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3/25/06
Garden Island Cage Match #3
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3/4/06
Kickin It 2006
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2/26/06
NAGA Hawaii State Championship
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2/11/06
Icon Sport 44
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2/4/06
Kick it Up
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UFC 57
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1/20/06
ROTR 9
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(Blaisdell Arena)
1/16/06
UFC Fight Night on Spike TV
Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
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1/14/06
Punishment In Paradise: East vs. West II
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Sea Life Park, Honolulu)
1/7/06
Kickin It 2006
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(Dole Cannery Ballroom, Honolulu)
January
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2005
12/16/05
X-1 Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 3
(MMA)
(O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu)
12/10/05
Ultimate Warriors Combat
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui)
Full Contact Showdown
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
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So You Think You Tough
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
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12/4/05
Longman Jiu-Jitsu Open
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11/29/05
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11/26/05
Warriors of The Ring 8
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(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
11/25/05
Kickin It 2005 "The Sequel"
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Episode 36
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- David "Tank" Abbott vs Wes "Cabbage"
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- Interview with event promoter, Curt Tsuneyoshi
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- Bruce Kawano teaches the Cuban slip and punch
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X-1
Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 3
O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
December 16, 2005
By Chris Onzuka – Chris@Onzuka.com
The
boys came back to the O-Lounge to battle. Many of the fighters
from the first two events returned and the card was shuffled.
This event had a few production problems, which delayed its start
and the crowd was lower than usual, but the boys came to fight.
It looked like the kitchen at a KFC because there were plenty
of wings, but when fighters put that much into their punches,
you can be sure that their opponent is going to feel it. Many
did, as most of the matches ended in a TKO. Two fighters from
the crowd were brought in to fight a kickboxing match using MMA
gloves in a short, but entertaining fight. In the main event,
Miles Tynanes made short work off Nisa in the finals taking him
apart piece by piece for the win. Look for Tynanes to fight Scott
Junk at Rumble On The Rock. Junk was in attendance to scout his
opponent for one of the biggest MMA events in Hawaii ever.
MMA:
2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Gene Gregory (Mix Breed) def. Noel Oribello (5’5”,
145lbs, Ewa Beach, Freestyle)
Submission
via guillotine choke at 1:25 minutes in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Tony Marc Ornellas (5’11”, 185lbs, Jus Rush F.C, Freestyle)
def. Jake Talelei (5’11”, 185lbs, Team First Lap)
TKO
via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 2:48 minutes
in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Joshua Ferreira (Waianae, Kickboxing) def. Guy “Ikaika”
Jhun (Waipahu, Freestyle)
TKO
via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 1:10 minutes
in Round 1
MMA:
2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Vilafonu Vonakalafi (5’10”, 270lbs, Freestyle) def.
Roy Alaiganu (5’7”, 265lbs., Freestyle)
TKO
via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 51 seconds
in Round 1.
Kickboxing
(with MMA Gloves): 2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Chad Guzman (5’7”, 185lbs, Streetfighter) def. Peter
“Boy” (5’10”, 210lbs, Ewa Beach)
TKO
via referee stoppage due to cut at 35 seconds in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds – 3 Minutes
Miles Tynanes (Team Tiger, Freestyle) def. Sitalang Nisa (Team
First Lap)
TKO via referee stoppage due to punches from the mount at 1:14
minutes in Round 1. |
TICKETS
ON SALE FOR ROTR 8
Tickets are now on sale for Rumble World Entertainment's Rumble
on the Rock World Championships to be held on 20th of January
at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.
An
8-Man Welterweight Tournament Grand Prix will take place from
the following competitors: Jake Shields vs Dave Menne, Renato "Charuto"
Verissimo
vs Carlos Condit, Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami, Frank Trigg
vs Ronald
"Machine Gun" Jhun
Other
Matches: Ross "Da Boss" Ibanez vs Jason Von Flue, Mike
Malone vs Kengo Ura, Wesley "Cabbage" Correira vs TBA,
Eric "Butterbean" Esch vs TBA, Scott Junk vs TBA
Source: MMA Weekly |
GSP
STILL WAITING FOR OPPONENT
by Mick Hammond
When
putting together the short list of fighters who could be named
Fighter of the Year in 2005, one name that comes to mind is Georges
St. Pierre. Going undefeated through the year with wins over
such high caliber opposition as Jason “Mayhem” Miller,
Frank Trigg, and Sean Sherk, St. Pierre stepped up and proved
he’s one of the best all-around competitors in the sport.
In
his most recent win over Sherk, Georges dominated as he has all
year and further made a strong statement for his title aspirations.
However, with the recent signing of BJ Penn to the UFC, it seems
that Georges’ track to the Welterweight Championship may
be temporarily on hold.
Never
one to complain, St. Pierre knows his time will come and he’s
more than happy to go through whatever opposition is placed in
front of him on his road to glory. Recently, Georges took time
out of his schedule to discuss with MMA Weekly his recent activities,
rumors of a possible match-up with Penn, and what 2006 holds
in store for the man known as “Rush.”
MMA
Weekly: First off Georges, tell us what you’ve been up to
since your win over Sean Sherk at UFC 56.
Georges
St. Pierre: After my fight I went on vacation to the Dominican
Republic. I took one week totally off; I didn’t even do
one push-up when I was there, nothing at all. I played tennis,
I danced at nightclubs, I drank a little, had fun and relaxed.
