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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?)
4/16-17/05
2005 Junior
Olympic Male and Female State / Regional Boxing Championships
(Boxing)
(Palolo Boxing Gym
/ Rec Center)
4/15 or 16/05
Punishment In
Paradise 10
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(McKinnley H.S. Gym)
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)
3/26/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
3/25/05
Shooto Hawaii: Pro/Am
(MMA)
(Blaisdell - Hawaii Suite)
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)
3/11/05
ROTR - Proving Grounds
4
(MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ball Room, Honolulu)
3/6-7/05
Hawaii State High School Wrestling Championships
(Blaisdell Arena)
3/5/04
SUMA
(Kickboxing)
(Hyatt Waikiki)
So You
Think You Tough 7
(Boxing, MMA)
(Kauai)
Proving Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Honolulu)
3/4-6/05
Arnold
Schwarzenegger Gracie World Submission Championships
(BJJ & Submission Grappling)
(Columbus, Ohio)
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Onzuka.com
Exclusive
Marcelo
Tigre Is Back In Hawaii And Fighting In Proving Grounds 4
This Friday,
March 11, 2005
Dole Cannery Ballrooms
Fights start at 7:00 pm
The
rumor that Marcelo Tigre is back in Hawaii is true AND it is
also true that he will be fighting on ROTR: Proving Grounds,
the feeder show for Rumble On The Rock on March 11th. This will
be Proving Grounds' first event on Oahu, the events are usually
held in Hilo, Hawaii.
After
finding out that Tigre was on the fight card, the big question
everyone was asking was who will be his opponent? Not to be confused
with Bazooka Joe, Tigre's opponent will be Taxi Joe. Jody “Taxi
Joe” Demeritt is 6’4”, 200lbs and a street fighter
with a background in Karate. He claims to be undefeated, but
we could not obtain any proof of that record. Tigre told me that
his bout at Proving Grounds will be a tune up fight for his appearance
in Rumble On The Rock, where he may face a "name" opponent.
Tigre is looking to get back in the big picture and what better
place than in one of the fastest growing promotions in the world,
Rumble On The Rock.
The
event will also feature a 8-man MMA tournament, which may crown
Hawaii's best fighter at 155lbs. This tournament features fighters
from almost every top MMA school in Hawaii. The tournament is
stacked with some of Hawaii's most successful lightweights. Some
of the fighters that will be going head to head are Harris Sarmiento
(808 Fight Factory), Mike Aina (BJ Penn's MMA), Neal Andres (HMC)
and Kaleo Kwan (Eastsidaz). There will be a couple individual
matches, adding to the already action packed event. Proving Grounds 4 will
be held at the Dole Cannery Ballroom in Honolulu on March 11th.
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2nd
Annual Maui Jiu-Jitsu Open
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
War Memorial Gymnasium, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
Saturday, March 12, 2005
THE TOURNAMENT
IS THIS SATURDAY! THERE ARE STILL OPEN AIRFARES TO MAKE IT TO
THE TOURNAMENT!
The
Onzuka Brothers and the Relson Gracie Casca Grossa Team will
be there, so make your arrangements to get to Maui for the tournament.
Last year's tournament went extremely well, with a ton of talented
JJ fighters who had a great time.
For Tournament information, please email us and we can email you details and registration
forms.
Aloha
Airlines
has $125 tickets and Hawaiian Airlines has $138 tickets.
Click on the companies to go to their websites because these
fares are available online only.
Dear
Friends,
It
is our great pleasure to invite you and your organization to
attend and compete in the 2nd Annual Maui Jiu-Jitsu open Tournament.
The event will take place on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the
War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. We also welcome
back all who attended last year's event. We expect this years
tournament to be even larger, with bigger and better competition!
Competition
will consist of matches in all belt levels and weight divisions
with medals, trophies, and prizes to the winners. There will
also be a team competition this year, as well as a number of
exhibition matches between advanced level competitors. (Anyone
interested - please contact us).
Weigh-ins
will be held on Friday March 11, at the new Maui Jiu-Jitsu academy
location on Hanamau Street, near the airport (directions included)
from 1 pm to ??. Opening ceremonies and late registrations will
held at the War Memorial Gym at 8:00 am, Rules briefing at 9:30
am, Competition to begin promptly at 10:00 am.
Neighbor Island competitors can weigh-in on the day of the event,
but it is strongly urged that all competitors weigh-in on friday
in the interest of starting on time.
It
is our hope that you and your organization will join us in the
spirit of sportsmanship and competition, and help us in promoting
the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu throughout the State of Hawaii.
Please
feel free to contact us should you have any questions.
2nd
Annual Maui Jiu-Jitsu open Tournament
732 Makaala Drive
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793
Email: mauibadboy@aol.com
www.mauijiujitsu.com
Ph. (808) 298-7698 Lee
(808) 357-0657 Luis
Thank you for your interest in the 2nd Annual Maui Jiu-Jitsu
Open Tournament. Your support for our tournament is greatly appreciated,
and it is Maui Jiu-Jitsu’s goal to support and compete in
many other tournaments hosted by our friends statewide.
One
of the greatest obstacles of having a successful tournament is
of course, the substantial cost of traveling to the neighbor
isles. Understanding this, We at Maui Jiu-Jitsu would like to
provide you with some information on accommodations and transportation,
while here on Maui.
Hotel
options:
1.
Maui Beach Hotel – 170 Kaahumanu Ave. Ph. 877-0051 ( 2 miles
from airport & gymnasium)
Probably
the best option – better than average rooms, approx. $110
/ night.
2.
Maui Seaside Hotel – 100 Kaahumanu Ave. Ph. 877-3311 (next
door to Maui Beach)
Slightly
cheaper, but not quite as nice as Maui Beach – decent.
3.
Maui Islander – 660 Wainee Street Ph. 667-9766 or 1-800-367-5226
(A little farther away – 20 miles)
As
another option, we are currently in the process of building our
new academy and should be on schedule to move in within the next
2 weeks. We would like to offer anyone who in the interest of
saving money, would want to stay at the academy. Accommodations
would be limited to sleeping bags on the matted training area,
but if you don’t mind, plenty of space is available as well
as bath facilities. Call us for more info.
