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2006
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
2005
12/10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
11/19/05
ROTR 9
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/14/05
3rd American National BJJ Championships
(Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, CA )
10/29-30/05
Brazilian Team Titles
(Equipes)
(Brazil)
10/15/05
Gracie Nationals
(BJJ/Grappling)
(Columbus, Ohio)
10/7/05
UFC 55: FURY
(PPV)
10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
9/25/05
NAGA 2005 Hawaiian State
Championships
(Submission Grappling & BJJ)
(Leilehua
High School, Wahiawa)
2005 American National Jiu-Jitsu
Championship
(BJJ)
(Torrance, CA)
9/20/05
Kickin' It 2005 Part IV
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Ballroom)
9/17/05
So You Think You Tough
(MMA)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
9/16/05
So You Think You Tough
(USA Boxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
9/13/05
Rumble
On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
9/10/05
Full Contact
Showdown
Super
Brawl Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kahuna Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kauai)
8/28/05
Pride
Grand Prix Finals
(PPV)
8/27-28/05
International
Masters & Seniors BJJ Tournament
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
8/22/05
The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 debuts on Spike
(Channel 76)
8/20/05
Garden Island Cage Wars #2
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
UFC 44: Boiling Point
(PPV)
8/13/05
Kickin It 11
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom?)
Toughman Hawaii
(Kickboxing)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
8/6/05
Hawaii Grappling
Grand Prix
**Postponed
to 2006**
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Pearl City H.S. Gym,
Pearl City)
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August 2005 News
Part 2
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Quote
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"Action is the antidote to despair."
Joan Baez, American Folk Singer and Songwriter
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Academia
Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu
Is Open This Sunday!
This is just a reminder to those who Mike mistakenly told that
the class was going to be closed this Sunday.
The Academy is
actually going to be closed on Sunday, September 4th due to getting the
floors done.
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV Today!
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV
C'EST SI BALLROOM, PAGODA HOTEL (2ND FLOOR-CEST SI BON)
SAT AUG 20TH
DOORS OPEN @ 6:00 P.M.
ALL MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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DUE TO MINOR DIFFICULTIES, BALICAO AND LEE WILL NOT BE THE MAIN
EVENT FOR KICKIN IT IV. KICKIN IT PROMOTERS HAVE DISCUSSED IT,
AND DECIDED THAT THE MAIN EVENT WILL STILL BE IN THE 135-140#
DIVISION BUT WILL BE SHOWCASING TWO PROMISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
(RED DAVIS VS EDMUND LEE).
RED DAVIS 135-140 EDMUND LEE
ANIMAL HOUSE HMC
THESE TWO FIGHTERS MADE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT KICKIN IT PART
III THAT PROMOTERS WILL USE THEM TO REPLACE BALICAO AND RYAN
LEE. THOUGH THEY AINT NO BALICAO AND RYAN LEE, THESE TWO TEENAGERS
WILL SOON BE THERE. AT KICKIN IT PART III, DAVIS (14) SHOCKED
THE CROWD WITH HIS MOVEMENT AND POWER. AS EDMUND LEE (18) WAS
RELENTLESS ON HIS ATTACK AGAINST HIS OPPONENT WITH HIS RAPID
FIRE. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A WAR DUE TO HOW MUCH FIRE
POWER BOTH FIGHTERS BRING TO THE RING. BE THERE!
JUSTLY LAQHION 65-70 MASON
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COLIN MACKENZIE 130-135 DARREL LABRADOR
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SHANEN KIRA 160-165 JARON GARCIA
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
JAY WESTBROOK 300 PLUS TONY BILLIANOR
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KAWIKA HONG 105-110 FRED RAMAYLA
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING HSD
BRONSON 145-150 THOMAS ROGERS
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MIKE TIBBITS 225-240 KANA HONG
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DALE KAMAI 170-175 SEAN CASTRO
TEAM SOLJAH TEAM MIXBREED
JARLOW ILANO 140-145 DEREK MINN
JKD UNLIMITED LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
JEREMY YBARRA 185-190 LOWEN CABUAG
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NUI WHEELER 130-135 TAVIS KAGAWA
TEAM SOLJAH LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
VERN KAPOI 120-125 DALVIN KIM
HMC EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
VINNIE DELASANTOS 150 155 AMA
TEAM SOLJAH ANIMAL HOUSE
JUSTIN WONG 140-145 SHAISON LAUPOLA
HMC JESUS IS LORD
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UFC
54: Boiling Point Today!
Fights
start at 4:00 PM and the replay is at 7:00 PM Hawaii time on
Oceanic Channel 701
UFC 54: 'Boiling Point'
August 20th, 2005
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Chuck
Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn
Randy Couture vs. Mike Van Arsdale
Tim Sylvia vs. Tra Telligman
Matt Lindland vs. Joe Riggs
Diego Sanchez vs. Brian Gassaway
Frank Trigg vs. Georges St-Pierre
Travis Lutter vs. Trevor Prangley
James Irvin vs. Terry Martin
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Quinton
Jackson may go 2 Chute Boxe
After opening Chute Boxe's doors to Ruas Vale-Tudo members Pedro
Rizzo and Beto Leitao as well as K-1 fighter Lyoto Machida, Rudimar
Fedrigo will be receiving two international fighters at the Chute
Boxe headquarters, namely Kazushi Sakuraba and probably Quinton
Jackson. 'Thank´s to the success of our fighters in international
events, many fighters dream to train with us. Of course we cannot
open our doors to future enemies, so we have to analyze each
case' explains Fedrigo. 'Pedro Rizzo came in a very special situation,
an interchange. Beto Leitão would spend one week teaching
Wrestling to Chute Boxe members, while Pedro could have great
sparring partners like Wanderlei and Shogun. 'We need a Heavyweight
in the team Rizzo is welcome here' said Rudimar, who also stated
he was impressed with Beto´s Wrestling regimen.
K-1
fighter Lyoto Machida came invited by Ulisses Pereira (the new
Boxing trainer of the team). 'I had the opportunity to spend
one week training here and I'm really impressed. Not only with
the great quality of the training but also with the excellent
climate among the group. Definitely Wanderlei and Shogun are
in great shape' guaranteed Lyoto.
Sakuraba
is caming due to a special request from Pride. He is expected
to arrive in Curitiba on August 19th, and will be spending two
months training twice a day at Chute Boxe. Asked about the curiosity
of Sakuraba and Wanderlei (who fought 3 times) training together,
Rudimar remembered: 'Sakuraba is the biggest Japanese idol, and
he is always welcome in Chute Boxe. We have a lot of fighters
here who already fought Vale-Tudo and started to be teammates
in Chute Boxe like Cyborg and Shogun, Cristiano and Azeredo,
Jadyson and Cristiano and Acácio and Nilson, for sure
Sakuraba can train with Wanderlei'.
About
Rampage, Rudimar became more mysterious. 'He is training with
Picinini, our representative in LA (BHJJC), and asked him to
come to Brazil to train with us. By now I can only say that he
will probably came to Curitiba' ended Fedrigo.
Source: Tatame
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Great Cards Today!
In addition to UFC 54 today, there are two great international
cards
SHOOTO
August 20th, 2005
Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Kanagwa, Japan
Hayato
Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki
Gilbert Melendez vs. Rumina Sato
Joachim Hansen vs. Kenichiro Togashi
Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Takashi Nakakura
Antonio Carvalho vs. 'Lion' Takeshi
Kyotaro Nakao vs. Hiroshi Nishioka
RINGS Lithuania
August 20th, 2005
Lithuania
Sergei
Kharitonov vs. Peter Mulder
Bazigit 'Volk' Atajev vs. Beneilton Pereira Da Silva
Youri Kochkin vs. Milco Voorn
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. David Shvelidze
Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Youri Bekishev
Andre Fyeet vs. Egidijus Valavicius
Evert Fyeet vs. Khan Pashi
Konstantin Uriyadov vs. Donald Richard
Yanko Petrov Kolev vs. Michael Ilijukhin
Source: Fight Sport
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Ex-Chute
Boxer trains Yoshida Dojo
After creating Shooto Brazil Dojo and gathering together José
Pelé Landy, Alexandre Pequeno and Anderson Silva in the
same dojo, Sergio Cunha now is the trainer of Hidehiko Yoshida.
Less than a month in Japan, one of the first black belts graduated
by Chute Boxe, Cunha was with Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto in
the camp of Viva Judo, an annual festival that celebrates the
Judo in Japan.
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Besides the interaction with kids, MMA team trained for two hours
and ran at the beach. For now we are focused on Yoshida and training
other fighters to compete soon - says Cunha, who is one of the
highlights of TATAME #114, who is already available at TATAMEShop.
Read over 100 pages with lots of BJJ and many fight events.
Source: Tatame
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz
Part Four: Accepting Defeat
"As
an athlete, I was always good, but there was always someone better.
I HATE that!"
-Frank
Trigg, 2005
Constantly
evolving. Learning from every win… as well as from every
loss. Always "tweaking" his game, working to be a better
fighter every day because nothing less than the best will do.
Unfaltering confidence. Highly self-motivated. He'll admit he
is his own biggest fan as well as his own biggest critic. I'm
talking about Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg.
You
either love him or you hate him. Truth is, he doesn't really
care what the masses think. Seems Trigg has earned the admiration
and respect of those who really matter in his life, and since
he has done all the work to make his dreams come true, he is
indebted to no one. Frank Trigg is a self-made-man and his road
to success has been a bumpy one, but still a great trip!
Accepting
defeat is something all athletes must learn to deal with, but
not all of them do. Depression becomes part of the game and rejection
can send even the greatest contender's career into a downward
spiral. How does a professional fighter who strives to be number
one, yet hasn't made it thus far in the UFC, accept and deal
with defeat? By learning from the negative experiences and coming
back better and stronger the next time!
In
about 48 hours, Frank Trigg will be making what could be his
last walk to the octagon when he squares off against Georges
St. Pierre at UFC: 54 Boiling Point. This is the last fight on
his contract with the UFC and at 33 years old with a record of
2-2 inside the octagon, fans are sitting on pins and needles,
hoping Trigg will emerge the victor Saturday night and maybe
walk away with another UFC contract, in addition to getting the
win against St. Pierre. I, for one, am keeping my fingers crossed
because Trigg versus Hughes III just has to happen! Maybe the
third time will be the charm and Trigg will finally have some
UFC "belly-bling!"
Preparation and perseverance is the foundation on which Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg has built his career on. He sees
the glass as being half full, not half empty. Winning and losing
are part of the fight game and how an athlete deals with both
determines their future. Trigg's point of view is worth sharing
because he has experienced both sides of the coin and is willing
to share his ordeals with others, and that is why part IV of
my interview with Frank Trigg is entitled "Accepting Defeat."
Cindy
Ortiz: O.K. Frank, let's see… you started wrestling when
you were 11 years old in New York and you are the middle child
with 6 brothers, right?
Frank
Trigg: Yep! I have three older brothers and three younger. No
sisters.
CO:
Did any of your brothers wrestle?
FT:
Two brothers wrestled. Chris, he's older and Wayne, he's younger.
CO:
What other martial arts do you practice?
FT:
Um, Jiu-jitsu, boxing and I have a second degree black-belt in
judo.
CO:
Competitive, are you?
FT:
(laughter) To a fault! I can't stand to lose, especially when
I know I'm the best but it doesn't show sometimes, you know?
CO:
I hear you, Frank. Let's go back a few years. Tell me about the
very first wrestling match you ever won.
FT:
I can't remember that. I was 11 years old!
CO:
You don't remember?
FT:
Fuck no! I have no fuckin' clue!
CO:
Can you tell me about your first loss?
FT:
My first? I didn't win a match the first 6 months I wrestled
(laughter)!
CO/
Ah, it would seem like you could remember your first win then,
considering the fact you got your ass kicked for the first 6
months (laughter)!
FT:
I'm 33 years old! You think I can remember something that happened
to me when I was 11 or 12 years old? There's no way in hell!
I can barely remember what happened to me last week (laughter)!
I can barely remember what the hell happened after Randy hit
me about forty-five minutes ago!
CO:
You remembered that you got your ass kicked for the first 6 months
you wrestled, and that was over 20 years ago, but we'll move
along (laughter)! You're a world class athlete. During the 1992-1994
seasons, you compiled a 53-1 wrestling record. That's impressive
as hell. Question……………………
Why do you think you can't beat Matt Hughes?
FT:
You know what? If I could answer that, I probably would have
won both of my fights against him (laughter)! I don't know, I
don't think it's Matt Hughes so much as it is the fact that I
freeze and I choke in title fights. That's always been one of
my problems, even when I was competing in high school and in
college. When I would get to the big matches, I would tend to
freeze and I still have a little bit of that problem, but I have
a mental coach that I'm working with; a sports psychologist Mike
Gervias and we're work diligently on how I can overcome these
things. To be honest with you, I don't think that when I fought
Matt in 2003 that I was ready to be champion, I don't think that
when I fought Matt in UFC 52 that I was ready to be champion.
I had prepared myself physically for it but I was not prepared
mentally, and that's one of the occupational hazards when you
fight a guy like Matt; they'll embarrass you with it and that's
exactly what he did to me (laughter)!
CO:
Twice!
FT:
(laughter) Yeah… twice!
CO:
Is the general dislike between you and Matt Hughes legitimate
or is it hype created to sell seats and raise PPV buys?
FT:
Matt and I have a deep mutual respect for each other but we definitely
don't get along. We have a little bit of personal history between
us that will remain personal, you know I'm not gonna put that
business out in the street. I have a high amount of respect for
him. I don't know if he necessarily has that for me (laughter)
but I definitely respect him, you know, I think he's an incredible
fighter and an amazing athlete. He's probably one of the most
gifted athletes I've ever seen in my entire life… and we'll
just leave it at that.
CO:
You went thru some depression after your first loss to Hughes.
Do you feel you are mentally prepared to fight St Pierre so soon
after your second loss to Hughes?
FT:
Ummm…yeah, yes I do believe so because I went thru the mental
depression….uh… let me back up. Depression runs heavily
in my family. Its one of those things that we just kinda have
throughout our entire family and it was one of the things I didn't
realize that I had until after I sat down with Mike Gervias,
my mental coach, and we kinda went thru it. I had severe depression
for about 8 months after I loss to Matt Hughes the first time.
Even at the point when I fought Hallman, I was still in the middle
of it and I also had a great fight against Hallman and now that
I know what it is (depression), and now that I can recognize
the signs and symptoms of it, I didn't go thru it when I lost
to Matt the second time. I immediately dealt with the issue of
the loss. I immediately dealt with how I felt about it and what
the mistakes were and what I did positive and what had happened
both professionally and personally because of that loss and I
was able to move forward and… that was it.
I'm
of the mindset that I don't medicate. I refuse to medicate and
for a while, every doctor that I ran into was like "you
need to take this; you need to take that! You gotta take this
pill to help calm the depression" etc. and I was like "NO,
I can beat this on my own," and like I said, I sat down
with Mike and started working my way thru it. My girlfriend,
Nici, is instrumental in getting me thru the bad times, too,
because I can sit down and talk to her and tell her how I feel,
and whatever's going on and that helps a lot. She knows the signs
and symptoms of depression when I'm starting to get into it we'll
talk about it. That's the main thing when you're dealing with
it, at least for me and my depression, is I have to talk about
it and when I sit down and talk about it, it makes it very easy
for me to get thru it. Fighting St Pierre right now, you know,
he's the next guy in line. I mean that's the next guy I gotta
fight and that's just the way it works and I'm ready
CO:
Do you still get nervous before fights?
FT:
Oh yeah, I still get nervous, I still almost throw up, and have
diarrhea and the whole bit. That's just the way it is for every
fight. It's been that way since I started fighting professionally
in 1996.
CO:
Ever consider moving up or down in weight class and if so, who
would you like to fight?
FT:
I always considered moving up. I can't go any lower. I weigh
190 right now and trying to make 170, it's an amazing family
oriented feat for me to get down to that weight every time. The
entire family has to get behind me; we have to watch everything
that comes in the house, what I eat, my water intake etc., for
me to make weight. There's no way I can go any lower than 170.
That's just not possible.
I
really wouldn't care who I fought; it would be a whole new weight
class. I could start all the way at the bottom fighting the 20th
ranked guy and work my way up through them. It's a whole new
world up there, you know?
CO:
Yeah. How come you don't you look at your opponents before the
ref instructions?
FT:
It's just something I've always done. My fight, for me, is not
with my opponent, it's with myself. I fight myself when I'm out
there. I'm not out there trying to beat up Matt Hughes or Georges
St. Pierre.
CO:
Oh, come on Frank. You're in there to "fight yourself?"
Couldn't you do that at home and not have a black eye the next
day?
FT:
What? That's my answer. My fight is not with my opponent, the
fight is with myself. It's about proving whether or not I can
be better than I was the last time. That's my fight. It's not
with the guy I'm fighting from across the ring.
CO:
Who do you think has been your toughest opponent so far?
FT:
Matt Hughes, because I can't beat him (laughter)!
CO:
In the year 2000, you did an interview with a UK reporter and
were quoted and having said:
"I
don't care if I win or lose when I go out there. I fight for
the money. I get a certain amount to show up and more if I win.
If it wasn't set up that way, I would settle for a draw or a
loss. The only reason I fight for the win is because I get more
money." Now, that was five years ago. Has your philosophy
changed since then?
FT:
Uh… yeah, a little bit. I actually enjoy fighting now.
CO:
Sometimes people will make comments that they end up regretting
later, after they grow up a little bit and they realize that
that was the wrong image they were trying to put out there.
FT:
At the time when that question was asked, that's exactly the
way I felt. Just being honest. That's how it was.
CO:
Okay, changing gears, Oratory MMA columnist, Scott Newman, posted
his "Mid 2005 MMA Awards" and ranked the UFC:52 battle
between you and Matt Hughes as runner up for the best fight of
2005, thus far, taking back seat to the TUF finale match between
Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. He also said, and I quote:
"Any other year and this fight would've been pretty much
guaranteed to win this award." What do you think of his
comparison of the two fights?
FT:
That's just his opinion. His opinion or my opinion isn't really
what counts. It doesn't really make any difference. Nobody voted
on it, he just made it up but I'll tell you this, Cindy; and
this is the one thing that will stay in my mind for the rest
of my life.
CO:
What's that?
FT:
That when I speak to Dana White, and he tells me his most favorite
match that he's ever seen in his entire life in any sport EVER…
and he's a HUGE-HUGE sports fan and he's a HUGE Boston Red Sox
fan and they just won the world series… but the best match
he says he's ever seen EVER was Matt Hughes/Frank Trigg UFC 52!
CO:
I recall hearing Dana make that comment on the MMA Weekly radio
show. He said he watched it repeatedly, and it was his all time
favorite fight. I think the only difference was (but not comparing
the two), he said that more people tuned in during the point
in time that Bonnar and Griffin were fighting in the finale,
something like 10M viewers and it was on free TV.
FT:
I put more stock in that, more than what anybody else can say
because when you have a guy like Dana White, you know, who states
that "this is my favorite fight; these are the guys I like
to watch," that means more to me than anything else.
CO:
I can see that. Personally, I think the two fights are a "toss
up." They were/are both great. If Dana makes a remark about
a fight (not to take anything away from Scott Newman), the comment
is going to carry a lot more weight with a fighter than just
about anything else someone else can say…good or bad. The
compliment doesn't get any bigger and neither does the criticism
when Dana's passing it out (laughter)!
FT:
(laughter) Exactly!
CO:
You wanted to be a coach on the second season of TUF, right?
FT:
Yeah, I wanted to.
CO:
I caught your radio show when Dana was on and you expressed your
interest to Ryan and Dana. With just a three hour notice, you
could be on a plane to Vegas! Disappointed you weren't chosen?
FT:
Um… I don't know. It would have been a good time, plus I
think I'm an amazing coach. One of the things I do very well
is coach. I was taught by one of the best wrestling coaches in
the history of wrestling and one of the best instructors in the
history of wrestling on how to coach. I know how to break moves
down to different guys. I know how to explain things where guys
get it for the reason why they have to do it in their style and
their technique. I just think I could have brought some of that
out of those kids because the whole point of that was to not
only get these kids on the show, but when they get to the show
to make them amazing. I just think I'm an amazing coach and the
way I coach is very animated so it would be good for TV, as well.
There will be other opportunities and, I don't know, we'll see.
CO:
I hope so! Frank, how would you like to be remembered in the
MMA history book?
FT:
I'd like to be remembered as one of the best pound for pound
fighters there ever was. I always want to be a part of the argument
(laughter)!
CO:
Any final thoughts?
