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2005
3/12/05
The Second Annual Maui
Jiu-Jitsu Open
BJJ tournament
(BJJ)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Hawaii)
2/5 or 2/12/04
Punishment In
Paradise 9:
Hawaii vs. Mainland
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kapolei H.S. Gym)
2004
12/11/04
Super Brawl
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
12/4/04 or 12/10/04
Kickin It Again
(Kickboxing)
(Kapolei HS or Waimanalo gym)
12/4/04
So You Think You Tough 7
(Boxing, MMA)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
12/3/04
Punishment In
Paradise 8:
East vs. West
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kapolei H.S. Gym)
11/27/04
Grappler's Paradise
(Grappling)
(Chiefess
Kamakahelei Middle School, Kauai)
Ring of Honor
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Waimea H.S. Gym, Kauai)
11/20/04
Rumble On The Rock
5
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/13/04
SUMA 2:
The Battle At The Hyatt
(Kickboxing)
(Hyatt Regency Waikiki Ballroom)
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SUMA 2: The Battle
at the Hyatt
Hyatt Regency Ballroom, Waikiki, Hawaii
November
13, 2004 This Saturday!
Get your tickets
fast because there are only 800 tickets available! If you missed
the last SUMA event, you need to come to this one. K-1 type kickboxing
rules with leg kicks make these fights exciting and action packed!
SUMA (Stand Up Martial Arts) made its debut at the Hyatt Regency
Ballroom in Waikiki and featured an 8 Man Heavyweight Tournament
for $10,000.00 as well as 2 Super Bouts, which were sanctioned
by the ISKA. The venue had a Vegas type atmosphere and was all
knock - outs with one bout going to the scorecards.
The smaller venue
at the Hyatt makes it impossible to have a bad seat and allowed
the crowd to get close to all the action where the could practically
feel the punches. Hawaii fans now have a new form of entertainment
and allows local stand up fighters to showcase their skills.
Battle @ The Hyatt
8 Man Tournament
(155 lbs.)
$6,000.00 purse
11-13-04
7:30 p.m.
Featured Bouts:
Andre Washington (Team Island Thunder)
vs.
Mike Malone (Eastsidaz)
Jay Carter (BJ Penn
MMA, 17-2) vs. Brandon Wolf (Team MADD, 8-1)
Tournament Competitors:
David "Chinaman"
Yueng
HMC Kickboxing
Ben Merrit
Wahiawa Boxing
"Iron"
Mike Aina
BJ Penn MMA Academy
Hilo, Hawaii
Kaleo Kwan
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Record 7-0
Ryan Roy
Fairtex Gym
San Francisco, California
Record 8-4
Harris Sarmiento
808 Fight Factory
Jack Phames
One Kick Gym
Las Vegas, Nevada
Record 17-2
Jerry Sarabese
Hawaii Youth
Record 3-2
Fighters are subject
to change.
Tickets for the
show range from $35.00 - $75.00
Purchase tickets in advance, there are only 800 seats at the
Hyatt!!!
Source: Event Promoter |
DAVID
PADILLA INTERVIEW
PUNISHMENT IN PARADISE
EAST vs. WEST
Friday, Dec 3.2004
Where sitting here with Jesus Is Lords fighter David Padilla
who in December 3rd will headline PUNISHMENT IN PARADISE year
end show. Padilla will face Cory Cass a veteran of King of the
Cage & Gladiators.
P.I.P First of all we would like to thank you for your time for
this interview.
D.P. No problem
P.I.P Tell us David how did you get started in Mixed Martial
Arts
D.P. I kind of fell into this, Helping Falaniko Vitale and Brennan
Kamaka for their fights at King of the Cage I fell into fighting
P.I.P You been away from the ring for a year in a half. How does
it feel to step back in
D.P. Yes, It's been a year and a half but I feel more on FIRE
and I definitely want to take of the ring rust.
P.I.P This is your first ever Main Event in Hawaii are you feeling
any extra pressure
D.P. No extra Pressure at all, Yeah this is my first Main Event
in Hawaii. But theirs more extra pressure training then the fight
itself.
P.I.P So how's training for your comeback going.
D.P. Going Well, Of course I have to cut weight and getting my
cardio back is tough. But bottom line is I'm enjoying it
P.I.P. Any predictions for this fight.
D.P. With Cory Cass's background I expect a HIGH IMPACT fight.
He likes to bang and no one has seen my stand up yet.
P.I.P If you had a choice to end the fight in a K.O. or Decision
how would you like your comeback to be.
D.P. Victorious (Laughs) With a Bang
P.I.P. What would you say is your strength in MMA
D.P. People would say my Ground and Pound, but I would say both
stand up and Ground & Pound
P.I.P One last question why do they call you the TAN SUPERMAN
D.P. (LAUGHS) Name "SUPA DAVE" i had since elementary
it was from football then high school because of wrestling. Then
when I started fighting I had the name TAN SUPERMAN.
P.I.P. Before we go is their something you want to say to the
fans or thank anyone
D.P. First of all I would like to thank GOD for the opportunity,
Also the promoter for the opportunity and believing in me. My
teammates for all the help and for the patience for putting up
with me. And to everyone to come out and support the locals.
Source: Promoter
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I
Fought the Law, and the Law Maced Me
Monday,
Nov. 11, 5:54 a.m. - Two deputies responded to reports of intoxicated
subjects fighting at an apartment on the 6500 block of Cervantes
Dr. The officers arrived at the residence and observed two men
grappling on the floor through the window of the apartment.
As
officers watched, the first subject, a 22-year-old man, placed
his sparring partner in an "ankle lock," causing the
man to scream and "tap out." After the bout ended,
the first man, whose friend outweighed him by 60 to 80 pounds,
said he could "fuck him up" because of his superior
fighting skills.
The
two quickly resumed fighting, and officers watched the first
man continue to employ what they described as several other techniques
used by fighters trained in jujitsu, judo and various other martial arts disciplines to
get the better of his opponent.
Seeing
that the man on the losing end of the fight had already suffered
a black eye and was bleeding from the nose and mouth, one of
the deputies slid open the unlocked window and instructed the
men to stop fighting.
The
first man asked the officer who he was and if he wanted to fight,
to which the deputy replied, "We are deputies with the Santa
Barbara County Sheriff's Dept."
Unfazed,
the man informed the deputy, "I'll fuck you up." He
then turned to his battered friend and told him, "You're
a better fighter, but I'm going to fuck him up. Just let me pull
my pants up."
The
deputy instructed both of them to settle down and get some sleep,
but the man would have none of it.
"Do
you want to fight?" he repeated. "Yeah, just let me
put my belt on."
While
the man was attempting to ready his pants for battle, the officer
again ordered him to settle down.