Thanks
again for your support of our tournament. We hope to make your
experience here as enjoyable as possible, and hope that we will
continue to grow and make this event better in the years to come.
Mahalo!
Luis
Heredia and Lee Theros
(Event Promoters)
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Villaver
International Production Inc. Presents
Only The
Strong Survive
Neal Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
Friday,
March 11, 2005
Doors open at 6:30PM
Starts 7:30PM
Rey
“Boom Boom” Bautista (WBO Asia-Pacific Champion, Philippines)
Vs.
Aree
Phosuwangym (Former Amateur Thai National Champion, Thailand)
Plus
exciting preliminary local bouts!
Hawaii
vs. California
Tickets
available at the Blaisdell box office, charge by phone toll free
at 877-750-4400 and ticketmaster.com.
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GROSSMAN
INSIDER:
SPIKE TV PULLS SUPERBRAWL ADS
My
source at Spike TV, known as 'Cable guy', tells me that Spike
TV will stop airing all SuperBrawl commercials Superbrawl effective
immediately.
It's
interesting to note that the UFC reality show is also on the
same Spike TV cable channel, and SuperBrawl could possibly be
seen as the competition.
Source: Fight Sport
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GRACIE
VS. NAKAMURA
The
Japanese media reports that the matchup of Ryan Gracie vs. Kazuhiro
Nakamura may possibly take place in the first round of the PRIDE
Middleweight GP on April 23rd.
Source: Fight Sport
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Macaco
mocks rival Roberto Godoi
They
were as close as brothers, and in fact they were partners of
the biggest Jiu-Jitsu team in São Paulo, the 'Godoi -
Macaco' Team. Ever since they broke up over misunderstandings
regarding the organization of the team, Jorge Patino 'Macaco'
and Roberto Godoi have simply started to hate each other's guts.
They not speak to each other and they already fought once in
a Jiu-Jitsu bout, with a victory for Patino.
A
rematch in the rules of MMA has been a major topic of conversation
in Brazil, but Patino believes that this fight never will happen:
'The
fight with Godói is only marketing, It's never gonna happen.
The man is asking for R$50.000 (about US$ 20.000) to get into
the ring, and the dude only has 3 fights, a victory and two defeats.
Godói is using the media to get attention, because nobody
speaks about him. It's been 3 years since his last win. I have
33 fights and 25 victories, and I'm asking for R$20.000 (about
US$ 7.000) to go fight, then comes this dude and asks for HUGE
value - it is clear he does not want to fight. But I don't care
about Godói, there are many better fighters out there
that can give me a better fight than him'.
Source: Tatame
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A.
Jaoude wants Olympics of 2012
Star
Brazilian wrestler in the last years, also having participated
in the Olympic Games of Athens, Antoine Jaoude plans his career
in Wrestling and waits to even fight in the Olympic of 2012:
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I'll be 35, the same age that the Alexander Karelin was three
times Olympic champion, the Georgian who I fought in the Olympics
was champion world-wide with 35 years, at last, some good athletes
with international prominence who had finished giving spirit
to me. I was half discouraged, finding that Athens had been mine
last Olympics, but from what I saw, I wait to be well financially
with a good sponsorship to be able to compete ok.
The
wrestler discloses the name of new fighter that it is for blunting
internationally:
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My brother Adrian is a serious case, he it is a born talent,
even more than I, because he almost does not compete, but when
he arrives in the competition seems like he fought the entire
year. He is a born talent that if not to invest in it, will be
wasted. And he certainly will bring medals. I always look for
to give instructions, to be on his side, but I always am made
an impression when he goes to compete. In World-wide I was in
his corner, he fought against a Turkish and an Ukrainian, people
finding that he went to be bad, but was a fight of highest level,
I had been hard fights. He goes to give what to speak.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise
your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for
they're always there."
Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Christian Reformed
Pastor, Speaker, Author
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Press
Release
“Lock
Down in Paradise”
Maui’s
First Mixed Martial Arts Cage Event
This event
is coming up very quickly so make sure you buy your tickets now
to ensure that you will be able to get in. The venue is relatively
small and with this line up, the show may be a sell out!
Title
fights:
Ronald
“Machine Gun” Jhun
Vs.
Jay
Hieron
Fabiano
Iha
Vs.
John
“Razor” Cox
Professional
fights:
Tyson
Coloma-Nahooikaika
Vs.
Jason
Dacquel
Kendal
Groves
Vs.
Savant
Young
Under
card Featuring:
Pako
Woods, Sonny Boy Ka’anana, Eha Souza, Adam Ah Sue, Shaun
Souza and many more!
_____________________________________________________________
Saturday,
March 19, 2005, at 6:00 pm
At
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina,
Maui, Hawaii
Lahaina
(March 7, 2005) - The all new “Lock Down in Paradise”
makes it’s debut at the Lahaina Civic Center, on Saturday
March 19, 2005. This is sure to be the greatest Mixed Martial
Arts Fight Maui has ever seen. Headlining this historic event
is Ronald “Machine Gun” Jhun (28-14-2 MMA record) from
808 Fight Factory, Honolulu, HI, taking on Jay Hieron (4-1 MMA
record) of Long Island, NY.
In
the co-featured main event, Jiu Jitsu master, Fabiano Iha (8-5-0
MMA record) of Huntington Beach, CA, battles John “the Razor”
Cox of Los Angeles, CA., for the Super Weight title belt. The
title holders will be back to defend their titles in “Lock
Down in Paradise 2” held in June 2005.
Also
featured is Maui’s own Tyson Coloma-Nahooikaika (3-2 MMA
record) in a Middle Weight showdown against professional fighter,
Jason Dacquel (2-0 MMA record) from Honolulu, HI.
Rounding
out the Professional fights is Kendal Groves (4-1 MMA record)
of Kihei, Maui, fresh off of his TKO win in Mexico, against Savant
Young (3-1 MMA record) of Los Angeles, CA.
Highlighting
the undercard will be 6 action packed bouts, showcasing the best
MMA fighters in the islands of Hawaii.
