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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)
10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kauai)
8/27-28/05
International
Masters & Seniors BJJ Tournament
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
8/05 (tentative)
ROTR 8
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
7/23-31/05
World BJJ
Championships (Mundial)
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil)
7/21-23/05
World Cup of BJJ
(BJJ)
(São Paulo, Brazil)
7/9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
5/7/05
ROTR 7
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
5/7-8 & 14-15 & 21-22/05
Brazilian National BJJ Tournament
(Youth, Adult, Master & Senior)
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil?)
4/2/05 or 4/9/05
Super Brawl
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
4/1-3/05
Pan American
& Team Title USA vs Brazil BJJ Tournament
(BJJ)
(California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA)
3/05
SUMA
(Kickboxing)
(Hyatt Waikiki)
3/26/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
3/25/05
Shooto Hawaii: Pro/Am
(MMA)
(Blaisdell - Hawaii Suite)
3/18 or 3/19/05
Super Brawl: Full Contact Showdown 2
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe MCBH)
3/12/05
The Second Annual Maui
Jiu-Jitsu Open
BJJ tournament
(BJJ)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Hawaii)
3/6-7/05
Hawaii State High School Wrestling Championships
(Blaisdell Arena)
3/5/04
So You
Think You Tough 8
(Boxing, MMA)
(Kauai)
Proving Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Honolulu)
3/4-6/05
Arnold
Schwarzenegger Gracie World Submission Championships
(BJJ & Submission Grappling)
(Columbus, Ohio)
2/27/05
2005
Hawaiian Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ & Submission Grappling)
(Saint Louis H.S. Gym)
G-3
(Kickboxing)
(Palama Settlement Gym)
2/26/05
So You Think You Tough 7
(Boxing, MMA)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
2/19/05
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Kapolei High School)
2/5/05
UFC
51: Super Saturday
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
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UFC
52 TICKETS ON SALE,
CARD LOOKS GREAT AS WELL
Tickets have went on sale for UFC 52 this weekend in Las Vegas.
The show will feature a second meeting between Randy Couture
and Chuck Liddell at the MGM Grand on April 16th.
At
the post-fight press conference for UFC 51, Dana White announced
the entire line-up for UFC 52. UFC 52 will take place on Saturday,
April 16th on pay-per-view with the following eight fights:
-Randy
Couture vs. Chuck Liddell
-Matt
Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
-Matt
Lindland vs. Travis Lutter
-Georges
St. Pierre vs. Jason Miller
-Lee
Murray vs. Patrick Cote
-Trevor
Prangley vs. Ivan Salaverry
-Renato
"Babalu" Sobral vs. Travis Wiuff
-Mike
Van Arsdale vs. John Marsh
Other
notes:
-The
April 9th live special on Spike TV will feature the light-heavyweight
finals and middleweight finals from the reality show, and "another
UFC fight," as Dana White put it. That wording would seem
to imply "one more fight," and it is believed that
it COULD be Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Franklin at 205 pounds (though
White didn't say that at the post-fight press conference).
-When
asked about the possibility of a fight between Evan Tanner and
Matt Lindland, Dana White said that it's a strong possibility,
and that Lindland would probably get a title shot if he wins
one more UFC fight.
-When
asked if he expects Frank Mir to fight on the UFC card in Japan
later this year, White said that UFC Japan is in June, and he
doesn't expect Frank Mir to be recovered in time to fight on
the June card due to the severity of his injuries.
More
info on UFC 52 card:
-Regarding
the possibility of Ken Shamrock vs. Rich Franklin taking place
on the April 9th live special on Spike TV, you have to understand
that Ken Shamrock vs. anyone is marketable and is a big ratings
draw. Franklin was always a good light-heavyweight (he was actually
14-1 as a light-heavyweight); he just felt that he could be dominant
at middleweight. If the fight actually comes off, Franklin will
have moved up to 205 because it would be well worth the risk
for the potential benefit of name recognition for beating Ken
Shamrock on national free television.
-There
is no truth whatsoever to rumors of Frank Shamrock fighting Rich
Franklin, or anyone else, in a future UFC fight. Also, Tito Ortiz
is not fighting in April anywhere.
-There
have been a lot of questions about the weight classes for specific
fights, so we're going to go through that right now along with
other info about the line-up.
-The
top two fights are obviously Couture vs. Liddell for the Light-Heavyweight
Title, and Hughes vs. Trigg for the Welterweight Title.
-Matt
Lindland vs. Travis Lutter will be a middleweight fight. Lindland
has won four of his last five fights overall, but his most recent
UFC fight was a one-punch knockout at the hands of David Terrell.
This will be Lutter's first fight since he made his UFC debut
by knocking out Marvin Eastman back in October.
-Georges
St. Pierre vs. Jason
Miller
will be a welterweight fight. St. Pierre suffered the first loss
of his career when he was submitted by Matt Hughes back at UFC
50 in October, but he has since bounced back with a submission
victory over Dave Strasser in Canada. Twenty-four year-old Jason
Miller will be making his UFC debut and fighting for the first
time since he submitted Ronald Jhun at a SuperBrawl event last October.
-Lee
Murray vs. Patrick Cote will be a middleweight fight. Cote had
previously announced that he was moving down from light-heavyweight
to middleweight, and that is where this fight will be contested
(Murray is not moving up to 205 at this time). It was interesting
to hear Dana White announce this fight since not too long ago
the line on Lee Murray was that he still couldn't leave England
due to legal issues. For this fight to have been signed and announced,
Murray must have worked out his legal problems, or at least worked
them out enough that he will be able to leave England by April.
Murray has not been very active since his UFC debut, a win over
Jorge Rivera in January 2004. Since then, Murray has only fought
one time, a unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva in England.
-Trevor
Prangley vs. Ivan Salaverry will be a middleweight fight. This
fight was tentatively scheduled to take place at UFC 50 back
in October, but Prangley had to pull out due to injury and was
replaced in the fight by Tony Fryklund. Salaverry went on to
beat Fryklund by submission to improve his UFC record to 2-1
(while Fryklund has since moved down to welterweight). For Prangley,
this will be the first time he has fought since last June, when
he was victorious in his UFC debut against Curtis Stout.