"No,
I'm coming out there to fight. I'm going to fuck you up,"
he replied.
Having
observed the man's proficient fighting skills, the officers readied
their canisters of Oleoresin Capsicum - better known as pepper
spray.
Trousers
finally secure around his waist, the would-be street fighter
opened the front door, looked at the deputies, assumed a fighting
stance with closed fists, and received a two-second blast of
pepper spray to the face.
Unable
to stand up to the spray's superior kung fu, the man staggered
back into the house, where he was promptly taken into custody.
His
friend refused treatment for his injuries and insisted that they
were just playing around.
The
man was taken to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol office for booking,
where he was allowed to wash out his eyes, but his antics did
not stop there.
He
asked the arresting deputy why he had been sprayed, saying, "I'm
120 pounds. What am I going to do?"
The
officer informed him that the man had threatened to injure them,
and had confronted them in a fighting stance.
"I'm
120 pounds," the man repeated. "What would you do if
someone bigger than you wanted to fight?"
While
the logical answer would be to run away, the deputy told the
man that they never challenged him to a fight, and had seen him
using formal ground fighting techniques.
The
man then refused to provide information about his identity, so
he was placed in a locked interrogation room as the officer used
the man's driver license to complete the booking paperwork.
As
he was filling out the paperwork, another officer came outside
and asked the deputy if he was aware that his arrestee was climbing
into the office's rafters.
According
to police reports, the deputy rushed back to the detention room
and discovered that the man had slipped his handcuffs to the
front of his body. He had stacked the room's plastic chairs and
trashcan on top of one another to form a makeshift ladder, which
he used to climb up into the acoustic ceiling tiles.
Unimpressed,
the deputy pushed aside the chairs and trash can and assisted
the man down from the ceiling.
The
man was re-handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car
and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was booked
for resisting arrest, escape from custody, and vandalism less
than $400 for putting a hole in the ceiling of the IVFP station.
Source: Daily Nexus
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BTT
with doors wide open for Vitor Belfort
Now it’s official! Brazilian Top Team fighter and leader,
Ze Mario Sperry confirms that Vitor Belfort is free to train
with his new partners as soon as he wants. This week Belfort
is making the last arrangements in Sao Paulo and may begin his
trainings within the next few days.
‘He
could've been here with us since last week. But he had personal
things to take care of in Sao Paulo, so we are still waiting
for him. When will he start? That is up to Vitor. The UFC Japan
was postponed and he was expecting to fight Tito Ortiz in the
event. Because of that he's slowed down a little bit. Belfort’s
next opponent is not decided yet but he will be back to the octagon
in February’, reveals Sperry.
This
is not going to be the Vitor’s first time in Brazilian Top
Team. He used to train with Sperry and Co. before moving to Sao
Paulo and might have no problem during his return to BTT. ‘It
is hard to please everyone, but I the athletes are ready to welcome
him and we won’t have any problem’, states Ze Mario.
The
decision to get back to BTT was made by Vitor Belfort right after
UFC 49, when he was defeated by Randy Couture, losing the light-heavyweight
belt. According to the Brazilian fighter, he had many problems
with his coaches on the last days before the fight, and realized
he needs to be more focused and prepared if he wants to be a
champion again. Vitor’s wife, the model Joana Prado, is
pregnant of his first child, who will be named Davi. Now, Belfort
will have to conciliate his trainings with BTT and his own Vitor
Belfort Team.
Source: ADCC
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One
decade of Tatame
The renowed brazilian Martial Arts Magazine Tatame just came
out celebrating it´s 10th year anniversary edition with
Wanderlei Silva on the cover. Besides bringing the full report
on last Pride's High Octane, showing the historical battle of
Silva and Quinton, Tatame # 105, also brings an interview with
the controversial Robson Gracie and coverage of many events like
Jungle Fight 3, Bushido 5, K-1 Brazil, Shooto Brazil 4 and Black
Belt GP Heavyweight.
In
the final part of the history of Tatame Magazine (since newspapers
time) some of the most important names of MMA Scene like Carlson
Gracie, Minotauro, Wanderlei Silva, Rudimar Fedrigo, Royler Gracie
and Carlos Gracie Jr talk about the importance of the oldest
Brazilian MMA Magazine in their life.
As
a gift for the readers this edition brings a double page with
the sequence of all 105 cover pages of the magazine that started
to be published in Brasil on November of 1994 as O Tatame Newspaper.
Check
on the english version at www.tatame.com.br
Source: ADCC
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Interview:
Great Britain's MARK WEIR
On November 27th Mark Weir is scheduled to face Matt “The
Law” Lindland in Cage Rage 9 in England. He is next tentatively
scheduled to defend his WEC belt in March.
Mark
is coming off a win in WEC where he took the North American Middleweight
title. He fought for the North American one because the World
one is currently owned by Team Quest’s Chris Leben, a fighter
Mark’s next opponent Matt Lindland helps train. Leben couldn’t
defend his title because he’s involved with the UFC’s
reality show, an indication of the amount of attention and level
of fighters WEC is drawing. So far this year Matt has a win over
Tony Fryklund in Rumble On The Rock and a loss in the UFC to
David Terrell. Mark is 4-1 for this year with his one loss being
to Jorge Rivera, said to be the fight that got Rivera back into
the last UFC which gives an indication of the amount of attention
still on Weir. Basically look for this fight to have an immense
impact on both fighters’ standings and with both fighters
fighting early next year possibly the Middleweight rankings themselves.
This
fight against Matt Lindland is especially interesting not just
because it’s two UFC vets with drastically different styles
but Matt falls right into the weight cutting and traveling Mark
talked about at the end of our recent post-fight from WEC. Here
Mark finishes up the post-fight by talking about the UK fighters
and traveling advice.
KM:
I’ve been to England for one show and seen a couple British
fighters in Europe. We are hearing about fighters like Paul “Hands
of Stone” Jenkins but we haven’t had a chance to see
them. MW: I’ve actually competed against him years ago (note:
Weir won by KO in 0:18 on May 19th 2001). He’s a gut that
would fight every weekend, always fighting and never really focusing.
You could go one way where you start to get into fights and you
are not winning or you could go the other way where it allows
you to get certain skills and experience and relaxed state of
mind so your true ability comes through. He’s gone the way
where the true ability is starting to come through and has gotten
dangerous. He comes from a kickboxing background. He has learned
how to survive and get good position to strike.
KM:
You are very knowledgeable about the UK scene. What can you tell
us about the British fighters in general? KM: The British fighters
are learning quite a bit. The main thing they have never really
done is look within what they got, they always tend to go outside.