After my week off I came back and started my training. I don’t
train hard as I do before a fight, but I train everyday and stay
busy, because not only for my next fight but because I like it.
It’s my job and I like to train, if I stay at my house and
don’t do anything I feel lazy, I don’t feel good.
MMA
Weekly: Let’s talk about that last fight for a minute. A
lot of people were very impressed with your performance against
Sherk. Did you do everything you set out to do in that match
or are there things you feel you could have done better?
Georges
St. Pierre: You know I’m not surprised about my fight, the
way I took my fight is I always expect the fight to go the distance.
Against Sean Sherk I was expecting a three round war, but if
the fight finishes earlier, I take it. I did a lot of mistakes,
I’m still making mistakes, I’m not perfect, I have
a lot of work to do and I know it. That’s why I think I’m
going to improve a lot, because I know I have a lot of things
I have to improve. I’m a realist, I’m not the kind
of fighter that thinks he’s the best and doesn’t do
any mistakes. I know I have a lot of things to improve that I
work a lot on.
MMA
Weekly: It’s hard to believe you did anything wrong in that
fight, you dominated from start to finish.
Georges
St. Pierre: It’s true, I did a lot of mistakes, I could
have hurt him more, especially in the first round, I saw a lot
of openings. My Muay Thai/Karate coach was pissed off, because
he said I could have hurt him more. It’s true, we watched
the tape together and we found out that I missed a lot of opportunities.
But you know it’s normal, I’m not a robot, I train
to become like it, but I still have to work a lot.
MMA
Weekly: Knowing what kind of jokester your teammate David Loiseau
is, I’m sure he told you he could have finished the fight
quicker via KO huh?
Georges
St. Pierre: [Laughs] Yeah, you know Loiseau is a funny guy. But
in a win you have to check your mistakes, not only when you lose,
but when you win. When you win a fight and don’t look at
it and just celebrate and are just happy because you won the
fight, you’re going to go nowhere. Because one day maybe
I’m going to fight a guy a lot better than Sean Sherk, a
guy who is not going to do mistakes and I’m going to be
in trouble. I need to work on my mistakes and it’s the time
now to work on these mistakes, because I now have no fight coming
up. My next fight is going to be in like three or four months,
so it’s time now to work on my mistakes. When the fight
is coming it’s time to push myself and limits and train
for my next fight, not train on my mistakes.
MMA
Weekly: Let’s talk about that next fight. Some people are
under the impression that you’ll fight BJ Penn next and
that he said he wants to fight you before Matt Hughes. What are
your thoughts about that?
Georges
St. Pierre: I’m not afraid of anybody, now I’m to the
level that I cannot refuse anybody. I’m ranked two or three
in the world in my division, so I cannot refuse anybody. For
sure I’d like to fight Matt Hughes, I’d hope it’s
going to be Matt Hughes but I don’t know what’s going
to happen. If it’s BJ, I’m going to take BJ, I’m
not afraid. I’m going to have to fight these two guys anyway,
if I fight Hughes it’s all right, but I’ll have to
fight BJ after or it’s going to be the opposite, I don’t
care. I just want to fight and hopefully it’s going to be
for a title. In 2006 I’m going to have a title shot and
I’m going to be World Champion of the UFC, in my mind I’m
pretty sure I will be the Champion.
MMA
Weekly: Let’s say you face off against Penn first, what
kind of strategy would you have to have to beat someone like
him?
Georges
St. Pierre: A guy like BJ, he’s very well rounded, but when
you’re ranked in the top five, everybody is well rounded.
Everybody has a solid base and has a particular strength. BJ’s
strength is Jiu-Jitsu, so if I fight BJ I have to be careful
of his Jiu-Jitsu. When I fought Sean Sherk I had to be careful
of his wrestling, his ground ‘n pound. Everybody is well
rounded but they have a special strength, special weapon. If
I have to go to the ground with BJ I have to stay close, very
tight and not give him a lot of openings.
MMA
Weekly: You’ve already fought Matt Hughes once, what would
be different the second time around?
Georges
St. Pierre: Matt Hughes, I think I am more than ready for him.
Since I lost to him I just want to have a rematch. He beat me
fair and square the first time, he did a very nice move. Not
to give me an excuse, but if I was going into that fight mentally
100%, I think I would beat him. I cracked under the pressure,
I wasn’t there (mentally), at the end of the match when
he spun for the armbar. I tapped even before my arm was stretched.
Because in that fight I thought Matt Hughes was killing me, kicking
my ass. But, when I watched the tape I realized I was doing pretty
well. I know I’m the caliber of fighter who can beat Matt
Hughes. I believe a lot more in myself and I cannot wait for
a rematch with him.
MMA
Weekly: Would you say you had a fulfilling year in 2005?
Georges
St. Pierre: Yeah I had a pretty good year. In 2004 I lost against
Hughes, but I came back strong. I beat Dave Strasser in January
in Canada (at TKO 19), I beat Jason Miller in April, I beat Frank
Trigg in August and I beat Sherk in November, so it’s perfect
for me- four victories. But I hope now they are going to give
me a title shot, I think I deserve it. I beat all the contenders
faster than Hughes beat them himself, so I think I deserve it.
