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9/25/04
NAGA Hawaii State Grappling Championships
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July
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7/24/04
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6/20/04
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6/18/04
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5/30/04
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Kickin' It
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(Yokohama Arena, Japan)
5/15/04
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Quote
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"Strength
does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that
is strength."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1947-, Austrian-born American Actor, Author,
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Professional
Submission Grappling Tournament
in Hawaii
For those of you that went to the Hawaiian Grappling Championships
at St. Louis High School Gym, an extremely brief flier was talking
about a submission grappling tournament with a large cash prize.
Well, I got a little more information about it. It will be a
tournament with five weight divisions, using MMA weight classes
(or similiar); <155lbs, 156-170lbs, 171-185lbs, 186-205lbs,
205lbs & Over. One of the weight classs might be droped or
combined to create an open weight division. It will be in an
Abu Dhabi format, probably very similiar to or using Abu Dhabi
rules.
The event promoter will give me more details and we will post
it as soon as we receive it.
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Punishment
In Paradise 3
& Chuck "ICE MAN" Liddell Seminar
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
May 15, 2004
Second 2 None fight wear is pleased to announce that it will
be hosting Chuck Liddell Seminar along with the already stacked
Punishment In Paradise card. Chuck will do a seminar in the afternoon
and Punishment In Paradise will happen at night. Liddell is a
Black belt in Kempo and the Ultimate Fighting Championship's
#1 Contender with his recent K.O over fromer UFC Champion Tito
Ortiz.
You could get two events for the price!
$60.00 for the seminar and tickets to the fight!
Seminar Only: $50.00
Punishment In Paradise 3 advance tickets only: $18.00/ Event
Day $23.00
PIP 3 Fighters $30.00
email second2none@hawaii.rr.com
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Denes
officially in Shooto Title Fight & Much More!!!
On
July 9th Shooto holds a show in Hawaii that looks to have long-reaching
repercussions.
It
is official at last! Dustin Denes, the #1 ranked contender to
Masanori Suda’s Light Heavyweight belt since last May, is
finally getting the shot at the title. Suda fought three times
last year with wins over Egan Inoue by KO in 0:27 of round 1
and a triangle choke on Shannon Ritch in 1:01. He also picked
up a draw against Ryuki Ueyama in Deep in September. Denes fought
four times picking up his first career loss in a decision in
AFC 4 against Akira Shoji, a TKO over Shikou Yamashita in Shooto,
and two submission wins in AFC 5 & 6. Most fans are familiar
with Suda but not as much with American Top Team’s Denes
who holds a 9-1-1 record going back to August of 2001. Seven
of those wins have been by submission, one by decision, and his
TKO came from a cut he opened on Yamashita in the standup of
the first round. In his non-decision fights only one made it
out of the first round. Denes has been focused on a belt shot
in Shooto for over a year and this opportunity is sure to bring
out the best in him.
Also
on the card is #1 ranked Cesar Gracie’s Jake Shields taking
on #3 ranked Ray
Cooper
of Jesus Is Lord for the vacant Middleweight belt. Ray and Jake
basically switched ranking spots last year with Cooper being
the #1 ranked Middleweight from January until April while Jake
took the #1 ranking spot from August until now. The #2 spot is
Jutaro Nakao who held the #1 spot from May through July. Basically
these three fighters are so closely skilled that the behind-the-scenes
word is any of them could win against each other on any given
day. Nakao just lost to Akira Kikuchi by what was reported to
be a very close decision and has a previous loss to Cooper. Once
this title shot is settled it looks like Akira will have first
crack at the winner.
As
if all that wasn’t enough Welterweight Champion Vitor “Shaolin”
Ribeiro takes on Mitsuhiro Ishida, a fighter slowly climbing
the rankings with one draw being the only interruption in a six-win
streak. Former UFC Lightweight Champion and Miletich Fighting
Systems’ Jens Pulver takes on #1 ranked Stephen Paling of Jesus Is Lord in Pulver’s
second Shooto fight. Lightweight Champion Alexandre Nogueira
is confirmed to be on the card but so far without an opponent,
leading many to speculate the winner of Paling/Pulver will get
the next title shot against Nogueira. Paling and Nogueira fought
twice already with a draw last August and a win to Nogueira back
in December of 2000. Also Bao Quach, formerly of Next Generation
and last heard of fighting out of Team Oyama, steps up in competition
by taking on Rumina Sato.
Card
Subject To Change:
- Alexandre F. Nogueira vs. TBA
- Rumina Sato vs. Bao Quach
- Stephen
Paling
vs. Jens Pulver
- Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
- Masanori Suda vs. Dustin Denes
- Jake Shields vs. Ray
Cooper
Source: ADCC |
PRESS
CONFERENCE FOR VICTORIOUS
GRAND PRIX FIGHTERS
A press conference for the 6 victorious Grand Prix fighters (Ogawa/Schilt
were not present) and Mark Hunt was held on April 26th in Tokyo
before they even had a chance to cool down.
DSE
President Nobuyuki Sakakibara began the conference with his outline
of the near future. “I think this was a great start for
the Heavyweight tournament. I'm grateful to all 16 fighters.
We're now working on the July 20 card plus matches for Kazushi
Sakuraba and Mark Hunt. Additionally, we hope to have a match
at the May 23 Bushido event to decide the Middleweight challenger.”
The
conference atmosphere was very relaxed and the fighters present
showed no signs of fatigue or damage from their previous night
of fighting. Each fighter gave a few words about his match.
Giant
Silva : I'm very happy that I won my match and that I can be
here. I want to improve myself with every match.
Heath Herring : I'm happy to be standing here. I'm looking forward
to the 2 nd round on July 20. There are a lot of really tough
athletes here and I think the next matches will be even more
exciting.
Sergei Kharitonov : I will be ready to fight my next opponent.
Kevin Randleman : Looking around this stage, I see 3 fighters
that were already fighting when I made my debut in PRIDE. That's
Heath, Nogueira and Fedor. To be here with them is an honor.
It's a tough job but I love being a fighter in PRIDE.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira : I'm glad that I was able to win the
fight well. I'm also looking forward to July. All 8 fighters
are strong and it's an honor for me to be among them.
Fedor Emelianenko : I'm happy that the fans enjoyed my fight
yesterday. All of the fights were interesting but these 8 fighters'
fights will be even more exciting.
Mark Hunt : I had a good time myself. All of the fights were
exciting. I thought it would take longer for the fights to finish
but I was really surprised that they finished so quickly.