FT:
Yeah. Let people know that if they can't get to the fight to
see it live, buy it on PPV. With Liddell, Couture and Trigg fighting
on the same card, you're NOT gonna be disappointed, I can guarantee
you that!
CO:
Hey Frank, good luck Saturday night!
FT:
Thanks!
Source: MMA Fighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Love is a game that two can play and both win."
Eva Gabor, 1919-1995, Hungarian-born Entertainer
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV Weigh Ins Today!
Friday,
August 19
6:30-7:30 pm
Location: Bull's Penn Gym
1111 Dillingham Blvd (across from HCC in the Kokea Shopping Center)
This
is your last chance at getting tickets for the event. The last
one had some insane action. You do not want to miss this one!
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV WEIGH INS WILL BE HELD AT THE BULLSPEN
GYM AT 1111 DILLINGHAM IN THE KOKEA SHOPPING COMPLEX FROM 6:30
P.M. - 7:30 P.M. (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19TH. AN EASIER
WAY TO FIND BULLSPEN IS TO FIND HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY
ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM H.C.C., 3 DOORS AWAY FROM
SUBWAY. IT IS THE HOME OF MANY GREAT FIGHTERS AND CHAMPIONS SUCH
AS MARK AND MARCUS MORENO TO NAME A FEW. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE
LAST CHANCE TO PICK UP PRE SALE TICKETS FOR THE EVENT.
Source: Event Promoter
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UFN's
Marquardt Tests Positive for Steroids; WEF's Levine and Helwig
Suspended on Stimulant/Steroid Allegations
By Loretta Hunt
Test results received by the Nevada State Athletic Commission
on Friday revealed the presence of the steroid nandrolone metabolite
for August 6th's UFC Ultimate Fight Night competitor Nathan Marquardt.
Marquardt garnered a unanimous decision victory over Ivan Salaverry
last week in the event's marquee fight at the Cox Pavilion in
Las Vegas, which was televised live on Spike TV. Marquardt is
the eighth mixed martial artist to be cited for illegal drug
use by the NSAC since it started testing the sport in 2002. The
Colorado native will have 20 days following the date of notification
to respond in writing to the charges.
NSAC
Executive Director Marc Ratner has requested a temporary suspension
of Marquardt's license pending a hearing. Zuffa LLC, owners of
the UFC, was verbally notified of the allegations today, while
written notification was also sent out to Marquardt as well.
"Boxer
James Toney tested positive for nanodrolone and the New York
State Athletic Commission made it a 'no contest.' We don't have
that regulation yet, but I think the [Nevada] Commission is going
to look at [implementing] that to make it an even stronger deterrent
to fighters." commented Chief Deputy Attorney General Keith
Kizer this afternoon from Nevada. Kizer clarified that this potential
amendment would not effect any ruling change in the Marquardt-Salaverry
bout, unless it was deemed retroactive.
On
the heels of Marquardt's allegations, World Extreme Fighting's
Jamie Levine and Marty Helwig, who fought for the promotion's
middleweight championship on May 20th also at the Cox Pavilion,
were both sentenced to suspensions at a hearing last Thursday.
Helwig's urinalysis also tested positive for the steroid nandrolone
metabolite. Opponent and defending champion Levine's results
tested positive for the stimulants phendimetrazine and phenmetrazine,
drugs that are not approved for use by the NSAC.
Despite
multiple notifications from the NSAC, as well as being provided
with a toll-free number in which to speak with the five-member
Commission at Thursday's public hearing, Helwig did not contact
the regulatory body regarding the allegations. Helwig was sentenced
one year's suspension from fighting in Nevada and was fined half
the $300 purse he was paid for the championship bout.
Levine
spoke with the Commission via speaker phone, claiming the two
stimulants he took were prescribed by a physician and he had
no knowledge that they were restricted by the NSAC. When asked
why he had not listed the stimulants as prescribed drugs he was
currently taking on the NSAC's pre-fight medical questionnaire,
Levine claimed he had run out of the stimulants four days before
the fight. After listening to Levine's testimony, he was suspended
from competing in Nevada for six months. He was not fined from
his $2,000 purse.
Source: FCF
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VANDERLEI
SPEAKS
Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' recently interviewed Vanderlei Silva.
Here's what Vanderlei had to say (interview by Marcelo Alonso,
translation by Ricardo Alonso):
Tatame:
How are you feeling a week before facing Arona?
Vanderlei:
I feel way better than in my other GP fights. I am finally recovered
from all my injuries. In the fight against Yoshida, I went into
that fight with both my knees injured and I couldn't run. Against
Nakamura, I had my worst injury and couldn't even train Jiu-Jitsu
for that fight.
Tatame:
How are the training sessions with Ulisses Pereira, the trainer
of Acelino "Popo" Freitas (brazilian boxing world champion)?
Vanderlei:
The guy trains Popo, and he's the best boxing coach in Brazil
and he's been proving that here. He's not just a great trainer,
he's also a great teacher. He has a teaching style that is very
similar to our team's style, always going for the victory. He's
been a great aquisition for our team.
Tatame:
Do you agree that Arona is the only representative of jiu-jitsu
in the GP finals?
Vanderlei:
Well... with that stand-up of his, what else could he represent?
I adore Jiu-Jitsu, I train Jiu-Jitsu, but I came from Muay Thai.
Tatame:
Why don't you like Arona?
Vanderlei:
I don't like his attitude. He's very arrogant, it attracts a
negative energy. But the way I see it is like pro-wrestling,
there has to be a bad guy and a good guy. This is his character
and this motivates me even more. I'm training all day long, I
eat and sleep only thinking about this fight. Every great fighter
needs great challenges. The bigger the challenge, the bigger
the victory. I'm going for the knockout every time he goes for
the takedown. I know that's his only chance. He always says about
how much he wants to fight me. Talking is easy. Now that he has
his chance, I want to see if he's going to be so brave inside
of the ring on the 28th.
Tatame:
And what about that incident that happened in the hotel, when
you were having breakfast?
Vanderlei:
Here at Chute Boxe, we stand up for each other very much. When
master Rudimar told me that the BTT guys were training the Japanese
guy that would face Assuerio (Silva), I was furious. A few minutes
later, Arona came to talk to me. At that time, I percieved his
attitude as a challenge. To tell you the truth, today I realize
that I was wrong then. But I don't regret it. In reality, everyone
there wants to kick each other's asses, and when I don't like
someone I don't know how to pretend, I just say it. I knew that,
sooner or later, we would be rivals. I just wanted make the rivalry
very clear.
Tatame:
Was there a possibility that the fight starts in the hotel this
time?
Vanderlei:
No... the feeling is more professional now. In fact, he's even
complimented me since then. There was even a funny incident the
other day... I entered the airplane to go to Japan, and I saw
his seat was next to mine! That was just too much... I asked
the filght attendant to change my seat.
Tatame:
What did you think about the fight between Mauricio Shogun and
Overeem?
Vanderlei:
Shogun has already defeated the two toughest guys in this tournament:
Quinton Jackson and Rogerio Minotoro. In reality, I consider
the fight between Shogun and Minotoro as the best fight of 2005.
They both were winners.
Tatame:
Shogun and you already made a bet. What will you two bet if you
both advance to the final?
Vanderlei:
Shogun has a dog named Chacal, and it's like a son to him. I
told him that if I knock him out, Chacal is mine. If he knocks
me out, I'll return the dog... (laughs)
Tatame:
What's the knock-down score between you and him in training?
Vanderlei:
It's tied at 1-1. We're going to do the decide in front of the
Japanese fans.
Tatame:
In the last PRIDE show, you said that Shogun will be your successor.
Are you already thinking about retiring?
Vanderlei:
No way... When a guy retires, he starts to tell stories about
having 400 fights, street fights, and ends up becoming a legend.
I'm a real fighter. A real champion is made by titles and results.
I keep saying that I'm in the middle of my carreer, I have 35
fights and I want to have 70. Today, thank God, I don't need
to fight for money anymore. I fight because I like it and I want
to get to 70 fights.
Tatame:
The challenge you made to Rickson on Tatame TV was big news.
Will it happen?
Vanderlei:
The promoters will put up the money, but the guy (Rickson) will
want to ask for 5 million US dollars... It won't be able to take
place like that. He wants to make almost the same money as me
(being sarcastic), the champion... To tell you the truth, I made
the challange, but I know it won't happen. Mainly because he's
at an advanced age. My only thing is with the comments he made.
If he wanted, he could use his fame to help propel the sport,
have an event, or maybe help promote the sport around the world.
But instead he defames the athletes who are actually fighting,
saying that the level of fighter is low and that Minotauro has
no guard. That's absurd! Minotauro is part of vale-tudo history.
The fight he had against Bob Sapp... what was that??? So, I feel
that Rickson is living in a fantasy world, like Star Wars. The
things he said left me upset, and I will always challenge anyone
who talks bad about my sport.
Tatame:
Give us a final message for your fans.
Vanderlei:
I want to send out a special hug to the internet readers of Tatame.
I read the site every day and I thank all those who praise me
and all those who give me constructive criticism. I accept all
the critiques. Many of them are legit and I'm always training
hard to become better. I know I still have a lot of room to improve.
You can all be certain you will still see me fighting a lot.
Big hug, and root for me.
Source: Fight Sport
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ELVIS
VS. SAKARA
The
Brazilian media reports that the matchups of Elvis Sinosic vs.
Alessio Sakara will take place on the UFC 55 card on October
7th.
Source: Fight Sport
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MMA
FEATURED ON A&E
Mick Hammond
I was just watching this Wednesday night. I enjoyed it.
This past Wednesday, August 17th, Eric Pele and the King of the
Cage promotion were featured on an episode of A&E’s
new series “Inked.” The episode was taped in May and
centers on Pele’s return to fighting after a two year absence
as he claimed the KOTC Super-Heavyweight Championship by defeating
Bobby Hoffman, in a rematch of their 2000 RINGS bout, via TKO
at KOTC 52.
The
episode, entitled “The Big E-vent,” features Pele’s
training before the fight, behind the scenes and actual fight
footage from the PPV, along with Eric’s candid thoughts
on his struggle with weight loss and how the birth of his son
has changed his life. According to Pele’s comments on the
show, this is the last year the 300lb+ fighter will be actively
competing as he seeks to spend more time focusing on his career
as an artist and his growing family.
The
reality series itself follows the day to day business operations
of the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Shop, which is co-owned by
professional motorcyclist Carey Hart, and located in the Palms
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pele, whose MMA record
now stands at 8-2, has been a professional tattoo artist for
five years and currently works at the H&H shop and has appeared
in multiple episodes of the series.
Interestingly
enough, Pele isn’t the only fighter who has been featured
on the show. Current UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell
also appeared on an episode of Inked earlier this year. Liddells’
cameo came during the taping of a live Sirius Radio broadcast
of skateboarding mega-star Tony Hawk’s “Demolition
Radio Show,” as Liddell laid out Hawk’s co-host Jason
Ellis with a hard right hand punch to Ellis’ arm after Ellis
challenged Liddell to hit him as hard as he could.
Replays
of previous episodes fallow brand new premier episodes on A&E
on Wednesday nights at 9pm Pacific/8pm Central, with replays
of both episodes broadcasting later the same evening.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz
Frank Trigg on VH1's Kept
Part Three: The Big Screen
The
"Be All That You Can Be" slogan may have been coined
by the United States Army, but the tagline is how Frank "Twinkle
Toes" Trigg lives his life! Fighter, coach, instructor,
personal trainer, model, budding actor, entrepreneur, commentator,
radio co-host, bouncer, etc; this outspoken, ambitious, smack-talking
athletic metro-sexual has done it all!
On
August 20th, Trigg will once again take center stage in the octagon;
the ultimate proving ground for combatants in the sport of MMA
on the planet! He will be facing off against Canadian Georges
St. Pierre; one of the most well rounded and impressive fighters
in the welter-weight division. This match could very well prove
to be the most important one of Trigg's career with the UFC because
it is the final fight on his contract. A win is crucial, considering
the fact that "Twinkle Toes" has a record of 2-2 competing
inside the octagon since his debut less than two years ago in
UFC: 45- Revolution.
After
interviewing Trigg a few weeks ago, I learned there was a lot
more to him than what meets the eye. Win or lose Saturday night,
"Twinkle Toes" has a bright future ahead of him. Should
one door close (or get slammed) behind him, several more will
just open in front of him. Here's what Trigg had to say about
some of his post UFC employment options, as well as a few of
his hopes and dreams. Enjoy!
Cindy
Ortiz: Let's talk about the hit VH-1 Reality show Kept. Jerry
Hall's (the sexy, sassy supermodel & "ex-Mrs. Jagger")
search for the ultimate "boy toy" to live her lavish
rock 'n' roll lifestyle as her "kept" man. The lucky
fellow would share in her life of luxury, accompany her to star
studded events, rock 'n' roll parties and socialize with her
friends and family in London. You were one of the twelve competitors.
How did the opportunity present itself and what was that experience
like?
Frank
Trigg: I was actually flying to see my girlfriend in Las Vegas
and this little cute lady kept checking me out, who was sitting
a few rows in front of me. My "mojo" was working well
(laughter); I must have been doing something right because she
was checking me out or whatever, and she was waiting for me after
we got off the jet. She gave me her card and told me she worked
for VH-1 and she was a casting director and wanted me to come
and tryout for her show. So I went and tried out for her show
and went through the casting process and got picked. And then
found out later that I almost didn't make it, that I was like
one of the last selections! They finally decided to bring me
on and then I went over there (London) and did the show.
CO:
Now you've said before that you did the show to promote your
clothing line, Triggonomics Urban Athletics.
FT:
Yeah, but that wasn't the only reason. I wanted to prove that
I could do other things besides just fight. I wanted to prove
that I can be other things than just a fighter. I fight because
I love it, because I choose to do it, because I want to do it.
It's not the only thing I can do. I can do a lot more.
CO:
Was Kept as helpful to your clothing line as you had hoped?
FT:
Um… it wasn't as good as I had hoped, but there was an increase
in the volume of sales and the traffic on the site. It actually
pushed me to the next level of sales. We're not making a ton
of money but it definitely got me out of debt!
CO:
How did Triggonomics Urban Athletics come to be, Mr. Entrepreneur?
FT:
A buddy of mine is one of the designers for Maddox Skatewear,
the clothing line. He told me I should have my own clothing line.
He thought I had some pretty good ideas and so we sat down and
discussed it and, come to find out, my ideas kinda matched with
his and he's a professional, so he knows what he's doing. We
worked on the line together, worked on the logo together and
worked on a couple of concept designs together and that was it.
CO:
So right now you got the hats, sweatshirts and the t-shirts.
Are you going to be adding more clothing items or is it going
to expand or are you going to stick with what you got right now?
FT:
We're going to expand; I'm just waiting on the sales to go a
little bit better. I don't want to put too much stuff out there.
People are just now getting use to seeing the fifteen designs
available right now. I want to get a lot of people interested
in the line first before I put too much stuff into it. But, eventually,
I definitely want it to grow.
CO:
Will we ever see Triggonomics Urban Athletics in retail stores?
FT:
We're working on it right now. What we're lacking right now is
the marketing. Retail clothing stores, let's see, I went and
I met with Big Five and Hot Topic and Sport Chalet and a bunch
of other places and they all loved the line, they were all amazed
at how good the line is, the quality behind it, the look of it,
the design of it, they said everything is absolutely outstanding,
the only thing we don't have is the demand for the clothes that
comes from being able to promote the line.
CO:
Well, hopefully that will change as Zuffa brings the sport of
MMA to living room's all over the world and more folks get to
know who Frank Trigg is and what Triggonomics Urban Athletics
is all about.
FT:
That would definitely be cool.
CO:
While we're on the subject, how many more years do you see yourself
fighting?
FT:
I don't know, Cindy. Actually Randy (Couture) and I were just
talking about that tonight and, I really don't know. I'm gonna
keep going for as long as it's fun, as long as I enjoy it, and
as long as I keep getting better. Once it starts getting stale
or it's not fun anymore, then I'll stop. Could be five years
or more, or it could be less. You never know what the future
holds. I definitely think I have at least another four or five
years left in me but you know, that's entirely up to the promoters.
They could wake up one morning and be like "we don't want
Trigg anymore" and then you know, your forced into retirement.
I hope that doesn't happen any time soon, but if it does, I'll
deal with it, you know?
CO:
I hear you, Frank. What do you hope to pursue when that day comes?
FT:
You know, it's always in the back of my mind to act. I would
love to get into acting and provide for my family by being on
TV or in movies, and I definitely think that's possible and something
I'd like to do some day.
CO:
Really? Is seeing your face on the silver screen something new
or have you always thought about it?
FT:
Being in movies has always been a dream of mine. It's definitely
nothing new, I just never had a way to possibly make it happen,
you know? With the exposure from Kept and the UFC on Spike TV,
the face of Frank Trigg has gotten more popular and hopefully,
it will open some doors for me that didn't used to be there.
CO:
Have you taken any acting classes?
FT:
Actually, I have. I went back to school to kinda learn the trade
and kinda figure out where I fit (roles) with my body type and
my mind and my antics you know and, if a huge role comes along
and they're like, "hey were gonna pay you 2 million dollars"
for such and such a role, then………you know…
(laughter)!
CO:
You'd be all over it like a rear naked choke, huh (laughter)?
FT:
(laughter) Yeah, I mean I'd have to ask myself, "Hmmm…
why would I want to get hit in the head or punched in the face,
you know, if I can do something else"… it's just one
of those deals that you have to think about and I'll cross that
bridge when/if I ever get there. Right now, I'm a fighter. I
love fighting and as long as I continue to enjoy it and keep
improving my game and people want to see me fight, that's what
I'm gonna do.
CO:
According to Mike Sloan (Sherdog MMA writer), you have mentioned
in the past that people always confuse you for Vin Diesel. Does
that still happen?
FT:
Um, not so much anymore. Vin kinda fell out of the limelight
after his last movie The Pacifier came out (laughter). Now people
kinda leave me alone. I'm starting to get noticed a little more
because of the show Kept and the UFC fame. People are starting
to recognize me for me as opposed to a look-a-like. I will tell
you this… who I do get recognized for a lot more now is
Kurt Angle. A lot more people think I look like Kurt Angle now,
than ever thought I looked like Vin and that's quite an honor,
because Kurt is another guy that was an amazing wrestler, you
know? He's a multi time national champ. He went on to win at
the Olympics and went on to have incredible fame in the WWE and
I think it's just amazing to have people look at me and be like
"Hey, you look like Kurt Angle!"
CO:
So that's the ultimate compliment, huh?
FT:
Yeah… hell yeah, it is!
CO:
How much commercial, acting and modeling work have you done and
do you have anything coming up in the near future you want your
fans to be on the lookout for?
FT:
There's a couple of sitcoms I'm working on right now that the
head writers and the head actors are very thrilled with the way
I present myself when I'm around them. They definitely want to
write parts in for me on some of these sitcoms and what we're
waiting for is for some of those parts to be written and to be
approved by the "higher ups," so I'd guess in the next
four or five months you'll see me in some sitcoms. Of course
keep checking my web site because I'm gonna let people know that
I'm on a show and I'll post the dates and times and go from there.
I've
also been doing a little bit of modeling. Not so much acting
lately, I actually had to let my manager go. He was setting me
up for the wrong roles based on my thoughts and opinions for
this stage in my career and we came to an impasse and I decided
to let my manager go. I'm looking for new representation now
and, you know, just trying to get my clothing line moving and
trying to get the gym, you know, R-1 Training Center, picked
up a little bit more and that's basically my main focus. Plus,
I'm training for my August 20th fight against St. Pierre so I'm
staying busy.
CO:
So after the UFC: 54 fight, you'll begin the task to find an
agent to help you pursue some acting roles?
FT:
Definitely. Rico Chiapparelli and I are sitting down and definitely
getting ready to meet with a couple of new agents, a couple of
new managers to get the acting going and picked up and we're
looking for a couple of film roles that are going to start hitting
around October that I'll be involved with. Not major roles, not
star status but definitely some speaking parts, some decent parts
in some movies, so…
CO:
What kind of roles are you willing to try? Any limitations to
what you won't do (i.e. nudity, gay parts or racially driven
characters)?
FT:
You know what? There's no part that I'm not willing to play its
just right now I'm not doing a lot of nude parts. Uh, I did a
lot of nude modeling when I first started coming through to kinda
make ends meet when I first moved out to LA, and so there's a
lot of nude modeling pictures out there of me. You know, its
not that I'm against nudity its just that I think that portion
of my career, as far as modeling goes, is over and it's time
for me to step up to the next level and prove I can do more.
