Garcia was the highlight of the night at the category
under 87kg. He was the only one to submit all three opponents
and also got the fastest submission of the tournament so far.
At :27 seconds, Garcia obliged Bruno Bastos to tap out via rear
naked choke. Yesterday the submission of Campos also featured
the amateur tournament. At the under 76kg Eduardo Simões
got the title and at the over 76kg, Rômulo Barral won.
Today (24) the beach arena will welcome the fighters to fight
at the open class. The prize is R$4,000 forthe winner.
Check out the weight champions:
Até 65kg Rodrigo Dan
até 76kg Leonardo Peçanha
Até 87kg Marcelo Garcia
Até 105kg Gabriel Napão
Source: Tatame |
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
HBO
rings in another season of action-packed boxing with a high-energy
doubleheader from the Jersey shore when ARTURO GATTI VS. GIANLUCA
BRANCO AND FRANCISCO BOJADO VS. JESSE JAMES LEIJA airs live from
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City SATURDAY, JAN. 24 (10:00 p.m.
ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT).
HBO.COM will provide an interactive ringside experience with
our popular web event featuring: Action photos, expert commentary,
punch statistics, and scoring from Harold Lederman.
Source: HBO |
PRIDE
FC holds it's first "Amateur Challenge" at Omori Gold's
Gym in Tokyo
The 1st PRIDE Challenge was held at Omori Gold’s Gym in
Tokyo, Japan on January 18th. The event was designed to bring
amateur fighters together in order to assist in bringing up new
fighters who will be able to step into the PRIDE ring. 27 amateur
fighters gathered together on this day.
Although
there were rules in place to prevent stalling such as no-cross-guards
and quick breaks when the actions slows, the amateur fighters
fought more aggressively than anyone expected and many of the
fights ended in submissions and KOs
Two
fighters that gained special attention were Hozubayaru, from
Mongolia and a 3rd generation Japanese-Brazilian, Christiano
Kaminishi. Hozubayaru used his Mongolian sumo to gain a takedown
and punished his prone opponent with several powerful kicks.
The fight ended when Hozubayaru arm-barred his opponent. It’s
not easy to evaluate his performance this time as his fight was
under no-striking rules, he did show that his powerful fighting
style can be used effectively.
Christiano
Kaminishi is a known name in the jiu-jitsu world. He currently
has a brown belt and has amassed an impressive record in many
jiu-jitsu tournaments. On this day however, he chose to go toe-to-toe
with his opponent, rather than going to the ground. Kaminishi
punched his opponent relentlessly and when his opponent was in
the turtle position, completely took his will to fight when he
launched several knees to the body, causing the referee to stop
the fight. Kaminishi has practiced with the Brazilian Top Team
before. In fact, he will return to BTT to in June for special
training. He said that he plans on making his professional MMA
debut, while continuing with his jiu-jitsu training. He’s
already created a career in jiu-jitsu but the realization of
a pro MMA debut came one step closer with his fight in PRIDE
Challenge.
Yoshida
Dojo’s Kazuhiro Nakamura, who watched the fights from ringside
had kind words for the up-and-comers, “If it was just about
heart, the pros couldn’t beat these guys. Even though I’m
a pro fighter, I learned a lot today.” PRIDE’s main
referee and the Director of PRIDE Challenge said that future
amateur events would be held every 2-3 months in order to expand
the foundation of mixed martial arts.
MVP:
Christiano Kaminishi
Director’s Special Award: Hozubayaru
Special Awards: Noushy Ikegami, Yukiharu Maejima, Hiroyuki Oda,
Alan Ballard, Keiji Sakuda
Source: Pride |
Sylvia
Eyes Arlovski and Says, "Line 'em up"
By Jason Probst
UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is looking forward to his
return April 2 against Andrei Arlovski. The ex-champ will be
fighting for a title vacated by his suspension for steroid use
after his knockout win over Gan McGee.
“He’s
a guy that likes to bang,” Sylvia tells MaxFighting. “It’s
going to be a great standup fight and we’ll put on a show
for the crowd.”
Sylvia,
whose monster right hand dispatched Ricco Rodriquez to win the
crown at UFC 41 before taking out McGee in UFC 44, is clearly
excited to return to the Octagon against an opponent whose style
matches up explosively with his own.
He
also said he feels there’s plenty of good fights in the
division should he regain the crown by beating Arlovski.
“Cabbage,
I already beat, but we can do it again,” Sylvia says. “Line
‘em all up.”
Regarding
his ongoing feud with Wes Sims -- who has Frank Mir on his hands
at UFC 45 next Friday
--
Sylvia is succinct regarding its origin.
“Wes
is a little bitch,” Sylvia says. “It started at the
after fight party when I beat Gan. I had a few drinks in me,
and he ran his mouth and I threw off my belt and went over to
him. I went up to him and he didn’t want to fight. He’s
never even won a fight in the UFC.”
Despite
the animus between the two and the appeal of the two giants meeting,
Sylvia doesn’t think it’ll happen because Sims lacks
the skill to get there.
“I
don’t think he’ll beat Mir,” sees Sylvia. “He’s
a terrible fighter.”
One
thing Sylvia can do to resurrect his career is show the big power
once more against Arlovski, whose star is rising as he proves
himself one of the better striker-grapplers in the game. Unbeaten
at 16-0, Sylvia still hasn’t been taken off his feet in
three UFC bouts, showing a combination of takedown defense and
big hitting that makes him a tough nut to crack. Whether or not
Arlovski can find a way to tame “The Maineiac” should
indeed prove compelling.
Source: Maxfighting |
Interview:
VITOR BELFORT!
Submitted by: Inside Fighting
This interview appears courtesy of our friends at www.insidefighting.com.
Enjoy!
Vitor
‘the Phenom’ Belfort. That name used to strike fear
into opponents as he tore through them with a ferocity and brutality
that we’ve never seen before or since. The world jumped
on the Belfort bandwagon. He was unstoppable. He was invincible.
He was destined for greatness. That is, until he stepped into
the Octagon to face Randy ‘the Natural’ Couture in
1997.
Couture
beat Belfort by technical knockout, and fair weather fans jumped
off the Belfort bandwagon as quickly as they jumped on. People
began to call him overrated. They called him washed up. They
said he would never fulfill his vast potential. In essence, they
gave up on him.
During
that time Belfort continued to train and he continued to fight.
But more importantly, he continued to mature as a man. After
all, the superstar Belfort who lost to Couture was only 20-years
old.
As
Vitor matured, he also grew as a fighter. How quickly people
forget that, one year after losing to Couture, Belfort handed
Wanderlei Silva the worst defeat of his career at Ultimate Brazil
in 1998. People also forget that in 2001 he defeated Heath Herring,
who was deep in the mix for the Pride FC heavyweight at that
time.
Vitor
Belfort is knocking on the steps of greatness once again as he
prepares to face Randy Couture. But just when his life seemed
to be back on track, strife hit his life once again. Now, as
he deals with the toughest crisis of his life, he also faces
the biggest fight of his professional career.
As
of press time, Priscila Belfort's whereabouts were still unknown.
Can Belfort focus on the task at hand in light of what’s
happening back in Brazil? Is he ready to face Randy Couture one
more time? We’ll let him tell you himself!
InsideFighting:
Vitor, tell me how training is going?
Vitor Belfort: Training is going just fine. We are training hard.
Now we are coming to the end of the training, and winding down
for the fight.
IF:
What do you have lined up over the next few days? Is it just
light wrestling and boxing with some conditioning?
Belfort: The last few weeks when my sister’s thing happened
I couldn’t get much sleep, so I was not training good. But
now I’m getting back the training time that I lost. I’m
focusing on a lot of wrestling, a lot of boxing and a lot of
Muay Thai. I’m training very hard for this fight.
Since
Randy Couture is a world class wrestler, are you focusing more
on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu than you do for other fights? Or
are you focusing more on your standup?
Belfort: I focused a lot on my standup. I did a lot of standup
fighting, you know, sparring, for this fight.
IF:
Is that how you see the fight with Couture unfolding? Is your
game plan to keep the fight standing?
Belfort: I think Randy is going to try to standup with me too.
And when he cannot stand with me, he is going to try to take
me down. So I’m training a lot of boxing, you know?
IF:
Sure. How do you think this fight will be different from your
first fight with Randy in 1997?
Belfort: I see the fight going totally different than before
because I am not going to be out of shape like I was before.
I’m going to be more in shape now.
IF:
It had to be difficult getting your cardio up in 1997 because
you muscled up to about 235 pounds, right?
Belfort: Yes, yes. I wasn’t training at that time too. I
was too out of focus.
IF:
You know, the other day Randy said that “strategically this
fight wouldn’t be much different [for him] than the last
one.” And that in “pushing the pace of the pace of
the fight, he will break you mentally just like…
Belfort: The day of the fight, we’ll see what happens!
IF:
Nice![we both laugh] Your fans will love that kind of confidence!
Vitor, if the fight does go to the ground, will you look to work
back to a standing position or will you look to use your jiu-jitsu
to try and submit him from your guard?
Belfort: I think I will try to go back up [to standing], but
we will see what happens. I am very confident right now. But
I will let the fight talk for itself, you know? We’ll see
that day.
IF:
Let me ask you about the day of the fight. Talk to me about what
you do and what goes through your mind from the moment you wake
up until you make the walk to the ring?
Belfort: I start thinking about the fight and try to relax. I
start thinking more about what I’m gonna do if this happens
or that happens. You know, put in my game plan. And I try to
focus to get my goal.
IF:
What is going through your mind when you are walking to the Octagon?
And what are you thinking about when you hear Big John McCarthy
say, “Are you ready? Are you ready? Let’s get it on!”
Belfort: I just think about putting everything that I did in
training into the fight. I feel good at that time. When we’re
inside and you’re both ready to fight, you get anxious to
see what happens.
(Belfort may be focused on standing, but his black belt in BJJ
will come in handy against Randy)
IF:
Last month, you got a chance to do some training with Minotauro
Nogueira. How was that?
Belfort: It was good. You know, Minotauro is very, very tough.
It was very good training.
IF:
When you look back at your fights, Vitor, which fight represents
you best as a fighter?
Belfort: My best fight?
IF:
Yes.
Belfort: Every fight is good. But I think Wanderlei [Silva] was
the best fight.
IF:
That certainly was a great knockout.
Belfort: Yes, I think it was my best.
IF:
Vitor, a lot of people kind of wrote you off again after the
Chuck Liddell fight. But then you came back and exploded on Marvin
Eastman and completely blew him up. Afterward, you were very
emotional. Talk to me about that.
Belfort: I am who I am, you know? I am an emotional guy. I am
very emotional about everything. I am very emotional because
a lot of people talk like ‘you’re never going to come
back; you’re over.’ You know how people are.
IF:
Sure.
Belfort: That’s just how I felt.
IF:
Do you look at the fight with Couture as a chance to prove to
your critics that you didn’t need to “come back”
because you’ve always been one of the best 205 pound fighters
in the world?
Belfort: No, no. I am not there to prove that I am who I am.
I am there to do my job. I don’t have to prove to no one
that I am one of the best because I know that anything can happen
when you fight. Everybody is very good. Everybody can be the
champion. I’m not trying to prove nothing to no one. I don’t
have nothing to prove to no one. People like me because they
like me. I don’t want people to like me because of what
I do, you know? Or what I represent. I would like for people
to like me for of who I am.
IF:
Do you have more fights on your UFC contract?