Asked
about who they wanted to fight, all of the fighters said “anyone”
except for Nogueira and Randleman, who both wanted Ogawa.
Silva
: That's a tough question because I'm new to PRIDE. I'm only
here because of PRIDE's goodwill so I will fight anyone. But,
if I had to say one name, it would be Heath.
Herring
: All of these fighters are strong, tough opponents. However,
they are also my friends. My ultimate goal is to get the belt
in August though, so I'm going to go home and train hard. Mirko,
who was favored to win, lost to Kevin yesterday. That's why you've
got to take each fight, one by one, seriously. I'm going to fight
with everything I've got, regardless of who my opponent is, and
get the belt.
Kharitonov
: I think you can imagine my response but I can't say who I want
to fight. I will fight anybody.
Randleman
: Looking at yesterday's fights, Silva is PRIDE's newest fighter.
He's improved a lot in a short time and I think he's a great
fighter. I think everyone here is a strong opponent. I've got
to go home, train hard and study these 7 guys. Nogueira's triangle
choke and everything about Fedor. Everyone here is scary. I'm
actually a chicken, just like chicken Ogawa. That's why I want
to fight Ogawa.
Nogueira
: All 8 fighters are strong. I think it will be a tough fight
no matter who my opponent is. I respect all of the fighters but
like Kevin, I want to fight Ogawa. I wanted to fight Ogawa since
I came to Japan this time. I definitely want to fight Ogawa.
Emelianenko
: I can't say who I want to fight but all 8 fighters are great
fighters and I will fight any of them.
Hunt
: Everyone here is a really great fighter. I'm new so I think
it will be interesting no matter who I fight. So, anybody is
fine with me.
Then,
the fighters were asked about Mirko.
Silva
: They were both strong fighters. Kevin had a great fight and
I was really impressed but, in a fight, someone has to win and
someone has to lose. Yesterday was Kevin's day to win.
Herring
: Considering that Mirko was on the front of the event pamphlet
yesterday, I think his loss has a deep meaning. I was talking
with Bas Rutten and we were both shocked. I knew that Kevin could
win, though. That fight showed me the beauty of sports. I think
that proved that anything can happen in a PRIDE fight.
Kharitonov
: Sportsmen always win and lose. It's normal.
Hunt
: It was a good fight. They are both good fighters and either
side can lose in a fight.
Nogueira
: That was a really great fight yesterday. I was surprised but
I had hopes for Kevin's technique and possibility. Kevin has
been a UFC Champion and he can fight well at Middleweight or
Heavyweight.
Emelianenko
: I knew Kevin is very strong and a great fighter. Coleman is
a great trainer. Kevin did everything that he should have. Maybe
Mirko was too confident of beating him.
Although
a lot of the fighters said they were surprised, many of them
also said that they knew Randleman could win. There was also
a cold feeling that no one was really concerned about it.
DSE
also discussed the matchups for the second round. “We're
going to mix the results from the surveys yesterday, the surveys
from the home page and our feelings as the promoter to decide
by May 10 th . Ogawa should be at this top technical and physical
level by August. We want the best 4 remaining in August so there
probably won't be a Nogueira/Fedor match. It will be a tough
match no matter who their opponents are. Regarding Sakuraba's
match, he's set himself out to get revenge during the remainder
of his career. We hope to put together a card with a similar
them that will have people looking forward to next year's Middleweight
Grand Prix.”
Source: Pride |
NOBUYUKI
SAKAKIBARA SPOKE
ABOUT MIRKO'S LOSS
DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara spoke to us on April 26 about
Mirko's loss just one night before and the possibility of his
return in the May 23 PRIDE Bushido 3 event.
Mirko
lost to Randleman in the Opening Round but he hasn't lost his
will to fight. Immediately after his fight, Mirko approached
Sakakibara about fighting in Bushido 3 at Yokohama Arena on May
23.
“I
spoke with Mirko yesterday but he was a little down, mentally
and physically. I think he also had some regrets. He's a fighter,
a politician and a movie star and he had too many things that
required a lot of motivation and concentration. His political
duties will lessen from May until summer so he said that he wants
to fight again. That's why he asked to fight in May's Bushido.”
Mirko
has been fulfilling childhood dreams one after another since
last year by becoming a member of the Croatian Parliament and
becoming a movie star. Now the only thing remaining for him is
his dream of becoming the PRIDE Champion.
Unfortunately
for Mirko, chasing too many dreams can make a person too excited.
It seemed that Mirko might have lost his focus on his last PRIDE
fight.
Another
possibility for his loss is, as Fedor put it, “Maybe he
was too confident that he would win.” Mirko's been known
since his K-1 days as being very proud of himself.
Considering
that Mirko didn't expect much trouble from Randleman because
he was able to win despite being taken down by Ron Waterman,
it's possible this attitude had something to do with his loss.
However, Mirko's immediate appeal to fight in Bushido may be
a sign that Mirko's become aware of his pride.
“Mirko's
going to fight in May and June”, Sakakibara continued. “So,
he could be a reserve fighter for the August Grand Prix. I really
want the top 3 to fight, regardless. Mirko wants to start again.
I think he just had too many difficult situations around him.
At the earliest, he will fight on May 23rd.”
Sakakibara
also said that Sentoryu, who lost his debut match against Giant
Silva, has also asked to fight in the Bushido 3 event.
•
Takahashi and Yokoi pass inspection
Looking
back on the previous day's fights, Sakakibara said that “Takahashi
and Yokoi pass. Takahashi put up a good, exciting fight. He didn't
tap out despite getting beaten so bad and I can respect that.
When I saw Yokoi crying, it reminded me of when Sakuraba lost
to Silva in the Tokyo Dome. You could really tell that he came
to win, in heart and body. I was really moved by the beauty in
fighting like that.”
It
seems that Sakakibara was moved by these 2 fighter's performances,
despite their losses. “I want both of these guys to keep
fighting. I'm going to give them another chance, of course. I'm
certain they have the potential to continue fighting in PRIDE.”
•
Hunt's contract problem? “No problem.”
“I've
already checked with our lawyers and the lawyers for Hunt's side.
They both said there's no problem,” Sakakibara confirmed.
“The best place for Hunt to do MMA is in PRIDE and that's
where he wants to fight. He said that he would also like to fight
in the K-1 GP if he has a chance and we don't plan on trying
to stop him. He wants to fight MMA in PRIDE and kickboxing in
K-1. We didn't lead Hunt away, he contacted us. He said he was
influenced partly by Mirko and Leko.”