I
don't mind doing gay parts you know in acting if it's tasteful
like what Chris Reeve did after he was already a major star after
the superman series. Chris played a couple of gay roles where
there was some nudity involved and simulated sex, but it was
done tastefully in a major motion picture. It wasn't like something
you'd see on the Playboy Channel or Skinamax, and I'm not gonna
go down that road (laughter).
CO:
Baroni came close (laughter)! Are you hoping or expecting Zuffa
to offer you a new contract since this will be the last fight
on your current deal?
FT:
Definitely. I'm definitely hoping The UFC is interested in keeping
me around after my next fight because I love those guys, I love
this sport, they're the people responsible for putting MMA in
the mainstream, you know, I mean I've said it before, these guys
have put up with Trigg and all my antics and at the same time,
I've been loyal to them and it works, it's a good team, you know?
CO:
I know, I know. One of the forum members wanted to know if things
go south and you lose to St. Pierre at UFC: 54, will you consider
going to Pride?
FT:
Um… I have always considered going to Pride, but the UFC
has been very good to me, they've been taking great care of me.
When nobody else would even speak to me they gave me a title
shot against Matt Hughes in 2003. They have put up with a lot
of my stuff, with a lot of my mouth, with a lot of my antics
and given me the ability to still be Trigg and still be part
of the UFC and I can't thank them enough for that. But…
I'm definitely going to weigh all my options because win, lose
or draw, this fight with St. Pierre is the last fight on my contract.
I'm at a stage now where I have to think about my future and
I definitely gotta weigh all the options when they come forth.
I definitely hope the UFC asks me to be back with them again
after this next competition.
CO:
Win or lose, either way I think there's a lot of people who would
like to see you stay with the UFC, I mean, you're a colorful
person, that's all there is to it; you're interesting and people
enjoy that.
FT:
Thanks, that's good to hear.
CO:
You also do some personal training, right?
FT:
I personal train quite a bit. I have some "A-listers,"
movies stars, a couple of Hollywood actor types and athletes
that I train privately on a regular basis.
CO:
I doubt you want to drop their names, huh?
FT:
Um, nope, because one of the reasons why I have them is because
I don't tell anybody (laughter)!
CO:
Well, you go boy!
FT:
(laughter) I'll tell you this, a lot of the people that I train,
ummm… you see when you turn on baseball game and now with
hockey back, you turn on a hockey game. You know, uh… every
night of the week when you flip on one of the sitcoms on one
of the major stations, you know I'm not saying every guy or every
person you see out there, but I'm definitely training quiet a
bit of them that you would know. Some of those guys have 3 or
4 different trainers that they work with and I just happen to
be one of the guys on the crew and I got a lot of professional
athletes that swear by me and they appreciate that I don't tell
anybody because I'm their "edge." Some feel that I'm
the difference between them winning or losing and I respect that.
I don't drop names.
CO:
That's awesome.
FT:
It's just amazing to watch these guys go out there and do their
thing because I see what they do in a totally different light
than what I do! They think what I do (fighting) is crazy and
I watch these guys get 95mph fast balls thrown at their head
and they just stand there! Now, that's crazy!
CO:
I got an e-mail today reminding me that you were selected to
join the Canadian APEX Broadcast Team to host with Stephen Quadros
and Joe Ferraro. How did the opportunity come about?
FT:
They called me up and said they'd love for me to come up there
and commentate and I did, and we did our thing and, you know,
and I love broadcasting. I do the radio show with Ryan (Bennett)
and I'm pretty good at it and it's just something I definitely
enjoy. It's still new and all the bugs are being worked out.
CO:
Now, I really like Ryan. How'd your gig on MMA Weekly Radio come
to be?
FT:
Actually, Ryan Bennett called me up and said he wanted me to
try out to get on the radio show and I thought it was a bunch
of fighters trying out for the co-host job and I didn't realize
I was the only actual fighter trying out against the others!
I was like four times more knowledgeable and knew what I was
doing when I tried out and they put it to a vote, you know, and
the fans voted me in. I only won by a very narrow margin. I think
I only beat two other guys by like two votes and that's how I
got the job and I've been doing it for over a year now. It's
definitely something I enjoy doing.
CO:
Well, you're good at it and the fans really like you because
you are a colorful character and entertaining. The jury is still
out on the five questions thing, though (laughter)!
FT:
(laughter) That's good to know.
CO:
Ryan's great, but you're really funny and there's no telling
what's going to pop out of your mouth next (laughter)! Listener's
like you, bottom line!
FT: (laughter) I hope so. I mean I really enjoy doing it and
I would love to get more gigs doing stuff like that. I would
love to commentate and, you know I have been talking to Mike
Goldberg and hope that there's some things that he can bring
me in on, you know, and that Bruce Buffer or Joe Rogan can see
a way to bring me in on some things and, hopefully, stuff like
that will happen for me. I think I'm good at it and I try to
do a good job you know, and Ryan Bennett and I sit down a couple
times a week and kinda go over what were gonna do and how we're
gonna do things and how were gonna make it better and how I can
improve myself. But you know, I definitely like it and I definitely
would love to do it on a more regular basis and make some money
doing it. You know, that would be the cool thing to do something
like this that I love, and get paid for it!
CO:
Yep! I can definitely see you continuing to "do what you
do" on the mic and hopefully other opportunities will come
your way because you have a way of connecting with the listeners.
You aren't on there trying to be politically correct all the
time and there's just something about the way you don't sugar-coat
things that makes what you have to say more appealing.
FT:
Thanks, Cindy. I guess we'll see soon enough!
CO:
Do you have any predictions for UFC: 54 Boiling Point?
FT:
Definitely. I think Diego Sanchez will submit Donnie Liles in
round one.
I'm
gonna have to go with Tellegman over Sylvia because he has better
punching power.
I
predict Liddell will knock Horn out in the second round.
Couture
is going to beat Van Arsdale and Trigg is going to knock St.
Pierre out in round two (laughter)!
CO:
Well, I think that about does it, Frank. Good luck with your
August 20th fight!
FT:
Thanks Cindy.
Well,
there you have it! Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg…
being all that he can be, but not in the U.S. Army! Trigg's done
it all; fighting, coaching, instructing, personal training, modeling,
acting, commentating, etc. He's an outspoken, ambitious, smack-talking
metro-sexual with his own clothing line! "Ain't no shame
in Trigg's game!"
I
hope Dana and the boys hook Trigg up with a new contract when
his current deal expires after his August 20th fight against
Georges St. Pierre at UFC: 54 Boiling Point. He's an exciting
fighter to watch and this sport needs the "bad boys"
just as much as it needs the white horse icons like Randy Couture
and Matt Hughes.
Nothing
against Rich Franklin, but ohhhhh how I wish Frank Trigg had
been selected as the second coach for The Ultimate Fighter 2,
opposite Matt Hughes! That combo would have turned every Monday
night into Super Bowl Sunday and Monday night football would
have been a thing of the past! Wishful thinking, I know, but
you can't blame a girl for dreaming, right?
That
brings us to part IV of my interview with Frank Trigg entitled
Accepting Defeat. Until tomorrow…………..!
Source: MMA Fighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of
dull and common life."
Aphra Behn, 1640-1689, British Playwright and Poet
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV
C'EST SI BALLROOM, PAGODA HOTEL (2ND FLOOR-CEST SI BON)
SAT AUG 20TH
DOORS OPEN @ 6:00 P.M.
ALL MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TICKETS NON-REFUNDABLE
PRE-SALE $20.00
AT THE DOOR $25.00
DUE TO MINOR DIFFICULTIES, BALICAO AND LEE WILL NOT BE THE MAIN
EVENT FOR KICKIN IT IV. KICKIN IT PROMOTERS HAVE DISCUSSED IT,
AND DECIDED THAT THE MAIN EVENT WILL STILL BE IN THE 135-140#
DIVISION BUT WILL BE SHOWCASING TWO PROMISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
(RED DAVIS VS EDMUND LEE).
RED DAVIS 135-140 EDMUND LEE
ANIMAL HOUSE HMC
THESE TWO FIGHTERS MADE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT KICKIN IT PART
III THAT PROMOTERS WILL USE THEM TO REPLACE BALICAO AND RYAN
LEE. THOUGH THEY AINT NO BALICAO AND RYAN LEE, THESE TWO TEENAGERS
WILL SOON BE THERE. AT KICKIN IT PART III, DAVIS (14) SHOCKED
THE CROWD WITH HIS MOVEMENT AND POWER. AS EDMUND LEE (18) WAS
RELENTLESS ON HIS ATTACK AGAINST HIS OPPONENT WITH HIS RAPID
FIRE. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A WAR DUE TO HOW MUCH FIRE
POWER BOTH FIGHTERS BRING TO THE RING. BE THERE!
JUSTLY LAQHION 65-70 MASON
HMC JESUS IS LORD
COLIN MACKENZIE 130-135 DARREL LABRADOR
JESUS IS LORD HSD
SHANEN KIRA 160-165 JARON GARCIA
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
JAY WESTBROOK 300 PLUS TONY BILLIANOR
TEAM SOLJAH GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
KAWIKA HONG 105-110 FRED RAMAYLA
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING HSD
BRONSON 145-150 THOMAS ROGERS
ANIMAL HOUSE HSD
MIKE TIBBITS 225-240 KANA HONG
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
DALE KAMAI 170-175 SEAN CASTRO
TEAM SOLJAH TEAM MIXBREED
JARLOW ILANO 140-145 DEREK MINN
JKD UNLIMITED LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
JEREMY YBARRA 185-190 LOWEN CABUAG
TEAM ISLAND THUNDER ANIMAL HOUSE
NUI WHEELER 130-135 TAVIS KAGAWA
TEAM SOLJAH LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
VERN KAPOI 120-125 DALVIN KIM
HMC EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
VINNIE DELASANTOS 150 155 AMA
TEAM SOLJAH ANIMAL HOUSE
JUSTIN WONG 140-145 SHAISON LAUPOLA
HMC JESUS IS LORD
PARTICIPANTS AND MATCHES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Liddell
to take on Horn at UFC 54: Boiling Point
By Keith Evans
Fights
start at 4:00 PM and the replay is at 7:00 PM Hawaii time on
Oceanic Channel 701
Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell will look to avenge the first loss
of his career and defend his UFC light heavyweight crown in the
process when he takes on challenger Jeremy Horn at UFC 54: Boiling
Point this August 20th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Also on the card is a huge matchup between Randy 'The Natural'
Couture and Mike Van Arsdale. World class fighters Frank Trigg,
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre and "The Nightmare"
Diego Sanchez also battle on this card, which will be available
LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV,
DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu and Viewer's Choice Canada
for a suggested retail price of $34.95.
GRUDGE
MATCH
Liddell (16-3-0) is fresh off his big win over previous light
heavyweight champ Couture at UFC 52, but he'll have one thing
on his mind when facing Horn: revenge. That's because Liddell's
first career loss (March 5, 1999, at UFC 19) came when Horn,
a longtime veteran of mixed martial arts with a record of 85-13-5,
executed a first-round arm triangle choke on the future champion.
So UFC 54 provides a chance for Liddell to wipe the slate clean
against his old nemesis. But Horn's well-rounded skills and versatility
will present a tough challenge for the champ in what should be
a match for the ages.
THE
REBOUND
Couture (13-7-0)--the only man to win UFC titles in two separate
weight classes-- is looking to climb his way back into title
contention in the light heavyweight division. 'The Natural' is
one of the most popular figures fighting in the UFC today. He'll
have his hands full with Van Arsdale (8-1-0), a world-class wrestler
and athlete who hasn't lost in almost seven years
WELTERWEIGHT
SHOWDOWN
Two of the best welterweights in the world collide as Trigg (12-3-0)
and St-Pierre (9-1-0) go head to head to determine who will advance
in the rankings. Trigg has angered the normally reserved St-Pierre
with his prefight comments and St-Pierre promises to make him
pay.
THE
NIGHTMARE MAKES PAY PER VIEW DEBUT
Ultimate Fighter winner Sanchez (14 - 0) makes his UFC pay per
view debut against dangerous striker Brian "Mandingo"
Gassaway (18-9-3). Sanchez is undefeated but will have his hands
full with the very experienced Gassaway.
TICKETS
Tickets priced at $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50, for the all-star,
eight-fight card go on sale at 10 a.m. PT, Monday, June 6, at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations,
www.ticketmaster.com, www.mgmgrand.com and by telephone at 800-929-1111
or 702-891-7777. Ticket purchases are subject to transaction
fees. Card subject to change.
Source:
MMA Fighting
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Marcello
Garcia Seminar!
Just a reminder to everyone that BJJ and Abu Dhabi World Champion
MARCELO GARCIA will be conducting a two-day seminar in two weeks.
The seminar will be held at the Palolo Hongwanji at 1641 Palolo
avenue, just up from Waialae Avenue in Kaimuki. The seminars
will be held Friday, August 26th from 6-9 pm, and Sunday, August
28th from 3-6 pm. The cost to attend both days is $165. You can
split this with a friend if you want to attend one day, and your
friend wants to attend the other day. Call JKD Unlimited today
864-1620 to reserve your spot, or to ask any questions. You can
also purchase tickets at Fighter's Corner on King
Street.
Aloha!
Friday, Aug 26 6-9 pm
Sunday, Aug 28 3-6 pm
The price of the Marcelo seminar is just $150 until August 1st.
It
then goes up to $175. It is a two day event, Friday evening from
6-9 and
Sunday afternoon from 3-6 in the Kaimuki area. (Palolo Hongwanji).
For more details email Burton by clicking here.
Source: Burton Richardson
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Roger
works to change BJJ rules
After
being one of the sensations of X Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ world
champion Roger Gracie is upset about the rules of BJJ Confederation.
All because of the second loss at the open class final to Ronaldo
Jacaré at the last tournament. Roger now is working on
a petition to propose some chances at the sport's rules. "I
think we should have a bigger mat, to avoid runaways. We should
also have a single coat near by the mat and avoid the whole screaming.
But the most important fact is refereeing. Instead of one referee,
Confederation should feature three of them, so decisions will
not be in one hand's man," stated Roger during an interview
to team TATAME.
Source: Tatame
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POSTAL
CONNECTIONS: BARNETT MAY BE FIRED FROM PRO-WRESTLING JOB
By Tape Lord
Hello
my friends, my postal connections in Japan are telling me that
Josh Barnett may soon be released from his current pro-wrestling
contract with New Japan. According to these sources, New Japan
management is not very happy with an interview Barnett recently
did, in which he blasted the New Japan organizaton and many of
its pro-wrestlers.
Source: Fight Sport
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After
surgery, Leo Leite wants Judo
Judo
and Jiu-Jitsu black belt Leonardo Leite has been operated on
last August 4 and now he is fine. Brasa's athlete starts physiotherapy
these days wondering to fight a Judo trial, in next December.
"I'll be taken care of like a Volleyball player. I hope
I'll be fine to be ready in December, so I may apply a Judo tournament
in Brazil," tells Leo Leite, who suffered a contusion in
his knee right after BJJ Black Belt Worlds, in São Paulo,
when rocked the pesadíssimo division over Gabriel Napão
by 4x2.
Source: Tatame
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'JUNGLE
FIGHT' IN VEGAS CANCELLED
The
'Jungle Fight' card that was scheduled for September 9th in Las
Vegas has been cancelled. No official reason was given.
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am
when I am with you."
Roy Croft, 1907-1973, Poet
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV Weigh Ins
Friday,
August 19
6:30-7:30 pm
Location: Bulls Penn
1111 Dillingham Blvd (across from HCC in the Kokea Shopping Center)
This
is your last chance at getting tickets for the event. The last
one had some insane action. You do not want to miss this one!
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV WEIGH INS WILL BE HELD AT THE BULLSPEN
GYM AT 1111 DILLINGHAM IN THE KOKEA SHOPPING COMPLEX FROM 6:30
P.M. - 7:30 P.M. (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19TH. AN EASIER
WAY TO FIND BULLSPEN IS TO FIND HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY
ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM H.C.C., 3 DOORS AWAY FROM
SUBWAY. IT IS THE HOME OF MANY GREAT FIGHTERS AND CHAMPIONS SUCH
AS MARK AND MARCUS MORENO TO NAME A FEW. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE
LAST CHANCE TO PICK UP PRE SALE TICKETS FOR THE EVENT.
SOURCE: MR BRIGHT |
WHAT'S
NEXT FOR SWICK?
"Quick" is a fitting nickname for UFC fighter Mike
Swick. Half of his wins have come by way of knockout in under
27 seconds. He may have gotten the moniker due to his hand speed,
but the speed that he's putting opponents away is incredible.
Fresh off a 22 second knockout of Gideon Ray, Mike Swick spoke
with MMAWeekly SoundOff radio about his win.
"By
the time I walk out I start getting really pumped, and usually
when I get to the ring I get clear headed, and just kind of on
a mission. You know? My mind set is I'm going to win the fight,
and I've put too much into it, and you're not going to take it
away from me, and I get amped. I get excited. For this fight,
I've never had like so much stress and stuff getting ready for
a fight because I was like really injured...I didn't say anything
obviously in interviews and stuff, but it's been like a really
hard road getting ready for this fight...I was just trying to
fight if there was any possible way, and I showed up, and it
worked out." Mike Swick told MMAWeekly.
Mike
was recovering from a separated shoulder, a hyper-extended left
arm, and a rib injury. He commented, "It put a lot of pressure
before the fight. Like this is probably the most nervous, and
pressure I've ever felt before a fight. Just because the situation
I was at. If I lost to Gideon that could have been it. You know?
I could have been out, and the UFC career could be on pause for
a while, so that's a lot of pressure. You know? When you fight
these fights you've got to win. You've got to try to do it in
impressive fashion, and when you have injuries and stuff before
the fight it just adds to it...I went ahead and went through
with it, and I worked that one out."
Discussing
the fight itself, Swick said, "I just try to take what's
open and available, and I feinted that punch, and when I did
he came in and threw...and then that put his fist out, and I
just saw his head open. I took it, a three punch combination."
Fighting
on national television has it's benefits. Mike stated, "The
response that I've gotten since the fight is just incredible.
At first I didn't even know if they were going to play the fight,
and I found out that they played it. The hits on my web page
was just incredible. It's really good to just get in there and
respond, and hear what people have to say. Even after the Alex
fight I got a lot of negative feedback. A lot of people were
like my chin was too high, I swung too wild, and it was a fluke.
The fans sometimes can be pretty harsh about it. I just kept
working on my technique, and just trying to do whatever I needed
to do, and it seems like after this one everyone's a lot more
supportive. You know? Saying a lot more positive things."
The
one blemish on Mike Swick's record is a loss to fellow season
one of The Ultimate Fighter cast member, Chris Leben. Asked if
he'd like a rematch with Leben, Mike replied. "Of course
I do. Yeah I definitely want that rematch, and I know I'm going
to get it. It'll be a matter time. It could be the next fight.
It could be a couple of fights. At this point there's so much
hype, and so much kind of built on it. I know it's coming. I'm
not as worried about it like a few months ago when I didn't know
if I'd ever get that rematch or whatever. I'm thinking it's going
to happen eventually."
Questioned
who'd he'd like to fight in the future other than Chris Leben,
Swick said, "It's just so good to be in there fighting these
guys I'm just overwhelmed with the opportunity. You know? All
of them...There's no one that I just, I mean obviously there's
Leben. I want to get the rematch because I have a loss with him,
but I'm honored to fight any of these guys at middleweight. I
think they're really good. I mean you've got Riggs and Loiseau.
I mean there's just so many talented fighters in the middleweight
division, and I just can't wait to continue fighting, and seeing
where I stack with these guys."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Vitor
Shaolin in London wanting Pride
Confirmed
to fight Jean Silva for the Lightweight belt of September 10th's
Cage Rage, in London, Vitor Shaolin still believes he might pop
up on the card of Pride Bushido. "This fight with Jean will
be interesting for me, because I want to reach Pride. But I'd
like to be invited to fight at Pride before this fight, so I'll
have better chances to train more and be ready," says Shaolin.
Meanwhile
the invitation is not done Vitor Shaolin has been training to
fight at Wembley Conference Centre. "No matter for me the
fact he train at Chute Boxe. It's a great team and this fight
will be a good fight because he's tough and showed brave heart
against Takanori Gomi. He exchanges punches and also knows ground.
It's complicate to do a preview of the bout. I might be KO'd
or take the fight to the ground and submit," states Shaolin.