Belfort: Yes, I will keep fighting in the UFC.
IF:
Your fans haven’t heard from you in a long, long time. Is
there anything you’d like to say to them?
Belfort: The message is to tell them that I appreciate the way
they always treat me. I appreciate that they like the way that
I fight and the way that I am. The message that I can give to
them is to be simple, be humble and try to live a life more spiritual-wise
than material-wise. So that way you will be more happy, more
successful and more successful in life.
IF:
That’s great advice. Do you think that you are a different
person today than in 1997 because you…
Belfort: That’s for sure! Everybody else is a different
person too. Some are different for good, and some are different
from bad. 1997 is 7 years ago, you know.
IF:
And you’re ready to go for January 31st, right?
Belfort: Yes. I am ready to fight. The results will happen either
for him or for me. Both are good fighters, both are ready, both
are champions. Who ever has the best day is going to win.
IF:
Last few questions. When you look at Randy Couture as a fighter,
what are his biggest strengths?
Belfort: His intensity. He’s good on top, good on the bottom.
I think Randy is a very complete fighter.
IF:
On the other side of that coin, what are his weaknesses?
Belfort: He does not know how to fight on his back when he’s
on the ground. If somebody can take him down, I think he has
no guard.
IF:
So if you can get him on his back, you think you can win the
fight?
Belfort: No, I am going to win the fight, but that is his weakness.
He does not have a good guard. He’s good on top. He’s
good on takedowns. He has good punching. That’s his weakness.
No guard.
IF:
Vitor, thank you for taking a break to talk with us.
Belfort: It was a pleasure, man.
(Above all, we wish for Priscila Belfort's return and safety)
IF:
Best of luck in your fight with Randy Couture, and Priscila is
in our prayers for a quick and safe return. Take care, Vitor.
Belfort: Oh, thank you. Thank you so much, man. God bless you.
Thank you. I will see you at the fight, buddy. Take care. God
bless you. Bye.
Again,
Vitor Belfort’s fight with Randy Couture for the UFC light
heavyweight title is nothing more than a sporting competition.
In the grand scheme of life, it pales in importance when compared
to finding Priscila Belfort soon. We hope that she returns quickly
and safely to the Belfort family.
Source:
ADCC |
KERRI
CROTHERS INTERVIEW
For most fighters their MMA debut is a very quiet affair. More
often than not they are usually scheduled to open a show early
in the evening without much hoopla or fanfare, and if they do
get a later slot it is usually to be a sacrificial lamb to a
more well known fighter. The above cases were not so for Keri
Crothers, a former undefeated Canadian Amateur Kickboxing Champion
and a veteran of 11 professional kickboxing and Muay Thai bouts,
who made her MMA debut this past January 16th in the WEC. During
the fight Crothers received a controversial DQ for kneeing her
opponent, Adrienna Jenkins, while Jenkins was down on the mat,
a strict rule violation in the WEC. MMA Weekly’s Mick Hammond
contacted Crothers and got her side of the story.
MMA
Weekly: Going into the fight you had gotten a pretty good amount
of exposure and attention for a fighter making their MMA debut.
You were placed on nearly all the promotional material for the
WEC and your fight took place after fights such as the WEC Middleweight
Championship fight, and fights involving such known fighters
as Tiki Ghosn, Yves Edwards, and Olaf Alfonso. Were you feeling
any additional pressure to perform under the hype and expectation
of your debut?
Keri
Crothers: No, not necessarily. It wasn’t like any other
fight though that’s for sure.
MMA
Weekly: WEC rules fallow a standard set for most American MMA
promotions by the NSAC. Were you aware of those rules prior during
training and prior to the match-up?
Keri
Crothers: We were training by the rules given to us by the WEC.
We had the rules basically since the fight was scheduled.
MMA
Weekly: So you were aware then that striking to a downed opponent
with a kick or knee was illegal?
Keri
Crothers: Yes, definitely, it wasn’t the intention in any
way for the knee to end up on her face. I was trying to escape
the armbar attempt by kneeling and putting my knee on her belly
and it went way too fast.
MMA
Weekly: Okay so take us through the fight and tell us what happened
which led up to the first foul of the evening when you kicked
Jenkins when she was down on the ground.
Keri
Crothers: Well I think I had pretty much been dominating the
fight. I don’t think that she was ready being able to take
punches. I mean she definitely knew the ground stuff, but I don’t
she was very good on her feet. I think she basically knew that
when we started to exchange. I think that the first foul I had
gotten was after she had taken me to the ground. I’m not
even sure how we really got there, but I think it was off of
the cage, she just dropped down on her back just to try to get
me on the ground right away. As soon as she got to the ground
and I got up I just automatically kicked to get out and didn’t
realized that I was kicking her to the face.
MMA
Weekly: So the first kick to the face was not intentional?
Keri
Crothers: Definitely not, no not at all.
MMA
Weekly: Was that more a case of training and how you were taught
to get out of a situation like that?
Keri
Crothers: Yeah, definitely, to escape from and throw something
right away when you come out.
MMA
Weekly: Alright now take us into the attempted armbar which eventually
lead to you getting disqualified for the knee to Adrienna’s
head.
Keri
Crothers: With the armbar attempt she had taken me to the ground
by my hair and when we were down there she started getting the
armbar and I knew to get up over her and shake her off. Which
of course was like me slamming her on her neck and when that
wasn’t loosening the only other way I knew to go was to
twist out of it. So when I twisted inward I twisted too fast
and with no control and my knee went into her face. It was definitely
unintentional and not planned at all to knee her in the face.
I mean just by the pictures itself you can pretty much see that
I’m trying to escape it. I’m not trying to knee her
in the face at all. With my trainers and stuff they are like
200lbs and a lot stronger obviously than AJ was and I know I
use a lot of force with them to get out if. I had only briefly
gone over that escape once actually and I knew I had to apply
a lot of force to get out of it.
MMA
Weekly: So you were using a technique that you were not overly
familiar with?
Keri
Crothers: Exactly, I had only ever done it once.
MMA
Weekly: It was obvious that you had thought you won the fight
after it was stopped. You were jumping up and down celebrating,
tell us about after the fight.
Keri
Crothers: Well I thought I won, I didn’t even realize that
I had kneed her to put her out. I thought she was out from the
punches in the first place. When I had rolled her up onto her
neck and I was jumping up and down to loosen it, that itself
she couldn’t even take. As soon as I had dropped down the
ref was in there and so I didn’t know what was going on,
I wasn’t sure like what had honestly really happened. I
had thought I had just won I was obviously like “whoohoo,
I won,” and then I had immediately went over to see if she
was okay. In between that though I had been told I had been disqualified.
MMA
Weekly: Did WEC officials speak to you afterwards about the fight?
Keri
Crothers: They just said for me to learn from it and take it
as it comes.
MMA
Weekly: Have you spoken with Adrienna at all to tell her that
what had happened was unintentional or if not would you like
to say anything now to her?
Keri
Crothers: No I haven’t spoken with her, I don’t have
a way to contact her. I thought though she was an absolute doll.
She’s like a total sweetheart and I really like her. We
were talking the whole day before the fight and the whole day
leading up to the fight. We were being very honest with each
other that we were both nervous and scared and we weren’t
too sure what to expect. And again nothing was intentional, it
was just me reacting and me trying to get out of every position
I was put into.
MMA
Weekly: Thank you Keri for taking time out of your schedule for
us, is there anything you’d like to say in closing?
Keri
Crothers: You’re welcome for the interview and I’d
like to thank the WEC for having me be a part of their event
and for further information on me go to my website www.crushercombat.com.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not
always like being taught."
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Statesman, Prime Minister
|
Punishment
in Paradise 2 Poster!
Source: Event Promoter |
Karate
meets computers
Martial arts instructor James Kerr also earns a living as a "supergeek"
I wear two hats. One is, I run this company called SuperGeeks
that services and repairs computers. I started the company in
1998. We serve as a computer department on demand, kind of like
"geeks on call." There are 15 of us. We have two locations,
supporting both Oahu and Maui. You can find us at supergeeks.net.
My
goal for that company is to develop a chain, kind of like Jiffy
Lube or Kinko's. We want to be the first to put a flag in the
ground and say, "Here we are; you can expect good service
and consistent service." It is very important that people
identify with the consistency of a brand.
People
really want a technician who is knowledgeable, friendly and responsive,
and that's what we want to offer.
I
also teach the martial arts.
Karate
was one of my interests as a boy. I had an older brother who
was a superstar soccer player, and like all younger brothers,
I wanted to be as good as he was. I thought if I learned to control
my feet through karate classes, I could learn to better control
the ball. Eventually, my love for martial arts superseded my
love for soccer.
As
a child, I was painfully shy. You hear about martial arts developing
self-esteem; I was a poster boy for that.
Now,
I'm 38 and I have a third degree in hapkido, which is a Korean
martial art, and a first degree in taekwondo, another Korean
style.
My
first company I started here in Hawaii in 1997 was called Computer
Safari. I offered software training to schools. One summer, we
needed to fill out a two-hour block of time, but two straight
hours on a computer isn't healthy, so I created a computer-karate
combo.
The
demand after that summer was strong. I would go to a different
school every afternoon, but that got to be too much.
Then
the YMCA offered the space, and we consolidated it there as Karate
Kids.
The
age group I teach is 3 through 18. We start at white belt and
promote through black belt. At that age it's not so much which
style you choose, it's which school and which instructor. Schools
have different priorities. Some focus on tournaments, some on
street tactics and some on character development. We focus on
character development. The learning environment is more family-oriented.
It's important that the students have fun. There are rules --
and if they are broken, there are consequences -- but it's not
the traditional militant environment.
What's
most important to me is giving them something they can then run
with and pass on to someone else.
My
ultimate satisfaction is to see change in a child's life, whether
it's more confidence or a bounce in their step, getting stronger
or faster, or just becoming better children. That's what keeps
me jazzed.
Source:
Star Bulletin |
DANA
WHITE ON MMAWEEKLY RADIO
Radio Recap by Jeff Cain
In
the most comprehensive interview done with UFC President Dana
White, the head of the UFC answered EVERY single fans question
in a 45 minute interview on MMAWeeklyRadio.com
Every
topic was covered, every question asked and no matter what your
opinion is of the UFC President, he doesn't side step anything
as he talked about television, the UFC 46 fight card, UFC overseas,
pay per view, etc.
If
you haven't heard the interview, listen to it right now at your
convience on our radio archives. We won't go over everything,
you need to listen to it on the radio archive but here's just
a few of things covered in the 45 minute interview...
In
summary, Dana is excited about the great card for UFC 46 "Super
Natural" coming up on Saturday, January 31st. They will
try to get the prelim fights on the PPV especially the Hermes
Franca and Josh Thomson match up. He feels that Hermes deserves
to be shown. The prelim fights are usually shown, even if in
only highlighted versions, but with the legends ceremony at UFC
45, this wasn't possible. The voting for the recipients were
submitted by fans and the fans votes are why Frank Shamrock wasn't
a part of the show.
Dana
talked with Vitor Belfort yesterday and said Vitor is alright.
When he first heard of Belfort's sister's disappearance, Dana
was worried about him. After talking to Vitor on the phone, Dana
said he know that Vitor was fighting. Whited added, "Vitor
will be around for awhile." One of the fights that White
is most interested in is the BJ Penn and Matt Hughes bout for the welterweight title.
Dana said that BJ looks good and anticipates
it being a good fight.