Source: Pride |
Rani
Yahira talks about rematch with Frédson Paixão
at Jungle Fight 2
'Unpredictable'.
This is the word said by BJJ black belt Rani Yahira about his
upcoming fight against Frédson Paixão at Jungle
Fight 2, which happens on May 15th in Manaus, Brazil. 'I believe
I may have more experience than him in Vale-Tudo bouts, but on
the other hand he is far more experienced than me in Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu. He has fought several matches and I haven't done a
single one since I earned my black belt,' revealed the young
fighter who received his black belt last September. His last
BJJ title was in July, when he became BJJ brown belt world champion.
Rani
has fought four Vale-Tudo matches and he has no losses. During
his last Vale-Tudo event, the TNT Vale-Tudo held in Brasilia
(DF), he defeated three opponents in the same night (two submission
and one by KO) and was the great champion of the night. Frédson
is gonna make his debut in Vale-Tudo, but he also has been training
hard for the bout. Both of fighters met before, last September
during the Cyclone Cup, held in Rio de Janeiro. On that occasion,
Rani defeated Paixão by points (6x0), but he knows this
result doesnt mean a simple fight. 'I've beaten him once, but
it doesn't mean I am superior or need to have an attitude. That
match doesn't mean a thing. It was a submission show and now
it's Vale-Tudo. I will step inside the ring like it was my first
time fighting MMA.'
According
to Rani, he has been training hard and he does not believe in
a fight strategy. 'Everytime I've planned a strategy, things
went wrong. I mean, when I wanted to submit, I fought on the
feet and vice versa. So I just wanna be prepared for this new
challenge in my career' stated the BJJ black belt who won the
2003 Brazilian trials to fo to ADCC 2003, and he is looking forward
for this upcoming trial as well. 'I want to fight at ADCC so
badly. It was amazing last year, even though I got defeated.
I will do my best,' said Rani. Away from the mats almost a year
Rani said he wants a gold medal as a black belt, but it might
take a while. 'I have been training only for Vale-Tudo and Submission
and I will not fight at the Mundials. In fact, the tournament
has lost a great part of it's prestige, now that there are two
official confederations and you can find BJJ world champions
everywhere,' complained Rani.
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate,
become loving and compassionate yourself. If you wish to diminish
fear in the world, diminish your own. These are the gifts that
you can give."
Gary Zukav, Author of "The Seat of the Soul"
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Passing
the Guard TV show coming to K-5
The famous Passanda a Guarda show from Brazil is coming to Hawaii's
K-5, channel 5. Of course it will be in English, but it will
be focusing on MMA. In Brazil, the TV show is incredibly popular
and repeats up to 10 times per week. It features MMA, Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, submission grappling and other extreme
sports on occassion. It is scheduled to tentatively start at
the end of June 2004.
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Cesar
Gracie Signed, Now Will Frank Shamrock?
Cesar Gracie is in Hawaii to sign to fight Frank Shamrock in
the next "Rumble on the Rock". Cesar arrived on Thursday
and has agreed to all of the provisions of the contract. The
ball is now in Frank's court and we are awaiting his next move.
Source: Gracie Fighter |
POSTAL
CONNECTIONS: 'CABBAGE' TO BE SUSPENDED FROM UFC UNTIL 2005
By Tape Lord
Hello
my friends, our Zuffa informant 'Coffee Guy' has sent me the
following info:
"Wes
'Cabbage' Correira will be suspended by Zuffa for participating
on today's ROTR 5 show in Hawaii. According to Dana White, they
will not let Cabbage back into the UFC until 2005.
The
suspension is supposed to be official. However, they might make
it an unofficial suspension if they see this inside info get
posted on Fightsport.com.
Source: Fight Sport |
RICKSON
VS. MAEDA
The Japanese media is reporting that Rickson Gracie vs. Akira
Maeda will take place on one of the upcoming K-1 MMA 'Romanex'
shows.
For
those who don't know, Maeda was the founder of the now-defunct
RINGS promotion.
Source: Fight Sport |
Chute
Boxe & Randleman are dealing
Kevin Randleman may come to Brazil to train at Chute Boxe for
the upcoming phases of Pride GP Heavyweight. Randleman and Rudimar
Fedrigo, Chute Boxe's leader are dealing and the American fighter
would go to Curitiba in June, to get ready for the following
phase of the GP, which happens on next June 20th. The agreement
came after Randleman's fight against Mirko Cro Cop on last April
25th.
-
We really talked before his fight and Randleman said we would
appreciate to go to Brazil and train with us - explains Fedrigo,
adding: "When I arrived in Brazil, Sérgio Cunha (CB
Japan's representative) called me and told me about an interview
conceded by Randleman to Japan. During this interview, the American
talked about the desire to get ready to the GP at Chute Boxe.
During
the pre fight chat, Rudimar passed a little bit about his knowledge
against the Croatian, who drew with Wanderlei Silva at Pride
20, in April of 2002. "I gave him some tips about Mirko's
game. Like make the distance between them shorter and other things.
When he stepped inside the ring, Randleman did everything right,"
commented Chute Boxe's leader.
Source:
Tatame |
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PENN
VS LUDWIG AT K-1 ROMANEX CONFIRMED
Word
from a source within the Duane Ludwig camp leaked out yesterday
that Ludwig would be facing BJ Penn at the K-1 MMA show entitled
Romanex on May 22nd.
MMAWeekly
contacted Ludwig's manager, Sven Bean, late last night and he
confirmed that indeed the rumors are true and that Ludwig is
now preparing to face Penn at the Saitama Super Arena.
Also
confirming the fight was BJ Penn himself. Speaking with Ryan
Bennett last night at the Rumble on the Rock weigh-ins, Penn
said, "It's going to be a great fight. This is one of those
fights that a great ground fighter will face a great stand up
fighter, we will see which style is more dominant. This fight
will be at 170."
Bean
spent all night Wednesday night and most of the day yesterday
with K-1 before finally coming to an agreement. Among the heart
of the issues being negotiated was the weight that the two would
meet at. Apparently, Penn originally wanted the fight to be at
or around 176 pounds. Ludwig had been cutting weight recently
in preparation for a kickboxing bout in Switzerland and has never
fought above 170 pounds before, so 176 was out of the question.
After further negotiation, they did come to terms and the fight
will take place at 170 pounds as both Bean and Penn stated.
