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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)
3/12/05
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)
2/19/05
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Kapolei High School)
2/12/05
So You Think You Tough 7
(Boxing, MMA)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
2/5/05
UFC
51: Super Saturday
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
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Quote
of the Day
"Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence
in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest
the qualities of mastery. These models of excellence will inspire
you and guide you toward the fulfillment of your highest potential."
Tony Buzan, Peak Performance Expert and Creator of "Mind
Mapping"
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Ultimate
Fighter on Spike at 9:00 PM Tonight!
What's up everybody! Just wanted to remind you catch the Ultimate
Fighter on Spike TV tonight (9:00 PM on channel 76 in Hawaii,
visit theultimatefighter.tv for full schedule). I've been told
that Fokai will begin appearing on the show starting tonight.
It will be worn by UFC president Dana White. Keep an eye out!
Thanks everybody!!
-Rich
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KICKIN
IT 2005 (AMATEUR KICKBOXING)
KAPOLEI
HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
FEB. 19, 2005 (DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM)
MAIN EVENT
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
NICK CORREA (140-146#) ALEX ZARIELLO
HSD (2-2) MUAY THAI (2-1)
DUE TO THE FACT THAT NOONE FOUGHT FOR THE 2004 KICKIN IT WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND THE BELT HAD BEEN BOUGHT ALREADY. CORREA
AND ZARIELLO WILL GO TO WAR TO FIGHT FOR THE BELT THAT WASN'T
CLAIMED BY ANYONE. CORREA WHO STEPPED UP 2 WEIGHT DIVISIONS BECAUSE
HIS OPPONENT PULLED OUT WILL FACE THE NEXT QUALIFIED KICKIN IT
FIGHTER WHICH IS ZARIELLO IN A MUAY THAI MATCH. BOTH FIGHTERS
STAND CLOSE TO 5'11" AND WILL PROBABLY WEIGH IN AT 146#.
OTHER EXCITING BOUTS
PRESTON LEE 160-165# JUSTIN DANO
ANIMAL HOUSE HSD
ERIN GUILLORY 135-140# CLINT K.
ANIMAL HOUSE FREELANCE
ROBBIE OSTAVICH 80-85# KONA KEAALOHA
JESUS IS LORD HSD
AIKA SAMSON 135-140# KEONI KIPAPA
ANIMAL HOUSE TEAM YOKUZUNA
MIGUEL ASUNCTION 205-210# PAULO SHERIDAN
ANIMAL HOUSE MASTER BRO. ABE
DENVER GONSALVES 195-200# BENJAMIN PARKER
HSD TEAM PERCEPTION
ALAN ALCARAZ 160-165# KEA HUALATON
JESUS IS LORD ROB MONROE'S KICKBOXING
WALTER HA0 170-175# KAIKA TROYFU
ANIMAL HOUSE JESUS IS LORD
BRANDON GANITANO 145-150# DARREN JOSE
ROB MONROE'S K.B. HSD
PIT 150-155# HANS LEE
TEAM YOKUZUNA ANIMAL HOUSE
ALAN ULIT 170-175# BRYAN INGRAM
ANIMAL HOUSE ROB MONROE'S KICKBOXING
KAHALE 260# MIKE KIPAPA
DOGZ 4 LIFE TEAM YOKUZUNA
ALL MATCHES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON NONE OF THE KICKIN IT SHOWS. YOU
GET TO SEE SOME FIGHTERS TURN FROM ANIMALS TO KICKBOXERS BY THE
END OF THE YEAR. THIS IS WHERE SOME OF THE BEST LOCAL KICKBOXERS
COME TO BANG. MISMATCHES ARE VERY RARE HERE WHICH IS WHY KICKIN
IT USUALLY HAS 8 OR MORE FIGHTS ON EVERY CARD. ITS WORTH THE
$15-$20 YOU SPEND TO GET IN . THIS CARD WILL FEATURE ALOT OF
FIRST TIME FIGHTERS WHICH MEANS THEY WILL BRING THEIR PRIDE AND
THEY'LL LEAVE THEIR BRAINS AT HOME CAUSE DAS HOW WE KICK IT!!!
Source:
Promoter |
POSTAL
CONNECTIONS: PRIDE OFFERS ROYCE A BIG MONEY SPOT IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT
GP
By Tape Lord
Hello
my friends,
My
postal connections in the DSE/PRIDE organization are telling
me that DSE/PRIDE has made a big money offer to Royce Gracie
to secure his participation in the upcoming PRIDE Middleweight
GP.
According
to these sources, Royce has been offered between USD$450-475,000
per fight, plus a win bonus.
It
is said that Royce is still considering the offer, and will give
a final word in a few weeks.
Source: Fight Sport |
Quote
of the Day
"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world."
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, 1803-1873, British Novelist and Poet
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Hansen
Out of EUPHORIA;
Franca Gets Rematch with Edwards
at February 26th Event
By Loretta Hunt
There's something different about Brazilian Hermes Franca. You
can hear it in his voice as he talks about his upcoming rematch
with Yves Edwards, a fight that has come about in the last week
now that former SHOOTO champion Joachim Hansen has withdrawn
from the card with complications from a broken hand. Franca was
originally scheduled to meet up against Rich Clementi for the
February 26th USA Versus the World event at the Trump Taj Mahal
in Atlantic City, New Jersey. With Hansen now officially out,
Franca has been shuffled into the Norwegian's slot and Clementi
will get a fresh opponent.
"I
think that it will be better than Rich Clementi, because I want
to face Yves Edwards again," a grounded Franca says of the
switch. "I fought him before, so I know his game. He knows
my game too, but it's better than fight against Clementi because
I don't know Rich Clementi's game. Against Yves Edwards, I know
what he's going to do, you know?"
It
was only ten months ago that a noticeably slighted Franca swallowed
a painful split decision loss to lanky Texan Edwards at UFC 47.
Following his defeat to Josh Thomson just two months prior at
UFC 46, Franca and his American Top Team comrades pulled no punches
in expressing their dissatisfaction with the Edwards decision.
However,
much has changed for the Brazilian lightweight in the past year.