-Renato
"Babalu" Sobral vs. Travis Wiuff will be a light-heavyweight
fight. After spending his career fighting between 230 and 280
pounds, Wiuff will now be cutting down to 205, much to the shock
of a lot of people (including me). Wiuff only had one shot in
the UFC the last time around, losing to Vladimir Matyushenko
back at UFC 40, and has been very active with a 21-1 record since
that fight. Sobral's last UFC fight was also at UFC 40, where
he was knocked out by Chuck Liddell. Since then, Sobral has won
six fights in a row to earn his way back into the UFC, including
a memorable IFC tournament in 2003 in which he defeated Trevor
Prangley, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and Jeremy Horn on
the same night.
-John
Marsh vs. Mike Van Arsdale is likely to be a heavyweight fight.
This is not official and it could very well end up being fought
at light-heavyweight, but this fight is more than likely going
to take place at heavyweight. Both Marsh and Van Arsdale were
recently scheduled to have heavyweight fights in the UFC, but
had to pull out due to injuries suffered in training. Marsh has
fought between 220 and 230 pounds in his career, while Van Arsdale
had been anywhere from 205 to 220. Marsh had gone for almost
four years without fighting before making his comeback in May
2004, winning a unanimous decision against Wes "Cabbage" Correira in Hawaii. The 39-year-old
Van Arsdale has been much more active in submission grappling
competition than he has been in MMA, and this will be his first
UFC fight since UFC 17.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MMA
MEDIA WILL TRY TO PETITION NSAC TO OVERTURN SUPPOSEDLY BIASED
BELFORT-ORTIZ DECISION
Prominent members of the MMA Media will try to petition the Nevada
State Athletic Commission to overturn the supposedly biased and
controversial judges decision in the Vitor Belfort vs. Tito Ortiz
fight.
Many
true media and fans of NHB/MMA feel now is the time to make a
stand against judges decision that seem either inept, biased,
and/or corrupt. The MMA media ask for all the loyal fans of NHB/MMA
who thought Vitor Belfort won the fight to do the same by contacting
the Nevada State Athletic Commission and letting them know how
you feel.
Nevada
Department of Business & Industry
Nevada Athletic Commission
555 E. Washington Avenue, Ste 3200
Las Vegas, NV 89101
PHONE (702)486-2575
FAX (702)486-2577
Here
are some quotes from MMA media and fans regarding the fight:
"Vitor
clearly won that fight by a score of 29-28, and always went for
the finish, whereas Tito never really tried to finish the fight
and fought most of the time in a defensive fashion." -Tape
Lord, Fightsport.com
"Tape
Lord is correct" -Better Mouse Trap, Fightsport.com
"Im
not sure what fight the "judges" were watching but
Stevie Wonder could see that Vitor won two rounds of the fight
and Tito only won one round. If a fighter wins 2 rounds of a
3 round fight he has won it, simple. Ortiz keeps his title as
The Great Pretender of MMA." --Scoop McTroll, Fightsport.com
"29-28
for Belfort" -Josh Gross, Sherdog.com
"29-28
for Belfort in a very close fight." -Michael DiSanto, InsideFighting
and huge supporter of unoffical Tito fan club
"Vitor
won the fight by both KO and 29-28 decision". -Sam John
Harkins, freelance journalist
"Belfort
29-28. Great fight, close fight. I gave Vitor Belfort the nod
29-28. I agree that the fight came down to how you scored the
first round. Vitor was the agressor and he almost took out Tito
in that first round. To Ortiz's credit he weathered the storm,
but Vitor was the more aggressive fighter and control more of
that first round than Tito did, thus I give it a 29-28 Belfort
win." -Ken Pishna, MMA Weakly
"I
scored it 29-28 Vitor Belfort. I don't have a major problem with
how the official judges scored it. It was that close and watching
the replay on tv compared to live in Vegas, it looked even closer
than I first thought.
I
think we all agree Tito won Round 3 and Vitor Round 2. So it
comes down to Round 1. Depends how you judge Round 1. The fight
was eerely similar to the Liddell 2nd round KO over Ortiz at
the beginning as Vitor had a monster barrage that broke the nose
of Tito Ortiz. Ortiz said “I was out for a
second after an elbow.... Tito then said later that his nose
was broke in the first round.
Ortiz
played the position game very well in the first round, but the
most effective scoring came from Belfort. My notes said "In
a very close round I score it 10-9 because of the damage Tito
sustained from the strikes. Tito finished the round strong for
a minute and a half, but the first 3 minutes of the round were
Vitor, thus 10-9." -Ryan Bennett, disgraced journalist from
MMA Weakly
Source: Fight Sport
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SHAMROCK
VERBALLY HUMILIATES TITO
Below
is a transcript of the exchange between Ken Shamrock and Tito
Ortiz at the UFC 51 event on Saturday (transcript by Ted Johnson):
Tito:
Ken Shamrock was talking some smack and I know that old man is
in the house. Shamrock, step up! I'll make you remind myself
that I am Rick James and you are my bitch!!!
Shamrock
runs into the Octagon at this point. A few minutes after, he
is taken out of the Octagon and is standing right outside it,
and an interviewer asks for his comments:
Shamrock:
All I hear him is talking, that's all I've heard him do so far,
is run his mouth about how he's gonna' do this and how he's gonna'
do that. All I hear is you talking! You want to fight me? I'm
standing right here! I accept your challenge, what about you,
do you accept my challenge? Say yes! I hear your mouth running
but I don't hear yes! I don't hear a yes you punk! That's right,
that's what I thought, you're a little punk 'cause you won't
accept the fight!
