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"Forget
about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary
change in direction to set you straight for your next success."
Denis Waitley, 1933-, American Author, Speaker, Trainer, Peak
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UFC
49 ON AUGUST 21ST
Last week David Terrell came on MMAWeekly Radio and said he was
ready to fight Matt Lindland at UFC 49. Yesterday Matt Lindland
on his 34th birthday talked with MMAWeekly and confirmed the
story to MMAWeekly.
Lindland
told MMAWeekly he is "indeed fighting David Terrell at UFC
49". Though no contracts have been forwarded to Lindland,
he said that he and the UFC had come to a verbal agreement and
that it was just a matter of getting the contract faxed to him,
signing it, and faxing it back.
Lindland
said that he initially had a few concerns about the contract
being offered by the UFC. After voicing those concerns, Lindland
said that the UFC came through and that he is satisfied with
the new terms.
David
Terrell is a former IFC Champion and highly regarded as one of
the top grappler's in the United States, and holds a Black Belt
rank under Cesar Gracie. His teammates include UFC contender
Nick Diaz, UFC veteran Gil Castillo, IFC Champion Steve Heath,
number 1 ranked Shooto fighter Jake Shields, amongst others.
Terrell
is 4-1 in MMA competition with his only loss at the hands of
Vernon "Tiger" White by decision, but he hasn't faced
the level of opposition that Lindland has in MMA. Although, Terrell
has defeated some pretty serious grappler's including Dean Lister,
Ricardo Almeida, and many others. To be sure, Terrell is used
to facing world class athletes, he just doesn't have that experience
in the MMA arena.
OTHER
UFC 49 POSSIBILITIES
Here's
the RUMORED list of what COULD happen at UFC 49.
Main
Event
-
Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort - This has been in the works for
months and it appears this will happen on August 21st. This will
be for the 205 pound title.
-
Joe Riggs vs Joe Doerksen - This should be a sensational fight
between two guys who have the potential to be champions in this
weight class in a year or two. One thing we do know. Joe will
win and Joe will lose.
-
Yves Edwards vs Josh Thomson - It looks like this anticipated
showdown will happen to help us understand who is the best UFC
Lightweight (BJ penn excluded) is. The big question everyone
has is will this be for the title. As of last week, no one seems
to know, maybe not even Zuffa.
-
Phil Baroni vs Lee Murray - You think Curtis Stout and Evan Tanner
have a bit to say about this proposed match? Yeah just a little.
Baroni vs Murray is headed for a collision course. The interesting
part the collision could be fatal for Baroni or Murray if either
one of them lose at UFC 48 and for those who are close to the
sport....this could very well happen. It could be the UFC jinx.
(Meaning anytime UFC has a logical matchup something happens...i.e.
BJ vs Uno ruled a draw, Chuck loses to Randy, thus defusing a
Tito vs Chuck fight for the title, Vitor vs Tito both get injured,
Rich Franklin loses overseas are a few that come to mind)
-
Robbie Lawler vs Ronald
Jhun -
This is one Ronald Jhun wanted on MMAWeekly Radio two weeks ago
and now apparently will happen, but not at Jhun's natural weight
at 185. Our friends over at onzuka.com broke this story this weekend....
"Onzuka.com
Exclusive"
- I talked with the three top dogs of Hawaii MMA this past Saturday
at Punishment in Paradise and here is some of the news that I
got: Ronald "The Machine Gun" Jhun has been asked to
fight Robbie Lawler by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, possibly at
UFC 49 at 185 lbs. Robbie said that he cannot make 170 anymore
and Ron has given a verbal agreement. Now let's see if the UFC
will come through with their verbal agreement and let Ron sign
on the dotted line to make this official. Congratulations to
Ron! It's been a long time coming."
Amen from our brethern in Hawaii. The only unfortunate thing
about this fight is the fact that it's not happening at 170,
Jhun's natural weight.
Vernon
"Tiger" White vs Chuck Liddell - While it is anything
but a done deal, MMAWeekly.com spoke with Vernon "Tiger"
White last night and apparently, it is true that there are ongoing
discussions between his management, the UFC, and Chuck Liddell's
camp about them facing each other at UFC 49.
When
asked about his participation in UFC 49, which is tentatively
set to take place sometime in August, White said that, "We
have had ongoing talks with the UFC about it, but we haven't
come to any agreement, yet." Questioned further,
White
said that, "Yes, Chuck Liddell is the opponent that we have
been talking about." He went on to say that no other opponents
have been discussed, only Chuck Liddell. Liddell is on vacation
in Hawaii and could not be reached for comment.
According
to White, he and Liddell were actually set to face each other
in King of the Cage a few years ago, but that the UFC came calling
for Liddell and he decided to go that route instead. "That
was back when I was first getting started in MMA," said
White.
White
admitted that his last three MMA fights "haven't been the
best" and that he has been training hard, something he says
he hasn't done over the last couple of years. White said that
he has been training with Ken Shamrock and Eric Paulson, as well
as a boxing coach and many high level grappler's to bring the
edge back to his fighting game. "It's time to come back
and start wrecking people," White declared.
Regardless
of whether the fight with Liddell pans out or not, White first
has to be concerned with another opponent, although he's not
sure just who that is. He has signed to fight in Idaho on June
3rd and was originally slated to face Chael Sonnen. Since Sonnen
is recovering from a cut he suffered at the hands of Jeremy Horn,
White's opponent is still up in the air.
Matt
Lindland said that they had offered up Art Santore as a replacement,
but that the promoter told him they had instead decided to go
with Pat Smith as White's opponent. At the time of publication,
Smith's camp could not be reached to confirm or deny the fight
and White had not been given the name of a replacement fighter.
Tito
Ortiz vs TBA : Rich Franklin, Vernon White, Ian Freeman or Babalu
seem to be the four names that have been mentioned to Tito, but
he is not sure who he will face. Read article on right hand side
for more information about Tito Ortiz.
Source: MMA Weekly
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The
Twin Brother!
Interview: Rogerio 'Minotouro' Nogueira
The
last time Rogerio 'Minotouro' Nogueira stepped into a ring was
December 31st, 2003 during the Pride Shockwave show. In that
event, he defeated the Japanese star Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous
decision. Since then, he has undergone surgery on his arm and
he is still recorvering from it. We caught up with Rogerio and
asked him about his plans for the future.
ADCC:
How is your right arm?
Rogerio Minotouro: “It is fine. I´m back to my regular
training program. I´ve been training Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling
and muay thai.”
