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2006
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
2005
12/10/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
11/19/05
ROTR 9
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/14/05
3rd American National BJJ Championships
(Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, CA )
10/29-30/05
Brazilian Team Titles
(Equipes)
(Brazil)
10/05
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)
7/23/05 or 7/30/05
Hawaii Grappling
Grand Prix
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(TBA)
7/21-23/05
World Cup of BJJ
(BJJ)
(São Paulo, Brazil)
7/9/05
Proving
Grounds -
ROTR
Qualifer
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center)
6/18/05
The Pride of Martial Arts Tournament
(Sport-Jujitsu, Sport-Pankration, Extreme (continuous) Sparring,
Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
Longman BJJ Tournament
(BJJ)
(Kauai)
6/10/05
The Art Of War:
The East vs. The Rest
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Sea Life Park, Honolulu)
6/4/05
Hawaiian
Open of BJJ
(BJJ/Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
Super
Brawl: Full Contact Showdown #3
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe MCBH)
UFC
53: Heavy Hitters
(MMA)
(Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ)
5/29/05
Warriors Quest: Resurrection 2
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(McKinnley H.S. Gym)
5/28-29/05
2005 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships
(Submission Grappling)
(The Pyramid, Long Beach, CA)
5/21/05
War on the Valley Isle
(MMA)
(Maui War Memorial)
Young Guns da Luta
Grand Opening
(Hilo, HI)
5/7-8 & 14-15 & 21-22/05
Brazilian National BJJ Tournament
(Youth, Adult, Master & Senior)
(Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, Brazil?)
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May 2005 News Part
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Quote
of the Day
"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without
vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world."
Joel Barker, American Businessman, Consultant, Author
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CENTRAL
PACIFIC YOUTH ATHLETIC CLUB INC.
GRAND OPENING
IN HILO
TOMORROW!
The
group competes in boxing, kickboxing and MMA under the Young
Guns da Luta and has a great team of young, tough athletes.
Central
Pacific Youth A.C. Inc has resurfaced in what proves that miracles
do happen!
Central
Pacific Youth Athletic Club Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit organization
located in the old Woolworth Building 111.E Puainako St. Our
program has been servicing at risk and under privileged children
in the community for more than 6 years and would like to take
this time to cordially invite all of you to our Grand Opening Saturday
May 21st at 10:00am.
We will have several Live Demonstrations. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
coach Johnny (Gunn) Sampio will be there to do some live Demo's;
we will also have boxing, kickboxing, and Tae Kwan Do demonstrations.
These are just some of the things lined up for Saturday. We are
hoping to build a strong membership base so that we can continue
to service and support our youth for many more years to come.
We have approximately 95 children enrolled in our youth Athletic,
Academic, and Drug Awareness program, most of which are sponsored
by agencies such as Alu Like, Liliuokalani Trust, Tiffee, Earl
Bakken, Hawaii County Healing our Island, and Hawaii Community
Foundations. Some of these support agencies have been in collaborative
partnerships with our program since 2002 and have played a crucial
role in helping us provide a better quality of life for these
children.
As
executive director of Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club I would
like to say that
Throughout the years of working with children on the Big Island
I have witnessed firsthand the adverse effect the ice epidemic
has had on families.
Myself
and the staff here at CPAYC have devoted our lives toward helping
each and every child in the program grow to become productive
citizens in the community and more importantly teach them to
become role models for the younger generation following in their
footsteps (peer mentoring). Here at CPAYC there is nothing more
fulfilling than to see these children's dreams become a reality.
We kindly ask you to consider helping us to help make this dream
a long term reality.
Remember:
Teamwork together we can accomplish the extraordinary!
Thank
you for your time and your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Walter
Carvalho Jr.
Executive Director
HOPE
TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Source: Wally Carvahlo Jr.
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War
on the Valley Isle On
Maui Tomorrow!
May 21,
2005
War Memorial Gym
Gates open at 6:00 pm
Fights start at 7:00 pm
Source: Tyson Coloma-Naho'oikaika
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Reinaldo
Boa Morte was shot in Rio
BJJ black belt Reinaldo Boa Morte (Alliance) was shot last night
by four men in Campos dos Goytacazes, in Rio de Janeiro. According
to his teammate Leandro Ribeiro, he was victim of an ambush when
he was using a public phone, in front of a bakery and now he
was between life and death. 'He was ambushed by four men who
shot him in his arm, belly and neck. Now his situation is very
complicated. I just was informed by the hospital that he had
death-cerebral. The sad thing is that he was training hard to
fight a BJJ competition,' lamented Leandro Ribeiro. Boa Morte
is at Hospital Ferreira Machado, in Campos and his case has been
investigated by local police.
Source:
Tatame
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BTT
vs. Chute Boxe
The feud between Brazilian Top Team and Chute Boxe will come
to a head on the June 26th Pride GP card when Chute Boxe's heir
apparent to Wanderlei Silva's throne will face off against BTT's
most prominent Light-Heavyweight, Rogerio "Minotouro".