I
just challenged you! Say yes, right now! Better yet let you get
your energy back so I can bust your nose again! Hey, all I got
to say to Tito is don't back out of this one, step up! All I
hear you talkin', I hear you talkin', but when it's time, I'm
already signed, I'm already signed to fight! You ain't signed
yet, but I hear you talking! Put the pen in your hand and sign
the line punk! (Tito grabs a pen and mimmics signing a contract,
then drops it) Oh hey, that was impressive but you're supposed
to keep it in your hand and sign on the dotted line!
I
know you didn't have much of an education but that's what you
do with a pen, you don't throw it away! Sign the paper! (Tito
is handed another pen) Are you gonna' throw that one too? You're
supposed to write with it! Yeah, do I hear it? Hey by the time
we get back on the website and you're talkin' all that trash
I hope that you've signed already, cause all I hear you do is
talkin', and that's the best thing you do!
Source: Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce
our errors of youth for those of age."
Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, American Author/Editor/Journalist
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Shawn
Taylor Memorial Ceremony
Shawn's former martial arts instructor requested that we post
the information for the memorial service for kickboxer, MMA fighter,
and martial artist Shawn "Tornado" Taylor.
The
service will be at Baby Makapu'u Beach (Cockroach Bay)
Sunday, February 13, 2005
1:00 PM
They
will spread his ashes in the ocean. It is asked if the black
belts could pay their respects to Shawn in their full martial
arts attire one last time.
Hope
to see you there. |
Tito/Vitor
Comments
The
comments have started to come in. Here are a few...
"I
agree that Vitor won the first 2 rounds. Although the first round
was close, Vitor was the aggressor and should have been awarded
the round. The 2nd round was very lopsided and Vitor again should
have been given this round, The 3rd round should have been awarded
to Tito due to Vitor running out of gas and basically hanging
on to wait the round out. This just goes to show you that you
need to go into a fight, especially with a BIG U.F.C. draw like
Tito, and just knock him out. Don't let the refs get a shot to
GIVE Tito a WIN and set up a big money fight for the U.F.C."
Jayson
"I
thought Ortiz won when I watched it but I would like to see it
again to make sure. As of right now I think Tito won. Then again
I did
drink more than a few Heinekens."
James
"rd
1 and 2 to vitor. rd 3 to tito. just because you’re the
guy on top, doesn’t constitute a win. then again, if it
were vanderlei on the bottom, I’m sure he would’ve
been a shitload more active than vitor. vanderlei is going to
kick tito’s ass."
Mark
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A
CHAMP ON HIS OWN TERMS
How
surreal it must have been for Matt Lindland watching his ex-teammate
win the UFC Middleweight Championship right before his eyes.
It was Lindland that made David Terrell an overnight star when
the former Olympian was knocked out by Terrell at UFC 49. Now
just a few months later, Lindland saw his former team mate leaving
one of the most respected teams in all of MMA, Team Quest, for
a journey to the unknown to fight for a world title. Tanner,
fighting for the first time under a brand new fight team, headed
by new trainer Curtis Crawford won the UFC middleweight championship,
something the great Lindland has not accomplished yet in his
great career.
Tanner,
a huge underdog AGAIN, just continues to win. You could say that
Tanner is very similar to the Super Bowl Champion New England
Patriots, especially right before they played Peyton Manning
and the Indianapolis Colts this year in the playoffs. Everybody
loved Peyton Manning/David Terrell because of the weapons they
had. Manning has Marvin Harrison, Terrell has knockout power.
Manning has Edgerrin James, Terrell has slick submissions, but
like Tom Brady and the Pats some guys just know how to win in
the more pressure filled environment. Evan Tanner may not "wow"
you with his speed or his stand up, he doesn’t yell "look
at me" after another impressive victory. All he does is
win fights and show heart. More importantly he knows how to finish
fights and like the Super Bowl champs, all he does is just win.
Maybe now he will get the respect he deserves.
Tanner
has put himself in a position for many very interesting possibilities.
Will he try to avenge his loss to Rick Franklin and fight him
for the 185 pound title? Or will Tanner prefer to settle the
score if you will. with former team mate Matt Lindland and fight
him for the title?
Personally
after talking to him after the fight, I believe he will focus
on the rematch with Rick Franklin for a fight he felt was stopped
too early. After watching him beat Phil Baroni twice, and escape
from a choke and initial onslaught by David Terrell, Tanner could
be right. He may have had the heart to come back and win the
fight vs Franklin. I smell rematch and look for Tanner to either
defend his title against Rick Franklin, or Matt Lindland in what
could be the fight of the year in the 185 pounds weight class.
Source: MMA Weekly |
"DON'T
FEAR ME, FEAR THE CONSEQUENCES"
Justin Eilers had to fear the consequnces when he decided to
stand and trade with Paul Buentello. Buentello for years had
bad luck with fighting in the UFC, whether it was a broken hand,
an injury to his opponent of what have you, but after a long
seven year wait, Buentello made a statement at UFC 51.
A
very emotional Buentello took the pulpit at the UFC 51 press
conference and talked about his long wait to fight in the big
show. Buentello “It was a very long wait to fulfil my dream
as a fighter” Buentello told MMAWeekly.com
“I
had to leave my wife and child back in Texas so I could work
out with the guys in San Jose California and A.K.A. (American
Kickboxing Academy) My entire goal was to fight in the UFC and
now I accomplished that. It still feels like a dream” Buentello
said.
The
dream was a nightmare for Eilers who chose to stand and bang
with Buentello. It was a tough night for the Miletich Fighting
Systems as not only was Eilers knocked out in the first round,
but his teammate Tim Sylvia was submitted in just :47 seconds.
“You win some you lose some, that’s the fight game.....but
I do know this. Eilers and Sylvia will be back they are too good
to not come back. I guarantee that” Jens Pulver who cornered
both fighters told MMAWeekly after the fight.
In
the meantime, Buentello has now put himself on the UFC Heavyweight
map. There was a lot of hype entering this fight about how good
Buentello’s hands were and Buentello’s hands did live
up to the hype. The tough Texan has now lived the dream of winning
in his first UFC and it will be interesting to see if this is
just the beginning for one of the better feel good stories of
this past weekend.