Dana
talked about a possible television deal. He thinks they are close
to a deal but isn't getting too excited, pointing out that they
have already had two television deals fall through. If a Tv deal
is reached, the UFC won't be doing anymore ".5" events
and will be putting on a lot of fights a year.
The
idea is to have the top up and comers competing on the Tv show.
He said that making the deal is the hardest part but a Tv deal
could change the entire sport. He broke the news that Ken Shamrock
will be fighting in the UFC in June. He will not be sending any
fighters to Pride until they send some over here like they said
they were. Dana would love to see a fight between Randy Couture
and Wanderlei Silva but doesn't see it happening.
UFC
46 will be shown on pay-per-view in England and they are working
on the Australian broadcast. Why the UFC doesn't do a webcast
of events is that they would have to charge the same price as
they do for the PPV's but not be able to provide the same quality.
He feels that legalization of MMA in California could be as close
as six months away.
White
discussed Phil Baroni's suspension saying that "they aren't
real big Baroni fans at the Mohegan Sun," and that Phil
is appealing it. He added, "Phil is a real fighter."
The UFC doesn't "baby" Phil and all of Baroni's fights
have been against top guys, said White. Jeremy Horn could be
back in the UFC, said White, and that he would love to Royce
Gracie in the UFC. Ricco Rodriguez is in Vegas training with
Wes Sims and needs surgeries on his hand and knee.
Lee
Murray will be making his UFC debut against Jorge Rivera and
Dana discussed his possible future. Lee wants to fight Tito Ortiz.
Murray wants to get a couple of 185lb. fights under his belt
before taking on Tito.
DirectTV
is doing a documentary on Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell to be
aired in March showing their paths to this point. Joe Rogan will
take over post fight interview duties from Eddie Bravo and Rogan
will continue to do color commentary.
Believe
it or not, this was a brief summary. To hear everything Dana
had to say, go to the radio archive. Not a member? Now is the
time before 2004 gets really rolling to get a Premium Membership.
For only $5.00 a month, you get access to the radio archive,
video of one on one interviews, weigh ins, press conferences,
tips of the week from the best fighters in MMA and so much more.
Remember next week we will have weigh-in video up, so jump in
and if you want the most comprehensive and inside MMA information.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Blood
of the Samurai in 2 days!
NEW SHOWS TO PREMIERE ON OC16 THIS MONTH
BLOOD
OF THE SAMURAI: THE SERIES - A fine blend of action, humor, and
suspense, BLOOD OF THE SAMURAI: THE SERIES will be an exhilarating
ride from start to finish. The series opens after the events
of the award-winning film, in which two men train and battle
evil with ancient, mystic samurai swords. The 6-part series will
premiere on Oceanic Time Warner Cable's OC16 and stars the likes
of Ban Daisuke (Kikaida), Stephanie Sanchez (Mental Tilapia),
Alicia Michioka Jones (Miss Hawaii USA 2003) and Egan Inoue (former SuperBrawl
Champion), among others.
Premieres
Sunday, January 25 at 9:00pm (Airs Sundays at 9:00pm, repeats
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8:00pm and Fridays at 10:00pm.
Egan's Background
on the Blood of the Samurai website:
Egan Inoue (SHINZO)
Egan Inoue
makes his acting debut as the vile gangster SHINZO in Blood of
the Samurai The Series, after a long and illustrious career in
the sports arena. Inoue is one of the most revered ultimate fighters
in the world, and is set to compete for the coveted Shooto Champion
Belt from current champion Masunori Suda, on May 9th, at Superbrawl
XVIIII, to be held at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
Egan
Inoue's seasoned technical and powerful style of fighting has
earned him the reputation of being one of the best fighters in
the World in his weight class. His fighting style combines Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Boxing,
and Kick-Boxing with an extreme emphasis on peak physical fitness.
Aside from his magnificent achievements in the fighting world,
Inoue is also a former Racquetball world champion in 1986 and
again in 1990, and is also recognized as Sportsman of the Year
and Racquetball Champion of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee
in 1996.
According
to Egan, fighting is like being in a very high-stakes chess game.
The winner is the one who stays 2-3 steps ahead of his opponent
at all times and has the physical endurance to outlast his opponent.
Source:
Oceanic Cable |
KEN
SHAMROCK TO FIGHT IN JUNE UFC
MMAWeekly.com has had it confirmed that Ken Shamrock's next fight
will happen at the June UFC. Dana White confirmed the story yeseterday
on MMAWeekly Radio. Shamock's last fight in the Octagon was against
Who
will be his opponent? It's believed that Tank Abbott could be
the lead candidate but right now it's too early to tell as Abbott
doesn't have a UFC contract and if he did sign to fight Shamrock
it would be for a considerable less amount of money.
There
has been some talk that Shamrock could return to pro wrestling
to do a few dates, most likely with the NWA promotion, but nothing
has been confirmed by either side.
Source: MMA Weekly |
SUDO
TURNS DOWN REMATCH WITH BANG
Duane "Bang" Ludwig was on MMAWeekly Radio last week
and when asked about a rematch with Genki Sudo, Ludwig said "I
would love to give him a rematch. He deserves it, but he doesn't
want to fight me."
When
we asked a few more people it appears this is true. MMAWeekly.com
has had it confirmed from Japan that Sudo was indeed offered
to fight Ludwig, but did not accept the fight. Sudo's camp wanted
him to have a new opponent for his return to the Octagon.
Sudo
will most likely be apart of the UFC 47 fight card in April.
UFC 47 has signed Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia
vs Andrei Arlovksi on the card.
Source: MMA Weekly |
UFC
Fighter Frank Trigg Provides Muscle for Red Light District
By: Dan Miller
LAS VEGAS - Ultimate Fighter Frank Trigg, whose is sponsored
by Vouyer Productions, handled security for the Red Light District
Video/Vouyer Productions girls during the AVN Adult Entertainment
Expo.
Trigg, who fought for the UFC welterweight world title in November,
trains with Vouyer and has known the veteran director-performer
for about five years. Trigg provided the security muscle for
Vouyer Productions last year and also has done security for Jake
Steed Productions and Vivid Girl Briana Banks and Bobby Vitale.
“It’s
good exposure for his own name and he loves the fight game,”
Trigg said Friday. “Red Light is my favorite company. I
like Vince’s work and my wife likes it.”
Vouyer’s
sponsorship of Trigg actually stirred up some controversy prior
to UFC 45, when event officials moved to prevent him from wearing
Vouyer gear into the Octagon because of the nature of the business.
But
UFC color commentator still plugged Vouyer as Trigg’s sponsor
on the pay-per-view broadcast and the resulting controversy translated
into a flood of press and exposure for the brand.
“The
mixed-martial-arts world is very Internet driven and there were
400 posts on message boards about me getting banned,” Trigg
said. “All the (UFC guys) are very positive about it.”
Trigg,
who is training for possible fights in Pride and UFC 47 in the
spring, also has his own clothing line called Triggonomics that
Vouyer helped him launch.
AVN.com
also spotted UFC fighters Chuck Liddell and Ricco Rodriguez making
the rounds at the Sands Expo Center.
For
more information on the world-class fighter, visit franktrigg.com
or triggonomics.com.
Source:
Adult Video New |
Campos:
Babalú in, Jamelão out
Due to the hard training, the BJJ world champion Márcio
Pé de Pano (Gracie Barra) may be out of the 3rd Submission
Wrestling of Campos that happens on January 23 and 24 at São
Tomé beach in Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ). "I hurt
my elbow, my knee and my thumb while training," lamented
Pé de Pano from the physiotherapist's room. "My doctors
said that if I don't feel myself 100% recovered, I should not
fight. I hope I have time to get ready to upcoming Sun Samurai
in February", revealed the athlete, who was replaced by
his teammate Renato Babalú to fight the open class.
Other
that is out of the whole tournament is Jamelão and Fabiano
pega Leve. They got injured and had to be replaced by Vítor
Belfort's pupil Gladiador and Alex Negão.Over the weight
category, Reinaldo Boa Morte was substituted Vítor Paes.
Take
a look at the Open Class fighter list:
Christiano
Titi
Rodrigo Riscado
Fernando Di Pierro
Alexandre Café
Andrezão Cardoso
Gabriel Napão
Marcelo Pit Bull
Lúcio Linhares
Dênis Gomes
Carlos Baruk
Super
Fight
Rodrigo
Riscado (Campos JJ) vs Alexandre Café (Gracie Barra)
Source: Tatame |
Jadyson
Costa
By Alexandre Lobo
The
Little Axe Murder
Jadyson
Costa rocked in November's Storm Samurai KOing Júnior
Aguiar (Boxe Thai) on the main event. Then, the Little Axe Murder
did a great fight at Meca X, submitting the BJJ black belt Marcelo
Nigue. Now, the 23y-1,77m-70kg fighter, with a score of 5-2,
does his biggest step on his career, fighting at Pride. During
an interview to TATAME.com, Jadyson talks about his beginning
at Chute Boxe, his nickname and the opportunity to fight in Japan.
How
did you start to fight?
I
begun at the age of 13, doing Karate. Then I did two years of
Boxing and in 1996 I discovered the MMA, after watching some
fights. But I didn't knew anything on the ground and I decided
to fight Jiu-Jitsu, in Paranaguá (state of Paraná).
I trained with Almir for a year and a half and after a championship
in Curitiba, I went to train with Renato Tavares. I trained with
him for three years. I started fighting Muay Thai in 2001, when
I arrived at Chute Boxe. Now I'm a Karate black belt, BJJ purple
belt third degree and Muay Thai light blue belt.
And
how did you arrive at Chute Boxe?
In
2000, Renato went to US and during the Quiosque Natureza BJJ
Cup, in 2002, I met Rudimar (Fedrigo, Chute Boxe leader). I told
him I was interested fighting at Meca and I showed him a tape
with my first four fights. He liked and put me facing Cristiano
Marcelo, at Meca 7. I would like to grow up inside the sport
and so I asked him to make part of Chute Boxe team. He agreed
and I'm a year and four months with them. My first bout was in
Santa Catarina state, agains an Hapkido and Taekwondo representative.
I submitted him by an arm-lock from the mounted at 2:50.
How
was your debut at Meca?
Cristiano
was six kilos heavier than me and so I decided to do a fast game.
We started changing punches, but I got submitted by armlock.
Due
to your way of fight, there's a lot of people calling you the
Little Axe Murder. How do you feel with this comparison with
the Pride's champ Wanderlei Silva? Does it increase your responsibility?
I
think it's cool! Wanderlei Silva was always an idol for me at
MMA, even when I didn't fight for Chute Boxe. I always inspired
myself on his fighting style. It's increase my responsibility,
but I'm prepared.
This
is your first fight outside Brazil. Something changes inside
the ring?
There
isn't any difference fighting in Japan or in a small town in
Brazil.
Who
would you like to fight?
I
would like to face Caol Uno and the Shooto champion on my weight,
Vitor Shaolin. Both of them are very good and I really admire
their technique.
How
is Jadyson Costa inside the ring? Define your style.
I'm
very aggressive. I like to punch a lot, but without stopping
over the
ring. I do what the audience want.
Source:
Tatame |
Carlinhos
Gracie
By Alexandre Lobo
The
man on the changes
The
BJJ is changing. Some of the most important teams split and since
two years ago, the sport command was divided in two Confederations.
Opening the season, the BJJ Brazilian Confederation produces
for the first time the European Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship,
in Lisbon, Portugal, bringing also the first National teams tournament.