MMA
Weekly: When you first came into the UFC the fans weren’t
quite sold on you, but lately they’ve really rallied behind
you and you’ve become one of the most popular fighters in
the UFC. How does it feel to have the fans support and to know
they are behind you?
Georges
St. Pierre: It feels great. Before like you said, it’s true,
the crowd booed me, but it’s normal, in the beginning they
cheer for their hometown guy, but now a lot of people like me.
I think it’s because I give a good image of the sport, I
think it’s very important for us, for our sport, to be accepted
all over the world to give a good image of it. Don’t let
people think we are bums or street fighters or guys like that,
it’s very important to make people believe we are real professional
athletes.
MMA
Weekly: I’m sure the dancing has helped a bit too.
Georges
St. Pierre: [Laughs] Exactly.
MMA
Weekly: You also have to be pretty happy with the fact that your
team is becoming one of the best in the sport and that they’re
in line for titles as well in the New Year.
Georges
St. Pierre: I think that David is going to win the world title
when he’s going to fight Franklin. I have no doubt in my
mind. You know I’m very glad because we work very hard together,
we train very hard together, but we still have a lot of things
to work on. We’re still doing a lot of mistakes, but that’s
normal, we’re very young. We have a lot of time to improve
and become almost, I say almost because perfection doesn’t
exist, almost perfect fighters. We have to work a lot to reach
that level of fighting, but I am very happy we have done so well.
MMA
Weekly: All right Georges, thank you for your time, we appreciate
it as always. Is there anything you’d like to say as we
head out?
Georges
St. Pierre: I want to thank all the fans for the support they
gave me and I hope they are still going to cheer for me, because
in 2006 I will become the UFC World Welterweight Champion. I
hope I will be a good Champion for the crowd, thank you very
much and see you again in March or April.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Latest
Updates Regarding PRIDE "Shockwave"
by Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Dec. 16 — December 31 is just a few weeks away and
Dream Stage Entertainment, the biggest mixed martial arts organization
in Japan, is working hard putting together the last pieces for
PRIDE "Shockwave," the biggest show of the year in
Japan.
One
of the new fights added to New Year's Eve's "Otoko Matsuri,"
as the card is known in Japan, is the special match between Japanese
celebrity Ken Kaneko and American Charles Bennett, who just last
week was submitted by Urijah Faber in Gladiator Challenge.
Kaneko
is a popular actor whose movie debut came under famous Japanese
director Takeshi Kitano in Kid's Return. From there he joined
the announcing team of another popular Japanese TV program, Junk
Sport, and through this show he fell in love with the Japanese
MMA scene.
Two
years ago Kaneko joined the famous Axis BJJ club in Tokyo to
train jiu-jitsu, but last Febraury he finally made the decision
to start training MMA at Takada Dojo under Kazushi Sakuraba.
Recently,
PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara made official the debut of
Ken Kaneko in "Otoko Matsuri" in a special rules match.
For Kaneko's PRIDE and MMA debut the DSE office chose none other
than the colorful "Krazy Horse" Bennett, who will be
fighting Kaneko in an open-weight match.
Some
of the special rules designed for Kaneko`s debut are:
-
two five-minute rounds
- no knees or kicks in four-point position
- no "soccer" kicks
- at full time limit, the judges will decide the winner (no draws)
In
other PRIDE-related news, the rumored match between Japanese
Icons Kazushi Sakuraba and Kiyoshi Tamura fell through after
Tamura's camp and DSE failed to come to terms.
Still,
Sakuraba is officially announced to participate in "Otoko
Matsuri" and his opponent will be announced next week.
Source:
Sherdog
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Quote
of the Day
"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning
for a decade, plant trees;
if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."
Chinese Proverb
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PUNISHMENT
IN PARADISE
EAST vs. WEST 2nd Anniversary
Jan 14,2006
Sea Life Park
CHAMPIONS
COLLIDE
Hawaii's Wayne Perrin III Battles BANG!!!
Punishment
In Paradise Champion Wayne Perrin III of Waianae will face off
against K1/UFC Champion Duane BANG Ludwig. Ludwig who known all
over the world as he holds numerous international Kickboxing
& Muay Thai Championships. Ludwig also holds a big KNOCK
OUT win over the only man to beat BJ Penn, UFC Champion Jens
Pulver. After speaking with Team Bigdogs trainer/owner Wayne
Perrin II who is also Wayne Perrin III father, Perrin II said
his son is excited at the opportunity to face off against such
a world class fighter, Perrin II also claims come Jan 14, 2006
Hawaii fans will not be disappointed.
Dominator
Lopez is BACK!!
After
taking time off fighting and trainning to become a father for
the first time Domi Lopez will be back in action against rival
Ryan Lee of bulls pen. Domi Lopez is P.I.P Undefeated champion
and hold 2 Belts in 2 different weight classes. Last time both
fighters collided they left the crowd on their feets.
Tickets
on sale bdkamaka@comcast.net for outlets!
Attention tickets are moving fast so please get it soon. 1000
tickets were made for presale. I been hearing from the outlets
that tickets are moving quickly and soon to be out.