An in-house dispute last July forced Franca to seek new training
arrangements elsewhere. Longtime friend and former PRIDE heavyweight
champion Antonio Nogueira gained Franca entrance to the famed
Brazilian Top Team, where he trained for three months this past
summer. "Oh they are amazing," Franca comments of his
new alliance. "I was training with the best like Minotauro
[Antonio Nogueira], Rogerio his brother, Buscape, a lot of guys
with my weight division like Rafael Diaz, Fabio Mello. It was
like a new student at a new school."
With
both his former ATT and current BTT brethren cheering from the
sidelines, a gleeful Franca returned to October 2004's EUPHORIA
2, almost instantaneously jumping an overwhelmed Phil John's
guard and submitting him in forty-seven seconds flat. He followed
up the victory with a thirty-seven second knockout of Internet
trash-talker Manny Reyes, a fight Franca says he took solely
on the urging of his fans. And while Johns and Reyes can by no
means be considered at the top of the lightweight food chain,
the once head-strong Franca says he is grateful for the practice.
"Day by day, I got more experience," Franca says. "I
fought my first EUPHORIA [against Johns]. I fought Manny Reyes
and I know he's nobody, but I fought. I had one more fight so
it was experience."
Franca
has also launched his own Jupiter, Florida academy, The Armory,
in the last few months with partner Joe Hooligan. While the added
responsibilities of running his own school keep him from returning
to Brazil, various BTT teammates, including Rogerio Nogueira,
have made the trip over to assist in Franca's training. American
Top Team members Marcus Aurelio and Thiago "Pitbull"
Alves are also preparing Franca for his upcoming rematch, a rematch
he would have given his eye teeth to get ten months ago when
he was convinced he had been robbed blind.
Today, the 10-2 Franca's resentment has all but diminished. "It
was a good fight, you know? But he won," Franca now shares
easily. "I don't want to give excuses. He won. I have the
chance to face him again. I think I can change my game. Maybe
I have big surprise, you know? We never know. Fights you never
know. I hate talking about fights because we never know. But,
I'm training hard.
Source: FCF
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Roger
Gracie defeats Ronaldo Jacare
Roger Gracie has defeated Ronaldo Jacare in the finals of the
absolute category of the European Jiu-jitsu Championships in
Lisbon, Portugal with a score of 2-0. The match spent most of
the time with both athletes standing and attempting throws, but
it was on the mat that Roger executed a sweep that got the points
guaranteeing him the top of the podium in this season's first
CBJJ tournament.
Before
getting to the finals, Roger defeated Roberto Abreu and Rodrigo
Soluço, tapping them with chokes from the mount.
Jacare passed through Fabrício Nascimento (mount choke)
and
Lúcio Lagarto (points 6-2).
from
Graciemag.com
translated for our readers
Source: Gracie Fighter
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DSE
President talks Pride 29
Rebound from New Year's Burnout
Prelude to Middleweight GP
After getting a bellyful of action in PRIDE and K-1 at the end
of 2004, MMA fans in Japan and around the world are beginning
to feel the pains of hunger for more. At this point, it appears
as though the next installment in PRIDE's "number series,"
PRIDE 29, might be just what fans need to make the transition
from year-end burnout to the Middleweight Grand Prix, which starts
in April.
In
a recent interview, Dream Stage Entertainment president, Nobuyuki
Sakakibara vowed to continue creating cards for the number series
that are every bit as exciting as the Grand Prix format. In the
same interview, he hinted at what the main themes for PRIDE 29
would be, saying, "We want to put together some matches
that will forecast what's going to happen in the Middleweight
Grand Prix. Not necessarily all elimination matches, but also
a number of matches between fighters who have already been chosen
to compete in it. . . We also want to give Mirko a fight that
will be his first step to attaining his goal for this year, which
is to win the heavyweight title."
The
DSE boss went on to tantalize fans by revealing that Igor Vovchanchyn
would be competing in the middleweight ranks this year and naming
a host of top name fighters who he is considering for PRIDE 29.
True
to his word, Sakakibara and Nobuhiko Takada met with the press
in DSE's Tokyo head office on Thursday and announced five matches
for the February 20 event. Headlining the show will be the "Croatian
Terminator" Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic versus Mark
Coleman, who will be looking to avenge the loss of his protégé
Kevin Randleman to Mirko in last year's Man Festival.
According
to Takada, Coleman is currently training with Chuck Liddell and
is close to being back in the form he was in during his glory
days. Takada explained, "[After his victory on 12/31] Mirko
offered to compete in our February show. As far as we were concerned,
Mirko had proven himself worthy to fight for the championship
a long time ago, so we suggested he take a warm-up fight in that
show. But he told us that if he's going to fight he wants to
fight a top class fighter, and called out Coleman after his fight
with Randleman. It's going to be a dangerous fight for him. You
might look at it as a prelude to the title fight."
Three
middleweight fights were announced that will provide the "Grand
Prix forecast" Sakakibara mentioned. Quinton "Rampage"
Jackson will face Murilo "Ninja" Rua. This marks Rampage's
return to the ring after his loss to Wanderlei Silva on last
Halloween's PRIDE 28 card, a match many consider to be the best
of 2004. By beating Silva's training partner- 'Ninja', he hopes
to put himself back squarely into the champion's sights.
Igor
Vovchanchyn will take on Pancrase heavyweight champion Yoshiki
Takahashi in a middleweight fight. This fight is a must-see,
if for no other reason than to see how big a bruising Igor can
shell out at middleweight.
The
card, as it stands now, is rounded out by a middleweight matchup
in Alistair Overeem versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and a heavyweight
matchup in Choi Mu Bae versus Sergei Kharitonov.
Takada
reiterated to the press that the middleweight fights are not
elimination fights. However, he added, "If any of the fighters
lose big early on, or don't put on a good show, there's a good
possibility that they will be eliminated." This comment
will likely light a fire under the competitors, encouraging them
put on a good show for the fans.
Other
names mentioned by Sakakibara and Takada who have not officially
been signed at this point are Ryan Gracie, Kazuhiro Nakamura,
Hirotaka Yokoi, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Ricardo Arona,
Mario Sperry, and Paulo Filho.