BTT and Chute Boxe are Brazil's 2 best teams. Although both are
highly patriotic, they both see themselves as Brazil's National
Team. It was just a few years ago that Chute Boxe's Murilo "Ninja"
Rua dealt a devastating blow to BTT when he defeated one of BTT's
patriarchs, Mario Sperry. Ricardo Arona would even the score
by defeating Rua, later in the very same year. The 2 teams have
had several run-ins on Brazilian soil but nothing stirs their
intense rivalry as does an encounter on an international stage.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
will help define which team will have bragging rights as Brazil's
(and possibly the world's) most dominant force.
Source: Gracie Fighter |
MMA
DEATH IN KOREA
From Shimura Funaki in Korea
The
sport of Mixed Martial Arts has become very popular here in South
Korea. There are a handful of major organisations involved and
at their shows the matches are safe and closely adhered to the
rules of Pride. However due to poor regulations we are seeing
MMA events popping up all over the place. MMA fights are held
regularly as entertainment for restaraunt patrons and the fighter
safety in these places leaves much to be desired.
On
the 12th of May a fighter at the Gimme Five restaraunt died in
hospital from injuries he incurred in his fight. He was punched
around the forehead and after the fight he went to his dressing
room, where he collapsed. He was rushed to hospital but died
soon after. The autopsy revealed he suffered from a myocardial
infarction.
At
this stage the fighter has only been identified as "Lee".
Our thoughts are with his familiy at this time.
Source: Fight Sport
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INTERVIEW
OF THE WEEK: TITO ORTIZ
"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz recently
spoke with MMAWeekly's Ryan Bennett and Frank Trigg about a myriad
of topics.
Tito
talked about everything from his relationship with the UFC to
future his K-1 status, what happened with Pride, would he fight
Tank Abbott, the possibility of starting his own promotion, when
he'll be competing again, and who he'd like to compete against.
Ryan
Bennett: Tito how are you doing? Everything good?
Tito
Ortiz: Yeah. I had a good time in Hawaii, had a nice flight back.
I got home last night.
Bennett:
That's good. Trigg say hello to Tito Ortiz.
Frank
Trigg: Hi Tito Ortiz.
Ortiz:
What's up Mr. Trigg.
Trigg:
What's happening kid?
Ortiz:
Nada man. I just got to see some good fights this weekend at
Rumble on the Rock. Those guys really treat us good, first class
flight all the way through man.
Trigg:
Here's the deal though see they take care of Tito Ortiz because
he is Tito Ortiz. If I were to fly over there they'd put me in
the bathroom or underneath a rock.
Ortiz:
I had a good time, a really, really good time.
Bennett:
When Trigg gets on a flight they're like OK you can sit in back
in the bathroom. You're stuck six hours in the bathroom. It's
great. [Everyone laughs] Am I wrong Trigg or not?
Trigg:
You are 100% correct. [Everyone laughs] They take great care
of me. Pfft.
Bennett:
Hey Tito let's start with the fights this weekend. Tank Abbott.
I mean it was something that he was a big underdog, and he landed
that right hand on Cabbage. You and I were calling the fight.
We were talking before that I didn't think one punch could knockout
Cabbage, but that's basically what happened.
Ortiz:
Yeah but he went in there with Tank man. I mean he's 265 pounds,
six foot three, and when you stand in front of him and you get
punched with a solid right hand about 100% of the time you're
going to get dropped. Cabbage has a hard head, but you can't
go in there thinking that I can take a punch by someone like
Tank. Tank came in and did what he wanted to do. I was saying
at the beginning of the match that usually when Tank rematches
somebody he usually does a lot better because he tries to fix
his mistakes that he did the first time. I saw Cabbage and some
of the mistakes he was making. He was swinging with Tank instead
of clinching and kneeing him like he did the first time he beat
him. I think that's what it came down to where Cabbage fought
Tank's fight, and that's something that he didn't want to do.
Bennett:
You know what's interesting is when I was watching Tank before
the fight, this is when Bruce Buffer was getting ready to introduce
each guy, Tank was kind of walking back and forth. He kept glancing
at you. Did you notice that?
Ortiz:
Yeah a little bit. You know me and Tank we have history, a long
history with each other. He was probably thinking in his mind
that I've got to win man. I'm going to do it with a factual statement
too. I think in his mind he was just trying to get a successful
win at the end of the match.
Bennett:
Is it uncomfortable? I mean is it uncomfortable when you guys
are near each other or what is that like? You mention it, the
history between you two.
Ortiz:
Yeah it is a little uncomfortable. I mean it's just the person
he is. We really don't get along with each other. You know? I'm
a really giving person with all my friends. I really take care
of my friends a whole bunch, and he's not that type of person.
He's a real selfish guy, and that's just the way Tank is man.
Tank is his own man.
Bennett:
Do you guys ever talk?
Ortiz:
No, never man. We stay away from each other. He stays on his
side of the ball turf and I stay on my side of the ball turf.
That's just the way it is, and we stay out of each other's hair.
I try not to talk smack about him. He doesn't talk smack about
me, and we stay away from each other.
Bennett:
If a promoter walked up to you and said I'm going to give you
a ton of cash to fight Tank, what would you do?
Ortiz:
If Tank made 220, let the beatings begin. I'm a 205 pounder.
That's my weight class, so I ain't going to fight someone that's
265. That's just stupid.
Bennett:
Or 275 right? Didn't he weigh like 275 for this fight?