EASTSIDE
OUTLETS
John Kukahiko (Kailua, 351-4898), Kaleo Kwan & Mike Malone
(Waimanalo, 381-0011), Team MMAD (Randy, Kailua), Bulls Pin (Dino,
330-7108 Kalihi)
WESTSIDE
OUTLETS
808
Fight Factory (Kim, 671-4140, Waipahu), Team Bigdogs (Wayne Perrin,
489-6170 ,Waianae)
PJ Dean (Waianae), Kepa Rivera (620-4291, Nanakuli) Animal House
(Rick, 779-3237, Ewa Beach), Jesus Is Lord (David, 282-2232,
Waipahu)
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another exciting hour of MMA interviews, opinions, and updates
on The Icon Sport MMA Show presented by Steinlager Monday morning
at 9 a.m (HST), 12pm (PST) on Sports Radio 1420 am KKEA. Our
shows have been action-packed with guests Dana White, Rich Franklin,
Matt Hughes, the one-and-only Jason "Mayhem" Miller,
and the FCTV crew's Mike Onzuka and Mark Kurano.
We've had lots of great listener call-ins already, but we would
like more!
Last week the streaming link at www.sportsradio1420.com
had a coding error and did not function properly. We apologize
to all of our listeners who were unable to catch the show on-line.
KKEA engineers have assured us that the web link is now up and
ready. So, if you're stuck at your desk, or if you're one of
national/international listeners, listen to the show on your
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We encourage all listeners to call the show to answer the daily
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can call (808) 296-1420. Mainland and international listeners
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PRIDE
NEW YEAR CARD
Below are some of the official and unoffical matchups are that
scheduled for the PRIDE card on December 31st. A total of 10-14
matchups is expected to be announced:
Officially
announced matchups:
Vanderli Silva vs. Ricardo Arona
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Mark Hunt
Fedor Emelianenko vs. 'Zuluzinho'
Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. TBA
Yuki Kondo vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Sanae Kikuta vs. Makoto Takimoto
Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai
Ken Kaneko vs. Charles Bennett
Unofficially
announced matchups:
Alexander Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira vs. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
Murilo 'Ninja' Rua vs. Paulo Filho
Anderson Silva vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Other
fighters possible scheduled to participate on the card:
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira
Alistair Overeem
Source:
Fight Sport
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UFC
ODDS ARE UP IN LAS VEGAS
Many of the sportsbooks in Las Vegas have just released lines
for UFC 57 which is held at Mandalay Bay. Here are the early
numbers...
Randy
Couture +150
Chuck Liddell -180
-
The UFC Champion is only a slight favorite in this fight. Chuck
is at -180, while Couture is +150. That means if you wanted to
bet the underdog Couture you would bet $100 dollars to win $150.
If you like the champ, Liddell, you would bet $180 to win $100.
Marcio
Cruz +210
Frank Mir -270
-
Frank Mir opened as the favorite at -270. How will Mir repond
in his first fight back in the UFC?
Mike
Van Arsdale +170
Renanto "Babalu" Sobral -200
-
Babalu opened up at -200 as the favorite. Van Arsdale is a live
underdog as slight money has already come on him in the early
stages.
Justin
Eilers +120
Barndon Vera -150
-
Vera comes in as the favorite as this fight takes place at 205.
It will be very interesting to see if either fighter has problems
making 205 as both have fought traditionally at heavyweight.
Gilbert
Aldano +120
Paul Buentello -150
-
Buentello is just a slight favorite in this fight which may surprise
some. Aldano is known as a KO artist, so this should be an interesting
fight between two guys who can knockout opponents.
Brandon
Lee Hinkle +150
Jeff Monson -180
-
Monson is the the more expierenced fighter and is the slight
favorite in this fight as a result.
Whitehead
+140
Jardine -170
-
Jardine is a slight favorite in a fight between two members of
season 2 of the Ultimate Fighter.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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JACK
BLACK TRAINING WITH TOM HOWARD
The
Japanese media reports that American comedian Jack Black just
spent one month training with Tom Howard, who is a K-1 MMA veteran
and pro-wrestler in Japan.
Black
underwent the training in preparation for his role in the upcoming
movie called 'Nacho Libre'. Black is doing most of his wrestling
and stunts in the movie.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Royler
talks about K-1 & Pride finals
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Royler Gracie is on his way to Japan,
where on next December 31st, he will be in the corner of his
big brother Royce Gracie, who competes at the K-1 event. As part
of the Middle Weight Championship tournament, Royler Gracie was
defeated by finalist Norifumi 'KID' Yamamoto and now he evaluates
what may happen during this final between Genki Sudo and Kid
Yamamoto.
-
I've fought both of them and was KO'd by them. But I think Genki
Sudo is such a tough fighter to beat, he is smart. On the other
hand, Kid is a young fighter, but he already has great experience.
He comes from a wrestling family and he has a lot of will. He
has blood in his eyes and he does not care about committing mistakes
and this may become a problem. It's a hard pick, I think anyone
may win this fight, I would bet money in Kid, but Sudo may surprise
him. I only know it's going to be a great fight - Gracie said.
He
also talked about the lightweight fight between Takanori Gomi
and Hayato Sakurai, scheduled for the PRIDE event. 'It's going
to be a tough fight. Gomi has been climbing the top fighter's
level and I think he will win. At Bushido middleweight GP, I
root for Murilo Bustamante. He is a tough guy like Royce and
despite his weight, he still fights. I am sure he will do a great
job and defeat Dan Henderson' Royler stated.
