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Onzuka.com
Exclusive
The Baret Yoshida - Royler Gracie fight is off!
The contract could not be agreed to and Baret Yoshida has declined
the fight. He has been dedicating himself to submission grappling
matches and was not planning on competing in MMA for a while.
Baret was concentrating on Abu Dhabi when he was offered the
fight with Royler. Due to this and not coming to an agreement
financially, he decided not to take the fight.
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Punishment
In Paradise "Braggin Rights"
Today!
Sunday,
Oct 10, 2004
Punishment
In Paradise Superfight
Wayne
Perrin III (Team Bigdogs,Waianae) Vs. Bryson Monterde (808 Fight
Factory, Kailua)
Light
Heavyweight Kickboxing Superfight
PJ
Dean (Bad Intentions) Vs. Jay Carter (BJ Penn MMA)
Flyweight
MMA Bout
Kaipo
Gonzales (Eastsidaz, Kailua) Vs. Mark Oshiro (Bulls Pin, Kalihi)
MMA
Featherweight
Lauren
Torry (Hilo, Hawaii) Vs. TBA
Light
Welterweight Kickboxing Bout
Duke
Saragousa (808 Fight Factory, Wahiawa) Vs. Jerome Kemkumu (Hardknocks,
Waianae)
Welterweight
Kickboxing Bout
Louis
Smith (Team Bigdogs, Waianae) Vs. Clayton (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
Light
Welterweight Kickboxing Bout
Zack
Rapal (Freelance, Waianae) Vs. Chris Vale (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
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GRACIES
INVADE RUMBLE
ON THE ROCK
Last week, MMAWeekly Radio had BJ Penn on the program. Penn alluded
to the fact that he would take on a fighter who weighed 185 pounds.
Now it's official.
Kid
Peligro, the Jiujitsu Editor for ADCC and Gracie black belt,
broke the news that Rodrigo Gracie has signed to fight BJ Penn
at the next Rumble on the Rock show as has been rumored. In addition,
Royler Gracie will be facing Baret Yoshida on the same show on
November 20th.
After
losing his bout to stop the Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre
fight at UFC 50 from being for a title, Penn vowed that he would
do whatever it took to build Rumble on the Rock up to rival the
UFC. He's still got a long way to go, but he and his brother
J.D. Penn have consistently taken steps towards improving the
show.
The
addition of not one, but two Gracies is a big step in the right
direction. Rodrigo Gracie is a little bit short on experience,
but he sports a perfect record of 5-0 against solid competition.
Rodrigo has wins over fighters like Daijiro Matsui, Daiju Takase,
and Hayato "Mach" Sakurai. He comes from the more MMA
focused part of the Gracie family, Team Renzo Gracie, and should
provide some very tough competition for BJ Penn.
This
is still a big fight for Penn and would help him solidify himself
as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world.
The
addition of Royler Gracie and Baret Yoshida is a big fight as
well. Royler is considered one of the most technically proficient
fighters out of the Gracie clan. He is coming off of a crushing
defeat at the hands of Genki Sudo at the inaugural K-1 Romanex
show and looking to reestablish himself.
Yoshida
is a decent MMA fighter, but is coming off of two straight losses
and will have a difficult time changing the direction of his
career in this fight with Royler. The two have faced each other
before in the Abu Dhabi tournaments with Royler coming out on
top without much difficulty.
These
two fights are in addition to the already known bout between
Joe "Diesel" Riggs and Niko Vitale.
Penn,
Riggs, and Vitale are all UFC veterans. Both of the Gracies are
Pride veterans. It is obvious that Penn is working hard to make
good on his hopes to build his promotion to be one of the best.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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ADCC
trial Brazil search for fighters
Accepting subscriptions until end of October, the first trial
for ADCC 2005 is searching for fighters over 99kg. According
to Leandro Ribeiro, Submission de Campos promoter who is responsible
for this first trial, the number of heavyweight fighters is still
not enough to fill up the bracket.
-
To fill up the heavyweight bracket, we need lots of fighters,
once we have eight so far. and they are from Rio, São
Paulo, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.
There are only one from Pernambuco -, revealed a concerned Ribeiro,
who enjoys the chance to invite fighters. "If you a blue
belt, purple belt and want to fight among the over 99kg, come
to Campos dos Goytacazes and represent your state".
To
subscribe, please send an email to adcc2004@bol.com.br, diretoria@submissionwrestling.com.br
or cbkb@cbkb.net (Leandro Ribeiro). The competition will have
at most 32 athletes by division (under 66kg, under 77kg, under
88kg, under 99kg and over 99kg). The best four in each weight
will be classified to dispute the final phase, in São
Paulo.
Source:
Tatame
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Royce
bets on Minotauro against Fedor
by: Luca Atalla with Rafael Werneck
Always busy, conducting a lot of seminars all around the U.S,
Royce Gracie didn´t have time to watch the Pride´s
GP heavyweight decision that took place in August. However, the
Jiu-Jitsu star is aware of what is going on with Rodrigo Minotauro
Nogueira and Fedor Emelianenko and told us what he thinks about
the controversial 'No Contest' declared by the Pride´s
promoters after the accidental headbutt between the two fighters.
´I
haven´t seen the fight, but according to the people who
told me what happened, I think Minotauro should be declared the
GP champion. If Emelianenko couldn´t keep fighting after
the headbutt he should lost the bout. However, I talked to the
Pride´s promoters and they told me that there was a special
rule that states if something unusual happens in the first round,
the 'No Contest' should be declared. In this case, the mistake
was made by those who accepted this rule´, said Royce.
The
Gracie bets on Minotauro in the next fight, initially schedule
to be realized on December 31st. 'Minotauro is the toughest guy
around. Despite the defeat to Fedor in the first fight between
them (unanimous decision at Pride 25), I believe he is the one
who will be the champion. At this moment, Minotauro is the hottest
fighter there is', finishes Royce, who should be back to the
rings in December.
Source:
ADCC
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M-1
Update - Gassaway out, Shoney Carter in!!!
by: Marcello Tetel
The weather in cold St Petersburg, Russia has started to get
hotter, as Friday the 8th saw the rules meeting and press conference
for the M-1 Mix Fight's 8 man tournament.
All
the fighters have already checked in, with the only surprise
being the absence of American Brian Gassaway due to visa problems.
The replacement couldn't be better for the show, however! Scheduled
to be Gassaway's cornerman, Shonie Carter has accepted the challenge
and will be competing in this tournament.
The
Russian media is all about the show in beautifull St Petersburg.
Andrey Semenov is, of course, considered the favorite by the
local press. Semenov stated that this doesn't add any pressure,
and he seems very relaxed. He is always smiling during the press
conference. Brazilian Flavio Moura looks in shape to take on
Japanese fighter Kazuki Okubo. Brazilian Top Team's Marcelo Alfaya
is another receiving consideration for the finals. HE has been
on Russian soil since last weekend to get more familiar with
the cold weather and to take off the 7 hours jat lag.
The
highly anticipated superfight between Carlos Barreto and Red
Devil's Alexander Emilianenko also got a lot of attention from
the media. M-1 is getting major attention from the local media
and promoters are expecting a crowded arena next Saturday!
Stay
tuned for more news as it develops...
Source:
ADCC
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Ximu
vs Allan Goes is heating up!
by: Luca Atalla
The contracts are not signed yet, but the challenge between Gustavo
Ximu and Allan Goes, expected to be part of the Jungle Fight
Championship 3 has already began. From the Gracie Barra Combat
Team headquarters, in Rio, Ximu provoked the rival. 'I´m
ready to knock him down and finish the job I started at the Heat
2', states Ximu, in reference of the first fight against Goes
held in december of 2003, when Allan abandoned the bout after
contesting the referee's decision.
According
to the promoter Wallid Ismail, the invitation to Allan Goes fight
at Jungle has been made, and he is waiting for an answer from
the Brazilian Top Team athlete. But according to the BTT leader
Ze Mario Sperry, Goes may not be confirmed to fight at the Jungle
3 because Wallid´s first proposal was lower than they expect.
'We are looking for a fair purse to a fighter like Allan', says
Ze Mario.
The
last time Allan Goes steped into a ring was coincidently against
Ximu at the Heat 2, therefore, he hasn´t fight in 2004
yet, differently from Ximu, who fought at Meca XI, on June 5th
in Teresopolis, when defeated Nilson de Castro, from Chute Boxe,
by judges decision.
Excited
with the card's development, Wallid Ismail wants to give an international
flavor to his event, and because of that he is trying to confirm
a fight between Jeferson Tank, the newest member of Vitor Belfort
Training Team, and the famous wrestler Tom Erikson, whose last
MMA appearance was in December of 2002, when he submitted Tim
Catalfo via rear naked choke at Pride 19.
Stay
tunned for more information about the Jungle Fight 3 and visit
www.junglefightchampionship.com
Source:
ADCC
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DON
KING BLASTS HBO:
'I'M A HOMELESS PROMOTER'
by: Eddie Goldman/ADCC Wrestling Editor
On
the heels of his blistering comments about HBO last Saturday
night after the Trinidad-Mayorga fight, controversial boxing
promoter Don King has issued a formal press release once again
criticizing HBO, the pay cable arm of Time Warner.
This
follows the announcement by HBO that this fight only got approximately
420,000 pay-per-view buys in the U.S.
Here,
courtesy of Don King Productions, is his latest statement.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 8, 2004
Don
King, 'a Homeless Promoter,' Looking for New Broadcast Partner
DEERFIELD
BEACH, Fla.- Don King states that prior to the electrifying comeback
fight of Felix 'Tito' Trinidad against Ricardo 'El Matador' Mayorga
on Oct. 2 at Madison Square Garden, he complained to executives
at HBO Sports that the event was not receiving the marketing
and promotional effort it deserved.
King
stated, 'They gave Bob Arum six months to promote Oscar De La
Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins, and they gave me six days to promote
Trinidad vs. Mayorga - the fight of the year.'
'HBO
Pay-Per-View was short-sighted in giving De La Hoya vs. Hopkins
the big push, and subsequently short changed their subscribers
by not adequately promoting Trinidad vs. Mayorga. I think they
took this action because I was involved in the fight. I feel
like a homeless promoter.'
HBO
Sports announced yesterday that Trinidad vs. Mayorga generated
420,000 pay-per-view buys. Senior Vice President HBO Pay-Per-View
Mark Taffet said, 'the fight performed within our expectations.'
'It
certainly did not perform up to my expectations,' King said.
'That fight would have done double that had it been promoted
properly.'
King
gave HBO, then known as Home Box Office, its first heavyweight
world title match when he spurned an $800,000 bid from ABC and
accepted HBO's $125,000 offer for the Larry Holmes vs. Mike Weaver
bout at Madison Square Garden on June 22, 1979.
'I
turned out to be crazy like a fox on that one,' King said, 'and
I can and will do it again if we don't receive the respect my
fighters and I deserve.'
King
is rarely interviewed on HBO telecasts, unless something controversial
occurs at a King-promoted event. HBO gives the same treatment
to the sanctioning bodies that award world titles to champions
in the various weight divisions in boxing.
'I
have remained silent about my lack of air time and the way they
ignore the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International
Boxing Federation and other organizations hiding behind the veil
of journalistic integrity,' King said. 'What they are doing is
diminishing the sport of boxing to serve their own selfish interests
to control the fight
game.'
'HBO
is misguided if they think they are better at promoting than
Don King. They should leave the promotion to the promoters and
focus their energies on providing the best telecast for their
viewers, period.'
King
contends boxing fans around the world like to know which fighters
hold titles from the sanctioning organizations and to hear from
the colorful promoters, like himself, the man who has done more
than anyone to promote the sport of boxing while staging events
like the Rumble in the Jungle, Thrilla in Manila and promoting
Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Duran and Julio Cesar Chavez
at the peak of their careers.
'Look
at wrestling,' King says, seriously. 'The whole endeavor is based
on myths, and their fans can't get enough of it. Then there's
HBO, who will not even tell you that a fighter is a WBA, WBC
or IBF champion. They denigrate these world champion boxers by
referring to them only as 'belt-holders,' and they treat me like
I'm not even there.
'Don't
they understand they're killing the goose that laid the golden
egg.'
Source: ADCC
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COFFEE
GUY EXCLUSIVE: TITO DUCKS VITOR
By Coffee Guy
Before reading any further, please read our disclaimer first.
The
following exclusive report was sent to us by our Zuffa informant
called 'Coffee Guy':
Another
reason the UFC Japan was cancelled was because Zuffa could not
sign Tito Ortiz to face Vitor Belfort for a main event. Tito
wanted no part of Vitor so soon after his upcoming fight against
Guy Mezger.
Once
Tito pulled out, Zuffa actually tried to sign Ken Shamrock vs.
Vitor. That didn't work out either as Shamrock is still recovering
from shoulder surgery.
Zuffa's
official statement that Frank Mir not being able to participate
being the reason for UFC Japan's cancellation was just the final
straw.
The
truth is that their attempted venture into the Japanese market
had so many blunders and mishaps, that most people in the Zuffa
offices already felt it was a doomed project from the start.
Source:
Fight Sport
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HACKELMAN
SETS BOUNTY AT $500
John
"The Pitmaster" Hackelman
Karate
grandmaster John 'The Pitmaster' Hackelman has put a USD$500
bounty for any info on the identities of Fightsport.com members
'Resident Fatty' and 'nhb critic':
"I'll
pay $500 for the name, address and phone numbers of NHB Critic,
and Resident Fatty. Both Post on Fightsport.com. Pitmasta@aol.com"
-John Hackelman
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for
perfection, we can achieve excellence."
Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach
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Melendez
signs at ROTR
Gilbert Melendez has agreed to fight at the Rumble on the Rock on November the 20th. His opponent
will be B.J. Penn student, Kaynan Kaku. Both fighters are undefeated and this should
be an entertaining matchup. Melendez (6-0) is best known for
his wins over Stephen Palling and Olaf Alonso. None of his fights
have ever gone to decision. He is also the current WEC World
Champion and will be looking for another win in Hawaii. Kaku
(5-0) has not fought the quality opponents Gilbert has, but he
is undefeated and the only thing certain for this fight is that
one of them will have the first blemish on their record at the
end of the night. In the upcoming days we could be adding other
fighters to what is already shaping up to be an incredible lineup.
Source:
Gracie Fighter
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Royler
vs Baret?
Onzuka.com ExclusiveAs of now, the fight between Royler Gracie
and Hawaii's
own Baret Yoshida
is NOT confirmed. The promoters are still in negotiations. I
know everyone wants to see this fight as well as BJ Penn vs.
Rodrigo Gracie, but all names have to signed on the dotted line.
There are numerous websites reporting that Baret/Royler is a
done deal, but it's not. It may be sometime tomorrow, but as
of last night, it wasn't a done deal. Don't believe everything
you read.
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TWO
MORE MATCHES ADDED TO HIGH OCTANE FIGHTCARD
by: Turi Altavilla
Two more bouts have been added to PRIDE FIGHTING’s October
31st event, HIGH OCTANE. Already headlining the event is the
highly anticipated title bout between middleweight world champion
Wanderlei Silva and top contender Quinton “Rampage”
Jackson. Now added to the fightcard: “The Texas Crazy Horse”
Heath Herring versus rising Japanese star Hirotaka Yokoi and
New Zealand’s deadly striker Mark Hunt versus American Dan
“The Bull” Bobish. All of these bouts are in addition
to the colossal match-up of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
versus Josh “The Babyface Assassin” Barnett and the
pivotal middleweight bout of Dan “Hollywood” Henderson
versus Kazuhiro Nakamura.
HIGH
OCTANE will take place from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan
and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via
iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, and TVN on Sunday, October 31st,
2004 at 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST.
At
10-1, Hirotaka Yokoi is one of Japan’s most promising heavyweights;
he is a veteran of the Rings organization and was victorious
in his PRIDE FC debut, defeating Jerrel Venetiaan at PRIDE 23
CHAMPIONSHIP CHAOS 2. But it wasn’t until the opening round
of the heavyweight Grand Prix tournament at TOTAL ELIMINATION
2004 that this fighter out of Osaka, Japan, made a name for himself.
That evening he gave PRIDE FIGHTING interim heavyweight champion,
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, everything he could handle. The champion
was finally able to defeat his young opponent using a rarely
seen choke-hold, but Yokoi’s fighting spirit won over the
crowd. Yokoi’s opponent at HIGH OCTANE will be the 6’4,
240 pound Texan, Heath Herring. Representing team Golden Glory
out of Holland, “The Texas Crazy Horse” had been riding
a four fight-winning streak (which included wins over the 7’2
Giant Silva at SHOCKWAVE 2003 and Yoshiki Takahashi during the
opening round of the heavyweight Grand Prix at TOTAL ELIMINATION
2004), that is until he reached the second round of the heavyweight
tournament against Nogueira. Like Yokoi, Herring proved to be
a difficult match for Nogueira … and like Yokoi, Nogueira
used the exact same chokehold to defeat Herring! With both young
fighters coming off of loses to Nogueira, which of the two will
recover and take the next step forward in the heavyweight rankings?
The
second bout added to the HIGH OCTANE fightcard features the classic
match-up of striker versus grappler. At 5’10 and 250 pounds
and representing Liverpool Kickboxing out of New Zealand, Mark
Hunt is known as one of the most dangerous strikers in the world.
After making the move from K-1 to MMA, Hunt made his PRIDE FIGHTING
debut against Hidehiko Yoshida at CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004. Though
he was not successful in that match, Hunt showed great promise
and fans are eager to see what this kickboxing legend will do
next. Hunt’s opponent at HIGH OCTANE will be MMA veteran
and former “King of the Cage” heavyweight champion,
Dan “The Bull” Bobish. This 6’1, 300 plus pound
fighter combines a solid wrestling background with a brawling
fight style and one thing is always certain---this bull charges
forward! Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Bobish now lives
and fights out of Cleveland, Ohio. In his career, Bobish has
wins over “Dangerous” Dave Beneteau, “Big”
Eric Pele and Mike Kyle. Will it be the night of the striker
or will the grappler prove superior? Check out HIGH OCTANE to
find out.
More
matches to be announced soon!
FIGHT
CARD
(Champion)
Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs. Quinton Jackson (USA) (Challenger)
(This bout is for the PRIDE middleweight championship)
Mirko
“Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Josh Barnett (USA)
Dan Henderson (USA) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan)
Hirotaka Yokoi (Japan) vs. Heath Herring (USA)
Mark Hunt (New Zealand) vs. Dan Bobish (USA)
Fight
card subject to change.
For
more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!
Source:
ADCC
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Pe
de Pano X Minotauro, just a chat...
by: Luca Atalla With R.N.
Two times Jiu-Jitsu absolute world champion, Marcio Cruz ‘Pe
de Pano’ visited Pride’s phenomenon Rodrigo Nogueira
‘Minotauro’, in the mansion where the Brazilian Top
Team athlete lives, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ‘Minotauro
is the great reference for me in Mixed Martial Arts’, said
Pe de Pano, who had his MMA debut (against ‘The Beast’
Dan Severn, in IFC) canceled on the eve of the boat.
‘Pe
de Pano can’t let himself down at this difficult moment,
after that problem in IFC. He needs to stop thinking about the
money damage that he had because of the combat cancellation,
and just think about the next fight. If he likes to be in the
ring and trains hard, the money will come as consequence’,
advised Minotauro.
Pe
de Pano heard carefully the words of his new colleague, and didn’t
want to give any tip for Minotauro: ‘He is great, man. I
can’t criticize or judge him. Minotauro is 100%. Always
attacking just the way I like to play’, explained the Gracie
Barra Combat Team athlete.
Source:
ADCC
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PRIDE
BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 Complete Lineup!
by: Booker K
PRIDE BUSHIDO VOLUME 5
Date : October 14th 2004
Place: Osaka Castle Hall
DSE/PRIDE
announced all the match ups for the upcoming PRIDE BUSHIDO VOLUME
5. Eight matches appear on the card, including the return of
Ukrainian star Igor Vovchanchin and Canadian star Carlos Newton.
Brazil is represented by Luis Buscape of BTT, Mauricio Shogun
of Chute Boxe and Crosley Gracie, while the USa is reperesented
by Crazy Horse Bennett.
The
complete card appears below:
COMPLETE
LINEUP (Subject to Change):
1st
Match
Yasuhito Namekawa (Free) vs Mauricio Shogun (Chute Boxe Academy)
2nd
match
Sentoryu (Free) vs Mal 'THE TWIN TIGER' (Shindo Gym)
3rd
match
Masakazu Imanari (Team Roken) vs Luis Buscape (BTT)
4th
match
Ikuhisa Minowa (Free) vs Ryuki Ueyama (U-FILE CAMP.COM)
5th
match
Shamoji Fujii (Free) vs Igor Vovchanchyn (PAMA)
6th
match
Ryo Chonan (Free) vs Carlos Newton (Team Ronin)
7th
Match
Hayato Sakurai (MACHA Dojo) vs Crosley Gracie (Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Academy)
8th
match
Takanori Gomi (Kiguchi Dojo) vs Charles 'Crazy Horse' Bennett
(Free)
Source:
ADCC
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WHAT
DOES THIS BUSHIDO MEAN TO MMA FANS?
by Ken Pishna
Pride
finally announced the final card for their October 14th Bushido
show. There were no big surprises as the card is pretty much
as our sources had indicated a week or so ago.