Ortiz:
He was like 275. That's a big kid. A lot of guys don't understand....That's
a huge difference.
Bennett:
Yeah Kimo found that out too man. Even though he won, he had
a tough time against the big fellow Royster. That's a lot of
weight to give up.
Ortiz:
In my mind I'm a 205 pounder. There's no reason for me to go
up at all, but you know if the money is right you never know.
Trigg:
Dude why are we talking about these other fights when I want
to know when Tito is going to fight again?
Ortiz:
Well let's see. I'm going to before September's over. I mean
I'm just starting to get back in shape right now, and I want
to compete as soon as possible. In my mind I think the fans want
to see Tito Ortiz compete again. I guess it's time to find out
what organization I'll be fighting for and who will be my opponent.
Right now I'm pretty much in the dark man. I'm not sure, but
I'd say by the end of June there will be a big announcement for
sure. Possibly with the UFC. Possibly with K-1, or possibly another
organization, but Tito Ortiz will be competing by September.
Bennett:
Here's the one that was on the message board recently. It kind
of put the Internet on the buzz. There was, I believe it was
your website actually, they said there is a possibility of you
facing Chuck Liddell at UFC 54.
Ortiz:
Really? That would be interesting. That would be interesting,
very, very interesting. I'd be down for that completely. What's
the date on that one?
Bennett?
That's a good question. Is that September or is it August?
Trigg:
That one's August.
Bennett:
Is it August?
Trigg:
Yes.
Bennett:
What do you think Tito?
Ortiz:
That's a great possibility. That's something that really interests
me completely. If they put the contract in front of me, and it's
a good contract, something I'd like to see, and a lot of my management
like me to do things I want to do, and I'm always willing to
fight.
Bennett:
Tito there's been so much talk. I mean you've addressed it before,
but with everything that went down with the UFC, them taking
you off the website,what is your relationship right now with
the UFC?
Ortiz:
There is no relationship at all. I feel like pretty much an ex-girlfriend.
Not being on the website and stuff like that, it's just like,
it's really odd. I guess that's the way the ball bounces, and
you know I've just got to roll with the punches, and see what
happens in the future.
Bennett:
So it's kind of tough to put Liddell/Ortiz at UFC 54 when there's
no relationship right now right?
Ortiz:
There's no relationship at all and Tito Ortiz was never a UFC
fighter. That's kind of odd. I was there my whole career for
eight years. I was there before the company was even bought by
Zuffa, but I'm still not a UFC fighter. Things happen man, and
things like that are just really, really stupid. I guess I kind
of sit back and just hopefully the best happens.
Bennett:
Why do you think that was Tito? Why do you think the UFC did
that?
Ortiz:
I think they, the UFC, pretty much didn't want me to get bigger
than the company, so they just started chopping down the walls
that Tito Ortiz' been trying to build. They've been successful
so far, but it's only going to last for so long, and like I said,
I'm going to make it with or without them man. I have big dreams
in my mind that I want to succeed in life, and one company's
not going to stop me from doing that. That's for sure.
Bennett:
Do you feel it's just all because of negotiations?
Ortiz:
I hope it's all because of negotiations, but right now they're
making it really personal. Take me off the website and all that
stuff. That's really personal to me, but I guess they've got
to do their business the way they think they're doing their business
right. In the long run, in my mind, I just want to fight man.
I just want to step into the octagon, any octagon and just beat
someone down.
Trigg:
Tito I can hear by talking about the UFC how hurt you are. You
know, taking you off the website and stuff like that. Is this
going to maul your relationship with the UFC if everything comes
together and you get a contract signed. You know say it is Chuck
Liddell at UFC 54, is this going to hurt the stuff that you used
to do before? Because I actually learned my lesson from you Tito
about how to treat the fans, how to be out there for every autograph,
how to be out there for every picture. Is this going to kind
of change you when you fight for the UFC again because of the
way they kind of treated you during the negotiations?
Ortiz.
In my mind whenever I compete man, it's going to be the same
Tito Ortiz. Whenever I do an interview it's going to be the same
Tito Ortiz. I'm going to make it exciting no matter what. No
matter what company it's for. No matter who it's with I'm going
to try to push the company as much as possible. If the UFC resigns
me, they resign me...I'm always there to work as much as possible.
I've never been a person to talk negative about the UFC. I've
never been a person to talk negative about MMA. I've pretty much
always talked about the good stuff about it. You know? The positive
things about Mixed Martial Arts, and I try to do my job to a
T and dot the I's as much as possible. What it comes down to,
in my mind, I just want to make sure that I'm satisfied at the
end of each fight, and at the beginning of each fight, so when
I compete my mind's at a 100%.
Bennett:
Tito we talked briefly about maybe a future rematch down the
road with Chuck Liddell. What did you learn from that first fight
that would help you for a potential second fight with Chuck Liddell?
Ortiz:
Pretty much when Couture fought Chuck Liddell a second time,
you know you can't fight Chuck Liddell's fight. You've got to
close the gap. You've got to clinch. You've got to take him down.