I always said if you go to someone’s gym you are only going
to get the tip of the iceberg; they don’t have time to work
with you, they don’t know what your strengths are, and they
can’t develop you. I had offers but no-one offered me what
I thought would benefit me. The only person I thought could benefit
me is, and I don’t mean to keep bringing up his name, is
Chuck Liddell. He would not change me, all he would do is enhance
where he would keep me standing up. In the UK where they are
losing it is they are trying to go abroad and going to camps
but not learning anything about themselves. They are taking everything
and adding it to themselves when it might not benefit them. What
they need is someone to say ‘this is good, this is bad,
this is how you can improve that good thing you got already’.
That is what I try to do, work with what I got and make it better
and stop people from taking me down.
KM:
You mentioned the time zone difference regarding fighting. MW:
Eight hours.
KM:
I was asking Jorge Rivera around the time of your fight with
him about how he trains for a time zone difference. How did you
prepare differently this time compared to the UFC? MW: When I
fought in the UFC I really suffered bad. UFC only brings you
over a week before. I tried to change my sleep pattern wearing
eye masks, trying to eat which is the hardest thing within a
pattern. What I find is coming over here (the hardest thing)
is finding a place where I can train regularly. If I (did the
same) for this fight I would have been nowhere near…it would
have been a long hard fight, he may have got lucky near the end,
and I wouldn’t have looked like a threat really any way
whatsoever. Because of Chuck’s gym to train at I had these
guys who worked with me before. They know about me, they know
my strengths and weaknesses, they know exactly how to train with
me.
KM:
Denis Kang spoke before about ideally having one day to adjust
per time zone difference. Do you have any advice like that? MW:
Main thing I do when I’m on a plane is I set my timer. Every
hour on the flight I make sure I have a glass or two glasses
of water because the (cabin) pressure, your brain is obviously
dehydrated, and you lose fluids which means you can be knocked
out easier. Obviously what you eat you have to be careful, nothing
too heavy. Recently I read an article on marathon runners and
exactly how to tackle jet lag and potassium they recommend. Basically
all you really need to know is the dehydration. For every hour
you need two glasses. I set my timer for every hour.
KM:
In that sense is cutting weight when traveling a factor with
dehydration and getting knocked out? MW: Yeah, if you try to
cut weight that’s a bad thing. I’m lucky because I’m
way within the weight. Prior to the fight I made sure I kept
the weight up. I eat a few junkie stuff prior to the weigh-in
just to give me extra fat to burn off on the fight. I think it’s
a very dangerous thing. You have to remember the reason they
weigh in the day before is the dehydration because you get hit
and there is no fluid around the brain and you are going to cause
damage and bleeding and everything. Fluid is the most important
thing to have. Dehydration and cutting weight that way is dangerous
especially in this and if anything happens they are going to
blame the sport.
KM:
As far as SFUK I only knew of them as a newsletter and forum.
They also manage you? MW: No, it’s XFUK. Xtreme Fighting
UK.
KM:
I’m sorry, I was confusing them. MW: SFUK is a great site.
You go on there to find the latest news and XFUK basically back
fighters, try to promote them, get them good fight purses, and
that kind of thing. If you are traveling they try to get you
traveling expenses and look after you. They are the middleman
and know what you deserve.
KM:
Anything else you want to say about the English fight scene?
MW: Yeah, there are a few strong names coming up. One of them
works out with me, Matt Ewin. He’s had nearly twenty fights
with a couple losses. He’s one to look out for, hopefully
in the scene over here (California). Hopefully I’m going
to pave the way and open the door for them. I’ve made a
lot of contacts and probably XFUK will go through me and then
pass them on to other fighters with potential over there and
really represent these guys and get a good deal.
KM:
You were scheduled to fight in WEC before and the fight didn’t
happen. What happened? MW: I fought a Japanese fighter about
June or July time. I’d beaten him but twisted my knee. I
had a bad knee injury and love my standup so turned it down.
If I got an injury I will not fight. I’m one of the few
people that turned down the UFC when they first asked me to fight.
They asked me to go in there and I said ‘no, I’m not
100%, I will not fight’. Then they came over to the UK and
I had to wait until then. I don’t fight for the glory or
anything, I fight for the enjoyment of it.
KM:
Sponsors to thank? MW: Hitman because they looked after me. Other
than that the guy who sponsored me in an unorthodox way was Chuck
Liddell. I’ve been staying at his place, been getting fed,
I didn’t have to dip into my pocket once and I feel really
bad because I’m English and not used to that. He paid for
everything for me. He got me down here and sorted out everything.
I hope I can pay him back by keep winning.
Source: ADCC
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HEAVYWEIGHTS
SPEAK OUT ABOUT SATURDAY'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CARD
Here are numerous quotes from the fighters, courtesy of Don King
Productions, from Monday's 'Heavyweights Across America Media
Day' held as part of the build-up to Saturday's 'Rendezvous with
Destiny: Battle for Supremacy' heavyweight show at Madison Square
Garden. This card will be broadcast in the U.S. on HBO Pay-Per-View.
CHRIS
BYRD
'Jameel
McCline and me are good friends. Our wives are good friends.
But this is a competition. And I am really looking forward to
the fight. Style-wise, I love this match-up. Jameel is the biggest,
most athletic guy I have ever fought. I think when the fans first
see us in the ring, they will think he will beat me easily. But
I know how to fight big guys and by the third or fourth round,
it will be a different story.
'The
key in all my fights is to frustrate the guy in front of me and
keep him off balance. At this level, you cannot take anyone lightly.
This is going to be a great fight.'
HASIM
RAHMAN
'I
am looking to make a statement. I don't just want to win a decision.
I want a devastating knockout. I feel better and smarter now
than ever before. I have got all the pieces to the puzzle. It
is just a matter of putting them together. Meehan is a tall,
durable guy with a good jab and good speed. He comes to fight.
But with a world title shot on the line, there is no way he can
beat me.'
MARK
JANSSEN - KALI MEEHAN'S TRAINER
'We
were hoping to get a few more fights under Kali's belt after
he fought Damon Reed. He has sparred over 200 rounds with the
likes of Lamon Brewster, Owen Beck and other great heavyweights
leading up to his fight on the undercard of Brewster-Klitschko.
We received the opportunity to fight for the title sooner than
we thought, but we had to take the opportunity. We felt we won
the fight. We got robbed. It shocked me that he didn't stop Brewster.
We were just 70 per cent for that fight and we should be at 90
per cent for this fight. In another six months time, Kali will
be at his best.
'Don
King had faith in us. No one had ever heard of us. Everyone said
we were cannon fodder and we were slow as a turtle. That all
motivated us.
'Brewster
was a tougher style for Kali. Kali is a very good fighter and
he will prove that on what he does to Rahman. Rahman doesn't
handle distance well. Kali has better all around skills and speed.
'We
were a little tentative against Brewster, but that was a very
big moment for us. We used to fight in a little club in Australia.