The
only somewhat surprising move was Pride making Takanori Gomi's
main event fight against a mid-card fighter like Charles Bennett.
No offense to Bennett, but he hasn't really beaten the kind of
opposition that
usually lands you in a main event fight on a show the caliber
of Bushido.
Without
question, Gomi deserves his main event status, but it is a bit
disappointing that they didn't find him a tougher opponent.
Hayato
"Mach" Sakurai continues to attempt a revival of his
career as he has been up and down over the past three years,
but faces a tough youngster in Crosley Gracie who is somewhat
untested.
In
what could be the surprise fight of the night, Carlos Newton
returns to Bushido to face Ryo Chonan. Though his record isspotty
at 6-4, Chonan is a solid fighter that lost a decision to Ricardo
Almeida in his last fight, but has recent wins of Daijiro Matsui
and Sakurai.
The
card also features Igor Vovchanchyn, Ikuhisa "The Punk"
Minowa, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and more. The pressure
is really on for these lighter weight fighters to stand on their
own.
At
a press conference last week, DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara
stated, "This time, we've decided to refrain from using
big names like Silva and Mirko. I want to have a Light-Welterweight
Grand Prix tournament next year, running from Spring to Autumn.
This
fight will allow these fighters to gain the attention of fans
of their weight class and to see if they can get the world's
attention. I want them to have a clear understanding of how many
fans are willing to come out and
see them."
Unfortunately,
it doesn't appear as if the fans are responding. According to
Zach Arnold of PuroresuPower.com, ticket sales have been
very, very slow for Bushido 5. In fact, Arnold said that it appears
it will be a struggle for Bushido to sell the 8,000-10,000 tickets
necessary for the show to break-even.
THE
FULL CARD:
Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Sentoryu (Henry Miller) vs. Mal "Twin Tiger" Foki
Masakazu Imanari vs. Luis Buscape
Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa vs. Ryuuki Ueyama
Katsuhisa Fujii vs. Igor Vovchanchyn
Ryo Chonan vs. Carlos Newton
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Crosley Gracie
Takanori Gomi vs. Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennett
Source:
MMA Weekly
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GCM
CAND The CONTENDERS & DEMOLITION
Date:
2004 October 24th
Place: Odaiba STUDIO DREAM MAKER
Contenders
is grappling rules, and the MAIN EVENT features ADCC 2005 North
American champion Javier Vazquez taking on Kauro Uno of Japan.
More details on this card are forthcoming.
CARD
SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
CONTENDERS
rule:
Kaoru Uno (Wajutsu Keushukai Tokyo) vs Javier Vazquez (Showtime
Jiu-Jitsu)
Hideki
Kadowaki (Wajutsu Keushukai Tokyo) vs DANIEL LOTT MURTA AGUIAR
(Gracie Barra BH Academy / Draculino Team)
DEMOLITION
rule:
Takehito Hata (Tiger Place) vs Yuki Shoujou (X-One Gym)
Line
up fighter:
Takeyasu Hirono (Wajutsu Keushukai Tokyo), Takashi Ishino (A3-GYM)
Source:
ADCC
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MARQUARDT
LATEST FIGHTER TO TRAIN WITH TEAM QUEST
By Ken Pishna, MMAWeekly.com
Former King of Pancrase Nathan Marquardt spent a few days this
past week out in Oregon. No, he wasn't out at Mt. Hood taking
advantage of the year round skiing. He was actually at the Team
Quest training center in Portland.
Marquardt
is the latest fighter to take advantage of the growing reputation
of Team Quest as THE place to train. According to Marquardt,
he isn't leaving Colorado. "I just wanted to go train with
some different guys.When you train with different guys, they
always have different ways of doing things that maybe you haven't
seen before. It helps keep me fresh," he said. "They
have a good reputation and my manager [Will Hendricks] recommended
that I go out there."
On
November 7th, Marquardt (the only five time King of Pancrase)
will attempt to become the only six time King of Pancrase as
he will face Kazuo Misaki for the middleweight title. Misaki
is currently ranked 3rd in the division by Pancrase, but Marquardt
says, "He's the toughest opponent in the division. He's
not going to be easy," which is part of the reason that
Marquardt went to Portland.
"I
went out there a little bit to train for this fight and to kind
of test the waters," said Marquardt. "I really liked
training with Matt [Lindland] and Chael [Sonnen]. It's good to
see how different guys move and the different approaches that
they have." Though he's not looking to leave his High Altitude
Martial Arts school behind to become a Team Quest fighter, Marquardt
said he is interested in possibly returning to train with Team
Quest for future fights.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Shields
Defends His Shooto Belt
It's official. Jake Shields will be making his first Shooto title
defense when he faces Akira Kikuchi in Japan on December the
14th. Kikuchi (9-1) is one of Japan's top grapplers and the #1
contender for Jake's belt. He has recently voiced his disdain
for Jake as the Shooto Champion and looks forward to having a
rematch with the only fighter to have beaten him. Jake vows to
defeat Kikuchi again, only this time by K.O. or submission.
Source:
Gracie Fighter
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SUDO
WANTS UFC LIGHTWEIGHT BELT
Genki Sudo told the Japanese media that he would like to fight
for the UFC lightweight title in 2005.
Source:
Fight Sport
|
Quote
of the Day
"I wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for
another day of loving."
Kahlil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese Poet, Novelist
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Royler
vs Baret?
Onzuka.com Exclusive
As of now, the fight between Royler Gracie and Hawaii's own Baret
Yoshida is NOT confirmed. The promoters are still in negotiations.
I know everyone wants to see this fight as well as BJ Penn vs.
Rodrigo Gracie, but all names have to signed on the dotted line.
There are numerous websites reporting that Baret/Royler is a
done deal, but it's not. It may be sometime tomorrow, but as
of last night, it wasn't a done deal. Don't believe everything
you read.
|
Kid
Peligro Jiu-Jitsu News
FULLY CONFIRMED
Rodrigo Gracie v BJ
Penn and
Royler v Baret NHB Hawaii
We have just received word that Rodrigo Gracie v BJ Penn match
up for NHB is fully signed, sealed and delivered! Additionally
Royler Gracie will meet arch-rival Baret Yoshida in the same card. According to our
info the fights will take place in a Cage!
They
will be fighting Rumble on the Rock event, taking place in Penn
& Barret's home turf, Hawaii on November 20th.
These
are two blockbuster fights occurring in the US between two top
American fighters and two Gracies.
More
on this as it develops.
Source:
ADCC
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Gracie
ready to face BJ Penn at K-1
Not even the last amazing results of BJ Penn in MMA (three wins
by submission over Takanori Gomi, Matt Hughes and Duane Ludwig)
are enough to worry Rodrigo Gracie. With five victories and no
losses in MMA, Rodrigo says he is ready for this major challenge.
-
Every fight is a challenge, and every challenge can be overcome.
I think that BJ Penn is a great fighter, very aggressive and
has good standup and the ground, so he is dangerous both on the
ground and standing up. I am training for that - guaranteed Gracie,
who is aware of BJ BJJ titles. "As far as him winning the
mundial, it just shows that he has good jiu-jitsu, but I have
been training jiu-jitsu all my life so that does not put any
additional pressure on me. I have been training for this fight,
seriously as I have for all my fights and I will be ready when
I step in the ring. As for what will happen in the fight, the
only way to find out is to step into the ring," stated.
Source:
Tatame
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Punishment
In Paradise
"Braggin Rights"
Sunday,
Oct 10, 2004
TICKETS
ON SALE!!!
Ticket Information
Bulls Pin (Kalihi)
Dino- 330-7108
Team Bigdogs ( Waianae)
Wayne Perrin
808 Fight Factory (Waipahu)
Kim or Ronald 671-4140
Brennan Kamaka
696-8313 or second2none@hawaii.rr.com
Barber Zone (Waianae)
“BRAGGIN
RIGHTS”
Sunday,
Oct 10, 2004
Punishment
In Paradise Superfight
Wayne
Perrin III (Team Bigdogs,Waianae) Vs. Bryson Monterde (808 Fight
Factory, Kailua)
Light
Heavyweight Kickboxing Superfight
PJ
Dean (Bad Intentions) Vs. Jay Carter (BJ Penn MMA)
Flyweight
MMA Bout
Kaipo
Gonzales (Eastsidaz, Kailua) Vs. Mark Oshiro (Bulls Pin, Kalihi)
MMA
Featherweight
Lauren
Torry (Hilo, Hawaii) Vs. TBA
Light
Welterweight Kickboxing Bout
Duke
Saragousa (808 Fight Factory, Wahiawa) Vs. Jerome Kemkumu (Hardknocks,
Waianae)
Welterweight
Kickboxing Bout
Louis
Smith (Team Bigdogs, Waianae) Vs. Clayton (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
Light
Welterweight Kickboxing Bout
Zack
Rapal (Freelance, Waianae) Vs. Chris Vale (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
********NOTE********
There
is a lot of fighters I haven't matched up yet trying to find
the best route for them, Please be patient as more names to come...
Also
another heavyweight is needed for a 4 man tournament |
Jacare
auctions his 04 Worlds Absolute Winning Gi
2004
World Absolute Champion Ronaldo 'Jacare' is auctioning his winning
Gi, the same one that he used to win the Absolute in '04. The
same Gi he used in one the most exciting fights of the modern
era in the 04 World Absolute Finals against Roger Gracie.
To
bid on the historical Gi follow the link to ebay: JacareGi
Ronaldo
is also launching his web site at www.jacarebjj.com check it out!
Source: ADCC
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Euphoria
Fighter Profile:
Interview with RICH CLEMENTI
On October 15th Euphoria MFC returns to Atlantic City for a card
standing out as one of the sickest Lightweight tournaments in
history. Although Alberto Crane is off the card due to injury
his opponent Rich Clementi is still fighting, now scheduled to
face Henry Matamoros. Clementi owns wins over tournament co-competitors
Sergei Golyaev and Naoyuki Kotani as well as a loss to Yves Edwards.
Actually this entire Lightweight tournament could be jokingly
referred to as a ‘six degrees of Rich Clementi’ theme.
UFC
may hold their next show the following weekend in the same city
but their consistent move away from the Lightweights and their
need for Heavyweights is making this seem not a two-part show
at all but a two-part scene convergence with Euphoria MFC blowing
away the UFC card at their weak points but UFC without question
still having the best fighters in the US overall. This tournament
is also showing fans still pay attention to the Lightweights
because it has actually been getting as much attention from news
sites than the next UFC show in the previous weeks.
Speaking
of shows, in addition to his fight career Rich promotes Reality
Combat whose last show was September 25th.
KM:
How did the last Reality Combat show go? RC: The show was great.
We had a great main event with Melvin Guillard vs. Laverne Clark
that was fought to a draw, a lot of really exciting amateur and
pro matches, and the production went pretty well as well. Six
hours away from our normal operating home of business. We had
quite a few knockouts. The main event was two guys who were pitted
exactly the same as far as fighting style. Melvin challenged
Laverne with his standup but a lot of people don’t know
that Laverne’s wrestling is every bit as good as Matt Hughes’.
He was able to utilize monstrous slams on Melvin. First fifteen
seconds of the fight was change of position six or seven times
from standing to knees to falling over…there is no way anybody
who came to that show and watched that fight…they are a
fan for life.
KM:
This was in Mississippi in casino territory if I recall correctly.
RC: Yes, right across the line from Memphis.
KM:
Did it do so well you would return there or go back home? RC:
It’s just a different location. We have a multi-fight deal
which we are looking to finish in a few days with the same casino.
We have some casinos in Lake Charles which is right outside Houston
and some casinos right in our back yard.
KM:
I was wondering if it would be webcast or taped. RC: Actually
on our website realitycombat.tv we host free videos. We try to
get all our fights up a week or so after our events. It’s
a free signup. We are trying to do an informational website for
the South, not just cover our stuff. A lot of people don’t
realize what is going down in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama…that
there is even a scene. I think the free videos and stuff is a
nice way to attract that.
KM:
With all of that recently how are you training for Euphoria MFC?
RC: When I had my event up there I got up on Wednesday, trained
over at Jeff Mullins’ school Thursday, practiced in the
cage and grappled some on Friday…even with these shows nothing
takes precedent over training. I was little tired today and had
three people going round robin on me, a two-and-a-half hour practice
this morning. I think fighting is a lot of mental preparation.
I never stop training. Right now for three weeks I got this one
fight card to work on, that is all I do. I have a school but
it’s only guys that fight so I’m not worried about
if I’m not paying attention or not doing privates. Theses
next three weeks are allocated just for me. My partner sucks
it up a little bit to help out.
KM:
What do you think about the show itself? RC: It’s going
to be in my hometown, there are no butterflies at all. I fought
there before. I’m just looking at the one fight and whatever
happens after that…I ain’t got nothing to lose. I’m
rated a pretty high-caliber 155er. I’m not in the top 10
but like some people say a ‘gatekeeper’ type guy. The
way I fight is not like ‘let’s roll around and go for
a submission’, the way I like to fight is I like to scrap
it up. I’ve been grappling with a lot of jiu-jitsu guys
lately and my style, things have kind of changed a little lately.
KM:
Can you explain? RC: I’ve never been submitted by a guy
from the bottom. A lot of people think because Yves caught me
with a rear naked choke that my jiu-jitsu may not be that good,
Yves made Hermes Franca’s jiu-jitsu look not look good.
That doesn’t mean shit. If my opponent ends up on bottom
it’s going to be tough for him because when I’m on
top I turn to my wrestling. I doubt I’ll ever get to fight
in ZST again because they are like ‘you Vale Tudo fighter’.
I’m more on position, ZST likes guys that roll around and
go for a lot of submissions. I stay happening with what the trendy
submissions are and stuff and I do that stuff myself. I may not
do it in a fight but in practice I’m pretty tough to get
like ‘I didn’t see that coming’. My grappling
is geared to No Holds Barred. It’s not like the Yves fight
where I felt I needed to be on the ground a little bit more.
If he opens his guard we’re standing up every time.
KM:
If you make it through this fight the rest of the tournament
looks pretty tough. RC: I’ve beaten two of those guys already
(Kotani and Golyaev). Both are quite capable of beating their
opponents even though they are kind of both underdogs. Kotani
is fearless and Marcus Aurelio (who besides Clementi is the only
person to beat Kotani in two-and-a-half years) is one of the
toughest 155 pounders and he was bringing it to Marcus. You can
see the way Marcus caught me with a good punch and the tournament
in general that Kotani may be a little bit reserved but he just
came out and fought like he was nobody. He goes out there and
fights and hits hard plus his leglocks are good. If anybody is
going to submit Yves a leglock may be one of the things that
he might get caught with. Hermes did once and almost had something.
KM:
And Golyaev… RC: Very awkward, very tough. You’d have
to take him down of course. He fights a lot like Yves; he’ll
back peddle and counter punch. There is only one other guy who
has ever dropped me like that, Pete Spratt. He definitely has
power to KO anybody.
KM:
What do you know about former Shooto champion Joakim Hansen?
RC: Not much but from what people tell me we are a lot alike.
Being as he’s ranked #2 or #3 depending on whose poll that
is one person I’d love to fight. What do I have to lose?
I think my standup is a little better, he’s a good wrestler
but so am I, we’re probably equivalent ground-wise. Plus
he’s the European power lifting champion or whatever. I
think that would be a great next fight for me.
KM:
Exactly! The tourists seem to only be looking for an Yves/Hermes
rematch but several of us are like ‘no, Hansen/Clementi
would be great!”. RC: I think that would be a really exciting
match. Of course I’d say I wouldn’t mind fighting any
of the guys I’ve lost to and they have lost to just for
money purposes because I think I would beat Kotcani and Golyaev
every time. I’d love to meat Yves in the finals because
I’ve really become a fan of Yves just by watching him after
our fight and I think I’ve seen some things he’s done
that maybe I could capitalize on or do better.
KM:
What do you think it’s going to take to beat Yves? You mentioned
a possibility of a leg lock. What do you think you could do to
beat Yves next time? RC: Josh Thompson hit it right on the nail;
you need not chase him. He waits for you to tire down and tries
to capitalize and then he goes in and fights the exact opposite
of what he says. Just that is exactly what you have to do; you
need to hold your ground a little, one or two counter punch,
and disengage. To be honest Yves is a good puncher, good science
as far as his striking, but he doesn’t really have that
much power. After my fight I was like ‘he didn’t even
hurt me’. I should have exchanged more. I think you need
to hold your ground, not look to push the fight…it might
not be an exciting fight but he waits to capitalize off of other
people’s mistakes and he lets people try to use a lot of
energy. He does a few simple things, smart defensively. In his
last four fights that is what I got. I really take it one fight
at a time as far as this tournament goes.
KM:
Anything else to get across? RC: I’m happy to get a chance
to be in the tournament. It’s in front of a lot of my fans
and stuff like that. I’ve really improved a lot as a fighter
since the last time most people got a chance to see me in UFC.
Every time you see me I’ll never be the same guy. The main
thing I’m doing for this show is cardio and strength. Another
thing is I have my weight cutting down a little better than I
have in the past.
KM:
Sponsor to thank. RC: Sprawl.
KM:
Have you tried those new loose-fitting shorts yet? RC: The ones
with the new insert on the leg?
KM:
About a week or two ago I heard something about looser fitting
shorts. RC: I get all their products; our PR guy is one of Sprawl’s
PR guys as well. It is a short that has almost a meshing in the
crotch area, a stretching meshing. There is literally never a
snag. It’s a pretty neat concept. I wouldn’t say it’s
like a spandex in there but it is something quite similar to
that.
KM:
Are those better overall? RC: Yeah, I think for the grapplers.
I’m using the spilt-side ones. I think it’s cool they
spend time specifically engineering this specific type of sport.
KM:
Anybody else? RC: I have them and Gameness and House Of Pain.
It’s in negotiation but probably also Fairtex.
KM:
And the next Rality Combat? RC: November 13th. The name of that
one is “Total Trauma”.
For
more on Rich’s show check out http://www.realitycombat.tv/.
Source: ADCC
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ARNOLD'S
NEXT MOVE?
HAVING
AN MMA HEARING FOR RULES
MMA Writer Loretta Hunt called MMAWeekly Radio yesterday to talk
about an upcoming MMA hearing. Hunt talked about how there is
an open forum meeting tentatively scheduled for November 8th,
where anyone can attend and discuss the rules and regulations
that the California State Athletic Commission will be implementing.
Hunt
said "As a mixed martial arts community, this will be your
chance to address any issues or concerns, so please get the word
out so those that should attend do attend."
The
rules stated on the current California MMA list are basically
the same rules the UFC currently uses. There are still some other
hurdles that still need to be cleared before we see the first
MMA event in the state of California.
The
big sticking point now is not only forming an MMA Commission
in California but paying the costs to have a commission set up.
MMAWeekly.com
last week told you how the lawmakers from last years hearing,
said it would cost any organization in the ball park of 300,000
to just set up a MMA Commission in the state of California. (With
the people MMAWeekly talked with recently we've heard estimates,
anywhere from 300,000 - 900,000 to have a commission set up.
That number could still be on the high end.)
Which
in all reality, would come out of the promoters pockets for the
first MMA event in the state.....something that 95% of the organizations
could not come up with for the initial "first MMA fight"
in California.
Basically
the first fight promotion or promotions that enters California
have to make sure that there is an mma commission in place.
A
boxing commission is of course already set in the state already,
but that is separate from MMA and there will need to be an MMA
commission set if there are any future fights in the state.
In
the state of Nevada they do have many who do both boxing and
MMA. The large sum of money has to cover many costs including
doctors, security, judges, and referee costs; as well as, all
of those positions need to be approved once a commission is set
up.
Source: MMA Weekly
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RIGGS
STATEMENT TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT?
Yesterday Joe Riggs had some strong words regarding a possible
fight with David Terrell. Riggs talked with MMAWeekly's Mick
Hammond about many things. If you missed his comments check out
yesterday's news. Now 24 hours later, Riggs said his orginal
statement was taken out of context, yet judging from his next
statement.... that seems to be tongue and cheek.
"I
was taken out of the context on the Cesar Gracie camp quote.
In actuality, I am fond of their school. I have only met Cesar
twice, but he was classy, accomodating and very knowledgeable.