Other
three Brazilians are on the card: Fabio Piemonte returns to octagon
after KOing Cyrille Diabate and now fights Melvin Manhoef. Evangelista
Cyborg (Chute Boxe) gets on Mike Bisping, Tulio Palhares takes
on Alex Evans and Marcelo Uirapuru debuts in Europe against Jorge
Rivera.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Cage
Rage 13
Saturday,
September 10, 2005
Wembley
Conference Centre - London, UK
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Vitor Shaolin vs Jean Silva;
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James Thompson vs Andy Costello;
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Jason Delucia vs Anthony Rea;
-
Paul Jenkins vs Abdul Mohamed;
-
Evangelista Cyborg vs Mike Bisping;
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Jorge Rivera vs Marcelo Uirapuru;
-
Alex Evans vs Túlio Palhares;
-
Paul Daley vs Hassan Muridi;
-
Melvin Manhoef vs Fábio Piemonte;
-
Jeremy Bailey vs Dean Bray;
-
Ross Mason vs Dexter Casey;
-
Brad Pickett vs Ozzy Haluk;
-
Mark Buchanan vs Kuljic Degun.
Source: Tatame
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He-Man
spends some time with Belfort
Wrestler
Alexandre He-Man spent a 12 days season in Belo Horizonte (MG)
training takedowns with Vítor Belfort. Excited with the
Belfort training and Noguchi, He-Man compliments Vítor
Belfort techniques. "He is such a strong man and he has
great skills. He knows how to apply takedowns and defend them
very well. Now I am back in Curitiba," explains He-Man,
who has plans to return to Minas Gerais and train Vítor
for upcoming tournaments.
Source: Tatame
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Milton
Bahia wants to return to MMA
One
of the main names of International Vale-Tudo Championship in
late 90's, Milton Bahia has been working hard to return to MMA
rings this year. After living two years in United States, the
fighter is back in Brazil and now he sends a message: "I've
spent two years working as a carpenter and personal trainer for
MMA fighters. It was a great experience, but I am dying to return
to the rings!" says the boxer, who challenges all fighters
over the 83kg division.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot
be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer,
Amorist
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Fighters'
Club TV Episode 32 TONIGHT!
This episode will run on Aug. 9 and 16 (Tuesday nights) at 9:30PM on Channel
52.
Episode
32 features:
-
Highlights from Shooto Hawaii
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Casey Daniels (MMAD) vs. Thiago Gonsalves (ATT)
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Ryan Fukuda (Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu/808 Fight Factory)
vs. Edmund Li (HMC)
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Jim Kikuchi vs. Ryan Kronewitter (+interview with Jim)
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Ray “Braddah” Cooper vs. Hermes Franca (+interview
with both fighters)
Tech
of the Week
- Fernando “Margarida” Pontes
Proving
Grounds
- The return of Marcelo Tigre vs. Joe Demeritt (+ interview with
Marcelo)
-
Interview with Sydney Silva on his encounter with a burglar—one
of those great “Jiujitsu in Action” stories, so don’t
miss it!
plus,
your two favorite FCTV hosts, Mike “the Icon” Onzuka
and Mark “Special K” Kurano
Don’t
forget to check out our website by clicking on our banner—cool
factoids.
Questions,
Comments? Email us: fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com
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Amateur
Boxing at Kahuna’s Lounge
Saturday 13, 2005
Nine
different teams from Maui, Kauai, and Oahu participated in last
night’s amateur boxing program held at Kahuna’s Lounge
on the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base. There were thirteen bouts and
about five hundred people were in attendance. The following are
the results from last night’s show:
Bouts:
Ryan
Bradley, Palolo B.C. won by retirement in the 2nd round over
Jon Amii, Kalakaua B.C.
Jonard DeVera, Kalakaua B.C. won by decision over Emmit Bolibol,
Hawaii Youth B.C.
Rocky Balala, Central Maui B.C. won by decision over Austin Aswaldo
Cun-Lara, Oki B.C.
Elmer Bolibol, Hawaii Youth B.C. won by decision over Austin
Souza-Calderon Jr., Kalakaua B.C.
John Anthony Santiago-Lumabao Oki B.C. won by decision over Gabriel
Villanueva, Kawano/Tiki B.C.
Vincent Delgado-Wells, Palolo B.C. won by decision over Ofa Teaupa,
Fulilangi B.C.
Amedeo Ezzo-White Jr., Danny’s Evolution B.C. won by decision
over Mathew Takata, Palolo B.C.
Andrew Matsuda, Kawano/Tiki B.C. won by decision over Carlos
Mora, Fighters Unlimited B.C.
Jason Ramseyer, Fighters Unlimited B.C. won by walkover decision
over Nicholas Cotton, Palolo B.C.
Darius Ursua, Palolo B.C. won by decision over Timothy Riffe,
Fighters Unlimited B.C.
Isaac Arasato, Palolo B.C. won by Referee Stops Contest, 1st
round, over Corey Dennison, Pearlside B.C.
Tucker Stokely, Fighters Unlimited B.C. won by decision over
Ryan Friskel, Palolo B.C.
Francisco Maldonado, Fighters Unlimited B.C. won by decision
over Mathew Monkewicz, Kawano/Tiki B.C.
For
information on results and upcoming events, contact Joel
Kim,
Vice-President of USA Boxing-Hawaii.
Source: Joel Kim |
Toughman
Hawaii Results
Hilo Civic Center, Hilo, Hawaii
August 13, 2005
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The sleepy and rainy little city of Hilo was wakened by the sound
of thunderous kicks and lightning fast punches at the Hilo Civic
Center with the return of Toughman Hawaii, the big island's premier
striking event. Toughman Hawaii is well established in Hilo holding
a number of events over the years, but this would be the first
time that a junior's division would be added. In addition to
the junior's division, the event would be capped off by three
title bouts, bringing the total number of fights in the event
up to sixteen!
Some
of the highlights of this marathon of fights were Syrus Duguran's
great movement and crisp combinations in his match against Adam
Dochin. Another bout that had great exchanges for all three rounds
was the A.J. Veriato and David Moreno. Both fighters threw down,
but Moreno got the better of the exchanges and the decision.
Steven Willis and Miles Campbell had a war, throwing everything
they had at each other, making the fight closer than the judge's
scores depicted. Kana Hyatt showed his power by pounding on Gavin
Matta for the TKO. In a rematch, Chris Cissneros came back after
a slow start to accumulate enough damage on Ashton Castro to
wear him down, finishing strong to take the Light Heavyweight
Championship.
Aaron
Carvalho stayed in the fight until Edward Williams tired himself
out trying to knock out Carvalho. Carvalho turned the tables
and finished Williams off. In the finals, Kaleopa'a proved that
he has a head made of granite by taking Castro's best punches
in combinations and still going after Castro. Kaleopa'a went
to work on Castro's leg with leg kicks that added up quickly.
There was a tremendous display of heart by Raymond Castro, who
kept getting back up after his leg was pounded into raw meat
by Abraham Kaleopa'a. Every time it looked as though Castro was
down and out, he would drag himself to his feet and unleash a
vicious combination, but Kaleopa'a took the strikes in stride
and continued to drop Castro. In the end, Kaleopa'a's destruction
of Castro's leg finally ended this great fight.
Junior Division
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Waylen Silva def. Waylen Carenio
Unanimous decision [(30-25), (29-28), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Junior
Division
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Conn Wallamen def. William Hui Hui
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
Junior
Division
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Nephi Lancaster def. Jay R. Baltista
Unanimous decision [(30-29), (29-28), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 1 Minute
Syrus Duguran def. Adam Dochin
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (29-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 1 Minute
Jeremy Ferriera def. Kelly Daly
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-28), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 1 Minute
Devin Tells def. Michael Carvalho
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 1 Minute
Tyrone Ferriera def. Robin Locak
Unanimous decision [(30-28), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 1 Minute
David Moreno def. A.J. Veriato
Unanimous decision [(29-27), (28-29), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
Super
Heavyweight Championship Bout
3 Rounds - 1 Minute
Jeremy Napolean def. Jermaine Estabillo
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (29-28), (30-28)] after 3 rounds.
*Jeremy Napolean captures the vacant Super Heavyweight Championship
title
3
Rounds - 2 Minutes
Adam Rodrigues def. Robert Midell
Unanimous decision [(29-26), (29-28), (30-28)] after 3 rounds.
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Steven Willis def. Miles Campbell
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-28)] after 3 rounds.
3
Rounds - 2 Minutes
Kana Hyatt def. Gavin Matta
TKO at 14 seconds in Round 2.
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Donald Gonzales Jr. def. Aaron Castro
Majority decision [(30-29), (29-28), (30-30)] after 3 rounds.
Light Heavyweight Championship Bout
5 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Chris Cissneros def. Ashton Castro
TKO via corner throwing in the towel at 1:22 minutes in Round
3.
*Chris Cissneros becomes the new Light Heavyweight Champion.
Semi Main Event
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Aaron Carvalho def. Edward Williams
KO at 1:42 mintes in Round 3.
Main Event
Lightweight Championship Bout
5 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Abraham Kaleopa'a def. Raymond Castro
KO (did not answer the 10 count) at 1:04 minutes in Round 4.
*Abraham Kaleopa'a retains the Lightweight Championship.
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BAS
ON BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW
Bas Rutten has been one of the better commentators in MMA, know
he will make his deubt on Fox Sports Network. Bas will be a guest
on "Best Damn Sports Show Period" this Thursday on
August 19th.
Bas
will be on the show to promote the Pride Fighting Championships
that will start on the 21st of August on Fox Sports Network.
From that telecast on, the show will be a monthly show, starting
Sunday at 9 o'clock. Check your local listings for show times
in your area.
Source: MMA Weekly |
DAMON'S
TOP FIVE TOPICS IN MMA
“Five Hot Topics in MMA” by Damon Martin, MMAWeekly.com
1.The
biggest heavyweight title fight in the history of MMA?
Fedor
takes on CroCop: Obviously being in America, we tend to focus
on the happenings of MMA around the states and sometimes lose
sight of the events in Japan. Coming up in two weeks is possibly
the most anticipated heavyweight title fight, with a worldwide
audience tuning in to watch the undisputed top heavyweight in
the world, Fedor Emeilianenko finally take on Mirko CroCop. Although
neither fighter would ever be accused of ducking an opponent,
this fight mimics the time we all had to wait to finally see
Chuck Liddell take on Tito Ortiz. When these two finally square
off, we will get to see a fight that has been on everyone’s
wishlist for over 2 years now. If the casual MMA fan that has
started to pay attention to the UFC wants to see an epic battle
of heavyweights, pay the fee and get the Pride pay-per-view and
watch possibly the top two fighters in that weight class go to
war for the Pride Heavyweight title. CroCop’s skill and
attitude would probably make him one of the biggest draws in
the states if he ever made it to the UFC, and Fedor is making
a claim to be the greatest fighter of all time.
2.
Phil Baroni doesn’t agree with the Top 10 rankings for middleweights.
Although
no one ever seems to really agree with a top anything list these
days, Phil Baroni has a point when it comes to the recent list
that was released. Phil has rekindled his career with his two
wins in Pride and he stands a very good chance to win the recently
announced 182lb Pride Grand Prix, if he fights like he’s
capable of. I think the biggest problem that Baroni will have
ever being considered a top 5 competitor will be the fact that
the UFC has the top 185lb fighters in the world. For as much
grief as people give the UFC about how much better the Pride
heavyweights are, the middleweights in the UFC are leaps and
bounds ahead of the fighters in Pride. Rich Franklin, Matt Lindland,
Evan Tanner…the list goes on and on of fighters on the UFC
roster that I believe would honestly be the number 1 guy in Pride.
Baroni has a legitimate beef that he’s not on the list and
his latest victim, Ryo Chonan is on there, but even with a solid
comeback in Pride, he would still be an undercard performer in
the stacked 185lb UFC division.
3.
Ivan Salaverry being released is a travesty.
I
understand that fighting is a business and when you get put on
as a main event draw in the first ever full show the UFC has
produced on free television, and your performance is lackluster,
you can land in the dog house, but to release Ivan Salaverry,
the UFC has made a huge error. Granted, Salaverry looked slow
and tentative throughout his fight with Nate Marquardt, but he
dominated both Tony Fryklund and Joe Riggs and I don’t think
one loss by decision is reason enough to release a fighter the
caliber of Salaverry. Looking much deeper into this situation,
you can start playing conspiracy theories that Salaverry’s
relationship with former UFC star, Tito Ortiz, played into this
release somehow. Tito Ortiz has been very vocal about the UFC’s
decision to deny his sponsorship of Salaverry before the fight,
and with Ivan being released so suddenly, one can only question
if maybe Dana White’s grudge with Tito Ortiz is starting
to reach other fighters.
4.
Can Frank Mir ever return to form and prove that he is truly
a champion?
Now
that Frank Mir doesn’t have the added pressure of returning
to the UFC only to have his first fight out be against new heavyweight
champion Andrei Arlovski, he will have the time needed to really
regain his skill and confidence necessary to compete inside the
octagon. Mir’s presence and personality are top notch and
the UFC would be very lucky to have him back at 100%. Regardless
of how many great fighters are out there in the lower weight
classes, the Americans love to see the heavyweights and Mir was
probably the UFC’s best hope for a fighter they could really
get behind with the right marketing. Andrei Arlovski is a great
fighter and with a few more wins he very well may be the dominating
champion that the UFC wants, but American fans always want to
see an American as champion. I remember the night I met Frank
Mir at UFC 47. He was at the post fight party and no matter how
many fans came up asking for an autograph or picture, he smiled
and signed everything and posed for every photo, never looking
like he wanted to walk away or not give the fans the chance to
meet him. I, for one, really hope Mir can come back and give
the UFC another top flight heavyweight contender.
5.
Are the “Ultimate Fighters” good for the UFC???
In
a quick answer yes, all the guys who were on season 1 of the
“Ultimate Fighter” reality show are a good media boost
for the UFC. These guys are being made instant stars because
of their appearance on the show and seeing as all of them have
been victorious in their official debuts, the logic sticks. But
here’s the problem…a lot of these guys are getting
a shot ahead of so many veterans that really deserved a shot
first and a great many fighters that have worked for the UFC
for years get put on the undercard of a pay-per-view to make
way for the “Ultimate Fighters.” I think this puts
so much pressure on them to perform and it will be very interesting
to see when one of these guys gets put in with a proven veteran
who is going to make a name for themselves by destroying a “television
star.” What happens if they finally put an unproven fighter
like Josh Koscheck in against someone like Frank Trigg? All of
these guys have a huge target on their back, and only time will
tell which of these guys are legitimate contenders or pretenders
getting by on television fame.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing
at each other,
but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1900-1944, French Aviator and Writer
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Local
Boyz Hit Vegas and come up BIG!
Three boys from the islands (Mark Jackson, Kaleo Kwan, and Harris
Sariento) attended the K-1 open tryouts. All of us banged it
out during the initial tryout and made the final cut and got
called back yesterday for full-on sparring! I didn't get to go
in with the lightweights yesterday, but I heard they were really
impressed with Kaleo.
I got word that I made the final 10 for the heavyweights (even
though I'm only 185lbs.) I got a chance to mix it up with Jay
Herron (beat Ron Jhun before) yesterday...it was intense! I'll
send you more later, and I'm sure that you'll see stuff posted
on the net.
Source: Mark Jackson.
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MIR'S
MANAGER DISAGREES WITH UFC PRESS RELEASE
Frank Mir was stripped this weekend of his UFC Heavyweight Championship
belt due to what UFC President Dana White said in a press release
was due to his unfortunate motorcycle accident. Now Mir's manager
disagrees with that press release.
Ricardo
Pires, the manager of the Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank
Mir released this statement on mma.tv....
"I
want to clear few things: Frank wanted to fight Arlovski, l am
the one that did not let him fight, he wouldn't be ready in October.
I wanted to get him in his best shape to take Arlovski, so after
warning Frank about the risk of the UFC do what they did, I called
Joe Silva and told him about my decision and asked him to postpone
Frank's return to December."
Pires
continued "Joe was not happy and said that would not be
possible. I understand the UFC's position but l also want them
to understand that we are not happy with that. Medical clearance
was never the issue. Frank is recovered, their decision is for
some other reason. Frank will be ready in december and we hope
the UFC will have someone to fight him at that time."
Source: MMA Weekly
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K-1
Adds Two More Fights for Osaka Dome
In
Japan, K-1 announced two more fights for the September 23rd Grand
Prix Opening Round at the Osaka Dome. Jerome LeBanner will be
taking on Gary Goodridge, who recently won the eight-man K-1
tournament at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii. Also, Musashi will be
facing Frans Botha. This should guarantee slots for both Musashi
and LeBanner in the final eight in December. It is a guarantee
for Musashi anyway.
Musashi
is coming off his win over Rickard Nordstrom in Hawaii as well.
A plodding, textbook kickboxer, he has made it to the final match
of the Grand Prix Finals for both 2003 and 2004, losing to Remy
Bonjasky via decision both times.
Previously
added to the Osaka Dome show were Bob Sapp against Choi Hong-Man
in the night's freakshow match, and Ray Sefo vs. Kaoklai Kaennorsing
in the most competitive match on the card so far.
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall
forever."
Source Unknown
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LAWLER
TO HEADLINE KING OF THE CAGE
Lawler to headline KOTC in Indianapolis
"Ruthless"
Robbie Lawler, fresh off a knockout win over Falaniko Vitale in Super Brawl, will fight in the
main event of the Sept. 17 King of the Cage event in Indianapolis.
Lawler,
a multiple veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is
currently being sought after by Pride, the premiere fighting
organization in Japan.
KOTC
Indianapolis will be held at the Central Indiana Volleyball Center,
also called the Edge Sports Complex, which is located at 6002
Sunnyside Road... just east of I-465 on Pendleton Pike Rd.
The
event will be mainly professional bouts with some amateur bouts...
winners will be considered for a national Pay-Per-View event
scheduled for November in Ohio.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MIR
STRIPPED, ARLOVSKI IS NEW UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP
The UFC announced that the Frank Mir, who is still recovering
from the injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident one year
ago, was stripped of his UFC heavyweight belt, and Andrei Arlovski,
the current interim heavyweight champion, has been named as the
new UFC heavyweight champion.
Source: Fight Sport
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz
Part Two: Getting to know Frank Trigg
Which
is worse?
A)
A boy named "Sue"
B) A fighter named "Twinkle Toes"
If
Johnny Cash was still alive, I believe even he would have to
say "B!"
When
you're Frank Trigg, you can sport just about any nickname you
want to and STILL be considered 100% pure man! He's "flamin'
hawt" (metro-sexually speaking) and he's proud of it! He
even gave me some tips to pass along to the fella's that I guarantee
will bring out the "metro-ness" hidden deep within
all of you! With the exception of one measly chewed up ear, Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg is living proof there is a God!
Just ask him!
Cindy
Ortiz: Now Frank! I'm sure you get this question a lot but I
was asked to find out all about your nickname "Twinkle-Toes."
Specifically:
1)
Why do they call you "Twinkle Toes?"
2) Who gave you the name?
3) How long have you been using it?
4) Do your opponents find it to be intimidating?
Frank
Trigg: (laughter) O.K. Let's see:
1)
Because I paint my toenails.
2)
A Japanese fan actually named me "Twinkle Toes" in
1998 when I fought Marcelo Aguiar. My managers' brother, Lou
(my managers name is Rico Chiapparelli) was with us over in Japan
and he started asking this fan who she thought was the best fighter/the
best fight of the night. She had obviously noticed my toenails
were painted because she answered "the guy with the "twinkle
toes," and the name stuck.
3)
I have been using the nickname since 1998.
4)
I gotta tell you what, man; I don't think it's that intimidating
to be fighting a guy by the name of "TT." The biggest
thing you'd have to worry about is having to tell your Mom that
you got your ass kicked by a guy who paints his toenails (laughter)!
Source: MMA Fighting
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Fighters
go to extremes
By Susie Winlow
Courtesy of 'The Salt Lake Tribune'
With the opening of Elite Performance, a gym owned by top-notch
fighter Jeremy Horn, came many other world-class fighters. To
many Utahns, Jeremy Horn is unknown. But to mixed martial arts
fans, he's tops in the business.
After
the powerhouse fighter arrived in Salt Lake City in 2003, the
area gained a certain prestige in the world of mixed martial
arts. Horn, 29, opened a gym in December, attracting well-known
mixed martial artists such as UFC middleweight champion Rich
Franklin and Travis Wiuff, as well as locals eager to learn.
"What
a great facility," Franklin said. "Everything you need
is here."
Horn's
gym is designed to teach mixed martial arts to all age levels
and abilities. For Horn, it's something to fall back on when
he's finished competing.
"I
always knew I would teach eventually when I was done fighting
but the opportunity became available before I was done fighting,"
Horn said.
He
opened the gym in December and already it takes care of itself,
according to Horn, who attributes its rapid success to his name
in the fighting world.
But
mixed martial arts has had to dodge a bad reputation since its
introduction many years ago.