You can't sit there and swing with him the whole time because
the guy has wild punches, and they come out of nowhere. A lot
of his punches you have to make sure see as they come. When Couture
fought him he stood up and he slugged with him. When I fought
him I stood up and slugged with him. I think I shot once. It's
just something that I would have a completely different game
plan. I think I'd smother him a lot more, try to take the fight
to him as much as possible.
Bennett:
How tough is he to take down, Chuck?
Ortiz:
He's pretty difficult to take down. I mean of course him being
a former Cal Poly wrestler. I mean the guy has a lot of education
in wrestling of course. I think there's scrambling positions
a lot of them I could win. I mean that's a fight you've just
go to get down to, but a lot of people don't understand that
before I fought him I had a partial tear in my left knee. They
drained 8 cc's of blood a month before the fight, and I still
worked through it. That isn't an excuse I was looking for or
anything, but there were a couple of injuries that kind of hindered
me to shoot and do the take downs I normally do, and now that
I'm 100% now those take downs are a lot easier to get, and I
feel a lot stronger than I was before.
Bennett:
Did you do that in training, or what happened to the knee?
Ortiz:
I was actually working with Scary Jerry, and Scary Jerry's about
265-270, and I tried to inside trip him. When I tried to inside
trip him and my knee popped a little bit. I went to get it drained,
and they took about 8 cc's of blood, and this was before I fought
Chuck Liddell. The month prior. You know I stuck to it and trained.
I mean I did a little bit of therapy on it, and it started healing
a little bit better. I mean my takedowns weren't what they used
to be, but I still took the fight no matter what. I mean I wanted
to get in the octagon, and I felt great. I felt great the first
round. I felt great in the middle of the second. Just when I
got caught with the thumb, you know, it pretty much stopped.
[Since
this interview was conducted, Tito Ortiz was a guest on The Best
Damn Sports Show Period, and made an appearance as a guest referee
for a TNA pro wrestling event. That part of the interview was
omitted. We pick right back up following questions about those
two appearances.]
Trigg:
There's been a bunch of rumors flying around about you Tito,
about you actually starting your own organization. Is there any
truth to that, or is that just something that was looked into
and you decided against it? What's the deal with that?
Ortiz:
Well you know, I mean, with Tito Ortiz there is always all kinds
of rumors that are going around, for right now that's pretty
much all it is, is just a rumor.
Bennett:
You haven't had any talks with the Maloofs?
Ortiz:
No. Not at all.
Bennett:
OK. That would be interesting.
Ortiz:
If they do get in the business that would be huge. You know?
It would be another big hitter in the business, so you never
know man.
Bennett:
Will we get to see a rematch with Ken Shamrock, or is there any
chance of that even happening?
Ortiz:
A rematch with Ken Shamrock that would be wonderful, but I'm
not sure if Ken really wants to do it. I'm sure that a lot of
this stuff he's been talking after I beat Belfort saying just
sign the contract da da da, you know that was just for show man.
I don't think that guy wants to fight me. To me who do I compete
against? The UFC won't let me fight Chuck Liddell, so who do
I go look for? I mean, in my mind, I want to fight someone who
beat me already. Couture's with the UFC, so I guess that won't
be happening. Frank Shamrock. That's a name that's been popping
in my head for the past, I don't know, almost six years now.
That's someone I'd like to compete against. Shamrock is competing,
and if Frank wants to step up that would be awesome.
Bennett:
You and I talked the other day. You basically said you'd be willing
to go to 199 for Shamrock?
Ortiz:
I'd be willing to go 199 for Shamrock for sure.
Bennett:
199 to fight Frank, but is it one of those things Tito that basically
at this point in your career you want to avenge some of those
loses?
Ortiz:
Yeah that's what it comes down to. With Frank, that was probably
one of the greatest fights in UFC history that me and him had
against each other. I think the fans deserve another fight like
that.
Bennett:
When was the last time you were 199?
Ortiz:
The last time I was 199 I think um I don't know.
Bennett:
It's been years right?
Ortiz:
Yeah it's been a few years. I guess since I beat Wanderlei Silva.
That's the last time I was 199.
Bennett:
Yea that's been years ago.
Ortiz:
Wait, wait, wait. I take that back. I take that back. When I
fought Evan Tanner I was 199.
Bennett:
OK.
Ortiz:
Yeah. I think after that they changed the weight.
Bennett:
How tough would that be to get to 199 if you wanted to fight
Frank?
Ortiz:
Not that bad. I mean I think it would take a little extra dieting.
I think I weighed, walked around back at 210. I couldn't be 215
how it is now, so it's just a five pound difference. It isn't
really that bad. It's just a little extra dieting. You know just
watching my workouts, when I lift weights and stuff, and just
make sure I get down to 199 no problem.
Bennett:
Will you be fighting in Mexico anytime soon?
Ortiz:
Not anytime soon. No. Nothing is on the horizon for myself, so
right now I'm just hoping to fight in the States once again.
Bennett:
Tito as far as K-1 goes, how real are those possibilities?
Ortiz:
Actually I just met with K-1 last week, and those possibilities
are 50/50 man. They sat down and showed a little bit of what
they want to do with Tito Ortiz, and they want to push me as
much as possible, so it's basically going to come down to who
comes with the biggest contract in front of me. You know? I just
want to compete. It doesn't matter to me. I just want to compete,
and get back in the octagon. I'm just going to leave it up to
Bardia to do all the business side of it.