Tim McKenzie is a very good friend of both JM and I and one of
our favorite people alive. Steve Heath is also a good guy, as
is Nick Diaz. I don't know the rest of their school, so I am
not downing any of them. "
"There
is a lot of talk recently about me fighting David Terrell. That
would be a great fight that I know I would win. But Terrell is
not as great as people saw in that Matt Lindland fight. In fact,
Lindland would beat him 9 out of 10 times. That left hand was
uglier than his mother. If he threw that trash at me, I'd block
it, and knock that hand and his dick in the dirt. My BJJ is far
superior to his. I am a 4th degree black belt in Michelob Ultra
in addition to having a submission wrestling repertiore that
may not even be rivaled by Royler Gracie. "
"Having
heard that he sent down his student who supposedly tapped me
at will, while the only tapping was me tapping Terrell girl's
ass like Fred Astaire. I have met him on several occasions and
he was always rude to me, acting as if he was too good to talk
to someone of my caliber. Meanwhile, he shoots .22's out of his
fists while I drop bombs like Hiroshima. "
"If
I lose to David Terrell, I am dropping to 145 and fighting Pequeno
Nogueira. Terrell is actually a tough guy, a great ground game
with solid wrestling and a good all-around game. I think Joe
Doerksen is at least as good as Terrell. Everyone thought I would
lose to Dirte', but I triumphed like the warrior I am and peacocked
out of UFC 49. "
"The
Doubters, I am a good guy to be around, just having some fun
on the forum. Hang out with me and my crew and you will too be
a Diesel-holic. Please don't verbally bash me as I will be up
all night stewing over it, taking it out on my precious Chinese
Pugs. "
I'm
Joe Riggs, BITCH!
Source: MMA Weekly |
ERICKSON
RETURNS TO MMA
It's been a while since we have seen Tom Erikson in MMA. You
have to go back to 2002 when Erikson took out Tim Catalfo by
a rear naked choke at Pride 19. He did return to fighting recently
against boxer Shannon Briggs, but that was a quick loss in the
first round in K-1.
Now
he returns to MMA, this time for the upcoming Jungle Fight card.
Wallid Ismael, the promoter for Jungle Fight has scheduled the
show for October 23rd at the Tropical Eco Resort in Manaus, Brazil
October
23rd : MMA matchups:
Jefferson
'Tank' Silva vs. Tom Erikson
Carlos
Barreto vs. Travis Wiuff
Assuerio
Silva vs. Bobby Hoffman
Ronaldo
'Jacare' vs. Boris Jonstomp
MMAWeekly
Radio host Frank Trigg said recently that there is a good possibility
that teammate Vladimir Matyushenko will be a part of this card
as well.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Latest
Pancrase Official Rankings (as of 10/5/2004)
[Open-weight]
the 10th Open-weight K.O.P. Josh Barnett (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling)
#1 Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism)
#2 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory)
#3 Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism)
#4 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#5 Kiuma Kunioku (freelance)
#6 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./High Altitude)
#7 Ron Waterman (U.S.A./Team Impact)
[Super
heavyweight (221lbs. and over)]
the 1st Super heavyweight K.O.P. VACANT
#1 Semmy Schilt (Holland/Golden Glory)
#2 Ron Waterman (U.S.A./Team Impact)
#3 Keigo Takamori (Pancrase MEGATON)
#4 Tim Lajcik (U.S.A./Gladiators Training Academy)
#5 Sehaku (RJW/CENTRAL)
#6 Jun Ishii (Chojin Club)
#7 Jimmy Ambriz (U.S.A./New Japan Pro-Wrestling)
#8 Alex Roberts (U.S.A./K.J.K./ Justice Management) *IN!
#9 KENGO (PANCRASEism) *DOWN from #8
#10 Tsuyoshi Kosaka (Team Alliance) *IN!
[Heavyweight(199lbs.~under
221lbs.)]
the 1st Heavyweight K.O.P. Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASEism)
#1 Kobus Huisamen (South Africa./Steve's Gym)
#2 Sehaku (RJW/CENTRAL)
#3 Tsuyoshi Ozawa (Zendokai)
#4 Shamoji Fujii (freelance)
#5 Jason Godsey (U.S.A./I.F. Academy)
[Light
heavyweight(181lbs.~under 199lbs.)]
the 3rd Light heavyweight K.O.P. Yuki Kondo (PANCRASEism)
#1 Sanae Kikuta (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#2 Akihiro Gono (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#3 Nilson de Castro (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy)
#4 David Terrell (U.S.A./Cesar Gracie Academy)
#5 Daisuke Watanabe (PANCRASEism)
#6 Fabio Leopoldo (Brazil/Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy)
#7 Yuki Sasaki (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#8 Keiichiro Yamamiya (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#9 Osami Shibuya (PANCRASEism)
#10 Ikuhisa Minowa (freelance)
[Middleweight(165.7lbs.~
under 181lbs.)]
the 5th Middleweight K.O.P. VACANT
#1 Nathan Marquardt (U.S.A./High Altitude)
#2 Izuru Takeuchi (SK Absolute)
#3 Kazuo Misaki (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#4 Eiji Ishikawa (Pancrase GRABAKA)
#5 Crosley Gracie (U.S.A./Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy)
#6 Kiuma Kunioku (freelance)
#7 Hiromitsu Miura (Pancrase MEGATON-TOKIN) *IN!
#8 Yuichi Nakanishi (freelance) *DOWN from #7
#9 Hidehiko Hasegawa (SK Absolute) *DOWN from #8
#10 Osami Shibuya (PANCRASEism) *DOWN from #9
[Welterweight(152.5lbs.~
under 165.7lbs.)]
the 2nd Welterweight K.O.P. VACANT
#1 Koji Oishi (PANCRASEism)
#2 Heath Sims (U.S.A./Team Quest)
#3 Takafumi Ito (PANCRASEism)
#4 Satoru Kitaoka (PANCRASEism)
#5 Yuji Hoshino (Wajutsu Keishukai GODS)
#6 Katsuya Inoue (RJW/CENTRAL) *IN!
#7 Takuya Wada (SK Absolute) *DOWN from #6
#8 Kenichi Serizawa (Wajutsu Keishukai Suruga Dojo) *DOWN from
#7
#9 Hiroki Nagaoka (MMA Dojo DOBUITA) *DOWN from #8
[Lightweight(141.4lbs.~
under 152.5lbs.)] VACANT
[Featherweight(under
141.4lbs.)] VACANT
Source: ADCC
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K-1
Returns To Pay Per View December 4th
World
Grand Prix Finals tournament draw highlighted by Bonjasky-Hoost
matchup
K-1
will make an explosive return to United States Pay-Per-View television
during a live broadcast of its annual “World Grand Prix
Finals” single, elimination tournament championship beginning
at 12 AM Eastern Standard Time (9 PM Pacific Standard Time) on
Saturday, December 4th. 2003 tournament champion, Remy Bonjasky,
will set out to defend his crown and be faced by an opening round
challenge of gargantuan proportions in countryman and four-time
World Grand Prix Finals victor, “Mr. Perfect” Ernesto
Hoost.
The
meeting of the two Dutch competitors comes as one of the most
highly-anticipated in K-1’s 12-year history. While Hoost
has long represented the sport as its dominant figure and has
defeated every top rival contender throughout his extensive stay
in the K-1 tournament circuit, Bonjasky, at 28 years of age,
is widely regarded as the heir to the Hoost throne. The pair
were originally scheduled to do battle for the first time in
their careers earlier this year during a single-bout contest
. An injury sustained by Hoost during training camp led to a
cancellation of the fight.
In
the same tournament bracket, another explosive matchup will likely
ensue when three-time World Grand Prix Finals champion, Peter
Aerts, faces former International Boxing Federation (IBF) World
Heavyweight Champion, Francois “The White Buffalo”
Botha. Since being burdened with a number of injuries during
the last three years, the 34-year-old Aerts, nicknamed “The
Dutch Lumberjack,” has been victorious in six of his last
seven K-1 starts. The 6 foot 4 inch, 240-pounder, who was ousted
from last year’s World Grand Prix Finals loop at the hands
of Japan’s Musashi via judges’ decision in the semifinal
round of competition, gained entry into this year’s draw
by earning a judges’ decision over Canadian Michael McDonald
on September 25th. On the same card, Botha secured his place
in the eight-fighter playoff when he took on two-time World Grand
Prix Finals runner-up, Jerome LeBanner. After three rounds of
gutsy action, the bout was declared a draw and an overtime, “sudden
death” round was ordered to determine a winner. LeBanner,
however, indicated that he would not be able to answer the opening
bell for the additional round as his left arm had been badly
battered during the fight. The technical knockout victory awarded
to Botha represented the South African’s first win in five
K-1 appearances he has made to date.
Two
of the sport’s newest faces in American “Mighty Mo”
Siligia and Thailand’s Kaoklai Kaennorsing will face off
in the tournament’s other bracket. Also a former professional
boxer, the 33-year-old Siligia made his K-1 debut earlier this
year and has since used his extraordinary power to soar through
the sport’s rankings. On August 7th, he captured his first
K-1 tournament crown by defeating three straight opponents during
“Battle at Bellagio III” at Las Vegas, Nevada’s
Bellagio Hotel and Casino. The September 25th card in Tokyo saw
Siligia serve up a thunderous first round knockout of fellow
brawler “Big Daddy” Gary Goodridge. At a mere 172 pounds,
Kaennorsing represents the smallest fighter in K-1 history to
win a Grand Prix tournament championship (K-1 World Grand Prix
2004 in Seoul, Korea, July 17th) and will give up more than 100
pounds to his December 4th opponent. The 21-year-old Thai boxer,
who is a veteran of 71 professional Muay Thai bouts, shocked
the world on September 25th by outboxing K-1 superstar Alexey
Ignashov. After three rounds of battle that the judges scored
a draw, an overtime round saw Kaennorsing frustrate Ignashov
with continuous movement and a steady dose of kicks until the
Thai native captured a majority judges’ decision. The spectacular
win over Ignashov extended Kaennorsing’s perfect record
in K-1 competition to 4-0.
A
rematch between Musashi and 2000 World Grand Prix Finals runner-up,
Ray Sefo, represents the fourth opening tournament round bout.
During last December’s Tokyo Dome extravaganza, Musashi
reached the first World Grand Prix Finals championship round
of his career by earning judges’ decisions over Sefo and
Aerts, respectively. The 32-year-old has been successful in all
four of his appearances this year, including a June 6th showdown
with former world boxing champion, “Merciless” Ray
Mercer. At 33 years of age, Sefo is an established fan favorite
in the sport of K-1 and has shown a renewed commitment this year
to securing his first World Grand Prix crown by losing approximately
35 pounds and returning to top physical form. After producing
a second round knockout of 6 foot 3 inch, 360-pound Bob “The
Beast” Sapp in June, Sefo made a successful United States
K-1 debut on August 7th by stopping American Marvin “The
Beastman” Eastman in a Superfight contest.
The
winner of the matchup between Bonjasky and Hoost will face the
winner of the bout between Aerts and Botha while the victor of
the fight between Siligia and Kaennorsing will square off with
the victor of the matchup between Musashi and Sefo. The winners
of each semifinal round bout will meet in the tournament’s
championship round.
K-1
is a martial arts fighting sport that derives its name from its
inclusion of a wide array of combat disciplines, including Karate,
Kung-Fu, and Kickboxing (“K”), and its intent to determine
one champion in one ring (“1”). After being staged
for the first time in Japan in 1993 under the direction of founder
Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, it later evolved into the country’s
most popular sport and achieved popular culture status there
as its athletes turned into larger-than-life celebrities.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
The most essential factor is persistence, - the determination
never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the
discouragement that must inevitably come.
James Whitcomb Riley, 1849-1916, American Poet
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WHITE
RESPONDS TO LATEST COMMENTS ON MMAWEEKLY RADIO
UFC President Dana White talked with MMAWeekly's Ryan Bennett
this past weekend about what he thought of BJ Penn's lawyers
comments on MMAWeekly Radio.
If
you missed what BJ's lawyer, Steven Straus said, Jeff Cain provided
the recap below this story.
Zuffa's
headman said that the only reason he was at the hearing was the
fact that Penn's lawyers filed the injuction as Dana said, "this
was never a full blown court case, not one of us got on the stand."
White said the only reason why anyone from the UFC was there
was the fact that Penn's team filed the injuction.
White
told MMAWeekly that people have to understand there is no sanctioning
body like there is in boxing. Therefore fighters don't have to
pay any sanctioning fees like boxers do and unfortunately the
MMA fighters aren't making the kind of pay checks that the top
boxers make either.
"Oscar
De La Hoya has to pay what....$250,000 of his last purse to the
WBC for sanctioning fees? I wish our sport was in that position
that everybody made a ton of money, but the sport is not and
it won't be for quite some time. We are working hard to change
it."
As
far as the belt descripancy goes with what Straus said on the
radio show, White said that the UFC gives their best fighter
at 170 a belt which is basically "a trophy" and that
the UFC would never take away the actual "win" from
BJ Penn against Matt Hughes.
White
said that his immediate thoughts now is on the future of the
UFC. "I'm done talking about it (the court case)."
For
now Dana will focus on the new reality television show that will
air on Spike TV in January. Dana is the show's executive producer.
White
is as busy as he has ever been. Dana is always working on getting
the other separate TV deal, which he talked about at the UFC
49 press conference a few months back, not to mention on top
of it all, did we mention that he has UFC 50 coming up in a three
weeks? It's indeed a busy time for the President of the UFC.
Source: MMA Weekly
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RIGGS
HIT LIST INCLUDES TERRELL
Last week MMA Weekly broke the news that Kengo Ura of the R-1
team had sustained an injury forcing him out of his fight with
Joe “Diesel” Riggs at the upcoming WEC 12 on October
21st in Lemoore, California. MMA Weekly’s Mick Hammond was
able to speak to Riggs this weekend about the fight and what
he has upcoming.
When
asked whether or not he would be fighting at WEC 12 Riggs commented,
“I have no idea. I just heard two days ago that he’s
hurt. I don’t think I’ll be on the card, because they
haven’t said anything to me. The chances of me fighting
right now are 50/50 if they find me an opponent to fight.”
Riggs
discussed exactly what his contractual obligation to the WEC
was when he said, “I signed to fight 4-5 months ago in May
but the fight never happened. They basically paid for me to go
down there and when the fight didn’t happen they called
the money they gave me a ‘signing bonus,’ so basically
I’m still under contract with them until I fight for them.”
If
the fight does not take place for the WEC, Riggs may be fighting
elsewhere as he mentioned, “I’ve been in talks with
Rumble
on the Rock to go over to Hawaii to fight Niko Vitale in November. Other than that I
don’t have anything else in the works because that WEC thing
came back and bit me in the ass.”
Whichever
fight Riggs takes next it will be his first fight since defeating
Joe Doerkenson at UFC 49 this past August. Rumor had circulated
that Riggs had sustained a hand injury when he did not appear
at the post-fight press conference. To this Riggs refutes, “No
I didn’t break anything. I wasn’t at the press conference
because I went to celebrate my victory with everyone and forgot
about it. Yeah my hand did hurt a little but that’s just
like any other fight. I had to show the NSAC x-rays to prove
my hand isn’t broken and I’ve done that so that’s
not an issue.”
Riggs
ended the conversation by stating his opinion on David Terrell,
the other middleweight fighter who was victorious at UFC 49,
“I don’t like him at all. Actually I don’t like
any of those Cesar Gracie guys except for Tim McKenzie. Terrell
has a big fucking mouth and I’d love to beat his ass sometime
and you can print that.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Radio
Recap by Jeff Cain
MMAWeekly
Radio talked with Steven Straus, BJ Penn's lawyer, on the radio
show Friday. Straus spoke freely about losing the injunction
hearing to get the UFC 50 bout between Matt Hughes and Georges
St.Pierre to not be for the title. He went in depth about the
UFC's arguments in court, the lawsuit in general that Penn has
filed against the UFC and where the proceedings will go from
here.
Straus
started by saying, "Let me begin with the complaint that
was filed. There were a number of allegations that were made
within the complaint, including that Zuffa has really tried to
monopolize the MMA sport. It has also potentially used deceptive
practices in connection with it's business and, among the complaints
was one for injunctive relief to ask the court to prevent the
fight, October 22nd, between Matt Hughes and St. Pierre, from
being touted as a title fight.
About
the injunction, Straus said, "Whenever you ask a court for
an injunction, it's an extraordinary relief and it requires the
court to balance the interest of the parties and then make a
determination." He continued, "It was clear from the
hearing that the court had some difficulty based on the arguments
that were made by Zuffa."
According
to Mr. Straus, Zuffa's original argument was, "The reason
that they stripped BJ Penn of his title, his World Welterweight
Title, was because he walked away from a deal that they had in
place and violated his contract. When they come into court, they've
got a new set of lawyers and that's not what they argue."
"What
they argue, to our surprise and really to the disappointment
and sadness of not just BJ Penn but I think of all MMA fans,
they argue that this is really a make believe belt. They argue,
for the first time, that their title is only available to fighters
that are under contract with Zuffa. That was never disclosed
to BJ Penn in his negotiations for the contract in the first
place, and to my knowledge, that's never been disclosed to any
MMA fan; people that buy the videos, people that attend the UFC
events", said Steven.
Straus
went on to say, "So essentially, they've trashed their own
belt and the court didn't feel it could stop them from doing
it on the record that it had. The court however did make some
comments that I think are very instructive. One of which is that
it believed that Mr. Penn may be able to show that they wrongfully
stripped him of his title and it admonished the other side that
they better try to resolve this or they could end up with potentially
two titles. They could end up with other relief against them."
What
is the next coarse of action for the Penn legal team? Straus
said, "Our next step is to pursue a fraud action in this
case that arose based on the arguments they presented. They told
BJ Penn, a world champion in Brazilian JJ, that if you fight
for us, you could get a world type of belt. They told the fans
the same thing on the advertising for the bout, in the advertising
for the videos. They use the slogan, 'As Real As It Gets.' They
come into court and say, this isn't real at all judge. This is
only for us. This isn't about the world. This is about our contract
with our fighters and that was a total surprise to us. Again,
we can't stop them from committing business suicide, but we'll
hope they reconsider and try and treat BJ Penn and the rest of
their fighters fairly."
Mr.
Straus elaborated on the position of Zuffa. He commented, "The
basis of their claim for stripping him of the title in affidavits
that were filed by Dana White, is that BJ Penn walked away from
a deal that they had set up with Pride. BJ Penn and his manager,
JD Penn, will tell you and they told the court, we never heard
about any Pride deal. They never brought us a Pride deal. As
their attorney at the time, I never saw a Pride deal and they
consider that an out and out lie."
Steven
continued, "What they're basically doing is first coming
up with an excuse for stripping him of his title and then when
they come into court, they say no, the real reason we stripped
him of his title is because titles are only available for fighters
that we have under contract. They never told BJ that."
Steven
Straus was asked about the rumor that when a UFC fighter wins
a title, his contract is automatically extended. Steven said
that BJ was not under contract with the UFC. He stated, "They
never offered another contract. His contract had expired and
before they had argued that the contract had not expired but
that he breached it and that's why they stripped him of his title."
"They
come into court and say no, no, the contract had expired. We
agree the contract expired. We don't have to offer him another
title. So, under their system, once you have a title holder,
there's no duty, they don't have a duty to allow their title
owner to defend that title," said Strauss.
Steven
was further questioned about UFC fighters who win titles contracts
being extended for three more fights. He said this is true but,
"There was also a provision and this was discussed in court
so I don't believe we're violating any exclusivity here. They
claim that this is a confidential agreement. We would like them
to put it out there for the fans to look at it themselves but
we still respect their confidentiality until the court rules
otherwise, but his is something they did argue in court."
So,
was BJ Penn under contract or not? Straus said the term of the
contract provided for, if a fighter becomes champion within a
year of his first fight on the contract, then the contract automatically
rolls over for another year. This isn't the case with BJ. BJ
fought Matt Serra in his first fight of his three fight deal
with the UFC back in September of 2002. He won his title in January
of 2004.
The
question was then posed, can a fighter who isn't in the UFC hold
a UFC title. Straus' opinion was, "If the courts hold them
to the advertisements that they made to the fans and to BJ Penn,
if the court treats this belt as something that's real, then
sure he can hold that title belt and that would continue until
it's either retired or it was taken away from him by a competitor
in a lawful sanctioned match."
Straus
went on to say, "That's not what happened. They basically
said, hey we have a secret intent to only control our belt under
contract with UFC fighters. They didn't offer BJ another contract.
He never walked away from anything. They lied to him through
fraud and that's our next step."
Does
losing the injunction hearing mean anything in the overall case?
Here's what Strauss had to say about it. "The preliminary
injunction is just a single step, and I want to make sure you
understand that, it's like round one of a multi-round bout. The
court specifically ruled that it's decision was without precedent.