Source: MMA Weekly
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END
OF AN ERA
It was pretty ironic that this past week, Fox Sports Network
showed Phil Baroni at his best on national tv. FSN showed a fight
from two years ago, when an aggressive Phil Baroni whacked former
champion Dave Menne with a machine gun like barrage with fists
of fury, as fans were treated to some of the fastest hands seen
in MMA. So can anyone tell me who the impersonator was fighting
Pete “Drago” Sell on Saturday night?
The
guy claiming to be Phil Baroni this weekend, was a fighter, who
fought himself more than his opponent. Baroni was content to
throw just one punch at a time, never following up with anything
resembling a combination, as Baroni never set up any of his punches
with a jab in the fight. Hard to believe that we never saw a
combination from the former New York Bad Ass.
The
Phil Baroni we saw this weekend had much slower hands and seemed
content to look for a one punch knockout. It looked as though
Baroni’s motor skills over time have deteriated as he looked
like an old slow fighter. The longer the fight lasted, the shorter
his chance to win became.
What we saw at the Mandalay Bay on Saturday, was a fighter who
was battling himself mentally. When he didn’t get the early
KO, Baroni didn’t know if he still had what it took to get
back in the fight. Credit Pete Sell for taking the fight to Baroni
and showing that he is a legit tough guy. The facts though show
that the young man referred to as “Drago”, not only
took this fight on short notice, but this young man had just
five fights, count them, five and the 22 year old self admittedly
said “I have holes in my game but I will get better”.
This fight was taylor made for Baroni to have a Menne like type
performance and he couldn’t pull the trigger.
You
can’t teach heart and that’s what Drago has, while
Baroni some how has lost it. It’s hard to believe that the
Phil Baroni that beat Amar Suloev and Dave Menne, who battled
Matt Lindland in two great fights and who was this close to defeating
Evan Tanner in their first fight..... could lose to a young kid
with not much MMA expierence at UFC 51.
This
Phil Baroni has just fought his last fight in the UFC and maybe
in MMA. It a bizarre sort of way, it’s only appropriate
for a guy’s UFC career to end as suddenly as his own temprement,
which was always unpredictable, always controversial and often
disappointing.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often
discover what they lack."
George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American Army General during World
War II
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Question
of the Month!
Who do you think won the Tito Ortiz/Vitor Belfort fight this
past Saturday. The UFC judges scored it 29-28 Ortiz.
Shoot
us an email with your call and
comments to back it up!
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KICKIN
IT IS BACK
KICKIN IT IS BACK WITH ANOTHER EXCITING KICKBOXING EVENT ON FEB.
19, 2005 AT KAPOLEI HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM. FIGHTERS FROM ALL
OVER THE ISLAND WILL MEET HERE TO TEST THEIR SKILLS WITH ONE
ANOTHER. THE KICKIN IT CARDS ARE USUALLY EQUALLY MATCH WHICH
BRINGS OUT THE BEST FROM BOTH FIGHTERS. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
FIRST TIMERS SO YOU KNOW THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS WILL PROBABLY BE
CRAZY. AND THE LAST ROUND WILL PROBABLY BE FOUGHT WITH JUST HEART.
THE MAIN EVENT WILL FEATURE A WAR BETWEEN NICK CORREA AND ALEX
ZARRIELLO FOR THE 2004 KICKIN IT WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT.
MAIN EVENT
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NICK CORREA (140-146#) ALEX ZARRIELLO
HSD (2-2) GEE YUNG (2-1)
SEMI MAIN EVENT
PRESTON LEE (160-1`65#) JUSTIN DANO
ANIMAL HOUSE HSD
PAULO SHERIDAN (205-210#) MIGUEL ASUNCTION
MASTER BRO. ABE ANIMAL HOUSE
ROBBIE OSTAVICH (80-85#) KONA KEAALOHA
JESUS IS LORD HSD
HANS LEE (150-155#) PIT
ANIMAL HOUSE TEAM YOKUZUNA
DENVER GONZALVES (195-200#) BEN PARKER
HSD TEAM PERCEPTION
SHYSTON (135-140#) CLINT KULEALOA
JESUS IS LORD WAIANAE
ALAN ULIT (170-175#) BRYAN INGRAM
ANIMAL HOUSE HAWAII KICKBOXING
GORDON (165-170#) IKAIKA
HAWAII KICKBOXING HOUSE OF PAIN
KAIKA TROYFU (165-170#) WALTER HAO
JESUS IS LORD ANIMAL HOUSE
BRANDON GANITANO (150-155#) DARREN JOSE
HAWAII KICKBOXING HSD
KEONI KIPAPA (135-140#) AIKA SAMSON
TEAM YOKUZUNA ANIMAL HOUSE
ALVIN ALCARAZ (160-165#) KEA HUALATON
JESUS IS LORD HAWAII KICKBOXING
ERIN GUILLORY (135-140#) CLINT K
ANIMAL HOUSE FREELANCE
MATCHES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A LOT OF FIGHTERS THAT ARE FIGHTING
OUT OF ANIMAL HOUSE. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR ONLY ONE YEAR
BUT THEY HAVE GAINED A LOT OF RESPECT FROM THEIR OPPONENTS, TAKING
FIGHTS AGAINST BIG NAMES LIKE BRYSEN KAMAKA, HARRIS SARMIENTO,
AND CHAD PAVAO. ANIMAL HOUSE WILL PROBABLY BE THE HOMETOWN FAVORITE
BEING THAT THEIR CLUB IS LOCATED IN EWA BEACH. COME DOWN AND
CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENS- WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK!!! |
SPLIT
DECISION WITH MEDIA AS WELL
Did Tito Ortiz really win the fight this weekend at UFC 51? Depends
who you ask. The judges had a tough time scoring the main event
on Saturday night. The judges saw it 29-28, which broke it down
two rounds for Ortiz and one round for Belfort. Our staff at
MMAWeekly.com was just as split.
MMAWeekly
Radio’s Ryan Bennett - "I scored it 29-28 Vitor Belfort.