Bennett:
What's your future with Abu Dhabi? There was talk about you competing
in this Abu Dhabi.
Ortiz:
There was. Actually I was going to compete in Abu Dhabi, but
a couple of weeks ago I kind of banged my knee up a little bit
working out with Ivan Salaverry. I thought it would be able to
heal in time, but I'm probably about 90% right now, and I just
don't want to test it. I don't want to chance it....So I ended
up just pulling myself out. You know just work on a lot of stuff
without competing.
Bennett:
What would it take to get you back in the UFC contractually?
What would it take to get you back in the octagon?
Ortiz:
A good contract. You know? I guess I've got to leave that up
to Bardia, my management company, and make sure they make the
right decisions for Tito Ortiz' future. I mean that's what it
really comes down to. Let them do their job, and when it's time
to do my job make sure I do it to a T.
Bennett:
Is there a magic number out there that you're looking to sign
at?
Ortiz:
There's a couple of magic numbers man. I've got to make sure
that I compete at what I want. You know? I'm not going to be
competing for the rest of my life. I'm 30 years old now, and
I see about anywhere from three to four years ahead of me of
competing maybe, and I just want to make the best out of it.
When I'm done with this I want to make sure I've made enough
money through fighting that I sit comfortably. When I put my
body through the grinding stone for three months at a time prior
to a fight, you know, I have a chance of hurting my back. I have
a chance of hurting my knees. For the future of Tito Ortiz when
I'm 40 and 50 years old I'm able to walk with my son, and able
to pitch a ball with him. You know? I want to make sure that
there is enough revenue coming in from the fights that I've done.
I mean that's the whole idea of it man, to make sure that I have
enough money at the end where I can retire, and I'm able to walk
with my son and throw a baseball or football with him.
Bennett:
Tito there were two Internet reports, they're a couple of months
old, one I believe Josh Gross quoted that said that you would
fight in the UFC for 300 grand. The other one, Ivan Trembow from
MMAWeekly said 350. Is there any truth to either one of those?
Ortiz:
Both of those numbers are completely true. To me, I'm really
not a stupid person. I can see the numbers in front of me, and
when a show's doing 2 million 500 at the gate. They're doing
another 200,000 pay-per-view buys, do the math. Those are huge
numbers. When I'm getting paid 160,000 dollars to do that, and
I'm one of the main cause, it just doesn't make sense to me.
I mean to me it just seems like I'm getting the blanket pulled
over my eyes. I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
That's just the way I am.
Bennett:
Trigg that's the kind of money you need to generate Trigg. (laughs)
Trigg:
Ain't that the truth.
Ortiz:
I mean I have been working really, really hard to build Tito
Ortiz when I first started. It wasn't something like alright
I'm here to fight. I was here to make a statement. I was here
so when I leave that I was going to be a legend, and I was going
to do a lot of things in my career to make that happen. I just
feel that what I put into it I should get out of it.
Bennett:
Trigg what's your thoughts on that?
Trigg:
I've got to tell you what, it comes down to just like Tyson's
fighting June 11th, and the reason why people want to watch Tyson
is because he's exciting. He's unpredictable. Tito Ortiz basically
has the ability to create that kind of money for the fight world,
and you know you get paid off of the people that buy butts in
the seats and people that buy pay-per-view shows, and Tito Ortiz
makes those kind of numbers happen. You're basically worth what
the promoter is willing to pay you. If the UFC is willing to
pay him that kind of money, he gets it. If they're not, then
he either has to go look elsewhere, or take the money that they're
willing to offer him.
Ortiz:
Trigg you're the first fighter that's actually kind of stood
up for me, and I really appreciate that because a lot fighters,
these guys just don't understand. All they care about is fighting.
They don't care about their future. They just want to see what's
going to happen in their next fight, or be s guy that yeah I
fought in the UFC. Stuff like that shouldn't really matter. I
think the fighters should be getting paid the right amount of
money, and someone needs to make a stand, and I think a lot of
us fighters need to come together. Possibly create union. If
there was a union for us fighters then everybody gets paid the
same salary cap and everything...When guys are getting paid 1500
dollars, 2500 dollars just to show up and compete in the UFC
that's just ridiculous man. Money like that shouldn't even be
thrown around. It takes anywhere from 5 to 6,000 dollars for
a training camp for a fight. How are you going to live off of
2500 dollars or 5000 dollars let alone?
Bennett:
Tito why not Pride by the way?
Ortiz:
Pride? Pride's got it monopolized man. The UFC and Pride's got
it monopolized. Pride, when my management company actually emailed
back and forth, and all of a sudden we got an email back from
Pride saying that If I'm not a UFC fighter, If I don't sign with
the UFC I will not compete in Pride. That's how it was. That's
how it is, and if you don't like it, don't compete.
Bennett:
That's weird because you're not under contract right? I mean
you're a free agent?
Ortiz:
Completely.
Bennett:
Interesting.