Now all of a sudden we hit the bright lights of Las Vegas and
we are fighting before a very large crowd on television at Mandalay
Bay. This has been unbelievable for us. It is like hitting the
lotto. We were making peanuts in Australia. Now it is limos,
Mandalay Bay, Madison Square Garden…it is
a Cinderella story. We have to pinch ourselves. Is this really
happening?
'We
were 100 per cent robbed. They couldn't give it to Lamon. I keep
looking at the tape again and again and we won that fight. Lamon
is an awesome fighter, but we won that fight.
'Kali
started fighting at 13 years old. His uncle was a fighter. I
have been with Kali for a couple of years. We were introduced
by a mutual friend. I had been in boxing for many years and then
I got to renovating homes for seven years. Kali and I went for
a workout and I felt that we have the makings of a champion here.'
JOHN
RUIZ
'I
feel my mental focus for this fight is better than it's ever
been. In every single fight I've always looked for a win and
I just have to go out there and do it all over again.
'I'm
going to work Golota real hard right from the beginning because
I know he'll get frustrated. Expect me to be very active in the
ring, throwing a lot of punches and moving around.'
LARRY
DONALD
'I
was very heartened by the big turnout today at my media workout
in my hometown of Cincinnati. Everyone came out to support me
before I head off to New York. I'm looking forward to one of
the biggest challenges of my career in facing Evander Holyfield
in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. It can't get any
bigger than that.'
ANDREW
GOLOTA
'The
reason I am coming in at 235 is because I have to be faster for
this fight. Ruiz will try to make the fight a wrestling match.
But I will try to keep him away with the jab. The upper cuts.
'I
will try to move as much as possible so he can't hold me and
lay on me. But that is all I can say because I know the Ruiz
people are reading the papers. For me...if I don't win this fight
I retire. I'm getting too old to train this hard for this many
weeks for nothing.' (Golota has been training for 3 months for
this fight)
Source: ADCC
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COPA
RIPDOREY DE SUBMISSION
Vasco Barra Gymnasium, November 7th
The
Copa Ripdorey is the next last Submission event before ADCC Brazilian
Trials 2004, and many fighters used the occasion to test their
skills. Ost of them competed without knowing whether they are
selected for the trials as the list of the fighters who are selected
has yet to be announced.
Copa
RipDorey de Submission is an event 100% sponsored by RipDorey
fightwear and it took place in a rainy day in a Gymnasium that
was hard to get to. The event was composed by 6 singles matches
plus 5 tournaments in weight classes between light, welter, middle,
lightheavy and heavy.
In
one of the single matches we watched Alexandre 'Cacareco' Ferreira's
return to the action. 'Cacareco' hasn't fought any match since
ADCC 2003, and since has moved from two different teams (from
Ruas VT to GBCT and now BTT). 'Cacareco' faced off against the
little known Rodrigo Botti (Vitor Belfort) and showed his famous
pressure inside the guard, and kept trying guard passes and his
dangerous locks. Botti worked well and surprised everybody by
keeping 'Cacareco' inside the open guard during the eight minutes
of the fight. At the end of the match 'Cacareco' won by 2-0 advantage.
Other
single-fights weren't as exciting, but turned the spotlights
on some names who can win the coveted opportunity to go on the
ADCC 2005 in the USA. Fighters such as Leonardo Lucio 'Chocolate'
Nascimento (RFT), who imposed his superiority for the second
time in less than 1 year over Gabriel Pesadelo Santos (Vitor
Belfort) by takedowns; and Marcelo Salazar (BTT), who sunk his
Greco-Roman's moves for confusing and to beat Ricardo Petruccio
(GBCT).
Other
single-fights results:
Marcelo
'Zulu' Santos (Niteroi Wrestling) beat Luis 'Fernando' Pimpolho
Santos (Nova Uniao) by advantage
Williams
'Parrudinho' (BTT) beat Pablo Santos (Osiris) by anaconda choke
Leonardo Pecanha (Nova Uniao) beat Luis 'Besouro' Junior (RFT)
by advantage
In
the middleweight Flavio Serafim (BTT) won by 4-2 against Luta-Livre's
Marcelo Brigadeiro (RFT) . Brigadeiro was taken down twice.
The
welterweight division didn't have a final, as Ze Marcelo's student,
Xandinho, won twice to close the bracket with teammate Eduardo
Belomini. Xandinho beat his first opponent by point advantage
and then faced-off with Edson 'Chulapa' (BSW) in the semifinals.
Xandinho avoided Chulapa's great takedowns by guard and taking
'Chulapa's back twice, controlling the fight and winning 8-0.
Tournaments
Results
Lightweight:
Rafael 'The Little Iron Man' Primo (Dela Riva) and Daniel Otero
(Fabricio JJ) closed the bracket
Welterweight:
XANDINHO (Ze Marcelo/BTT) and Eduardo Belomini (BTT) closed the
bracket
Middleweight:
Flavio Serafim (BTT) beat Marcelo Brigadeiro (RFT) by points
Lightheavyweight:
Ismael Guerreiro (BTT) beat Rodrigo Couto (Suyan Queiroz) by
points
Heavyweight:
Artur Cesar 'Gogo' (UGF) and Francisco Mello (Top Brothers) closed
the bracket
The
event paid a homage to photographer Fernando Azevedo for his
efforts of promoting the fight scene throughout Brazil and posthumous
homage to Pedro Gama Filho, one the most important people in
the fight sports in Brazil; who passed away in the last weekend
Source: ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know
what you do not know."
John Kenneth Gilbraith, American Economist
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Punishment
In Paradise
Hawaii Vs. USA Mainland
SUNDAY, Feb 20, 2005
We are going to start PRESIDENTS DAY off with a KICK, It's been
set Sunday Feb 20,2005 Hawaii's BADEST KICKBOXERS will take on
US Mainlands best. Punishment In Paradise will bring you TOP
COMPETITION as fighters from Georgia, California and Canada will
BRING IT ON!! We will invite winners of Punishment In Paradise
EAST vs. WEST on Dec 3,2004 to compete in our February show.
Yesterday we announced Februaury 5 or 21, 2005 but we made a
mistake on date sorry if it inconvience anyone!!
SIDE NOTE: Presidents Day is Monday February 21,2005 and it's
a FEDERAL & STATE HOLIDAY!! So that means NO WORK!!
Source: Promoter
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KOTC
this weekend...five belts previewed!
San Jacinto, CA - This weekend’s King Of The Cage card closes
out the year’s pay-per-view cards with their first show
on In-Demand, reaching an estimated sixty million households.
There is still another KOTC card the following week in Indiana
but that show is not to be aired on pay-per-view. Originally
this weekend’s card, titled “Revenge”, advertised
three world titles on the line but that has been clarified by
promoter Terry Trebilcock to be four world titles and a superfight
title.