Royler
is going to help his big brother at K-1. 'We want to stay in
Japan for a while and we will spend two weeks in Japan to get
used with the weather and the jet-lag. Royce is also promoting
his event, the Royler Gracie's Fightfest and he flies straight
to Japan from Indiana' he said.
Royler
also talked about the opponent's change. 'Royce was training
to fight a striker, and now he will fight Judo fighter Yoshihiro
Akiyama. I am positive he will do a serious fight and Royce really
wants to fight him. No matter the fact he is a Judo fighter,
Royce will impose his game and he will give his best inside the
ring' he said. According to Royler, Royce is far experienced
than Akiyama, and he is sure the Japanese will try everything
to beat Gracie. 'Akiyama is aware this is his chance and I am
sure he is training hard to defeat Royce. A victory over him
would be the top of his career' Royler believes.
Source:
Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"It is easier to live through someone else than to become
complete yourself."
Betty Friedan, American Social Activist and Co-Founder of the
National Organization for Women
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Anderson
faces Japanese at ROTR
GP
The contract is not signed yet, but is almost certain that Anderson
Silva will face the Japanese Yushi Okami over the first round
of the Rumble on the Rock GP, that will take place on January
20, in Hawaii. According to our friends from MMAWeekly.com, this
bout would be one of the main disputes of the initial phase of
the competition.
We
must remember. During an exclusive to TATAME.com, Anderson confirmed
his participation at the GP. The Muay Thai black-belt is already
in Rio de Janeiro, where he will stay one week training with
his friend Rodrigo Minotauro. On last Sunday, Anderson was with
Rogério Minotouro and Zé Mário Sperry ay
Cyclone Submission Cup, disputed at América Futebol Clube
gymnasium.
Yushin
Okami has 13 victories and just two loses. His last appearance
was at Hero's Korea, on last November 5. He defeated the local
Myun Joo Lee by TKO in less than two minutes. The competition
will also brings Renato Charuto facing Carlos Condit, Jake Shields
facing Dave Menne and Ronald Juhn against Frank Trigg.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Rumble
on the Rock GP
Friday, January 20, 2006.
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu - Hawaii
Rumble
World GP
-
Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami;
-
Renato
Charuto
vs. Carlos Condit;
-
Jake Shields vs. Dave Menne;
-
Ronald
Jhun vs.
Frank Trigg;
Superfights
-
Butterbean vs. adversary to be defined;
-
Wesley
Cabbage
vs. adversary to be defined;
-
Ross “da
Boss” Ebanez
vs. Jason Von Flue;
-
Scott Junk
vs. Myles Tynanes.
Source:
Tatame
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SAPP
VS. MUSASHI
K-1 announced the matchup of Bob Sapp vs. Musashi for their card
on December 31st. The bout will be a K-1 rules matchup.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Leonardo
Nogueira: Following the brother's way
By Joana Carvalho
The
21 years old fighter Leonardo Nogueira has a huge responsibility:
follow the same career as his brother, the biggest champion of
the Shooto history, Alexandre Pequeno. Inside of the rings and
of the mats, the purple-belt of Luta-Livre is doing a great job,
making a hard fight against Aloísio Dado Barros, at Shooto
Brazil 9 and defeating famous grapplers as Rodrigo Damm and the
world-wide champion of Jiu-Jitsu Eduardo Pessoa at Cyclone de
Submission, held last Sunday (11), in Rio de Janeiro.
How
do you deal with the fact of being brother of the biggest champion
of Japan history?
Well,
is a little bit complicated. Obviously, they expect a lot from
me, so I have to train harder. They like to compare him to me
all the time. This is crazy! I have to train more than my brother.
Do
you think that is good to be brother of a star and follow his
career? Do you think that it brings you advantages or disadvantages?
The
disadvantage is the pressure, as I told you. I must train really
hard. I've got to be good as him. But it has the advantage to
brings his name right? This is helps me a lot!
How
did you start to fight?
I
started three years ago. I've never thought I would follow this
way. I always liked to go surfing, skating, but we moved to Minas
Gerais, we lived there for about two years and when we went there,
my brother asked me: do you wanna work or start to train with
me? So, with his incentive, I start to fight.
You
just came from a good presentation in the Shooto Brazil against
Aloísio Barros. Tell us about this fight. Which were the
difficulties of facing an experienced athlete as him?
Well,
that was a good fight, I didn't have any difficulties. I was
feeling well, but when I kick Dado, I hurt my foot, I felt so
much pain! But besides it, this fight gave me a lot of experience!
Tell
us about your fight in the Cyclone Cup. Eduardo Pessoa is a really
good fighter and you submitted him at 40 seconds with a famous
guillotine. Your strategy was letting him put you down so you
could use it?
Yeah...My
brother and I did this strategy to let Eduardo attack my legs
for I could apply a guillotine choke. Nobody believed that would
happen. Everybody was surprised about my victory. I haven't got
too much time to train, just one week, with my foot hurt...My
foot was really bad and I was scared about the possibility to
Eduardo gets my foot. If he had done that, I would be submitted.
Thanks God that everything was fine.
Who
are your idols in the sport?
Well.
it has so many good athletes. I like Wanderlei Silva, his fight
is really aggressive. I also like a lot Arona's game, he is really
good.