That means we can come back. We can come back before October
22nd and ask that that not be a title fight. We have to go forward
on the basis that Zuffa argued."
Straus
added, "Zuffa put themselves in a box saying they've got
a make believe title now. That it's not a world champion title.
It's not a world title at all. They committed fraud. They told
the fans, they told BJ, you're fighting for a title. He's a world
champion. He owns the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu world champion title.
That can't be taken away from him. If you are an Olympic Gold
Medal winner, unless you do something wrong, that can't be taken
away from you. But Zuffa says we can take it away from you because
we didn't offer you a contract to continue fighting for us. That's
wrong and the courts should rule that it's wrong and the fans
should stand up and say "hey this is wrong.""
Continuing
to hammer home his point, Straus stated, "Your title has
to mean something. If you're going to say that it's a world title,
it's got to be a world title. It's not just for show. This isn't
just professional wrestling. This is an athletic event. It's
based on performance."
What
is BJ Penn trying to accomplish out of this situation? Straus
said, "What we're going to try to do is two things: 1. For
negotiations with Zuffa to realize that they're committing business
suicide by trashing their own title. 2. Go forward with the complaint
on the counts that are included, amended to include a fraud count
on BJ's behalf and on behalf of all the fans that are being cheated."
BJ
Penn can fight whenever and wherever he wants to at this point.
He is not under contract with the UFC. By all accounts, he plans
to fight inside or outside of the UFC.
When
asked about the time frame for when this whole law suit will
be over, Straus said it could be awhile. Fortunately, he thinks
that a jury trial should be able to begin within a year to fourteen
months of the lawsuit's filing. Straus stated, "We can't
force them to do the right thing. We can just make them pay huge
damages for not doing it." It looks as if this lawsuit is
nowhere near being over.
Source: MMA Weekly
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St.
Pierre’s Manager
Comments on Penn and TKO future
In
an exclusive, MMA Weekly’s Mick Hammond spoke with Georges
St. Pierre’s manager Stephane Patry this weekend and got
his comments regarding BJ Penn and his lawyer Steven Straus’
appearances on MMA Weekly Radio this past Friday as well as the
future endeavors of Patry’s TKO organization.
When
asked to respond to Straus’ comments that “UFC's argument
in court was that BJ can't stop this fight because this welterweight
title fight isn't an actual championship belt...it's just an
interim ‘made up’ belt,” Patry replied, “The
October 22nd fight against Matt Hughes is for the UFC World Welterweight
Championship. There has been no mention that it is not for anything
less than the full UFC title. The bottom line is that Georges
is fighting Matt and that the title is on the line.”
Patry
continued his thoughts by stating, “Matt Hughes is the main
priority for Georges right now, not BJ Penn, but if BJ wants
to fight Georges after he defeats Matt then Georges will be in
the octagon waiting for him. I know that BJ beat Matt but 9 times
out of 10 that’s not what would have happened. When Georges
beats Matt then he’ll be the best welterweight in the world.
I feel that Georges then will be a great asset to the UFC for
many years to come. The thing is with BJ is that nobody wanted
him before he became UFC champion because he was too small. He
wasn’t getting any other calls but he fought in the UFC
to get exposure then won the title then used it to sell himself,
if BJ was a true champion then he should respect it. When Georges
wins the title we will honor the fact that he is their champion
and will stay loyal to the UFC and defend the title and not fight
anywhere else.”
The
focus of the conversation then shifted towards Patry’s TKO
organization which has been producing MMA shows in Canada since
2000, “It’s been four years since I started UCC/TKO
and we’ve been looking for perfect chemistry to take it
to the next level. I’m proud of the team we have now and
TKO 17 last month was the best show we’ve had so far,”
said Patry. Stephane continued his thoughts by saying, “It
was exactly what I was dreaming of in 2000. I feel we will be
ready to take on the international market soon. I don’t
know if we will take an event to the States, because that’s
the UFC’s territory and I do not want to compete with them.
I’m working with the UFC, sending fighters to them and working
with them to get the best exposure for everyone possible.”
Patry
then discussed TKO’s prospects for furthering their exposure
when he said; “We will put our shows on TV in the States
because we’ve just signed two TV deals for the States. I
cannot say much about them at this time as both networks want
to give full information in their own press releases but you
can expect those announcements later this month.” Patry
then continued, “In our next big event we are going to do
a live high-quality broadcast on the net on our website. I’m
not sure if we are going to charge people to watch it in the
future, but right now the idea is to offer the first one for
free so that people can see what our show is about. It will give
them a chance to see the kind of fighters we have and our production
quality, which I feel we are at the same level of the UFC and
Pride production-wise.”
Patry
then talked about another avenue of exposure by saying, “We
will be releasing a ‘best of’ DVD on November 13th
which will be available everywhere. It will include the Jens
Pulver VS Bang Ludwig fight that everyone has been wanting to
watch in high quality as well feature fighters like Georges,
Pete Spratt, David Loiseau, Jeremy Horn, Sean Sherk, Tony Frykland,
and Patrick Cote. It will be the best MMA DVD out there by far.”
The
conversation closed out with Patry saying, “Basically we
are ready to continue from where we were before UCC 12 where
we had a lot of problems. We’ve restructured things and
after the show we just had I’m confident we are ready to
take this company to the next level. We’ve got a lot of
great fighters that people in the States may not be familiar
with but I’m confident in them to be some of the best fighters
anywhere. We’ve got two shows coming up in November, one
on the 6th in Sherbrook which will feature more of the local
talent then a really big show on November 26th in Montreal. I
can’t say much about the show in Montreal but what I can
say is it’s going to have a lot of big name talent. And
because of the current NHL strike we are in talks with the Molsen
Center where the Canadians play, if the venue is available on
that date then that’s where we are going to hold the show,
in major arena.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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K-1
World GP 2004 Final Matchups
TOKYO, September 26, 2004 -- With the eight participating fighters
decided at the September 25 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Elimination,
a draw was held today to determine the first-tier matchups for
the December 4 Tokyo Dome Final.
The
pairings were determined under a special selection system which
combines elements of choice with a bit of good old fashioned
luck. With media and fans watching, all eight fighters first
reached in turn into a box to blindly choose from balls on which
were printed the numbers one through eight. Next, fighters proceed,
one at a time and in the order determined by their number, to
a giant matchup tree set up at the front of the room. There they
are free to install themselves in any or eight available positions,
indicated as A through H. This then becomes the tournament tree
-- A vs B and C vs D being the first bracket; E vs F and G vs
H being the second bracket of the first tier matchups.
Generally,
fighters opt where possible to position themselves in early bouts
(positions A and B being the first fight), as these will afford
longer rests for those who advance. But after the first selection
has been made, strategy also enters into the process. If, for
example, the choosing fighter likes his chances against an already
committed fighter, he can install himself beside that fighter
if the position is vacant. Or, if the choosing fighter does not
want to face an already committed fighter, he can install himself
elsewhere, either beside another fighter or beside an empty position.
This
year, the selection went as follows:
Having
drawn the number one ball, Thai wunderkind Kaoklai Kaennorsing
selected first, and put himself in the A position, the red corner
in the first fight. Next, Mighty Mo of the United states, who
had the number two ball, went forward and, after only a brief
hesitation, chose the B position, meaning he will face Kaoklai
in the first matchup.
The
number three ball was Ray Sefo's and the Kiwi went to the C position,
red corner in the second bout. Japanese fighter Musashi had the
number four ball and spent a long time looking at fighters and
thinking before electing to step into the D position and a matchup
with Sefo.
Peter
Aerts of the Netherlands was next and stepped into the E position,
red corner in the third bout. South African Francois Botha chose
next, and went without hesitation to the F spot and a date with
Aerts. Next it was Dutchman Remy Bonjasky to the G position,
red corner in the final first-tier fight, after which compatriot
Ernesto Hoost was left with the blue corner in the same bout.
Said
Kaoklai: "I have the impression that Mighty Mo, like all
my opponents, is big, and as always I'll do my best."
Remarked
Mo: "I chose the B spot because I wanted to be one of the
first fighters up so that I can rest my body after the fight.
I don't take anybody for granted, I know Kaoklai is small but
tough, and I will try to drop 20 pounds so I can keep up with
his speed!"
Sefo
has this to say about the second fight: "I am glad Musashi
and I will meet because we have some unfinished business -- I
won our first fight and he won the second. He is a great fighter,
it will be a really good match. Like Peter said, I want to wish
'almost' everybody good luck on December 4th!"
Replied
Musashi: "I chose this spot because I heard someone in the
audience shout 'D,' it was like God's voice! Ray and I do have
unfinished business. He is a fighter I respect very much, he
has not only punches but also good kicks. He is an entertaining
fighter as well, he has his antics in the ring, but this is a
tournament and I want to move on to the next bout, so I will
do my best"
Said
Aerts about his opponent: "Francois is one of the best boxers
in the world, so I will keep try to keep my hands up!"
Replied
Botha: "I chose Peter because he is very pretty! Seriously,
he is one of the best kickboxers in the world, so I will watch
out for my legs."
Said
Bonjasky on drawing Hoost: "It's a good matchup because
this year Ernesto and I were going to fight in April, but we
couldn't because of an injury, so now we will have the chance.
He is a four-time Champion of course, but it's time for new blood,
and the new blood is here!"
Replied
Hoost: "I will be 110% for this fight. It will be interesting,
the old Champion against the new Champion -- and when I beat
the new Champion he becomes the old Champion and I become the
new Champion again, that will be very nice!"
It
was announced at the draw that the Final's reserve fight will
be between Cyril Abidi and Jerome LeBanner.
The
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final is set for Tokyo Dome on Sunday
December 4. It will be same-day broadcast across Japan by the
Fuji TV Network. The official matchups and complete fighter profiles
can be found on the K-1 Official Website (www.k-1.co.jp)
Source: MMA Weekly
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PRIDE
28 CARD
PRIDE
28: 'High Octane'
October 31st, 2004
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan
Official
matchups:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
Josh Barnett vs. Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic
Dan Henderson vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Other
fighters rumored to possibly be on the card:
Mark Hunt
Mark Coleman
Heath Herring
Stefan Leko
Kevin Randleman
Hirotaka Yokoi
Suren Balachinsky
Roman Zentsov
Kazushi Sakuraba
Hideko Yoshida
Naoya Ogawa
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the
only thing."
Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, German Born Medical Missionary,
Theologian, Musician, and Philosopher
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2004
Kauai Grappler's Paradise
We're scheduled for Saturday November 27th at Chiefess Kamakahelei
Middle
School (right near the airport, very central).
Times, weigh ins, and other specifics will be announced soon.
We are looking at Friday weigh-ins.
We
look forward to a good outer island turn
out and will do our best to make it fun and worth everyone's
efforts!
Source: Promoter |
Rodrigo
Gracie v BJ Penn
There's
been a lot of rumors about a possible blockbuster match up between
Rodrigo Gracie and BJ Penn. A fight like this one would generate
a lot of interest, as both fighters have aggressive styles and
both are ground specialists.
Because
of the magnitude of the fight and the attention it has generated,
I got a hold of Rodrigo to verify the info and to find out the
inside scoop.
KP:
Rodrigo there is a rumor that you maybe fighting BJ Penn; any
truth to that?
RG:
I was offered to fight BJ Penn. I took the fight, however my
manager has some details to work out with the promoter, so until
that is done its not sure, but its very possible.
KP:
If the fight happens, when do you think it will take place?
RG:
Well, like it said, the details have not been finalized yet,
but it may be as early as November 20th or as late as December
31st.
KP:
Have you started your training yet, just in case the fight is
a go?
RG:
I have been staying in fighting shape, I haven't changed my training
routine at all. I have been training the same way I prepare for
all my fights. Now I have adjusted the training specifically
for BJ, so yes I am training as if the fight is a go.
KP:
What is your strategy for the fight?
RG:
That you will have to find out the day of the fight. It’s
a closely guarded secret. (lol)
KP:
BJ Penn is the only American to win the Worlds as a Black belt,
does that pose any concerns to you?
RG:
BJ Penn is a great fighter, a very tough opponent, I like that.
His Jiu-Jitsu is great, his standup is good; he is going to be
a tough test. But I have been doing jiu-jitsu all my life, so
I take it in consideration that he won the Worlds, but does not
put any more pressure on me.
KP:
Who are you training with for the fight?
RG:I
have a good team of trainers for the weights and cardio and jiu-jitsu,
as well as some standup.
KP:
There is also a rumor that Royler may be fighting on the same
card, any truth to that.
RG:
I think so. I heard he is fighting on that card, but I am not
sure, you have to ask Royler about that.
KP:
If the fight does take place who is going with you?
RG:
Renzo & Royce will be there, my conditioning coach Martin
Rooney and my training partners will be there. Do you want to
come Kid? Talk to my manager he will hook it up for you.
KP:
Anything you want to add?
RG:
I just want to thank all my fans, my students, my family and
those who have supported me in my career. Their support and energy
mean a lot to me. I am training very hard for this fight and
I will be ready for anything and everything. I give BJ all the
credit in the world, but I will be ready to fight, and ready
to win.
KP:
Thank you Rodrigo
RG:
Thank you very much Kid.
Source: ADCC
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Euphoria
MFC Fighter: Interview with RYAN SCHULTZ
On October 15th Euphoria MFC put on their second show in Atlantic
City, this time at the Tropicana. The Lightweight tournament
is getting the most attention so far with multiple UFC vets plus
several fighters that have stood out in other shows like King
Of The Cage, Shooto, and ZST. In the alternate fight of that
tournament Team Quest’s Ryan Schultz takes on S.H.O.O.T.
Spain’s David Gaona.
KM:
What do you think of your next opponent, David Gaona? RS: You
know, I don’t know anything about him to tell you the truth.
KM:
Spanish fighter, shootfighter and Wuropean Pancration champion,
not much listed on the web…does any of that mean anything
to you? RS: No, I’m just going to show up and fight like
I always do. I’m sure he’s going to do his thing so
I expect it to be what it is.
KM:
Can you please describe your last fight, the one in APEX? RS:
It went well for me; I was able to do what I wanted, I didn’t
take too much damage or anything. Good fight for me.
KM:
Your opponent Dent was saying he didn’t take much damage
and was objecting to the ref stopping it. It looked to me like
he was covering up and not really defending himself. What do
you think of his take on that ending? RS: If that is what he
says about it, that is fine. As far as I’m concerned he
wasn’t really doing nothing, didn’t even hit me once.
What do want from that? Basically slow starter, well allright.
KM:
In that fight you showed more ground skills and takedown skills
while in the Castillo fight in WEC you showed your standup and
striking. Looking at both you do a great job of controlling the
fight, instilling your will. RS: My wrestling is always going
to be there and if I want to go to it I can always go to it.
It’s always been my base. You saw that fight out there and
this guy just covered up, put his elbows up…well I’m
going to take you down. I’m not going to punch your elbows
and hurt my hands. I decided to take him down, slam him, and
just get on top of him.
KM:
I haven’t seen you work from your back before. RS: My main
objective is to get the heck up, get off my back. I’ve only
been there maybe one time or twice against Jhun and I didn’t
get away that time. No, I don’t like to get taken down.
KM:
As far as fans thinking that may be your weakness what would
you have to say? RS: RS: I’d have to say you can try it.
You got to get me down and try to hold me there.
KM:
Your teammate Chael Sonnen said he hasn’t shown much work
from his back but you guys train with jiu-jitsu a lot. RS: Yeah,
I work off my back in practice all the time. It’s not like
I’ve never been there.
KM:
You are getting to be an international name, on the international
stage. You fought in Montreal (APEX), you are fighting a guy
from Spain, you fought Jhun in Hawaii… RS: I’m just taking one fight at
a time and I want to fight the best in the world. That is what
I’ll keep doing and just go after it. What happens happens.
KM:
This is going to be at 155? RS: Yes, 155.
KM:
Isn’t this the alternate bracket of the 155 tounament? RS:
That is what I found out later, yeah. Whatever, it’s a fight
and that is the way it goes.
KM:
Sponsors to thank? RS: Adrenaline fight gear. They stick behind
me.
Source: ADCC
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XFO
gives sellout crowd long night of MMA
LAKEMOOR,
Ill. -- It started 20 minutes late, but nobody in the sellout
crowd was complaining when the Xtreme Fighting Organization finished
its third show more than four hours later.
The
event featured 16 bouts -- eight of them going more than one
round, and five of them going into the third round.
'This
was one of those shows where everything came together... the
fights we thought were going to be good were great, and the ones
we thought were going to be OK were also great,' said Monte Cox,
one of the event's promoters.
Jeff
Curran and Jason Dent put on a 15-minute war that left both fighters
bloody and with broken noses. Curran showed solid standup and
good ground skills en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Dent, making his first fight at 145 (he normally fights at 155),
showed he can be a top competitor at the lower division.
'Promoters
always hope that the main event lives up to its hype and we certainly
got that out of Curran and Dent,' Cox said. 'It was a perfect
way to finish a great show.'
Cox
added that the event was a complete sellout.
The
next XFO event is expected to be in early December.
OFFICIAL
RESULTS:
- Eric Schafer def. Rich Seldel, 2:29 Rd. 1, rear choke.
- Kit Kieu def. Omar Choudhury, 3:00 Rd. 3 (9:00), split decision.
- Donny Walker def. Jim Calazante, 1:20 Rd. 2 (4:20), rear choke.
- Rory Markham def. James Warfield, 1:12 Rd. 2 (6:12), verbal
submission.
- Sebastian Helon def. Sal Calazante, 2:51 Rd. 1, triangle choke.
- Matt Williams def. Rob Mrotek, 1:51 Rd. 1, knockout.
- Mark Miller def. Tavaris Hunter, :19 Rd. 2 (5:19), knockout.
- Sean Huffman def. Steve Dau, 5:00 Rd. 3 (15:00), unanimous
decision.
- Troy Guida def. Leo Sylvest, 2:55 Rd. 1, armbar.
- Mike Kelly def. Jon Friedland, 3:00 Rd. 3 (9:00), unanimous
decision.
- Alisa Cantwell def. Adrienna Jenkins, 1:17 Rd. 1, verbal submission.
- Mark Wallen def. Troy King, 1:54 Rd. 1, rear choke.
- Henry Matamoros def. Chris Moore, 2:11 Rd. 1, rear choke.
- Bart Palaszewski def. Jay Estrada, 4:31 Rd. 1, triangle choke.
- Terry Martin def. Bill Hill, :19 Rd. 3 (10:19), knockout.
MAIN
EVENT:
- Jeff Curran def. Jason Dent, 5:00 Rd. 3 (15:00), unanimous
decision.
Curran
wins in XFO, eyes bigger opportunity
LAKEMOOR,
Ill. -- Jeff Curran's career as a professional MMA fighter has
included a lot of frustration.
Despite
a great run of impressive performances, he has apparently failed
to gain
the
acceptance of some top organizations, including Shooto, as one
of the world's best 145-pounders.
On
Saturday at the Xtreme Fighting Organization's event, Curran
won his fourth straight fight, beating a tough Jason Dent by
unanimous decision in a 15-minute war that left both fighters
bloody and nursing broken noses.
'Curran
is such a fun guy to watch fight... he throws hard on his feet,
and his jiu-jitsu is slick on the ground,' said manager Monte
Cox. 'In the last two years, he is 8-2 with the only losses coming
by decision to Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto and Matt Serra in a 155-pound
fight in the UFC. But I can't get Shooto interested for some
reason.'
In
his last 10 fights, Curran has defeated five fighters who compete
regularly in Shooto...
'We've
talked with Shooto a lot about Curran, but it doesn't seem to
be getting us anywhere,' Cox added. 'I guess he'll just have
to keep beating the best guys we can find until somebody pays
attention.'
In
the last two years, Curran has been victorious against some top
competitors, including Todd Lally, Ryan Akerman, Baret Yoshida
and Bao Quach.
Curran
will be fighting in the upcoming Ironheart Crown and probably in an 8-man tournament
for ZST in Japan later this year.
Source: ADCC
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Results
and Photos -
Grapplers Quest North American Championships
The
Grapplers Quest North American Championships was a raving success
across the board.
Superfight
Results:
Rafael
'Gordinho' Correa (Team Renzo Gracie) defeated Todd Margolis
(Lloyd Irvin Black Belt) via sweep. Margolis scored 4 advantages
in the match before 'Gordinho' landed the sweep in the last 30
seconds. It was VERY intense!
Kurt
'Batman' Pellegrino (Team Renzo Gracie/Ricardo Almeida) defeated
Bill 'The Grill' Cooper (Paragon) by points in a GREAT match.
'Cooper is 17 years old and a Purple Belt star in the making.
He took the match on 20 minutes notice and fought in the teens
divison before.' Major props to Pellegrino for giving this up
and coming star a shot at stardom and for a great performance!