By
all indications thus far, it looks as though PRIDE 29 will more
than live up to DSE president Sakakibara's promise to keep the
number series interesting. It will definitely set the stage for
the Middleweight GP and heavyweight title race. In some small
way maybe it will even bring back the excitement and anticipation
MMA fans felt at the end of last year.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Catching
Up with Dave Menne
In the modern era of MMA, more and more fighters are opening
up training facilities and starting fight promotions as a means
to supplement income as well as create a longevity for themselves
after their fighting days are over. One such fighter who is taking
on these responsibilities along with a continuing fighting career
is former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne.
"The
school is going well, "said Menne, "like anything there
are good things and bad things, but good things are happening
now. Before we'd have three good things happen then ten bad things
would happen, but it's getting better. We were in a deep freeze
a week and a half ago, it was negative ten degrees, there was
a ton of snow, but it's clearing up and last week things picked
back up. The place is coming together and looks nice now, but
it is still a work in progress. It's about six months from being
what I want it to be."
Currently
Menne's school is known as Minnesota Combat Arts but the name
is soon going to change because of Menne's recognition that there's
a stigma that comes with the fight game which turns off non-fighting
individuals. "I incorporated under the MCA name but I'm
going to change it to Northway Martial Sports and Fitness. Sometimes
you get the regular population turned off at the idea of fighting
and think it's only fighters who should be at the facility. So
the name change is to make it easier for people to know that
anyone can come in here and train, not just fighters," commented
Menne.
Along
with his facility Menne has recently gotten into the fight promotion
game with the help of manager Monte Cox. Currently Menne is eyeing
the prospect of putting on a show in the near future, "We
have an Extreme Challenge event ready to go for April. We are
just looking for a venue right now so it's hitching on finding
the right place and date. We're trying to get a Saturday because
Friday is not the best time in the metro area to have a show.
People trying to get to the show hit traffic and that can cause
a problem. Luckily we've been able to put together a few cards
that people would be willing to take their time to travel to
get to."
Not
only does Menne wish to continue to work with others on promotions,
he is hoping to branch out on his own soon as well, "I'm
hoping this is going to segue into a separate identity. That
way we can do our own shows here locally and if something bigger
comes up we can do a co-promotion under two names. The first
order of business is growing into a 2000 seat arena before anything
and then go from there."
With
all that is going on in Menne's business life one may wonder
if he plans on taking it easy with his career, but according
to Menne this year is going to be a continuation of his always
busy fight schedule, "I'm hoping to fight 6-8 times this
year. I would say hopefully in the spring I'll have my next fight.
A lot of it depends on if I can have all business taken care
of in order."
Menne
continued, "The gym needs to take some semblance of order
to the point that I'm not putting in 14-16 hour days between
teaching, painting or laying mats. Hopefully I can try to put
more energies into training and get a regular working schedule
for myself and people in place to help me train."
When
asked if he would go elsewhere to train for a given amount of
time as he has done in the past, Menne seemed cautiously optimistic
with such a prospect, "I would consider it, it's somewhat
liberating to get away from everything and just train. To do
that I'd have to make sure things are a little more in order;
including, getting people who are versed in teaching classes,
so the regular students are not feeling you have to be there
for them to get a good work out. It would be nice to get a little
vacation."
Menne's
concentration on his growing facility has given him time to do
things that have been long overdue for his career. One is having
surgery on his eyes as Menne has fought the majority of his career
with extremely poor eyesight; "I'm looking into getting
corrective surgery. I can only see a foot or foot and a half
in front of me depending on the light. I'm going to get PRK done
because there is no incision. With Lasic surgery they have to
cut your eye and they won't let you fight in Vegas if you have
that. After I get it done I will only have to recover for about
a month before I can be cleared to fight."
The
decision came after Menne was forced to wear contact lenses during
his fights which caused their own amount of problems. "In
a lot of fights, if not all of them, I lost at least one during
the fight, more often than not I lost both. When I fought in
Kuwait I didn't lose any and I think when I fought Gil Castillo
I only lost one, those are about the only times I can remember
off the top of my head when I didn't lose both. Sometimes I'd
blink them out and other times they'd get knocked out and it
caused some problems with depth perception."
Menne
has also finally gotten an official home on the web as a means
to get the word out on his philosophies, career, and gym, "We
just got www.DaveMenne.com set up. It's just a few pages right
now but it's brand new and we'll be expanding it. We're going
to change one part about how many titles I have. I only really
count the UFC belt and the ones when I beat a guy who was a top
one or two fighter."
In
the coming months Menne will again be taking on the familiar
role of cornerman as he continues his involvement in the lives
of the fighters that train under him, "I've got a couple
of guys fighting on the XKK (Xtreme Kage Kombat) next week. Roger
(Huerta) will be fighting in Mississippi in March on a show with
Darrell Smith and Naoyuki Kotani."
Huerta
is currently considered by many to be one of the top American
lightweight prospects and has recently relocated from Texas to
Minnesota full time but not without issue. "Yeah, he's up
here full time now and whining about the cold. I guess it could
be worse, he could be training up in Canada, or maybe the North
Pole," said Menne with a laugh.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Japanese
Fighters that fought in Hawaii Win:
Fukuda & Suda Win, Bow Loses
Shooto Results
Fight 1: Kyotaro Nakao (STG Yokohama) draws with Sakae Kasuya
(K'z FACTORY) 20-19, 19-19, 19-19.
Cruiserweight Class B
Riki Fukuda (PUREBRED Tokyo) def. Masaya Inoue (PARAESTRA Kakogawa)
by Decision
Bantamweight Class B
BJ (AACC) def Daiji Takahashi (Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction)
by 3-0 Decision 20-18, 20-19, 20-18
Middleweight Class B
Shinya Aoki (PARAESTRA Tokyo) def. Keith Wisniewski (USA / Duneland
Vale Tudo) By Round 1 2:22 Armbar
Welterweight Class A
Ganjo Tentsuku (PUREBRED Omiya) def. Takumi (PARAESTRA Osaka)
by 3-0 Decision 30-28, 30-27, 30-27
Bantamweight Class A -non title-
Mamoru (STG Yokohama) def. Junji Ikoma (Chokushin Kai) by Decision
30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
Light Heavyweight -non title-
Masanori Suda (Club J) def. Brian Ebersole (USA / American Kickboxing
Academy) by Round 3 Submission (RNC) 2:59
Pacific-Rim Championship Tournament Final
Welterweight Class A
Koutetsu Boku (PUREBRED Tokyo) def. Ryan Bow (USA / PUREBRED
Omiya) 2-0 Decision 29-29, 29-28, 29-28
Source: MMA Weekly
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BJJ:
NU athletes may fight at CBJJ
Away
from BJJ Confederation competitions since 2002, when BJJ Olympic
Confederation was created, Nova União is ready to come
back. According one of the team leaders, André Pederneiras,
Nova União athletes may fight at CBJJ, but they will not
fight under NU's flag, which has major issues with BJJ Confederation's
president Carlos Gracie Júnior.