Really,
everything is stacked against Ludwig in this bout. He's coming
in on 2 weeks notice. He's fighting at a much heavier weight
than he's fought at in years. His training has been focused primarily
on kickboxing for the past year, not MMA. According to Bean,
"There are all the reasons in the world that point us away
from taking this fight, but in the end, I'm really happy that
we took it and so is Duane."
And
why wouldn't they be? This will be Ludwig's largest pay day to
date. No figures were laid out, but K-1 definitely wanted Ludwig
to take this fight. Plus, he has nothing to lose. With the odds
stacked against him, much like they were before he knocked out
the "unbeatable" Jens Pulver, Ludwig isn't really going
to be expected to win by most MMA enthusiasts. He can go in there
and just go for broke.
Ludwig
is genuinely psyched to take this fight. "Duane is more
looking forward to this fight than his Super League fight (the
fight in Switzerland that he has opted out of) or even his K-1
Max fight recently with John Wayne Parr," said Bean. When
you've got nothing to lose and are ready to go all out, anything
can happen. Just ask Kevin Randleman.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
NO
SILVA VS KONDO AT PRIDE BUSHIDO 3
The announcement was made by DSE that Vanderlei Silva vs. Yuki
Kondo is officially off of the Pride Bushido 3 card scheduled
for May 23rd. It seems that Vanderlei has suffered a knee injury
in training, the same knee that he had surgery on in 2002, and
the doctor has recommended that he take some time to heal up.
The
injury is not believed to be too serious and it looks like it
is very possible that we could see Silva vs. Kondo at Pride's
Critical Countdown show on June 20th.
DSE
also announced that Pride Bushido 3 will also feature three themed
bouts of Japan vs. Gracie. The card will also feature the return
of Carlos Newton to Pride. His first appearance since his loss
to Renato Charuto Verissimo at UFC 46.
The
fights announced so far are as follows:
JAPAN
VS. GRACIE
Ikuhisa Minowa vs Ryan Gracie (Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Takanori Gomi vs Ralph Gracie (Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Ryo Chonan vs Ricardo Almeida(Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Daiju
Takase vs Carlos Newton
Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Chalid "Die Faust"
Tamakairiki vs TBA
Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs TBA
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Latest
Official Ranking (as of 5/6/2004)
[Open-weight]
the 10th Open-weight K.O.P. Josh Barnett (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling)
#1 Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism)
#2 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory)
#3 Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism)
#4 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#5 Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism)
#6 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./Colorado Stars)
#7 VACANT
[Super
heavyweight(221lbs. and over)]
the 1st Super heavyweight K.O.P. VACANT
#1 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory)
#2 Ron Waterman (U.S.A./Team Impact)
#3 Keigo Takamori (Pancrase MEGATON)
#4 Tim Lajcik (U.S.A./Gladiators Training Academy)
#5 Sehaku (RJW/CENTRAL)
#6 Jun Ishii (Chojin Club)
#7 Jimmy Ambriz (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling)
#8 KENGO (PANCRASEism)
[Heavyweight(199lbs.~under
221lbs.)]
the 1st Heavyweight K.O.P. Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism)
#1 Tsuyoshi Ozawa (Zendokai)
#2 Katsuhisa Fujii (UFO)
#3 Jason Godsey (U.S.A./I.F. Academy)
[Light
heavyweight(181lbs.~under 199lbs.)]
the 3rd Light heavyweight K.O.P. Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism)
#1 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#2 Ricardo Almeida (U.S.A./Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy)
#3 Akihiro Gono (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#4 Nilson de Castro (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy)
#5 Daisuke Watanabe (PANCRASEism)
#6 David Terrell (U.S.A./Cesar Gracie Academy)
#7 Yuki Sasaki (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#8 Keiichiro Yamamiya (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#9 Osami Shibuya (PANCRASEism)
#10 Ikuhisa Minowa (freelance)
[Middleweight(165.7lbs.~
under 181lbs.)]
the 4th Middleweight K.O.P. Ricardo Almeida (U.S.A./Renzo Gracie
Jiu Jitsu Academy)
#1 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./Colorado Stars)
#2 Izuru Takeuchi (SK Absolute)
#3 Crosley Gracie (U.S.A./Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy)
#4 Kazuo Misaki (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#5 Eiji Ishikawa (Pancrase GRABAKA) *UP from #6
#6 Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism) *DOWN from #5
#7 Hidehiko Hasegawa (SK Absolute)
#8 Shonie Carter (U.S.A./AIKI Training Hall)
#9 Hikaru Sato (PANCRASEism)
#10 Yuichi Nakanishi (freelance)
[Welterweight(152.5lbs.~
under 165.7lbs.)]
the 1st Welterweight K.O.P. Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASEism)
#1 Koji Oishi (PANCRASEism)
#2 Takafumi Ito (PANCRASEism)
#3 Kenichi Serizawa (Wajutsu Keishukai Suruga Dojo)
#4 Satoru Kitaoka (PANCRASEism)
#5 Yuji Hoshino (Wajutsu Keishukai GODS) *UP from #6
#6 Hiroki Nagaoka (MMA Dojo DOBUITA) *DOWN from #5
#7 Takuya Wada (SK Absolute)
#8 Heath Sims (U.S.A./Team Quest)
[Lightweight(141.4lbs.~
under 152.5lbs.)] VACANT
[Featherweight(under
141.4lbs.)] VACANT
Source: Mr Oitate |
DOERKSEN
AND RIGGS TO SQUARE OFF AT UFC 49
MMAWeekly learned last night that Joe Doerksen and Joe "Diesel"
Riggs are set to square off at UFC 49. This should be an exciting
match between UFC rookies with both riding winning streaks.
Riggs
has won 7 of his last 8 bouts with his only loss coming to Pride
veteran Alex Steibling. Doerksen is a tremendous fighter from
Canada that has won his last 9 fights, including winning the
Extreme Challenge/SuperBrawl eight-man middleweight tournament
title last year.
And
with Matt Lindland coming out victorious last night that should
set up an anticipated fight between him and David Terrell at
UFC 49. Lindland versus Terrell was first brought to light by
UFC president Dana White a few weeks ago on SoundOff radio.
With
the addition of Doerksen/Riggs and the win by Lindland, the rumored
card for UFC 49 is starting to take shape. Initially hoping for
an August date, an official date has yet to be set for UFC 49
and it could take place either in August or September depending
upon when a venue can be secured.