Ortiz:
That's the way it is. That's the way business people work. That's
just horrible for the Mixed Martial Arts world that that's how
things go down. In the future hopefully that will change, and
other companies will stop battling with each other, and start
working with each other. That's how this sport is going to grow
when companies start working with each other and have the best
possible people in the world to compete against one another.
Not just one event like the UFC.
Bennett:
That's one thing, seriously love him or hate him, that's one
thing I respect about Tito, he's never afraid to answer every
question and any question, and that's why we appreciate you bro.
Trigg:
I'm telling you, when I was making life changes as a fighter
I really, I swear to God, I looked at Tito Ortiz of how to be
on the camera, how to be with the fans and stuff. I've got to
tell you what man, he definitely, Tito Ortiz definitely goes
out of his way. He will stand in front of a club when he's wanting
to get inside just to have a good time and be by himself. He'll
stand out front and sign autographs all night, and miss his whole
night just for the fans.
Ortiz:
It's all about the fans. If it wasn't for the fans we'd be other
fighters. The fans is what makes the fighter pretty much I think.
Bennett:
Hey Tito before I let you go, who is the best fighter right now
in your weight class, 205. We're talking anybody from to the
UFC. Who are the top two or three guys in the world at 205?
Ortiz:
I think the best guy right off the bat, I have to give it to
Chuck. You know I've got to give it to Chuck for being the best
guy in the world right now. For him to do what he did to Randy
Couture, no one in the world has ever done that, and it's Chuck's
time man. It's his time to shine, and I think he deserves it.
He's traveled a long road to get to where he is right now, and
I think he's the top guy right now. The second one would have
to be, it's got to be Couture man. I don't see a lot of people
beating Couture. Right now it seems like 205 is pretty much the
top of the food chain. All the guys that compete at that level
are pretty much the top.
Bennett:
Why would you say Chuck would beat Wanderlei in your opinion?
Ortiz:
Chuck's a little bigger, plus he has great wrestling skills.
I think he has a longer reach than Wanderlei does. Wanderlei's
vicious right in the first clinching part. I don't think Chuck
would be out clinched by Wanderlei. There's a lot of things.
Wanderlei's a smaller guy man. A lot of guys don't see it. His
last fight he did he looked like he was about 190 pounds. I'm
not sure if he got sick or something, but he looked a lot lighter
than usual, and 205 isn't his true weight.
Bennett:
Tito always appreciate it my friend. Good luck with everything,
and we look forward to seeing you in the cage or ring hopefully
by September right?
Ortiz:
Yeah that's my idea. I mean of course I've always got to thank
the UFC for doing what they've ever done for me, and I can't
talk nothing bad about them because they really got me to where
I am right now, but I've got to help myself to get there. I've
got to thank all of my fans for supporting me throughout this
whole thing. I appreciate it very, very much. In September I'll
compete again. Of course everybody punish your opponents and
look good doing it at www.punishmentathletics.com. We've got
a bunch of new gear on that site, and it's actually going to
go across the United States in a lot of local stores, so if you
guys are out in the stores look for Punishment Athletics.
Bennett:
Appreciate it Tito. Thank you so much bud.
Ortiz:
Right on. Trigg thank you much. Ryan thanks. All my fans out
there stay tuned for Tito Ortiz.
Bennett:
Thanks Tito.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"You can't hit a home run unless you step up to the plate.
You can't catch fish unless you put your line in the water. You
can't reach your goals if you don't try."
Kathy Seligman
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Baret
Yoshida is Ready for Abu Dhabi!
I have just received an inside word that Hawaii’s only entrant
into the Abu Dhabi World Submission Wrestling Championship, Baret
Yoshida is better than he has ever been. He is stronger, faster
and has taken his game to a whole new level. We will be up in
Long Beach to hopefully witness Baret capture the under 66kg
title. As most of you know, Baret has come up short in the finals
the last two events and he is always working on fine tuning his
game and making adjustments, so we are anxious to see him this
year!
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HAWAII'S NEW LAW SETS RULES
FOR EXTREME-STYLE FIGHTS
HONOLULU-
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is pleased
to announce that Governor Linda Lingle has signed a bill (SB
768) into law that establishes minimum standards for no-rules-combat,
extreme or ultimate fighting, and other similar competitions.
Act
54 puts specific safeguards in place, which require that:
-Contestants be medically fit adults who are not disqualified
in another jurisdiction
-Promoters implement rules that protect the safety of the combatants
-An experienced referee is in the ring
-A licensed physician is at ringside
-Promoters provide proof to DCCA that their event complies with
the new law at least 30 days before the event and must provide
an unedited videotape of the event afterward
Under
the new law, the Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO)
would be able to levy a fine of up to $10,000 for each offense.
"The
new law significantly enhances the Department's ability to better
ensure participant safety," said DCCA Director Mark Recktenwald.
"Now we have some minimum standards in place for what has
become a popular type of event"
Source:
MMA Weekly
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THE
NEXT WAVE OF TALENT FROM....NEW MEXICO?
DIEGO SANCHEZ ISN'T LAUGHING
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
The New Team on the Block
By Damon Martin
With
a victory over Kenny Florian in the finals of the “Ultimate
Fighter”, Diego Sanchez solidified himself not only a contract
from the UFC, but a spot as one of the best up and coming stars
that will fight in the octagon. Along with this win came the
recognition that Diego gave his trainer, Greg Jackson, and all
of the tools that he learned under his expertise and tutelage.