During an exclusive to TATAME.com, the CBJJ president, Carlos
Gracie Júnior, talks about the actual moment in the BJJ
and gives his opinion about the BJJ stars going to fight MMA.
This
season starts with the 1st European Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship.
Why did you choose Europe?
Every
time I produce a show in a foreign country, the BJJ grows up
there. It happened in US with the PanAm and Europe is opening
his doors to the modality. There are some competitions in Europe,
but they don't use the right rules. I want to create a parameter
for them, to show how to produce a tournament, what are the rules...
At
this European there will be also the 1st National Teams tournament...
We
want that each country have its own BJJ National Team. At this
time there will be five blue belt fighters in the up-to-72kg
and five in the over-72kg, like the Brazilian Teams Cup. Probably,
there will be country bringing just a team on the Lightweight,
or on the Heavyweight. We decided for the blue belts first, because
it's easier to each country form a competitive team.
And
the Brazilian National Team... Who are the blue belts fighting
for the title?
Well,
this will be decided during the tournament. We will call the
men that will be fighting in Lisbon. I think this will make the
dispute even. If we chose our best blue belts, it'd be impossible
to loose.
Do
you think Europe is the new Eldorado for the BJJ?
Like
US, I don't know. But in two years I think Europe will be doing
good. The difference is that the Americans love sports and some
Gracies went there to teach. When the American government starts
to support the sport, the BJJ will become the new Wrestling.
But the American market is becoming full of teachers and some
of them are going to Europe, like Roger and Robin Gracie.
It's
not just in US that the market is becoming full. The black belts
say that its impossible to live from the BJJ...
The
market is bigger. During the past, we just had my academy, Carlson's,
Master Helio's. Today, if you don't have a name in the sport
and you're focused on it, you fall down. There were a time, when
Royce fought at UFC, that we did a lot of money... But there
is a teacher here, called Zé Beleza, that discovered a
new market, teaching children classes.
Most
say the Worlds lost his passion. What's happening with the BJJ?
The
Nova União leaving from the CBJJ was not the only problem.
In the past, there were four, five big teams fighting for the
title: Carlson's, Gracie Barra, Nova União, Royler's Gracie
Humaitá and Alliance. If one of them didn't fight, the
tournament lost a bit of emotion. Besides the NU problem, Alliance
and the Carlson team lost his most important fighters, that created
there own team. At this moment, the small teams, formed by the
division of the big ones, are working to become bigger and to
improve the competition, with the returning of the emotion at
the tournaments. We are living a time of changes.
There's
also some BJJ stars leaving the modality to fight MMA...
Not
everybody is able to fight MMA. You have to dedicate yourself
on it, like a pro. On the BJJ, you don't need this. You can fight
just for fun. Most of the fighters think fighting MMA they will
do a lot of money... We know it isn't easy. How many fights Wanderlei
Silva and Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira did after becoming the champs
and earn a good mount of money? Let's see how long these guys
will wait for it...
The
Gracie Barra has also its own MMA team, the Gracie Barra Combat
Team. Who had the idea, you or the fighters?
We
had an opportunity. I was thinking on it and the fighters also
asked to fight MMA. But some of them have discovered that it'll
not be easy...
Source:
Tatame |
Mir
Looks to Settle Score with Sims
By Jason Probst
It
was an ending best left to a biker bar brawl.
But
luckily, for fans of the Frank Mir-Wes Sims rivalry, their unfinished
business will be settled Friday night; Sims’ stomping of
Mir in UFC 43 brought a disqualification to what was shaping
up as an exciting fight.
Frank
Mir hopes to settle the score with Sims and close the show the
old-fashioned way -- in Mir’s case, a submission hold cranked
home. And with that, he figures he can put Sims behind him and
move on toward fighting for the heavyweight title.
Their
bout kicked off with little pretense, as Sims charged, missed
a haymaker, and the two went to the ground. Mir quickly got mount,
and attempted a string of submission holds that Sims managed
to fight off. And then, with Mir on his back against the cage
came the Stomp Heard Round The World.
“It
was intentional,” Mir tells Maxfighting when asked about
Sims’ honky-tonk stomp. “He stomped me once, and then
you can look on camera. It was meant to be malicious; it’s
not like he did it once and said ‘Oh, shit.’ He knew
what he was doing and he was looking for a way out.”
Sims
supporters feel that their man was gaining momentum after a rough
start and point to his escapes from several submission attempts
Mir uncorked as evidence of this. But the Las Vegan feels that
fans have a tendency to focus on a guy powering out of a submission,
rather than skill level that got him there.
“He’s
a pretty low-level jiu-jitsu guy. He was getting out and defending
stuff, but I can’t see him avoiding subs for 15 minutes,”
Mir says. “He can power out of a few of them, but I don’t
care how great of shape you are in. That takes energy. He might
power out of them with rage and aggressions but that’s going
to wear you out.”
Even
so, he doesn’t expect anything but a similar approach from
Sims, whose all-out style leaves little to Mir’s imagination.
“I
expect him to come aggressively. I’m sure he’s going
to be in good shape and try and push the pace of match,”
Mir forecasts. “But to me, it’s just a normal fight.
You can’t take it personal. If you do that, you make more
mistakes.”
Mir
is typically detached, separating the professional from the personal.
His UFC career, which saw him turn into a contender with submission
wins over Roberto Traven and Pete Williams, took a rough turn
when he was TKO’d by an inspired Ian Freeman at UFC 38.
Mir
says he took the fight lightly and started reading his own press
clippings. Rededicated to training, he dispatched Tank Abbot
at UFC 41 and seemed on course to fight Tim Sylvia for the title
until Sylvia was stripped for steroids after UFC 44. The situation
leaves Mir having no idea when he’ll get a title shot. But
having learned his lessons against Freeman and Sims the first
time around, he knows that he’s got to keep winning, because
that’s the one thing he can control.
“There
are too many variables right now,” he says regarding his
future. (Andrei Arlvoski and Sylvia are scheduled to fight for
the vacant title in April.)
But
the one certainty is that Sims will be coming for him again --
hard -- and Mir has the chance to settle it once and for all.
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated;
you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Statesman, Prime Minister
|
UFC
46: Super Natural
Date: 1/31/2004
Event Type: PPV Live
Time: 10:00 PM EST
COUTURE
TO DEFEND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST BELFORT AT UFC 46:
SUPER NATURAL, JAN. 31, IN LAS VEGAS
Tickets
On Sale NOW! Go to Ticketmaster For Ultimate Fighting Championship
Super Bowl Weekend Show
LAS
VEGAS, November 12, 2003 ….The hardest hits on Super Bowl
weekend might not be heard in Houston, but in Las Vegas when
new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Couture defends his title for the first time against Brazilian
phenom Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC 46: Super Natural,
LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 31, at Mandalay
Bay Events Center. UFC 46: Super Natural is presented by Miller
Lite beer, its title sponsor.
Live
event tickets, $350, $250, $150, $75 and $35, are on sale 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 transaction
and are subject to transaction fees. UFC 46: Super Natural will
be available on pay-per-view on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network,
TVN, Echostar, Bell ExpressVu and Viewers Choice Canada. The
suggested retail price is $29.95.
UFC
PPV MAIN CARD
-
Vitor Belfort vs Randy Couture - MAIN EVENT - UFC Title
-
BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes - UFC
Title Fight
-
Carlos Newton vs Renato
Verissimo
- (Swing Bout)
-
Frank Mir vs Wes Sims - rematch
-
Jorge Rivera vs Lee Murray
PRELIMINARY
FIGHTS
-
Matt Serra vs Ivan Menjivar
-
Georges St. Pierre vs Karo Parisyan
-
Hermes Franca vs Josh Thomson
Source: MMA Weekly & UFC.tv
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THE
RETURN OF THE SMASHING MACHINE!
January 20, 2004
LOS
ANGELES, California – The fight card for PRIDE FC: INFERNO
is now official and among a cast of giants, making his long-awaited
return to the ring will be “The Smashing Machine” Mark
Kerr. Kerr’s last mixed martial arts match was in July of
2001. PRIDE FC: INFERNO is scheduled to debut on North American
pay per view on February 8th, 2004 and the event will be held
in the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Heading
up the INFERNO fight card will be Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
versus Ron Waterman. “Cro Cop” is coming off of a devastating
loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at FINAL CONFLICT and is looking
to re-establish his dominance and return to his winning ways.
“H20” Ron Waterman, a Colorado native, boasts an impressive
record of 10-1-2 and last appeared in COLD FURY 3 in which he
defeated Valentijn Overeem of Holland.
Also
included on the card, qualification matches for the upcoming
sixteen man heavyweight tournament (which will begin April 25th,
2004): Fresh off of his win against Giant Silva at Shockwave
2003, “The Texas Crazy Horse” Heath Herring takes on
another giant in the 6’10, 260 pound UFC veteran “Big”
Gan McGee … Mark Kerr makes his return to mixed martial
arts, going up against Norihisa Yamamoto of Japan … undefeated
Russian star Sergei Kharitonov takes on the 7’0, 400 pound
L.A. Giant from California … and “Ice Cold” Igor
Vovchanchyn goes head to head against Dan “The Bull”
Bobish. The winners all move on to the heavyweight tournament!
Additional
matches on the INFERNO fight card include Kazuhiro Nakamura versus
Mexican pro-wrestler Dos Caras Jr. … both last fought in
BUSHIDO … Nakamura is coming off a win against Daniel Gracie
and the exciting Dos Caras Jr. is coming off a devastating knockout
loss versus “Cro Cop” Filipovic … also, fresh
off of a flying knee KO victory against Akira Shoji at SHOCKWAVE
2003, Murilo “Ninja” Rua takes on PRIDE FC veteran
Alexander Otsuka.
PRIDE
FC: INFERNO / Fight Card:
Main
Event
- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Ron “H20”
Waterman (USA)
PRIDE
FC Heavyweight Grand Prix Qualification Matches
- Heath Herring (USA) vs. “Big” Gan McGee (USA)
- Mark Kerr (USA) vs. Norihisa Yamamoto (Japan)
- Sergei Kharitonov (Russia) vs. L.A. Giant (USA)
- Igor Vovchanchyn (Ukraine) vs. Dan Bobish (USA)
Additional
Matches:
- Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan) vs. Dos Caras Jr. (Mexico)
- Murilo “Ninja” Rua (Brazil) vs. Alexander Otsuka
(Japan)
(Fight
Card Subject to Change)
PRIDE
FC: INFERNO will premiere on North American pay per view through
iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell Express
Vu, and Viewer’s Choice on Sunday, February 8th, 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.
Source:
ADCC
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VITOR
LEAVES FOR LAS VEGAS
Vitor Belfort has left the uncertainty of the unknown with his
sister for Las Vegas, Nevada. Belfort has left this morning for
a long flight to Las Vegas to face Randy Couture at UFC 46.
Our
partners from tatame.com had this bit of information last night.
"The Brazil Fight Club fighter is travelling with his corner
and trainer Leonardo Vieira, BJJ World Champion today. Even having
no news about his sister's Priscila Belfort missing (since last
Jan 9) until now, Vitor thanks everybody for the support. 'Besides
the problem, I kept my training routine. I hope that everybody
that prayed for me and my sister, keep cheering for me. I am
gonna bring the belt! ', warned Belfort, who will meet his wife
Joana Prado over the US."