Tickets
are available at Ainokea in the Queen Kaahumanu Center, Paradise
Audio in Lahiana, and at Paradise Bluz on Front St.
The
tickets are $25 presale and $30 at the door, kids 5 and under
are free. There will also be floor seating upgrades for $20 available
for purchase at the event. Doors open at 4:30 and the show starts
at 6:00.
Source: Promoter
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PRIDE
STILL WORKING ON FEDOR
According
to Zach Arnold at PuroresuPower a source close to DSE reports
that PRIDE management is in Europe right now trying to work with
management of Emelianenko Fedor to get him signed.
In
the latest edition of Kakutogi Tsushin, it's been reported that
DSE management would like to get Fedor to work their 4/3 Yokohama
Arena (Bushido) show.
However,
no agreement has been reached between Fedor and DSE management
yet. They say money is a main issue.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Pessoa
and Santos ruled Nagoya
BJJ
fighters from Nova União Eduardo Pessoa and Leonardo Santos
did a great job at X-Premium Professional Jiu-Jitsu, which invaded
Chikusa Cultural Theater Nagoya, Japan, last Saturday (5). Meanwhile
Leo Santos gave no changes and submitted Daisuke Amazon Sugie
by sleeve choke at 7:33, Eduardo Pessoa had a hard time and only
defeated Japanese Shinya Aoki by points (5x2).
X-Premium
Professional Jiu-Jitsu
Saturday,
March 5, 2005
Chikusa
Cultural Theater Nagoya, Japan
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
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Hororigo Jun Hirakawa defeated Ayumu Gozo Shiota;
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Eduardo Pessoa defeated Shinya Aoki by 5x2;
-
Mauricio Souza defeated Shinuke Fukuzumi by 9x0;
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Takashi Watanabe defeated Daelcy Carvalho Junior;
-
Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa defeated Marco Antonio Barbosa by 4x3;
-
Leo Santos submitted Daisuke Amazon Sugie by sleeve choke at
7:33.
Source: Tatame
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Pequeno
negotiates to fight in Europe
Shooto's
Lightweight champ since 1999, Alexandre Pequeno is negotiating
to fight in an European tournament for the first time. His manager
in Europe, Sergio Cunha, is talking with the biggest shows in
the continent and remembers Pequeno will still continue fighting
at Shooto. "His contract says in Japan he can only fight
in Shooto, but he's free to fight in any tournament outside Japan",
explains Cunha.
One
of the biggest MMA tournaments in England, Cage Rage can be the
first show to have Shooto's Lightweight champ fighting at. "We've
talked with the British guys and we know their show need more
lightweight representatives", states Cunha. About Pequeno
fighting in an octagon, Cunha says that's ok: "it's better
for his game. Could you imagine Pequeno being put against that
fence? He'll put everyone to sleep!".
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
To make a man happy, fill his hands with work, his heart with
affection, his mind with purpose, his memory with useful knowledge,
his future with hope, and his stomach with food.
Frederick E. Crane, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
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INTERVIEW
OF THE WEEK: BAS RUTTEN
Earlier
this month it was confirmed that Pride Commentator and MMA legend
Bas Rutten would be traveling to Gresham, Oregon to work with
Randy Couture and Team Quest in preparations for Couture's upcoming
UFC title defense against "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell
in April. MMAWeekly's Mick Hammond spoke to Rutten amidst his
hectic traveling schedule to talk about Couture, sobriety and
the upcoming Pride Middleweight Grand Prix.
MMAWeekly:
First off Bas, tell us about your plans to go up to Oregon and
work with Randy for his next fight.
Bas
Rutten: Randy is a great guy, he's in my decade in the age department,
actually I just entered his, I just turned 40, and this guy has
an unbelievable mind and body. He's so mentally and physically
strong and everything. I know Chuck is training really hard so
we are going up to help Randy all we can. My little sis (Shannon
Knapp) is helping him out as his personal assistant and I'm going
to help him prepare for Chuck.
MMAWeekly:
I know you've been up to Oregon for things other than training.
You've done seminars up there and attended Sportfight, are there
other activities on the docket along with training?
Bas
Rutten: This is the first time I've worked with him. You're right
I've gone to do a seminar there, but this is our first time really
training together. The seminar is on Saturday (March 12th) and
that's going to be after a week of long work together. A Swedish
TV station is going to come over to do an interview. They are
going to come over and shoot stuff with the whole gym. The greatest
thing is that Duane "Bang" Ludwig is coming too. I
haven't seen him in a while. The last time was he came to California
was when he was training to fight (Serkan) Yilmaz in K-1. I'm
sure that Randy and Matt (Lindland) are going to have a lot of
fun with him.
MMAWeekly:
What can people expect from a Bas Rutten seminar?
Bas
Rutten: First of all you'll meet the whole Team Quest, Randy,
Matt, and all of them will be there. Little sis and Bang will
be there, and let's not forget El Guapo himself (laughs). It's
going to be lots of fun, lots of striking and submissions teaching.
There will be some takedowns too, sometimes when people are new
I don't like to do takedowns because they are not used to it
and they get injured, so we do a lot of striking. If you want
to come to a seminar and learn and have fun this is the one you
want to go.
MMAWeekly:
You mention your little sis Shannon being part of the seminar
and helping Randy as an assistant. I know she also plays a big
part in Bas Rutten Enterprises and is working on the upcoming
Sportfight TV show. How happy are you to see her starting to
make an impact in the MMA community?
Bas
Rutten: She's great, she keeps going and is great at doing what
she's doing. She is working on Sportfight with Randy, they are
working on getting that on TV and she's wonderful on it. She
will be boom up to the same speed we do (Rutten and Mauro Ranallo)
in front of the camera. In the strength department, she's just
as strong as anyone and a great trainer.
MMAWeekly:
Sounds like she has a chance to become more popular than you
are.
Bas
Rutten: It's okay, she can be more popular because I'm better
looking (laughs).
MMAWeekly:
Do you ever get the urge to return to fighting?
Bas
Rutten: You know what, all the fighters that have come and trained
with me they say that I should go back, but the answer is real
easy, I'm going to be home for five days over the next few weeks.