Greg
Jackson, who hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico, trains some
of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. A background
that consists mostly of wrestling, this self taught submission
master, now passes on his knowledge to a team of hungry fighters
waiting for their chance to get to the big shows in MMA.
“I
came up through three generations of wrestlers. Me, my father
and grandfather were all state champion wrestlers. Then I read
a judo book and I saw the triangle choke and the armbar and just
got interested. Then the UFC came along and I saw the Gracies
and they were just light years ahead of me. It took me some time
to figure things out, but I’m all self taught and still
am to this day” said Jackson in an interview with MMAWeekly.
Jackson’s
fight team has always been a top contender to get in the limelight,
but with Diego’s future now set in the UFC, it’s only
a matter of time before more of his fighters are sure to follow.
Diego, who has been training with Jackson for the past 4 years
is one of the most disciplined fighters out there.
Jackson
talked about his star student, “He came to me straight out
of high school and he’s just an intensive guy. He has so
much heart. He’s there at every practice, twice a day. I
knew when Diego started, he had something special. The scary
thing about Diego is that he’s not even fully developed,
and he’s just simply an amazing athlete.”
According
to Jackson, Diego’s octagon debut is tentatively set for
August and “The Nightmare” will be fighting at 170lbs,
which is Diego’s natural fight weight.
Another
warrior that comes out of Jackson’s camp is a fighter that
many call one of top 185 lb guys in the world. Joey “The
Dream Smasher” Villasenor, who is a veteran of King of the
Cage and other MMA promotions, has the heart of a champion and
is a great influence on his teammates according to Jackson.
“Joey
is the most positive guy on the team. He’s just a great
human being. Joey is so good, I mean he hits like thunder. The
thing about Joey is that he has this amazing ground game that
he never gets to show cause he always knocks people out, which
isn’t a bad thing.” Jackson stated about his 185 lb
prodigy.
Villasenor,
who is undefeated in the last two years, has never had a fight
go to a decision and Jackson said that he is set to go to Pride,
most likely in July.
Joey
Villasenor isn’t the only great 185lb fighter on the Jackson
team. Nathan Marquardt, a multiple time King of Pancrase, recently
joined the team and adds a whole other dimension to an already
impressive cast.
“Nate
and Joey are very similar. Very hard hitter, incredibly positive.
He’s also got tremendous ground skill to go with it. Nate
has his own school, but he travels down here about every two
weeks and usually stays a week at a time to train with us.”
said Jackson about the newest addition to the fight camp.
When
asked about a possible appearance in the UFC or a fight with
Jeremy Horn, who Marquardt was set to face in the IFC last year,
Jackson said, “I’d love for that fight (with Jeremy
Horn) to happen. I have just tons of respect for him and we’d
love to see that fight. As far as the UFC, Nate is definitely
going to end up there. Maybe on the TV show, or if not, just
straight into the UFC.”
The
185lb and 170lb division aren’t the only top weight classes
when it comes to Jackson’s team. Heavyweight hard hitter,
Dan Christianson anchors down another great part of the New Mexico
based camp. Christianson, who is 5-0 in his last five fights,
is hoping to get a shot at the heavyweight division in the latest
installment of the “Ultimate Fighter.”
Keith
Jardine, who fluctuates between heavyweight and light heavyweight,
is also another top fighter working his way up the ranks.
“Keith
is just the toughest human being I’ve ever seen. Of all
of the athletes I’ve come across, Keith is just the toughest.
We’re kind of hoping to possibly see him on the UFC show
as well, but if not he’ll be cleaning house somewhere.”
stated Jackson.
Yet
another fighter who is also set for big things in the world of
MMA is Danny Higgins. Higgins, who travels from Australia, just
to train at the Jackson school is set to make waves in the 170lb
division in the near future. Higgins, who also doubles as “The
Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin’s bodyguard, is training
for a shot at the UFC or possibly Pancrase in the near future.
When
asked how he would compare his team to other top teams in the
sport such as Miletich Fighting Systems or Team Quest, Jackson
showed nothing but humility.
“It’s
just an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as those teams.
I have the highest respect in the world for Pat (Miletich) and
Randy Couture. Teams like that paved the way for us and we can
just hope we follow in their footsteps.” Jackson boasted
about his competition.
It
seems like in the very near future, Jackson’s Fight Team
may not be following in the footsteps of the great camps in MMA,
his team of champions very well may be leading the way.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Ebenezer
wants Cage Rage belt
Ready to do his first bout representing Gracie Barra Combat Team,
at Cage Rage 12 on next July 2, Ebenezer Braga is recovered from
all injures. Besides not knowing his opponent Antonio Silva's
game, Ebenezer only thinks about taking the Heavyweight belt
to Brazil. "Thanks to my fight resume, I will fight for
a belt at Cage Rage. My goal is keeping this title. I'm going
to train hard with my teammates to get there in great shape.