-
We don't agree with Carlinhos' ideas, but I cannot bother my
pupils. Athletes from other teams compete on both Confederations,
but Nova União ones only can compete at CBJJO. However,
fighters will be representing their teachers and not Nova União
- Pederneiras explained.
Source: Tatame
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G-Shooto:
Tavarez returns to Japan
First female Brazilian to fight MMA in Japan, Kimura/Nova União's
black belt Michelle Tavares has already started her Vale-Tudo
trains to face a new challenge: G-Shooto, all Female MMA event,
which happens on March 17. BJJ black belt will also have a chance
to have a rematch with her first opponent: Yuka Tsuji. All because
Yuka will face a Japanese opponent on February 15 and the winner
gets on Michelle at G-Shooto.
-
I have chances to face Yuka once again. In Japan, people tell
me that she only talks about facing me again!" said Tavares,
who defeated the Japanese in July of 2003, at Deep. Missing only
three weeks to the min fight, she will be hitting Rio de Janeiro
to sharpen ground skills with André Pederneiras, Nova
União's trainer. In last April, Michelle did the main
fight of Bitetti Combat 3, when submitted Mayara Carneiro (Nordeste
Combat) via katagatami.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of
a dog, it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American Comedian
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Super Brawl
& Steinlager Present:
FULL
CONTACT SHOWDOWN #1
Results!
Super Brawl: Full Contact Showdown #1
Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill Ballroom, Kaneohe Marine Corps
Base, Kaneohe, Hawaii
January 28, 2005
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The
offspring of Super Brawl emerged in of all places, a Marine Corps
base on the windward side of Oahu and featured one the Kaneohe
stationed Marines, Steve Brynes and another Kaneohe native in
Kolo Koka headlining the event. Super Brawl plans to run smaller
events called the Full Contact Showdown series that will keep
the Super Brawl name in the public's eye and possibly have the
event be a feeder show for Super Brawl. Military servicemen and
women along with a few locals packed into the ballroom for the
first MMA event to take place on this side of the island. A moment
of silence was taken to pay tribute to those Kaneohe soldiers
who recently paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq. When the fights
started, the crowd was on fire.
One
of Hawaii's best fighters, Harris Sarmiento returned to action
in an exhibition kickboxing match that contained a few "extra"
rules. Kicks were allowed to be caught, fighters thrown to the
ground and a lot more took place in this match that had the crowd
at a fever pitch. Both fighters started roughing each other up,
with Sarmiento catching Wa'o's kicks and punching him to the
ground. After trying to throw each other down, Sarmiento got
a warning from the referee for throwing a punch while both fighters
were on the ground. The match had a lot more brawling until the
referee called for a break and, in the heat of battle, Sarmiento
threw a head kick that landed right in Ha'o's face. That was
enough for the referee and he called the match. Kaneohe Marine,
Steve Brynes made his crew proud by destroying his opponent.
Brynes looked very polished for his debut, using striking to
close the distance, taking the fight to the ground, working quickly
into the mount and unloading with strikes for the submission..
Kolo
Koka, who grew up in Kaneohe, could not have ended the event
any better, but recovering from an early takedown by Estrada,
landing a solid knee. Estrada scrambled up to his feet while
Kolo took his back and pulled off a beautiful belly to back suplex,
causing Estrada to land right on his shoulder. Koka quickly followed
up with strikes, not allowing Estrada time to recover, causing
the tap out. Based on their response, the crowd definitely loved
the show and the promoters promised to bring another show back
and hopefully more of the Kaneohe natives will be on the card.
Exhibition:
Amateur Kickboxing
Kai "Boy" Kamaka III (808 Fight Factory) vs. Richard
Kailoa
Draw
Amateur
MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
David Grenados (California) drew Ryan Lee (Bulls Pen)
Draw [(29-28), (28-29), (28-28)] after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Kickboxing: 3 Rounds X 1.5 Minutes
Walter Ha'o (Animal House) def. Harris "Hitman" Sarmiento
(808 Fight Factory)
Disqualification for striking after the referee called for a
break in the third round.
185lbs.
MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Steve "El Toro Blanco" Byrnes (Bulls Pen) def. Jesse
Rangel (California)
Submission due to strikes from the mount at 1:32 minutes in Round
1.
Main
Event:
165lbs. MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kolo Koka (Team MADD) def. Candido Estrada (Fresno, CA)
Submission due to strikes at 55 seconds in Round 1.
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2005 Hawaii Junior
State Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Is Today
The tournament which was referred to as the Gracie's Kids Tournament
(I just made that up) finally has an official name, 2005 Hawaii
Junior State Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Venue:
Relson Gracie Main Academy
844 Queen Street, 2nd Floor
Date: January 29, 2005
Time: 10AM - 2PM
9:30AM Rules Clinic
8:30AM Weigh-ins
Ages 16 and under
Inviting all competitors ages 5 to 16 years old
Sponsored by the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations of Hawaii
The Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations of Hawaii would like
to cordially invite you and your students to join us at the 2005
Hawaii Junior State Jiu-Jitsu Championships on January 29, 2005
at this year's Host Club-The Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
in Honolulu, Hawaii. We
have invited youth competitors from schools around the state including HMC, Brazilian Freestyle
Jiu-Jitsu, Gracie Kailua, BJ Penn Jiu-Jitsu, and every Relson
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association including: Honolulu, Aiea, Kaneohe,
HK and more. We are excited and eager to see all of Hawaii's
youth exhibit their great talent at this exclusive event.