ADCC:
When do you think you will be able to fight again?
Rogerio 'Minotouro': I will be back on June 29th in an event
called Gladiators, that will be held in South Korea. I don´t
know who I am going to fight against but I think he's probably
a Russian fighter.
ADCC:
Tell us a litle bit more about this event in South Korea.
Rogerio Minotouro: The Koreans are following the Japanese show's
steps. They are willing to receive the best fighters in the world
at their events. There will be other Brazilian fighters in Gladiators,such
as Anderson Silva (former Chute Boxe athlete), Paulo Filho (Brazilian
Top Team) and Claudio Godoy, all famous MMA names.
ADCC:
You weren´t able to join your brother Rodrigo Nogueira
during his performance in Pride GP. Have you seen Minotauro´s
fight against Hirotaka Yokoi?
Rogerio Minotouro: Yes, I have. Some people may have found it
a boring fight but I liked it. Rodrigo was very calm and focused.
He knew he was going to win by submission or TKO. He didn´t
want to show too much aggression but he was very confident.
ADCC:
Were you surprised by Kevin Randleman´s KO victory over
Mirko Cro Cop?
Rogerio Minotouro: In a certain way, yes. He is a very good striker
and the only way to beat him was supposed to be taking him to
the ground. That was what Randleman did - threaten to ground
him, so he let his defense down. Some people believe 'Cro Cop'
has a good ground game but I disagree. I´ve heard people
saying that he even could defeat my brother fighting on the ground,
but it would be impossible.
ADCC:
What were your impressions about Murilo Ninja´s defeat
to the Russian Sergei Kharitonov?
Rogerio Minotouro: It didn´t surprised me. Nowadays everybody
is well prepared and anything could happen. Don´t be surprised
if the fighter you think is invincible now is TKOed at any moment.
The Russian boxing school is the best that exists. The Cubans
have learned from them and all the Russian fighters are very
dangerous.
Source: ADCC
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Alberto
Crane: Back in the Saddle Again
Maxfighting caught up with Alberto Crane following his May 15
victory over John Mahlow. Earlier in the evening, Alberto Crane
had fought a tough fighter in John Mahlow. Crane ended the fight
at 2:40 of the second round. In the beginning of the fight, however,
Crane appeared to be having some trouble with the Chicago fighter.
"I knew he would have surprises," said Crane.
"
I knew he wasn't going to quit," he said, "so I was
ready for war." Mahlow seemed to frustrate the Brazilian
jiu-jitsu black belt, even managing to survive the first round
by placing Crane in his guard.
A
gracious Crane, took it all in stride, saying, "I have to
give him all the credit for bringing it."
Dominating
the first round, however, is a long way from winning the fight.
Crane entered the second round with a revised game plan that
focused on getting Mahlow to the ground. Once on the ground,
Crane found himself in a bad position, with Mahlow nearly getting
his back. "He tried to work some
jiu-jitsu on me," remembers Crane. "Luckily I have
a little bit of experience in that so I countered it and was
able to end up in a good position."
Capitalizing
on that position, Crane was able to finish the fight.
Last
year Crane took six months off from fighting following his victory
over King of the Cage champion Javier Vasquez. Due to complications
in his life, Crane was unable to focus on fighting and therefore
chose not to defend his title.
"I
had a lot of things going on, like moving my school to a bigger
place," he explains. "I just wasn't willing to commit
to fighting when I wasn't all there mentally." So crane
took some time, got his things together, and came back to the
cage. Crane is excited about his future in mixed martial arts.
"There's going to be a big fight in Santa Fe, New Mexico
-- sort of a USA versus Japan on July 16th," said Crane,
who promised to continue fighting in King of the Cage as long
as they would have him back.
When
asked about rival Javier Vasquez, who has stated that he desires
a rematch, an affable Crane replies with a smile. "He definitely
deserves a rematch. I am definitely game to give him that. He's
a very game, tough opponent -- very smart and skilled. ... We'll
see if he can back that up. He keeps getting injured. Hopefully
we can make that happen in the UFC or whatever."
Source: Maxfighting
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SPRATT
COULD BE ON REALITY TV SHOW
MMAWeekly talked with Pete "The Secret Weapon" Spratt.
Pete may be apart of a new reality television show about boxing
for the NBC network. "The Contender," as it will be
called, makes it's final selections for the cast members in July.
The program itself, will begin shooting in August. Sixteen boxers
will train and compete for the grand prize of a million dollars.
Pete sees it as a great opportunity for exposure and a possible
big pay day. He also plans to put out some instructional videos
on an array of techniques.
When
asked about how the BJ Penn and Duane Ludwig fight will play
out, Pete said it's simple. The way he figures it, if the fight
goes to the ground then Penn will win. If the fight stays standing,
Ludwig will come away with the victory. He went on to say, "it's
going to be who ever can impose their will."
Pete
talked briefly about the 170 pound division in the UFC. He called
it "wide open," and commented that he is looking at
that division like Mike Tyson is looking at the heavyweight division
in boxing, thinking it may be time to get back in there. Pete
isn't fighting MMA right now but said when he decides to return,
it will be "devastating."
Right
now, Pete is in negotiations with a couple of organizations to
fight in August. He will be participating in a Muay Thai match
using MMA gloves in a cage but the date hasn't been set yet.
In the meantime, he continues to train.
Source: MMA Weekly
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KONDO
NEWS
Yuki
Kondo announced to the Japanese media that he will be participating
on the Pancrase card on June 22nd.
Kondo
added that his fight against Vanderlei Silva will happen on the
PRIDE Heavyweight GP Finals card on August 15th at the Saitama
Super Arena.
Source: Fight Sport
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ATKINS
INSIDER: HUGHES VS. HALLMAN PART 3
UFC
president Dana White wants to have Matt Hughes vs. Dennis Hallman
at UFC 50. This would be the third fight between the two fighters,
Hallmann having won the first two fights by armbar.
Both
fighters have to win at UFC 48, but Dana thinks they both will.
Matt
Hughes is guaranteed a title shot if he wins his next fight.
Dennis Hallman has also signed to a multi-fightdeal as well.
MURRAY
VS. BARONI NEWS
Our
Zuffa informant Coffee Guy tells us the following news regarding
a potential Phil Baroni vs. Lee Murray matchup:
"Dana
White's plan right now is to have Phil Baroni vs. Lee Murray
for the vacant middleweight belt.