The
Official Results of Grapplers Quest North American Championships:
http://www.GrapplingRatings.com
(P.S.
If you find an error, please send an email to: President@Grapplers.com)
Grapplers
Quest North American Championships Superfight Photo Gallery:
http://www.grapplers.com/gallery/2004_gq_nasga_super/
Source: ADCC
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REAL
PRO WRESTLING TV: THE NEXT STAGE IN WRESTLING'S GREAT EXPERIMENT
(Part Three)
We are now just days away from the television taping of the first
season of shows for Real Pro Wrestling. If everything goes as
planned and hoped, the sport of wrestling could see the emergence
of a new style which is basically an amalgam of several existing
styles of wrestling.
Toby
Willis, the CEO and co-founder of Real Pro Wrestling, described
the basic style as being a 'hybrid,' especially of the current
international styles of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Under
Real Pro Wrestling's rules, there will be seven weight classes,
the same as now in international men's wrestling. There will
be two periods of three minutes each, the format now being scrapped
by FILA, the hapless international wrestling federation. FILA
will use three, two-minute periods, with the winner of the match
being determined by which wrestler wins two periods, even if
the wrestler who won one period had more total points than his
opponent. Such a concoction and mechanical copying of sports
like tennis will not be used by Real Pro Wrestling.
A
takedown is worth two points, with more if there is back exposure.
Leg attacks are permitted as in freestyle, so it will be instructive
to see how Real Pro Wrestling's many Greco wrestlers, in whose
style leg attacks are prohibited, will do under these rules.
Real
Pro Wrestling's most innovative rule, the push-out rule, is also
being retained. This rule was borrowed and adapted from sumo
wrestling.
A
wrestler gets one point for pushing his opponent out-of-bounds.
At Real Pro Wrestling's 2002 pilot, this rule led to increased
and almost nonstop action and had the wrestlers attempting to
stay in the center of the mat. This was the most successful and
popular rule innovation then, and no doubt will be critical in
helping Real Pro Wrestling maintain a popular, easy-to-understand,
and exciting enough style to become viable as a professional
sport.
There
will be no three-point minimum required to win a match. The team
scoring concept has also been retained, which awards each team
the differential in points scored in individual matches, instead
of a fixed number for decisions, tech falls, etc. That discourages
stalling and encourages wrestlers to keep attempting to score
points, even after getting a seemingly safe lead.
Once
again there will be video review where necessary. Unlike FILA,
which just used one stationary camera at the officials' table
in the 2004 Olympics, there will be upwards of three angles examined,
more like the NFL does in its instant replays. Plus, the replays
will be displayed on a large screen in the arena for the fans
and everyone else to observe.
We
all know that passivity will remain a problem even with these
rules, so Real Pro Wrestling will have a passivity clock on the
scoreboard measuring when a wrestler is not active in the center
of the mat. Here is where the rules combine freestyle and Greco.
A
passivity call will result in the wrestlers being put into a
clinch position, but not under the rules developed by FILA. Only
the offensive wrestler, whose opponent was called for passivity,
will lock up in a clinch. The offensive wrestler has the choice
of locking up in the standing position, or on the mat from the
par terre position with his opponent placed down.
He
then has 20 seconds to score. The defensive wrestler cannot score.
In addition, the offensive wrestler cannot attack the legs or
use his legs in an attack. The defensive wrestler also cannot
use his legs to defend.
The
idea, Willis said, was to 'remove as much subjectivity as possible.'
Thus the tedious process of trying to get both wrestlers to clinch,
which was excruciating to watch and also determined the outcome
of numerous matches on the most subjective and petty of criteria,
will be left to matches under FILA's rules.
The
other idea was to create a situation where freestyle and Greco
were merged. Willis envisions a situation where 'one style can't
dominate over the other one.'
Of
course, everyone wants to know how the Greco wrestlers will fare
with leg attacks allowed. 'That's the big question,' Willis acknowledged.
He stated that in practice matches under these rules that the
Greco wrestlers 'held their own and were beating freestyle guys.'
He added, 'You would think that the freestyle guys would dominate,'
but that was not the case. One reason was that the freestyle
wrestlers were 'not used to defending lifts and throws without
their feet.'
These
rules are also clearly designed to emphasize and encourage throws
and lifts. The biggest star wrestler at the 2004 Olympics was
Egypt's Greco-Roman gold medalist Karam Gaber, a specialist in
hitting high-flying throws. Here Real Pro Wrestling seeks to
create conditions where the most exciting moves and holds in
wrestling can be executed with enough regularity that the fans
keep coming back.
That
requires wrestlers who have mastered many different types of
techniques. 'We're after a complete wrestler,' stated Willis.
While
there will be no submissions in Real Pro Wrestling, Willis said
his organization has also borrowed from that great style of wrestling
as well. A wrestler 'can crank an arm or leg in the direction
of them' but not too far against the joint. He gave as an example
the bar-arm and similar moves which are not allowed by FILA.
Wrestlers
can thus use these holds to maneuver their opponents onto their
backs. But if there is 'nowhere you can relieve the pressure,
it's illegal.'
Willis
said that Real Pro Wrestling would thus 'go a little in the submission
direction, too, but not a whole lot.'
Still,
this new style being developed by Real Pro Wrestling does aim
to combine the best and most entertaining aspects of freestyle
and Greco, while adding these elements from sumo and submission
wrestling.
Of
course, wrestling's grand climax, its knockout, home run, and
touchdown combined, the pin, is the most prized finish to a match.
'We love the pin,' said Willis. Pins were worth 15 team points
at the 2002 pilot, and are expected to be similarly rewarded
here.
The
action at the 2002 pilot was so continuous that in all the matches
held then, there were no clinches needed under the rules of that
time that mandated them after scoreless first periods. The same
is also anticipated here.
On
a broader note, Willis hopes that this new hybrid style will
become the 'solution to both styles.' Down the road he wants
to have the colleges switch over to it, and also push this style
into international wrestling.
But
first Real Pro Wrestling must succeed in establishing its organization
in the U.S.
'I
hope we chose the right way,' remarked Willis. So do a lot of
other people.
To
be continued.
Source: ADCC
|
Quote
of the Day
-Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus
with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.
Robert Collier, American Writer, Publisher
|
Kickin'
It Results
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT
JUNIOR CHAVES (HSD) XHIBTION KAIKA AKI (HSD)
165
BEN RODRIGUES (HSD) WINS BY KO IN ROUND 3 STEVE FARMER (TEAM
PERCEPTION)
190
DENVER GONZALVES (HSD) WINS BY DECISION BRANDON KALILIKANE (ANIMAL
HOUSE)
145
JOON LEE (IMMORTAL SPIRIT MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY) WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION
THOMAS ROGERS (HSD)
115
TRAVIS WILLIAMS (HSD) WINS BY FORFIET JEFF NATIVIDAD (HOUSE OF
PAIN)
175
KOA AWONG (ANIMAL HOUSE) WINS BY DECISION CONRAD PASSI (ADVANCED
KENPO)
190
JOSH VERSOLA (ADVANCED KENPO) WINS BY DECISION JON TEXIERA (TEAM
BAD INTENTIONS)
165
BRANDON ABSHER (HSD) WINS BY DECISION TOBY AMBA (TEAM PERCEPTION)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT
BOB ATISANOE WINS BY KO ERIC TWIGGS
FORMERLY RETIRED FIGHTER BRANDON ABSHER (2003 SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
KICKIN IT CHAMPION) PUT HIS GLOVES BACK ON TO FILL IN THE CARD
DUE TO MANY PULL OUTS. ABSHER FACED TEAM PERCEPTION'S COACH TOBY
AMBA WHO HAS MORE THAN 10 FIGHTS THAT HE IS PROUD OF. BOTH FIGHTERS
SHOWED EACH OTHER MUCH RESPECT IN THE FIRST ROUND. BUT IN THE
SECOND ROUND TOBY AMBA PUNISHED ABSHER'S LEFT ARM WITH POWERFUL
ROUNDHOUSE KICKS. ABSHER ANSWERED BACK BY DOWNING AMBA WITH A
RIGHT HOOK AS SOON AS THE BELL RANG TO END THE SECOND ROUND.
BOTH FIGHTERS LET IT ALL HANG OUT IN THE THIRD WITH THE DECISION
GOING TO BRANDON ABSHER OF HSD WHO TOOK THIS FIGHT ON A ONE-DAY
NOTICE AND SPOTTED 15# AS A FAVOR FOR THE PROMOTERS.
THE MAIN EVENT PROVED THAT BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER AS 6'5",
380# ERIC TWIGGS WENT TOE-TO-TOE WITH 6'1", 330# BOB ATISANOE.
THESE TWO BIG BOYS WASTED NO TIME. AS SOON AS THE BELL RANG,
BOTH FIGHTERS GREETED EACH OTHER WITH BOMBS THAT CAME FROM DOWNTOWN.
THE REFEREE CALLED TIMEOUT WHEN TWIGGS PUNCHED ATISANOE'S HEADGEAR
RIGHT OFF OF HIS HEAD IN THE FIRST 15 SECONDS OF THE FIGHT. ONE
MINUTE AFTER THAT ATISANOE FLOORED TWIGGS WITH A STRAIGHT LEFT.
TWIGGS GOT UP BEFORE THE TEN COUNT WAS MADE AND TOOK A NAP 15
SECONDS AFTER THAT WHEN THE NANAKULI BOY'S FIST MADE CONTACT
WITH HIS JAW. THIS FIGHT ENDED IN THE FIRST ROUND WITH A K.O.
FROM THE NANAKULI BOY (ATISANOE). THE CROWD WAS ON ITS FEET AS
THE EVENT CAME TO A CLOSE.
THE PROMOTERS WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE AND CLUBS THAT
SUPPORT THEIR EVENTS AND BRANDON ABSHER FOR THIS EVENT. REMINDER:
KICKIN IT 2004 "THE SEQUEL" WILL BE IN DECEMBER. ALL
OF THE FIGHTS WILL BE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS. THE BEST FIGHTERS
THAT SUPPORTED THE KICKIN IT CARDS WILL BE MATCHED UP AGAINST
EACH OTHER. SO YOU KNOW THE IR WILL ONLY BE HIGH QUALITY FIGHTERS
FIGHTING ON THIS CARD.
BELEEV DAT!!!
MR. BRIGHT
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CLARK
COUNTY (NEV.) JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO PREVENT UFC® FROM HOLDING
WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT, OCT. 22 Former Welterweight Champ BJ Penn Sought To Stop Title
Bout
LAS
VEGAS, NEV., September 30, 2004...The scheduled Ultimate Fighting
Championship® welterweight title fight between former champion
Matt Hughes (37-4-0) from Hillsboro, Ill., and Georges St. Pierre
(7-0-0) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will come off as scheduled
October 22 at UFC 50: War Of 04 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City, NJ, following the recent (Tuesday, Sept. 28) ruling by
a Clark County (Nev.) judge that denied a motion by former champion
BJ Penn
that sought
to prevent the title bout.
Clark
County (Nev.) District Court Judge Ken Cory denied the motion
and an official court order concerning the denial will be issued
in the near future.
"The
judge listened to hours of legal arguments and testimony, then
ruled that BJ did not have the right to stop the UFC welterweight
championship from taking place on October 22. We are pleased
that the judge did not allow BJ to use the court system to prevent
us from conducting our business," said Dana White, UFC president.
"We have no hard feelings towards BJ and wish him well with
his career in K-1."
Penn
won the UFC welterweight title January 31 in Las Vegas with a
first-round, tap out victory over Hughes. But he then signed
a contract to fight in K-1, an international kickboxing organization.
Source: FCF |
PENN'S
FUTURE
This weekend we have been discussing the future of BJ Penn, both
legally as well as the fight game. If you missed Friday's show,
it's defintely worth your while to check it out and listen again...
Graciefighter's
website is reporting that Rodrigo Gracie vs. BJ Penn appears
to be just about a done deal. Another fight in the works for
the same card is Royler Gracie vs. Baret Yoshida. The card is
still unfolding but our sources tell us that Rumble on the Rock
will be hosting the show on November the 20th in Hawaii. Apparently
there is some type of involvement with the K-1 organization,
with K-1 supplying fighters and maybe even co-promoting the show.
The feud with BJ Penn and the UFC has sunken to it's lowest point
and BJ is vowing to make an organization to rival any UFC show.
With Rodrigo and Royler on the show he may well have.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Carlos
Barreto prepare to beat Alexander
BTT's
veteran heavyweight Carlos Barreto has a tough job scheduled
for next October 9th, when he faces Emelianenko Alexander, the
PRIDE world champion's younger brother, in the main event of
M-1 Mix Fight, St Petersburg. According to Carlão, it´s
time for him to turn things around and get himself back into
the biggest shows in the world:
'This
is a unique opportunity. Fedor´s brother is an athlete
from Pride, and for my career this fight will be very interesting.
I´ve been training real hard. I will fight to give the
Russians a little taste of South America!'
Barreto,
whose record stands at 14-6, last defeated bobby Hoffman in Brazil's
Jungle fight event. His last bout in PRIDE was also a victory,
back in PRIDE 9, in June of 2000 against Tra Telligman.
Barreto
has been working at BTT, sharpening his stand up game with Muay
Thai coach Paulo Nikolai and his ground game with Zé Mário,
Murilo & company Carlão reveals his strategy for the
bout:
'The
tactic is pure Brazilian Top Team: JUST HIT HIM A LOT IN THE
FACE!'
Source: ADCC |
COMBAT
SPORTS MEDIA NOTES: CAN BOXERS' UNION AND REAL PRO WRESTLING
SHAKE UP THE WORLD?
There
are two exciting, historical, and seemingly unrelated stories
in the combat sports world about which I have been providing
extensive, and almost exclusive, no-holds-barred coverage.
One
is about the emergence of the Joint Association of Boxers, better
known as JAB. This organization, affiliated with the Teamsters,
is the fledgling boxers' union. The other story is the advancement
of the attempt to create a league for real, professional Olympic-style
wrestling, by the group known as Real Pro Wrestling.
Both
of these emerging groups have recently made important strides
forward. The Sept. 30 'Broadway Boxing' show in New York was
the first one where promoter Lou DiBella worked with JAB.
I
had an in-depth discussion this week in New York about JAB's
development with its president, former light heavyweight world
champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. A report of that discussion
appears in a piece called 'The State of the Union - The Boxers'
Union.' This has just been posted on Boxingranks.com, and can
be seen at:
http://www.boxingranks.com/
Also
in that article are comments by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad about
the opening of discussions between JAB and boxing's most influential
promoter, Don King, as well as comments by King himself.
I
also have been giving extensive coverage to the latest developments
involving Real Pro Wrestling. This group has a television deal
to air fifteen weekly shows in the U.S. beginning on Sunday,
Feb. 13, 2005, at 4 PM ET, on the PAX television network. The
tapings for these shows will take place next week, Oct. 8-9,
in Los Angeles.
I
will be attending these tapings. I also will be reporting on
them both for Grappling and the ADCC News( http://news.adcombat.com/
). Make sure to check out my latest articles on the ADCC News
for more on Real Pro Wrestling.
There
has never been a union for boxers in the U.S., the last major
professional sport where the athletes have virtually no protection.
Previous attempts to unionize boxers have never gotten as far
as JAB has.
There
has been no real, professional wrestling in the U.S. for over
80 years. Previous attempts in the past few decades to create
such a league have never gotten as far as Real Pro Wrestling
has.
There
actually is much more in common between JAB and Real Pro Wrestling
than meets the eye. Both are in their very early stages of development.
Neither has an actual office yet. Both their web sites have little
traffic. Both are still facing uphill battles to succeed. And
both face armies of skeptics within their own sports.
More
importantly, if either or both do succeed in accomplishing their
missions, then they will undoubtedly change the face of their
sports at least for decades to come, and definitely for the better.
Both boxing and wrestling have long lacked the types of structures
and institutions which are needed for legitimate pro sports.
If
both JAB and Real Pro Wrestling can succeed in their given sports
and thus add much-needed legitimacy and prestige to them, then
both pro boxing and pro wrestling have a shot at regaining in
the early part of this 21st Century the tremendous stature which
they both enjoyed in the early part of the 20th Century.
And
that would indeed be a pleasure for me to report.
For
more on JAB, go to:
http://www.boxersunion.org/
For
more on Real Pro Wrestling, go to:
http://rpw.tv/
Source: ADCC |
Quinton
Jackson: Fighting and His new Found Faith
Interview By Benny Henderson Jr. (October 4th, 2004)
Pride fighter and warrior of the ring Quinton Jackson, known
to the fans and his opponents simply as "Rampage",
has felt the thrill of victory, the pain of defeat and now he
has felt the touch of God.
The
twenty-six year-old who captivated the MMA world with his shoot
from the hip straight talking attitude along with his massive
fighting ability, may be a changed man at heart, but in battle
he still has the killer instinct that propelled him in to the
top of the light heavyweight division.
Since
his debut back in 1999 in an ISCF event, the power slamming Jackson
has compiled a 21-4 career record with 10 stoppages by knockout,
seven by submission and four by decision. Almost a year ago he
suffered his fourth loss at the hands of Wanderlei Silva at the
Pride-Final Conflict event on the same night he defeated Chuck
Liddell. On October 31st he will get his chance for revenge against
Silva for the Pride FC middleweight championship on the event
titled "High Octane".
But
revenge isn’t what is on Jackson’s mind - just being
the best he can be for God is his new mission and he will do
his best to accomplish it. The born again Christian hasn’t
lost his fighting edge or his ability to open up a can of hurt
on his opponents, but he has gained peace and a sense of reasoning
in his life that he has never felt before that he believes he
can use towards raising his son and competing in the sport.
So,
will we see the old Quinton Jackson that lived his life on the
edge with no regard for what could happen to him? No, that man
is dead and a new creation has been born. But in the ring, you
will still witness the bold-fisted fighter that pummeled his
opponents into defeat. And this time he has God on his side and
he isn’t ashamed to tell the world. In a phone interview
conducted by Max Fighting, Quinton talked about his newfound
faith and gave some thoughts on his upcoming bout.
Benny
Henderson Jr. - What are your thoughts on your rematch against
Wanderlei Silva and how will you approach this fight differently
than before?
Quinton
Jackson - What I’ll be doing different in this fight? I’ll
be fighting for the Lord. That’s the only thing I’ll
be doing different.
BH
- How much different are you since you become a born again Christian?
QJ
- I am a new person
BH
- Do people treat you differently?
QJ
- Oh yes, some people treat me different. Some of my friends
don’t understand because they have different religions -
some that I have never heard of. Some of my friends treat me
different, and I lost a few friends but not many. Some friends
are kind of like getting interested in the whole Christian and
Jesus Christ stuff because they see me and they knew how I was.
They seen that I used to have sex with all these different girls
and said bad words all the time and would go out drinking in
the clubs and all that stuff - they seen that. Now they see me
and I talk about Jesus Christ and God and stuff. At first they
thought that I have gone crazy because the same day I was touched
with the Holy Ghost I had to go train, and when he touches you
it is so powerful you want to tell everybody about it. It is
like that Cheerios commercial when the guy was telling everybody
about lowering his cholesterol; it’s like that you want
to tell everybody, even people you don’t even know. It was
like that for three days and then after that I came down. I was
so happy and I looked at all my friends and I was hoping he would
change all my friends liked he changed me but he didn’t,
so then I got sad about my friends because I know what I inherited
and I know what my friends are missing out on. So I am real happy
and my friends see this.
BH
- How will being a Christian play a part in your career now,
how will you incorporate it into your career?
QJ
- Like I tell people man, I always have been a Christian. People
misunderstand Christianity, ok, that’s why it is so confusing.
People will see a Christian still sinning and cussing - I was
a Christian but that was my religion. I practiced Christianity
but now since I am born again God has touched me and Jesus lives
in my heart. So now I know, even though I was a Christian I didn’t
know 100% what was out there or if there was a God or if Jesus
really existed. That was what I was taught all my life growing
up. But now since he touched me I know, so now that I know I
am going to watch what I do. Think about all the times I sinned
and I thought I was by myself - God was watching. Think about
all the bad deeds I did with my girlfriend, all the bad sex and
all the bad things - my God was watching me. So now since I am
born again I am going to watch what I do. I don’t want to
do anything that defiles him or makes him angry.
BH
- What do you hope to accomplish in MMA and in life?
QJ
- I just hope to accomplish being the best servant to God that
I can be and if he can use me in MMA and reach out so everybody
can see how he has changed my life. He has helped me out a great
deal since I was born again. My goal is to be the best servant
to the Lord that I can be. Whatever he wants me to do, that’s
what I want to do - if it’s God’s will for me to be
the best fighter in the world that’s what I am going to
do. I want to do his will.
BH
- How important is it to get this win back from Wanderlei Silva?
QJ
- It’s not that important at all right now; that’s
the least important thing to me right now. The most important
thing to me is that I serve God. Fighting is my job right?