Needless to say my lifestyle is too busy right now for fighting.
I have a family and I want to spend time with them, but it's
hard with everything I do. It's different when money talks and
you have to make a living to support yourself and your family.
If they (a fight promotion) came to me with a good deal and I'd
have to put everything aside and train for 2 or 3 months and
I can't do it. I came to California be an actor, that's my first
goal, if that doesn't work guess I can go back to fighting, it
wouldn't be easy but I'm still kooky enough to do it (laughs).
MMAWeekly:
You mention that you're only going to be home for a short time
due to your schedule, how do you balance it all?
Bas
Rutten: I feel like I'm in not in good shape sometimes. My stomach
is bad, all tied up, it's like an ulcer. It's too crowded, it's
too much, sometimes, and it really affects me. Right now as I'm
talking to you I'm in San Francisco doing a seminar, then I go
to Portland, come home on 13th, then I leave on the 16th for
Holland, I come home on the 29th and then on the 31st I'm in
Japan for Pride. That's like 5 days in total I'll be home. The
trick is to stay sober. I stopped drinking and that's the only
way to do it.
MMAWeekly:
I know those of us in the industry that know you and your friends
were concerned about your drinking at one time. What finally
made you decide to clean up that aspect about your life?
Bas
Rutten: The thing is that I don't want to have a real job (laughs).
I love what I do and I want to keep doing what I do. I don't
care if I go for 18 hours straight as long as I'm focused. When
you are working very hard, it's difficult to stay focused and
do it right, and it's worse when you drink. I know that to stop
drinking it's for a better future and it's going to be. I stopped
drinking so I have a future for myself and my family.
MMAWeekly:
The next big thing for Pride is the upcoming Middleweight GP
that starts in April. Tell us your thoughts about it.
Bas
Rutten: I think the people around the world know those 16 guys
in the middleweight tournament, they are freakshows. They are
all going to be unbelievable fighters. Everybody from Wanderlei
(Silva), (Ricardo) Arona, Rampage (Quinton Jackson), (Dan) Henderson,
sixteen of those guys all in one tournament, it's a scary middleweight
tournament this year.
MMAWeekly:
At the last Pride, Fists of Fury, we saw perhaps some precursors
to the GP with some of the fights on the card. Who were you most
impressed with that could possibly be entered into the GP?
Bas
Rutten: You know what to tell the truth, the thing about being
me is I know everybody and it's difficult to watch fights and
not be bias. So with Quinton against Ninja (Murilo Rua) I heard
on the net that Bas is bias, but hey I just put down one of my
best friends. It' was a great fight and I hope both of them get
a chance in the GP. I think personally the biggest impression
I got was from Igor Vovchanchyn. He has a big chance to win the
whole GP. I mean him and Wanderlei they match up so good, it
could be the best fight of the year if they fought in the GP.
That for me is the biggest breakthrough in last three years that
Igor went to middleweight. I saw him in 1996 in the Ukraine,
he was 196lbs fighting in a tournament and the lightest guy he
faced was like was 300lbs, he knocked out everybody, I was blown
away and now he's back to the weight. I think that Jackson, Silva,
and Vovchanchyn could all win the tournament. There are so many
good middleweights now in Pride, Shogun (Mauricio Rua) I think
for Chute Boxe has a great chance too. I think he's better than
Ninja at this point. He's accurate, got the reach, is good on
the ground, he's just a complete fighter. They (Chute Boxe) are
exciting, they will never be boring; I look for him to have a
great tournament.
MMAWeekly:
Someone else that made quite an impression was Mirko "Cro
Cop" Filipovic. He continues to evolve into such a complete
fighter and very quickly. What are your impressions of his performance
against Mark Coleman?
Bas
Rutten: Mirko is just scary. I think I was the first that said
that Cro Cop when he came to Pride, I said watch this guy he
is going to be a champion a lot of people gave me grief about
it. But this guy's sprawl is better in a month than mine was
and is to date. I mean now I have a good one but he's better.
He's so strong and fast and if Mark Coleman cannot take him down
he's unbelievable. He and Fedor (Emelianenko) will make a great
fight. I think in the future when we and go back in history that
this is the best fight ever, it's gong to be a super match.
MMAWeekly:
How important is a Cro Cop VS Fedor bout for Pride?
Bas
Rutten: I think it's very important for Pride. They want to have
Japanese fighters in the title fight, the reason that K-1 is
not big in the US is because they don't have an American champion,
so for Pride the next best thing is to have Fedor and Mirko fight.
In Japan it's about unorthodox fighting, in Japan they would
love to have a Japanese guy against a foreign guy, but I think
with all the fights available the biggest draw would be Mirko
and Fedor. I think that show would be sold out six weeks before.
These guys could sell out a show if it was just them fighting,
that's how big it can be.
MMAWeekly:
Let's talk about some of your other business ventures you've
got coming up. I know one thing you mentioned on the last Pride
and the last time I interviewed you was the Big DVDs of Combat,
tell us where that project is at right now.
Bas
Rutten: The DVDs are going to take longer than I expected. They
will be out soon and anyone who buys it they are going to be
happy with it. It's going to be the biggest instructional set
in the world. It's got over 12 hours of instruction, over 60
armbars alone with escapes. It's not like a separate thing, all
the techniques and instruction is on one thing. Like with the
leglocks, I show how to apply it and then right away show to
escape it. The menu is great also. It's set up for like if you
want to see an armbar from sidemount you can go into the menu
and find it easily. The menu is going to be big for sure. People
keep telling me I should split it all up and sell it individually
and make more money and I could have split it up, but I'm not.
I'm simple guy from Holland who likes to do things simply and
everybody is going to get it all in one set for 100 bucks.
MMAWeekly:
Also recently you were featured on TV as well. Tell us how the
acting career is going.