What
is your dream as an athlete?
Well,
my biggest dream is to fight in a big event in Japan with my
brother. I wanna be a champion as Alexandre Pequeno.
Source:
Tatame
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Margarida
wanna debut in Vale-Tudo
Black-belt of Jiu-Jitsu of the Brazilian Top Team (BTT), Fernando
Margarida wants to debut in MMA. Margarida doesn't know when
it will happen, but he is training hard with his mates of BTT
and is looking forward to be fighting soon.
-
I want to debut really soon. I'm ready and training a lot. I
know the year is finishing and probably we won't have events
anymore, but in 2006 I hope to debut -, said the black-belt,
that intends to fight Jiu-Jitsu and Submission.
In
the last days, Margarida heard that probably he will dispute
against Fábio Leopoldo. The possibility is not discarded,
but he guarantees that nothing is closed yet. "They released
my name saying that I would fight against Fábio Leopoldo,
but this is not confirmed yet. Nothing is confirmed yet, but
probably the fight will happen soon", he said.
Source:
Tatame
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SAKURABA
VS. TAMURA CANCELLED
DSE/PRIDE reports that the matchup of Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kiyoshi
Tamura will not be taking place on the PRIDE card on December
31st. According to DSE/PRIDE, negotiations fell through, and
a new opponent for Sakuraba will be announced next week.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend."
Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French Author and Dramatist
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Jason
"Mayhem" Miller Seminar at HMC
Cancelled!
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Mayhem seminar has been cancelled.
We are VERY sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused
in anyone's schedules and planning and hope to bring another
seminar in the near future.
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Right
After The Seminar!
Mayhem at Fighter's Corner
CANCELLED!
Due
to the same reasons above, Mayhem will NOT be able to make it
to Fighter's Corner.
Don't
let that stop you from stopping by and checking out the store!
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ROTR
WELTERWEIGHT GP UPDATE
Below are the list of fighters that have been officially announced
for the 'Rumble on the Rock' Welterweight GP, which is scheduled
for January 20th:
Anderson
Silva
Jake Shields
Dave Menne
Renato
'Charuto' Verissimo
Frank Trigg
Ron Jhun
Yushin Okami
Carlos Condit
Source:
Fight Sport
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OGAWA
VS. YOSHIDA IS USD$4 MILLION FIGHT
 
The Japanese media reports that the Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya
Ogawa matchup is supposedly cost USD$4 million to sign. Unofficially,
it is the biggest purse ever for a fighter, and the most expensive
fight ever signed.
Source:
Fight Sport
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MaXpreview:
Pride New Year's Eve
By Jeremy Wall
As usual,
the year's final event from Pride will take place on New Year's
Eve in Japan, and, also as usual, will happen at Pride's homebase
of Saitama Super Arena. The show will air on Japanese network
TV, going up against K-1's New Year's Eve show and the popular
NHK Red & White concert special. Both shows will outdraw
Pride, but this is more so about how well Pride can do in third
place in the ratings rather than usurping either show of its
ratings dominance.
The
card itself features a combination of quality fighters and freakshow
appeal, although it is laden with more Japanese fighters and
Japan vs. Japan bouts than usual with under half of the fighters
on the card being foreigners. Generally, this is unusual for
Pride as they are usually top-heavy with main event foreign fighters.
However,
the gang is still all here. Fedor Emelianenko, Wanderlei Silva,
and Mirko Cro Cop are all competing on New Year's Eve. There
will also be the finals to the two Bushido tournaments from autumn,
along with a yet to be announced fight for Kazushi Sakuraba (possibly
against Kiyoshi Tamura, possibly against someone else).
Let's
take a look at each fight:
Mirko
Cro Cop vs. Mark Hunt: This is one of the bigger matches from
a U.S. perspective, although both men are megastars in Japan.
Hunt has fought three times in Pride, looking good in all three
matches although a couple of the performances can be explained
away. He was submitted by Hidehiko Yoshida in their fight, with
Yoshida taking longer than expected in putting him away. Yoshida
also took awhile to put away Tank Abbott, as the Japanese fighters
are instructed to give the fans a show before finishing a fight.
If they fought against Yoshida could realistically submit him
very quickly. Hunt also came in on short notice and fought Wanderlei
Silva, delivering Silva's first loss in Pride. Hunt had a huge
weight advantage on Silva, and although he rocked the smaller
man he was still not able to knock Silva out. Mirko will be his
hardest opponent yet. Hunt will not be able to strike with Mirko
as he did with Wanderlei Silva. This, however, will be a very
good stand-up fight. Mirko is more experienced on the ground,
which is rare for him. Hunt is a hard guy to KO and has a good
chin so it looks like this should be a decision win for Mirko,
who is in the middle of another comeback.
Wanderlei
Silva vs. Ricardo Arona: This is a big fight for both guys. Silva
lost to Ricardo Arona earlier this year in the semi-finals of
the Grand Prix. I'm unclear on whether this is for the Middleweight
title, but it should be. Arona is the better fighter, and should
get this on the ground and slow it down to a halt. Silva does
have superior striking and could knock Arona out, but odds are
Arona should take this one to the ground and control it for a
decision victory. I don't see this as being much different than
their first match. I also don't know if putting an Arona fight
on a major network TV special is such a good idea since he has
a reputation as a boring fighter, which may cause a lot of channel
changing unless Silva lights it up.