I don’t have a major problem with how the official judges
scored it. It was that close and watching the replay on tv compared
to live in Vegas, it looked even closer than I first thought.
I
think we all agree Tito won Round 3 and Vitor Round 2. So it
comes down to Round 1. Depends how you judge Round 1. The fight
was eerely similar to the Liddell 2nd round KO over Ortiz at
the beginning as Vitor had a monster barrage that broke the nose
of Tito Ortiz. Ortiz said “I was out for a second after
an elbow....” Tito then said later that his nose was broke
in the first round.
Ortiz
played the position game very well in the first round, but the
most effective scoring came from Belfort. My notes said “In
a very close round I score it 10-9 because of the damage Tito
sustained from the strikes. Tito finished the round strong for
a minute and a half, but the first 3 minutes of the round were
Vitor, thus 10-9.”
MMAWeekly
Radio’s Frank Trigg - Ortiz 29-28. My partner is retarded.
Wouldn’t be the first time however. (Actually he’s
smarter than me, I’ve been kicked in the head too many times),
but Bennett is wrong and this is why. Ortiz pushed the pace in
this fight, he had way too many take downs and you have to score
take downs, just like any punch that lands. Tito dominated the
third round and did enough in that first round to steal that
round as well. Ortiz wins it 2 rounds to 1 and wins the fight
29-28.
MMAWeekly.com’s
Ken Pishna - Belfort 29-28. Great fight, close fight. I gave
Vitor Belfort the nod 29-28. I agree that the fight came down
to how you scored the first round. Vitor was the agressor and
he almost took out Tito in that first round. To Ortiz’s
credit he weathered the storm, but Vitor was the more aggressive
fighter and control more of that first round than Tito did, thus
I give it a 29-28 Belfort win.
Talking
after with a few other journalists, Josh Gross from Sherdog had
it 29-28 for Belfort as did Michael DiSanto from Inside Fighting
who had it 29-28 for Belfort in a very close fight.
Source: MMA Weekly |
WILL
TITO OR VITOR BE RE-SIGNED?
It was at one time the flagship division for the UFC, but now
it could be as bare as the 185 division was 18 months ago. Tito
Ortiz AND Vitor Belfort are both free agents and it’s unclear
of the UFC will sign either fighter.
Dana
White in a press conference yesterday said it was unclear if
they would sign either fighter. “We haven’t heard much
from Vitor Belfort this entire time...” the UFC President
said. White alluded to the fact that Belfort’s camp was
very quiet and hinted that neither side met and there was no
plans to meet in the immediate future.
Ortiz
made it clear that he is a free agent and it’s unclear what
his future holds. Just 24 hours before the main event, Ortiz
talked exclusively one on one with MMAWeekly’s Ryan Bennett
at the weigh-in and made it clear that he was a free agent and
he would sit back and listen to anything and everything. (Watch
the interview right now at MMAWeekly TV). The UFC’s has
a very interesting decision to be made. Ortiz is still clearly
a draw and it’s amazing to see how much the crowd enjoys
booing him these days. He has gone from the good guy to the villian
almost over night it seems.
Ortiz
is still a draw. On fight cards where Ortiz main event’s
shows he has sold out his last five apperances. (Editor’s
note - some people have emailed saying it was Belfort carrying
this match as well...remember Belfort vs Couture did not sell
out). There are still a couple fights left for Ortiz. After the
hoopla after the fight when Chuck Liddell and Ken Shamrock both
entered the Octagon and challenged Ortiz, Tito said he would
fight Shamrock. Once again the rumor is that Ortiz has asked
for too much money, thus the Shamrock fight would never happen.
(This is according to KenShamrock.com)
It
was interesting to note at the press conference that Ortiz back
tracked calling out Liddell in the Octagon, telling the media
he shouldn’t have disrespected Chuck that way and would
welcome putting another beating on Ken Shamrock.
Either
way it’s clear that Tito Ortiz would be the more desirable
free agent, for the simple fact that he is a bigger draw at the
gate and that Belfort now has lost to Liddell, Couture and Ortiz.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our
doubts of today.
Let us move forward with strong and active faith."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United
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UFC
52 CARD
The UFC announced their full card for UFC 52, which is scheduled
for April 16th:
Randy
Couture vs. Chuck Liddell
Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
Matt Lindland vs. Travis Lutter
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jason Miller
Lee Murray vs. Patrick Cote
Mike Van Arsdale vs. John Marsh
Renato 'Babalu' Sobral vs. Travis Wiuff
Trevor Prangley vs. Ivan Salaverry
MMA
MEDIA: 'BELFORT WAS ROBBED!!'
After
watching the first round again, I would have scored it for Vitor
as well. The writer below was correct about the duration of domination.
Vitor won that and the only other criteria was Belfort's 2-3
good shots standing vs. Ortiz's 2-3 good elbows on the ground,
along with the takedown. Neither fighter was visibly hurt considerably
with those shots. That was a very tough round to call. I do think
that the fight probably would have been stopped if it was a championship
fight and went to a fourth round because Vitor was gassed, but
that should have nothing to do with the 3 round decision. I do
like the fact that the judges judged and made a decision instead
of going the easy route of a draw.
Mike
MMA
journalist Ricardo Alonso was live ringside at UFC 51 and gave
the following first-hand account of the Vitor Belfort vs. Tito
Ortiz matchup:
"Where
to start... Vitor Belfort was robbed!! This now makes the second
time Vitor has been robbed by the judges in the "new"
UFC.
The
UFC is supposed to go by who wins the most rounds. So let me
break down who won which round...
ROUND
1: It is clear to see that Vitor won round one very convincingly,
controlling the fight and stunning Tito for at least 3 1/2 minutes
of the first round. Tito only spent 90 seconds on top and did
minimal damage.
ROUND
2: It's is very clear again to see that Vitor won round two very
convincingly. Vitor came close to finishing this fight in round
teo, and was pummeling Tito, with Tito doing nothing but covering
up like a bitch!
ROUND
3: This round went to Tito, only because Vitor was already gassed
from beating the living hell out of Tito and dominating him for
the first two rounds.