Dana
would like to have this fight take place at UFC 49 on August
21st, but there is the matter of both Baroni and Murray winning
their fights at UFC 48 on June 19th first.
Regarding
UFC 48, Dana seems to me to be very confident that Baroni will
beat Evan Tanner, and that Murray will beat Curtis Stout.
Even
if both fighters do win, the Baroni/Murray title fight might
get pushed back to UFC 50 instead of UFC 49." -Coffee Guy
Source: Sport Fight
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Quote
of the Day
"Every
great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due
to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved
without it."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist
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THE
JAKE R. REPORT: PENN STRIPPED OF TITLE
By Jake R
B.J.
Penn
According
to our contact in Hilo, the Hilo paper is also reporting that
BJ has been stripped of his title. We have not found anything
on the paper's website so far.
Reliable
sources inside the Zuffa organization have informed me that as
a result of B.J. Penn's decision to compete in K-1 MMA promotion,
UFC president Dana White has decided to strip B.J. Penn of his
UFC welterweight title.
As
usual, stick to Fightsport.com and the Jake R report for the
latest breaking news.
Source: Fight Sport
BJ
Penn Stripped of UFC Welterweight Title
Las
Vegas, NV -- Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
announced Monday that due to BJ Penn’s reported signing
with K-1, Penn would no longer compete in UFC events. Subsequently,
his actions have resulted in Penn being stripped of the UFC Welterweight
title, which he earned by defeating Matt Hughes at “UFC
46: Super Natural” on Saturday, January 31, 2004. Penn is
scheduled to fight Duane “Bang” Ludwig in K-1 MMA this
Saturday, May 22, in Saitama, Japan. There is no word at this
time on the fate of the vacant UFC championship title, but UFC
President Dana White said, “I am looking forward to moving
on and crowning a champion.”
Source: ADCC |
BJ
PENN'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN....
EXCEPT FOR THIS WEEKEND
BJ Penn has always wanted to fight in Japan and this weekend
he is living that dream taking on Duane "Bang" Ludwig
on the K-1 show on Saturday. What is his future after that fight?
"I'm
very happy with the decision I made" BJ told MMAWeekly before
leaving Japan. Penn thought it would have been "bad business"
to pass up this career opportunity. On the same token, he thinks
it would be bad business for the UFC, if they didn't want to
bring him back.
Sound
Off Radio Show host Ryan Bennett asked the question recently
about his decision to fight in K-1 on MMAWeekly Radio.
Penn
spoke a little about the uncertainty of the fight game and life
itself. He said that you never know when your last fight could
be or what the future may hold and fighters have to seize the
opportunities in front of them.
BJ
doesn't think, even if he loses to Ludwig, that the UFC should
drop him. In his mind, there could be something worked out to
where the person who beat him could come to the UFC and fight
him there for his title. He pointed out that only the hardcore
fans keep up with the fights in Japan so it wouldn't impact that
much to the average UFC fan.
BJ
made it very clear that he still wants to fight in the UFC. "As
far as I'm concerned, I'm still a UFC fighter," said Penn,
and he hasn't heard anything different. He said that he likes
the UFC and thinks Zuffa has done a good job turning the UFC
around and keeping the sport of MMA going in America. Penn also
had several kind words to say about UFC president Dana White's
job performance with the UFC.
As
far as the fight with Duane "Bang" Ludwig goes Penn
told MMAWeekly, "What ever happens, happens," BJ continued,
that he is not a fighter that make game plans and lets the action
in the fight dictate what takes place. He said he is just going
to go out there and fight. He went on to say that it's "gonna
be awesome," and that he is "pumped up about this fight."
The
weight limitation set is for 170 pounds, the same weight that
Penn holds the UFC title for in the division. BJ is weighing
175 pounds right now and making weight shouldn't be a problem.
Penn
wanted to fight Genki Sudo but Sudo chose to accept a fight against
someone else. BJ questioned the caliber of opponents Genki has
been facing. He further questioned how Sudo can call himself
the "Neo-Samurai" when he doesn't fight top notch competition.
"I
only try to fight the best," said BJ. "Bang" stepped
up and took the tough match up. Penn stated, "I'm really
excited about this fight." It is the classic clash of opposing
styles and "I know I'm the dominate fighter on the ground
and he's the dominate fighter standing up."
Source: MMA Weekly
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BOB
SAPP A.K.A. BEN GRIMM?
MMAWeekly's
Tim Spagnola reports that Bob Sapp might be hitting the big screen
in Hollywood very soon. Spagnola has leared that Sapp is one
of two people be considered for the part of Ben Grimm, as part
of Marvel Comics big screen feature.
MMAWeekly
has learned that the filming on the Fantastic Four will happen
very soon as there has been an agreement from Marvel as the final
preparation on this film is taking place.
Sapp
was in Los Angeles earlier in the month for screen tests for
the part of Ben Grimm. He has been told he is one of two final
candidates. Good luck to Sapp on the big screen and this weekend
in K-1.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MAYHEM
MILLER IS STILL FIGHTING IN UFC
Despite
published reports saying otherwise, Jason "Mayhem"
Miller will be apart of the upcoming UFC card in Las Vegas, Nevada
against Georges St.Pierre. MMAWeekly had it confirmed this weekend.
There
were rumors going around that Miller wouldn't fight. That is
inaccurate. Miller has a 10-3 MMA record, while his opponent,
St.Pierre is undefeated at 6-0. Should be a great fight coming
up next month in Las Vegas.
Source: MMA Weekly
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THE
JAKE R. REPORT: LIDDELL VS. WHITE AND OTHER UFC 49 NEWS
By Jake R.
In
another Fightsport.com exclusive, this cyber-reporter has learned
of two signed matchups for UFC 49 in August.
As
long term and reliable sources inside the Zuffa organization
have informed me, matchups of both Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon 'Tiger'
White and Matt Lindland vs. Dave Terrell are now done deals for
UFC 49.
As
usual, stick to Fightsport.com and the Jake R Report to find
out exclusive MMA news the other sites are afraid to report.
Source: Fight Sport
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Macaco
departs tonight to Japan
The Chute Boxer Jorge Patino Macaco is departing tonight (17)
to Japan, where the Brazilian will do his debut at Pride on next
Saturday (22) facing Japanese Zazuo Misaki. Macaco is in São
Paulo since last Friday and he will travel with Masters Rafael
Cordeiro and Rudimar Fedrigo (Chute Boxe leader). "We are
confident about his victory and we would never leave him alone
at this time," stated Rudimar.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"Vision
without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just
passes the time. Vision with action can change the world."