It
is usually associated with brutal, unregulated fight-to-the-death
bouts, a fact Horn attributes to the initial poor marketing practices
the sport used when it was brought to the United States from
overseas. It is now legal and sanctioned in many states, including
Utah.
And
its reputation as a blood sport is waning a bit as it gains popularity,
fueled by shows such as Spike TV's reality series "The Ultimate
Fighter." But despite the public's softening attitude and
its legalized status, it still has its detractors.
"If
you're totally uneducated [in mixed martial arts] it can look
bad but it's actually not as bad as boxing," Horn said.
Horn's
only injuries have been a pulled groin muscle and a black eye.
"It's common to win and lose without any injuries,"
he said. "The potential is there to be injured but the more
common thing is to fight, go home and get up and go to work."
Salt
Lake City embraced Horn when he arrived and the love affair he
has with the city blossomed when he opened his gym.
"I
want to promote and push MMA wherever I go," he said. "It's
been awesome here."
Said
Franklin: "It's a great training environment with the altitude."
Horn,
who trains with his coaches and teaches students at the gym,
feels that teaching is a big benefit to his training.
"One
of the best ways to learn and become familiar is to teach,"
he said.
Also,
training with a team full of world-class fighters he considers
friends is a boon for Horn.
"It
makes training a lot easier training with someone you know,"
Horn said.
Said
Franklin: "We have a really good group of guys. Any time
we can get a chance to get a group of the six together we jump
at it."
Horn
is just days away from the Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC]
light heavyweight championship fight with defending champ Chuck
Liddell. Horn, who handed Liddell his first career loss several
years ago, is in better shape than ever and is looking for a
repeat performance at the UFC light heavyweight championship
fight Aug. 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
"We're
both different fighters now," Horn said. "We've both
come a long way since then. I've gotten a lot better."
"I
don't think it will be easy. It'll be tough but I'm going to
win," he said.
Source: Fight Sport
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Wand
trains like crazy to get Arona
Besides the cold weather in Curitiba (PR), Pride GP Middleweight
is all champion Wanderlei Silva cares about. Anxious to fight
Ricardo Arona at the semifinals, Silva has been training full
time at Chute Boxe, Everyday! All mornings, Pride champion is
one of the first fighters to train on the ground with BJJ black
belt Cristiano Marcello. At night, Wanderlei leads a new blow
shift! 'This is his differential. He is the firt man to arrive
and the last one to go home. He also helps the other guys at
the academy,' compliments Rudimar Fedrigo, leader of Chute Boxe.
Chute
Boxe has been receiving other exchangers. Early this week, Lyoto
Machida popped up at Chute Boxe. K-1 star is just an internee,
but Rudimar do not hide the wish of having Lyoto in the team.
'Lyoto is such a great athlete and he is welcome to Chute Boxe
anytime,' says Rudimar.
Source: Tatame
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CHUTE
BOXE VS. BTT CARD
Fight for Respect: 'Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top Team'
October 19th, 2005
Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisboa, Portugal
Brazilian
magazine 'Tatame' reports that a Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top
Team card will take place on October 19th in Portugal. The line-up
will feature three representatives from each team facing off
against each other:
Chute
Boxe vs. BTT matchups (Chute Boxe fighters on left side):
Fabio Silva vs. Roan 'Jucao'
'Jamanta' vs. Alexandre 'Cacareco' Ferreira
Mauricio 'Veio' vs. Paulo Boiko
Source: Fight Sport
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Duane
Ludwig: Back in Vegas
by Mike Sloan (Sherdogsloan@cox.net)
This Saturday night, Duane “Bang” Ludwig will make
his highly anticipated return to an American K-1 ring. It’s
been quite some time since fans in Las Vegas witnessed the Bas
Rutten (Pictures) disciple exchanging blows, and Ludwig hopes
to give those hungry fans what they expect.
Fighting
in one of the super-bouts on the “Mayhem at the Mirage”
card, Ludwig is anxious to get things going against the unknown
but tough Remy Bonnel.
Sherdog.com
had the chance to briefly nab a quick one-on-one with the busy
warrior for an exclusive interview. Laid back as ever, the dangerous
striker candidly spoke about not knowing much about his opponent
and how he still covets a return to the UFC one of these days.
Sherdog.com:
You are fighting Remy Bonnel. He isn't a well-known fighter to
the casual fan. What are your thoughts on him and how well do
you know him?
Duane
Ludwig: It's Wednesday now and the fight is in three days and
I have yet to watch a single fight of his.
Sherdog.com:
Was Remy scheduled to be your opponent from the start or did
K-1 have someone else in mind?
Ludwig:
Remy has been the scheduled opponent for a while now.
Sherdog.com:
This is your first fight in Vegas in a long time. In your words,
what has taken so long for K-1 to bring you to Vegas for their
shows?
Ludwig:
The reason why I have not fought in the Las Vegas K-1 shows has
to do with me being a MAX signed K-1 fighter and K-1 Las Vegas
is for the heavyweights.
Sherdog.com:
What does K-1 have in store you as far for future events or the
Max tournaments?
Ludwig:
Good question. I wish I knew. Things kind of just pop up with
this business.
Sherdog.com:
Have you signed an exclusive deal with K-1, or is this just a
one-fight deal?
Ludwig:
K-1 and I have a two-year deal going, but it's for K-1 MAX and
not K-1 Las Vegas. The Vegas fight is a one-fight deal but I
wish I could fight in America more often.
Sherdog.com:
Many fans of yours want to see you back in the UFC. What is up
with your MMA career and do you ever see yourself back in the
UFC?
Ludwig:
Fighting for the UFC again is one of my main goals but I took
time off to concentrate on K-1. After my fight with Genki, I
didn't roll for over a year and was asked to fight B.J. (Penn)
so I took it on two weeks notice because no one else would step
up. Then I had issues with my weight and decided to go back to
170 pounds and get back into MMA but lost my comeback fight and
took a little time to see what I really wanted to do. Training
started and my weight came down and now I'm walking around at
165 and I feel good. This would be my dream, to win the K-1 MAX
tournament, then jump back and forth from 170 and 155 for the
UFC and K-1 MAX. But there are a lot of things that are happening
right now that we are just waiting to see what materializes.
Sherdog.com:
Do you get recognized more frequently as Duane the kickboxer/Muay
Thai fighter or Duane the MMA fighter?
Ludwig:
[I get recognized for] MMA in America for sure, but for K-1 in
Japan.
Sherdog.com:
How has your training been this time around and what all did
you do?
Ludwig:
I've been training for about two and a half months now and my
timing is good. My conditioning is really good, too. I have no
injuries from my fight with Ramon Dekker, which was a scary call
to take that fight three weeks before this fight but it turned
out just fine actually. A few weeks ago, I made my first trip
to Thailand for some training and got a little bit of sparring
in there and here with Nate Marquardt. Things have been going
really good, man.
Sherdog.com:
Who was in your core training team as far as sparring partners?
Ludwig:
In Colorado it's Marquardt, Christian Allen (Pictures), Oscar
Martinez, Aaron Romero and Verno Phillips who is a straight boxer.
He just fought Ike Quartey. In California, it's Bas and Amir
Rahnavardi (Pictures).
Sherdog.com:
Do you have a prediction as to who will win the K-1 World GP
this year?
Ludwig:
I'm not too sure who is all in it but I'd like to see Bob Sapp
(Pictures) win it — an American.
Source: Sherdog
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RAFIEL
TORRE ACCUSES MISTRESS OF MURDER
Courtesy
of the 'Daily Bulletin':
Trial
bombshell: Ex-cage fighter accuses mistress
By Rod Leveque, Staff Writer
RANCHO
CUCAMONGA - A former cage fighter betrayed the woman he once
loved on Wednesday when he took the witness stand in his murder
trial and blamed her for the killing.
Rafiel
Torre, deflecting blame away from himself, told jurors that his
former mistress, Angelina Richards, hired a hitman to kill her
husband, then asked him to help cover it up if she were ever
caught.
"She
said she had her husband killed," Torre testified Wednesday.
"She said if she were ever arrested, I should come forward
and claim it was self-defense."
Torre
dropped the bombshell allegation for the first time during what
was the final day of testimony in his trial in West Valley Superior
Court.
He
said he never told the story to police or anyone else before
because he was in love with Richards, but he had to tell it now
because his life is on the line.
Torre
is known in the martial arts community as a former fighter and
for his work as a journalist covering the burgeoning, bloody
sport of professional cage fighting.
The
40-year-old man is on trial for the murder of Bryan Richards,
a 32-year-old Rancho Cucamonga father who was found strangled
in the bed of his truck in December 2001.
Prosecutors
allege Torre used a move called the "lion killer" to
choke Richards to death so he could be with the man's wife, Angelina
Richards, and live off her husband's $1 million life insurance
payout.
Angelina
Richards has not been charged with any crimes.
Torre,
testifying for a second day on Wednesday, repeatedly denied killing
Richards.
He
told jurors he suffered a hand injury during a fight a week before
Bryan's death that made him physically unable to apply the chokehold
that killed the man.
He
said Angelina Richards confessed her husband's murder to him
about five days after Bryan Richards died. She refused to tell
him who she hired, he testified.
She
did, however, give Torre her husband's gun, he said, with orders
that he come forward and claim responsibility for the killing
if she were ever arrested.
He
was supposed to tell police Bryan Richards confronted him with
the gun over the affair, and that he fought back in self-defense,
he testified.
"That
was her idea, not mine," he testified.
After
Torre's jaw-dropping allegation against his former lover, Deputy
District Attorney Kent Williams spent more than an hour trying
to discredit him. Prior to Wednesday, the key prosecution witness
in the trial was one of Torre's former martial arts students,
Gerald Strebendt, who testified Torre told him he killed Richards
in self-defense.
Torre
on Wednesday admitted to telling Strebendt that story, but said
it was a lie designed to protect Angelina.
Seeking
details, Williams asked Torre if he told Strebendt he wore gloves
during the confrontation with Richards.
Torre
then either inadvertently confessed to the killing or made an
unfortunate slip of the tongue.
"I
didn't wear gloves," Torre answered.
Torre
then quickly revised his answer to say he meant he didn't tell
Strebendt he wore gloves.
Williams
moved on, asking Torre how he could maintain a torrid love affair
with a woman he believed orchestrated the "diabolical murder"
of her own husband.
Torre
answered that he was "freaked out" after Angelina Richards'
confession. He said he distanced himself from her for several
months.
Williams
then confronted Torre with love letters and photos that showed
Torre and the woman growing closer after the killing.
Williams
also attempted to shred Torre's credibility, portraying him as
a frequent liar who built his life by perpetrating frauds.
During
the prosecutor's cross-examination, Torre admitted he deceived
his wife of 10 years into believing he was a Navy SEAL, when
in fact he flopped out of boot camp. He lied to the martial arts
community about his background in Brazilian jujitsu, and he lied
to police about his knowledge of Richards' murder.
"Is
it fair to say that your life has, as one of its marked characteristics,
the manipulation and deception of people?" Williams asked.
"Yes,"
Torre replied.
Torre,
however, insisted he was telling the truth now that his life
and freedom are at stake.
Williams,
incredulous at the notion, came back with a flurry, listing Torre's
many motives for murder and demanding honesty.
"Why
don't you just tell the truth?" Williams challenged Torre.
"Why don't you just come clean and admit to it instead of
being a coward and lying?"
"I'm
not lying," Torre answered.
Both
sides rested their cases after Torre's testimony Wednesday. Closing
arguments are set for Monday morning, and jurors could begin
deliberating by Monday afternoon.
Angelina
Richards' lawyers did not return calls Wednesday seeking comment
on Torre's accusations.
Rod
Leveque can be reached by e-mail r_leveque@dailybulletin.com
or by phone at (909) 483-9325.
RAFIEL
TORRE TAKES THE STAND IN HIS MURDER TRIAL
Courtesy
of the 'Daily Bulletin':
Man
faces murder charge in slaying of lover's husband
By Rod Leveque, Staff Writer
RANCHO
CUCAMONGA - A former cage fighter charged with murder took the
witness stand in his defense Tuesday and flatly denied strangling
his lover's husband.
Rafiel
M. Torre admitted to having a passionate affair with Bryan Richards'
wife, but he insisted he did not choke the man to death nor solicit
anyone to do so, as other witnesses have testified.
Torre
and his lawyer wasted no time in getting to the question everyone
wanted to hear Tuesday afternoon in West Valley Superior Court.
"Did
you kill Bryan Richards?" was the first question lawyer
Anthony Robusto asked Torre.
"No,
I did not," Torre quickly replied.
Torre,
40, is famous in the martial arts community for his bare-knuckled
fights inside caged rings, and his work as a journalist and commentator
on televised pay-per-view matches, such as the Kings of the Cage
series.
He
is accused of the Dec. 21, 2001, murder of Richards, who was
found dead in the bed of his pickup in the parking lot of a Rancho
Cucamonga supermarket.
Prosecutors allege Torre used an inescapable chokehold known
as the "lion killer" to strangle the 32-year-old Rancho
Cucamonga man so Torre could be with Richards' wife and live
off the man's $1 million life insurance policy.
Earlier
in the trial, Torre's former student, professional fighter Gerald
Strebendt, testified that Torre offered him $10,000 to kill Richards
a few months before Richards' death. Strebendt said he refused.
Later,
Strebendt testified that Torre confessed to him he had killed
Richards himself but claimed it was in self-defense.
Torre,
wearing a gray suit and a dark tie, took the stand Tuesday and
rebutted those allegations.
Answering
his lawyer's questions in a soft voice, he said he never offered
to pay Strebendt to kill Richards, never told his former student
he wanted Richards dead and never killed anyone.
Robusto
gave Torre a few opportunities to deny any role in the murder,
but most of the questioning Tuesday surrounded Torre's background
as a martial artist and how he met Richards' wife.
Throughout
his testimony, Torre readily admitted to having an affair with
the woman, even saying he fell in love with her.
He
testified he first met her at a nightclub called Club Rubber
in Santa Ana around April 2001.
He
began seeing her more seriously by August, and by November and
December he was having sex with her as many as five times a week,
he testified.
"She told me she loved me, and I was falling for her,"
he testified.
Torre
said Richards was unaware of the affair, and he and Richards
considered each other pals.
Richards
had loaned him a truck, and Torre scored Richards free tickets
to cage fights, he said.
"He
was a fight fan," Torre said.
Torre
testified he was active in the world of cage fighting until a
few months after Richards' death, when rumors of his involvement
grew so loud that he was ostracized from the fighting community.
"It
was the kiss of death," he testified.
Torre
was on the witness stand for about an hour Tuesday afternoon
before Judge Barry Plotkin recessed the trial for the day. Torre
is expected to continue testifying today, when Deputy District
Attorney Kent Williams will have a chance to question him.
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts,
then there is no hurt, but only more love."
Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Roman Catholic Missionary
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Toughman
Hawaii Returns in Hilo TODAY!
Toughman Hawaii
Hilo Civic Center, Hilo, Hawaii
August 13, 2005
The premier striking event on the big island returns and has
20, count 'em, 20 match ups featuring a ton of names that sound
familiar from the MMA world;
Justin
Mercado, Mike Aina, Jay Carter, Ashton Castro, and Aaron Carvalho.
Other fighters slated to be on the card are:
Raymond Castro, Abraham Kaleopaa, Kana Hyatt, Carlos Rincon,
Gavin Matta, Tyrone Ferriera, Chris Cissneros, Dave Mareno, A.J
Verieato, Tallon Torres, Miles Campbell, Edward Williams, Aaron
Castro, Donald Gonzales Jr, Kekoa Wong, Kalai Wong, Steven Willis,
Robert Midell
 
Aaron Carvalho Chris Cissneros
Aaron Carvalho and Chris Cissneros will both fighting for Title
Belts at Toughman Hawaii.
Waylan Silva
Keep your eyes on Waylan Silva , who there is big expectations,
will be making his amatuer debut in the Junior division
August 13th 2005 at the Hilo Civic
All about 20 match-ups all stand up fighting Amateur matches
1 minute rounds with headgear. In the Pro fights 1 1/2 Minute
rounds 10 ounce gloves no headgear every thing above the waist.
SEE YOU RINGSIDE!!
Source: Event Promoter
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Kickin
It 2005 Part IV
KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV
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DUE TO MINOR DIFFICULTIES, BALICAO AND LEE WILL NOT BE THE MAIN
EVENT FOR KICKIN IT IV. KICKIN IT PROMOTERS HAVE DISCUSSED IT,
AND DECIDED THAT THE MAIN EVENT WILL STILL BE IN THE 135-140#
DIVISION BUT WILL BE SHOWCASING TWO PROMISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
(RED DAVIS VS EDMUND LEE).
RED DAVIS 135-140 EDMUND LEE
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THESE TWO FIGHTERS MADE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT KICKIN IT PART
III THAT PROMOTERS WILL USE THEM TO REPLACE BALICAO AND RYAN
LEE. THOUGH THEY AINT NO BALICAO AND RYAN LEE, THESE TWO TEENAGERS
WILL SOON BE THERE. AT KICKIN IT PART III, DAVIS (14) SHOCKED
THE CROWD WITH HIS MOVEMENT AND POWER. AS EDMUND LEE (18) WAS
RELENTLESS ON HIS ATTACK AGAINST HIS OPPONENT WITH HIS RAPID
FIRE. THIS FIGHT WILL DEFINITELY BE A WAR DUE TO HOW MUCH FIRE
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ZULUZINHO
VS. TERKAY
Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' reports that the matchup of 'Zuluzinho'
vs. Sylvester 'The Predator' Terkay will take place on the HERO'S
card on September 7th.
Zuluzinho,
who is the son of the Brazilian vale tudo legend 'Zulu' is 6'7
(2.00 m) and 341 pounds (155 kg).
Terkay,
who is a former NCAA champion who is now a pro-wrestler in Japan
with a 2-1 MMA record, is 6'6 (1.98 m) and 330 pounds (150 kg).
Source: Fight Sport
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K-1
releases GP's card in Osaka
The card of K-1 World Grand Prix, which takes place in Osaka,
on next September 23 starts to be defined. Champion of GP Hawaii,
Gary Goodridge will do a super fight in the event with French
Jerome Le Banner. Star of the show, Bob Sapp returns to the rings
facing giant Hong-Man Choi, with Boxer François Both taking
on Japanese Musashi. Completing the card, Ray Sefo gets on Kaoklai
Kaennorsing.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
K-1
World Grand Prix Osaka
Friday, September 23, 2005
Osaka Dome, Osaka - Japan
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Gary Goodridge (Freelance) vs Jerome Le Banner (Team Le Banner);
-
François Botha (Buffalo's) vs Musashi (Seido Kaikan);
-
Bob Sapp (Team Beast) vs Hong-Man Choi (Freelance);
-
Ray Sefo (Ray Sefo Fighting Academy) vs Kaoklai Kaennorsing (Ihara
Dojo).
Source: Tatame
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UFC,
KOTC, AND K-1 SALARY BREAKDOWN
by Ivan Trembow
MMAWeekly
has obtained the complete fighter payroll information for the
UFC's Ultimate Fight Night event, as well as the fighter payroll
information for two recent King of the Cage and K-1 USA events.
The King of the Cage and K-1 USA salary information is presented
for the purposes of comparison, in order to add some perspective
to the UFC salaries. Below is a full listing of all the salaries
from the three organizations, followed by my commentary and analysis
on the salaries.