Starting
at the lightest weight class the Bantamweight title is on the
line between Gladiator Challenge Champion Uriah Faber and Eben Kaneshiro. No word on why Frankie
Bollinger is not the champion having won the title in September’s
KOTC show, but Terry Trebilcock confirms this is for the title.
Uriah won the GC title in June with a spectacularly hyper performance
at GC 27, defended it once in August, and debuted in KOTC in
September. Eben made his KOTC debut in August but is mainly known
for his victories in smaller shows such as Warriors Quest and
Fearless. He fights out of Hawaii at Kamole Jiu-Jitsu.
It
is official Thomas Denny has been stripped of the Lightweight
belt for not having defended it in over a year despite according
to Terry several fight offers. The Lightweight title is now on
the line between Charlie Kohler and Takumi. Readers that remember
this writer’s ongoing theme of the curse of the KOTC Welterweight
belt may remember the one time the KOTC Welterweight belt was
successfully defended was by Joe Hurley back in February of 2001.
The man he beat was Charlie Kohler. Later that year Kohler picked
up a win against Danny Byrket and a loss to current Shooto Lightweight
Champion Vitor Ribeiro in WFA 1 before taking almost three years
off of MMA. In August he returned for a win in KOTC 39. Takumi
Nakayama has also faced some of the best including former Shooto
Champion and MFC contender Joachim Hansen, ATT’s Marcus
Aurelio in the ZST Lightweight tournament last year, Current
Shooto Champion Vitor Ribeiro in HOOKnSHOOT Relentless, and in
July #4 ranked Shooto Welterweight (Lightweight by US definition)
Ryan Bow. He lost to all of those named fighters but in August
beat Charles “Crazy Horse” Bennett, the latest KOTC
star to fight in Pride. His current verifiable MMA record stands
at 11-6-3.
Moving
up to Welterweight we have the fight originally scheduled for
the last KOTC, Thomas Denny vs. James Fanshier. Denny is on a
six-fight streak and has faced a higher level of competition
but Fanshier is the Gladiator Challenge Champion training out
of UFC vet Cal Worsham’s Team X. This is best appreciated
as a clash of personalities with Fanshier being the gym teacher
and “good guy” while Denny’s image he projects
is of the “Wildman”. Both actually are very devoted
fathers and this fight hype can only be taken so far. Although
both these fighters have proven they can hold their own on the
ground look for this one to be a standup war.
For
the Heavyweight belt American Kickboxing’s Paul Buentello
returns to defend against Bo Cantrell. Paul was originally schedule
to fight Jeff Newton but now is facing Cantrell, recently off
a win in Gladiator Challenge. Although this is by no means a
handing of the belt to Buentello, Cantrell isn’t even in
the current KOTC rankings and his 2004 record stands at 2-2 making
this one of the least anticipated KOTC belts on this card. This
is Buentello’s first defense of the KOTC Heavyweight belt
but he has been on the World radar this year when he was accepted
to fight in the UFC until a hand injury forced his withdraw.
He hasn’t fought MMA this year but last year had not only
the KOTC title win but also a high-profile win in Rumble On The Rock.
Originally
the Unlimited (a.k.a. Super Heavyweight) belt was to be on the
line between defending champion Eric Pele and “Scary”
Jerry Vrbanovic but now Jerry is facing Kadillac Marshbanks for
the Unlimited Superfight belt. Fans who think of Jerry as the
man Mike Kyle and Ron Waterman beat haven’t seen Jerry since
joining Team Hitman. Jerry turned the spare tire into serious
upper chest and arm muscle and is said to be taking the training
with Oyama seriously. Not much is known about Marshbanks so this
fight is still a question mark but at the very least looks to
be a showing of the “new” Vrbanovic.
More
on the card is expected tomorrow.
Source: ADCC
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FROM
WWE TO MMA....
SEAN O'HAIRE ON MMAWEEKLY RADIO TODAY
He is the highest profile name in professional wrestling trying
to make the cross over to MMA. Sean O'Haire was a WCW Tag Team
Champion and later worked in the WWE.
Now
O'Haire will try and crossover into the MMA world and compete
next weekend on the Rumble
on the Rock
card. Today O'Haire will talk about his newest career on MMAWeekly
Radio with hosts Ryan Bennett and Frank Trigg. Here's the O'Haire
profile according to his website.
Sean
O'Haire
Statistics:
Height:
6'6" / 198.1 cm
Weight:
275 lbs. / 124.7 kg
DOB:
1973
Hometown:
Hilton Head, SC
Fight
Record:
Kickboxing Record: 10-0
MMA Record: 8-0
Career
Highlights:
WCW
Tag Team Champion
WWE
wrestler
In
2004, regarded worldwide as one of MMA's greatest "unknown
quantities." 2004 -2005 promises to be a BIG year for Sean
O' Haire.
Comments:
All
Sean's fights have been “underground” events in and
around Charlotte, NC and Jacksonville, FL, with the exception
of his most recent battle, where he defeated 6'9" Tony "Towers"
Roberts in 1:42 via submission, on the heralded "Venom"
show in California.
His
extensive training includes Phillip Nurse in NYC for Muay Thai,
Tim Quickmeier in Charleston, SC for Kung Fu, Jerry Mills in
Hilton Head for Seshifen-ki Karate and Rick Davis in North Carolina
for submission grappling.
Has
been training in martial arts since age 10
Former WCW Tag Team Champion
Strong gymnastics background
Source: MMA Weekly
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WILL
PULVER REALLY FIGHT GOMI?
BOB SAPP NEWS....TIM SYLVIA'S OPPONENT AND MORE
It's been a great year in MMA and it looks even better with the
end of the year shows just a little more than a month away.
Let's
get right to the latest rumors in Japan. I talked at length with
MMAWeekly's Scott Petersen in Japan and unfortunately the Jens
Pulver vs Takanori Gomi looks to be further apart than first
thought.
Initial
reports last night stated that Pulver vs Gomi would take place
on December 31st in Pride. I'm sure Jens wants the fight badly,
but there are still a few obstacles before this fight can even
happen.
Pulver
has a contract with Shooto and Shooto really wants to use Pulver
on the December 14th show. And, I can guarantee Shooto doesn't
want Pulver "stolen" by Pride to fight later in the
month for the big December 31st show.
If
your in Pulver's shoes, he wants a big fight in Shooto. If your
the Shooto organization you don't want to have Pulver face Pequeno
Nogueira, the number one fight at 145, because this would be
Jens' last fight on the Shooto deal. Shooto doesn't want Pulver's
last fight to be against a huge name, because if Pulver beats
Noguiera, then where does that leave the future of the company
with a guy who will most likely walk from the organization to
fight in Pride or the UFC?