Joel Barker, American Businessman, Consultant, Author
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Renzo
Gracie asks for a 3x0 at Bushido 3
It
is Tuesday morning, and Renzo Gracie, his brother Ryan Gracie
and his disciple Ricardo “Cachorrao” Almeida are flying
from New York to Japan, where they will join Ralph Gracie to
form the team that will face
three Japanese fighters at Pride Bushido 3, scheduled for May
23rd in the Yokohama Arena.
Before
getting on the plane, Renzo, who is going to be in the Gracie
corner as the team’s head coach, shared with us his expectations
about this next challenge.
'I
always believe we will have a 3x0 night for the Gracies. Ricardo
is very confident and well trained. To tell you the truth, I
don’t remember seeing, in my entire life, another fighter
in the same physical condition Ricardo is in now” said Renzo.
This is going to be the second time Ricardo Almeida fights in
Pride. In his debut, in December of 2000, he defeated the Japanese
fighter Akira Shoji by decision. His opponent this time is Ryo
Chonan, who has never fought in Pride before.
To
Renzo, Bushido 3 will be another opportunity for the audience
to appreciate Ralph Gracie fighting, something that according
to Renzo, should have happened more often: 'I’m angry with
Ralph because of the long time he stayed away from the ring.
He deprived me and a lot of people many hours of fun”, stated
Renzo, who admits that Ralph’s opponent, the Japanese star
from SHOOTO Tanakori Gomi is a hard fighter to defeat: 'He (Gomi)
is a very tough guy, but Ralph was born to fight' said Renzo.
In his last fight, Gomi defeated the chuteboxer Jadyson Costa
during the Chute Boxe x Japan challenge at Bushido 2 last February.
About
the fight between Ryan Gracie and the Ikuhisa Minowa, Renzo gave
us a tip on how his brother will step in the ring. 'Ryan is going
to fight using his experience. He is well prepared and will be
calm during the bout' stated Renzo. The last time Ryan fought
was in the first edition of Bushido, on October of 2003. He KO'ed
Kazuhiro Hamanaka, from Takada Dojo.
Source: ADCC
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Saulo
Ribeiro Now in the US
Multiple
times World BJJ & ADCC Champion Saulo Ribeiro sent us the
following!
Dear
Kid,
I’d
like to officially announce that I am now living in Toledo, Ohio.
My academy is located at 2145 Laskey Rd, Toledo, Ohio 43613.
This location was chosen so that I can be centered around the
Saulo Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu Associations (SRJJA) in the Midwest.
When
I first started teaching in the US, I was attracted to the warmer
states of Florida, Hawaii and California. However, I saw that
there was more of a need for BJJ instructors in the Midwest therefore
allowing me to contribute more to the BJJ community. Also, I
didn’t want to be distracted by any of the pre-existing
political situations that may be present on the coasts. I know
that I made the right decision, because over the last few years,
my network has grown so much that I need to be here full time
to support it properly.
Over
the next few years, I will have two main priorities. Number one,
I am a teacher; I want to support and expand the SRJJA affiliate
network according to my vision. In my observations of other BJJ
networks, I have always thought that I would do some things differently.
Now I am excited to have this chance to try. Number two, I am
a fighter. I am hungry to fight and am training hard to do so.
I am actively seeking the right challenges, but I am an advocate
for the fighter more than the promoter and I want to improve
the situation for the fighters in anyway I can.
This
announcement would not be complete without acknowledging some
of the people who have helped me along the way. First, my students;
as a teacher, I want to show everyone the joy that Jiu Jitsu
brings to life as much as I want to help improve their skills.
I can’t do this without students who believe in me.
Individually,
I want to recognize Royler Gracie who has been my mentor for
many years. My brother Alexandre (Xande), who has spent the last
two years in Ohio helping me build the SRJJA to where it is now.
Also, Relson Gracie who gave me the first opportunity to teach
in the US.
Finally,
I would like to thank you Kid for his friendship and skill as
a reporter. Special thanks to Steve and DC Maxwell, who as my
strength/conditioning and diet coaches have helped put me in
the best shape of my life, and ready to fight.
So
bring it on, but remember, being able to tolerate the harsh Ohio
winters makes me the toughest Brazilian fighter of all. Saulo
Ribeiro
Saulo
can be contacted through his website, sauloribeiro.com or through Chris Blanke
at 419-779-7164.
Source: ADCC
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MMA
calendar Shaolin's biggest challenge to compete in ADCC 2005!
SHOOTO champion and ADCC 2003 3rd place finisher Vitor 'Shaolin'
Ribeiro is very interested in competing in the next edition of
the Submission Wrestling Championship. 'I thought the event would
be in Japan, where the fans are crazy about submission wrestling.
Now we hear the promoters chose the United States, which is another
good place to do a great tournament. I hope to be there in 2005,
trying to win my category, but my MMA schedule may not let my
dream come true…’, lamented Shaolin.
The
fighter considers himself out of the ADCC Brazilian Trials this
year. 'I will fight in Shooto several times in 2004. The schedule
won't leave me free to train specifically for ADCC rules’
said Shaolin, who confronts Mitsuhiro Ishida in Hawaii on July 9th. Sixteen days after
that match, the black-belt is getting married: 'Everything is
happening at the same time’!
The
Andre Pederneiras pupil hopes that he will be invited by the
promoters of the ADCC to compete in the 2005 edition, as it happened
in the 2003. 'I will send my curriculum to them, and wait for
a positive answer'.
Source: ADCC
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Cooper
Tests Positive for Anabolic Steroid
LAS VEGAS
-- Dewey Cooper, the runner-up at last month’s Battle at
the Bellagio K-1 tournament, tested positive for a banned steroid
immediately after his championship fight, according to the Nevada
Athletic Commission.
The
results of a urinalysis showed the presence of nandrolone, an
anabolic steroid, in Cooper’s system, according to a complaint
the commission filed on May 11.
Cooper,
at 202 pounds, is one of the most undersized K-1 heavyweights
in the world. He beat a 240-pound foe in his first-round fight
last month, then toppled a 280-pound opponent before falling
short in the championship fight as boxing legend Muhammad Ali
watched at ringside.