K-1
USA Fighter Salaries
Event
took place on April 30, 2005
(fighters
were paid a base salary with no win bonuses)
-Mighty
Mo Siliga: $5,000
-Remy
Bonjasky: $5,000
-Rick
Roufus: $5,000
-Akio
"Musashi" Mori: $5,000
-Carter
Williams: $5,000
-Yusuke
Fujimoto: $5,000
-Gary
Goodridge: $5,000
-Glaube
Feitosa: $5,000
-Tsuyoshi
Nakasako: $5,000
-Dewey
Cooper: $3,000
-Sean
O'Haire: $2,500
-Mark
Selbee: $2,000
-Scott
Lighty: $2,000
-Patrick
Barry: $1,500
-Terrol
Dees: $1,500
-Dustin
Hanning: $1,500
-Steve
Steinbeiss: $1,500
-Dan
Evensen: $1,500
Total
Fighter Payroll: $62,000 (average of $3,444 per fighter)
King
of the Cage 52: Mortal Sin Fighter Salaries
Event
took place on May 7, 2005
-Eric
Pele: $3,500 ($2,000 for fighting; $1,500 win bonus)
-Urijah
Faber: $2,000 ($1,000 for fighting; $1,000 win bonus)
-Marvin
Eastman: $1,500 ($1,500 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$1,000)
-Jason
Lambert: $1,500 ($1,000 for fighting; $500 win bonus)
-Bobby
Hoffman: $1,000 ($1,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$1,000)
-Hiroyuki
Abe: $1,000 ($1,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $0)
-Joe
Frainee: $750 ($500 for fighting; $250 win bonus)
-Hector
Ramirez: $750 ($500 for fighting; $250 win bonus)
-Manny
Tapia: $750 ($500 for fighting; $250 win bonus)
-Fernando
Gonzalez: $700 ($700 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$300)
-Dave
Terrell: $600 ($400 for fighting; $200 win bonus)
-Miguel
Gutierrez: $600 ($300 for fighting; $300 win bonus)
-Frankie
Bollinger: $500 ($500 for fighting, win bonus would have been
$0)
-Richard
Goodman: $500 ($500 for fighting, win bonus would have been $0)
-Ray
Perales: $500 ($500 for fighting; win bonus would have been $250)
-Kendall
Groves: $400 ($400 for fighting, win bonus would have been $200)
Total
Fighter Payroll: $16,550 (average of $1,034 per fighter)
UFC
Ultimate Fight Night Fighter Salaries
Event
took place on August 6, 2005
-Stephan
Bonnar: $24,000 ($12,000 for fighting; $12,000 win bonus)
-Nathan
Marquardt: $20,000 ($10,000 for fighting; $10,000 win bonus)
-Kenny
Florian: $12,000 ($6,000 for fighting; $6,000 win bonus)
-Chris
Leben: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
-Nate
Quarry: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
-Josh
Koscheck: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
-Mike
Swick: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
-Ivan
Salaverry: $8,000 ($8,000 for fighting; win bonus would have
been $8,000)
-Patrick
Cote: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$5,000)
-Sam
Hoger: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$5,000)
-Alex
Karalexis: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have
been $5,000)
-Pete
Sell: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$4,000)
-Pete
Spratt: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$3,000)
-Drew
Fickett: $4,000 ($2,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
-Gideon
Ray: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
-Josh
Neer: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been
$2,000)
Total
Fighter Payroll: $136,000 (average of $8,500 per fighter)
Analysis
and Commentary:
-This
was not a full-fledged UFC event from a financial standpoint,
as it was not a pay-per-view event and it didn't feature a huge
star like the April 9th live event did with Ken Shamrock. In
general, the total fighter payroll for the Spike TV events will
always be smaller than the fighter payroll for pay-per-view events,
which are still the UFC's biggest revenue generator.
-Nathan
Marquardt had a big contract for his UFC debut, and you may be
asking yourself why his salary was so high compared to other
fighters when they make their debut in the UFC. The answer is
simple: In order to entice Marquardt to sign with the UFC, Zuffa
had to offer a higher-than-usual amount of money, because Marquardt
was actually making more than that on a per-fight basis in the
Japan-based Pancrase organization, where he is one of the biggest
stars in the promotion. In order to make it worth his while to
sign with the UFC, Zuffa had to offer Marquardt a higher-than-normal
UFC debut salary, in addition to the allure of fighting on American
television and potentially becoming a star in America.
-At
his UFC debut back in February, Pete Sell made $2,000 to fight
and an additional $2,000 to win. After choking out Phil Baroni
in that fight, Sell's contract for his next UFC fight called
for him to make $4,000 to fight and an additional $4,000 to win.
Given the controversy surrounding his loss to Nate Quarry, I
would expect to see Pete Sell return to the Octagon at some point,
perhaps in a rematch with Quarry.
-Drew
Fickett also had the "$2,000 and $2,000" deal for his
UFC debut in February. After losing to Nick Diaz in that fight,
Fickett was given another chance to be a successful UFC fighter
with the same introductory salary, and he took full advantage
of that opportunity by making quick work of Josh Neer on August
6th.
-Gideon
Ray is another fighter who was brought back for another chance
after losing his UFC debut, probably because he took his debut
fight against David Loiseau on short notice as an injury replacement.
Ray's willingness to step up on short notice was rewarded with
another shot in the UFC after losing his debut fight, with a
contract that called for him to make $3,000 to fight and an additional
$3,000 to win. Unfortunately, Ray was unable to capitalize on
that opportunity, as he was knocked out quickly by Mike Swick.
Patrick
Cote's Contract
Patrick
Cote's initial contract in the UFC was for $10,000 to fight and
an additional $10,000 to win, which is what made it worth Cote's
while to take an extremely risky fight on short notice when Guy
Mezger had to pull out of the main event of UFC 50 against Tito
Ortiz. Cote took the fight with Ortiz in late 2004, and was paid
more than a debuting UFC fighter would normally be paid, thanks
to the fact that he was willing to step up to the plate and fight
an excellent fighter like Tito Ortiz on short notice.
After
losing the Ortiz fight and also losing a UFC fight to Joe Doerksen,
Cote's salary for this fight was cut to the new total of $5,000
to fight and an additional $5,000 to win. With the loss to Chris
Leben on this show, I would now expect that Cote will have to
go prove himself on smaller shows before he gets another UFC
opportunity, simply because his UFC record is 0-3.
Sure,
two of those fights were very competitive, and the other fight
was a decision loss to a fighter who was expected to plow right
through him, but 0-3 is still 0-3, so I stand by the contention
that Cote needs to win a couple of fights in smaller promotions
before he's brought back to the UFC.
Ivan
Salaverry's Contract
Ivan
Salaverry's contract for this event was for $8,000 to fight and
an additional $8,000 to win. That is a big raise over his previous
contract, which called for him to make $4,000 to fight and an
additional $4,000 to win. If there is any fighter on Ultimate
Fight Night who was severely damaged by his performance on the
event, it was easily Ivan Salaverry.
The
UFC's matchmaking plans were reportedly that if Salaverry beat
Nathan Marquardt and did so impressively, he would have been
next in line after Matt Lindland for a shot at the Middleweight
Title. Instead, Salaverry not only lost, but looked uninspired
and listless while doing so. The only thing worse for a fighter's
marketability than being on the winning end of an extremely boring
decision (as Marquardt was) is to be on the losing end of an
extremely boring decision (as Salaverry was).
As
a result, Salaverry has been released from his multi-fight UFC
contract, which is something that often happens to UFC fighters
after they lose a fight. Salaverry's release could simply be
a case of the UFC wanting him to re-sign him at some point for
his previous salary instead of his much bigger new salary. However,
it could also be a case of the UFC actually parting ways with
Salaverry until he proves himself again on smaller shows.
Ironically,
it is Ivan Salaverry who stands as the biggest example of this
feat being something that can be achieved. This exact same thing
happened to Salaverry a few years ago, as he was previously released
from his UFC contract after he lost a lopsided and rather boring
decision to Matt Lindland in 2002, only to be brought back to
the UFC in 2004.
The
UFC remains on good terms with Ivan Salaverry personally. His
release is simply a result of losing a fight the way he did,
as realistically that fight makes it extremely hard for the UFC
to market an Ivan Salaverry fight in the near future as any kind
of featured attraction. If he had beaten Marquardt impressively,
instead of losing the way he did, Ivan Salaverry would be the
#2 contender for the UFC Middleweight Title right now, behind
only Matt Lindland in line for a title shot.
After
that performance, I believe that Ivan Salaverry should have been
demoted and not allowed to be on another TV or pay-per-view fight
until he was victorious in at least one or two fights on UFC
undercards. Instead, he will now have to be victorious in at
least one or two fights in smaller MMA promotions.
Contracts
for Ultimate Fighter Season One Contestants
It
was established at the April 9th live event that the base-line
salary for a contestant from the Ultimate Fighter TV show would
be $5,000 fight and an additional $5,000 to win. The UFC stuck
with that pay scale for all of the TUF fighters who fought on
this event, with the exceptions of Stephan Bonnar and Kenny Florian
since they were finalists in the TUF competition.
Florian
was given a contract that would pay him $6,000 to fight and an
additional $6,000 to win (as opposed to the standard "$5,000
and $5,000" contract), in order to reflect the fact that
he was a finalist on The Ultimate Fighter.
Stephan
Bonnar was the highest-paid fighter on this show, which makes
sense given the fact that he was the biggest star attraction
on this card by far. Note that the salary earned by Stephan Bonnar,
Forrest Griffin, or Diego Sanchez for any particular UFC fight
is in addition to the "prize" that each of them earned
by winning the reality show, with that prize being a three-year
contract for approximately $117,000 per year (for a total of
$350,000).
After
their Match of the Year-level bloody stand-up brawl earlier this
year, Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin are each scheduled to
compete in another UFC fight that is not a rematch of the Bonnar-Griffin
classic (with Griffin scheduled to face Ian Freeman and Bonnar
possibly facing Elvis Sinosic). If Bonnar and Griffin emerge
from those fights victorious, which is a big "if,"
the next logical step would be to have a Bonnar vs. Griffin rematch
on pay-per-view. Given the quality of their first fight, that
match has "money" written all over it provided that
Zuffa puts it on pay-per-view and puts the hype machine behind
it.
Why
TUF Contestants Have a Higher Minimum Salary than Non-TUF Contestants
The
minimum salary for Season One Ultimate Fighter contestants is
actually slightly more than the minimum salary for young UFC
fighters who were not on the reality show. Several non-TUF fighters
on this show who were appearing in the UFC for the second time
(Pete Sell, Drew Fickett, Gideon Ray) actually made less money
than the TUF contestants did on this show, which can be looked
at in one of two ways.
One
outlook is that it's insulting for the fighters who were not
on TUF. The other outlook is to look at it in a realistic business
sense, which is that anyone's salary is all about negotiation,
leverage, and market demand. For example, if someone like Chris
Leben, who has a huge level of national television exposure,
were to take his services elsewhere, his market value would be
a lot more than Drew Fickett's market value. Therefore, Leben
is going to draw a bigger paycheck in the UFC than Fickett. That's
just simple economics. It's no different than Nathan Marquardt
drawing a higher-than-normal salary for his UFC debut, simply
because Pancrase is willing to pay him a lot of money.
The
Ultimate Fighter Contestants Deserve Some Respect
The
fighters from the Ultimate Fighter TV show should not be decried
as though they're just a bunch of bums that Zuffa and Spike TV
picked up off the street. Some of them had more credentials than
others, but many of them were among the hottest untapped MMA
talent in the country prior to the show. Of the sixteen fighters
from the first season, eight of them have shown that they have
the potential to have a huge future in the UFC, and most of them
were making names for themselves on smaller MMA events before
the TV show came along (which is how they earned the opportunity
to be on TUF in the first place).
The
eight fighters who appear to have big futures in MMA are Forrest
Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Diego Sanchez, Josh Koscheck (who could
have gone to the Olympics with his amateur wrestling credentials,
but chose to pursue MMA instead), Chris Leben, Nate Quarry, Mike
Swick, and Kenny Florian. Some will succeed more than others,
but every name on that list has enormous potential.
It's
flat-out disingenuous and even dishonest for any MMA fighter
or fan to dismiss the TUF contestants as just a bunch of C-level
fighters, when the fact is that every one of those eight names
is a legitimate fighter who has a chance to someday be a top
five fighter or even a champion in their respective weight class.
You can say what you want about the other eight fighters from
the first season, but that's why you have a reality show in the
first place: To find out who is really the cream of the crop,
and who isn't.
Where
the UFC Needs to be Careful
On
the other hand, the UFC needs to be careful in some areas related
to the TUF fighters. In order to avoid having too many TUF fighters
on UFC events, the TUF fighters who lost on this show (Sam Hoger
and Alex Karalexis) should not be brought back for the forseeable
future. If the UFC does decide to bring them back, it should
be for the same pay that a normal UFC rookie would receive.
Fortunately,
it seems as though the UFC has the same mindset about this, as
none of the TUF contestants who lost on the April 9th live event
have been brought back to the UFC, other than the finalists.
The
UFC also needs to be careful with its wording during the second
season of The Ultimate Fighter. It's not, "Eighteen fighters,
and only two UFC contracts!" The reality is more like, "Eighteen
fighters, and only two of them will get massive six-figure contracts,
but several others may get starter-level UFC contracts."
There's a way to say that without misleading people into thinking
that nobody other than the two winning fighters from each season
of TUF will ever fight in the UFC.
Some
Perspective on the UFC Salaries
Instead
of having the UFC salaries out there alone in space with no basis
of comparison, it's important to look at the King of the Cage
and K-1 USA salaries for some perspective.
Out
of all the MMA promotions that are based in the continental United
States, King of the Cage is #2 on the list, with a history dating
back to 1999 and the huge asset of having national exposure on
both satellite pay-per-view and the mass-market InDemand pay-per-view
network that goes out to cable subscribers across America.
Nonetheless,
the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel contract for a UFC fighter
is still more than the highest-paid fighter at a King of the
Cage event, at least in this case. The UFC minimum seems to be
$2,000 to fight an additional $2,000 to win, while King of the
Cage main-eventer Eric Pele was paid $2,000 to fight and an additional
$1,500 to win on the show outlined above. Three-figure salaries
are the norm at non-UFC events, with some fighters making as
little as $400 or $500.
As
for the K-1 USA salaries, they ranged from $1,500 (which is slightly
less than the unofficial UFC minimum) all the way to $5,000 (which
is what I think the UFC minimum should be now that Zuffa is no
longer bleeding money on every event).
Proposing
a New Minimum for UFC Salaries
Zuffa
lost money on all-but-one UFC event in the time period of 2001,
2002, and 2003. However, that is no longer the case. The company
is not losing money with every event. Given that fact, I would
argue that the UFC should establish a minimum salary that they
would always meet (or exceed) with every fighter: $5,000 to fight
and an additional $5,000 to win. This would make a big difference
to the up-and-coming fighters who are just starting out in the
UFC with the minimum salary, and it would not drastically change
the UFC's total fighter payroll.
If
you don't believe me, it's not that difficult to prove that this
would not drastically increase the UFC's total fighter payroll.
For
example, if you go through the Ultimate Fight Night card and
look at every fighter whose contract was for less than $5,000
to fight and an additional $5,000 to win, and you change all
of those fighters' salaries to the "$5,000 and $5,000"
standard (while leaving all of the other salaries unchanged),
it doesn't have a huge effect on the total fighter payroll.
In
the case of this event, it would have resulted in $13,000 of
additional pay for fighters, increasing the total payroll from
$136,000 to $149,000. That's an increase of ten percent on the
total fighter payroll.
If
you apply the same standard to the UFC 52 event for every fighter
whose contract was for less than $5,000 and $5,000, it would
have resulted in $17,500 of additional pay for fighters, increasing
the total payroll from $519,500 to $537,000. That's an increase
of just three percent on the total fighter payroll.
If
you apply the same standard to the UFC 51 event for every fighter
who didn't meet the "$5,000 and $5,000" standard, it
would have resulted in $29,000 of additional pay for fighters,
increasing the total payroll from $456,000 to $485,000. That's
an increase of just six percent on the total fighter payroll.
So,
if you want to look at the big picture of how this would affect
Zuffa's expenses over the course of multiple events, just combine
the three events. The combined fighter payroll for those three
events was $1,111,500. If you increase the appropriate salaries
to make sure that the absolute minimum contract is the "$5,000
and $5,000" deal, the total fighter payroll for those three
events would have been $1,171,000. That is an increase of just
5.3 percent.
So,
in the big picture over the course of three events, implementing
the "$5,000 and $5,000" standard would only result
in a 5.3 percent increase in the UFC's total fighter payroll.
Sure, that's a decent chunk of change and it would add up over
time, but it wouldn't put the UFC out of business, and it would
be great for the up-and-coming fighters who are just getting
started with their UFC careers.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Rampage
& Machados to appear in
"Confessions Of A Pit Fighter"
Alliance Group Entertainment recently completed production on
“Confessions Of A Pit Fighter”—a gritty, edgy,
fight drama that uncovers the devastatingly poignant and gruesome
society of underground street fighting in East Los Angeles. “Confessions
Of A Pit Fighter”, characterized as a cross between “Fight
Club” and “Million Dollar Baby”, is a brutally
realistic and character driven film that will have movie goers
on the edge of their seats.
“Not
unlike what ‘The Fast and the Furious’ did for illegal
underground street racing, ‘Confessions Of A Pit Fighter’
will expose the mysterious and dangerous world of high stakes
street fighting,” says writer/producer R. Ellis Frazier.
“Not too many people know about the pit fighting circuit;
it’s almost like a secret society. In this film we captured
not only the violence of the fights, but also the desperation
that drives these people to risk their lives for money in a sport
like this.”
The
story is about Eddie Castillo, a man who fought desperately to
leave his violent days of street fighting behind, and who is
suddenly forced back into the grungy underworld of pit fighting
after the death of his brother. “Confessions Of A Pit Fighter”
takes the audience through a man’s journey of searching
for reasons to keep fighting, both literally and figuratively,
in order to find an elusive peace and clarity in his life. Tragedy,
triumph, love and evil weave their way through Eddie Castillo’s
journey, and in the end, the lessons learned save him from both
the street and from himself.
“Confessions
Of A Pit Fighter”, directed by world renowned director and
fight choreographer Art Camacho and written by r. ellis frazier
of Alliance Group Entertainment, stars World Martial Arts Champion,
Hector Echavarría (Eddie Castillo), and features an all
star cast led by Emmy Award® winner Armand Assante (Argento),
Academy Award® Nominee John Savage (McGee), veteran actor
James Russo (Sharkey), Latin Pop Star Giselle D’Cole (Gizelle),
and making his on screen debut, multi-platinum recording artist,
Flava Flav (Lucky). Also featured are Ultimate Fighting Champion
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Champions Rigan & Jigan Machado.
“This
film deals with real human drama based on a true story,”
says executive producer Mike Karkeh, “that’s what drew
me to the script. It’s about trials, not giving up, and
redemption. And people in those situations are people just like
us.” With a character-driven story line and mind-blowing
fight sequences, “Confessions Of A Pit Fighter” is
one of the must-see fight dramas of the year.
Source: Maxfighting
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Alistair
Overeem
By Alexandre Lobo
Pride
GP's outsider
Over
the semifinals of Pride GP Middleweight, which takes place on
next August 28, Alistair Overeem will be the only fighter that
no speaks Portuguese. However, this fact does not bother Dutch
guy, who does not think himself as the favorite to the title,
but he promises to do some damage at Brazilian party. Training
with one of the Holland ground specialist Martijn de Jong, striker
Overeem surprised the whole world over the first phases of the
GP, when submitted all his opponents by guillotine choke. During
an exclusive to team TATAME, Alistair Overeem talks about his
wishes to this tournament and how he has been training for it.
Everybody
knows you as a striker. But, since last year, you're appearing
also as a good grappler, who has won ADCC European trials. Who
is your ground teacher and how do you feel fighting on the ground
nowadays?
Martijn
de Jong is my ground coach. And I prefer striking. This however
is not always possible.
After
your loss to Rogério Minotouro on December 31st, people
wondered if you would be at Pride GP card. You were called and
now you're proving you deserved it, being one of the four best
fighters in the world at Middleweight. What did you change in
your game since then? Anything changed or that loss to Rogério
was just an accident that happens to fighters?
I
was ill before the match. witch affected my preparation to that
fight. Lost power in a couple minutes witch Nogueira (the brothers
who I respect very much) took advantage of.
Next
August you'll be the only foreign fighter with three other Brazilians
in Pride GP semifinals. Brazilians are considered some of the
best fighters in the world. How do you feel about being in such
group? Do you consider yourself the favorite fighter to take
this Pride GP belt?
I'm
not considers the favorite fighter, but I'm gonna change that
;)
What
do you think about the possibility of facing Wanderlei Silva
in your first fight of the day? Both of you are strikers and
known by your powerful knees. How do you intend to beat him?
Simply:
I will defeated Silva with a flying knee at 0.3 seconds into
the fight
Tell
me about your fight with Maurício Shogun.
Well,
Shogun has about the same fight style like me. Also a very interesting
fight and will be I expect, standing as well on the ground. I'm
looking forward to face Shogun as I stated in my interviews.
And
Ricardo Arona?
Ricardo
Arona is a grappler with some standing skill. This fight would
be interesting and would be about who could impose his fight
style upon each other. I will be well prepared when I face Ricardo
Arona
Does
anything change for you having to do two fights in the same night?
My
training will change a little, nothing else
Holland
is known for its amazing performance at K-1, holding eight of
nine GP titles. Why don't Dutch fighters repeat this performance
at Pride? Do you think things are changing with your great performance
at this GP?
The
ground fighting level was the problem. However nowadays the level
of grapplers all over Holland is staggeringly going up. Thanks
to all the Brazilians black belts teaching BJJ over here.