We strongly recommend that all competitors and coaches be at
the tournament no later than 8:30 AM on Saturday to weigh-in
and to find parking (Parking stalls are available at Queen Bee
Restaurant on the corner of Queen St. and Cooke St. between 8-2
PM; there are also parking spaces on adjacent streets-please
observe neighboring business signs and city and county regulations
as to avoid ticketing and towing). The rules clinic will be held at 9:30
AM with the competition beginning promptly at 10 AM.
The top four competitors in each division will receive a trophy
(one 1st place, one 2nd place, and two 3rd places) generously
provided by Hawaiian Pacific Chiropractic. In addition to awards,
all competitors will be qualified to win other prizes. We would
love to see all competitors, spectators, family, martial artists,
etc. gather in this friendly atmosphere established to promote
the awesome art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu among our youth in this
great state of Hawaii.
Sincerely,
Ronn T. Shiraki
Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Kaneohe Team
If Ronn Shiraki has not contacted you, please email him at: Kaneoheteam@yahoo.com
Tournament Rules and Regulations
· Registration fee is $20
· All competitors must compete with a clean white or all
blue Jiu-Jitsu GI (kimono). No mixed colors or black GI will
be allowed.
· Any competitor who displays unsportsmanlike-like conduct
before, during, or after the match, will be disqualified and
forfeit the registration fee.
· It is the competitor's responsibility to find out when
his / her match will take place.
· Any competitor who does not show up before his/ her
match will automatically forfeit the match and registration.
· Any competitor who deliberately tries to hurt an opponent,
(including slamming while in the guard) will be disqualified.
· The competition organizers are not liable for any injury
and/or accident involving competitors.
· We reserve the right to combine weight categories.
· This information may be amended or changed at any time.
· The athletes will not be allowed to apply traumatic
holds; only competition sport Jiu-Jitsu holds will be permitted.
· All parents of youth participants must fill out a waiver
prior to weigh-in.
Divisions and Time Limits
are as follows
Ages Limits Time
5 Mixed 2 minutes
(5 year olds will start on knees)
6 Mixed 3 minutes
7-8 Mixed 4 minutes
9-10 Mixed 4 minutes
11-12 Mixed 4 minutes
13-14 Mixed 4 minutes
15-16 Mixed 5 minutes
Note: Weight classes (to be determined at tournament)
Competitors may be moved up or down a division depending on weight.
Competition Scoring System
· Throws and Takedowns 2 points
· Knee on the Belly 2 points
· Technical Sweeps 2 points
· Passing the Guard 3 points
· Front Mount Position 4 points
· Back Mount Position with Hooks 4 points
Illegal Techniques
The following techniques have been banned to protect the youth
competitors from injury. Judges will stop techniques if harm
appears imminent (referee decisions are Final).
· No Straight foot-locks (ages 15 and 16 only)
· No Toe-holds
· No Heel-hooks
· No Knee-bars
· No Small joint manipulation (fingers and toes)
· No Wrist-locks
· No Fish-hooks
· No Neck-cranks
· No Slamming
· No Can-openers
· No Swearing
· No Spitting
· No Striking of any kind
Contact Person
Ronn T. Shiraki
Phone: 387-1961 Email: Kaneoheteam@yahoo.com
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Happy
New Year’s Fighters’ Club TV Fans!
Sorry for the delay over the holidays, but things were really
hectic, so me and the guys thought we’d take a month off.
The good news is that we’re back in action and Episode 28
has been cut and submitted to Oceanic Ch.52 (Olelo—Oahu)
programming. It will air in our usual timeslot, Tuesday nights
at 830pm. Look for the premier on Feb. 1st, and then repeats
on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd.
Episode
28 features:
Highlights
from Superbrawl 37 (Haw. Adv. Waterpark)
-Anthony
Torres vs. Shawn Taylor
-Kai
Kamaka vs. Tony Espitia
-Ronald
“the Machine Gun” Jhun vs. Jason “Mayhem”
Miller (+intvw w/ Jason)
-Intvw
w/ Superbrawl Promoter T.Jay Thompson
Highlights
from the 155Lbs SUMA (Stand Up Martial Arts) tournament at the
Hyatt Regency
-Harris
Sarmiento, David Yeung, Kaleo Kwan, Ryan Roy, Jerry Farabay,
Jack Thames, Tristan Witt
-Intvws
w/ SUMA announcer Mike Tanaka and fighters, Jack Thames and Kaleo
Kwan
Technique
of the Week: by special “request” (you’ll see
what we mean) FCTV Host Mark Kurano w/ his famous “Judo
Chop”
and
don’t miss the outtakes where you’ll get to see your
favorite FCTV hosts (Chris O. Mike O. and Mark K.) give you some
insight on how a show’s made…
Comments,
Questions, Suggestions to:
fightersclubtv808@hotmail.com
Mahalo!
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TITO
ACCEPTS SHAMROCK'S CHALLENGE,
APPEARS
ON BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW
Ken
Shamrock came on MMAWeekly Radio last week and challenged Tito
Ortiz to a fight. Shamrock thought that Tito turned him down.
According to Ortiz on his own website, that isn't the case.
"One
week and two days left till I get in the octagon. This fight
will be a great one. I feel confident and ready to go to war.
This will be one of the toughest fights I have fought in a long
time. I am in great shape and no injurys for once. I will have
my hands full but so will Belfort. This fight will go down in
history as one of the best. I want to say something to Ken. I
accept the challange if you wants it. Its up to Zuffa now! I
want to thank all of my fans for the support. Tell everyone about
the fight on feb 5th.....PLEASE..... - Tito Ortiz
Ortiz
was on last night's Best Damn Sports Show on Fox Sports Network.
He promoted the fight with Vitor and said he learned a lot in
his losses to Couture and Liddell.
He
also introduced the top three submissions in UFC history. First
one was Ken Shamrock over Dan Severn, second clip they showed
was Evan Tanner over Robbie Lawler and third was Matt Hughes
over Frank Trigg.
It
was a quick segment as Ortiz appeared with Tom Arnold (who at
one time referred to grappling as gay porn) and former NBA player
and Detroit Pistons player John Salley.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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"DO
OR DIE" FOR THE CROW?
David "The Crow" Loiseau faces a tough opponent next
Saturday night at UFC 51. He steps in against the "Diesel"
Joe Riggs. Loiseau was recently featured on MMAWeekly SoundOff
Radio's 18 fighters in 18 days and spoke about Joe Riggs and
the fight. The countdown to UFC 51 continues.