UFC
49 - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (Proposed Card)
Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort
Tito Ortiz vs Marvin Eastman
David Terrell vs Matt Lindland
Joe Doerksen vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs
UFC
48 - JUNE 19TH- LAS VEGAS NEVADA
Ken Shamrock vs Kimo
Frank Mir vs Tim Sylvia
Phil Baroni vs Evan Tanner
Matt Hughes vs Charuto Verrissimo
Lee Murray vs Curtis Stout
Georges St.Pierre vs Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Matt Serra vs Ivan Menjivar
Frank Trigg vs Dennis Hallman
Source: MMA Weekly |
Fighting
Words - Was Leko vs. Ogawa a work?
by Tony Montana
The
PRIDE Grand Prix Opening Round was a memorable event for a variety
of reasons. It had some very exciting fights, some shocking finishes,
and some controversy. The controversy I am referring to is obviously
the Stefan Leko vs. Ogawa Naoya fight. Some conspiracy theorists
claim it was a work. Others dismiss those allegations as nonsense.
Let's take a look at the facts of the case:
Arguments
for a Work
If
it walks, talks, and acts like a monkey; odds are it's a monkey.
This is the rationale behind those that believe the Ogawa vs.
Leko fight was a work. Let's look at 8 points that have arisen
to support the argument that it was indeed a work.
1)
Leko's delayed reaction to Ogawa's first punch
The first punch landed by a Judo practitioner dropped a world
class kick-boxer. That in itself is very odd. There is no doubt
that Ogawa's left hook landed on Leko's right temple. But it
was Leko's reaction to that punch that looked suspicious. Leko's
head was turned to the left from the punch itself. His head then
seems to snap back to the center with his legs still firmly under
him. A split second later, Leko throws his hands up in the air
in an overdramatic fashion as if to say "I got hit really
bad" and drops to the canvas. Look at Leko's legs when he
goes down. Unlike Mirko and Ninja whose legs buckled and their
eyes glazed, Leko looks like he takes a quick seat.
2)
Ogawa's futile ground and pound
Leko collapses into a very vulnerable position yet Ogawa does
nothing to capitalize. Ogawa appears to try a couple of stomps
which graze off Leko's arms. He quickly gives up the stomp and
falls into the full mount in which he seemingly lands punches
to Leko's upper chest and shoulders. Not one punch or kick landed!
3)
Leko's futile attempts to escape on the ground
Only once did it look like he was trying to get up. He seemed
to roll, but Ogawa quickly reversed it. Never did Leko try and
buckle, push off or use his knees for separation. Also, while
on the ground it looked like Ogawa could have taken his choice
of submission. He seemed to have the arm, but let it go. He transitioned
from mount, to side mount, back to full mount with no resistance
as if he were thinking "how shall I end this?"
4)
The quick tap out
I have never seen someone tap to a side choke in less than 10
seconds. Leko taps immediately.
5)
There was no replay on the American tape delay broadcast
I've never ever seen a fight end in PRIDE or the UFC with no
replay. Coincidence or did they not want the audience to see
something?
6)
Motive exists
There is no doubt that PRIDE stands to benefit financially from
Ogawa's continued presence in the Grand Prix.
7)
The Pro-Wrestling Factor
Did the trash talk leading up this fight not sound more like
a pro-wrestling match than a PRIDE fighting match? Ogawa was
billed as "the great Japanese hope". As Dave Meltzer
said on mmaradio "...I think things point to this fight
being a work. Let's just say the pro wrestlers in Japan... when
this fight was announced, felt this fight would be a work, no
doubt about it."
8)
Sports books did not list this fight
Much like the removal of Sylvia vs. Arlovski odds, sports books
tend not to take chances. They did not post any odds on the Leko
vs. Ogawa fight which leads one to believe that they either had
some insider information or were merely suspicious.
Arguments
against a Work
One
may believe in the theory that the simplest explanation is often
the correct one. This is the rationale one may use to argue against
a work theory. All the points made above are theories and allegations
lacking any hard evidence. Here are a few points against the
work theory.
1)
Leko's inexperience
Instead of a master conspiracy theory, one may assert Leko's
awkward fall and unorthodox movements on the ground could have
simply been a result of inexperience and nervousness. He was
making his PRIDE debut. He was caught with a solid left hook
to the temple. He reacted.
2)
Leko fought injured
In his post fight interview Leko stated that he had been having
problems with a herniated-disk. Leko said that he will soon undergo
surgery which will keep him out of the ring until late 2004.
This injury may be the reason why sports books did not list the
fight.
3)
Ogawa has not won anything yet
Ogawa remains in a tournament with the likes of some of the best
Heavyweights in the MMA world. Why take a free pass in round
one if you know you will have to fight an even better opponent
in the later rounds?
4)
Innocent until proven guilty
People are quick to jump to conclusions because of PRIDE's affiliation
with Hustle, their pro-wrestling organization. PRIDE may have
been accused in the past of working fights, but none of it has
ever been proven (more than what could be said about pro-boxing).
In
Conclusion
There
is no doubt the Leko vs. Ogawa skirmish (I wouldn't really call
it a fight) was odd to say the least. One punch followed by a
quick submission. That in itself is all some people need to hear
in order scream fix! But at the same time, we must all remember
that strange occurrences happen in the sport of fighting on a
regular basis. Personally, if yours truly had to wager on the
matter I would conclude work. But I certainly wouldn't bet my
mortgage on it.
Source: MMA Fighting |
Quote
of the Day
"You are not a black hole that needs to be filled; you are
a light that needs to be shined."
Alan Cohen, Author of "The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
|
Rumble
on the Rock 5 Results
Rumble
On The Rock 5
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
May 7, 2004
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Being
the relative "new kid on the block" in Hawaii, Rumble
has garnered a lot of attention, especially due to the fight
cards that are put together. Like almost all great cards, they
never seem to hold up. First Vladdy Matyushenko was scheduled
as Cabbage's original opponent but had to withdraw from the card,
then at the last minute two exciting fighters, Kawika Pa'aluhi
and Ross Ebanez had to pull out due to injuries. The show must
go on and those lost matches, were not missed due to the quality
of the other matches. The Sarmiento-Mercado fight was one of
the most anticipated matches for local MMA fans because both
fighters have been on a tear. This fight had the fans loving
the action as these two fighters went at each other. BJ Penn's
Kaynan Kaku has been increasing the level of his opponents and
rising to the challenge. He controlled journeyman, Santino Defranco
throughout the bout. Ron Jhun showed why he is UFC material with
his skill and the excitement he brings to the cage by having
the fans go into a frenzy in his fight against Ryan Schultz.