Bas
Rutten: Yesterday I was on the Extreme Makeover, I didn't see
the King of Queens because I was traveling. I did something called
Kingdom of Ultimate Power, it's a short comedy and we are talking
to HBO about it. I've seen a really bad rough version of it and
I like it a lot. If I like it in this rough way then I say it's
going to be the funniest thing in the world when it's completely
done. This is going to be like Bas Rutten on 40 cups of coffee
it's really funny; I play 4 different characters and have a blast
in it. It's a lot better than anything I've done so far.
MMAWeekly:
Sounds great Bas, can't wait to see it, is there anything you'd
like to say to the fans before we close out this interview?
Bas
Rutten: Okay guys this is El Guapo saying he loves you all. When
I'm walking around anywhere talking to little sis people stop
me and tell me I'm great and how big a fan they are. That shows
how great that MMA is breaking through into the States and the
world, I get stopped everywhere by fans, it's unbelievable. I
stopped fighting 4 years ago and I'm more popular now than ever
and it's thanks to all of you fans.
MMAWeekly:
Thanks for the interview as always Bas, it was an honor as always.
Have a safe trip up to Oregon and when you get there take it
easy on Randy, okay?
Bas
Rutten: Anytime my friend and I should ask Randy to take it easy
on me (laughs). When people in the future ask me how many times
I train I will know it because after training with Randy I won't
need to train for a year (laughs).
Source: MMA Weekly |
BARONI
IS BACK WITH WIN
Coming
off of four consecutive UFC losses, Phil Baroni knew that he
would need to defeat Chris Cruit at Saturday night’s EFC
XI. But who could have guessed that he’d need to do it twice?
In
a fight that was contested largely on the ground, Baroni used
devastating knee strikes and a series of chopping, hatchet-like
punches to force Cruit’s corner to toss in the towel midway
through the first round.
And
then things got interesting.
Cruit
cited a miscommunication with his corner and begged the event’s
promoters to allow him to continue. Baroni, in a testament to
his honor and dedication to his fans, gave up the assured victory
and agreed to keep fighting.
Over
the remainder of the fight, Cruit proved tough and elusive but
seemed to have a hard time mounting a significant attack. Baroni
continued to control the action on the ground, at one point hammering
Cruit’s head into the canvas six times in succession. Baroni
finally closed the show early in the second round with a flawlessly
executed arm bar.
After
the bout’s second and final stoppage, an emotional Baroni
took the microphone and addressed the packed house, thanking
his fans for their support and vowing to come back stronger than
ever.
“It’s
the start of a new era,” Baroni said, “I’m 1-0…I’m
1-0 now.”
As
the arena emptied, Cruit smoked in his dressing room, drank his
trademark Mountain Dew, and commented candidly on Baroni’s
performance. “He’s a killer,” said Cruit, “I
hurt…I hurt a lot.” Despite his bruises, the likeable
Cruit remained upbeat and told MMAWeekly that he hoped to secure
a fight with Jeremy Horn in May.
As
a whole, Bo Kimly’s EFC XI event was another huge success,
drawing a capacity crowd including notable faces like Mark “The
Hammer” Coleman, Shonie Carter, and boxers Vinny Pazienza
and Hector “Macho” Camacho. In what can only be described
as a fan’s dream, all 16 bouts on the card were decided
by knockout or submission.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Ismail
Talks Penn VS Machida, Announces
Jungle Fight 4 Date
Last
week a lot of buzz was started when it was announced that BJ Penn would be fighting
in a heavyweight bout against young Inoki prospect Ryoto "Lyoto"
Machida at the upcoming Romanex 2 show later this month. Not
surprisingly many people have little knowledge of Machida and
are unsure how to view the fight, but there is one man who has
his mind made up about the outcome. Wallid Ismail, a champion
BJJ practitioner, veteran MMA fighter, and promoter of the well
received Jungle Fight series in Brazil, offered his insight on
the fight to MMAWeekly when contacted this past weekend about
the fight, his promotion, and the state of MMA.
"BJ
Penn is in for a big surprise," said Ismail, "I don't
know why he accepted the fight." For sure many people immediately
questioned Penn's move into the heavyweight division after having
spent the majority of his fighting career on the opposite side
of the weight spectrum at 155lbs. But according to Ismail, it's
not the weight difference that Penn should be worried about.
Ismail
trained Machida at the Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles and gave the
fighter that NJPW's website claims is "The Second Inoki"
one of his first breaks into MMA when he fought on the inaugural
Jungle Fight in September of 2003. So having such first hand
knowledge of what Machida can do, Ismail is extremely confident
in Machida's chances against Penn. "Lyoto's a tough guy
and it's going to be a hard fight. He's very good, he's a real
fighter, he does not play around when he is fighting. He trains
very hard and has been training for many years."
Initially
to those unfamiliar with Machida, it could be possible for them
to write him off as a pro wrestler who has just gotten lucky
in his forays into MMA, but that's not the case according to
Ismail. "He's a real fighter, he beat Rich Franklin and
Stephan Bonner, and they are both very tough guys. He is really
going to surprise a lot of people in the fight. He can fight
stand up and on the ground, a fight is a fight, he comes to win
every time."
So
confident in Machida's skills are Ismail; that according to him,
if he were a betting man, he'd wager a rather substantial amount
of money on Lyoto. "I would bet all my money, everything
I had on Lyoto," said Ismail with the utmost confidence.
Among
other topics discussed in the conversation with Ismail was his
growing MMA promotion Jungle Fight. The company is quickly approaching
their fourth edition, to which Ismail exclusively announced to
MMAWeekly first would be taking place on April 9th in Manaus,
Brazil. "Your site is the first site to know the official
date of the show. Originally we were in talks to have it in March,
but we have decided on April 9th as the official date."
The
fourth edition of Jungle Fight will be extremely important for
the company, as it is to lay the foundation for their next event,
which will be taking place for the first time outside of Brazil.
"The official name for Jungle Fight 4 is Jungle Fight Championships:
Road to Las Vegas, " proclaimed Ismail. "We are hoping
to have the next Jungle Fight (5) in Las Vegas in July."
There are also plans to take Jungle Fight to Asia according to
Ismail, "We are hoping to go to Japan at the end of the
year."
One
reason for the expansion outward from their established home
in Brazil has been the success of the three previous installments.