"Yesterday
(18), Vitor received relatives and friends in his residence in
Rio de Janeiro to try another shot on national TV. Team TATAME
is by Belfort's side at this difficult moment and hope that he
can make it through and bring to Brazil one more belt."
Source:
MMA Weekly
|
TANNER
TALKS ON MMAWEEKLY RADIO
Evan Tanner
was Monday's guest on MMAWeekly Radio and he had plenty to say.
Evan feels like he hasn't gotten just credit for what he has
done in the sport. He considers himself "an old man in the
sport," and pointed out that there are only five guys that
have been in the UFC as long or longer than himself. Evan likes
fighting, despite what some may say, and feels that there is
something in his blood that makes him like it. He added, "it
is hard to put up with the politics and games that goes on within
the fight world, it's kinda lost it's purity."
Tanner
discussed Phil Baroni at length. He said that he read Phil's
interview, browsed some of the Internet forums and he just wanted
to put his side out there. Evan feels like everyone is babying
Baroni and that Phil brought everything on himself. He quickly
pointed out that this isn't the first time Phil has "screwed
up."
Speaking
of the Baroni fight specifically, Evan said, there is no doubt
that Phil had him rocked. He thinks the cut came from the first
punch thrown by Baroni and addressed the criticized stoppage
to check the cut. Tanner said that Larry Landless let the fight
go and gave Phil the chance to try and finish him. There was
a break in the action and at some point the cut had to be checked,
added Evan.
He
said he was told to go to his corner, so he did, and then Landless
directed him to a neutral corner, as opposed to what many thought
was Larry having to point a stunned Tanner in the right direction.
His corner men did not work on the cut as alleged. It was the
athletic commissions' cut man that worked on the cut. Tanner
said that he was able to take Phil's best shots and come back
to win the fight. He admitted that it wasn't pretty but he earned
the victory. He does not think the fight was stopped early and
that Landless did a good job in refereeing the fight. Evan suggested
that refs don't need to talk to fighters during fights and that
there should be a universal standard set by the athletic commissions
to clear up some of the "gray areas."
A
rematch?? Evan thinks there will be one. In fact, he feels they
are wanting to line him up with Baroni soon. He said that it
wouldn't bother him either way if Phil's suspension was shortened
and thinks it will be. Looking to a rematch, Evan said Phil got
some hard punches and that would definitely be something he needed
to watch out for. When asked what he would do different in a
rematch, Tanner said half jokingly, "I would keep my hands
up a little better." He mentioned Phil's lack of a solid
ground game and added, "He won't be able to stop what I
am going to do to him on the ground." He recognized that
it would be in his favor to take the fight to the ground and
stated a few times that he would gladly give Phil a rematch anytime
he wanted one.
Tanner
also talked about what the future may hold for him. He was offered
a fight against David Loiseau in TKO but he turned it down to
focus on the UFC. Evan said, "If it came down to it, I'd
fight Matt Lindland." He said that he and Lindland beat
on each other in training, the only difference is they would
be getting paid to do it. Tanner went on to say that he wouldn't
count out moving back up to LHW. His immediate future looks like
it may be a rematch will Phil Baroni, possibly in April, depending
on Phil's suspension. The written statement that Evan released
can be found in the Daily News Monday section of the site. To
listen to the show in it's entirety, get a Premium Membership
to have access to the complete radio archive.
Source: MMA Weekly
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PANCRASE
2004 BRAVE TOUR February 6
Date:Friday, February 6th, 2004
Place:Korakuen Hall , Tokyo, Japan
-82kg
Kiuma Kunioku vs. Kazuo Misaki
(PANCRASEism) (PANCRASE GRABAKA)
-90kg
Osami Shibuya vs. Art Santore
(PANCRASEism) (Team Quest)
-82kg
Eiji Ishikawa vs. Nathan Quarry
(Pancrase GRABAKA) (Team Quest)
-75kg
Koji Oishi vs. Heath Sims
(PANCRASEism) (Team Quest)
+100kg
Sehaku vs. Keigo Takamori
(RJW / CENTRAL) (PANCRASE MEGATON)
-64kg
Miki Shida vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe
(P's LAB Tokyo) (HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN)
Pancrase
Gate
-64kg
Kenji Shimada vs. Manabu Inoue
(P's LAB Tokyo) Kohebi Club)
PANCRASE
2004 BRAVE TOUR February 15
Date: Sunday, February 15th, 2004
Place: Umeda Stera Hall , Osaka, Japan
Soca
makes his MMA debut against Maeda who just recently beat MMA
veteran and submission grappling wizard Baret Yoshida. Baret
has beat Soca in ADCC more than once.
-64kg
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Alexandre
"SOCA" Carneiro
(PANCRASE Inagakigumi) (Gracie Barra)
-75kg
Takafumi Ito vs. Yuji Hoshino
(PANCRASEism) (Wajutsu Keishu-kai GODS)
-75kg
Satoru Kitaoka vs. OTOKO ! Tokuoka
(PANCRASEism) (WATER)
-69kg
Yuji Oba vs. Satoshi Watanabe
(P's LAB Tokyo) (Cobra-kai)
-75kg
Daisuke Hanazawa 13 vs. Takuo Miyata
(Cobra-kai) (Nagoya Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club)
-64kg
Yohei Tagami vs. Naoji Fujimoto
(HYBRID WRESTLING MUGEN) (PANCRASE Inagakigumi)
Source:
Koichi Kawasaki
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DEEP
13th IMPACT in KORAKUEN HALL
Date : January 22, 2004
Kourakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
9th
Match -90kg 5min 3R
Ryo Chonan vs. Daijiro Matsui
(U-FILE CAMP.com) (Takada Dojo)
8th
Match 5min 3R
Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Yusuke Imamura
(Free) (Takada Dojo)
7th
Match -76kg 5min 3R
Seichi Ikemoto vs. Hidetaka Monma
(RiRoots Conan) (A-3)
6th
Match -47kg 5min 2R (Woman fight)
Satoko Shinashi vs. Naoko Omuro
(Free) (Wajutsu Keishu-kai)
5th
Match -84kg 5min 3R
Ryuta Sakurai vs. Tetsuya Onose
(r.gym) (FIGHTING SPIRIT)
4th
Match 5min 3R
Kyosuke Sasaki vs. Takanori Oniki
(U-FILE CAMP.com) (Team ROKEN)
3rd
Match 5min 3R
Jun Ishii vs. Tadahiro Hosaka
(Chojin Club) (Pancrase MRGATON)
2nd
Match -69kg 5min 3R
Tashiro Nishiuchi vs. Tomoyuki Fukami
(U-FILE CAMP.com) (CMA Kyoto Seikei-kan)
1st
Match -92kg 5min 3R
Masutasu Yano vs. Takayuki Oba
(RJW/Central) (AO/DC)
Source:
Koichi Kawasaki
|
WRESTLING
AND WHY DEAN LOST IN IOWA
According
to USA Wrestling's Media Guide, there have been eight American
Presidents who were wrestlers. They were, with their years in
office included:
George
Washington (1789-97)
Andrew Jackson (1829-37)
Zachary Taylor (1849-50)
Abraham Lincoln (1861-65)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-77)
Chester A. Arthur (1881-85)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09)
William Howard Taft (1909-13)
A
large portrait of a young Abe Lincoln wrestling is one of the
first things you see when you enter the International Wrestling
Institute and Museum in Newton, Iowa.
But
this connection of wrestling and the presidency is quite a museum
object itself. It has been over 90 years since any former wrestler
has been President of the United States. When the last one, Taft,
was in the White House, much of pro wrestling was still real
and Frank Gotch was the heavyweight wrestling champion of the
world.
It
appeared at one point that there was a fair shot that the 21st
Century would have its first wrestler-president. Howard Dean,
the former governor of Vermont and the early Democratic front-runner,
is the man to whom we refer.
Dean,
it turns out, wrestled in the 1960s when he attended St. George's
Episcopal School, a prep school in Newport, RI, and was actually
captain of the team in his senior year.
Then
came the Iowa caucuses Monday night and Dean, who had been leading
for months, ended up third, behind both Senators John Kerry and
John Edwards. The headlines, such as in the New York Daily News,
screamed with delight, 'Kerry KOs Dean,' as if this were a combat
sports event. Leaving aside the mainstream media's use of fight
language, let me offer a contribution to the analysis of Dean's
defeat from the standpoint of wrestling.
The
mainstream media was fascinated that this Yale-educated doctor
with a strong antiwar position was a former wrestler. Dean, we
were told, had a tough style. 'This pugnacious style is in keeping
with someone whose favorite sport in prep school was wrestling
and who doesn't back down from tough questions,' one article
argued. In fact, the mainstream media was filled with references
to his wrestling background.
Here
are some links to recent mainstream media articles mentioning
that Dean was a wrestler:
Article 1
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3969012/
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/7622657.htm
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040111/NEWS08/40111002
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/7682190.htm
Article 6
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3869798/
Article 8
And
those are just some of the recent ones, and the online ones.
But
Dean was also reviled by many mainstream types precisely because
he had been a wrestler, and maintained some of the strong-minded
and stoic traits which wrestling develops.
In
an article in the New York Sun, former Democratic presidential
candidate Sen. Bob Kerrey argued that Dean was 'not likable.'
While Kerrey said it was a plus that Dean 'photographs very well,'
he added as a minus, 'He's got a big neck; he looks like a wrestler.'
You
can read this for yourself at:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2003/12/29/115320.shtml
Again
hold off for now in analyzing what this says about how the media
covers elections and candidates. We know this in general. What
is more interesting is how Dean reacted to these prejudices against
the world's oldest and greatest sport.
If
you look for any mention of Dean's wrestling background on his
web site, you will be looking for a long time. Despite his campaign's
much heralded use of the Internet, his own web site, http://www.deanforamerica.com/,
makes no mention of it.
Dean
recently wrote an autobiographical book, 'Winning Back America,'
to state his case for his candidacy. He does mention wrestling
in there, but barely.
He
writes of his love of hockey, but implies that he only went out
for wrestling in high school because he wasn't that good at hockey.
He does not explain what was gained from wrestling, how it affects
his life, and why even his 'big neck,' which apparently some
of the insider types whom he had spoken against in his campaign
also don't like, was a welcome result of his life on the mat.
Dean almost brushes off his involvement with wrestling in his
book, like it was one of the freakish, silly activities which
teenagers did in the 1960s for which they are now embarrassed.
Any hint that wrestling was his favorite sport, and that he was
captain of the wrestling team, are totally absent here.
Whether
Dean was embarrassed that he was a wrestler, or whether some
genius advisor or consultant told him to try to shove it under
the rug, may never be known. What is known is that this former
wrestler went into Iowa, the land of Gotch and Gable, and got
his butt handed to him.
Contrast
this to Dean's Republican political adversaries. Former wrestlers
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert not only let it be known far and wide that they
wrestled, but you can find them watching wrestling meets when
they have the time. Both these men appeared on the American broadcast
of the 2003 World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling, eloquently
explaining the importance of wrestling for them. Also in Iowa,
for the 2002 Gubernatorial elections, the Republican Party at
one point sought out Dan Gable as its candidate, even though
Gable was a registered Democrat. Gable declined the offer; Governor
Tom Vilsack, elected in 1998 as the first Democratic governor
in Iowa in 30 years, was reelected in 2002.
To
be fair, there have been Democrats who were proud of their wrestling
backgrounds. For example, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, whom
Dean sometimes quotes, was a former college wrestler at the University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and was inducted into the National
Wrestling Hall of Fame in its Outstanding American category.