Fighters
usually don't like to take their wives to the shows, but you
took your wife on last two Pride rounds. What's the importance
of your wife on your career?
Haha,
I knew this question was gonna come... It is my secret, and it
will stay my secret ;)
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"It's the friends you can call up at four a.m. that matter."
Marlene Dietrich, 1901-1992, German Movie Actress
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Harris
Sarmiento Going To K-1 Try Outs!
808 Fight Factory's Harris Sarmiento flew up to try his hand
at kickboxing in the world's elite kickboxing organization, K-1.
808 Fight Factory's head trainer, Kai Kamaka flew up with Harris
to corner him.
Good
luck Harris!
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Toughman
Hawaii Returns in Hilo Tomorrow!
Toughman Hawaii
Hilo Civic Center, Hilo, Hawaii
August 13, 2005
The premier striking event on the big island returns and has
20, count 'em, 20 match ups featuring a ton of names that sound
familiar from the MMA world;
Justin
Mercado, Mike Aina, Jay Carter, Ashton Castro, and Aaron Carvalho.
Other fighters slated to be on the card are:
Raymond Castro, Abraham Kaleopaa, Kana Hyatt, Carlos Rincon,
Gavin Matta, Tyrone Ferriera, Chris Cissneros, Dave Mareno, A.J
Verieato, Tallon Torres, Miles Campbell, Edward Williams, Aaron
Castro, Donald Gonzales Jr, Kekoa Wong, Kalai Wong, Steven Willis,
Robert Midell
Aaron Carvalho Chris Cissneros
Aaron Carvalho and Chris Cissneros will both fighting for Title
Belts at Toughman Hawaii.
Waylan Silva
Keep your eyes on Waylan Silva , who there is big expectations,
will be making his amatuer debut in the Junior division
August 13th 2005 at the Hilo Civic
All about 20 match-ups all stand up fighting Amateur matches
1 minute rounds with headgear. In the Pro fights 1 1/2 Minute
rounds 10 ounce gloves no headgear every thing above the waist.
SEE YOU RINGSIDE!!
Source: Event Promoter
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Marcello
Garcia Seminar!
Just a reminder to everyone that BJJ and Abu Dhabi World Champion
MARCELO GARCIA will be conducting a two-day seminar in two weeks.
The seminar will be held at the Palolo Hongwanji at 1641 Palolo
avenue, just up from Waialae Avenue in Kaimuki. The seminars
will be held Friday, August 26th from 6-9 pm, and Sunday, August
28th from 3-6 pm. The cost to attend both days is $165. You can
split this with a friend if you want to attend one day, and your
friend wants to attend the other day. Call JKD Unlimited today
864-1620 to reserve your spot, or to ask any questions. You can
also purchase tickets at Fighter's Corner on King
Street.
Aloha!
Friday, Aug 26 6-9 pm
Sunday, Aug 28 3-6 pm
The price of the Marcelo seminar is just $150 until August 1st.
It
then goes up to $175. It is a two day event, Friday evening from
6-9 and
Sunday afternoon from 3-6 in the Kaimuki area. (Palolo Hongwanji).
For more details email Burton by clicking here.
Source: Burton Richardson
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Frank
vs. Cesar Postponed
Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie has been postponed by the California
State Athletic Commission. The fight was originally set for October
1st but has now been extended to at least sometime in November.
Apparently Pride has asked the Commission to consider adopting
their rules and now the state of California is postponing all
sanctioned fights until the issue is resolved.
"I'm
not happy with the postponement, but I've been waiting for this
fight for 2 years now and a month or 2 won't deter me. I've been
assured that if California waits too long our fight will be moved
out of state." -Cesar
Source: Gracie Fighter
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'PE
DE PANO' COMMENTS ON GRACIE-JACARE CONTROVERSY
The
controversial takedown which ultimately gave Ronaldo "Jacare"
the victory over Roger Gracie in the final of the BJJ Mudial
absolute division final.
Brazilian
jiu-jitsu champion Marcio 'Pe de Pano' made the following comments
regarding the controversy surrounding the BJJ Mudial absolute
division final between Roger Gracie and Ronaldo 'Jacare':
"I
tell you, that takedown attempt (by Jacare) should not have even
been scored as an advantage, let alone two points. Roger didn't
let his knee touch the ground and defended to the correct side.
Roger thinks the attempt should have been scored only as an advantage,
but I don't think it was even that.
The
negative points were too little. They should've taken away more
points, or even disqualified him. Jacare was clever about it.
He wasn't doing so well that day, but he desrrved it because
he never stopped trying for one moment. He didn't give up, and
he's an excellent fighter with the spirit of a winner. Jaca is
a true champion, and he had nothing to do with the error of the
referee. Both Roger and Jacare were great that day. Roger was
impossible to beat during the tournament, and Jacare got away
with the title."
Source: Fight Sport
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Frank
"Twinkle Toes" Trigg Interview
by Cindy Ortiz, August 10, 2005
Part One: Ortiz vs. Zuffa, LLC
Frank
Trigg is just one of those fighters who you either love…
or love to hate. He is opinionated and outspoken, but he is also
surprisingly committed and compassionate. The MMA community has
barely even scratched the surface of revealing who Frank Trigg
really is so I decided to give it a shot. My extended interview
with Frank Trigg took place via phone on July 25th after day
one of Randy Couture's special training camp.
Although
Trigg's future with the UFC is still unknown (the last fight
on his current contract will be against Georges St. Pierre on
August 20th), that did not deter him from sharing his thoughts
about the ongoing controversy between former UFC light heavy-weight
champion, Tito Ortiz, and the President of the UFC, Dana White.
Frank Trigg sees "both sides of the coin" and his opinions
are worth sharing because he makes some valid points in defense
of both parties'.
Part
one of my interview with Frank Trigg is dedicated to this "hot
topic" because I have yet to see another fighter in the
organization willing to speak up without choosing sides. I'd
like to reiterate that these are Trigg's opinions based strictly
on his points of view. Enjoy!
Cindy
Ortiz: A few months ago on MMA Radio you said that you learned
more from Tito Ortiz about how to treat fans than you had learned
from anyone else. Can you elaborate on that thought?
Frank
Trigg: I watched Tito Ortiz one night, with his now ex-wife…
CO:
Kristen?
FT:
Yeah. They walked out of the House of Blue's and there was a
line… maybe 50-60 deep, and they were asking him for interviews,
autographs, pictures, sign this, sign that. He stood there and
spent the next 45 minutes and took care of each and every person.
CO:
Wow.
FT:
She was standing there saying, "Come on, I'm tired. Let's
go to bed, let's go to bed. Tito was like, "Look, honey,
I love you, but you gotta understand. These people pay my bills.
They're the reason why we get the things that we get because
we get to deal and talk with these fans. Because these fans buy
the tickets and come see me fight, we get to do things, and so
I have to stand here and take care of these people." I was
like, "Wow, there's a guy who supposedly has this bad attitude,
is a big punk and people are giving him a bad rap all the time
but he stopped and stood there and waited for each and every
fan to walk their way through and he took care of every fan as
they needed to be taken care of.
CO: Do you think Tito will be back in the UFC at some point?
FT:
I do think Tito will be back in the UFC. The UFC is built simply
because Tito Ortiz was there. Because Tito Ortiz spent the time
to show and promote himself. Because Tito Ortiz took the time
to sit there and talk about himself and try to get people to
pay attention to him. He is the reason the UFC is the UFC that
it is. He started it, so… that is the cage that Tito Ortiz
built. That's not somebody else's cage, it's his cage.
CO:
Do you think he was too greedy wanting $350K per fight?
FT:
No, I don't think so at all. I think Tito Ortiz is worth that
kind of money, but you have to remember, too… it's not my
money (laughter).
CO:
Right, right.
FT:
I'm telling you I think Tito Ortiz is worth $350K, as another
fighter trying to make my way through this, tryin' to make my
way up through this world, and if they give him $350K to fight,
that means the rest of us will have the benefit of it. I think
he is completely worth every single dime he asks for. I think
he brings that much limelight to the game, you know… but,
I also think that it's not my money (laughter).
CO:
Now, if they give him $350K, what about the Liddell's and the
Couture's… are they worth $350K?
FT:
Um… Liddell is. Couture is. Liddell is, for sure, because
he's the champ and Couture is because they have the limelight
from the reality show. But the fact is that more people still
know Tito Ortiz's name that anybody else's is the fight game.
CO:
What's Trigg worth then?
FT:
Trigg's worth ………..probably close to that, at
least (laughter)! At least half that!
CO:
Oh yeah (laughter)?
FT:
But you have to remember… You're talking to a guy who's
talking about himself! I might be biased in what I think (laughter)!
CO:
Of course!
FT:
You know, but I definitely think a lot of these fighters are
worth more money than what we're getting paid, but also it's
about the contract that we signed. I signed my contract for the
amount I signed. That's what I agreed to and that's what I will
honor.
CO:
As this sport becomes more mainstream in the U.S. like it is
embraced in Japan, do you expect the pay structure for UFC fighters
to change?
FT:
I do. I absolutely do. You know, I don't think Zuffa is greedy
like everyone thinks they are and gives them a bad rap for. I
think Zuffa will definitely take care of the fighters. I think
Zuffa will definitely go ahead and help pay the fighters as more
money becomes available for them. I think Zuffa will take care
of those guys who are loyal to them and they're going to reward
guys who are faithful. If you're not faithful to them they're
not going to be faithful to you. They aren't going to reward
you for that. Why would they? Would you reward some guy that
you're not sure is going to be there in two fights? I don't think
so!
Check
back for part 2 of the interview!
Source: MMA Fighting
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POSTAL
CONNECTIONS: HUNT VS. WERDUM
By Tape Lord
Hello my friends, my postal connections in the DSE/PRIDE organization
are telling me that the matchup of Mark Hunt vs. Fabricio Werdum
will most likely take place on the PRIDE GP card on August 28th.
PRIDE middleweight GP semifinals (official):
Vanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua vs. Alistair Overeem
Single
matchups (official):
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic
'Tank' Abbott vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Vitor Belfort vs. TBA (possibly Yuki Kondo)
Single
matchups (unofficial):
Mark Hunt vs. Sergei Kharitonov or Fabricio Werdum
Possible
fighters on the card:
Alexander Emelianenko
Gilbert Yvel
Source: Fight Sport
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BUSHIDO
EUROPE
October 9th, 2005
Rotterdam, Holland
Below
is the the line-up for the Bushido Europe card on October 9th.
The card is being promoted in association with DSE/PRIDE:
MMA
matchups:
Alexander Emilianenko vs. Rene Rooze
Mark Coleman vs. Gilbert Yvel
Kevin Randelman vs. Igor Vovchanchin
Valentijn Overeem vs. Anthony Hardonk
Gegard Mousasi vs. Stefan Klever
Ronny Rivano vs. Chico Martinez
Muay
Thai matchups:
Rodney Faverus vs. Gokan Saki
Jerrel Venetiaan vs. Ashwin Balrak
Imro Main vs. Wiliam Diender
Tyrone Spong vs. Vincent Vielvoye
Possible
fighters on the card:
Fedor Emelianenko
Ernesto Hoost
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"When someone does something good, applaud! You will make
two people happy."
Samuel Goldwyn, 1882-1974, Motion Picture Producer
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Villaver
International Productions Presents
"Night of the Hawaiian Punch!"
Pro Boxing is Back in Hawaii!
Neal Blaisdell
Arena
September 6, 2005
Fights start at 7:30 PM
Tickets are available at all ticketmaster locations, Blaisdell
box office
Charge by phone at 1-877-750-4400 or www.ticketmaster.com
Guests scheduled to attend include former WBA World Jr. Lightweight
Champion Ven Villaflor & former WBA World Jr. Featherweight
Champion "the Hawaiian Punch" Jesus Salud.
Main Event 10 Rounds
WBO World
Champion
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin (Bangkok, Thailand)
vs.
Pedro Melco Jr (Asia Pacific No 6 Ranked from Zamboanga, Philippines
Co-Main Event
6 Rounds
Kosol Sor Vorapin (Bangkok, Thailand)
vs.
Dustin
Kim (Mililani, Hawaii)
Phom Sor Vorapin (Bangkok, Thailand)
vs.
Michael
Balasi (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Travis
Tandal (Kaimuki, Hawaii)
vs.
Aaron Carvalho
(Hilo, Hawaii)
Kaleo
Kwan (Waimanalo, Hawaii)
vs.
Edwin Navarro
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
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MaXpreview:
Pride Final Conflict
By Jeremy Wall
On
August 28th at Saitama Super Arena, Pride will be promoting the
biggest heavyweight title fight in mixed martial arts history
as Mirko Cro Cop goes up against the defending champion Fedor
Emelianenko. The card also features the final four for the 2005
Middleweight Grand Prix, with the 2003 tournament champion and
current Pride Middleweight champ Wanderlei Silva taking on Ricardo
Arona and Alistair Overeem doing battle with Mauricio "Shogun"
Rua, with the winners to meet in the finals later that night.
This
event is actually a diversion from Pride's usual matchmaking
for their big shows. From the standpoint of a hardcore MMA fan
(in Japan or the U.S. or anywhere else), this is an excellent
show with some of the most evenly matched fights in the history
of big-time MMA. From a Japanese stand point, this is actually
a very weak show, with the biggest drawing fight featuring a
native warrior being Hidehiko Yoshida taking on the debuting
Tank Abbott. This is the first final four in Pride without a
Japanese fighter, and it damages the drawing power of the tournament
in that country. The heavyweight title fight of Mirko vs. Fedor
is also a bigger deal to hardcore fans than it is to the Japanese
public, and although any title fight between top fighters is
a popular attraction in Japan, it is not something that will
guarantee blow away numbers at the gate or on Japanese television.
Realistically,
from a Japanese perspective, the biggest fight of the tournament
took place in the first round with the rematch of Yoshida against
Wanderlei Silva. The booking was lopsided, since a fight of that
magnitude should have been built to for the final four, and not
merely thrown away in the first round. It weakens the tournament
when the big stars are eliminated early. RINGS had this problem
with their King of Kings tournaments when Kiyoshi Tamura would
get eliminated before getting close to the finals, and the tournament
would stop drawing the bigger numbers and only the hardcore fans
were paying attention. But it's too late for all that now.
The
show takes place on the 28th in Saitama, and airs on same-day
tape delay pay per view here in North America. Beyond the heavyweight
title match, the three tournament fights and Yoshida vs. Tank,
Pride has also announced Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Igor Vovchanchyn
and will most likely announce about two more undercard fights
sometime during the month of August. One thing I've always liked
about UFC over Pride is that they get their cards organized far
sooner, as Pride is notoriously late with putting together the
final details of their big events.
Mirko
Cro Cop vs. Fedor Emelianenko
To
me, this is a bigger fight than any possible combination that
could happen at this point in the tournament finals, which shows
the weakness of this tournament because you certainly couldn't
say the same thing about Mirko vs. Nogueira and the 2003 Middleweight
finals back in that year.
Anyway,
this really is the biggest fight in heavyweight MMA history from
a skill perspective. Nogueira vs. Fedor from New Year's Eve may
actually have been more evenly matched in a certain manner, but
this fight is the heavyweight match that everyone has been waiting
for. Mirko would be the better champion for Pride because he's
the bigger star and has more name, but it remains to be seen
if that will happen.
This
is an interesting fight because of how these two match up. Fedor
has shown weakness in his chin before, getting rocked by Kazuyuki
Fujita, who is not a Mirko Cro Cop in striking, a couple of years
back and nearly getting knocked out. Mirko was submitted by Nogueira
in their fight, and Fedor has submission skills that nearly rival
those of Nogueira.
Fedor
should take this to the ground, where he will stand a good chance
of submitting Mirko or pounding him to a decision. It is unlikely
that he will stop Mirko, and Mirko does have the ability to do
damage punching up from the guard, as proven in his fight against
Ron Waterman.
Standing,
Mirko has a good chance to knock Fedor out, although I think
Fedor will not be dumb enough to stand and trade with Mirko for
long. Mirko has a great sprawl, but Fedor should be able to take
him down at some point during the ten minute first round, and
Mirko may have a hard time getting back up from there.
On
paper, for these reasons, I would have to favour Fedor. I think
Mirko's ground skills are overrated, as I don't see any proof
that he's advanced on the ground since being submitted by Nogueira.
Fedor is a great submissions artist, and we may see a great submission
finish here. Otherwise Fedor will probably take this by decision.
Pick:
Fedor via decision
Wanderlei
Silva vs. Ricardo Arona
This
is a helluva fight. Arona is one of the most underrated mixed
martial artists on the planet. He destroyed Sakuraba, and in
a boring fight completely controlled ADCC champ Dean Lister.
He's one of the best grapplers in MMA and has been my pick to
win this tournament.
Silva
is coming off an easy win over Kazuhiro Nakamura, who is not
on the same skill level as these guys. Prior to that, Silva had
shaky fights against Mark Hunt and Hidehiko Yoshida. He was giving
away a massive amount of weight and showed great chin against
Hunt despite losing, so I don't think that fight is as much of
a black mark on his record as others may think. His rematch against
Yoshida was disappointing, since Silva barely squeaked by Yoshida
via split-decision, and was far more dominant in their first
outing in 2003 and Yoshida has changed little since then, so
that says something about Silva.
If
Yoshida was not able to submit Silva in two outings, then it
is unlikely that Arona will. And if Mark Hunt couldn't knock
Silva out, Arona has little chance. That means if Arona is going
to win this, it will be by taking Silva down and controlling
the fight. Standing, Silva has a marked advantage, and could
give Arona problem with his thai boxing skills.
This
fight is just a matter of whether or not it can be kept on its
feet. I would almost guarantee that this match is going the distance,
which may wear out the winner of this match when they go up against
the winner of Overeem vs. Shogun later in the night.
Pick:
Arona via decision
Alistair
Overeem vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
This
should be a good match between strikers, despite the fact that
Overeem has won his two fights in this tournament via submission
from a guillotine choke. He could surprise Rua and do it again,
but I find three straight wins via guillotine choke in the Grand
Prix to be an unlikely proposition.
Rua
is the more dominant striker, although they are both talented.
Standing, Rua should be able to control this fight and possibly
score the knock out. Overeem is a good thai boxer and with his
lanky build he'll be able to score well, but Rua is also a good
thai boxer and may not let that happen. On the ground I would
have to give the edge to Overeem, although I think this fight
is going to be a battle standing.
I
favour Rua here, and there is a very real chance that Silva and
Rua will meet in the tournament finals. Who knows what will happen
when you get two guys from Chute Boxe in the ring against each
other. I think it will likely end up being Rua vs. Arona in the
finals, but Silva vs. Rua certainly isn't out of the question.
UFC does not like booking fights against two friends or teammates,
so the fact that two Chute Boxe guys have gone this far and have
not been successfully weeded out of the Grand Prix questions
Pride's matchmaking skills here. My opinion is that they should
only book one fighter per team in a tournament like this, ensuring
no team vs. team matchups, but again, it is too late for all
that now.
Pick:
Rua via TKO
I
have Arona vs. Rua as the tournament finals. If Arona can avoid
being TKOd standing, then he should be able to take Rua down
and control him on the ground, or possibly catch him in a submission.
If Arona wins this tournament, though, his two fights may be
snoozers because of his fighting style.
Silva
vs. Rua is also likely. They may not go full throttle against
each other since they are teammates. Silva would also probably
have a psychological edge over Rua because of their respective
status in Chute Boxe. A Silva decision victory is likely here,
but this could end up being a bad fight as well.
If
it is Arona vs. Overeem, then I think you've got a decision or
even submission victory for Arona, again if he can avoid being
knocked out standing. Overem may have improved enough on the
ground to avoid the submission, although something like that
against a jiu jitsu whiz like Arona is easier said than done.
The
last possible combo is Silva vs. Overeem, which would be a great
striking battle. Silva's edge in skill should give him the TKO
victory here, although Overeem's height gave Chuck Liddell troubles
in 2003. However, Silva is the more experienced thai boxer, and
again if Mark Hunt couldn't knock Silva out, then what are the
odds that Overeem can.
In
all four combinations of the tournament finals, I've got either
Silva or Arona winning, depending on who win their semi-finals
fight.
Tank
Abbott vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Tank
Abbott is fresh off his win over Cabbage Correira in Hawaii.
Usually, the words "fresh" and "Tank Abbott"
don't go together, but then again, the words "win"
and "Tank Abbott" don't usually go together either.
Nevertheless, here he is in Pride against judo gold medalist
Hidehiko Yoshida.
Yoshida
will win by submission. It will just be a question of how long
Yoshida chooses to carry Tank if he chooses to carry Tank at
all. Yoshida has a reputation for finishing off weaker fighters
quicker than need be (see his fight against Masaaki Satake).