Cooper
has the right to contest the results and appear before the commission,
though a date has not yet been scheduled
Source: Maxfighting |
Crane
Returns, Sanchez Rolls in KOTC
King
of the Cage put on another action packed show, hosted by the
Sky City Casino, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. With Sky City
Casino an hour's drive each way from Albuquerque, and with MMA
sanctioned by the New Mexico Athletic Commission, one wonders
why the King of Cage does not promote closer to Albuquerque to
be more accessible to their fans. That being neither here nor
there, the night's nine fights in front of a capacity crowd of
several hundred spectators, proved to be intense.
The
main event featured an undefeated Alberto Crane fighting journeyman
fighter John Mahlow. Mahlow was very prepared for this fight
and entered the ring appearing shredded. Crane and Mahlow exchanged
several punches, with Mahlow gaining the upper hand in the striking
game. Crane was visibly dazed on a couple occasions and appeared
to be unable to get his mindset into the fight. Crane took Mahlow
to the ground but was unable to completely pass Mahlow's guard.
The two exchanged several punches on the ground before the bell
rang, ending the first round.
Crane
began the second round by immediately shooting in for the takedown.
Mahlow sprawled and kept the fight standing for the time being.
After another exchange of punches, however, Crane succeeded in
getting the fight on the ground. In the process, however, Mahlow
gained Crane's back. Unable to fully capitalize on the position,
however, Crane quickly reversed the situation. Crane secured
a crucifix position, securing Mahlow's right hand with his legs
and attempted to set in a one armed choke. Mahlow threw several
desperate and nearly effective knees at Crane but could not loosen
the hold. Mahlow's corner screamed at him to turn toward Crane's
feet in a move that would in all likelihood helped him escape,
but Mahlow was too far away to hear their advice. Instead, Mahlow
arched backward which allowed Crane the advantage he needed to
sink in the choke, gaining the victory at 2:40 of the second
round.
Ray Elbe showed heart stepping in to the cage to face the Nightmare
Diego Sanchez. Heart simply was not enough to take the victory
however. Elbe kicked at Sanchez's legs in the opening seconds
of the fight but Sanchez quickly took Elbe to the mat. Elbe struggled
to survive against Sanchez, but ended up on his back.
Sanchez
pinned Elbe with a scarf hold, using his legs to secure Elbe's
right arm. From there, Sanchez pounded away at Elbe until Elbe
appeared to be unconscious. Sanchez then got up from his opponent
but Elbe was unable to continue the fight. Aid was given to Elbe
and he was able to stand after being helped to his feet.
Tom Pless fought a game fighter in Leo Urquidez. Pless, a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu fighter, was hammered early on by an aggressively-punching
Urquidez. Pless ended up on his back near the cage and began
working his guard game. Urquidez appeared to sense weakness in
Pless and pursued his opponent with punches. This over-aggression
proved his undoing, however, as Pless fought to secure a triangle.
The triangle was very loose in the beginning and it looked as
if Urquidez might be able to back out or escape the choke. Urquidez,
however, was focused intently on putting Pless away and the triangle
was soon tightened. Urquidez tapped breathlessly at 2:20 of the
first round.
Jonathon Olivas dedicated his fight to his younger brother, who
is a Marine currently undergoing infantry training at Camp Pendleton,
California. Olivas entered the fight against heavily tattooed
opponent Damien Rippee with an intensity borrowed from the Corps.
The two fighters met in the center of the cage and exchanged
punches. Once clinched, however, Olivas took his opponent to
the ground. Olives displayed the same aggressiveness on the ground
that previous fighters from Jackson's have shown and submitted
Rippee with a rear naked choke at 0:46 of the first round.
Alberto Crane def. John Mahlow rear-naked choke 2:20 R2
Diego Sanchez def. Ray Elbe KO 1:07 R1
Darrell Pridy def. Jimmy Westfall tapout 1:45 R1
Javier Gil def. Hector Escarsega TKO 1:23 R1
Al Delgado def. Benj Vasquez KO 0:27 R1
Tom Pless def. Leo Urquidez triangle choke 2:20 R1
Jonathon Olivas def. Damien Rippee rear-naked choke 0:46 R1
Jerome Martinez def. Paul Smiley guillotine choke 1:12 R1
Ray Moreno def. Sean Bellamy TKO 3:16 R1
Source: Maxfighting
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JIU
JITSU AMERICA GOLDEN CUP FIRST OPEN BRAZIL 2004
Date: April 17th and 18th, 2004
Botafogo Futebol & Regatas Gymnasium, Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL
After
the creation of the new Brazilian Jiu Jitsu confederation, named
Confederacao Brasileira de Jiu Jitsu Olimpico(CBJJO), the Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu calendar became full of events in the last two years
since the creation of the CBJJO in 2001. The first two years
of CBJJO had regular competitions such as the State of Rio de
Janeiro, Copa do Brasil (Brazilian Championship), Copa do Mundo
(World Championship) and the Copa do Brasil por Equipes(Brazilian
Team Championship).
In
this year of 2004, the CBJJO innovated and introduced a new and
very promising event; THE JIU JITSU AMERICA GOLDEN CUP. It is
an event held in Brazilian territory but with fighters from different
countries such as Japan, Mexico, Canada and USA.
These
countries did not have fighters who placed very high in the competition
and they did not have fighters to compete in the black belt division,
but they enhanced the event with their participation. All of
the best fights were battled on the second day of competition.
You could say that some of the better Jiu Jitsu black belts did
not take part in this event. Such fighters as Ronaldo 'Jacare'
and Fernando 'Terere' didn't face skilled opponents and captured
their medal and prize money easily.
Heavyweight
final:
Xande Ribeiro (Saulo Ribeiro Team/Gracie Humaita) x Paulo Streckert
(Maromba JJ)
Streckert
and Xande fought without much emotion in the final. Both guys
had battled twice before the final match. Streckert took his
opponent easily by points in the semifinal and could have saved
his energy for the final. Xande faced off against Eduardo Telles
in a methodical fight and won by a 1-0 advantage. This semifinal
was tough and Xande used his technique to defend the main weapon
of Telles; the kneebar. Xande and Telles had faced each other
in the semifinal of Absolute on the day prior, where Xande was
saved by the final whistle when Telles sunk a kneebar.
Back
to the final action of peso-pesado; Streckert should have taken
more risks and tried to impose his game on the fight, but he
seemed scared of the better stand-up technique of Xande, and
pulled Xande to his half-guard. Xande seemed to be a bit gassed
in the last match against Telles and he made little effort to
pass the guard. Streckert didn't try anything from the bottom.