BH
- Yes sir.
QJ
- The bible says that if we are working don’t work like
we are working for our bosses but work like we are doing it straight
for God. So I am to glorify him in every way that I can so I
am working for him. God is watching me himself. He is my boss
so I am gong to give him 120%. If it is God’s will for me
to win and be champion, that’s what is going to happen.
BH
- What about your training regime, how do you train for fights?
QJ
- It is hard training. You have to train in three different arts.
You have to have good cardio and eat right. It’s not like
boxing where you go in there and spar and jump rope, hit pads
and stuff. You have to grapple and do grappling drills and do
wrestling and wrestling drills, do jiu-jitsu and jiu-jitsu drills,
Muay Thai kickboxing and Muay Thai kickboxing drills and you
have to run and eat right, so it is hard training. I train six
days a week and two times a day.
BH
- What are your disciplines?
QJ
- I am a wrestler and in Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu.
BH
- There is a lot of punishment in your business and a lot of
guys could get hurt easily, do you ever think about the lasting
effects of your sport? Do you [Breaks into question]
QJ
- Let me cut you off right now man. That’s a misunderstanding,
man. Actually more people easily get hurt in boxing than in my
sport. My sport is the safest full contact sport out there. It
is safer than kickboxing and boxing because in boxing they will
go twelve rounds and get punched in the head. Count up all those
punches to the head they might get hit a few hundred times in
the head in a fight. In some of my fights I might get hit in
the head once or twice. People don’t even punch as hard
in my sport as they do in boxing. There are a lot of deaths due
to boxing and they don’t even tell you about that. And I
don’t care what anybody says, the reason that Muhammad Ali
is the way he is now is because of the rope a dope and because
he is a boxer. All these boxers talking slow and stuff like that;
boxing is dangerous. In my sport if something goes wrong you
can tap out anytime and the referee will stop the fight. There
isn’t no shame in stopping the fight in our sport. Boxing,
they get knocked down and they count to eight and they get back
up and start getting punched again and there is a reason why
they got knocked down - their brain is in trauma. Everybody tries
to say that our sport is dangerous because somebody may get beat
up or be put in an arm bar or get choked. I would rather get
my arm broke than get brain damage any day. Which one you want?
BH
- Didn’t you slam one of your opponents and knock him out
recently in a fight?
QJ
– Yeah.
BH
- What about the lasting effects of that? I mean that could hurt
somebody too you believe?
QJ
- Yeah, but that guy got knocked out by one slam; he didn’t
get knocked out by several punches to the head. Think about it.
BH
- That’s cool, I am just trying to make a good interview.
QJ
- I know, I know. I’m just throwing it out there too. Don’t
misunderstand me, I’m not getting upset or angry in any
way. I’m just giving you an interview.
BH
- I appreciate your time; it means a lot.
QJ
- All right, just don’t misunderstand me. Write it down
just like I said.
BH
- What about after Silva, is there anybody you want to battle
with?
QJ
- No, don’t misunderstand. It’s just my job, I don’t
go out there and choose whom I fight; they send them to me and
I fight them.
BH
- If somebody came up to you and said that they wanted to get
into MMA like you, what would you tell them?
QJ
- At first I would ask them whom they were fighting for; if you
want to fight who are you fighting for? People don’t know;
a lot of people are going to think I am crazy when I say this
but those are the people who are brainwashed. But people have
been taught all their lives good and bad - there’s good
and bad in this world. God is good and the devil is bad, so who
you fighting for? Before, I was fighting for the devil. I was
doing all this cussing and doing all those bad things. If you
want to fight and make all this money, who you fighting for?
If you are fighting for God you are always going to be on top
and have a good life, but if you are fighting for the devil you
aren’t going to last long. Who are you fighting for - good
or bad? That’s the first thing you need to know. If you
are fighting for God he is going to make a way for you to train
and put you in all the right situations. The devil isn’t
going to take care of you; he is going to lie to you and make
you spend all of your money. Look at Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson is
fighting for the wrong team; that’s my point right there,
who you fighting for? It doesn’t matter what you have to
learn or what you’ve got to but whom you’re fighting
for.
BH
- Where do you see the future of your sport, do you feel it will
be more mainstream than boxing or stay where it is?
QJ
- I know it is going to get more mainstream because boxing is
so corrupt. There isn’t no telling what’s going on
in boxing and it’s already getting boring. So I see our
sport getting mainstream pretty soon, hopefully in my career
time so I can come out there and touch a lot of people so they
can see my style. God gave me a different style because he didn’t
give anybody a style like me. So hopefully we can get more mainstream
so I can show the world what is up and what is real.
BH
- Looking at yourself now, do you feel that it is important to
be a good role model for the kids?
QJ
- Yes, look at all those role models out there like 50 Cent or
even Tupac and Eminem or whoever is out there. Those are some
negative role models and kids have the wrong role models; they
need to know that that stuff there isn’t going to last.
They are living large with the big houses and cars but you can’t
take it with you and it isn’t going to last. God made us
last for eternity and the world’s possessions aren’t
going to last. Jesus, I want to go to his kingdom and he told
us plain as day his kingdom is not of this world.
BH
- Is there anything you want to add to this interview?
QJ
– Yes, there is something I want to say to the fans. I want
to let everybody know that I am still the same person. God has
made me what he wanted me to be. I still have the same personality
and joke around with my friends and laugh. I love to laugh. I
still do the same things. Who is the person who thinks that living
for God is a weakness? It is the biggest strength that I have
ever discovered. People think because you are a Christian you
are weak, but I have strength. I have no fear of dying now and
I don’t care what anybody says to me, everybody can be brainwashed
by the world and with what the television shows you and from
what you hear on the radio. You can be brainwashed by this world
and the devil and be in all the evil stuff of this world; I look
around and I all I see is evil. I was brainwashed and I got tired
of it, but God heard my cries and was with me before I was born
again. I was on the plane with my coach and I told him I was
tired of being brainwashed and I knew I was brainwashed. Let
the world read this. Go ahead and be foolish and say bad things
about me just because I want to live right for my son, do good
and be happy and be good to people. Would people be more satisfied
if I came out and said that I worshiped the devil now and doing
bad things and I don’t love the fans anymore? I’m telling
all the fans that I love all of ya’ll and I am here for
ya’ll. That’s why I put my phone number out there.
That’s why I am the way I am for the fans. Now the fans
want to talk bad about me because I went to the Lord? Some fans
still support me but a lot of the fans became haters. They are
haters, but I am a lover. If you don’t like me because I
turned to Christ and because I was born again and I’m God’s
soldier, you’re a hater and I’m a lover.
Source: Maxfighting |
Dewey
Cooper: A Double Threat
By Jeff Mayweather, (September 15, 2004)
The guy I'm talking about goes by the name of Dewey Cooper or
his alter ego Black Kobra. He is a double threat in two very
brutal sports. He's a Kick Boxer who fights in K-1, where some
of the best kick boxers in the world compete. He also boxes professional,
sporting a 10-0-2, 7 KO's record.
I'm
his trainer when it comes to stepping in the boxing ring. He's
not only a double threat in the ring he has two very diverse
personalities, depending on who you're talking to at the time.
If you're talking to Dewey Cooper you're talking to a very nice,
calm, articulate young man who looks as though he should be a
professional model. A college graduate from the University of
Nevada in Las Vegas, a soft spoken and extremely polite guy.
The other guy, Black Kobra, is altogether different. Dewey becomes
his alter ego come fight time. He really psyches himself up and
feels invincible when the Kobra takes control of his consciousness.
He is ready to go to war.
Even
in his everyday life Cooper seems to be chameleon like. Just
as diverse as Dewey is to Black Kobra, so too is his taste in
music. I often go to his house to train him. One day I come over
he's listening to rock and roll another time I come by he's listening
to hard core gangster rap. Dewey can be a very hard guy to gauge,
which may be by design.
One
thing I can say about Dewey, he is one of the hardest working
athletes on this planet. I would put his work ethic up against
any athlete in the world. There are no shortcuts for Dewey. My
main concern with him is not to over train. He's extremely driven
and has a sincere passion for combat. He thrives on being challenged.
In K-1 he weighs the bare minimum of 200 lbs., while most of
his opponents weigh anywhere from 230 lbs. all the way up to
300 lbs.
He
has fought some of the very best that K-1 has to offer ... Carter
Williams, Gary Goodrich, Mighty Mo and Michael McDonald, more
than holding his own against them all, actually beating three
of the four mentioned, only losing to McDonald. He has mass appeal
in his hometown of Las Vegas; the crowds go wild when they see
Dewey Cooper step in the ring. Be it K-1 or Boxing he delivers
action; win, lose or draw you won't leave disappointed in his
efforts.
On
September 17th, one night before the big show, Cooper will once
again entertain the local fans. The stage won't be as big, nor
will the lights be as bright, but one thing is for sure, Dewey
will come to fight.
Cooper
has finally turned that corner I've been looking for, with his
transition as a fighter (boxer). He's understanding that the
basic rule of boxing is to hit and not get hit. He has become
a defensive minded fighter first, but still has that warrior
mentality inside of him. His attitude used to be that once he
got hit he immediately had to get you back with no plan of attack,
other than going straight at his opponent, fearless to a fault.
So far we have been able to remain unbeaten while learning on
the job. We're getting a little better with each passing day
and don't be surprised if one day you see this young man challenging
for the World Title at Cruiserweight and don't be surprised if
he wins.
Right
now Cooper has a very busy schedule ahead of him; still holding
down a job and finding time to be a professional athlete in two
very tough sports certainly makes him a double threat.
Visit
Cooper's website at www.blackkobra.com
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"Better to do SOMETHING imperfectly than to do NOTHING flawlessly."
Robert Schuller ,1926-, American Minister (Crystal Cathedral),
Author, Social Leader
|
A
Look Back At the latest KOTC!
San
Jacinto, CA - The most recent King Of Te Cage card was as ambitious
as their business plan for next year. As reported before, the
next KOTC pay-per-view card will reach an estimated 60 million
homes due to their new contract with InDemand. Also next year,
according to promoter Terry Trebilcock, KOTC and sister show
Gladiator Challenge will hold 60 shows in one year.
On
this card Joey Villasenor proved to be the newest star out of
New Mexico with his dominating win over Team Quest’s Brian
Foster. Villasenor staggered Foster early on and never let up
as he used mostly a ground-and-pound strategy to take the vacant
Middleweight belt.
In
other belt news Frankie Bollinger survived a guillotine and armbar
attempts by Richard Goodwin before he got his own submission
on the way to the Bantamweight belt.
The
other belt bout, a Welterweight title fight between Thomas Denny
and James Fanshier, was postponed when Denny reportedly hurt
himself in training. The fight is now scheduled for November’s
pay-per-view card.
Gladiator
Challenge’s Bantamweight Champion Urijah Faber had a good
showing against Rami Boukai in what may have been one of the
most even fights of the night while Robert Emerson and Joe Camacho
was mainly a standup kickboxing and Muay Thai battle opening
up the main card.
The
real treat of the night was the return of Harris Sarmiento. Sarmiento, fighting out of 808 Fight Factory
in Hawaii,
took the MMA world by storm earlier this year with competitive
fights in WEC, SuperBrawl, and Rumble On The Rock. He won the Hawaii
qualifier for this year’s SuperBrawl/Extreme Challenge tournament
series which this year focused on the Lightweights. Although
his one loss this year was in the first round of the tournament
finals he is now back to carve his name in the Lightweight division.
Keep an eye out for this Lightweight to be one of the names to
beat in the months to come.
For
a gallery of shots from this night check out http://malarky.udel.edu/~keith/2004/KOTC/kotc092404.htm.
Source: ADCC |
TRINIDAD
STOPS MAYORGA IN EIGHT, AS FANS DELIGHT IN TITO'S RETURN
NEW
YORK, Oct. 2 -- In a modern classic and instant 'fight of the
year' candidate, the Puerto Rico-based Felix 'Tito' Trinidad
triumphantly returned to the ring after a 29-month absence by
scoring a brutal eighth-round TKO over fellow former world champion,
Ricardo Mayorga of Nicaragua, in a middleweight fight Saturday
night in front of a near-sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden.
As the vast majority of the more than 17,000 fans wildly cheered
him on, Trinidad scored three knockdowns in the eighth round,
the last crumpling Mayorga in the corner and resulting in referee
Steve Smoger stopping the fight at 2:39 of that round.
Fears
that Trinidad's self-imposed layoff would leave him rusty and
without quick reflexes were quickly dispelled in the first round.
While Mayorga started out the aggressor, midway through the opening
round Trinidad began to land clean shots, including some nice
left hooks, and ended the round with a strong flurry to take
the round on two of the three judges' scorecards.
Trinidad
found his range better in the second and started scoring well
with his jab. Both men continued fighting at a sometimes maddening
pace, engaging in spirited exchanges, although Trinidad was getting
the better of them at this point.
Just
as it appeared that the fight may have been settling into a pattern
favorable to Trinidad, Mayorga landed an overhand right in the
third round that unbalanced Trinidad and had him touch the mat
with his glove. It was scored a knockdown, and gave the round
to Mayorga, 10-8, on all the scorecards.
The
fourth round was closer, but by the fifth Trinidad's relentless
assault of jabs and combinations was setting the pace. Trinidad
closed the fifth with a marvelous flurry of punches which Mayorga
had little choice but to take as he was stuck on the ropes. That
earned Trinidad 10-8 scores on two of the judges' scorecards.
In
the sixth Mayorga was in total retreat, but a Trinidad punch
that landed on Mayorga's thigh was ruled a low blow. Mayorga
took a respite, and tried to rally when the action resumed. But
it was too little, too late.
Trinidad
continued to dominate in the seventh, establishing his jab and
later punishing Mayorga as he lay on the ropes and then held
onto his foe.
The
eighth and what turned out to be final round saw Mayorga gamely
try to rally once again, but to no avail. Midway through the
round Trinidad scored a knockdown with a left to the body. This
was the first time Mayorga had ever been knocked down. It would
not be the last, as just seconds later Trinidad landed a powerful
right hand to the head. Mayorga arose once more, only to be met
by an unanswered and nonstop flurry by Trinidad that sent him
to the canvas for the third time. While there was no three knockdown
rule in this fight, referee Steve Smoger ruled that the fallen
and battered Mayorga could not continue. The verdict as a TKO
victory for Trinidad at 2:39 of the eighth round.
The
final punchstats tell something of the furious story of this
memorable fight. Trinidad threw 460 punches and landed 290, for
an unbelievable 63 percent. Mayorga actually threw more punches
than Trinidad, 564, but only landed 141, for just 25 percent.
Trinidad landed 72 of 131 jabs thrown, for a whopping 55 percent.
Mayorga landed just 13 of 173 jabs, for just 8 percent. In power
punches, Trinidad's dominance was also brutally obvious. He landed
218 of 329 power punches, for an incredible 66 percent. Mayorga
landed just 128 of 391 power punches for 33 percent.
The
official scorecards after seven rounds had two judges having
Trinidad leading, 68-64, with the other also having him ahead,
67-64.
Trinidad's
record now stands at 42-1 with 34 KOs. Mayorga falls to 26-5-1
with 22 KOs.
After
the fight Trinidad noted that Mayorga was a 'hard fighter' who
'takes a lot of punches.' The win gave Trinidad a minor title,
but that was needed to restart him on the road to gaining a rematch
with Bernard Hopkins, who had knocked him out in this same arena
three years ago to unify the middleweight titles. Trinidad gave
as one of the main reasons for his layoff the failure of such
a rematch to be made and that there thus 'wasn't any big fight
for me.'
Promoter
Don King reported after the fight that the gate had been $4.65
million, the third-largest in Madison Square Garden history.
Both he and Trinidad also said that they will soon determine
whom Trinidad fights next.
The
Trinidad-Mayorga fight was broadcast live in the U.S. on HBO
pay-per-view. It will be rebroadcast next Sat., Oct. 9, beginning
at 11 PM ET/PT and 10 PM CT.
Other
results:
ZAB
JUDAH (32-2, 23 KOs) KO WAYNE MARTELL (24-3, 15 KOs), 2:08, Round
1, after five knockdowns
TRAVIS
SIMMS (24-0, 18 KOs) unanimous dec. BRONCO McKART (47-6, 31 KOs),
116-112, 118-110, 117-111, to retain WBA super welterweight title
ROSENDO
ALVAREZ (33-2-2, 21 KOs) split dec. BEBIS MENDOZA, (30-3, 24
KOs), 115-113, 116-112, 113-115
Alvarez still loses WBA light flyweight title because he fought
over the weight limit, and Mendoza remains interim champion.
LOUIS
COLLAZO (22-1, 9 KOs) unanimous dec. FELIX FLORES, (19-4, 15
KOs), 97-92, 100-89, 97-90
DANNY
SANTIAGO (24-2, 15 KOs) KO ELVIR MURIQI (30-2, 18 KOs), 2:12,
Round 4
STEVE
CUNNINGHAM (16-0, 9 KOs) KO FORREST NEAL (16-5, 12 KOs, 53 sec.,
Round 4
ELIO
ROJAS (5-0, 4 KOs) TKO COREY GOODWIN (3-1, 1 KO), 1:05, Round
1
MARIO
PRESKAR (5-0-1, 3 KOs) KO DANNY WEYLAND (1-1, 1 KO), 37 sec.,
Round 1
Source: ADCC |
Wallid
Ismail Interview
Jungle Fight Championship - October 23, 2004
www.junglefightchampionship.com
Q:
How did the Jungle Fight Championship start?
A:
The idea came from Mr. Inoki, who has done charity work for his
entire life. He especially is interested in saving the environment.
Mr. Inoki is very familiar with Brazil. When he was a child he
went there by ship from Japan and worked in the coffee plantations
for several years. But he always was a natural athlete and was
a shot put champion in Japan when he was 15 years old. A martial
arts master from Japan went to Brazil to do some demonstrations,
and when he arrived there he heard about a big Japanese guy who
was very athletically talented and so he went to meet Mr. Inoki
and started to teach him. Mr. Inoki learned so fast that the
master took him back to Japan and started to enter him in fighting
competitions and he eventually became the most famous modern
grappler to ever come out of Asia. He was actually responsible
for starting the entire no-holds-barred movement in Japan by
defeating masters from different styles such as karate, judo,
kung-fu, and more. So Mr. Inoki decided that he wanted to help
to save the Amazon rainforest from all the destruction that has
been going on there. So Jungle Fight Championship is his way
of bringing attention to the cause of helping to preserve it.
Q:
What are the rules of Jungle Fight Championship?
A:
We adapted the rules of traditional vale tudo so it could be
shown on television, so more people could hear the message. So
the rules include no headbutts, no elbows in the face, no strikes
to the spine of the back of the head, and no kicking to the head
when your opponent is down. These new rules are helping to make
the sport grow again in Brazil, after it was almost banned for
too much violence and too many riots. These are the same rules
that shows all over the world are using now and it helping to
attract fans everywhere. We have three five minutes rounds, which
also helps to keep the action going and also gives the fighters
some time to rest. We emphasize action in the bouts and pick
fighters that we know are going to come out and be active and
aggressive.
Q:
What has the reaction been to Jungle Fight Championship?
A:
Everybody loved the first two shows and in Brazil they broke
the record for pay-per-view vale tudo events. They were the most-watched
events of their kind ever, there. And that’s saying a lot
when you include PrideFC, UFC, and all the other events that
have been held there over the years. We’ve showcased the
best grapplers and jiu-jitsu fighters in the world such as Ronaldo
“Jacare” Souza, Vladymir Matyushenko, Bibiano Fernandes,
Bobby Hoffman, Carlos Barretto, and Mark Shultz. The next event
will have an amazing card. W
Q:
When is your next event?
A:
October 23, Manaus, Amazon, which is a Saturday. Its in a beautiful
five-star hotel called the Tropical Eco Resort. It’s a beautiful
place that is right between the city, jungle, and river. There
is no place like it in the world. It is wild and civilized at
the same time. We’re trying to do in the rest of the world
what the Fertitta brothers have done in the U.S. to help promote
the sport and to help it grow. The Fertitta brothers basically
saved the UFC and without them there probably wouldn’t be
any mainstream mixed martial arts events in the U.S. right now.
Everyone owes them a debt of gratitude and in many ways we’re
trying to emulate their success.
Q:
Is it easy for American fans who want to see it live to get to?
A:
It is only a four hour flight from Miami, and we’ve actually
went out of our way to put together some great travel and hotel
packages which include tickets to the fight. No other event in
the world is trying to help out the fans by providing these types
of special travel arrangements. You can get details at www.junglefightchampionship.com.
People can come to the Amazon, stay at a great hotel, do some
unforgettable sightseeing, go to the fights, and then also plant
a tree and get a certificate for it to symbolize their support
for saving the rainforest. Its an unique experience and everyone
who goes will never forget it.