There is no question why they call Schultz the Lion. He took
what Jhun threw at him and coaxed Jhun to turn the fight into
a brawl and landed a couple of wide hooks that stunned Jhun.
After every great hook landed, Jhun smiled and yelled for more.
In the end, Jhun refocused and took Schultz down and pounded
him with devastating body punches, followed up by powerful shoulder
punches. Matt Lindland controlled Tony Fryklund throughout the
fight, but Fryklund would not go out easy as he took all of Lindland's
punches on the ground and scrambled back to his feet on occasion.
Both fighters had heated punching exchanges while standing. Lindland
showed that he had no problem going toe to toe with anyone. The
main event was a sleeper as this grudge match that started at
UFC 45 after Cabbage's victory over Tank Abbott fizzled. Marsh
used his speed and mobility to get off punches first, sticking
Cabbage with a jab-cross combination and then moving. Cabbage
spent the entire match stalking Marsh looking to land his patented
left hook, but Marsh kept sticking and moving. Marsh out pointed
Cabbage for the win.
Royden
Demotta (BJ Penn's MMAA) def. Vance Pu (Freelance, Maui)
TKO, corner threw in the towel due to strikes at 1:34 minutes
in Round 1.
Harris
Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory) def. Justin Mercado (Grappling
Unlimited)
Split decision [(29-28), (28-29), (30-28)] after 3 rounds.
Kaynan
Kaku (BJ Penn's MMAA) def. Santino Defranco (Arizona Combat Sports)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Jason
Lambert (North County Fight Club) def. Mike Rogers (Team Vaghi)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes from the back mount at
1:31 minutes in Round 1.
Joe
"Diesel" Riggs (Arizona Combat Sports) def. Kendall
Groves (Maui Full Contact)
KO via elbow from the guard at 1:31 minutes in Round 1.
Muay
Thai Match: 3 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Danny Steele vs. Melvin Murray
Draw [(29-28),(29-29), (28-29)] after 3 rounds.
Ronald
Jhun (808 Fight Factory) def. Ryan "The Lion" Schultz
(Team Quest)
TKO due to referee stoppage due to strikes from the mount after
the end of Round 1.
Matt
Lindland (Team Quest) def. Tony Fryklund (Team Extreme)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-26), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
Main
event
John Marsh (Team Neutral Grounds) def. Wesley "Cabbage"
Correira (BJ Penn's MMAA)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
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A
JJ Masterpiece: The KING OF JIU-JITSU!
by: Marcelo Alonso/Team Tatame
Japanese
Jiu-Jitsu are always eager to learn more about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
and these fans have just received a present from the INFOREST
COMPANY last month in Japan. 'King of Jiu-Jitsu' is a magazine
book with 136 color pages describing the Soft Art.
The
book features interviews with the most important champions in
the sport, a history of the sport in Brazil, a look at history's
most remarkable JJ matches, Jiu-Jitsu slang (in portuguese),
a Jiu-Jitsu champions ranking, and many techniques taught by
masters such as De La Riva, Jean Jaques, Pederneiras, Robson
Moura, Shaolin, Marcelo Garcia, Fernando Terere, Eddie Bravo,
Wallid Ismail and also the best japanese fighters like Yuki Nakai,
Cristiano Kaminishi, Takashi Watanabe, Daí Yoshioka, Naomi
Suzuki.
The
cover and first pages of the publication is dedicated to the
current no1 representative of the sport in the ring Rodrigo 'Minotauro'.
Besides Minotauro, Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, 'Shaolin',
BJ Penn, Ricardo Cachorrão, Marcos Aurélio, Mario
Sperry, Murilo Bustamante and many other Vale-Tudo champions
and Jiu-Jitsu black belts are presented to the readers.
The
masterpiece finishes with a very funny report explaining to the
Japanese fans the strange nicknames of the most famous brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu fighters such as Minotauro, Pé de Pano, Jamelão,
Comprido, Terere, Soca and many others!
Though
we don't understand a single word of Japanese we have to congratulate
Ken Sawada (producer), Koichi Waragai (Chief Editor) and the
whole team, which includes ADCC Writers Denis Martins and myself,
for the final result. We hope there is interest in translating
this book to english.
To
see more details of this masterpiece check in http://www.infor.co.jp/bjj.
Source:
ADCC |
Duane
Ludwig vs. B.J Penn
By Arnold "The Sushiboy" Lim
The
Sushiboy sat down and had a chat with Ring of Fire Promoter and
Duane Ludwig’s manager Sven Bean, who confirmed that Duane
“Bang” Ludwig will indeed be fighting BJ Penn in K-1. Mr. Bean worked
on the deal on his phone, in his car, while he was making the
10pm to 5 am trek to the Extreme Challenge event that took place
Thursday. Ludwig will be fighting his most challenging fight
to date against UFC welterweight champion B.J Penn. We have a
short excerpt of the interview that we will publish in full in
the coming week.
MMARR:
Why 170 lbs ? They are both 155 lbs fighters.
SB:
Well not really, BJ just beat Matt at 170, BJ is big right now
I saw him in Las Vegas and I saw him in Japan last month. He
wanted it even heavier then 170. I said no way because Duane
was getting ready for a fight in Switzerland at 155.
MMARR:
It is going to be full MMA rules?
SB:
K-1 MMA Rules.
MMARR:
What is the difference between K-1 MMA rules and other MMA Rules?
SB:
It is basically the same as Pride Rules, you can kick with shoes.
MMARR:
Duane has been fighting a lot of K-1 lately do you think it is
going to be a tough transition.
SB:
Hell yeah it is going to be a tough transition; it is going to
probably be the worst scenario possible.
MMARR:
I guess the money must be good…
SB:
If you are asking, why did we take the fight? You just answered
your own question. The money is just crazy. He would be stupid
not to. He will be make what a lot of people make in a year,
working day to day to go over there and go for broke against
a guy… I mean what does Duane have to lose? He was getting
ready for a Mui Thai fight, he hasn’t trained MMA in a year,
the weight is completely off, and everything is different, if
he takes the loss, so what, it is to BJ Penn…The big thing
that I want to get out about Duane and K-1 and BJ Penn, obviously
I know, I know how good BJ is and I know it is an uphill battle,
a slim chance and I know all of that. But the main thing is I
would be stupid not to take that fight, with the offer that they
made because no one else will offer it, it is a no lose situation
and that is the way we really feel about it… We are fully
aware of what we are doing.