"The Jungle Fight broke all the PPV records for Brazil.
It sold more than the UFC and Pride. Brazil is the land of Vale
Tudo/ MMA; people go crazy for it in Brazil. We've just had three
shows and already it's been a success. It's very big in Brazil
and I've been getting calls about it from all over the world,
" said Wallid.
It
would be easy for people to understand if monetary gains were
the main reason behind Ismail's involvement in Jungle Fight,
but according to him, there are more important reasons for getting
into the promotion game. "We have the Jungle Fight in Manaus
to help the people there and bring them something they do not
have. We have it in the forest so we can bring attention to preserving
the Amazon rain forest. We want to help show that people can
make a living there without having to destroy the forest because
it won't be around if man keeps cutting down and burning the
forest."
Ismail
continued, "At the show we are going to do in Vegas, we
are going to an expo about the rain forest. We are going to try
to bring activism and attention to it. We are going to bring
in people to show people the right way to treat the forest and
we are going to give money to our foundation to save the forest.
This is the first time an MMA show is going to do something really
nice for the environment and put on a great show with great fighters
at the same time."
Beyond
his strong environmental connections involved in Jungle Fight,
Ismail also has a very passionate desire to use the company to
help usher along the next generation of fighters. "I love
promotion and giving opportunity to new kids. Like Lyoto fought
in the first Jungle Fight and now he's going to become a big
star. Fabricio Werdum fought twice in Jungle Fight and now he
is a star in Pride. I love to see the new guys come up and make
something for themselves. Jungle Fight opens doors for next generation.
I know what needs to be done to make a better future for MMA.
This is the sport for the next generation. I've talked to famous
people in LA like Sylvester Stallone and James Caan and they've
told me in their generation it was football, boxing, and baseball
which were 'the' sports, the next generation it is MMA."
So
passionate has Ismail become about promoting his organization
and the sport that his prospects to returning to the ring himself
looks far off in the horizon. "I love a challenge, like
back when I was one of the first to challenge Luta Livre in 1991,
it was to find out what was the best, BJJ or Luta Livre and I
took it on myself to show how strong BJJ was. Promoting is the
challenge I do now. When I fought I enjoyed it very much; it
was tough and rewarding. The promoting is like fighting; we have
to do business every day to get better like how a fighter trains.
When the show finish I'm very happy like how when I was when
I won a fight. I'm not sure if I will fight again, you never
know, I'm very happy with what I do right now. I can help with
the new generation, help my country and the amazon. I made my
name fighting and training and I use that now to show the world
how great the area I come from is and how great MMA is. I still
train every day, but I am more focused to make the Jungle Fight
big. I am born for this, I love the promotion, I love to see
the young fighters and next generation."
Ismail
is very quick to point out the success and growth of Jungle Fight
is not his doing alone, the involvement of legendary Japanese
pro wrestler Antonio Inoki has been indispensable. "I have
the best teacher in the world, Mr. Inoki, for me is the best
promoter of all time, in wrestling and MMA," exclaimed Ismail.
" People don't understand that before Inoki the fight game
in Japan was small. He was the first man to book the (100,000
capacity) Tokyo Dome. Everybody says he was too crazy because
it's too big, but he's filled the dome. He has big vision of
the fight game. I'm lucky to have him to teach me how to the
promotion. He loves the fight game and wants to see it grow like
I do."
Not only is Ismail determined to see his own organization grow,
he has great admiration for other promotions' efforts to bring
MMA to the masses and is adamant about cooperation between companies
for the better good of MMA. "The UFC is doing great for
the sport, they appreciate the sport. We don't compete against
the UFC, we are here to promote the sport and make it grow like
they do. We need to work together and not compete against each
other. I don't like guys who come in and just try to make money,
I like the guys who come in and try to make the sport the biggest
sport in the world. I knew in those early days when we were fighting
for 100 dollars that MMA was going to be big. Today now I promote
fights and I still believe this sport is going to grow every
day and month and people will appreciate the product, but we
need to work together to make it the greatest sport in the world."
Source: MMA Weekly |
Quote
of the Day
"We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness
of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader,
Nobel Prize Winner, 1964
|
So
You Think You Tough 7 Results
Swing Zone, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
March 5, 2005
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The
latest event returned to its earlier days by taking the event
outdoors. The weather was perfect for the night of fights under
the stars. The level of young boxers has steadily increased with
every event. Crisp punches thrown in fast combinations help to
warm up the crowd for the matches that this event is known for,
Grudge matches. These matches are meant to settle personal scores
between people and for the most part it works. Most of the time
the details of the issue are not known, however, whatever Tyson
Decker did to Nigel Stevens was enough for Stevens' supporters
to come to the event with a banner saying "Kick Ass, Stop
your lippin' (crap)" and those same supporters were heckling
Decker the whole time. Unfortunately for the Stevens crowd, Decker
was the one that would have the final word by choking Stevens
into submission. Other matches brought the crowd to their feet
were the come from behind wins from Gersaba and Lindsey.
The
night was capped off with something that you would only see in
Kona. In the main event match, right after the Doctor signaled
to the referee to put a halt to the McBraun-Fuga match due to
Fuga injuring his elbow, Bounty hunter Leland Chapman, son of
famous bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, came into
the cage, handcuffed Pat McBraun and took him away with the Sheriffs.
McBraun had an outstanding bench warrant and the promoter felt
that it was safer to allow the Sheriffs and Chapman to apprehend
McBraun in the cage instead of in the crowd. A&E television
cameras were there following Chapman around all night and got
a taste of how unruly a crowd can be when one of the cameras
was pushed or hit while following McBraun out of the area. On
a side note, Leland Chapman's Da Kine Bail Bonds has been one
of the event's sponsors and provided a lot of support to the
event for a long time. McBraun was seen later in Lulu's, a popular
bar later that night and had no hard feelings toward the promoter.
Exhibition
Boxing: 3 Round X 1.5 Minutes
Ezra Cabang (AP Hilo Boxing Club) def. Kevin Eichorn (Kona Boxing
Club)
Decision after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Boxing: 3 Round X 1.5 Minutes
Michael Goodman (A.P. Hilo Boxing Club) def. Russell Ariola (Kona
Boxing Club)
Decision after 3 rounds.