He simply defended the position and kept Xande from passing guard
from Xande without working sweeps or submission. Perhaps he kept
the pace of this fight slow because he was going to fight the
Absolute final later on that day. With that being the case, Streckert
tried to sweep followed by a weak armbar attack but Xande got
the advantage and almost getting a guard-passage. Xande kept
the fight like that, on the half-guard of Streckert, and got
the victory by 1-0 advantage.
Super-Heavy
final
Denis Gomes (Ataide Jr) x Eduardo Navarro (TT Jiu Jitsu)
Gomes
was the absolute finalist too, but unlike Xande, Gomes fought
without limitations and did not allow any chance for his rival
Eduardo Navarro. The fight started with Gomes going straight
at Navarro, taking him down with a single leg. Navarro defended
himself well on the ground but Gomes added 5 advantages, almost
passing the guard and almost getting the back of Navarro. The
fight came back to their feet and Gomes seemed to have forgotten
about his Absolute final and he continued to fight free. Once
again, he took Navarro down by single leg and added more two
points to the score. With a solid game, Gomes dominated Navarro
on the ground and got the victory by
4-0.
Rooster
final:
Marcelo Pereira (Nova Uniao) def. Rafael Barros (Campos JJ) by
toe-hold
Light
final:
Leonardo Peçanha (Campos JJ) def. Antonio 'Feijao' (Nova
Uniao) by armbar
These
two fights proved once again that the Brazilians still have not
learned that to fight in a final against a teammate is still
a competition, the same way as if the final opponent was not
from the same team. These were two FAKE fights with pre-determined
winners. The rooster finalist had me believing it was real at
the beginning of the match, but when it got to the crucial points,
we could see that it was a fake fight. The lightweight final
was worse, with Peçanha (a multi-time Submission champion)
taking the Feijao's arm easy through armbar after some…choreographed
movements on the ground. This would have been great, if it was
not fake!
Super-feather
final:
Rodrigo Ranielli (Castelo Branco) x Rafael Salomao (Federacao
Bahiana)
This
was the best bout of the all finals fought on that day. Ranielli
pulled Salomao to his guard. He worked with the guard open and
when Salomao tried to pass, Ranielli swept him and got his back
without the two hooks. After trying to get Salomao's back, the
fight came back to their feet and Ranielli pulled him to guard
again. He quickly applied a submission by sinking a triangle
choke but Salomao survived it and escaped. Ranielli was tireless
and attacked the left foot of Salomao with a toe hold. Salomao
went to the bottom and tried to sweep Ranielli, who seemed to
be a bit exhausted due to a lot of submission attempts. Salomao
worked for a sweep but Ranielli kept himself on top and won the
final by 2-0[3-1 advantages].
Medium-Heavy
final
Ronaldo 'Jacare' (Master) x Thalles Leite (Nova Uniao)
Leite
started the fight by trying to pull 'Jacare' to his guard but
'Jacare' was smart and when Leite started the movement, 'Jacare'
moved fast to Leite's side and got a guard-passage less than
30 seconds into the fight. Talles was using too much strength
to get back the guard. They tangled on the mat and 'Jacare' went
to the bottom but no points were scored. Leite tried to pass
the guard and while 'Jacare' tried a sweep. Then Leite almost
got the back followed by an armlock but the fight was nearing
the mat time limit and they were re-started on the feet in the
center of the mat. Leite repeated the mistake by pulling 'Jacare'
to guard and 'Jacare' passed the guard to side control. 'Jacare'
didn't get much evolution on the fight, but he displayed to be
stronger than Leite and kept himself in side control. Leite got
back to the guard, but 'Jacare' fought with more will and got
his third guard passage in the match. The fight came back to
their feet again and 'Jacare' landed his last point by taking
Leite down and keeping on the ground until the referee said 'end
of match'. 'Jacare' is the champion with an 11-0 victory.
Feather:
Reinaldo Ribeiro (Castello Branco) x Marcelino de Freitas (NU)
by Kneebar
Ribeiro
was the winner of this match by kneebar however I have to tell
the readers that Ribeiro owes the title to his master Leonardo
Castello Branco. During the semifinal between Ribeiro and Novaes(Nova
Uniao), the referee's vision of the fight was not pleasing to
Ribeiro and he thought lessly took-off the gi and walked out
of the mat, refusing to fight saying that he was being robbed.
Castello Branco imposed his master's authority and told Ribeiro:
-'Comeback and fight, now'. Ribeiro refused for a few seconds
but accepted the Master's order and with a double responsibility
beat Novaes by points. The story of final was quick and lethal
for Marcelino. Ribeiro pulled guard and both guys got their respective
1 point advantage - Marcelino by almost passing and Ribeiro by
almost sweeping - so Ribeiro swept Marcelino with splendor. Marcelino
worked with his guard totally open on the bottom and Ribeiro
took advantage by turning around Marcelino's left leg and submitted
him via kneebar.
Medium:
Fernando 'Terere' (TT Jiu Jitsu) x Silvio Proenca (BTT)
The
incredible ability of 'Terere' gave the fans a quick submission
victory. However, for the JJ writers, there was almost no text
to write. 'Terere' fought three times and he did not sweat on
the mat. If we counted how much time he spent on the mat in his
three fights, the result would be less than 3 minutes. Bruno
Proenca from BTT was the more difficult prey for 'Terere', who
lasted a little more than 1 minute before being submitted via
triangle choke. Prior to that 'Terere' already had a 7-0 advantage
due to a guard passage and obtaining the mount position. 'Terere'
did not have tough opponents in this event and he'll surely sharpen
his knife to fight Marcelo Garcia in Japan.
Absolute-final
Xande Ribeiro (Saulo Ribeiro/Gracie Humaita) x Denis Gomes (Ataide
Jr.)
In
the first seconds of the fight we were able to see that Xande
saved his energy for the Absolute Final while Gomes did not.
Xande took Gomes down twice and got the mount early. Gomes did
not display his strength in this fight, and even being a super-hevyweight,
Xande dominated the pace of this fight. Xande went to the bottom,
but not for a long time, to sweep Gomes and get the mount-position
once again. Gomes reversed Xande, who did not feel any danger
during the fight. Xande, from the bottom, got a shoulder lock
followed by a triangle choke and finally got his armlock inside
a triangle choke. It was a beautiful submission to crown Xande
champion, who reigned supreme in this event.
