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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
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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.
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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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