Bottom
line, the Shooto deal ISN'T an exclusive contract and Jens could
just walk away from the fight on the 14th and take a fight in
Pride. Shooto would be pissed, but they legally couldn't do anything
about it.
What
I'm hearing is that if Pride can get a deal done, they would
love to have Pulver fight on December 31st. Rumor has it though,
the opponents aren't limited to just Takanori Gomi. Pride has
included Gomi, but the names Buscape and Mishima have also come
up and Mishima seems to be who Pride wants Pulver to fight if
it does go down.
More
Japanese news. Look for Bob Sapp to make his return to MMA during
the big December shows. I talked with Ivan Salaverry last week
and he told me that Sapp will most likely make his return to
Japan to fight for one of the big organizations at the end of
the year. No names of opponents were mentioned in our conversation.
Salaverry himself might also fight in Japan as well on New Year's
Eve.
SuperBrawl's
December 11th show in Hawaii will have some changes. Tim Sylvia vs L.A. Giant
is off because Giant broke his hand. Sylvia will still be on
the card, but early reports I've heard is that many guys won't
fight Sylvia. Big Tim will have to wait and see what happens.
Other names on the Superbrawl card include Rich Franklin, Jason
Miller, and Sean Sherk. Back to work for now. Catch you daily
on the radio show with myself and Frank Trigg at 9am Pacific/12
Noon today and everyday Monday through Friday at www.mmaweeklyradio.com
Source: MMA Weekly
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JACKSON'S
FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE LOSS
It will go down as the fight of the year for 2004. Pride 28:
High Octane's main event lived up to it's hype and instantly
became the standard by which all future bouts will be measured.
Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson gave his first public interview since
his loss to Vanderlei Silva. MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio Monday
and discussed his epic battle with Wanderlei Silva and where
he goes from here. Radio host Ryan Bennett and co-host Frank
Trigg asked the questions.
Rampage
talked about how he couldn't remember a lot of the fight. Rampage
said," I think the main reason why I can't remember is because
I got knocked out. I went to this fight, I was over confident.
I just knew I was going to win. I wasn't nervous at all and I
paid the price for it. I just remember bits and pieces. I remember
him hitting me and I remember saying to myself, man some of these
punches are kinda hard. So, I think he was landing some of them.
I remember my eye bleeding. You know I wear glasses, I felt like
I had glasses on. I wanted to push my glasses up. You know how
people put their glasses up on their eyes? I remember having
that feeling, like I wanted to push my glasses up. I think I
had blood dripping in one of my eyes. I remember elbowing him
in the body when he was on the ground. I remember that I got
the mount and then the bell ring. That's all I remember man.
I don't even remember the second round at all. "
Source: MMA Weekly
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Eduardo
Maiorino is all about K-1 Grand Prix Japan
With
two spetacular KOs and a referee’s decision win over Vítor
Miranda in the finals of the K-1 Brazil tournament (last October
30), Eduardo Maiorino will be representing Brazil at K-1 Grand
Prix, taking place on December 4, in Japan. The Champions Factory
heavyweight barely conquered the Brazilian title and now all
he thinks about is fighting in Japan: “I only have Japan
in my mind. This is my first time there and I want to do a great
job,” revealed Maiorino, who will have about a month to
recover from an injured hand and to drop his weight. “I
want to lose about three kilos..., so I will be faster,”
believes the Muay Thai black belt, which nowadays weights 100kg.
Coming
from a loss to Italian new sensation Alessio Sakara at last Real
Fight (July), Maiorino went to Brasília looking for victories
and titles at K-1 Brazil, which took place at Military Police
Center's Gymnasium, in Goiânia on October 30.
-
I didn’t handle the loss to Sakara very well and I really
needed to win at K-1 Brazil. During my first bout I got a knock
down in round 2, but it was during the following round that I
KO’d Joabe Silva with a knee sequence. In the second bout
I defeated Dierlei 'Bugalu' by KO with a right punch – reminds
Maiorino, as he describes the final match had an epic combat
with Vítor Miranda: “In the beginning I kicked his
leg and I realized he suffered and felt it. It was the key to
keep throwing low kicks until he went down. But he was such a
real warrior and handled it until the end of the third round,”
admitted Muay Thai black belt fighter.
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
The
Brazilian Warriors - K-1 The Next Generation - K-1 Brazil 2004
Saturday,
October 30, 2004
Military
Police Center's Gymnasium, Goiânia (GO), Brazil
K-1
Vale Tudo:
-
Rani Yahya submitted Fabio Shon via Katagatami in R1;
-
Leandro Silva 'Batata' defeated Christopher Almeida 'Led' by
KO at 1:26 in R1;
K-1
Max:
-
Cláudio Gonçalves defeated Manoel Fonseca by unanimous
decision;
-
Bruno Carvalho defeated Alex Silva by KO at 1:00 in R2;
-
Márfio Canoletti defeated Ronildo Braga by unanimous;
8-men-tournament
K-1 Brazil
-
Vitor 'Vitinho' Miranda defeated Flavio Costa by KO at 1:25 in
R1;
-
Dimitri Wanderlei defeated Claudinei Kozan 'Gladiador' by KO
at 0:36 in R1;
-
Eduardo Maiorino 'Morfeu' defeated Joabe Silva by TKO at 0:32
in R3;
-
Dierlei 'Bugalu' defeated Daniel Jeraige by unanimous decision;
Semifinal:
-
Vitor Miranda 'Vitinho' defeated Dimitri Wanderlei by KO at 2:39
in R3;
-
Eduardo Maiorino 'Morfeu' defeated Dierlei 'Bugalu' at 1:04 in
R3;
Final:
-
Eduardo Maiorino 'Morfeu' defeated Vitor Miranda 'Vitinho' by
unanimous decision.
Source: ADCC
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Quote
of the Day
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking
risks,
breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."
Mary Lou Cook
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Olympic
Gold Medalist Wrestler Almost Tapped on National TV!
By Michael Onzuka
Mike@onzuka.com
Video courtesy of Fight
Sport
While at home doing some work Saturday night, I kept flicking
back and forth between the University of Hawaii football game
and found an episode of WWE Smackdown. For some reason, I was
pulled away from my alma mater's game and was watching wrestling.
Now, I have not watched wrestling in a while so maybe that's
why it caught my attention. Don't get me wrong. While growing
up, Chris and I used to be two of the biggest wrestling fans
in Hawaii performing all the moves possible as soon as we were
strong enough to lift each other up. Now that me lifting Chris
up is a distant memory, I got caught up in a segment where WWE's
Tough Enough applicants try out for a contract with the WWE and
in this series, a million dollar prize.