Carl Albert, who was a Democratic congressman from Oklahoma for
30 years and was elected Speaker of the House in 1971, wrestled
at the University of Oklahoma and also is in the National Wrestling
Hall of Fame in its Outstanding American category.
But
unlike these men, it appears that Dean was tailoring his campaign
to the kind of people who don't like folks with a 'big neck'
and who 'look like a wrestler.' And besides how sadly prejudiced,
wrong, and petty this is, this supposed political whiz chose
to take this approach in the state in which wrestling is appreciated
the most, Iowa.
There
are few groups, when you make it known that you are a member,
that garner as much instant respect and camaraderie from its
other members as does the legion of former wrestlers. This may
be true of the combat sports in general, but wrestling is the
only one widely practiced in American schools. There are literally
millions of former high school wrestlers in America -- and a
lot of them vote.
Whatever
one thinks of Dean's positions, it is inconceivable that his
status as a former wrestler would have been a negative with the
grassroots voters which his campaign was seeking to enlist. Yes,
there were lots of reasons which made many people dislike Dean,
and not just the stupid one about his neck. But if it were more
widely known and emphasized that he had been a wrestler -- that
he had been one of the guys on the mat -- then he would surely
have had a better shot at heading to New Hampshire with a win
under his belt.
Kerry,
by the way, as far as we know, was not a wrestler. But his Senate
web page does have a high school sports section including a section
on wrestling which links to that of the MIAA, the Massachusetts
Interscholastic Athletic Association, where you can find all
sorts of local wrestling information.
Iowa
caucuses were held on the campuses of both the University of
Iowa and Iowa State University, both traditional wrestling strongholds.
While Dean did win the University of Iowa caucus, according to
the Des Moines Register, he finished third at the one at Iowa
State University, the alma mater of both Dan Gable and Cael Sanderson.
Now,
I'm not endorsing anyone or even seeking to evaluate the issues
here. Regardless of where you may stand on the issues, you should
see some main reasons why Dean got KO'd in Iowa: He turned his
back on his potential allies, he failed to be himself, he fought
the other guy's fight, and he forgot all the lessons which wrestling
teaches. And maybe, just like many other wrestlers who have competed
in no-holds-barred and mixed martial arts fights, Dean might
have avoided the knockout if he had fought like a wrestler and
built upon his strengths.
This
campaign surely has a long way to go. Many Iowa caucus winners
have failed even to get their party's nomination, much less win
the general election. It should be interesting to see just how
Dean adjusts his campaign, and if he decides to say it loud that
he was a wrestler and proud.
Source:
ADCC
|
Quote
of the Day
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you
cannot do."
Walter Bagehot, 1826-1877, British Economist, Critic
|
Super
Brawl 33 News!
As rumored, here are the talent filled card for the next Super
Brawl at the Neil Blaisdell Arena on Saturday, February 7.
Niko
Vitale (Grappling Unlimited) vs Dave Menne (former UFC Champion)
Eddie
"The Filipino Phenom" Yagin (Grappling Unlimited) vs
Jens Pulver (former UFC Champion)
Ronald
"The Machine Gun" Jhun (808 Fight Factory) v Kyle Brees
Heavy hitter Justin Eilers that gave Cabbage Correira the fight
of his life is back in the Super Brawl ring.
Justin
Eilers v UFC Veteran "Dirty" Harry Moskowitz
Meet
UFC Champions!
Two thirds of all current UFC Champions will be on hand Feb 7th.
Welterweight Champion of the World Matt Hughes and Heavyweight
Champ, Tim Sylvia will be flying directly from Las Vegas (where
they are both defending their titles, Matt against Hawaii's own
BJ Penn and Tim against Andre Orlovski) to support their teamates,
Jens Pulver and Justin Eilers.
More
match ups coming soon!
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PRIDE
27 and PRIDE BUSHIDO 2 Matchups Announced!
On
January 20th, in a Tokyo press confernce, DSE/PRIDE announced
some of the latest match ups for two of their upcoming events:
PRIDE 27 and PRIDE BUSHIDO 2.
As
well as specific matches for the 2 February events, DSE/PRIDE
revealed the dates of future PRIDE and PRIDE BUSHIDO events on
the 2004 calendar, including the long awaited date in the USA!
PRIDE.27
(TRIUMPHANT RETURN)
Place: Osaka Castle Hall
Date: February 1st, 2004
Start: 15:00
Card
Subject To Change:
- Mirko Cro Cop vs Ron Waterman
PRIDE
GP SURVIVAL MATCH
- Heath Herring vs Gan McGee
PRIDE
GP SURVIVAL MATCH
- Igor Vovchanchyn vs Dan Bobish
PRIDE
GP SURVIVAL MATCH
- Mark Kerr vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
PRIDE
GP SURVIVAL MATCH
- Kharitonov Sergey vs LA Giant (prowrestler , 210cm, 180kg)
-
Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Dos Caras Jr.
- Murilo Ninja vs Alexander Otsuka
Also,
DSE/PRIDE announced their plans to present PRIDE events as as
follows in 2004:
PRIDE
GP Heavy Weight Opening: April at Saitama Super Arena
PRIDE GP Heavy Weight Semi Final: June at Saitama Super Arena
PRIDE GP Heavy Weight Final: August at Saitama Super Arena
PRIDE: LAS VEGAS September
The
presss conference also featured news about PRIDE's BUSHIDO series,
including the 'ChuteBoxe v. Japan' theme for the upcoming February
15th event.
PRIDE
BUSHIDO 2
Place: Yokohama Arena
Date: February 15th
Start: 15:00
CHUTE
BOXE VS JAPAN (3 VS 3)
-
Wanderlei Silva vs Ikuhisa Minowa
- Mauricio Shogun vs Akihiro Gono
- Jadson Costa vs TBA
The
lineup is also expected to feature Janaese stars Hayato Sakurai
and Daiju Takase.
And,
DSE/PRIDE announced their intent to hold the PRIDE BUSHIDO series
on the following dates:
PRIDE
BUSHIDO 3: May at Yokohama Arena
PRIDE BUSHIDO 4: July at Nagoya Rainbow Hall
PRIDE BUSHIDO 5: November at Yokohama Arena
Source:
ADCC |
ADCC
NEWS:
Monthly MMA TOP TEN List Updated For January 2004!
MMA TOP TEN LIST ON ADCC NEWS
ADCC
NEWS has released the first TOP TEN MMA fighters list of 2004.
Below are some of the highlists, followed by the list. ENJOY!
My
humble opinion is that this ranking is bogus. How does Shaolin
rank above BJ when the only ranked fighter that he beat was Joachim
Hansen when BJ fought and beat way better competition? How about
Bozo Palling who was the only fighter to draw with Pequeno Noguiera
and beat Kid Yamamoto, but he is ranked #5? How did Bang get ranked number
3 when he was getting tooled by Genki Sudo and won because of
a stand up restart? Robbie Lawler is still ranked, but Pete Spratt
who beat him (although he did lose recently) is not. Don't get
me wrong, Robbie should be up there, but so should Spratt. Dan
Henderson is ranked higher than the man only a couple of months
ago was considered unbeatable at 205, Tito Ortiz? Chuck Liddell
is ranked number 9 under Babalu who he destroyed. Finally, two
unknown Red Devil fighters somehow make it in the top 10 of a
fairly rich bed of heavies.
under
145 lbs and over 205.1 lbs saw minor changes only.
145.1
- 155 LBS: Genki Sudo takes a step up to #4, from #8 overall
last month, based on his New Year's performance against 'Butterbean'.
His stock is up! Din Thomas, on the other hand, slipped off the
top ten due to his loss on New Year's against Amar Suloev. Since
Din was not 155 lbs for the bout, perhaps there is some confusion
as to his future weight class. Cracking the Top Ten for the first
time at #10 is Thomas' teammate Marcos Aurelio, who swept the
16 man ZST tournament in Japan.
155.1
- 170 LBS: Correcting a wrong from last poll, Hayato Sakurai
of Japan appears in the TOP TEN at #8. Making a move from #9
to #7 was Chris Lytle, who took out highly regarded Pete Spratt
in short order in his last match.
170.1
- 185 LBS: Big jump for Japanese star Yuki Kondo, who scored
a win over Mario Sperry on New Year's.
185.1
- 205 LBS: Rich Franklin's steady progress stalled on New Year's
eve with his loss to Ryoto Machida. He drops from 8th to 10th.
(NOTE:
A panel of 6 delegates (1 from each continent) contributed to
the voting for ADCC's Top Ten. The 'unified' weight categories
used in the USA to categorize the competitors, resulting in ratings
for 6 weight categories.)
JANUARY
2004 - ADCC's TOP TEN MMA FIGHTERS
under
145 lbs.
#1 Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira (Brazil)
#2 Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto (Japan)
#3 Jens Pulver (Team EXTREME, USA)
#4 Joao Roque (Nova Uniao, Brazil)
#5 Stephen
Paling (USA)
#6 Tetsuo Katsuta (Japan)
#7 Ivan Menjivar (Costa Rica)
#8 Cole Escovedo (USA)
#9 Hiroyuki Abe (Japan)
#10 Jeff Curran (USA)
145.1
- 155 lbs.
#1 Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro (Nova Uniao, Brazil)
#2 BJ Penn
(USA)
#3 Duane 'Bang' Ludwig (USA)
#4 Genki Sudo (Japan)
#5 Yves Edwards (3rd Column, USA)
#6 Hermes Franca (American TOP TEAM, USA)
#7 Joachim Hansen (Team Scandinavia, Oslo, Norway)
#8 Takanori Gomi (SHOOTO, Japan)
#9 Matt Serra (Team Renzo Gracie, USA)
#10 Marcos Aurelio (American TOP TEAM, USA)
155.1
- 170 lbs.
#1 Matt Hughes (Team EXTREME, USA)
#2 Carlos Newton (Canada)
#3 Sean Sherk (USA)
#4 Jutaro Nakao (Japan)
#5 Frank Trigg (USA)
#6 Robbie Lawler (Team EXTREME, USA)
#7 Chris Lytle (Integrated Fighting, USA)
#8 Hayato Sakurai (Japan)
#9 Karo Parisyan (Team Gokor, USA)
#10 Nick Diaz (Cesar Gracie, USA)
170.1
- 185 lbs.
#1 Murilo Bustamante (Brazil)
#2 Anderson Silva (Brazil)
#3 Yuki Kondo (Japan)
#4 Matt Lindland (USA)
#5 Kazushi Sakuraba (Japan)
#6 Amar Suloev (Red Devil, Russia)
#7 Masanori Suda (SHOOTO Champion, Japan)
#8 Ricardo Almeida (Team Renzo Gracie, USA)
#9 Evan Tanner (USA)
#10 Denis Kang (Soares JJ, Canada)
185.1
- 205 lbs.
#1 Wanderlei Silva (Chute Boxe, Brazil)
#2 Randy Couture (UFC Champion, USA)
#3 Dan Henderson (USA)
#4 Tito Ortiz (USA)
#5 Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (USA)
#6 Vitor Belfort (Brazil)
#7 Renato 'Babalu' (Brazil)
#8 Ricardo Arona (Brazilian TOP TEAM, Brazil)
#9 Chuck Liddell (USA)
#10 Rich Franklin (Team EXTREME, USA)
205.1
lbs and Up.