Source: ADCC |
Papucaia
review: Fightin’ in the rain!
1st
Papucaia Fight MMA was so meant to be a nice show that not even
rain could stop it. The fighters who stepped on the outdoor ring
just ignored the rain that insisted to pour in city of Papucaia,
Rio de Janeiro, and offered all the spectators a nice MMA show.
In the audience, big stars like Alexandre ‘Pequeno’,
Renato ‘Babalu’, Marcio ‘Pe de Pano’, Ebenezer
Braga, Alexandre ‘Cacareco’, Eugenio Tadeu, Alexandre
‘Soca’, Roberto ‘Gordo’ and Jefferson Moura.
“We
must congratulate all those athletes. They just created the ‘water-tudo’”,
celebrated wrestler Marcelo 'Zulu', after Fredson Paixao (now
with 2 wins and 1 loss) beat his opponent under water! Promoted
by Gustavo ‘Ximu’ Machado and his sponsor, Unamar,
the show was seen by great part of the 5 thousand people that
attended to the XXV Expo Agro Papucaia, a cattle fair where the
MMA event was held for the first time. And they certainly enjoyed
it! “We had only 25 days to arrange everything, but it went
all right”, said Ximu.
1st
PAPUCAIA FIGHT MMA
Expo Agro Papucaia, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ
September
11th, 2004
MMA
Danilo Moto-Serra (GBCT) defeated Rodrigo Riscado (Nova Uniao
Campos/RVT) by unanimous decision
Flavio
Moura (GBCT) submitted Everton Gigante (NU Campos /Shotokan)
by guillotine at 1’35’’ R1
Alexandre
Baixinho (GBCT) defeated Mauricio Reis (Indio) by TKO at 3’14’’
R1
Felipe
Mongo (WFC) defeated Luis Paulo Beição (GBCT) by
unanimous decision
Fredson
Paixao (GBCT)
defeated André Lobo Rodrigues (Beto Padilha Team) by submission
after pounding at 1’29’’ R1
Eduardo
Pachu (GBCT) x Flavio Bad Boy (Padilha Team) – a draw has
been called after Pachu kicked the face of Flavio – not
allowed – at 2’46’’ R2
Erinaldo
Pit Bull (GBCT) defeated Eduardo Felipe (Padilha Team) by majority
decision
Muay
thai
Diego Braga (GBCT) x Ernani Cunha (Rafael Vinicius) – No
Contest after a not intentional head butt opened a cut in Braga
at R1
Rafael
Vinicius (Fight Team) defeated Anderson Barreto (Andre Robert)
by TKO at 2’30’’ R3
Source: ADCC |
Euphoria
Fighter: Spain's DAVID GAONA
On
October 15th Euphoria MFC returns to Atlantic City, New Jersey
for a card that so far has floored most fans, especially those
of the Lightweight fighters. Former HOOKnSHOOT Welterweight Champion
and ADCC News #2 ranked Lightweight Yves Edwards, former HOOKnSHOOT
Lightweight Champion and #9 ranked Hermes Franca, former Shooto
Champion Joakim Hansen, former KOTC Champion and Abu Dhabi North
American trials runner-up Alberto Crane…this tournament
is on the verge of ridiculously packed with top talent as a fighter
the level of Rich Clementi is “only” a UFC vet!
And
the alternate bracket? The first fight of the night is Team Quest
shooting star Ryan Schultz against David Gaona from SHOOT Spain.
Not much is known about Gaona other than he is one of several
international fighters on this card, a fact itself which makes
this show stand out. On the verge of his big break we caught
up with David by e-mail.
KM:
You are fighting Ryan Schultz at Euphoria MFC. What do you know
about Schultz? DG: The fact that he is a member of Team Quest
assures that he is an excellent fighter. He is, also, a very
experienced fighter.
KM:
What do you think of fighting him? DG: I am very proud and satisfies
me a lot facing such a good fighter.
KM:
All I found on you on the internet as far as MMA is one fight
against Augusto Frota. I saw on the shootfightingspain.com you
are the European Pankration runner-up. Can you tell us more about
your background? DG: Really, my activity is centered more on
my job as an Instructor than in Competition. On the other side,
Augusto Frota is the official representative of Rodrigo “Minotauro”
in Europe and that was my first fight at MMA, because before
this I had only fought in Pankration.
KM:
How are you training for this fight? DG: I train with the other
partners of my Team and I follow the habitual routine that our
coach Alejandro Iglesias imposes us. I have excellent training
partners in our Team such as, Daniel Tabera, M-1 Champion and
he stays UNDEFEATED; Tulio Palhares, UFC-Brazil Champion; Julián
González, 3 x Ultimate Combat Champion or Javier Garcia,
who is the most experienced Spaniard in MMA. I must thank all
of them their support and help during the training.
KM:
I think this is your first fight in the US. Ever been here before?
What are your thoughts on returning/coming to the States? DG:
This is the first time I go to the US and I am very excited.
I am very happy because of that and I must thank his confidence
to Miguel Iturrate, Euphoria MFC matchmaker, for having selected
me as for taking part at his event.
KM:
I think the time zone difference between Spain and New Jersey
is six hours. Do you think this is a factor and if so how are
you planning on adjusting? DG: I am not worried for that at all.
I will fight wherever, however and against anyone.
KM:
Please tell us what it is like being a fighter in Spain. How
far do you have to travel to see or fight in a show? Are there
a lot of fans or are you on your own? Can a fighter in any martial
art (including boxing etc) make a living at competition? DG:
I think it is not important the fact of talking about Spain or
any other country. I really think that it is very hard to make
a living at competition in any country of the world. I have the
luck of being Instructor in the IVAD, the Biggest MMA Center
in the world and as for that I am an MMA professional because
I only make a living at fighting. But I consider that it is really
hard to make a living at MMA and as for that every people who
try it have all my admiration and respect.
KM:
In the US we haven’t seen any fighters in MMA from Spain.
I’ve seen Daniel Tabera in Russia twice but don’t recall
any others. Do you think the world has been overlooking Spain?
DG: Team S.H.O.O.T. represents the IVAD at MMA events all over
the world. We are the MMA pioneers in Spain and our team takes
part at approximately at one international event per month in
different countries because we don´t take part at any event
in our country. As regards Daniel Tabera, who you saw in Russia
twice (I think one of them fighting against Gilbert Yvel), he
will take part at Euphoria MFC at the event on December and we
are very excited for this.
KM:
What does being from Spain mean to you regarding this next show?
Do you feel you are representing Spain or just your gym/team?
DG: Of course, I will represent both. I am very proud because
of this!
KM:
Any sponsors to thank or anything else to get across to the fans?
DG: Yes, I want to thank my Instructor, Judá Palmero for
all his support and to you, Keith, for being so kind and interview
me. Thank you.
Source: ADCC |
Quote
of the Day
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,
because your character is what you really are, while your reputation
is merely what others think you are."
John Wooden, 1910- ,American Basketball Coach
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PENN'S
LAWYER TALKS UFC
Steven Straus, the laywer for BJ Penn was on MMAWeekly Radio. There was plenty of
talk regarding the recent injuction filed by BJ Penn. Among the
topics discussed, Straus said that UFC's argument in court was
that BJ can't stop this fight because this welterweight title
fight isn't an actual championship belt...it's just an interim
"made up" belt according to Straus.
Straus
proceeded say that fans are getting the "short end of the
stick" for being deceived into thinking that two fighters
are fighting for the "real" belt. Straus said that
the UFC was not obligated to re-sign BJ because his contract
was over after the Hughes fight.
There
was plenty more things discussed in this 20 minute discussion
that you can check out right now on the radio archive section.
Also Dana White will give his comments to MMAWeekly this weekend
as well.
Source: MMA Weekly
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PENN
VS GRACIE?
BJ Penn
came on
MMAWeekly Radio and talked about his future, which includes fights
in November for Rumble on the Rock and December in K-1. Penn
didn't discuss who he would face in November, other than just
saying, "It will be a top ranked fighter."
Penn
said his fight in K-1 would be against a fighter who is much
heavier than him. Basically Penn said the fighter he would compete
against would be "185 pounds".
The
talk right now is that the K-1 fight will most likely take place
against Rodrigo Gracie, but as of now, they are working on getting
the paper work signed for that fight.
Penn
also discussed what he thought about the UFC, his future with
the company, and who he would like to fight in November at the
upcoming Rumble on the Rock show on November 20th. You can listen
now at MMAWeekly Radio.
Source: MMA Weekly
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PUNISHMENT
IN PARADISE
PUNISHMENT
IN PARADISE
"BRAGGIN RIGHTS"
Sunday Oct 10.2004 Kapolei Gym, Hawaii
DOUBLE
MAIN EVENT
Punishment
In Paradise Light-Heavyweight Superfight
Wayne
Perrin III (Team Bigdogs, Waianae)
Punishment In Paradise Champion
Vs.
Bryson
"The Kid" Kamaka (808 Fight Factory, Waipahu)
Perrin
a season fighter who has only but one lost to his record coming
from Kamaka's teammate Harris Sarimento when he took a fight
with a day notice. Looks to get some kind of revenge as he faces
Kamaka who also is an experience fighter. Perrins goal is to
meet another 808 fighter name Tommy Pestana who is currently
a IKF Champion. Will Perrin get closer to being the best Hawaii
has to offer or will Kamaka stop him and take away his dream.
Punishment
In Paradise Welterweight Superfight
PJ
Dean (Bad Intentions, Waianae)
2x Punishment In Pardise Superfight Champion
Vs.
Jay
Carter (BJ Penn MMA, Hilo)
17-0
This
fight has the making of being the fight of the night as both
Dean and Carter are known for their POWERFUL hands. Carter who
recently beat Kaleo Padilla who was formerly suppose to meet
Dean but due to a Broken ear drum Padilla could not compete.
Dean is from the Hardknocks of Waianae that comes to BANG as
we all seen him aganist HMC Deshaun Johnson and 808'S Harris
Sarimento. Will Carter upset yet another top stand up fighter
or will Dean prevail in his hometown.
Source: Event Promoter
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Inoki’s
Oldest Soldier!
by: M. Dunlop
Three times a week, Mr. Inoki gets up early, takes his Volkswagen
out of the garage and drives a few miles to teach martial arts
at a university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the afternoon,
he follows a routine that he has been keeping for 34 years, teaching
Karate-do in Shoto-kan Academy, close to the world famous Ipanema
beach. Of course, we are not talking about pro-wrestler Antonio
Inoki, the leader and promoter of Jungle Fight. In fact, our
subject does not even enjoy MMA: meet Hiroyasu Inoki, Antonio’s
older brother!
Master
Hiroyasu, a Karate-do black belt 7th Dan, arrived in Brazil with
his now famous brother in 1957, but they chose their own paths:
'He was a phenomenon as an athlete, one in ten thousand. In my
case, it’s just sweat and dedication', says a humble Hiroyasu
Inoki, now 64 years old.
But
the other Inoki is a great Master in his own right. His mental
power, strength and spiritual energy inspire admiration in his
students, whose students represent one of the oldest Karate classes
in Rio de Janeiro. 'Of all universities I visited, Inoki is the
greatest Master I met. Though he weights 65kg, no one can push
him. Three men try and he keeps himself still! He’s amazing',
says a respected writer and teacher in Rio de Janeiro, Muniz
Sodre, 61 years old. Sodre is one of the almost 30 black belts
in Inoki’s oldest class, which includes famous business
men, doctors, cops and even a rocket scientist, Demetrio Bastos,
67 years-old. 'We do not fight to make money, but to make us
full of life. And we are happy and grateful to Inoki for that',
says the space scientist.
Source: ADCC
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André
Pederneiras
By Eduardo Ferreira
A big mess in Shooto
Nova
União leader, André Pederneiras arrived this week
from Japan, where he coached Róbson Moura for the Shooto's
Bantamweight belt dispute against Mamoru. The polemic judges
decision to Mamoru outraged not only the Brazilian team, but
also displeased the local supporters, the Japanese press and
the Shooto's president Kazuhiro Sakamoto. During an exclusive
to TATAME.com, Dedé explains what happened on Robinho's
fight, tell us the Sakamoto's reaction with the result and says
what Nova União will do for the next Shooto editions.
What
happened with Robinho?
This
time the Japanese joked with us. Robinho took Mamoru to the ground
during the three rounds. On the first one, he took the Japanese
down, took his back and mounted on him, in almost 15 sec. He
spent all the first round on top position. In the second round,
he did the same thing, but at the end of the time, lasting two
minutes, Mamoru went to the inside guard position. On the final
round, Robinho tried a guillotine choke twice and a foot-lock,
but Mamoru escaped going to the on top position. At the end of
the bout, one judge gave a draw and the other two gave to Mamoru.
Robinho got mad!
What
was the reaction of the people at the audience?
A
lot of boos. Not more because Mamoru is Japanese. When Robinho
was in the cloakroom, Shooto's president, Kazuhiro Nakamura went
there and told to everyone that Shooto did a mistake, Robinho
did better and deserved the victory.
Did
Sakamoto offer a third fight between Mamoru and Robinho?
He
did. He asked me whether Robinho wanted to face Mamoru again
or not. He also asked me to write a letter to the Shooto commission
complaining about the result and asking for a result review.
I already wrote it and I'm waiting for an answer, if they will
call the fight a draw or they will give a no contest.
Shall
it affect Nova União's presence at Shooto? Can you stop
fighting there?
I
can't go there to happen something like that. But I can't leave
Shooto. Where will they fight? Vitor Shaolin even can do it,
but Robinho and Loro can't. They're too light and there isn't
another tournament to their weight. Robinho spent two months
training in Rio, left his family and his gym in Ribeirão
Preto to fight for this belt and they did it! I like Shooto people,
but they can't do it. What shall I say to my fighters? They charge
me. I'm not only a coach, but I'm their manager too.
And
what about Shaolin? Can he abandon Shooto to fight in another
show?
I'm
afraid about it, because Shaolin is going to defend his belt
at the end of the year. He'll face a tough guy who the Japanese
want to put him as an idol. If Shooto do something like they
did with Robinho, Shaolin will not more fight there.
Marcos
Loro won more fight. When do you think he will be fighting for
the title?
He
might fight for the belt. I guess they will do the same they
did with Robinho, postponing the fight as long as they can.
Source: Tatame
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Vitor
Belfort ready to return to BTT
After losing the UFC Middle Heavyweight belt, Vitor Belfort is
going to several changes at his training. If before he thought
he was better alone, now he has been considering to return to
his old team, the Brazilian Top Team. The deal hasn't be signed,
but it might be work because BTT already agreed with it. Now
Belfort has everything to become the new phenomenon of International
MMA.
Source: Tatame
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De
La Riva: full schedule until 2005
The loss suffered in Japan to Japanese Yuki Nakai has not been
accepted by BJJ black belt Ricardo De La Riva, who complained
the fight result: "I was below him and he attacked my foot.
Then I swept him and the referee didn't give me two points and
more: gave him a advantage point. After this I reached his half
guard and I put one hook, but once again the referee did not
give any point. It was a really odd fight, I think," protested
De La Riva.
Now
BJJ black belt has been busy until next year. "I conducted
four seminars in Tokyo and I have three other trips scheduled
until December. On next November 6 I will by flying to US, to
conduct seminars in Indianapolis and Detroit. Then I'll go to
France and then Spain," reveals Ricardo, who returns to
Brazil in 2005.
Source: Tatame
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Jefferson
"Tank" Silva vs Tom Erikson Oct 23
This week The K-1 fighter Jeffer Silva "Tanque" arrived
in Sao Paulo at the Vitor Belfort Training Center, and became
the new member of the Vitor Belfort team.
Tank
will be fighting with Tom Erikson October 23rd at Jungle Fight
III in Manaus, promoted by Walid Ismail and Antonio Inoki.
Ricardo
Saito manager of VB TEAM is allready in negociations with Rudimar
Fedrigo (Chute boxe) in order to have GABRIEL GLADIATOR in the
next STORM SAMURAI (event in Curitiba).
Source: Sherdog
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Quote
of the Day
"Two men looked from prison bars. One saw mud...the other,
stars."
Unknown
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KICKIN
IT 2004 - PART IV
WHAT: AMATEUR KICKBOXING
Tonight!
WHEN: OCT.2, 2004 (DOORS OPEN AT 6:00P.M.)
WHERE: NANAIKAPONO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Under-
19 National Boxing Championships Update!
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
141lber
Jeffrey Pelen Jr. from Waianae lost to Jeremy Bryan from Sumner,
South Carolina 23-15 in the Semifinals, Pelen receives Bronze
Medal. Sumner won the 2004 National Golden Gloves earlier this
year. He also won in the finals. Superheavyweight Keenyn Pahio
from the Kakaako Gym lost in the Championship Finals against
Nagy Aquilera from New York via Puerto Rico by RSC- OS (20 points),
Pahio wins silver medal, Aquilera is the Puerto Rican National
Champion and a junior champion with 78 bouts. Excellent tounament,
USA-Boxing gave us free, a great hotel room which had one bedroom,
one living room and 2 full bathrooms, along with $15 a day for
meals.
Most
of all the 2 boxers got experience and we went down one day to
train in Reading, Penn. with Kermit Citron trainers Marshall
Kaufmann. There was also a training camp at the hotel we were
staying John Ruiz, Sechew Powell, Jaidon Codrington, Paul "the
Punisher" Williams and others were working out in the hidden
training room, John Ruiz said he'll be boxing Andrew Golota.
John Ruiz really is a quiet man, he matches his name. Travis
Simms, I think he's the WBC or WBA champion and is like 24-0.
He was also working out at the Hotel.
Source:
Bruce Kawano
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Gracie
debuts in K-1 fighting BJ Penn
Far from the rings since last February, when defeated Hayato
Mach Sakurai at Pride Bushido 2, Rodrigo Gracie has already an
opponent defined to his returned to MMA. After switching Pride
at K-1, Rodrigo will debut at Japanese tournament facing former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion, BJ Penn. According to
the Gracie, everything is set to the showdown, but the date.
The options are November 20 or December 31.
Source:
Tatame
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Penn
vs. Gracie, Yoshida vs. Gracie
Rodrigo
Gracie vs. BJ Penn appears to be just about a done deal. Another
fight in the works for the same card is Royler Gracie vs. Baret
Yoshida. The card is still unfolding but our sources tell us
that Rumble on the Rock will be hosting the show on November
the 20th in Hawaii. Apparently there is some type of involvement
with the K-1 organization, with K-1 supplying fighters and maybe
even co-promoting the show. The feud with BJ Penn and the UFC
has sunken to it's lowest point and BJ is vowing to make an organization
to rival any UFC show. With Rodrigo and Royler on the show he
may well have.
Source:
Gracie Fighter
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WILL
ENSON RETURN IN BUSHIDO?
MMAWeekly's Scott Petersen reports from Japan that there are
two published reports that say Enson Inoue could return to Pride
as soon as the Bushido show.
According
to one Japanese publication, Inoue has been in talks with DSE
the last two days. Pride officials were not available for comment
on Thursday.
One
Japanese paper said that Pride contacted Enson and that DSE wants
him to fight in just two weeks for the Pride Bushido show that
is taking place on October 14th. As far as an opponent goes,
no names have been given as of yet.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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GOMI
HEADLINES BUSHIDO CARD
Pride Bushido's card is just a few weeks away and Takanori Gomi
is headlining the card. On the Pride FC website they conducted
this interview with the japanese fighter.
"Takanori
Gomi will be the first light-heavyweight to ever headline a PRIDE
event in the upcoming PRIDE BUSHIDO 5 on October 14 in Osaka.
Gomi's overwhelming power and techniques have brought him 3 back-to-back
KO victories. Now he's got his eyes set on destroying the "Crazy
Horse" and fighting in PRIDE's New Year's Eve show.
Pride
Fighting Championships: Have you gained weight? Your face is
round.
Takanori
Gomi: No, I haven't. I've been doing a lot of striking sparring
recently and my face is swollen.
Pride:
That's good to hear, I guess. Back on topic, you'll be the main
event this time.
Gomi:
I'm really excited. I tried to fight all of my matches until
now as if they were the main event so I don't think I will have
any problems actually being in the main event this time. I plan
on winning.
Pride:
Do you think the main event is a special position?
Gomi:
I guess it's the best position. All positions have a role to
play, whether it's the first fight or the last fight. From a
fan's point of view, they want the last fight to be exciting
and leave them with a good feeling when they go home. In that
sense, it's a special position.
Pride:
You've fought as the main event in Shooto before. Is it different
this time?
Gomi:
There are 2 different kinds of "main event." You can
be ranked the highest and fight in the main event, or you can
be the most entertaining.
Pride:
How's your motivation?
Gomi:
This fight will be the biggest for me this year. Everyone has
said that my fights were good and the fans' response to my fights
has been great. I feel very motivated to finish the year with
good results.