Exhibition
Boxing: 3 Round X 1.5 Minutes
Joesia Cabang (Hilo) def. Keoni Burgo (Ocean View)
Decision (87-84) after 3 rounds.
Grudge
Matches/MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Tyson Decker (Kona) def. Nigel Stevens (Kona)
Submission via rear naked choke at 48 seconds in Round 1.
Grudge
Matches/MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Nick "Bad Boy" Gersaba (Kona Boxing Club) def. Arnold
Santiago (Puna Boyz)
Submission via arm bar at 2:53 minutes in Round 1.
Women's
Grudge Matches/MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kahea "Da Bull" Keli'ipio (Kona) def. Taura Gaspar
(Kona)
By forfeit, Gaspar was a no show.
Grudge
Matches/MMA: 2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Carry "Da Haole" Hill (Kona) def. Keoki "Da Local"
Kama (Kona)
TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes at 1:50 minutes in Round
2.
MMA:
2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Aaron Castrol (A.P. Hilo Boxing Club) def. Albert Manners (Puna
Boyz)
Verbal submission after the end of Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Kainea Walters (Young Guns) def. Malu Kuahiwinui (Puna Boyz)
Submission via rear naked choke at 2:52 minutes in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Chris Crisnero (Young Guns) def. Ashton Castrol (Puna)
Submission via guillotine choke at 2:34 minutes in Round 1.
MMA:
2 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Tama Emelio (Kalihi) def. Paki Fukafuka (Kona)
TKO via referee stoppage at 33 seconds in Round 1.
Co-Main
Event
MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Rocky "The Rock" Lindsey (Kona Boxing Club) def. Mr.
T Samoa (Waianae)
Submission via guillotine choke at 2:45 minutes in Round 1.
Co-Main
Event
MMA: 3 Rounds X 3 Minutes
Pat McBraun (Puna) def. Pama Fuga (Kona Boxing Club)
TKO via doctor's stoppage due to injured elbow after the end
of Round 1.
|
Warriors
squeeze past Lahainaluna;
Low wins third title
By
Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Kamehameha
edged Lahainaluna by two points, 128.5 to 126.5, last night to
deny the Lunas a historic first Neighbor Island team state wrestling
championship at Blaisdell Arena.
Saint
Louis' Brandon Low went on to pin Moloka'i's James Blair in a
semifinal match at 125 pounds. Low then beat Kaiser's Bricen
Yakabe for his third state title.
Kamehameha's only individual champion was Gerritt Vincent at
171 pounds. Vincent beat Mike Egesdal of Punahou, 13-8.
"It
was just the team," said Vincent, explaining the Warriors'
first state title since 1999. "Everybody didn't give up,
and when it came to the really important matches, every guy came
through. Everybody just had fun out there."
In
addition to Vincent's title, Kamehameha got a runner-up finish
from Alapa'i Bungo (135) and third-place finishes from Reggie
Torres (130 pounds), Jared Sandobal (140), Bryson Vivas (145)
and Gaison Ontai (160), plus a sixth-place finish from Kenrick
Pai (152).
The
Warriors actually were 10 points behind leader Lahainaluna entering
the championship, third-place and fifth-place finals.
"I
guess 'rebound' is the key word," Kamehameha coach Billy
Venenciano said. "The kids pulled through. They didn't give
up, wrestled within themselves and made the best out of their
opportunities. All of their hard work paid off."
Lahainaluna's last chance to win the team trophy came in the
championship final at 189 pounds, but Roosevelt's Jonathan Duquette
defeated the Lunas' Patrick Kaina, 5-4.
Duquette
took a 5-1 lead early in the second period, but Kaina closed
it to 5-3 with two escapes entering the third period. Kaina got
another escape early in the third, but could not score again
in the final 40 seconds.
Lahainaluna
also lost two tough title bouts at 119 and 160.
At
119, Waiakea's Landon Kurata defeated Michael Villoria, 5-3,
in overtime. And at 160, Baldwin's Ryan Tuzon rallied for an
8-6 victory over Nathan Harris.
Baldwin
(123 points) took third place, followed by Punahou (112.5), Kahuku
(106), Saint Louis (87.5) and Iolani (84).
Meanwhile,
Saint Louis' Brandon Low won his third straight state championship,
this time at 125 pounds. Low, a junior, won the 112-pound title
as a sophomore and the 119 crown last year.
Last
night, Low defeated Kaiser's Bricen Yakabe, 5-0. Low took a 2-0
lead on a takedown in the first period. After a scoreless second
period, Low scored on an escape and then a takedown to close
out the third.
"I
saw (Yakabe) wrestle and I knew I had to avoid his leg ride,"
Low said. "I've been practicing defending leg rides for
the past month, and everything the coaches told me worked out."
Low
became the 15th boy wrestler in the 40-year history of the state
tournament to win three championships. If he should win next
year, Low will join Iolani's Patrick Higa (1986) and Saint Louis'
Jonathan Spiker (2003) as the only boys to win four titles.
Low
said he did not feel the pressure of that feat this weekend.
"This
probably was the least nervous I've been for the state tournament,"
Low said. "My coaches and my dad tried to calm me down.
I'm really happy right now. Now I'm going to focus on relaxing,
on anything but wrestling for a while."
In
addition to Low, Kahuku's Daniel Morita (135), Hilo's Johanson
Quist (140) and Konawaena's Dylan Rush (215) also were repeat
champions last night.
Morita
defeated Kamehameha's Bungo, 10-4, Quist defeated Baldwin's Mikey
Lauer, 8-3, and Rush defeated Leilehua's Michael Mullen, 10-1.
SCORING
POINTS IN WRESTLING
INDIVIDUAL
POINTS
Takedown:
2
Reversal:
2
Near
Fall: 2-3 (4, if stopped for injury time)
Escape:
1
Stalling:
(warning after first violation, 1 point awarded after second,
3 points after third and wrestler is disqualified after fourth)
Locking
of the hands/Illegal hold: (1 point is awarded after first violation,
1 for second and wrestler is disqualified after third)
Championship
matches: 4 points for win plus bonus. Most points possible is
6.