Fedor
Emelianenko vs. Zulu: Zulu is the guy from Brazil who beat Sentoryu.
He's big, but Fedor is inhuman and should mop the floor with
him.
Takanori
Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai: This is the finals for the Bushido lightweight
tournament and clash of former SHOOTO Champions. A few years
ago Sakurai was one of the best fighters in the world, but isn't
near that level anymore. He's still very good, though. Gomi is
undefeated in Pride, and is probably the best 155-pounder out
there. I don't know if he will be able to finish Sakurai, but
he should win the ground game and do well standing to win the
decision. I don't see Sakurai as being the guy to end Gomi's
unbeaten streak. Pride really needs Gomi to break out and become
a star, and this is a pretty big fight for him in terms of exposure,
but I still don't think this is going to do it.
Dan
Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante: This is the finals of the middleweight
Bushido tournament, and also a rematch of a fight they had a
couple of years ago in Pride. That fight ended quickly when the
two accidentally bumped heads and then Henderson followed up
with a knee for the knockout. Bustamante would not have gotten
his rematch if this fight didn't happen in the finals of this
tournament. Bustamante is a former UFC Middleweight champion,
having never lost the title. He holds a submission win over Hendo's
teammate Matt Lindland, in a fight that Bustamante dominated
from the outset. Henderson has excellent submissions defense,
but tends to inevitably fall victim to the submission. He's got
a knockout punch, although Bustamante is also a very skilled
boxer. Henderson has great wrestling skills, although that did
not do much for Lindland against Bustamante. I picked Bustamante
to win their first fight, and although he lost, it was a freak
accident and I pick him again to defeat Hendo, either via submission
or decision.
Kazuhiro
Nakamura vs. Yuki Kondo: Another Japanese vs. Japanese fight.
Kondo is a good striker, but not world class. Nakamura is good
with submissions, being a judoka, and has ground and pound skills.
It's possible that he could ground and pound Kondo to a decision
win. Kondo can be submitted, which is another possiblity here.
Kondo's chance should be via knockout, although I see this ending
up going to a decision in Nakamura's favour.
Makoto
Takimoto vs. Sanae Kikuta: Takimoto is a terrible fighter, but
has a rich background in judo. That has meant nothing for him
in Pride, though. Kikuta is a veteran fighter, and the kind of
guy that Takimoto should be able to defeat easily if he were
suited for MMA. Kikuta is being brought in to lose to Takimoto,
but I think he'll end up with the victory anyway.
Hidehiko
Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa: This is the big ratings draw for Japanese
TV and the main event. Ogawa is a terrible fighter, former judo
olympian, current pro wrestler, and has participated in at least
a handful of worked victories in Pride. Yoshida is a great judoka
and also top olympian, but he is also a great submissions fighter.
He will win this one, but it's just a matter of how much of a
show these two guys will give the Japanese audience. The real
battle here is in TV ratings, not in the ring.
If
Sakuraba does end up fighting against Tamura, I have to pick
Sakuraba. It will be a big fight for ratings, and one of the
bigger matches of the latter part of Saku's career and probably
the biggest fight of Tamura's. Tamura can strike, but I think
Sakuraba is at least even if not better than him in striking
ability. Sakuraba is the better wrestler, and they are probably
close to even in submissions. Again, this one would be about
ratings rather than who wins in the ring. Which is really what
these New Year's Eve shows are all about as a whole, anyway.
Source:
Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise
of men,
but from doing something worthwhile."
Sir Wilfred Grenfell, 1865-1940, English Missionary and Physician
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X-1
Battlegrounds at the O-Lounge Tonight!
X-1 Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 3
O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
December 16, 2005
MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Miles Tynanes (Team Tiger Freestlyle) vs Patrick Fonohema (Team
First Lap/Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Jared Linsey (Bulls Pen/Freestyle) vs Vilafonu Vonakalafi (Freestyle)
MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Derek Thornton (Rock Bottom Fight Team) vs Jr Sua (Team First
Lap/Freelance)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Jeremy Bell (Team Tiger/Freestyle) vs Tamafaiga Soi (Team First
Lap/ Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Joshua Ferreira (Waianae/Kickboxing) vs Guy Jhun (Waipahu/Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Menery Berger (Bullspen/Freestyle) vs Tomas Rosser (Kaneohe/Freelance)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Jake Talelei (Team First Lap) vs Tony Marc Ornellas (Jus Rush
F.C/Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Isaiah Cobb-Adams (Animal House/kickboxing) vs Austin Hernandez
(Bulls Pen/Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Ryan Cadiman (Freelance/Freestyle) vs Gene Gregory (Mix Breed)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Tyler Kahihiko (Kona/Freestyle) vs Ikaika Brown (Team Submit/Freestyle)
MMA:
2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Noel Oribello (Ewa Beach/Freestyle) vs Kuikahi Isaac (Mix Breed/Freestyle)
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Help
For A Potential Miss Hawaii
 
This is a first for Onzuka.com, partially because this has
nothing to do with martial arts, but it does have something to
do with Hawaii. And at many of Hawaii's MMA event, we have beautiful
women that are ring card girls, so technically if Ms. Bringas
was a ring card girl, this would fit right into our page....okay,
nuf said trying to justify putting on a beautiful young lady
on our site. After seeing Teresa's pictures, I had most of you
at "This is a first" heh heh.