So,
when we look at the facts, Vitor wins this fight by two rounds
to one! Vitor wins this fight 29-28 on the scorecards of anyone
who has teo eyes and knows NHB/MMA. Vitor deserved to win this
decision."
Source:
Fight Sport
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CAGE
WARRIORS UK ATTACKS DANA WHITE
The
president of the UK-based 'Cage Warriors' promotion, Dougie Truman,
made the following statement regarding the decision of Zuffa
to pursue legal action against what they perceive as a 'breach
of trademark':
"I
was today shocked and stunned when I received a security sealed
envelope by US express mail, from a firm of solicitors in America
representing Zuffa/ UFC. They are threatening me with court action
over their "alleged" breach of trade mark issues, I
have until 15th of February to comply or face legal proceedings.
To
some of you this will mean absolutely nothing, but to those of
us who have worked hard to build MMA in the UK & to push
the boundaries of awareness to the masses, not just of our own
personal organisations and events but to each others and the
general overview of MMA Globally, then this is a big kick in
the teeth.
Cagewarriors
and our staff/supporters have relentlessly pushed and promoted
for greater awareness of this sport, we even invited Sean O'Hara
from Setanta Sports to our Newcastle event in 2003 at our own
expense and talked him into showing the UFC pay per view, despite
their initial reluctance. We also produced flyers and distributed
them throughout the UK to help promote the UFC PPV event that
was shown on Setanta Sports. We did this in order to help the
UFC's presence here in the UK. Now we find the UFC doing this
to us when all we have ever wanted to do is help promote the
UFC and MMA in our country.
Dana
White you are seriously out of touch as to what we are trying
to achieve here in the UK, unlike in American we here in the
UK work "together" and we "support" each
other and have "solidarity" where as you obviously
do not and prefer to push your weight around and generally bully
the little guy.
I
once stupidly thought that if we all worked as hard here in the
UK as you guys have in the USA, you would recognise the growth
of the UK scene and support it as we have yours. I also thought
that as fellow promoters of the same sport, we could communicate
personally and build a bigger global presence for the sport and
share ideas that would eventually be of mutual benefit. However
these hopes were dashed when I received an e-mail from a member
of staff at your office a little over a year ago requesting that
we remove all UFC e-mail addresses and to stop e-mailing you.
This is why I am now issuing my response publicly, as you have
shown me little regard or respect by sending me a solicitors
letter, when you could have resolved this matter with a simple
polite e-mail or letter.
So
here I go. Dana White with the greatest of respect stop whining
like a biatch and grow a pair of balls like your President and
do it, don't mince about like a fairy with your pathetic attempts
to threaten me, get your big fat cheque book out and pay a decent
firm of solicitors and go for it. See you in court big boy!
Regards
Dougie"
Source:
Fight Sport
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YVES
EDWARDS EXPOSES UFC REALITY SHOW
Yves Edwards
Yves
Edwards made the following comments regarding The Ultimate Fighter'
reality show and its special effects gimmicks:
"I
just watched the replay of TUF, and I don't know if anyone has
pointed this out already or if anyone even noticed it, but on
the Southworth/Kincaid fight they used sound effects for the
strikes that landed. I thought I was imagining things at the
end of the first round when I noticed it, but sure enough when
Bobby got the knock out there it was sound effects to go along
with the finishing combo. The effects were only during the actual
fight not during the replay. This infusion of fake sounds can
only be "bad for the sport" when some colon gnome sees
it and says "that stuff is fake. See they use sound effects."
Oh well cest le vive."
Source:
Fight Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"People never improve unless they look to some standard
or example higher or better than themselves."
Tryon Edwards, 1809-1894, American Theologian
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UFC
51: Super Saturday Results
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
February 5th, 2005
COMPLETE RESULTS:
Welterweight
bouts:
Nick Diaz def. Drew Fickett by Referee Stoppage due to strikes
in RD 1.
Karo Parisyan def. Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle by Judges Decision.
Middleweight
bout:
David Loiseau def. Gideon Ray via TKO due to Doctor Stoppage
(CUT) after end of RD 1.
Heavyweight
bout
Paul Buentello def. Justin Eilers by KO, RD 1.
Mike 'MAK' Kyle def. James 'Sadman' Irvin by KO, RD 1.
Middleweight
bouts:
Evan Tanner def. David 'The Soul Assassin' Terrell via TKO due
to Referee Stoppage (strikes on ground) in RD 1.
Tanner becomes UFC Middleweight Champion
Pete 'Drago' Sell def. Phil 'NY Bad Ass' Baroni via guillotine
choke in RD 3.
Heavyweight
bout:
Andre 'PitBull' Arlovski def. Tim 'The Maine-Iac' Sylvia by foot
lock in RD 1.
Arlovski becomes UFC Heavyweight Champion
Lightheavyweight:
Tito 'The Huntington Bad Boy' Ortiz def. Vitor 'The Phenom' Belfort
by Split Decision [(29-28), (28-29), (29-28)].
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Source:
Event Promoter
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Arnold
Schwarzenegger Gracie World Submission Championships Update!
Announcements
The
Black Belt Invitational will be open to all Middle weight Black
Belts 161lbs. to 173lbs.
If you are interested in competing please email us at gracieworlds@aol.com.
Prize money for the winner is $1,000.00 sponsored by "BIZ"
This
year, Marcelo Garcia is planning on competing in both the Professional
Gi and No Gi competition along with many other top professionals!
Any
competitor wishing to compete in the Professional No-Gi competition
will have an opportunity to qualify on Friday, March 4th. Just
fill out our online registration form
www.gracieworlds.com
The
professional No Gi Divisions will offer $3,000.00 per weight
class in the Men's Divisions and $1,500.00 in the Women's Divisions
sponsored in part by "BIZ"
Belts
will be awarded by "Combat Sports-Ringside" to all
winners in the Professional and Amateur No-Gi Divisions
We
are proud to have Todd Hester of Body Guard Magazine covering
all of the event action!