Source:
MMA Ring Report |
Frank
Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
at next Rumble on the Rock...Finally?
Both fighters were brought into the cage last night at Rumble
on the Rock to hype up a possible match at the next Rumble on
the Rock. I say possible because the fight was supposed to take
place at Shamrock's event, then at the WEC and I believe one
more event. Both fighters had heated words to exchange.
Cesar Gracie : "You know what happens when a Gracie fights
a Shamrock."
Frank Shamrock: "I respect everyone who steps in the cage.
You have to be a man to step into the cage. Cesar has never stepped
into the cage, he isn't a man."
Keep your fingers crossed to hopefully see Frank Shamrock return
to the cage and hopefully back into regular action and to see
the long awaited debut of Cesar Gracie. The man who has trained
Nick Diaz, David Terrel, Gil Castillo and Steve Heath.
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SHAMROCK
VS BARNETT
Ken
Shamrock took on Josh Barnett yesterday, but no it's not maybe
the match that most MMA fans wanted to see. Shamrock squared
off against Barnett in New Japan Pro Wrestling. It was a worked
match with plenty of stiff shots and some interesting submission
attempts.
MMA
Fighter Enson Inoue accompanied Barnett down to the ring as Enson
was in Josh's corner for the match. Ken "assaulted"
the referee and thus "lost" the match via
disqualification when it appeared that Josh was winning.
Interestingly
enough he said afterwords to the crowd that he wanted to face
Barnett in an "old school" no rules type match and
that it may take place in a cage, looks like NJPW is trying to
push a UFC type angle.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Jungle
Fight 2
The second edition of Jungle Fight is scheduled to be on May
15th in Manaus, and there are a few news bites inside and outside
the ring.
After
former Antonio Inoki's swim at Rio Negro and dressing ring girls
as native Brazilian indians at Jungle 1, Wallid Ismail promises
other surprises for Jungle Fight 2.
This
time, there is gonna be a Giant snake named anaconda surrounding
the ring. The ornamentation will also have movement with the
head and it will watch the fighters from above. According to
the organization, the snake's goal is to call attention for the
Amazon Forest's destruction.
Announced
by the organization will be Americans and UFC Veterans Vladimir
Matyushenko and Travis Wiuff who will be competiting against
a couple of Brazilian fighters.
Also
on the card, known by Heat Fighting Championship's crew, the
winner of K-1 World Max, Jefferson Tank and the Ruas Vale-Tudo
veteran Ébenezer Braga are confirmed at the event.
Check
out below the confirmed fights until now:
Vladimir
Matyushenko (Rússia/Raw) Vs Leopoldo Montenegro (Brazil
Dojo)
Assuério
Silva (MTDT) Vs Fabiano 'Pega Leve' Shermer (BTT)
Jorge
Patino 'Macaco' (Chute Box) Vs Thomas 'Wild Man' Denny (US)
Carlão
Barreto (BTT) Vs Brian Sherpa (US)
Ronaldo
Jacaré (Brazil Dojo) Vs Victor Babkir
Adriano
Martins (Monteiro/Gracie) Vs Boris Jonstomp (France)
Fredson
Paixão (Gracie/GBCT) Vs Rani Yahira (Brasília)
Source:
MMA Weekly |
VANDERLEI
INJURED, FUTURE UNCLEAR
We posted this story orginally on Sunday on our site. In case
you missed it, it doesn't look good for Vanderlei Silva fighitng
Yuki Kondo. Here was the story this weekend from Gracie Magazine..
"Chuteboxe
star Wanderlei Silva injured himself while training with his
partners at chuteboxe academy and may not be in Pride Bushido
3, that still has not confirmed any big name in the event. The
injury was in the same knee Wand put into surgery in December
2002.
"The
doctor who has made the cirurgy on him is still going to examine
Wand to make sure how hurt his knee is now. Only after that we'll
make a final decision" said Rudimar fedrigo. "We still
think that Wand will be able to join the event, but we have to
wait for what the doctor will say about it".
"According
to Fedrigo's words, Wand injured himself a couple of weeks ago
while training with his partner Jorge Patino Macaco and still
couldn't recover it. The champion was going to face Yuki Kondo,
a guy that Wand defied on Pride's Ring with the words "Get
ready to be beaten".
Silva
has told close friends that he will be ready to go against Yuki
Kondo no matter what, so we shall see how the injury heals.
Source:
MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"All of the great achievers of the past have been visionary
figures; they were men and women who projected into the future.
They thought of what could be, rather than what already was,
and then they moved themselves into action, to bring these things
into fruition."
Bob Proctor, Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker
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Rumble
on the Rock 5 Tonight
Rumble
On The Rock 5 Weigh-Ins
Dave and Busters
Honolulu, Hawaii
May 6, 2004
By Mike Onzuka - Mike@onzuka.com
The
Rumble on the Rock returns to Oahu to throw another big production
event on the most populated island in the Hawaiian chain. The
much anticipated return of Wesley "Cabbage" Correira
to Hawaii is on despite what the internet rumors may have said.
Due to the technical knock of Cabbage by Andrei Arlovski in UFC
47, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended Cabbage's
eligibility to fight for 15 days. The talk on the net was whether
or not the suspension was for 45 days, thus banning Cabbage to
fight on this card. Due to some legal action pending, the intricate
details have to be left unsaid, but the main thing is that John
Marsh will finally get his hands on Cabbage and hopefully throw
more than a water bottle at the tough Hawaiian. Marsh looked
to be in very good shape coming in at 240.5 pounds like Cabbage
looked big as life 277.5 pounds. This grudge match should keep
the fans drooling until these fighters get it on.
Cabbage eyes Marsh
Olympic
Silver Medalist and UFC's number one ranked fighter at 185 lbs,
Matt "The Law" Lindland, makes his Hawaii fighting
debut against the Freak, Tony Fryklund from Team Extreme. There
has been a war of words between these two on the internet and
I, for one, love to read Lindland's rebuttals. I just hope his
opponents keep insulting him so that I can continue to get an
entertaining laugh from this educated and almost poetic fighter.
Both fighters made weight and the Freak was ripped as usual.
Former UFC Welterweight Champ and trainer extraordinaire Pat
Miletich accompanied Fryklund.