Find out more about Teresa and check out more pictures at her
website:
www.teresabringas.com
My name is Teresa Bringas and I'm planning to do the Miss Honolulu,
Miss West Oahu, Miss Nuuanu and Miss Leeward Pageant ( one pageant
with 4 titles). This is a preliminary to the Miss Hawaii Scholarship
pageant. The pageant will be held on Jan 22nd at the Paliku Auditorium
in Kaneohe...I think that's where it is :( I'm looking to raise
funds to go towards my advetisements, gown, swimsuits etc. Although,
the pageant does not require a registration or entry fee the
things that we need can add up and become very costly. I normally
would send out letters to business etc, but with time being a
factor that is not possible.
My
platform for the pageant right now is "Prevent Drug Abuse
in Teens"..this is unless my director helps me find something
else more suitable and easier to handle in interview.
The
pageant will consist of Interview 35%, Talent 40%, Swimsuit 10%,
Evening Wear 10% and Casual 5%.
I
hope this enough information, if not please let me know. I am
also attaching a picture of myself so you can see who you might
be supporting.
Thank
You so much for your help,
Teresa
Bringas
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Jason
"Mayhem" Miller Seminar at HMC Tomorrow!
Just when you thought you had enough of Mayhem, he draws you
in for more! Mayhem is throwing a seminar at HMC from 10:30 am
to 1:30 pm. Miller is not only an excellent ground technician,
he is also a great teacher and a guy that really cares that you
learn the techniques that he shows. He is not a guy that shows
a couple of moves and takes your money. At $40, it is a steal
for the amount of material he will show. I highly recommend this
seminar if you are a grappler. I'm sure you will learn a few
more tricks!
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RAMPAGE:
'UFC WASN'T INTERESTED'
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson was recently interviewed by an internet
radio show and answered many questions. When asked about whether
the UFC showed any interst in signing him when he was a free
agent earlier this year, Rampage replied that he's not convinced
that the UFC even wanted him.
Rampage
added that before he beat Chuck Liddell, the UFC used to always
give him free tickets to their events. After Rampage beat Liddell,
they stopped giving him free tickets.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Professor
Helio Gracie
by Raphael Nogueira
Professor
Helio has so much knowledge to pass on and it is in such a no
BS sort of way. He cuts to the throat…just like his chokes!
Interviewer:
You are nearly a century old. Do you regret anything you've done
or haven't done in your life?
Helio:
Funny, I don't remember anything I disapprove. I was always a
normal kid, except for one flaw: I liked to fight. At least until
I got two important life lessons. I remember the first as if
it were today. I used to walk up and down, still very young,
before I got acquainted with Jiu-Jitsu. I weighed about 70 pounds,
but I'd tell anyone, "What the hell are you looking at?"
Well, one day a friend of mine, named Gugu, told me, "Hey,
there's a guy called Benigno who wants to beat me up." In
order to defend Gugu, I decided to fight the guy without even
knowing who he was. I asked him, "Do you want to hit Gugu?",
and punched his face right away. Then he punched me about 20
times. My face was all swollen. People would enquire what had
happened to my face. I told them I had fought Benigno and they
replied, "Benigno, alright; that guy is crazy, look at the
beating he gave you!" (laughter). In the end, I realized
it was a deserved beating. Lesson one: don't be unfair, don't
fight for no reason.
Interviewer:
What about the second lesson?
Helio:
Well, years later I was on a bus, going to Copacabana beach,
and there was a stern, strong young man, looking in my direction.
I approached him and said, "Why are you staring at me? Do
you think I'm a queer?" But he didn't give a damn, didn't
even pay attention. He lowered his sight and spoke, "Go
away, kid." It was with such great contempt that I never
again disturbed anyone else. Soon afterwards I met Jiu-Jitsu
and never fought in the street again. A person fights in the
street because he doesn't believe in himself, he wants to challenge
people to prove something. But after he learns Jiu-Jitsu, he
strengthens himself in such a way that he starts to treat street
fighting with the same contempt that the guy on the bus had for
me.
Interviewer:
So you hold no grudge whatsoever?
Helio:
Let's say all of you (he points at the seven members of the Gracie
Magazine team) kicked my ass right now, broke the hell out of
me, so that I'd have to spend the next six years in bed recovering.
Suddenly a cop calls me saying he arrested the gang that beat
me up. "I can kill or cripple every single one of them,
no one will ever know about it, it depends solely on you,"
he would tell me. I'd simply reply, "Do nothing, leave them
all alone." I believe nature charges a fair price that perhaps
I would not be able to reckon. I don't avenge myself on anyone.
Nature will get them for me, and that makes me sleep peacefully,
with no fear of anything. I usually say that nobody gets what
they don't deserve, be it punishment or reward. A brick fell
onto your head? Thank God for it, because you owed something
that was paid by this. It isn't easy to think like this, it's
hard, but one day you'll get there and understand it.
Interviewer:
Speaking of punishments from nature, how do you look at natural
disasters such as tsunamis?
Helio:
Nature cleans. By the way, it is cleaning at this moment, and
the worst is yet to come. There are a few things I write, if
you wish to hear, I'll read it aloud to you. I started studying
nature and consequently studied mankind. You think you know yourselves,
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