Source: ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"You
can't hit a home run unless you step up to the plate. You can't
catch fish unless you put your line in the water. You can't reach
your goals if you don't try."
Kathy Seligman
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Onzuka.com
Exclusive
I
talked with the three top dogs of Hawaii MMA this past Saturday
at Punishment in Paradise and here is some of the news that I
got:
Ronald
"The Machine Gun" Jhun has been asked to fight Robbie
Lawler by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, possibly at UFC 49 at 185
lbs. Robbie said that he cannot make 170 anymore and Ron has
given a verbal agreement. Now let's see if the UFC will come
through with their verbal agreement and let Ron sign on the dotted
line to make this official.
Congratulations
to Ron! It's been a long time coming.
Ray
"Bradda" Cooper and Stephen "Bozo" Paling
has both come to verbal agreements as well for their participation
in the upcoming July 9 Shooto Hawaii Super Card. Many websites
have been posting match ups here and there, but take it with
a grain of salt because until the fighters actually sign a contract,
it is not a done deal.
With
Bradda and Bozo on the card as well as some other local fighters,
the card will be one to go to. Bradda is scheduled to fight Jake
Shields for the Shooto Title and Bozo is scheduled to fight former
UFC Champion Jens Pulver. I say scheduled because like I said
before, nothing is a done deal until both fighters sign their
contracts.
Keep
your fingers crossed for all three Hawaii fighters. Make sure
you support these fighters by ordering the UFC that Ron fights
in and coming to the event that features Bradda and Bozo.
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Fighters'
Club TV Episode 21 Debuts
Tomorrow Night!
Fighters' Club TV Episode 21 has been cut and submitted to programming.
It will air in our normal timeslot at 6pm Tuesday night on Channel
52 on the following dates: May 18 and 25, then on June 1 and
8.
This could be the best Fighters' Club Episode yet!
Episode
21 features:
-Chris
Onzuka's debut investigative piece on BJ Penn. (What every local
needs to know about their star fighter)
-Highlights
from Superbrawl 35
-Curran vs. Nonaka (+ interview w/ Jeff Curran)
-Doerksen vs. Fukuda (+ interview w/ Joe Doerksen)
-Enson Inoue vs. Tom Sauer (+ interview w/ Sauer)
-Technique
of the Week
-Back by popular demand, Chris and Mike cover some half-guard
passing
techniques that every fighter should know
+
Hawaii's 2 favorite FCTV hosts, Mike Onzuka and Mark "the
other guy"
Kurano.
Don't
miss the credits--Matt Hughes talks about Hawaiian fighters,
BJ and
MMA...
Questions,
Comments, Suggestions? (Ladies w/ resumes--attach pics)
email
us at: fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com
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CABBAGE'S
CASE TURNED OVER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL
MMAWeekly has followed up regarding the future of Cabbage, in
not only the UFC, but his future in MMA due to a medical suspension.
When
asked about Wes "Cabbage" Correira and his standing
with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, a spokersperson for
the NSAC told MMAWeekly, "The matter has been turned over
to the Attorney General's office."
As
first reported by MMAWeekly's Ivan Trembow in his article "Life
of a Fighter - Medicals" right after UFC 47, the NSAC put
Cabbage on medical suspension for six weeks after his TKO loss
to Andrei Arlovski on April 2.
Cabbage's
medical suspension was set to expire on May 18. However, Cabbage
became in hot water with NSAC after failing to adhere to the
terms of the suspension.
Cabbage
violated the medical suspension by fighting on the May 7th "Rumble
on the Rock" show, where he lost a unanimous decision to
John Marsh.
Now
it appears Cabbage could be suspended even longer as the case
has now been turned over to the Attorney's Office.
Source: MMA Weekly
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KOTC
- Complete Results From The Sky City Casino!
Sky
City Casino, Albuquerque, NM - It’s official! After Saturday
night’s dominating performance Diego Sanchez will fight
the winner of June’s Alessio/Santiago fight for the KOTC
Welterweight belt. Also on this past weekend's card, former Lightweight
champion Alberto Crane returned to fight in front of his hometown
crowd after recent fights in ZST and Ring Of Fire. Sanchez made
it look easy with a quick takedown into ground and pound, while
Crane took punishment in the first round on his way to an unorthodox
choke in the second. Jackson’s Gaido-Jitsu was the dominating
team of the night, going 4-0 if you don’t count Jackson
himself cornering independent Crane.
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
- Ray Merino def Sean Bellamy by TKO 3:16 r1
- Jerome Martine def Paul Smiley by guillotine choke 1:12 r1
- Johnathan Olivas def Damien Rippee by rear choke 0:46 r1
- Tom Pless def Leo Orquidez by triangle choke 2:20 r1
- Al Delgado def Benji Vasquez by KO 0:27 r1
- Javier Gil def Hector Escarte by TKO 1:23 r1
- Darrell Pridy def Jimmy Westfall by rear choke 1:45 r1
- Diego Sanchez def Ray Elbe by submission to strikes 1:07 r1
- Alberto Crane def John Mahlow by choke 2:41 r2
Source:
ADCC |
Wanderlei
Silva -
Continues To Promote MMA World Wide!
PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva received a civil
award called 'Vulto Emerito' last Tuesday in Curitiba, Brazil.
The city awards this speical recognition to persons responsible
for promoting the city of Curitiba throughout Brazil as wqell
as overseas.
The
tribute to Wanderlei was the idea of town councilor Luiz Felipe
Braga Cortes. The awards ceremony was held in the Rio Branco
Palace, where the Councilmen meet. Fans of Vale Tudo and Wanderlei
participed in the ceremony aw well, cheering all the way. Wanderlei
was also joined by a heavy contingent from the Chute Boxe Team
as well as his family.
Source:
ADCC
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Pre
Fight Interview: SHONEY CARTER
Lemoore,
CA - At WEC on May 21st defending Welterweight Champion Shonie
Carter will take on fellow UFC vet Karo Parisyan. Shonie is a
vet of just about every promotion while Karo started in the UFC
just last year after a series of impressive wins in California
and the South West US.
KM:
Where do you think you are in your career? SC: I’m not quite
at my pinnacle. I’m on the right path. With this fight with
Karo, when I beat him I think it will be another defining moment
for me. He’s like twenty-one and is the next generation
of young fighters that is coming up, so me beating him is going
to definitely send some sort of message whether it be Pride or
UFC like ‘don’t count me out yet’.