Tank is being brought in to lose this fight to give Yoshida an
easy, high profile win, and he'll most likely do just that.
Pick:
Yoshida via submission
Igor
Vovchanchyn vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Nakamura
made it to round two of the Grand Prix after upsetting Kevin
Randleman, and Pride is looking for another upset here against
Igor Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn is another graduate from losing
in round two, being submitted by Alistair Overeem after looking
bad in defeating Yuki Kondo in the first round.
And
that upset could happen. Vovchanchyn has indeed been subpar since
dropping down to middleweight in Pride, and he is so broken down
from age and injuries and basically just fighting too much that
he is not the same fighter he used to be. And the fighter he
used to be still wouldn't be able to match up against the top
guys of 2005.
Nakamura
is not much standing, but he can submit someone, especially someone
like Vovchanchyn, and he can ground-and-pound. Odds here are
on a Nakamura submission unless Vovchanchyn is able to score
the knock out standing.
Pick:
Nakamura via submission.
MaXfighting.com
will have updates on the remaining fights yet to be announced.
We'll see how long it takes Pride to put the card together, as
they've gone as close as the day before the event in the past.
Source: Maxfighting |
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Duane
“Bang” Ludwig, Interview
Duane
“Bang” Ludwig talks with maXfighting about his fighting
career, his recent loss, and his future in MMA:
Q:
We all want to know : When is Duane Ludwig going to fight again?
A:
Saturday, August 13th at the Mirage in Las Vegas for the K-1.
Q:
Do you have a preference? Which organization would you prefer
to fight in? K-1, UFC, Pride, King of the Cage?
A:
K-1 and the UFC for sure. I haven't fought for Pride so I cannot
give my view on them but the UFC has been doing some really good
things lately and it's just great to see MMA being taken seriously.
Q:
Speaking of King of the Cage, I remember back to King of the
Cage 2 when you knocked out David Ibarra. I also remember a lot
of people doubting your skills at the time despite training with
Bas Rutten. Was there any time when you really doubted yourself?
A:
No, my skills are there, I just need the right people to train
with, to get the good sparring that I need. My residence is in
Colorado not California so it get's a lil hard sometimes to find
sparring for Thai boxing. There is some really good MMA guys
at High Altitude Martial Arts where Nate Marquardt teaches but
as far as Thai boxing, I'm fighting thee very best guys in K-1
and so I need K-1 level training partners to train with you know?
Q:
Your fight with Genki Sudo at UFC 42 was a memorable one. That
being said, do you have any desire to return to the UFC again?
A:
Fighting back in the UFC is one of my main goals again so YES,
I really want to fight for the UFC again soon.
Q:
In your last fight with Sam Morgan people are saying he had “lucky
hands” and many predicted you to win. Do you think it was
a fluke win for Sam or was he the real deal?
A:
He threw a good combo that caught me, that was not a fluke. Is
he the real deal? Hard to say since our fight went so quick.
This is the thing that happens to fighters that have been in
the game for as long as I have, we go thru little ups and downs,
I'm not taking anything away from Sam but I was just not up for
the fight, I came out flat and just did not have my head in the
fight. It's hard to get excited for a fight when you go from
huge K-1 productions to a smaller show, it becomes hard to get
UP for the fight. It's like when you take that test drive in
the new Mach 1 Mustang then you get back into your old car, your
just not as excited and that's what happened. Sam was up for
the fight and I wasn't. Do I want another shot, YES!
Q:
Who do you train with on a regular basis to get ready for fights?
A:
Trevor Wittman is my main striking coach, this guy is so freaking
technical it's unreal. He was first a boxing coach until we started
training together but now he watches all the UFC's and K-1 shows
and is picking up things here and there. I show him how I should
be kicking and 10 secs later, he is correcting me. There are
a few guys that I train with currently though, Christian Allen
has been the man behind BANG for a few years now, when it came
to my Thaiboxing, he has been the guy that was waking up early
to train me before work and after work. He is the main Thai boxing
coach at High Altitude. Right now I am training with one of my
old training partners Oscar Martinez, he has the kick and knees
of a Thai guy so it's good to work with him for my leg stuff.
Then Nathan Marquardt is my main MMA coach when I train in Colorado,
we all know who Nate is now though. FINALLY! My training just
around from person to person though, depending on who I fight
and what style. Trevor's specialty is Boxing, Christian's is
combos, Oscar's is Kick and Knees and Nate's is MMA so I train
with all theses guys.
Q:
How much time goes into preparing for a Duane Ludwig fight?
A:
Good question because when it's up to me, I would like 2 months.
When it's up to some organizations, it's 1-3 weeks. Recently
though, I have been training for 2.5 months straight now on Thai
boxing. My weight is down and I'm walking around at 165 right
now and I feel really good. My diet is straight finally. That
took about 3 years to figure out. At first I was doing the low
carb thing but that is no dit for an athlete who trains like
me. I'm training 2-3 times a day but 1 of the work outs is a
5 mile run. After this Saturday, I am going to start rolling
again though and get MMA geared.
Q:
If you could give new MMA fighters advice what would it be?
A:
To find a good school with fighters who like to train and a coach
that does not have an ego and who has experience either fighting
or training fighters.
Q:
How much has your ground game improved over the years? Do you
ever see yourself becoming more of a submission fighter?
A:
Yes, my ground improves every fight. Most of my focus has been
on K-1 so I have not been rolling lately.
Q:
What styles have you trained in before jumping into MMA, if any?
A:
Thai boxing for about 4 years before I hit the MMA scene.
Q:
How old were you when you started? Was it something that just
came natural? Just felt right?
A:
I started training at 15 in Thaiboxing and it just came natural
for me with the kicks and all. Actually, I started Karate at
8 but that lasted only a few months then I hit Tae Kwon Do at
15 for about a month until the Thai boxing coach started teaching
there and I was able to roll my payments over to that, so I started
Thai boxing.
Q:
Is there a question that people ask you when they see you? One
that you answer over and over?
A:
The question I just answered last.
Q:What
can we expect to see from Duane Ludwig in the future?
A:
You will see Duane Ludwig back in the MMA scene submitting mofos,
that's what.
Duane
would like to thank his sponsors; SHERDOG.COM, GLCDIRECT.COM,
KTFO.TV, BASRUTTEN.TV, DUANEBANGLUDWIG.COM, REALFIGHTGEAR.COM,
HIGHALTITUDEMA.COM, EAS.COM, NHBFIGHTS.COM, ROFMMA.COM.
Source:
Maxfighting |
Luis
Limao on Grappling Mag!
Pictures of
the cover and a page have been added!
Maui Jiu-Jitsu head instructor Luis Limao Heredia has made the
big time. He is featured on the cover of Grappling Magazine for
the September 2005 issue. Make sure you buy the magazine to show
Grappling Mag that when they feature Hawaii based fighters and
instructors their sales go through the roof.
Congrats
to a great instructor and even greater friend!
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Toughman
Hawaii Returns on August 13th in Hilo!
Toughman Hawaii
Hilo Civic Center, Hilo, Hawaii
August 13, 2005
The premier striking event on the big island returns and has
20, count 'em, 20 match ups featuring a ton of names that sound
familiar from the MMA world;
Justin
Mercado, Mike Aina, Jay Carter, Ashton Castro, and Aaron Carvalho.
Other fighters slated to be on the card are:
Raymond Castro, Abraham Kaleopaa, Kana Hyatt, Carlos Rincon,
Gavin Matta, Tyrone Ferriera, Chris Cissneros, Dave Mareno, A.J
Verieato, Tallon Torres, Miles Campbell, Edward Williams, Aaron
Castro, Donald Gonzales Jr, Kekoa Wong, Kalai Wong, Steven Willis,
Robert Midell
Aaron Carvalho Chris Cissneros
Aaron Carvalho and Chris Cissneros will both fighting for Title
Belts at Toughman Hawaii.
Waylan Silva
Keep your eyes on Waylan Silva , who there is big expectations,
will be making his amatuer debut in the Junior division
August 13th 2005 at the Hilo Civic
All about 20 match-ups all stand up fighting Amateur matches
1 minute rounds with headgear. In the Pro fights 1 1/2 Minute
rounds 10 ounce gloves no headgear every thing above the waist.
SEE YOU RINGSIDE!!
Source: Event Promoter
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MMA
& Kickboxing Returns to the Garden Isle!
Garden Island Cage Match #2
Kapaa High School Gym, Kauai, Hawaii
August 20, 2005
Amateur
Submission Grappling: 160lbs
1 Round - 10 Minutes
Ryan Eniem (Longman) vs. Brad Scott (Relson Gracie/Kaneohe Team)
Amateur
Submission Grappling: 175lbs
1 Round - 10 Minutes
Eric Pajdak (Ka-Mole) vs. Sydney Silva (BFJJ/HMC)
Amateur
Kickboxing: 150lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Jacob Solar vs. Brian Ingram (Freelance)
Amateur
Kickboxing: 155lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Kainoa Silva vs. Tim Lapitan (Bulls Pen)
Amateur
Kickboxing: 155lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Kaimi Bermoy vs. Lorenzo Moreno (Bulls Pen)
Amateur
Kickboxing: 165lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Albert Bactad vs. Adam Britto
Amateur
Kickboxing: 145lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Issac Josiah vs. Jumar Dumalao (808 Fight Factory)
Amateur
MMA: 175lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Hinano Jaramillo (Bulls Pen) vs. tba
Amateur
MMA: 215lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Zack Naea vs. tba
Amateur
MMA: 215lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Matt Cypher vs. Keneke Ishikawa (Team Mix Breed)
Amateur
MMA: 220lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Eugene Seamster vs. tba
Pro
MMA: 180lbs
3 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Nate Ahloo vs. Kimo Wolfel (Eastsidaz/Kodenkan)
Amateur
MMA: 185lbs
3 Rounds - 2 Minutes
Lebeau Lagmay vs. Steve Byrnes (Bulls Pen)
Pro
MMA: 145lbs
3 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Eben Kaneshiro vs. tba
Source: Event Promoter
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Liddell
to take on Horn at UFC 54: Boiling Point
By Keith Evans
Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell will look to avenge the first loss
of his career and defend his UFC light heavyweight crown in the
process when he takes on challenger Jeremy Horn at UFC 54: Boiling
Point this August 20th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Also on the card is a huge matchup between Randy 'The Natural'
Couture and Mike Van Arsdale. World class fighters Frank Trigg,
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre and "The Nightmare"
Diego Sanchez also battle on this card, which will be available
LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV,
DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu and Viewer's Choice Canada
for a suggested retail price of $34.95.
GRUDGE
MATCH
Liddell (16-3-0) is fresh off his big win over previous light
heavyweight champ Couture at UFC 52, but he'll have one thing
on his mind when facing Horn: revenge. That's because Liddell's
first career loss (March 5, 1999, at UFC 19) came when Horn,
a longtime veteran of mixed martial arts with a record of 85-13-5,
executed a first-round arm triangle choke on the future champion.
So UFC 54 provides a chance for Liddell to wipe the slate clean
against his old nemesis. But Horn's well-rounded skills and versatility
will present a tough challenge for the champ in what should be
a match for the ages.
THE
REBOUND
Couture (13-7-0)--the only man to win UFC titles in two separate
weight classes-- is looking to climb his way back into title
contention in the light heavyweight division. 'The Natural' is
one of the most popular figures fighting in the UFC today. He'll
have his hands full with Van Arsdale (8-1-0), a world-class wrestler
and athlete who hasn't lost in almost seven years
WELTERWEIGHT
SHOWDOWN
Two of the best welterweights in the world collide as Trigg (12-3-0)
and St-Pierre (9-1-0) go head to head to determine who will advance
in the rankings. Trigg has angered the normally reserved St-Pierre
with his prefight comments and St-Pierre promises to make him
pay.
THE
NIGHTMARE MAKES PAY PER VIEW DEBUT
Ultimate Fighter winner Sanchez (14 - 0) makes his UFC pay per
view debut against dangerous striker Brian "Mandingo"
Gassaway (18-9-3). Sanchez is undefeated but will have his hands
full with the very experienced Gassaway.
TICKETS
Tickets priced at $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50, for the all-star,
eight-fight card go on sale at 10 a.m. PT, Monday, June 6, at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations,
www.ticketmaster.com, www.mgmgrand.com and by telephone at 800-929-1111
or 702-891-7777. Ticket purchases are subject to transaction
fees. Card subject to change.
Source:
MMA Fighting
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Super
Brawl / Icon Sport Announces Full Contact Showdown #5 at MCBH-Kaneohe
Bay:
Honolulu, HI, July 18, 2005 - Today Super Brawl / Icon Sport
announced its fifth installment of the Full Contact Showdown
(FCS). FCS#5 will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2005 in the Kahuna's
Sports Bar & Grill "E-Club" Ballroom at MCBH-Kaneohe
Bay ("Marine Core Base Hawaii").
The FCS series provides amateur and young professional mixed
martial arts athletes the opportunity to compete in a professionally-produced
promotion. The events also provide both civilian and military
fans the chance to enjoy exciting mixed martial arts bouts in
an intimate, fan-friendly setting. The Kahuna's Sports Bar &
Grill , which has a full bar, multiple beer stations, and superb
and affordable dining, comfortably seats 800 fans in its "E-Club"
Ballroom. Every seat in the house gives fans up-close viewing
of the amazing action.
Successful FCS fighters earn the opportunity to "move up"
to the high-profile Super Brawl / Icon Sport promotions, where
international exposure, competition, prize money greatly increases.
The FCS series have drawn large groups of fans to Windward Oahu's
MCBH-Kaneohe Bay, with every show reaching near sell-out capacity.
Rising Middleweight super-star Steve Byrnes, a war-veteran sergeant
stationed at MCBH-Kaneohe Bay, will once again headline the event.
Byrnes won the FCS Middleweight belt at Bayfest's outdoor presentation
of FCS#4 on July 3, 2005. After a quick exchange of strikes,
Byrnes quickly submitted his opponent, Aaron Rose, via "rear
naked choke" in round one of the main event. FCS#5 will
be Byrnes' first title defense.
Kaipo Kalama (Middleweight - Team M.M.A.D.), Ray "King Kong"
Seraille (Heavyweight - Grappling Unlimited), Mike Leonguerrero
(U.S. Marine; Lightweight - Bulls Pen), Justin Holcombe (U.S.
Marine; Lightweight - Bulls Pen), Austin Hernandez (Flyweight
- Bulls Pen), and Kyle Miyahana (Welterweight - freelance) are
among a number of young fighters scheduled to compete at FCS#5.
Tickets for FCS#5 will go on sale on Friday, July 29 at Dreamworld
Tattoo, located behind famous Keneke's restaurant in Waimanalo.
$35 Ringside (first two rows)
$20 Military general admission
$20 Non-Military pre-sale general admission
$25 Non-Military day-of general admission
SPECIAL TICKET & T-SHIRT OFFER:
Receive one general admission ticket and one official Full Contact
Showdown T-Shirt (sizes L and XL available) for just $33.
OR
Receive one ringside ticket and one official Full Contact Showdown
T-Shirt for just $45. T-Shirt designs are attached to this email.
This offer applies to pre-sale tickets only at Dreamworld Tattoo
in Waimanalo.
For more information about Full Contact Showdown #5, contact
Patrick Freitas, Super Brawl / Icon Sport / Full Contact Showdown
Director of Promotions at (808) 375-1645 or superbrawl21@yahoo.com.
The Full Contact Showdown is sponsored by:
Steinlager
Dreamworld Tattoo
Military Nutrition
Fighter's Corner
En Fuego Grill & Poke
Sugoi
Fatboy's Diner
Source: Patrick Freitas |
KICKIN
IT 2005 PART IV's NEXT EVENT!
WHAT : KICKIN IT 2005 PART IV (AMATEUR KICKBOXING)
WHEN : AUGUST 20, 2005 - DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 P.M.
WHERE : PAGODA BALLROOM (2ND FLOOR-CEST SI BON)
RYAN LEE SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP DAVID BALICAO
BULLS PEN 136-141 HSD
DAVID AND RYAN DIDN'T GET TO FIGHT ON PART III DUE TO AN INJURY
THAT CAUSED RYAN TO PULL OUT. BUT RYAN HAS TOLD KICKIN IT PROMOTERS
THAT HE IS READY TO FACE DAVID IN PART IV. RYAN IS A PROFFESIONAL
MMA FIGHTER WHO HAS MADE HIS MARK IN THE MMA SCENE. ON THE KICKIN
IT CARDS, PROFFESIONAL MMA FIGHTERS MUST PARTICIPATE AS A SEMI-PRO
KICKBOXER (NO HEADGEAR, NO FEETPADS, AND 10 OZ GLOVES) THOUGH
THEY HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO KICKBOXING FIGHTS. AND SINCE DAVID
HAS TURNED 18 YEARS OLD A FEW DAYS AGO. HE AND HIS TRAINERS HAVE
AGREED THAT HE WILL DEFEND HIS BELT LIKE A REAL CHAMPION (IN
THE SEMI-PRO STYLE LIKE RYAN LEE). DAVID HAS NEVER BEEN INTRODUCED
TO THE CANVAS (WITH A HEADGEAR ON). SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING
TO SEE HOW THIS YOUNG ADULT WILL REACT WHEN HE GETS A TASTE OF
WHAT A KICK OR A PUNCH FEELS LIKE WITH NO PROTECTION.
JUSTLY LAQHION 65-70 MASON
HMC JESUS IS LORD
COLIN MACKENZIE 130-135 DARREL LABRADOR
JESUS IS LORD HSD
SHANEN KIRA 160-165 KAMANA GOMES
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
JAY WESTBROOK 300 PLUS MIKE AKI
TEAM SOLJAH HSD
KAWIKA HONG 105-110 FRED RAMAYLA
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING HSD
ERIN GUILLORY 135-140 KAIKA BULLOCK
ANIMAL HOUSE HSD
MIKE TIBBITS 225-240 KANA HONG
TEAM MIXBREED GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
DALE KAMAI 170-175 SEAN CASTRO
TEAM SOLJAH TEAM MIXBREED
JARLOW ILANO 140-145 DEREK MINN
JKD UNLIMITED LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
JEREMY 185-190 LOWEN
TEAM ISLAND THUNDER ANIMAL HOUSE
NUI WHEELER 130-135 TAVIS KAGAWA
TEAM SOLJAH LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
VERN KAPOI 120-125 DALVIN KIM
HMC EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
RED DAVIS 135-140 EDMUND LEE
ANIMAL HOUSE HMC
VINNIE DELASANTOS 150 155 MMAHNU KAETAWARA
TEAM SOLJAH LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
JUSTIN WONG 140-145 SHAISON LAUPOLA
HMC JESUS IS LORD
PARTICIPANTS AND MATCHES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Source: Event Promoter
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Marcello
Garcia Seminar!
Friday, Aug 26 6-9 pm
Sunday, Aug 28 3-6 pm
The price of the Marcelo seminar is just $150 until August 1st.
It
then goes up to $175. It is a two day event, Friday evening from
6-9 and
Sunday afternoon from 3-6 in the Kaimuki area. (Palolo Hongwanji).
For more details email Burton by clicking here.
Source: Burton Richardson
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NAGA
2005 HAWAII STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
WHEN: Sunday, September 25, 2005
TIME: Doors open at 8:00 a.m.
WHERE: Leilehua High School, Wahiawa, HI
WHAT: 108 Gi & No-Gi Divisions!
RANKED: This event is Nationally Ranked
PHONE: 860-632-2753
EMAIL: President@nagafighter.com
WEBSITE: www.NAGAFighter.com
INFO:
For further information, including registration, travel, and
lodging, please visit HERE.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Doors open at 8:00 a.m.
Leilehua High School, Wahiawa, HI
108 Gi & No-Gi Divisions!
This event is Nationally
860-632-2753
President@nagafighter.com
www.NAGAFighter.com
For
further information, including registration, travel, and lodging,
please visit HERE.
Pre-register
click HERE.
Sunday,
September 25, 2005 NAGA returns to Hawaii. We have a new fantastic
venue this year, Leilehua High School which holds over 1700 spectators.
Come as an individual or as a team to compete. This event is
Nationally RANKED!
Championship
belts (sponsored by Fökai) to the No-Gi and Gi Absolute
Champions!
Samurai
swords to all other first place division winners!
Source: NAGA
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Business
Seminar
For
More information or to register, please contact Daynin Dashefsky
at:
GFI Associates
263-8160
Daynin@GFIassociates.com
or email by clicking here.
Check
out the seminar webpage by clicking here!
Source: Daynin Dashefsky
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