#1 - Emilianenko Fedor (Red Devil, Russia)
#2 - Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira (Brazilian TOP TEAM, Brazil)
#3 - Mirko Filipovic (Croatia)
#4 - Tim Sylvia (Team EXTREME, USA)
#5 - Josh Barnett (NJPW, USA)
#6 - Andrei Orlovski (Belarus)
#7 - Roman Zentsov (Red Devil, Russia)
#8 - Semmy Schilt (Holland)
#9 - Frank Mir (Pires JJ, USA)
#10 - Ibragim Magomedov (Red Devil, Russia)
Source:
ADCC |
The
Brazilian Beat
Belfort
departs to face all his fears, Paulo Filho back with BTT, Chute
Boxe ready to take Japan by storm in February, Minotauro training
for PRIDE and more!
The
Brazilian Beat:
Judging from different angles, a person could find all diverse
types of motivations to face likely his toughest opponent ever,
in a fight that means the UFC title, while he faces an never
ending agony in his personal life. If you put yourself in Vitor
Belfort's place, you can't help but feel confused and awkward,
as the whole situation he is going trough, with his sister missing
and on verge of getting his so awaited title shot, against a
man who soundly beat him years ago and trying to prove he doesn't
need the backup of a established MMA team to succeed, could very
well be the storyline of a movie. However, we're in real life
and so far Vitor has been taking the bull by the horns and showing
amazing mental strength in what can also be his ultimate moment
of glory. Before January is over we will find out the answers
to those questions, and hopefully and most importantly, we'll
find the answer to Belfort's family's hearts as we're still believing
in the finding of his sister, and this reporter is eager to be
able to write about those happy news. Meanwhile, the MMA world
is presenting us with plenty of action in the Brazilian scene,
as January will end with a great UFC show, and February will
bring us action from PRIDE in Japan, fulfilling the tastes of
all MMA fans worldwide. With a lot of action ahead next month,
training has been tough in the Brazilian camps such as Chute
Boxe and Brazilian Top Team. We'll address this matters in this
edition of "The Beat", as well as some more tidbits
about the game, cause FCF insists in providing the rhythm as
the beats are really going down in the academies at this time
of year, in the best and most aggressive Brazilian style. Enjoy!
Even though he is facing what's likely the toughest time of his
life, Vitor Belfort is a man with a mission and with this in
mind he departs to the USA tonight, leaving Brazil for Las Vegas.
Vitor will finish his preparation for his UFC title bout against
Randy Couture in Vegas, while his family keeps searching for
his missing sister here in Brazil. It's been 10 days already
since his sister was last seen, and Belfort's family and friends
started a campaign to find Priscila (Vitor's sister), asking
for help on TV whenever is possible and pleading people to cooperate
giving information to the police. In the middle of all the drama
"The Phenom" is trying to focus on his fight and honor
his working duty. Vitor spoke with FCF this Monday, before getting
on the plane and thanked all the fans for the support in this
tough time, and promised to give his best inside the octagon.
His heart is certainly torn, in what is probably his hardest
fight ever. For those used to Vitor's looks at his last fight
against Marvin Eastman, the 26 year old fighter is now sporting
a completely shaved head! FCF continues to wish and hope for
the best for Belfort's family, and if anyone living in Brazil
has any info, please contact the police.
After
a short staying in Wallid Ismail's team, Brazil Dojo, that lasted
only a few months, PANCRASE and PRIDE veteran Paulo Filho is
back with the Brazilian Top Team. Filho left BTT and went for
Brazil Dojo because of a better financial package, where he would
get sponsored for his training. However, according to the fighter
things didn't continue to be as they should, therefore he decided
to comeback to the Brazilian Top Team where he feels more comfortable,
considering he knows all his training partners for a long time.
Mario Sperry is now taking care of Paulo's management for his
international fights, as the young fighter hopes to participate
in the next PRIDE BUSHIDO show. Paulo Filho also stated he is
coming back to the 85kg division now.
Speaking
of the Brazilian Top Team, training has been hard in the academy
as the Japanese February shows are approaching and several fighters
are likely to compete in them. Strong rumors have that Ricardo
Arona will be making his PRIDE comeback at the early February
show, against a yet to be named opponent. Arona is already training
hard and eager to fight, as his last outing was against Murilo
Ninja back in 2002.
Another
Brazilian Top Team fighter who is very likely to be taking part
in the next PRIDE show, is the one and only Rodrigo Minotauro
Nogueira! Minotauro is already preparing after taking care of
his own MMA promotion this last December and some well deserved
vacations after it. His opponent is yet to be announced, and
in the meantime the submission wizard is making sure he is ready
to face anyone DSE might throw in his path.
Another
camp that is getting ready for the Japanese February shows is
the so feared Chute Boxe academy. Training has been tough in
the new gym, as Murilo Ninja Rua is scheduled to participate
in the next PRIDE show and is still awaiting an opponent. Ninja
is reported to be sharpening his Muay Thai and willing to show
lots of stand up action in his next fight. His brother, Mauricio
Shogun, is also getting himself ready for an outing at PRIDE
BUSHIDO, in mid-February. Shogun's opponent may likely be Japanese
veteran Akihiro Gono, who recently defeated Chute Boxe member
Nilson de Castro in PANCRASE, but nothing is sure right now.
Chute
Boxe's participation at PRIDE BUSHIDO won't be limited to Shogun,
as a new star on the rise is preparing for his likely Japanese
debut. Fresh from his MECA win, Jadson Costa is training with
the hopes of taking part in BUSHIDO, as this is not set in stone
yet, but it's very likely to happen. Jadson competes at 70kg,
and Japanese veteran Takanori Gomi is rumored as a possible opponent.
Joining Shogun and Jadson, will likely be none other than Wanderlei
Silva himself. "The Axe Murderer" has been training
hard and although rumors have that he will be facing Yuki Kondo,
his opponent is likely to be another Japanese fighter who recently
fought, and lost, at PRIDE New Year's eve show, however no one
knows for sure as of now. FCF will have more on the February
shows soon
As
the training continues to be tough as always in Chute Boxe, the
team's new partners Jorge Macaco Patino and Luis Azeredo have
been experiencing a hard time in training in the academy, but
show amazing heart and giving them all in the sessions. Macaco
is now in Curitiba to spend some time training, and had the chance
to spar with Murilo Ninja Rua, leaving the session with a busted
nose, but happy as he could be as the warrior truly likes tough
training. Luis Azeredo also experienced a cut in his eyebrow,
also courtesy of Ninja, and both guys impressed everybody with
their toughness and guts, as they thanked the fighters for the
tough training and didn't mind the bruises and cuts at all. The
thought of an even improved Azeredo is scared, and may very well
become a reality very soon with this kind of training!
The
Brazilian Northeast scene continues to provide good MMA quality
as HEAT FC has been shaking things over in the region. Conrado
Carlos, one of the HEAT promoters, is working on the third edition
of his already regionally traditional RN VALE TUDO, a small feeder
show to find some local talent, for next February. Conrado is
currently deciding in what small town the show will be held,
as among the fighters who will compete will be names such as
DEEP veteran Gleison Tibau, HEAT veterans Alexandre Vaca and
Sergio Junior. Vaca is a BJJ brown belt, who was a purple belt
world champion, and recently dominated Marcelo Uriapuru at HEAT
FC 2.
Source: FCF
|
Interview
with Carlos Newton
It's
the last fight of his UFC Contract. He will go up against a very
tough fighter from Hawaii. If he wins this fight,
will we see Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton III? MMAWeekly's Mick
Hammond caught up with Carlos Newton and our Interview of the
Week.
MMAWeekly:
First off Carlos, for those fans unfamiliar with your history,
can you tell us how you got involved in MMA?
Carlos:
I started martial arts at four years old, my stepfather was my
first instructor. I grew up around martial arts and when I was
around 14, I started competing as an amateur and at 18 turned
professional. I was able to get some good victories under my
belt in the beginning and I’ve been competing ever since.
MMAWeekly:
You were born in the British Virgin Islands. How did you end
up settling in Canada?
Carlos:
I came here when I turned 10 years old for schooling.
MMAWeekly:
Tell us about those amateur competitions, what type of competitions
were they?
Carlos:
They were Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Karate competitions. There were
differences in rules and organizations though. For instance,
when I did Jiu-Jitsu competitions, it wasn’t strictly grappling;
there was a lot of self-defense demonstrations and point sparring,
like full contact sparring. They evolved into more MMA-type sparring
with a mixture of grappling, Judo, and Karate.
MMA
Weekly: Along with your MMA schedule, you are also going to school
in the medical field, correct?
Carlos:
Yes, I hope to be a neurological psychologist. I got into it
when I was at university as a full-time student studying psychology
and I hope to go the distance with it (and make a career of it).
I’m taking this semester off because I moved up north and
bought a house. To take a little breather, you know? This May
though, I’ll be back to my studies full-time and have a
few more years left of schooling. It’s been an ambition
of mine and I hope to follow through with it.
MMAWeekly:
Has your fight schedule effected your schooling schedule?
Carlos:
Well, I try to structure my fight schedule around my school schedule.
It’s a necessary thing for me to go to school to gain a
lot of balance in my life now. I like to keep myself busy.
MMAWeekly:
What is the priority in your life right now?
Carlos:
Right now, I have a lot of goals set that I want to achieve this
year. At this time, I’m doing some volunteer work and research
work at a local hospital.
MMAWeekly:
How much longer do you plan to fight for?
Carlos:
I’m 27 now and I’d like to have a 20 year career and
so I hope until at least 35.
MMAWeekly:
What are your goals for fighting this year?
Carlos:
I’d like to be the number one contender for the UFC, which
I think I am now. I’d like to get another title shot (at
UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes). Outside the U.S., I have
my career with PRIDE and would like to remain one of the top
welterweight/middleweight fighters there.
MMAWeekly:
Since PRIDE currently only has two weight divisions, would you
rather wait for a lightweight class to be established or would
you be content to stay in the middleweight division?
Carlos:
I’m sure they’ll be creating a new weight division
soon. There are other fighters in PRIDE right now which are around
my weight. So, for now, I’ll just wait for a lighter division
to be formed and compete in that division.
MMAWeekly:
What if you were offered a shot at Wanderlei Silva’s Middleweight
Championship? Considering he’s over 20 pounds heavier than
you, would you take it?
Carlos:
I’d definitely consider it, but it’s not something
I seriously think about at this time.
MMAWeekly:
It’s been over a year since we last saw you in the UFC,
why has it taken so long to return to the Octagon?
Carlos:
I’ve been busy with my career in PRIDE and I’ve always
had one-fight deals, that’s been the story of my life (laughs).
For now though, I’m taking it one fight at a time with my
career. I’m just hoping to take opportunities with fights
when they come, make sure I win, and stay on top out there. There
are a lot of fights going on now that, in my opinion, aren’t
that warranted or the most justified match-ups, but they’re
happening. At the same time, there are a lot of guys out there
who don’t want to fight me, but it’s understandable.
The best I can do is just sit tight and wait for opportunities
for someone to be brave enough to step up to the plate. This
upcoming year, there are a few fighters I look forward to fighting
like Hayato “Mach” Sakurai in Shooto, and PRIDE’s
Bushido may be holding a lightweight grand-prix this year. That’s
something I’m preparing myself for and looking forward to.
There are a few UFC welterweight contenders I think should step
up to the plate and fight me, but I think they’ll beat around
the bush and take shortcuts. I can’t blame them.