Pride:
I've heard that your opponent this time, "Crazy Horse",
is a wild fighter.
Gomi:
If he wants to trade strikes, I won't lose. I'll keep pressure
on him.
Pride:
It seems that if you have a good fight and win, of course, you
will probably fight in the New Year's Eve show as well.
Gomi:
That's what I'm after, of course.
Pride:
There are also plans for a BUSHIDO Grand Prix next year.
Gomi:
I'll think about next year when it comes. This year I want to
move up. I was planning on taking a rest after the 3 victories
but if there is a chance of moving up, I won't let it slip by.
Each fight has its own meaning and motivation for me.
Pride:
You've been fighting at a really high pace this year, compared
to the past. How has that affected you?
Gomi:
I'm really happy to be able to fight. I can fight about once
every two months.
Pride:
That's how prepared you are?
Gomi:
Yes. I don't have any physical problems. I played around a lot
after the July 19th match so I don't want to wait around any
longer for a fight. (laughing) I had nice summer vacation.
Pride:
Have you thought about gaining weight?
Gomi:
I'm 73kg so I don't think there is a need to try to raise it
this year.
Pride:
This fight will be in Osaka. What do you think about Osaka?
Gomi:
Nothing much. I'm a little uncomfortable with the Osaka crowd.
(laughing) I can relax much more in Nagoya. Nagoya is more refined,
while Osaka is extreme. I am very happy that I will be able to
fight in the Osaka Castle Hall, though.
Pride:
After winning 3 consecutive matches in BUSHIDO, what does the
PRIDE ring mean to you?
Gomi:
It's brilliant. That's hard to explain but the reaction is so
great that it really motivates you. I want my 4th fight to be
even more exciting than the last 3. I've got a great balance
in my training and will be in my best shape on fight day.
Pride:
Do you feel that you have already brought out 100% of your potential?
Gomi:
No. I don't want people to say that I was only able to win because
I didn't have the pressure of the main event on me and my positions
were easier. I'm going to fight hard in the main event. I don't
want to just play it safe and scratch out a win.
Pride:
Do you have a message for the fans?
Gomi:
I hope you will all feel satisfied after seeing the main BUSHIDO
event. It's going to be a tough fight so you should definitely
watch!
Source:
MMA Weekly
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K-1
GP TV Rating
By Jeremy Wall, MMA Chronicles
The September 25th airing of the K-1 Grand Prix Opening Round
on Fuji TV did a 19.6 rating.
The
highest quarter hour was a 26.5 for Bonjasky vs. Akebono (credit:
puroresupower.com). This is up from the shows in June, which
did 13.9 and 13.2 ratings respectively, but down from the March
27th show with Akebono vs. Musashi, which did a 20.6.
Overall
I'd say it was a decent rating, which shows the drawing power
of the K-1 and K-1 Grand Prix names in Japan because they didn't
exactly have any hot matches on the card. Akebono still had some
drawing power left in the tank for this show, because the quarter
hour peak for his fight against Bonjasky here was higher than
the peak rating for the final match of the Grand Prix last December
(which was Bonjasky vs. Musashi at 25.2). It's way down from
Akebono's peak rating against Musashi of 37.2 in March, though,
which shows the damage that has been done to Akebono's drawing
power this year, because I think months ago he would have had
a better chance of drawing a higher rating against Bonjasky than
he would against Musashi.
This
Brief provided by Jeremy Wall.
For more of Jeremy's work visit him at MMA Chronicle. Source:
Maxfighting
Source:
MMA Weekly
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THE
INSIDE WORD - MEZGER VS. ORTIZ UPDATE
Greetings MMA fans, Scoop McTroll here, bringing you The Inside
Word, the latest news, rumors and gossip in the MMA scene. Todays
Inside Word is that all is not well in the camp of former UFC
Light Heavy Weight Champion Tito Ortiz. Sources close to Ortiz
allege that he is experiencing some major personal problems and
is allegedly estranged from his wife. Because of this they say
he is not focused on his fight with Guy Mezger at all and has
had a tough time during his training sessions. "He has the
attitude that he can beat him because he beat him before, but
I think he needs to train harder." said a source close to
the UFC journeyman Ortiz. Whether this will impact on his performance
against Mezger is yet to be seen. However, this rumor might be
something that Guy Mezger will be interested to hear.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Extreme
Challenge This Weekend
Catching Up With Jeff Curran!
by: Keith Mills
UFC vet Jeff Curran has been a busy man, with a recent win in
ZST in Japan, his roll as promoter including XFO coming up in
October, a recent marriage to his wife, and his team and gym.
He is also a vet of many major established North American feeder
show from HOOKnSHOOT to UCC to SuperBrawl. Since his UFC loss
to Matt Serra he has gone on a three fight win streak that most
recently found him in Japan.
KM:
How do you look at that win in ZST? JC: I feel real good about
it. Trying to get a little streak going. It’s nice when
you spend all that time traveling to end it quick.
KM:
That was only 0:44. Can you describe that fight? JC: Basically
the guy stood in front of me and threw a couple punches. I just
kind of felt him out and nothing landed. When he started running
in on me I just…I’ve been boxing a lot now so I just
threw a tight little left hook and it caught him right on the
chin. From there he rushed a takedown, I think he was a little
dazed or a little nervous. He ran in and I sunk a guillotine
choke.
KM:
This was your quickest fight since all the way backing 2001.
Did anything change in your training that resulted in this shorter
fight? You were saying something about picking up some boxing
training? JC: I have been boxing for a couple years now. Just
more so than ever to be able to doctor up my boxing skills and
using them. I always went out even when I didn’t have much
boxing skills, always went out and threw punches and stuff but
there wasn’t really a method to it. Now I’m starting
to trust my power and footwork so I’m starting to throw.
I don’t know if it played a huge roll, more than anything
it wasn’t a lucky shot but a left hook that affected it.
KM:
So it’s not like you would say you were a different fighter
since the Matt Serra fight (UFC 46). JC: No, actually I’m
the same fighter since the Matt Serra fight, I kind of didn’t
use my strategy with Matt Serra. I don’t know if I was a
little too respectful of him, I should have thrown more punches.
Same fighter, maybe a little more polished.
KM:
Did you get a chance to see Kotani’s fight? He’s fighting
in MFC so can you describe it? JC: Yes, it was right after mine
so I was in the locker room watching it on TV. It was a typical
Kotani fight; he gets it to the ground and goes for a foot lock.
I think he’s a good fighter. He’s pretty well-rounded,
I just don’t know how he is going to deal with getting punched
in the face on the ground. He is used to being wide open.
KM:
This was your first in Japan. JC: First win in MMA. I’ve
gone Japan for a grappling tournament and a tag team match.
KM:
Is this a change in strategy from trying to get back in the UFC
to focusing on the Japanese market? JC: I would like to fight
in Shooto but they are so weird about taking fighters. I got
Monte Cox as my manager and he obviously does his best but it
was just a fight. Now they are having an 8-man tournament that
I qualified for basically. That is a 20-30 thousand pretty big
deal and first round is November 3rd.
KM:
I’ll catch up with you about that after the XFO event coming
up when? JC: October 2nd.
KM:
This is the second XFO event? JC: Third. Second was short and
sweet, every fight ended in submission or knockout in the first
round so it was over quick. I fought on the first one and now
am fighting on the third one as headliner.
KM:
Who is your XFO opponent? JC: Jason Dent.
KM:
He just fought in APEX, right? JC: Yeah, went up and fought a
natural 170 pounder Ryan Schultz. (Note: pictures from that fight
are posted at http://malarky.udel.edu/~keith/2004/APEX/apex09050405.htm)
KM:
So what do you think of fighting Dent? JC: I think it’s
going to be a tough fight. I’m looking forward to it because
his strengths are my strengths. I’m probably more trained
than he is on the ground with my history and more trained supposedly
with standup and ring experience as a thai fighter but I know
I got a good shot if I just bring my game. This is his first
fight at 145.
KM:
What was XFO’s website? JC: www.x-fighting.tv. This thing
is about to sell out. All we have left is general admission.
KM:
When did tickets go on sale? JC: About two-and-a-half to three
weeks ago.
KM:
How was that difference between XFO 1 & 2 where you fought
on 1 but not 2? I imagine it was les stressful since you weren’t
fighting in 2. JC: It kind of was because Monte was in Korea
that week so I had to run a show by myself with my other partner
but I had two guys fighting in it too. The fights ended quick
and we had low ticket sales nowhere near where we should have.
We didn’t have real big headliners besides Kerry Schall/Kevin
Jordan and that fight ended in like a minute when it was supposed
to be a war. An hour and a half in and out. Concessions sales
were down so the venue was upset.
KM:
Anything else you want to get across about XFO 3 show?JC: There
are going to be nineteen fights, it’s going to be fun. My
teammate Bart (Palaszewski) is one to watch. He’s won nine
of his last ten fights. I wish I wasn’t promoting it.
KM:
Any sponsors to thank? JC: I just took on Sprawl. I’m making
their Sprawl shorts the official shorts of my regular program
here, my thai boxing and MMA program.
KM:
I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about those shorts.
Real comfortable…. JC: Thai boxers are wearing them, cross-trainers
are loving them…Sprawl and actually Bad Breed. I’m
Bad Breed’s first official sponsor as far as teams go. Sponsor
my team and do a lot of video work and stuff like that. Good
deal.
Besides
the links mentioned above you can learn more about Jeff Curran
at http://www.jeffcurran.tv/jeffcurran/pages/home.html.
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Quote
of the Day
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a
bigot. He that dare not is a slave."
Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, American Industrialist, Philanthropist
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Punishment
In Paradise: "BRAGGIN RIGHTS"
Kapolei High School Gym
Sunday, Oct 10.2004
BJ Penn's Carter replaces Padilla
Jay Carter of BJ Penn's Team who recently beat Kaleo Padilla
will face off aganist Bad Intentions PJ Dean of Waianae. Dean
who just ripped through opponents like Deshaun Johnson &
Harris Sarimento will face off with another TOUGH up & comer
name Jay Carter. Will Carter ruin Dean homecoming or will Dean
defend his turf.
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Sarmiento
Wins, Newalu Loses
KOTC
results Sept 24th Soboba Casino
by: Jim Burleson
The following is the results for this weekends King of the Cage
event at Soboba Casino in California. If you do not wish to receive
updates from King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge simply
reply to this message and tell me the email address to remove.
If there is a better email address to reach you at please send
that to me as well. For questions or other news from King of
the Cage or Gladiator Challenge please call or email me. Thanks.
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Jerry Davis (win :54 rd1 tapout) vs Dan Jones HVY
Fernando Gonzales (win 2:55 tko) vs Travis Goodman 185
Mark McCuelland vs Tom Roden (3:04 Tapout) 185
Mike Ancheta (win 1:26 tapout) vs Lee Petague
Paul Karsky vs Reggie Cardiel (win rd1 45 seconds TKO) 170 lbs
Manny Tapia (win Decision 2rds) vs Ed Newalu 145 lbs
John Delao (win 2:40 rd1 TKO) vs Matt Stansell 170 lbs
Jake Gomez vs Joe Frainee (win 2:28 rd 1 Tapout) 170
Matt Baraza vs Dave Hesquerdo (win 3:41 rear naked choke) 145lbs
James Wilks (win 1:14 1rd Ref Stoppage) vs Ray Lazama 170lbs
John Olivas vs Harris
Sarmiento
(win 1:45 ref stoppage) 155
Joe Camacho vs Robert Emerson (win judge decision) 160
Brian Sesma (win 2:12 rd1 tko) vs Ron Short HVY
Uriajh Faber (win Judge decision) vs Rami Boukai 145
Frankie Bollinger (win 1:45 tapout) vs Richard Goodwin 145
Joey Villasenor (win 4:25 1st rd rear choke) vs Brian Foster
185
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PENN'S
LAWYER TODAY ON MMAWEEKLY RADIO
48 hours after a judge ruled in favor of the UFC and Zuffa, for
the first time since the decision was announced, BJ Penn's attorney
Steven Straus will speak exclusively with MMAWeekly Radio today.
Straus
will discuss what went on in court and what Penn's next move
will be legally in the case. UFC President Dana White spoke with
MMA Writer Loretta Hunt yesterday and said quote "BJ Penn
is not the 170 pound champion, He's no longer a UFC fighter.
His contract expired. He's a K-1 fighter. Maybe he'll win a title
in the K-1 organization."
Straus
will discuss those comments as well as the situation further
today on MMAWeekly Radio with hosts Ryan Bennett and Frank Trigg
at 9am Pacific/12 Noon Eastern at www.mmaweeklyradio.com
Source:
MMA Weekly
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CRO
COP VERSUS BARNETT AT HIGH OCTANE
 
LOS ANGELES, California – Two more bouts have been added
to PRIDE FIGHTING's October 31st event HIGH OCTANE. Already headlining
the event is the highly anticipated title bout between middleweight
world champion Wanderlei Silva and top contender Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson. Now joining the fightcard will be Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipovic versus Josh "The Babyface Assassin" Barnett
and Dan "Hollywood" Henderson versus Kazuhiro Nakamura.
HIGH
OCTANE will take place from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan
and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via
iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, and TVN on Sunday, October 31st,
2004 at 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST.
Headlining
the HIGH OCTANE fightcard is the highly anticipated title bout
between middleweight world champion "The Axe Murderer"
Wanderlei Silva and top contender Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson. These two originally fought in November 2003 at FINAL
CONFLICT, meeting in the finals of the middleweight Grand Prix
tournament. That evening, both men defeated two opponents to
reach the finals---Jackson TKO'd "The Iceman" Chuck
Liddell and Silva won a decision over Hidehiko Yoshida. Once
in the finals, both fighters battled fatigue, but it was Silva
who came away with the Grand Prix championship via TKO. With
the tournament behind them, Silva now puts his middleweight title
on the line against Jackson. Will it be a repeat performance
for the "The Axe Murderer" or redemption for "Rampage"?
Also
on the fight card, the ever-dangerous Mirko "Cro Cop"
Filipovic continues his climb up PRIDE FIGHTING's heavyweight
ranks, this time taking on the "Babyface Assassin"
Josh Barnett. After his stunning loss to Kevin "The Monster"
Randleman in the opening round of the heavyweight Grand Prix
tournament, "Cro Cop" has rededicated himself to his
pursuit of the title with convincing victories over Hiromitsu
Kanehara, Shungo Oyama, and Aleksander Emelianenko. Now, he faces
one of his toughest opponents yet in Josh Barnett. Representing
AMC Pankration out of Seattle, Washington, Barnett is 6'3/250
lbs and boasts an impressive record of 15-1 (including wins over
Dan "The Beast" Severn, Semmy Schilt, Gan McGee, and
Yuki Kondo). Most impressive on his resume is his victory over
"The Natural" Randy Couture that won him the UFC heavyweight
title at UFC 36.
Another
bout on the HIGH OCTANE fightcard features Dan "Hollywood"
Henderson versus Kazuhiro Nakamura. Fighting out of Temecula,
California and representing Team Quest, Dan Henderson is one
of the most dangerous middleweights in the world. His last match
was a devastatingly quick knockout of the highly regarded Murilo
Bustamante at FINAL CONFLICT 2003. His opponent at HIGH OCTANE
will be the protégé of judo legend, Hidehiko Yoshida,
Kazuhiro Nakamura. Like Henderson, Nakamura is coming off of
a victory (via decision) over Murilo Bustamante. An up and coming
middleweight, Nakamura has had great success thus far in his
career with wins over Daniel Gracie and Dos Caras Jr.
More
matches to be announced soon!
FIGHT
CARD
Wanderlei
Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Josh Barnett
Dan Henderson vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Fight
card subject to change.
Source: Pride |
Jungle
Fight 3 releases first fights
A month to rock Amazon Forest, Jungle Fight III and promoter
Wallid Ismail has been working hard on the last details of the
fight show. The intention is featuring eight to ten fights, always
putting face to face a Brazilian and a foreign fighter. According
to Wallid, 65 countries will be covering the tournament, which
is schedule to happen at Tropical Eco Restort, in Manaus (AM).'This
place is getting small to Jungle Fight. The event has been receiving
great reviews. People are saying JF is the best event of region
and we have been receiving lots of messages,' commented Ismail.
Event's
promoter, former Japanese senator Antônio Inoki will come
to Brazil to watch once again the show. Wallid wants to put a
Brazilian snake and a Brazilian panther outside the ring. For
more information, send an email to info@junglefightchampionship.com
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
-
Ronaldo Jacaré (Brazil) Vs Boris Johnstomp (France);
- Renato Babalú (Brazil) Vs José Pelé Landy
(Brazil);
- Leopoldo Montenegro (Brazil) Vs Mark The Bear Smith (USA);
- Bibiano Fernandes (Brazil) Vs Luis Sigorra (USA);
Other
fighters are confirmed as Jorge Patino Macaco, Frédson
Paixão, Assuério Silva, Bob Hoffman, Amir Rahnavardi,
Chizo Machida (Lyoto Machida's brother), Ebenezer Braga, Evangelista
Cyborg, Carlão Barreto and Jeff Ford, Muay Thai world
champion).
Source: Tatame |
Darrell
Gohlar first words
Coming
to Brazil to train wrestling with Vitor Belfort, Darrell Gholar
had a great change to work in Brazil when met Brazilian Top team
leaders. When I found out that top fighters like Zé Mario
Sperry, Murilo Bustamante, and Arona, to name a few, wanted to
train wrestling with me I jumped at the chance," said Darrell.
After a couple of years in Brazil, Darrell went to a really complicated
situation. He was hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro and the doctors
suspected of brain aneurysm. His situation inspired special treatment,
which brought together all MMA community. Take a look at this
exclusive with Darrel, directly from Chicago.
Have
you been to the doctors in Chicago. What did they tell you?
I
have been to the doctor here in Chicago. He said the bleeding
in my head has stopped. The most important thing for me now is
to take my medicine, rest and not get stressed out. The cause
of my illness was all the years of fighting, wrestling and playing
American football.
What
do you think about the MMA community help?
The
MMA community has been fabulous. I didn't know I had so many
friends. Many, many people came to visit me in the hospital it
was great to wake and see my students, friends and other people
connected to the MMA world. Specially thanks to Artur Mariano
and Carlos Baruckm who stood by me the entire time. I have been
close with them since the first time we met.
Do
you have plans to return to Brazil?
I
love Brazil have plans to return to Brazil as soon as my doctors
allow me to. I hope they let me travel in a few weeks. It's important
that I get back as soon as possible, my students depend on me.
I'm really upset that this happened. It really hurts me that
I'm not there for my students.
You
came to Rio to teach wrestling at BTT. How the invitation came
out?
I
first came to Brazil to teach wrestling to Vitor Belfort. Many
of the guys from Brazilian Top Team trained at the same gym in
Barra. When I found out that top fighters like Ze Mario Sperry,
Murilo Bustamante, and Arona, to name a few, wanted to train
wrestling with me I jumped at the chance. I worked with these
guys for about 2 years. It was great working with that caliber
athlete it makes the job fun and easier when you're working with
top athletes who want to learn and who want to win.
Send
a message to your fans, in Brazil and all around the globe.
I
would like to thank everyone very much for there concern, and
prayers during my illness. To all my students I would like to
apologize for missing practices. I promise to be even more dedicated
in our pursuit of excellence, when I return in a few weeks.
Source:
Tatame
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TIME
TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP FOR BUSHIDO FIGHTERS
Prior
to announcing some of the bouts for their October 31st High Octane
show, DSE made a few announcements regarding their upcoming Pride
Bushido 5 show on October 14th.
Along
with a few of the bouts for the card, DSE President Nobuyuki
Sakakibara let it be known that it is time for Bushido to grow
its own wings, so to speak.
"This
time, we've decided to refrain from using big names like Silva
and Mirko," explained Sakakibara. "I want to have a
Light-Welterweight Grand Prix tournament next year, running from
Spring to Autumn.
This
fight will allow these fighters to gain the attention of fans
of their weight class and to see if they can get the world's
attention. I want them to have a clear understanding of how many
fans are willing to come out and see them."
DSE
let it be known that they have carefully matched fighters in
an attempt to provide exciting knockout laden fights. They also
let the fighters know that they should be shooting for a spot
on Pride's New Year's Eve extravaganza. Basically, they put the
pressure on for the fighters to perform and prove their and Bushido's
worth.
The
fights announced for October 14th were the already known main
event of Takanori Gomi and Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennett
and the highly anticipated bout between Carlos Newton versus
Ryo Chonan. Also announced were Hayato "Mach" Sakurai
versus Crosley Gracie, Yasuhito Namekawa versus Mauricio "Shogun"
Rua, "Sentoryu" Henry Miller versus Mal Foki, and Ikuhisa
Minowa versus Ryuki Ueyama.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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