KM:
Then what do you think of Karo and what does this mean to your
career? SC: He’s twenty-one and I’m thirty-two and
I’ve been reading articles some people are saying I’m
old. Lorenzo Fertita and Dana White are supposed to be there
and as the main event I’ve got to show out. The pressure
lies on me because I have nothing to gain from it other than
I’m fighting a UFC veteran. Once again this is a gate-keeper
match.
KM:
So how do you look back at your last fight? SC: That guy laid
down for his money. If I was the promoter I wouldn’t have
paid him. He basically flipped out and it was interesting when
I got home and read about (him asking for a rematch). I didn’t
get mad, just made me laugh like ‘what for?’. He had
his chance and that was the end of it. Being that I’m not
one of the Pride, UFC, or Pancrase champions I get enough press.
I get more press then the champions. I’m not looking just
to be famous, I’m looking to be rich and famous. If UFC
asked me back it’s nothing personal, this is just business,
I don’t want them to bring the bank book, I want them to
bring the big bank book. Last time I fought for them I made a
little pocket change here and there but the way I look at it
I’m doing what nobody else is doing. Even though I’m
not in the UFC I’m still active, I’m getting my name
out there…
KM:
Comparing you to other fighters that came up when you did it’s
not like you are riding on your laurels and getting fights like
one former UFC champion is around the world. Your fights mean
more. SC: Right, I’m laying it on the line.
KM:
Your last challenging one was J.T. Taylor. Even that one you
controlled the clinch and judo-esque takedowns. Now you are fighting
Karo who has been getting credit for judo-based moves. How do
you think you match up? SC: I think I’m better. The way
I look at it is I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing
a lot longer than he’s been doing it. Also I realize this
is not a judo match. I got three times as many fights as he has
and I’m going to do what I do and I’m not going to
deviate from it.
KM:
This could boil down to your experience against his skills of
youth like speed and endurance. How accurate do you think that
is? SC: It’s not like I lost a step, that is the funny thing.
I just turned thirty-two May 12th.
KM:
I’m sorry, happy birthday. SC: Thank you. My training partners
are younger than me and bigger than me and I deal with them on
a day-to-day basis. It’s not like I’m ready for Geritol
or anything.
KM:
Last time we talked you were saying you were focusing more on
the big shows and not fighting as often. You haven’t fought
since the last WEC. Does this mean we are not going to see you
fight in shows like Shooto and are you going to focus on WEC
as that path? SC: They have that title fight coming up in Shooto
and…I was really happy with Shooto as I was really happy
with Pancrase. It doesn’t really bother me any more, I got
eight or nine title belts sitting on my couch. It all boils down
back to economics. I enjoy what I do but when I’m done fighting
there is still promoting.
KM:
Anything else to get out between now and WEC? SC: As usual tell
everybody to get their party clothes out. Tell the ladies they
can fit tight, make it look right, and we’re going to party
all night. I’m all business when I’m in the cage or
ring or whatever and afterwards I’m going to party my ass
off. I treat every fight in my life right now as the last fight.
I’m not saying I’m retiring from it but you never know
what will happen in a fight. I’m looking at other business
ventures as well but I’m not going to stick too many irons
in the fire.
Tickets
are expected to sell out at The Palace in Lemoore, so hurry and
get yours or plan on watching the show on HDNet.
Source: ADCC
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SYLVIA
PROVIDES CLEAN DRUG TEST TO NEVADA
For those people worried about Tim Sylvia fighting Frank Mir
at UFC 48, in light of what happened with tests at UFC 47, won't
have to worry about it this time around.
Tim
Sylvia has provided the Nevada State Athletic Commission with
a clean drug test and is no longer suspended.
Sylvia's
camp had been claiming since early April that he passed a steroid
test, but until recently the NSAC hadn't received those test
results.
Now
a spokesperson for the NSAC told MMAWeekly, "Tim Sylvia
has indeed turned in an acceptable anabolic steroid test and
has been taken off the federal suspension list."
With
this finally behind him, Sylvia will now focus his attention
to June 19th, as he is scheduled to face Frank Mir for the vacant
UFC Heavyweight Title at UFC 48 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Silence
is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention
to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge,
and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core
of inner silence."
Deepak Chopra, East-Indian- American M.D., New Age Author, Lecturer
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Punishment
In Paradise 3: "WARRIORS"
Results
Punishment in Paradise: "Warriors"
Campbell High School Gym, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
May 15, 2005
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
Punishment
in Paradise's third event was another marathon of fights for
Hawaii fight fans. Kickboxing matches made up the lion's share
of the 17, yes you read right, 17 scheduled matches. Kickboxing
is making a huge resurgence in Hawaii and the level that the
fighters are on is amazing when just two years ago there were
no kickboxing events to compete. PIP featured fighters as small
as 50lbs up to fighters just over 200lbs. The match ups for most
of the event, with the exception of the exhibitions, were even
as seen by the number of fights that went to the judges' cards.
Normally the fights that go the distance end up being boring,
but the kickboxing action was kept fast paced and the three minutes
rounds in the MMA bouts allowed the fighters to maintain their
intensity for the whole fight. It was difficult to pick out highlights
because every fight could have been a highlight. A few of them
were the wars between Gerald Alevalo-Chad and Dominator Lopes-Brandon
Absher. The crowd almost got into it when the strong teams of
Team Big Dogs and Bulls Pen got so involved in the Toni Rodrigues-Ryan
Lee fight that they were out of their seats, but the heat of
the moment settled down. The main event pitted one of Hawaii's
best kickboxers in Tommy Pestana against one of Hawaii's best
kickboxers in MMA in Deshaun Johnson. Johnson looked sharp in
the first round getting off punches first and slipping a lot
of Pestana's punches. He slowed a bit in the second with Pestana
making some adjustments and becoming more effective. The third
round saw Pestana finish strong and Johnson slow to almost a
stop while counter punching. This earned Pestana the unanimous
decision.
150lbs.
Kickboxing 3x1 ½ Minute Rounds
Randy Rivera (HMC) def. Tommy Laugamen (B.G.)
Split decision [(30-25), (25-30), (30-25)] after 3 rounds.
Exhibition:
Kickboxing 3x45 Seconds Rounds
Jada Perriera (E.B.F.C) drew Tristin Kamaka (808 Fight Factory)
Exhibition:
90lbs. Kickboxing 3x 45 Second Rounds
Shaun Ahlo (Casca Grossa) drew Cole Porlas (House of Pain)
175lbs.
Kickboxing 3x ½ M | |