One
of the finalists in the show was Daniel Puder, who they advertise
as a mixed martial artist. When I heard that, of course my ears
stood up. The show detailed how the pro-wrestlers make the rookie's
lives a living hell by making them do a number of drills and
exercises to drain them.
Enter
Olympic Gold Medalist Wrestler and now WWE Superstar, Kurt Angle.
He gave his speech and yelled at the group. Finally, he made
them do a drill where as each person did not perform the drill
correctly due to fatigue, they were kicked out of the ring. Finally,
they had a winner. Angle then rewarded that pro-wrestler-to-be
with a match against him. Of course the kid was gassed so Angle
pinned him pretty easily. It looked like a legitimate match.
Next, he walked over to the rest of the group and called them
out for his next match.
The
only one that raised his hand was our MMA representative, Daniel
Puder. Angle locked up with Puder and Puder did an excellent
job of pumbling and keeping good position and even shucked Angle
off. As they were engaged, I was noticing that this looked pretty
real and Angle actually looked like he was gassing. Angle got
around Puder, but Puder pulled a Sakaraba special and went for
a kimura (reverse keylock) while going down in half guard. Angle
was basing out so he didn't get rolled. The ref's counted 3 as
a pin so that Angle won. It definitely a real submission grappling
match as far as I could tell.
Tough
Enough is a reality based show and it seemed to me that this
was reality, even if it was on a pro-wrestling show. Angle's
arm wasn't so far back that he would have to had to tap right
away, but Angle was trying to muscle it back to a safe position
and he was in trouble. If the match went on, it would have been
interesting to see what Angle would have done. He probably could
have backed away to make space, rolled over, or maybe Puder would
have finished the move (and probably got kicked off the show).
It was in pretty deep though. Either way, it was impressive for
Puder to pull that off.
Using
our handy dandy FCF fighter database (http://www.fcfighter.com/database.htm), I looked up our
subject and found that he has a 1-0 record in our books in an
X-1 event held on September 6, 2003. Maybe some wrestling fans
will start getting interested in MMA? Maybe not, but I don't
think Angle will be calling out any sleepers anytime soon.
WWE
star Kurt Angle was exposed in a real grappling match last night
on the WWE Smackdown's 'Tough Enough' when MMA stylist Daniel
Puder trapped him in a keylock that was fully extended.
The
overall winner of the 'Tough Enough' series is to recieve USD$1
million and a WWE contract.
below
is a description of the match by respected pro wrestling insider
Dave Meltzer:
It
was real. If you don't follow fighting, Puder had Angle locked
in the Kimura, or keylock as Tazz called it, although Tazz didn't
let on the move was fully executed. Not only was Angle not getting
out of the move, but most MMA fighters would have tapped already.
Angle couldn't tap for obvious reasons. The ref counted a three
even though Puder's shoulders weren't fully down, trying to end
the thing, because the reality was Angle would have been in surgery
had it gone a few seconds longer or had Puder not given up the
hold.
My
impression is, since this was a taped show, that nobody in enough
power in the company actually understood what happened and let
it air, and figured most would see it as a pinfall in 40 seconds.
And they were 98% correct, between the commentary and the pinfall,
that is how most saw it. It was only when it was all over MMA
boards last night that "unknown shootfighter really beats
Kurt Angle" and was the hottest topic all night, that they
took the footage of it off their web site, and replaced it with
copy that said, "Angle mauled Nawrocki, before taking volunteers,
next pinning Daniel Puder in a slightly tougher, but still relatively
easy match.
This
is when you know a company is doomed. When God hands them an
angle that would get people talking like nothing they've been
able to create on their own, given them the potential for legit
water cooler talk had they played it right, and they are so blind
they go in the opposite direction. Tazz called it like, "well,
so much for the UFC." Yeah, and so much for The Invasion
angle as well."
Source:
Fight Sport |
More
teams join the 2004 American National Tournament
We
are receiving news of a quite a few more teams competing in the
2004 American national Tournament. The event is going to be held
on November 14th in Torrance, Ca. The winners will not only be
crowned American Champions, but the adult winners will become
a part of Team America to face Team Brazil in the 2005 Pan-Ams!
New
teams are Lloyd Irvin's led by Jared Wiener, Gustavo Dantas Academy,
Linxx, Caique, Claudio Franca, Boston BJJ, Gracie Barra San Diego,
Gracie Barra Temecula, Helio Soneca's Gracie Barra Knoxville,
Tennessee with seniors blue belt world champion Rick Sparks.
The
new academies will face the already confirmed A list of Rickson
Gracie, Charles Gracie, Rodrigo Medeiros, Gracie Barra O.C.,
Carlos Valente, Aloisio Silva, Cleber Luciano, Ralph Gracie,
Renzo Gracie, Megaton JJ, Jack McVicker's, Micah Cipilli's Machado
Vegas & Rigan Machado.
For
more info and to sign up go to http://www.ajjc.org/
If
your academy is competing and we haven't announced it please
email me at kidpel@yahoo.com so we can update the list.
Source: ADCC
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Rodrigo
Gracie: Ready for Rumble on the Rock
Rodrigo Gracie is ready to carry on the Gracie family tradition
come November 20, when he is set to face B.J. Penn on the K-1 “Rumble on the Rock”
card, a show where he will go for the sixth straight win of his
career at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
And
while the 29-year-old Brazilian looks to keep his MMA record
spotless as he faces Penn (who has already two big wins over
Matt Hughes and Duane Ludwig this year alone), Rodrigo, who won
his first Jiu-Jitsu fight at the tender age of seven, has the
fighting pedigree of the Gracie family - whose tradition is winning.
It’s that tradition that Rodrigo takes to heart and he is
holding it up quite well.
From
winning his debut back in 2000 when he competed in the Vengeance
at the Vanderbilt 10 against Kyle DeMello - defeating his opponent
in just thirty-four seconds with a submission side chokehold
- until his last bout, which was in February of this year and
undoubtedly his biggest win to date when he won a unanimous decision
over veteran fighter Hayato Sakurai in PRIDE Bushido 2, Rodrigo
brings honor to his family name.
He
is a fun loving, dedicated family man who evolves into a one
man wrecking machine when he steps into the ring, and come the
20th of this month Gracie knows that while B.J. Penn is a tough
worthy opponent, he looks to add to his own legacy with a win.
Max Fighting caught up with the undefeated fighter and got his
thoughts on his upcoming bout with B.J. Penn along with his thoughts
on his future and his deep-rooted Gracie family name.
Benny
Henderson Jr. – You’re facing B.J. Penn on November
20th on the main event of the “Rumble on the Rock 6”.
Can you give us your thoughts on your opponent B.J. Penn and
the event?