Registration
deadlines
Amateur
Gi and No Gi
February the 25th
Professional
Gi and No Gi
February the 15th
*All professional competitors must fill out our online registration
form or email
their information to gracieworlds@aol.com
Competition
Dates
Friday,
March 4th
Professional No-Gi Qualifier
Marine Corp Grappling/Combatives Demonstration
Saturday,
March 5th
Amateur Gi Competition
Sunday,
March 6th
Masters and Senior White Belt Gi Competition
Amateur and Professional No-Gi Competition
For
more information, please visit our website at www.gracieworlds.com
Source:
Event Promoter
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UFC
52: COUTURE VS. LIDDELL 2, APRIL 16
Tickets Go On Sale at Noon, Sunday, Feb. 6, For 8-Fight, All-Star
Card at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
They
compete against each other as coaches every week for Team Couture
and Team Liddell in the new, exciting The Ultimate Fighter?r
reality show on Spike TV. Now, Ultimate Fighting Championship?
Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture and number one contender
Chuck Liddell will clash for the UFC World Light Heavyweight
Championship in the main event of UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell
2, Saturday, April 16, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Tickets priced at $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50, for the all-star,
eight-fight card go on sale at Noon, Sunday, Feb. 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. UFC 52: Couture
vs. Liddell 2 also will be available LIVE on pay-per-view at
10 p.m. EDT on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Echostar,
Bell ExpressVu and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested retail
price is $34.95.
Team coaching aside, the Couture-Liddell rematch has been brewing
for almost two years since the then 40-year-old Couture, “The
Natural” from Portland, Ore., made a dramatic impact on
the light heavyweight division with a third-round technical knockout
of “The Iceman” Liddell to win the UFC interim light
heavyweight title at UFC 43: Meltdown.
Couture,
the former two-time UFC heavyweight champ (13-6-0 in mixed martial
arts), followed with a rampage through the light heavyweight
division, defeating Tito Ortiz for the undisputed title with
a dominating, five-round unanimous decision Sept. 26, 2003; losing
the belt to Vitor Belfort on January 31, 2004 due to a glancing
left hook that opened a cut over his left eye only 48 seconds
into the fight, then winning it back from Belfort with another
dominating ground and pound performance Aug. 21, 2004. Couture
is the only fighter in UFC history to win titles twice in two
different weight divisions.
Liddell
(14-3-0) from San Luis Obispo, Calif., didn’t allow the
loss to Couture to affect his game. He rebounded April 2, 2004
with a powerful second-round knockout of Ortiz to get back into
the light heavyweight title picture and followed it with a first-round
knockout of Vernon “Tiger” White on the same Couture-Belfort
card in August.
“It’s
going to be very different this time,” Liddell predicts.
“I’m going to win by a knockout and be the light heavyweight
champ.”
But
Couture is just as adamant. “This fight will end just like
the last one. At the end of the night, I’m still going home
with the belt,” he said.
Both
fighters now have the opportunity to claim the light heavyweight
belt just one week after the conclusion of Team Liddell vs. Team
Couture Saturday, April 9 on The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV.
The remaining all-star bouts on the UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell
2 card will be announced in the near future.
The
Ultimate Fighter, which premiered last month continues to wow
audiences each Monday at 11 p.m. EST/PST on Spike TV. Viewers
can follow the remaining 13 fighters each Monday night for nine
more episodes as they train, work out and live together before
the final show on Saturday, April 9. At the end of each week,
one fighter from each of the two teams must fight in the Octagon
to avoid being kicked out of the UFC training center until only
two remain in each of two weight divisions. In the end, The Ultimate
Fighter will be determined by a live competition match –
a head-to-head fight to the finish in the Octagon.
Source:
MMA Fighting
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Mike
Tyson begins training in Gifford
The former heavyweight champion has begun training at a world-renowned
facility in Gifford.
By Kevin Van Brimmer
VERO
BEACH — Three weeks after telling the New York Post he may
never box again, Mike Tyson is back in training in Vero Beach.
World-class
trainer Buddy McGirt confirmed Thursday the former heavyweight
champion had moved to town and began workouts at McGirt's Elite
Boxing facility in Gifford.
"Mike
is in town and he's training to get back in shape," McGirt
said.
Tyson
could not be reached for comment.
McGirt
said he did not know if Tyson had a bout scheduled. Tyson was
rumored to have a fight scheduled for March, but that timetable
does not appear feasible and McGirt said he expected Tyson to
be in Vero Beach "for a couple of months."
Tyson,
38, registered as a sex offender with the Indian River County
Sheriff's Office on Monday, which he is required to do after
being convicted in February 1992 for the 1991 rape of Desiree
Washington in Indianapolis.
Washington,
an 18-year-old contestant in the 1991 Miss Black America contest,
said Tyson forced her to have intercourse with him in his hotel
room on July 19, 1991.
Tyson
served three years in prison.
"Mike
registered (with the Sheriff's Office) earlier this week. He
knows he has to do it," McGirt said. "He reminded everyone
that he had to. He wanted to get it out of the way before he
started training."
Tyson's
registration form listed an address in the 1800 block of State
Road A1A in the Riomar area, and the Sheriff's Office planned
to visit the location and confirm the address Thursday night,
said Detective Thom Raulens.
The
information will get forwarded to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement, which will list him on its Web site of registered
sex offenders.
The
Sheriff's Office will include Tyson's photo, address and offender
status on a scrolling list of registered sex offenders and predators
that airs on a government cable TV channel in Indian River County,
Raulens said.
Tyson
has a professional boxing record of 50-5 with two no-contests
and 44 knockouts. He was knocked out in the fourth round by unheralded
Englishman Danny Williams in his last bout, on July 30, 2004,
in Louisville, Ky.
In
1986, Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history
when, at age 20, he knocked out Trevor Berbick to win the WBC
belt.
His
career continued to rise from there and he held all three major
heavyweight titles — the WBC, IBF and WBA — at one
time to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
In
1990, James "Buster" Douglas shocked the world by knocking
Tyson out in Tokyo.