TEAM
POINTS
Third
and fifth place matches: 2 points for win plus bonus (pin, superior
decision). Most points possible per match is 4.
Source: Honolulu Advertiser |
Raider
girls use their depth to edge
Baldwin by a point
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
Iolani
became the first private school to win a girls wrestling state
title since the tournament began in 1998, edging Baldwin by one
point in the team standings, 130.5 to 129.5.
Iolani's
Carla Watase, top, rallied to beat Kahuku's Danica Auna in overtime
in the 103-pound final. The Raiders became the first Hawai'i
private school to win a girls state wrestling title.
The Raiders also won state championships in boys basketball,
and boys and girls swimming eight days ago, but last night's
victory broke new ground.
"Four
years ago, we had only two girls in our program, and three years
ago, we only had four," said Matthew Ha, who coaches Iolani's
girls wrestlers. "But these seniors made a pact — they
said they didn't want anyone laughing at them anymore."
The
Raiders got the last laugh thanks to individual champions Kira
Tamashiro (98 pounds), Carla Watase (103) and Joleen Oshiro (108),
plus key victories in the consolation rounds by Catherine Chan
(114), Brandee Toyama (120) and Akemi Holmes (220).
Every
one was crucial, down to Holmes' win by fall over Farrington's
Ashlee Lilo for third place in the tournament's final match.
That pushed Iolani past Baldwin by one point. Kahuku (116 points)
took third, followed by Moanalua (92), Pearl City (91) and Farrington
(86).
"It
actually was everybody who won it for us," Ha said. "Everybody
had to score on the front side (championship rounds) and everybody
had to score on the back side, and that's exactly what they did
for the team. The whole team needed all of the points they got."
Two
of the individual Raiders champions won by slim margins. Tamashiro,
who did not qualify for any of the past three tournaments, trailed
her title match 4-1 to Kealakehe's Joyce Transfiguracion before
rallying to tie it with 15 seconds left in regulation. Tamashiro
then scored a pin with four seconds left in overtime.
"It
was all for the team, to go for the extra pins," Tamashiro
said. "Coach (Ha) said we were in third place, that we were
still in the running for the team championship, so I told myself,
'Don't be lazy. Just do it, go for the pin.' "
Iolani's
Kira Tamashiro won the girls' 98-pound division by pinning Kealakehe's
Joyce Transfiguracion in overtime last night.
Watase, last year's state champion at 98 pounds, also needed
overtime to defeat Kahuku's Danica Auna, 4-2. Auna took a 2-0
lead in the first period on a takedown. Watase tied it at 2-2
early in the third period on a reversal, then won with a reversal
16 seconds into the overtime period.
Oshiro,
who won last year's 103-pound title, defeated Farrington freshman
Tani Ader, 10-4.
Chan,
the No. 2 seed, was upset in Friday's quarterfinals but came
back to win third place over Word of Life's Sarah Aoki.
"I
was disappointed (Friday), but I felt like I owed it to my teammates
(to win in the consolation rounds)," said Chan, a senior
who won a state judo championship in 2004. "I found the
motivation to do what I can on the mat. It's awesome for my teammates,
because they all worked so hard. We came far, and I'm glad I
got to be part of it."
Toyama
also lost in the quarterfinals but came back to take sixth place.
Iolani's other wrestlers were Courtney Whang (125), Sridevi Fourmier
(140) and Lindsey Tufono (175).
Waipahu's
Delilah Joung repeated as the 155-pound champion, defeating Moanalua's
Alicia Fu, 7-6. And Kamehameha's Hoku Nohara retained her 220-pound
title, pinning Wai'anae's Chasity Molina.
Source: Honolulu Advertiser |
State
wrestling results
BOYS
Team
scoring
SCHOOL
POINTS
1,
Kamehameha 128.5
2, Lahainaluna 126.5
3, Baldwin 123
4, Punahou 112.5
5, Kahuku 106
6, Saint Louis 87.5
7, Iolani 84
8, Roosevelt 72
9, Pearl City 64.5
10, Waiakea 55.5
11,
Wai'anae 54.5; 12, Hilo, Konawaena 49.5; 14, Mililani, Waipahu
48; 16, Leilehua 45; 17, Moloka'i 31; 18, Hana 29; 19, Pahoa
26. 20, Kealakehe 24; 21, Kaiser 22. 22, Honoka'a, Kalaheo 21.
24, Moanalua 20; 25, Farrington, Mid-Pacific, Moloka'i Christian
15; 28, Nanakuli 17; 29, Maui 14; 30, King Kekaulike 13; 31,
Hawai'i Prep, Kapolei 11; 33, 'Aiea, Radford 9; 35, McKinley
7.5; 36, Damien 6; 37, Castle, Waialua 5; 39, Kalani 4; 40, St.
Anthony 4; 41, Academy of the Pacific, Christian Academy 2.
103
POUNDS
Championship
Nick
Matayoshi (Iolani) defeated Bryson Fukushima (Punahou), 8-4.
Matayoshi opened with a takedown in the first quarter, but Fukushima
tied the match with a point for stalling by Matayoshi and an
escape in the second period. Matayoshi took the lead for good
on a takedown in the second, then had two more takedowns.
Third
place
Richie
Mitchell (Honoka'a) dec. Nathan Duarosan (King Kekaulike), 10-0
Fifth
place
Brandon
Mina (Waipahu) dec. Joshua Tingman (Moanalua), 15-1
Semifinals
Matayoshi
dec. Mitchell, 15-5
Fukushima
dec. Duarosan, 7-4
112
POUNDS
Championship
Aaron
Ishikawa (Iolani) defeated Lean Gumbac (Baldwin), 6-5. Ishikawa
fought back after being down 3-1 after the first period and having
a 4-1 deficit early in the second. He scored on a takedown to
make it 4-3, then escaped to tie the match at 4 early in the
third period. He had a takedown with 39 seconds left for the
6-4 lead, then was penalized for stalling for Gumbac's final
point.
Third
place
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