Matt Lindland faces Tony Fryklund
Due
to a car crash about two weeks ago, Ross "Da Boss"
Ebanez had to remove himself from the card which leaves the very
experienced Steve Berger holding the bag as he tries to get his
career back on track since he has lost three of his last four.
Berger tells me that he has a fight lined up at TKO in Canada
in about two weeks.
UFC welterweight contender Charuto Verissimo makes his way
past the 808 Fight Factory's table.
The
"I can't get no satisfaction and a spot into the UFC"
fighter Ron "The Machine Gun" Jhun will stay active
as he faces Lindland teammate and well touted Ryan Schultz. Jhun
needs this win to continue to be on UFC match maker Joe Silva's
speed dial. Jhun initially came in a pound heavy, but quickly
made the 170 pound limit.
The Machine Gun faces Team Quest's Ryan Schultz
One
of the most interesting fights on paper is the Justin Mercado/Harris
Sarmiento fight. 808 Fight Factory's Sarmiento has been on a
tear and is a very active fighter having one the Super Brawl
155 lb eliminator tournament and numerous kickboxing matches
while Grappling Unlimited's Mercado is a golden gloves quality
boxer with a solid sprawl and brawl style. Heavy hands should
fly and both fighters usually are very aggressive which makes
this fight the one to watch.
Harris The Hitman vs Mercs Mercado
Everyone
made their weights and finally after a few changes in the card,
the fights are set. I will commentate with former UFC lead interviewer
Ryan Bennett for this event and with all the strikers on the
card, the local crowd should be in for a night of action.
Rumble
On The Rock 5 Fight Card
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
May 7, 2004
Royden
Demotta (BJ Penn's MMAA) 174.5 lbs. vs. Vance Pu
Justin
Mercado (Grappling Unlimited) 153 lbs. vs. Harris Sarmiento (808
Fight Factory) 154.5 lbs.
Kaynan Kaku (BJ Penn's MMAA) 153.5 lbs. vs. Santino Defranco
(Arizona Combat Sports) 155.0 lbs.
Keynan Kaku faces off with the Italian Stallon, Santino Defranco
Mike
Rogers (Team Vaghi) 205 lbs. vs. Jason Lambert (North County
Fight Club) 208.5 lbs.
Joe
"Diesel" Riggs (Arizona Combat Sports) 185.0 lbs. vs.
Kendall Grooves (Maui Full Contact) 183.5 lbs.
Danny
Steele 159 lbs. vs. Melvin Murray 150 lbs.
Ronald
Jhun (808 Fight Factory) 170 lbs. vs. Ryan Schultz (Team Quest)
163 lbs.
Matt
Lindland (Team Quest) 184.0 lbs. vs. Tony Fryklund (Team Extreme)
180.5 lbs.
Main
event
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira (Grappling Unlimited) 277.5
lbs. vs. John Marsh (Team Neutral Grounds) 240.5 lbs.
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|
ADCC
2005 Notice
The
ADCC Committee has received a great numberof inquiries in reference
to ADCC 2005. As it was reported last month, ADCC is looking
for a solid organization to assist running the event in the US.
The
scope of the organization's duties includes providing a suitable
location, mats, security, advertising, ticket sales, transportation
of the fighters to and from the competition venue from the hotel,
selecting a hotel and providing logistical support for ADCC.
ADCC
will provide the referees, the judges, select all the fighters,
pay for prize money and travelling expenses for the competing
athletes to the city where the event will be held.
Organizations
interested in hosting the event should contact Guy Neivens at
thecohiba@yahoo.com with information about your experience with
events as such and broad details of your proposal.
Source:
ADCC - Kid Peligro |
DSE
President will attend to next Meca, says Fedrigo
by: Luca Atalla with Rafael Werneck
One
of the biggest MMA events in Brazil, The Meca World Vale Tudo
has its next edition scheduled for June 5th, in Teresopolis,
Rio de Janeiro. Promoter Rudimar Fedrigo (also Chute Boxe´s
head manager) is expecting to have a special guest in the audience
: the DSE President, Noboyuki Sakakibara. According to Rudimar,
it´s going to be an excelent chance for the Brazilian
fighters who dream of an invitation to fight in Pride.
One
of them is the BJJ star Jorge Patino 'Macaco'. After facing Californian
Thomas “Wildman” Denny in Jungle Fight 2, scheduled
to May 15th, Macaco will
fight Delson Pe de Chumbo in Meca 11. He will try to repeat the
good performance he had in Meca 10, when he beated Luis Brito
by split decision in the most exciting match of the night. On
that occasion, the Pride middleweight champion, Wanderlei Silva,
stated: ‘It was one of the best fights ever!’
In
Meca 10, Delson Pe de Chumbo TKOed Marcelo Pitbull. Born and
raised in Teresopolis, he will have the crowd on his side during
the match against
Patino.
Source:
ADCC |
Meca
Vale Tudo - Official Card Released!
by: Luca Atalla
Promoter
Rudimar Fedrigo has just confirmed the official card for the
11th edition of Meca World Vale Tudo. The event will take place
on June 5th, in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As usual,
the event will be broadcast live throughout the country on pay-per-view.
Below is the complete card.
Check
the official card out (subject to change):
- Roan “Jucão” Carneiro (BTT) vs. Luiz Azeredo
(Chute Boxe)
- Daniel Acacio (Chute Boxe) vs. Carlos Baruch (Brasil Dojo)
- Jadyson Costa (Chute Boxe) vs. Milton Vieira (BTT)
- Ivan “Batman” (Manimal) vs. Alexandre “Baixinho”
(GBCT)
- Luciano Cardoso vs. Parazinho
- Gustavo Ximu (GBCT) vs. Nilson Castro (Chute Boxe)
- Junior Besouro (RFT) vs. Luiz Brito
- Delson “Pé de Chumbo” (GBCT/Pit Bull) vs.
Jorge Patino “Macaco” (Chute Boxe)
- Suyan Queiroz vs. Luciano Azevedo (RFT)
- Alex Gazé (Boxe Thai) vs. André “Jacão”
Bispo (RFT)
Source:
ADCC |
Wanderlei
Silva's Knee Injury Looked At!
by: Julio Heller
Wanderlei Silva had a magnetic resonance at Vita Hospital in
Curitiba, Brazil this week, and he passed the evaluation of Dr.
Mario Namba. Dr. Namba is one of the top specialists in the country,
and he is considered a knee authority in Brazil. Dr Namba already
operated on Wanderlei, as well as Olympic gymnast Daiane Dos
Santos.
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