In
recent years, Tyson has run into trouble both inside and outside
the ring. He has been charged with assault, bit the ear of opponent
Evander Holyfield during a bout and later threatened to eat the
children of British boxer Lennox Lewis. Lewis does not have children.
Tyson filed for bankruptcy in 2003.
Source:
Dog House Boxing
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Quote
of the Day
"The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about
the difference between what really matters and what you only
pretend to care about."
Po Bronson, Best-Selling Author of "What Should I Do With
My Life?"
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Super
Brawl: Full Contact Showdown 2 in the works
Rumor has it that Super Brawl: Full Contact Showdown will host
another event at Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill on March 18th
or 19th in Kaneohe Marine Corps Base. The last event looked very
successful and our brave men and women in uniform seemed to love
the action.
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UFC
51 TODAY!
5:00PM Hawaii Time
Betting Odds
You've heard the term, put your money where your mouth is. It
seems the MMA public is putting their money on David Terrell
according to oddsmaker Joey Oddessa.
Joey
is the premiere handicapper in MMA as he has a new website called
betoddessa.com and he is also a consultant for one of our sponsors
at sportsbook.com. He has broken down the latest odds on what
is going on and how the public is betting.
Sat
2/5 501 Vitor Belfort -120
11:00PM 502 Tito Ortiz +100
Sat
2/5 503 Andrei Arlovski -115
11:00PM 504 Tim Sylvia -105
Sat
2/5 505 Evan Tanner +175
11:00PM 506 David Terrell -210
Sat
2/5 507 Nick Diaz -180
11:00PM 508 Drew Fickett +160
Sat
2/5 509 Chris Lytle +105
11:00PM 510 Karo Parisyan -125
Sat
2/5 511 Phil Baroni -310
11:00PM 512 Pete Sell +255
Sat
2/5 513 Mike Kyle +145
11:00PM 514 James Irvin -165
Sat
2/5 515 Paul Buentello +150
11:00PM 516 Justin Eilers -170
Sat
2/5 517 David Loiseau -260
07:00PM 518 Gideon Ray +220
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Need
a Place to Watch UFC 51?
Round Table Pizza in the Ohana East Hotel
Round Table Pizza in the Ohana East Hotel is airing UFC 51 today.
It starts at 5pm, HST. There is no door charge and parking is
validated within the hotel lot. Round Table has an awesome big
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Last time Round Table tried to air a UFC event there was a technical
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PUNISHMENT
IN PARADISE
NEWS ALERT!!
Brynes
Suspended!!!
On behalf of P.I.P. Steve Brynes will be suspended from fighting
in Punishment In Paradise for 6 Months. Meaning he will not be
asked to participate in our show. Mr. Brynes management pulled
him out because Steve had a motorcycle accident and his ankle
was messed up. Mr Brynes left Eastsidaz Kimo Wolfel with out
an opponent for Jan 22, 2005. Our descion was made after seeing
Brynes fight in Full Contact Showdown a week later.
Fighters who pull out for no reason or fighters who pull out
for a injury and participates in another event a week later will
be suspended from Punishment In Paradise action.
REASON being that their opponents are trainning hard and making
sacrfices and to have their opponent drop out is UNCALLED for.
And second it screws the show up and starts making any promotion
look unorganized.
Statemant
from Brennan Kamaka
I'm sick and tired of these fighters doing this not just to the
show but to the other fighter that trains hard and not having
a fight. I have talked to other promoters and they feel the same
way and will not use the fighters that do these things. The few
promoters in Hawaii will stand by eachother and work together
in stopping these actions. I even got the word of one of Hawaii's
bigest promotions (which name I won't mention) that they will
stand by us and do the same.
Every pull out must have a certified doctors note and a contact
name and number to be reached.
I realy didn't want to make the amatuer fighters signed contracts
of commitment with a clause that a pull out with out reason will
cause a fine but now they leave me no choice.
To all teams and fighters who stood by P.I.P we really apperciate
your support and promise in 2005 you will see a better P.I.P
If any questions concerning these comments please feel free to
call 620-5638 or email second2none@hawaii.rr.com
Source:
Event Promoter
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Werdum
fights Tom Erikson in Pride
BJJ World Champion and Mirko Cro Cop BJJ teacher, Fabrício
Werdum will finally debut in Pride, on next February 20. The
official announcement was made by Pride and Werdum takes on veteran
Tom Erikson, away from rings since Pride 19, held two years ago.
Other fight to return to Pride ring is Zé Mário
Sperry. One of Brazilian Top Team leaders, Sperry faces Hirotaka
Yokoi, defeated by Rodrigo Minotauro during the first round of
Pride GP Heavyweight.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Pride
29
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama - Japan
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Mirko Cro Cop Vs Mark Coleman;
-
Quinton Jackson Vs Murilo Ninja;
-
Alistair Overeem Vs Rogério Minotouro;
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Igor Vovchanchyn Vs Yoshiki Takahashi;
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Choi Mu Bae Vs Sergei Kharitonov;
-
Hirotaka Yokoi Vs Zé Mário Sperry;
-
Hiromitsu Kanehara Vs Maurício Shogun;
-
Tom Erikson Vs Fabrício Werdum.
Source:
Tatame
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RIZZO
VS. WERDUM
People
within the camp of Pedro Rizzo are saying that Rizzo is signed
to face Fabricio Werdum on the PRIDE 29 card on February 20th.
Fightsport.com
first reported that DSE/PRIDE had made an offer to Rizzo, and
wanted to use him on the PRIDE 29 card, back on January 20th.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Arlovski
Hoping to Topple “Giant” Sylvia
by Mike Sloan
If
you can actually believe it, there is another fight this Saturday
night during the UFC 51 event besides Ortiz-Belfort. Sure, the
light heavyweight glamour boys have soaked up all of the limelight,
but the chief under card bout of the evening could wind up being
one of the most talked about fights in quite some time. Forget
Ortiz-Belfort, forget Tanner-Terrell and forget New England-Philadelphia.
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