Rodrigo
Gracie - BJ is a very tough opponent. He has proven to be dangerous
in two weight classes already and now he is moving up to 185,
so I am not taking him lightly. He has good standup, and ground
game and is very aggressive so it’s going to be a tough
fight. As for the event, I know that ROTR is being co promoted
by K-1 network, the world’s largest fighting organization,
which is who I have my contract with, so they are already bringing
me and Royler to the table, so you know the show is going big
time already. It’s going to be a great show.
BH
- Do you see anything in Penn’s arsenal that concerns you
or maybe something you can use against him?
RG
- Well, you know when you face a tough fighter everything concerns
you. But you train hard for it, and see what happens. As for
his weaknesses, I will tell you after the fight.
BH
- You are traveling to Penn’s home state; do you see the
hometown crowd playing a part in this battle in any kind of way?
RG
- Man, I am from Brazil, so no matter where I fight, it’s
not going to be my home crowd. No, it does not concern me at
all, because I am used to fighting in Japan, being judged by
Japanese judges, in front of Japanese fans, fighting Japanese
fighters. So this time, I am going to Hawaii, to fight in BJ
Penn’s home, with Hawaiian judges and a room full of BJ
fans; it’s nothing new to me. I will have my family there,
Crosley is coming with me to the fight, Royce will be there,
Royler is also fighting, and Renzo will come if his schedule
permits. I will also have my wife and some students there, and
also I will have all my fans all over the world following the
action on the internet and TV in Hawaii and Japan, so I will
have all the support that I need.
BH
- What is your training regimen?
RG
- I train some standup and cardio, little bit weights with Martin
Rooney, and a lot of Jiu-Jitsu with Matt Serra and Crosley Gracie.
I spar with my students, as well as Matt and Crosley. I have
been talking to Royce and Renzo about strategies of the fight,
so I am doing a lot of preparation for the fight.
BH
- People must expect more out of you with carrying the Gracie
name; do you feel the Family name has been sort of a blessing
and a curse?
RG
- It’s a blessing for sure. I am a part of tradition that
started 80 years ago with Gracies that came before me, and while
that is a lot to carry on your shoulders, it’s also very
motivating. Another thing is that with all these fighters in
my family, its easy for me to tap into their resources and get
some ideas for training and fight strategy.
BH
- I know you have had a short career, but do you have a memorable
fight or moment so far?
RG
- Every fight is memorable, every time I step in the ring it’s
a product of a lot of training and hard work, so trust me I remember
all of it. (Laughs)
BH
- How would you define yourself as a fighter?
RG
- Just like that, a fighter. I train hard, and I give it all
I have, the rest happens in the ring.
BH
-Your keys to victory against B.J. Penn?
RG
- They key is locked away safe, I will let you know after the
fight.
BH
- Not trying to get you to look too far into the future, but
is there a particular fighter you would like to face after Penn?
RG
- My manager and K-1 will make that determination. I know that
my manager is trying to get me a fight with Genki Sudo for the
K-1 Dynamite show on New Year’s Eve, if I do not get injured
in this upcoming fight. I want to fight him, and Sakuraba is
another one that I want to fight, but he is fighting for Pride,
so I am not sure that its possible to make that fight happen.
Otherwise, whoever K-1 thinks is good for me, and the fans, I
am ready.
BH
- Is there anything you would like to add to this interview or
address anything to the fans?
RG
- I want to thank all the fans that have shown me and continue
to show me support. Their efforts are an overwhelming inspiration
to me. I want to thank the MMA media for covering the events
and giving fighters exposure, and an opportunity to speak to
the fans and express their views. I want to thank my family and
my wife Laura and my kids for their support in my training and
the sacrifices that they have made to let me know what I love.
I want to thank my training partners and coaches, Martin Rooney,
Matt Serra, Crosley Gracie and others for all the hard work that
they put into me, and training with me. I want to thank Royce
and Renzo Gracie for being my mentors and advisers, their wisdom
is irreplaceable. I want to thank my father for teaching me Jiu-Jitsu,
and I want to thank all the Gracie Fighters that have come before
me for paving the way for us to do what we do today. Thank you
all from the bottom of my heart.
Source: Maxfighting
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PANCRASE
BRAVE TOUR OFFICIAL RESULTS
Marquardt Crowned King of Pancrase for a Record Sixth Time
The
Pancrase Brave Tour 2004 continued in Tokyo, Japan this past
weekend. A rejuvinated and bearded Nathan Marquardt again etched
his name in the record books. He defeated Kazuo Misaki by unanimous
decision to become the 5th middleweight King of Pancrase earning
his unprecidented 6th King of Pancrase honor.
No
other fighter in the history of the sport has accomplished such
honors in the Pancrase organization. To put that into perspective,
Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock and Bas Rutten were all King of
Pancrase champions. None of those mixed martial arts legends
came close to winning the honor six times.
In
other action, long-time veteran Tsuyoshi Kosaka became the first
ever super heavyweight King of Pancrase. Going the distance,
Kosaka defeated Ron Waterman by unanimous decision to earn the
distinction.
Yuki
Kondo got back on the winning track after being knocked out by
Wanderlei Silva at Pride Final Conflict. He defeated Brazilian
fighter Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos in another unanimous
decision in the main event of the evening.
FULL
RESULTS:
Pro-Bout#1
middleweight 2x5 min rounds
HIROMITSU MIURA defeated KWAK YUN SOEB by TKO in the first round
Pro-Bout#2
welterweight 3x5 min rounds
KATSUYA INOUE defeats SATORU KITAOKA by unanimous decision
Pro-Bout#3
light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
AKIHIRO GONO defeated Tim McKenzie by TKO in round 2
Pro-Bout#4
heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
RYUTA NOJI wins over RYUSHI YANAGISAWA by unanimous decision.
Pro-Bout#5
light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
SANAE KIKUTA submited ICEMAN by ankle lock in round
Pro-Bout#6
middleweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
NATHAN MARQUARDT defeated KAZUO MISAKI by unanimous decision
(Marquardt becomes a 6-times middleweight King of Pancrase!!!!!!!!!)
It
took a good part of the first round for the bigger Marquardt
to start throwing. The game Misaki and Marquardt did have some
great exchanges in the fight though.
Semifinal
super heavyweight K.O.P. title match 3x5 min rounds
TSUYOSHI "TK" KOSAKA wins over RON WATERMAN by unanimous
decision
(Kosaka becomes 1st super heavyweight King of Pancrase)
Waterman
controlled where the fight was for the most part albeit it was
him pushing his weight around and being tired, but he would take
TK to the ground. Should it have been a Unanimous Decision in
TK's favor-?. But, TK was giving Waterman much trouble on the
feet in the later round, and surely would have knocked Waterman
out if not for Waterman managing to get TK to the ground and
laying on him.
MAIN
EVENT light heavyweight 3x5 min rounds
YUKI KONDO defeated EVANGELISTA CYBORG by unanimous decision
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