Joe
Riggs is a very local and confident fighter. Some may even say
cocky. Loiseau was asked if he's seen some of the comments made
by Riggs. "Honestly man, I don't go on the internet man.
I don't go on these things before a fight. I focus on what I
have to do. I've just heard that he's very confident and he's
looking right past me. That's perfect with me, you know, because
anybody with a little bit of intelligence who will fight me in
the middleweight division, will know that he's in for a war.
I'll give a war to anybody. Anybody that makes 185, you know,
is in a war. If you think you're just going to walk through me,
fine man, you're just going to have a big wake up call."
Further
commenting on Riggs, Loiseau said, "I have a lot of respect
for Joe. I've trained very hard for this guy. You know, I've
seen him fight. I know what he's able to do, and he's a solid
fighter. A very, very solid fighter. He's strong. He's got good
conditioning. He's solid and I respect him a lot and that's why
I trained so hard. I'm just happy to fight man. I'm just happy
to fight. You know, I'm not in it for the money. I love this
sport, man. I love to fight, man. If I were a millionaire, I'd
fight for you guys for free."
David
has trained hard for this fight as he has stated. When asked
if he focused on anything specific in his preparation for Joe
Riggs, Loiseau replied, "Make sure conditioning was at it's
best. You know, make sure conditioning was, my conditioning was
going to be off the hook."
Looking
at the fight itself and how it may play out, David commented,
"We'll know when the bell rings man. We're both exactly
alike. We're both able to ground and pound and stand up. You
know what I'm saying? We're both good. We're strong in the clinch.
We're strong on the ground. He's knocked out people on the ground.
So did I. I knocked out people standing up. I don't know if he
did, but he knocked down some guys. I don't know if he knocked
them out. We're both very versatile. We're both the future of
the sport."
Concluding
the interview, Loiseau thanked his sponsors. "I'd like to
thank Joey Oddessa of www.BetOddessa.com, thanks for the support.
MVP Nutrition, KTFO.tv, thanks for the support. Tri-Star Gyms,
thanks for the support. MMAWeekly.com, thanks for the support."
To hear the interview in its entirety, like "The Crow's"
toughest fight, click on the radio archive.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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WHO
HAS THE BETTER GROUND GAME?
CHRIS LYTLE TALKS ABOUT HIS GAME
Chris
"Lights Out" Lytle has slowly crept his way into the
top ten welterweights in the world. February 5th, he faces another
top ten ranked welterweight, Karo Parisyan. In a night that will
name an interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, finally crown a UFC
Middleweight Champion, the Lytle vs. Parisyan bout will make
more clear the UFC Welterweight pecking order. Chris Lytle spoke
with MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio about the fight with Parisyan and
the possibility of a future title shot.
Karo
Parisyan plans to put "The Heat" on Chris Lytle. Chris
is used to putting out flames though. He works full time as a
firefighter, regularly putting in 56 hours a week at the fire
station. About working as a fireman, Lytle stated, "I love
my job that I do here and, it's a pretty good schedule. It gives
me time to kind of do it so....It gives me a good balance. Coming
here, it kind of keeps in my mind, everything in perspective
and everything. I still get plenty of time to train. Not quite
as much as I would like but, I think I make up for it in other
areas like I'm smarter about how I train. I feel like I live
a pretty good lifestyle. I don't go out drinking and whatnot,
doing other things that kind of make it harder on me. I feel
I've gotten smarter as I've gotten older. This job here, I just
love it. I can't see ever quitting it."
Chris
gets the opportunity to do a little bit of training at work.
"I can lift weights and I can run and stuff but, I mean,
I don't really have any mats or anything set up for that. Some
of the stations have like a punching bag, heavy bag. I can hit
the bag and stuff but, if I had mats and someone to come in here
with me, I could. That wouldn't be a problem. I just don't have
the access to that right now." Said Lytle.
Discussing
his opponent, Karo Parisyan, Lytle has this to say, "I've
watched about three of his fights I think. He's an excellent
fighter. I mean, just watching him, watching the way operates
on the ground. It's just so smooth. It just kind of flows from
one move right to another. It's nice to watch actually but, I
think this is just a really good match up for both of us just
because, I mean, the way I see the fight. He knows what I'm going
to try to do. I know what he is going to try to do. I don't think
there's going to be too many surprises. It's just going to be
who can impose their will on the other man."
Lytle
feels he has the advantage standing but, when asked who has the
advantage on the ground, Chris responded, "I definitely
know that's where he wants to be. I don't know. I've never felt
like I've been in terrible trouble when I've been on the ground.
So, I don't really know who would have the advantage there. I
feel like I would have my advantage on the my feet so I would
say he's definitely going to feel comfortable on the ground.
I know that for a fact. Like I said, he's extremely skilled at
the way he moves on the ground but, it's kind of hard to get
a feel until you're in there with him. You know what I mean?"
Lytle
was asked how this fight will play out and if he feels like he
can get a knock out over Karo. Chris stated, "I don't think
anybody in this sport is above being taken out on their feet.
I mean, with the small gloves you wear, it's only going to take
one or two punches. I wouldn't rule it out but, I'm preparing
to win the fight anywhere the fight goes. I don't really care.
I'm training for the ground. I'm training for the feet. It all
just depends on when that break is going to come."
Click
on the radio archive and listen to what the world's most dangerous
man had to say about his upcoming fight in April.
The
show is free for those who listen live at 9am Pacific/12 Noon
eastern by logging on www.mmaweeklyradio.com
Source:
MMA Weekly
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MMA
PUBLIC BETTING ON TERRELL OVER TANNER
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.
Line
started with David Terrell -140 Evan Tanner +120 ......The public
criticized me for opening Terrell the favorite, but it was the
right move. TERRELL is being bet UP A LOT. Tanner has gotten
some buyback, but TERRELL is now -175/+155. I still like Tanner.
Line
started Vitor Belfort -125 Tito Ortiz+105 ..............this
bout currently sits at the same number. There has been 2 way
action thus far, SLIGHTLY more on BELFORT , but NOT enough to
move the line. BELFORT -125/+105.
Line
started Andrei Arlovski -120 Tim Sylvia -100 ........................TIM
SYLVIA is now the FAVORITE at -120/+100. Thre are smaller bets
on ARLOVSKI, but most big bets were on TIM SYLVIA.