MMAWeekly:
Speaking of your fights last year with PRIDE, I’m curious
to know about the fight you had at PRIDE’s Body Blow show
in March against ex-Chute Boxe fighter Anderson Silva. In that
fight, you seemed to want to stand up against him. You got caught
coming in with a wicked knee that put you out. Can you tell us
about that fight?
Carlos:
He caught me right above the ear in a pretty vulnerable spot
to get hit. With a flash knock out, you realize something went
terribly wrong. You feel fine and you’re okay to the point
of where it’s like nothing really happened. You just know
what’s going on from the cheers and looking over into your
corner seeing everyone have a sad look on their face and you
think “whoa, what happened?”
MMAWeekly:
What was the last thing you remember in the fight before getting
hit with the knee?
Carlos:
Basically, I remember it looked like Anderson was going for a
high kick or something and my instincts were to shoot and boom
(Anderson landed the knee).
MMAWeekly:
Later in the year, you fought at the inaugural Bushido show for
PRIDE against Renzo Gracie. I understand that you and Renzo had
spent a lot of time around each other in the past.
Carlos:
We’ve always been in the same circles as fighters and training
and we’ve always been pretty close like that.
MMAWeekly:
So going into a fight with someone you’ve spent time with
and are close to, what kind of emotions did you have going on
prior to the fight?
Carlos:
For me, fighting Renzo was pretty cool because it was a real
coming of age kind of fight for me. At the same time, it was
pretty cool for him you know? Here he is, he’s known me
since I was a young guy, he’s watched me grow as a fighter
and one day we always knew we’d fight each other. We used
to joke about it like, “Hey, one day Renzo, it’ll be
me and you.” When that day came, we just walked up to each
other and I was like, “that day came Renzo,” and he
was like, “yeah, it took 10 years my man.” We shook
hands and had breakfast together and had the fight the next day.
MMAWeekly:
In the fight, you seemed dangerously close to getting caught
in a rear naked choke and a knee bar. How much danger were you
really in?
Carlos:
Renzo’s a real tactician with groundwork and you always
have to be careful with the decisions you make. There were times
when we were in sort of a stalemate position and it was up to
me and him to make a move or else the fight was going to be pretty
boring. From there, I decided to take a chance that, possibly,
I’d end up in a submission attempt, but at the time, I had
to weigh the factors involved and make a move. They were pretty
dangerous moments that kept me on my toes, definitely, but at
the same time, I felt it was a necessary trade off in the fight
to get the action going. You don’t want the fans to fall
asleep (laughs).
MMAWeekly:
After the fight was over, you showed a lot of emotion and sportsmanship
towards Renzo, you bowed down to him. Was that something you
had determined you’d do before the fight or was it just
something that happened on the spur of the moment?
Carlos:
That type of sportsmanship has always been shown mutually by
me and Renzo throughout the years. Even when he was the higher-ranked
more well known, experienced, and if not the better fighter,
he always showed a great deal of respect to me. He always gave
me a lot of encouragement and, for that, he always demands my
respect, my loyalty, and my following as a younger fighter. He’s
one of the guys out there I really looked up to and decided I’d
have to be as great as he was.
MMAWeekly:
At the Bushido show, PRIDE announced that the fights would only
be two rounds. The referees were also encouraged to yellow-card
fighters if there was any lull in action. Did either of those
issues play into your mind during the fight?
Carlos:
For me, it didn’t really play in my mind too much whether
it’s two rounds or three rounds. It’s all go, go, go,
and try to get a win as fast as possible. I don’t like yellow
cards. It’s more than just points they take away when they
give you one, it’s also a financial impact. At the same
time, you’re hoping as a fighter to do the best you can
with what you’ve got. For those two rounds, if that’s
what they gave me, it would be enough. You’ve got to do
what you’ve got to do.
MMAWeekly:
How do you think such rules have shaped the evolution of MMA
and effected the sport?
Carlos:
The fights are not being stopped as often as they used to be
in the earlier days of PRIDE or the UFC. Right now, I think a
more exciting venue for fighters to take part in is a ring. The
fighters have adapted very well to them, there are less stoppages
and it’s better for the viewership of an event.
MMAWeekly:
So having said that, would you rather fight in a ring or a cage?
Carlos:
It all depends on my opponent. For guys more my weight, I’d
probably prefer the ring. If you were fighting a pretty big guy,
the ring is pretty helpful to you in the sense that they can’t
pin you in the corner of the cage. I’d like to keep the
action in the center of the ring where, being the smaller fighter,
you’d get to use your agility and speed a little more.
MMAWeekly:
After fights you win, you have a very well known signature celebration,
the Hadouken Fireball from the Street Fighter video games. Tell
us how that came about.
Carlos:
That started off when I was in Japan during my training sessions.
Me and my Japanese training partners started joking around and
whenever we did something pretty clever to the other guy, we
just finished it off with that move, like we were totally annihilating
the person. One time, when we were training pretty hard, one
of my friends goes, “You should do the Hadouken during your
fight, that would be so funny.” I said, “Yeah, I’m
gonna do it. You watch, I promise I’m gonna do it.”
Everyone laughed because no one took me seriously. Then one day,
after a Shooto event, the fight goes and I win and everyone was
around and I did it.
MMAWeekly:
At the last UFC, we saw Tank Abbott’s people take exception
to Cabbage Correira doing his “Cabbage Patch Dance,”
has anyone, to your knowledge, ever had issue with you doing
the fireball?
Carlos:
Well, I don’t think it’s being disrespectful. We all
know where it’s from and what it’s about. It’s
not like I’m doing anything original. The only thing original
about it is that I’m probably the first fighter to do anything
like that after a fight. Other than that, I don’t think
anyone has had a problem with it at all. I’ve never had
anyone comment on it before or after a fight.
MMAWeekly:
How do you view your career so far and where you fit into the
scheme of things in MMA?
Carlos:
I’ve seen other fighters in the past come and go. I’ve
been around for a while now and am still pretty young. I’ve
seen careers start and careers end. I try to learn from those
examples and, at the same time, I try to set an example for a
lot of the younger up and comers and hope to not make the same
mistakes. I just try my best to help everyone out. I try my best
to do what’s best for the industry. I don’t want to
be the guy who killed the goose that laid the golden egg. It’s
still a young sport and, at this stage, it needs all the help
it can get. I always like to fight the best fighters out there.
Sometimes, even though these fights are high profile, to me,
I’m not fighting the best fighter. I’m going to do
what’s best for me as a fighter and do what’s best
for my fans. I’m pretty much interested in fighting whoever
my fans want to see me fight.
MMAWeekly:
Why do you think that after all the time you’ve spent in
MMA that you get left out of some of the more high-profile match-ups?
Carlos:
Maybe because I’m not one to jump up and say, “Yeah,
fight me. I’m the baddest mofo out here. Who do you think
you are?” At the same time, I’m not going to dignify
what they are doing by making such comments. I’m not going
to play that game. If guys want to come up and fight the best
fighters in the world and they make that honest and clear statement,
I’ll be right up there saying, “Let’s go around
bud. We have an appointment. We have a date with destiny.”
We have a pretty good Canadian fighter out here who is fighting
at the next UFC, but apparently he’s “Canada’s
number one fighter,” and I’m just like, “Okay,
so who am I?”
MMAWeekly:
Do you think that because you’ve fought more in Japan than
you have in North America, you were born in the British Virgin
Islands, and yet live up in Canada, that people have a hard time
associating you with a particular region?
Carlos:
I think people have a hard time fitting me in because there is
no where to fit me in. I’m just a guy on my own; I’m
one Canadian fighter. It’s not like we have a stable of
Canadian fighters where I fit in with those guys, where I’m
the head of that team, group, or clique; there just is no clique
over here. It’s kind of lonely at times, but at the same
time, it just ends before it gets to the drawing board. A lot
of fighters do not have good managers and so forth. I am always
willing to give my manager to whoever needs a good manager because
I think, honestly, that the UFC knows that PRIDE knows that the
whole world knows that if they step back and compare results
with results, my manager is the best manager out there. He’s
done great things for the sport, he’s capable of doing great
things for the sport, and is capable of doing great things for
whoever wants to hire him. He’s a great manager. At the
same time, if other people were able to make good wise choices
with such things, I wouldn’t be the only one out there.
I would have a place to fit in. I would have an industry that
would get going rather than competitions and promoters starting
up their own shows and other promoters calling the federal government
or whatever ratting them out, shutting down the other guy’s
show. It’s what it’s like at over here for people to
be bickering to be bickering over this and that, people fighting
over the crumbs. I got no time for that.
MMAWeekly:
You look at it like you’re just a fighter and you’re
not interested in the politics of things. Politics aren’t
your deal; you just want get out there and prove you’re
the best in your weight class.
Carlos:
Yeah, I’ve got to prove I’m the best in my weight class
and do good business. That’s it, you know. I’m in it
for the long run. I’m in it for the show. I’m in it
for the sport. I’m going to do what’s best to bring
this sport to international acclaim and bring it to every household.
I’m always the guy who’s ready to be an ambassador
for the sport. As well known as this sport may be already, it
could be a lot more. You’re always going to need the guy
who’s going to be able to explain it to people and bring
it home and make people see it for what it really is. Help them
realize all these guys are athletes and have been doing it their
whole lives. It’s an art for them. It’s a way of life.
MMAWeekly:
At the upcoming UFC 46, you’ll be facing ROTR fighter Renato Verissimo, tell us your thoughts
and strategy for that fight.
Carlos:
For Renato, I’m pretty much
doing my regular thing. I’m practicing my wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu,
and my boxing. He seems to be a very strong competitor and the
word is out there that he’s training very hard for this
fight. He’s fought in the ROTR, but his opponents haven’t
been the strongest of opponents except for Gil Castillo, who
he made a good showing against. I have to give him respect for
that, but I know who I am and I know what I’ve accomplished
and I’ll be ready to go. With Renato I’m looking to make my first
knockout (in my career).
MMAWeekly:
So is that your goal for this fight, to knock Renato out?
Carlos:
Yeah, my goal will be to stop the fight however I can. I think
my stand up is reaching a point to where it’s maturing.
I wouldn’t mind if it stayed standing, that would be a first
for me and it’d be pretty awesome. I don’t think I’ve
ever been on the bad end of a striking exchange and when I’ve
been knocked out, it has been more of a flash knockout.
MMAWeekly:
What do you see coming up for you after UFC 46?
Carlos:
I’d like to fight Sean Sherk, Pete Spratt (again), Frank
Trigg, Robbie Lawler or Matt Hughes, but I’m just not getting
the match-ups or they are not even being thought of. There’s
Karo Parisyan and other guys out there that’d all be awesome
fights for me.
MMAWeekly:
Thanks for the great interview Carlos, is there anything you’d
like to say before we close this one out?
Carlos:
I would like to thank all my fans out there for their support.
We’re looking forward to a fresh new year. I’ve got
a revamped carlosnewton.com coming online February
2nd, that’s pretty awesome and very entertaining. It’s
full of personality and will have a lot of events and contests
where you could win once-in-a-lifetime prizes, make this a show
for fans, make it something special. This year I’m going
to come out and let myself shine and put in a lot of work and
not hold back.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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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
If
you would like to get an registration form emailed to you so
you can submit it early and drop it off at the 808 Fight Factory
Gym in Waipahu or mail it to the gym, email us by clicking
here.
It is a Microsoft Word document so you need that program to open
it up. You can mail your registration to:
808
Fight Factory
94-143 Leokane St. Bay 202
Waipahu HI 96797
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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