Line
started Nick Diaz -230 Drew Fickett +190.............Short money
on FICKETT. nothing significant , but went to -225/+185 on DIAZ.
Chris
Lytle -110 Karo Parisyan -110.........2 way action........great
line. Hasn't Moved since opening. PK -110/-110.
Joe
Riggs -185 David Loiseau +165 ..........Public money on Riggs....nothing
huge yet.......Riggs moved to -200/+170. Despite public opinion,
I think Loiseau may well be able to pull off the upset of the
night. This line is gonna be interesting nearer to fight time.
Phil
Baroni -300 Pete Sell +250......Line hasnt moved a bit with Baronis
replacement. He is relatively unknown..........small bet on Underdog
may just be the guys taking a shot on the biggest underdog on
the card.
Started
at James Irvin -130 Mike Kyle +110...........Huge Money on Irvin.....the
newcomer to the UFC. Kyle looks like shit in training and insiders
are taking a shot at the newcoimer. IRVIN is currently the FAVORITE
at -175/+155.
Line
started at Justin Eilers -110 Paul Buentello -110 ...........A
good amount of money moving in on EILERS, possibly because he
is better known of the two after his KO win over Mike Kyle in
UFC. EILERS sitting at -145/+125 now.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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PRIDE
MIDDLEWEIGHT GP NEWS
The word amongst insiders in the Japanese media is that the PRIDE
Middleweight GP will consist of a 16-man field. Two fighters
from each team will be allowed.
DSE/PRIDE
will also host part of the GP in the United States, in the state
of California.
Fighters
who are unofficially confirmed for the GP:
Vanderlei Silva*
Ricardo Arona
Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
Dan Henderson
Igor Vovchanchyn
Murilo 'Ninja' Rua
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua
Yuki Kondo
Sergei Kharitonov
Hirotaka Yokoi
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Fighters
who are probable for the GP:
Alistair Overeem
Ryan Gracie
Yoshiki Takahashi
Sanae Kikuta
Makoto Takimoto
Fighters
who are currently injured, but will be in the GP if they recover
in time:
Hidehiko Yoshida
Kazushi Sakuraba
Fighters
who DSE/PRIDE may try to sign for the GP:
Randy Couture
Tito Ortiz
Vitor Belfort
Enson Inoue
*
If Vanderlei Silva is signed, one of the Rua brothers will be
out.
Source:
Fight Sport
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PRIDE
LIGHTWEIGHT GP NEWS
The word amongst insiders in the Japanese media is that PRIDE
and SHOOTO will work together for the upcoming PRIDE Lightweight
GP.
SHOOTO
will release a few of their top fighters to compete in the GP.
The word is that SHOOTO welterweight champ Tetsuya Kawajiri will
definitely be participating. Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira, Vitor
'Shaolin' Ribeiro, and Rumina Sato might also be scheduled to
participate as well.
Fighters
who are unofficially confirmed for the GP:
Takanori Gomi
Jens Pulver
Tetsuya Kawajiri
D. Mishima
Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Marcus Aurelio
Fighters
who are probable for the GP:
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Hermes Franca
Ralph Gracie
Joachim Hansen
Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira
Rumina Sato
Fighters
who DSE/PRIDE may try to sign for the GP:
B.J. Penn
Yves Edwards
Matt Serra
Kaoru Uno
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Naoyuki Kotani
Yoshiro Maeda
Source:
Fight Sport
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PRIDE
NEWS
Sportsnavi reports that the DSE/PRIDE president Sakakibara will
be traveling to Brazil to finalize contracts with some fighters.
Japanese
media insiders are saying that Sakakibara will most likely meet
with Vanderlei Silva and make a big money offer to re-sign him.
On
the way back home, Sakakibara is also scheduled to stop in Las
Vegas to see UFC 51, and to to negotiate with some UFC fighters
about competing in the upcoming PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix.
Source:
Fight Sport
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Taking
the ultimate fight to Hollywood
By Sean Moeller
The
following article was in the Quad Cities newspaper yesterday.
John
Herzfeld flew from his Santa Monica, Calif., home right into
the grip of an Iowa subzero wind chill factor for some inspiration.
In
the Quad-Cities for four days last week to research a film he’s
writing and directing about the professional sport of ultimate
fighting, Herzfeld watched a day of tough sparring. Then he sat
for an evening next to Jens Pulver, one of the world’s fiercest
lightweight mixed-martial arts fighters, in the lobby of Champions
Fitness Center in downtown Bettendorf.
.
Standing around in sweats, eating protein milkshakes and arguing
over whether they could get a plain chicken sandwich at Famous
Dave’s were the rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s
best: Tim Sylvia, Matt Hughes, Robbie Lawler, Justin Eilers and
one of the sport’s first stars, Quad-Citian Pat Miletich.
Filmmaker
John Herzfeld, left, films mixed-martial arts fighters Pat Miletich,
center, and world champion Matt Hughes at the Champion Fitness
Center in Bettendorf. Herzfeld is studying the fighters for a
film his is writing.
.
Layered in UFC and Miletich Fighting Systems T-shirts, untucked
and hanging halfway down his thighs, Herzfeld was fidgety with
the jolt he got from experiencing the grueling workouts firsthand.
.
“This is the best of the best, as I’ve been told,”
he said, when asked why he chose Team Miletich as the subjects
for his as-yet-unwritten-and-unnamed movie project. “I have
never, ever seen conditioning and workouts as I’ve seen
this week. It’s mind-blowing. These guys live in inherent
drama. I feel exhausted just having watched them.
.
“I’m putting some serious dough on guys coming from
here.”
.
Herzfeld is no amateur filmmaker. He directed Robert De Niro
and Edward Burns in the 2001 movie “15 Minutes,” won
a number of awards with the HBO film “Don King: Only in
America” and wrote and directed the cultish drama “2
Days in the Valley.”
.
While here, he endured various workouts with the fighters, tagged
along with them when they weren’t at the gym and probed
deep into their personal lives so he can better pen his screenplay.
He circled the middle of the mat with a handheld video camera,
recording every movement, comment and bloody nose. In all, he
received a candid look inside at the fighters’ motivations
and machinations.
.
“I’ve been asking them, ‘Why do you do this?’
‘Could there be a tougher way to make a living?’ ‘Could
you put anything more on the line?’ You have to have a reservoir
in you. In this case, it’s full of rage and wanting to beat
the (crap) out of somebody. Where they strike back is in fighting.
They become driven to be the best in the sport,” Herzfeld
said.
.
Miletich and Pulver agreed that the short visit never felt like
an intrusion.
.
“I think he got a pleasant shock. I think he’s impressed
with our guys,” Miletich said. “He hung out with us
from the time we woke up to the time we went to bed. He wanted
to see what our lives are like. He wanted to hear about the tough
times we had on our way to the top. He heard about the miseries
and the good times we had.”
.
“He was real cool,” Pulver added. “It wasn’t
a problem at all. He was just one of the guys. We all would get
together and almost reminisce with each other, which we don’t
do too much. It was actually kind of nice.”
.
The movie is being written for actor Mark Wahlberg, a good friend
of Herzfeld’s who also happens to be a fan of the UFC. He’s
hoping to spend three months after the Feb. 5 UFC 51 event in
Las Vegas, which he’ll attend as the final bit of legwork,
writing the script. He plans to begin filming by the end of summer.
His goal is to depict the fighters and the sport as it is, not
how it’s been perceived by a disillusioned public.
.
“This is a sport for highly trained athletes. It’s
not just a bloodsport and it’s not just human cockfighting,
as it’s been referred to,” he said. “There are
many inspiring films made about sports, but in 99 percent of
them, the audience already knows the sport. I’ve got to
educate and illuminate as I entertain them. Most people still
think it’s ‘That thing, that thing, that gruesome sport.’
I’ve got to make it clear what this sport’s all about.
.
“And it’s got to be accessible to women, girlfriends,
adults and children. It must do that. Otherwise it will be just
another Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. I’m not putting him
down, but there’s a limited audience for that.”
.
Herzfeld foresees using many of the fighters he got to know last
week when the cameras begin to roll.
.
“Without a shadow of a doubt,” he said. “Some
might not even be fighters in the movie. Strange enough, I could
see Pat or Matt playing trainers.”
.
He’s already given Miletich a verbal commitment.
.
“I’d love to be a part of this,” Miletich said.
“He told me I’d at least have a speaking part in the
movie, which is nice. As far as any of the other guys, he didn’t
say. And I didn’t pry.”
.
Sean Moeller can be contacted at (563) 383-2288 or at smoeller@qctimes.com.
.
WHAT IT IS
.
MMA, or mixed-martial arts, is a sport in which competitors use
interdisciplinary forms of fighting that include Jiu-Jitsu, Judo,
kickboxing, boxing, karate, wrestling and other forms to their
strategic and tactical advantage in a supervised match. The
.
Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, is the leading body of
the sport who he is John Herzfeld is a writer/director/ producer
who is best known for his work in television. Among his more
notable projects:
.
• “Dr. Vegas” — writer/director/
.
producer
.
• “15 Minutes” — writer/director/
.
producer
.
• “Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story”
— director/
.
producer
.
• “The Ryan White Story” — director
.
• “The Paper Chase” — director
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself."
Chinese Proverb
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Super Brawl
& Steinlager Present:
FULL
CONTACT SHOWDOWN #1
TONIGHT
Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill Ballroom
Kaneohe MCBH
Today!
Friday, January 28, 2005
7 pm Doors Open 8 pm First Bell
$20 Military / $25 Non-Military
Kolo Koka vs. Candido Estrada (SoCal)
Steve Byrne (Hawaii Marine) vs Ray Lizama
6-7 other fights
Non-Military
wanting to attend should call 375-1645 or email superbrawl21@yahoo.com (Patrick) in advance
for getting on base.
Military will be opening the gate to general public, but are
hoping to have a controlled list as back-up if thousands of fans
show up.
Weigh-in / Press Conference 6:30pm @ Windward Mall on Thursday,
January 27, 2005.
Source: Promoter
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Pride
29 - Fists of Fire
Date : February 20 2005
Place: Saitama Super Arena
DSE/PRIDE
announced five match ups for PRIDE 29:
Mirko
Cro Cop vs. Mark Coleman
(Croatia/Team Cro Cop) (USA/Hammer House)
Quinton
"Rampage" Jackson vs. Murilo Ninja
(USA / Team Oyama) (Brazil /Chute Boxe Academy)
Alistair
Overeem vs. Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira
(Holland/Golden Glory) (Brazil/Brazilian Top Team)
Igor
Vovchanchyn vs. Yoshiki Takahashi
(Ukraine/PMMA) (Japan/Pancrase Ism)
Choi
Mu Bae vs. Sergei Kharitonov
(CMA-KPW KOREA) (Russia/Russian Top Team)
Fighters
to appear:
Ryan
Gracie
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Hirotaka Yokoi
Mauricio Shogun
Source:
Koichi Kawasaki
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BRAZILIAN
INSIDER:
VITOR LOOKS UNSTOPPABLE IN SPARRING
By Ricardo Alonso
Hello
my friends, here is the inside news from Brazil:
I
have heard from a very reliable source that Vitor Belfort has
been running through all his sparring partners (including Ricardo
Arona, Mario Sperry, Murilo Bustamante, and even Rodrigo 'Minotauro'
Nogueira) in the BTT sparring sessions in preparation for his
upcoming fight against Tito Ortiz.
He
is more focused then he's ever been and he's very angry at Tito
right now for all the shit talk and a comment he supposedly made
about Vitor's family problems just last month.
A
famous sports psychologist/anger specialist, Dr. Jacob Pinheiro
(who used to work with Brazilian car racing legend Ayrton Senna),
has been helping Belfort to focus all the anger and rage he has
regarding his sister's tragedy and Tito's comments into his performance
against Tito.
This
source says that Vitor is coming to destroy Tito without mercy
and will look to knock him out or submit him at every opportunity.
According
to this source, the last time Vitor really disliked an opponent
was against 'Tank' Abbott, Vanderleli Silva, Gilbert Yvel, and
Marvin Eastman. But they have never seen him dislike an opponent
as much as Tito Ortiz. In my opinion, this is very bad news for
Ortiz.
Source:
Fight Sport
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