I am sure I will receive new invitations after that bout,"
believes Ebenezer. Other two Brazilians will be fighting on the
show: Vitor Shaolin and Jorge Patino Macaco.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Cage
Rage 12
Saturday, July 2, 2005
London, England
Main
fight: Lee Murray vs Daiju Takase;
Middleweight
title bout: Sol Gilbert vs Mark Weir;
Heavyweight
title bout: Antonio Silva vs Ebenezer Braga;
-
Gerald Strebendt vs Vitor Shaolin;
-
Jorge Patino Macaco vs Curtis Stout;
-
Travis Lutter vs Matt Ewin;
-
Mark Epstein vs Mathias Riccio;
-
Herb Dean vs Tom Blackledge;
-
Alex Reid vs Hassan Muridi;
-
Brad Pickett vs Steve Milward.
Source:
Tatame
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HALLMAN
TALKS ABOUT HIS FIGHT LAST WEEKEND
by Mick Hammond
This past Saturday, May 14th in Atlantic City, NJ there was the
fourth installment of the MFC Euphoria series, this time pitting
Team American against Team Russia. One of the most noteworthy
fights on the card was a battle between Victory Athletics/ATT
veteran Dennis "Superman" Hallman and undefeated Russian
Ansar Chalangov.
In
the fight it appeared as if Hallman took the fight lightly and
was unprepared thus leading to a mass of damage received from
Chalangov, however appearances can be deceiving. With second-hand
accounts abounding, MMA Weekly contacted Hallman directly to
get his direct account of what happened this past Saturday.
"I
went in there and was doing all right in the first round, "said
Hallman. "We went to the ground and I was working an armbar
but he was holding my glove so I couldn't get my arm up so I
switched to his back and started to work a choke. I started to
work a body triangle, which is a submission; anyone who saw Ivan
Salaverry versus Tony Fryklund knows how effective it can be.
However the ref stepped in and as I was starting to put a lot
of pressure on the triangle he separated us and stood us up when
I had his back and had him in danger, that's the first thing
I don't understand."
Hallman
continued, "The dude doesn't hit hard at all and even though
I had scrapes and bruises on my face I wasn't hurt. We were both
extremely tired after the second round; I don't know what was
wrong with me. The same thing happened against Cedric Marks (at
the recent XFC show), I had severe muscle fatigue, I felt like
I didn't have any energy in my muscles. Anyway, the doctor comes
up to me after the second round and goes through his whole thing,
asking me where I was and all that, I answered him correctly
on everything, like I said I wasn't hurt at all, just tired.
Next
thing I know (NJ Athletic Commission Exec Director) Larry Hazard
jumps into the ring and said I took too much damage and waived
off the fight. That's the second thing I don't get why does he
jump into the ring like that after the I answered the doctor's
questions correctly and still stop the fight?"
Hallman
is understandably disappointed by the decision and plans to fight
it. "I'm filing a protest for stoppage and for the ref standing
us up while I was working a submission. There was no reason for
them to stop the fight like that. I was fatigued, but I was okay
after the fight, the same doctor said I was fine after he examined
me in the dressing rooms."
Dennis
also discounts peoples' observations that he was in trouble and
taking too much damage in the fight. "I had superficial
bruises and scrapes on my face, but that was it," Hallman
told MMA Weekly. "He was an active guy but didn't hit hard
at all. Anyone that's fought knows when you get hit hard if you
see a white flash, but didn't see any white flashes or anything.
He was landing shots but they had nothing behind them. I've been
sparring with Matt Lindland and we punch hard to the face but
not full blast, that's how it felt, and this guy was hitting
me as hard as he could."
One
of the factors in the stoppage was Hallman's lack of energy.
Upon returning home to Washington, Dennis looked into this ongoing
problem with his doctors and found a longtime condition that
until now has gone undiagnosed and untreated. "I just found
out that I'm hypoglycemic. Basically it's the reason why I have
always tired so quickly."
"I
went to my sports medicine doctor to get work done and got a
full range of tests and they told me that because of the hypoglycemia
that my body wasn't regulating my sugar intake properly,"
commented Hallman. "I was told that I've only used about
my potential because of if. Also when I used to cut weight that
affected it a lot too. If I get on a proper well-balanced diet
and not overdo my sugar I should get everything back on track
and I'll finally be the real Superman."
Regardless
of the outcome of Hallman's petition to the NJSAC, he has no
time to rest as he'll be representing the US in the upcoming
Abu Dhabi World Championships taking place in California the
weekend of the 27th. "I don't really keep up on all the
grappling guys who will be there, but I know it's going to be
tough this year in my division. I'm going to be competing in
the 193lb weight class and there's defending champion Saulo Ribeiro,
David Terrell, I think Matt Horwich (of Team Quest) just qualified
for it too, so it's going to have a lot of tough guys in it."
Not
only does Hallman intend to compete in his weight class but he
also hopes to try to capture another title at the event. "No
matter what happens at 193lbs I'm going to try to get into Absolute
and win that too," exclaimed Hallman.
After
Abu Dhabi, Dennis will have a brief period of rest before he
returns to MMA action again. "My next fight is set up and
it's going to be June 18th in Mexico for promoter Chris Cordero.
I'll be fighting Jason Tapia, he was a national wrestling champion
but he doesn't have that many fights and now that I know how
to fix my energy problem it should be a good fight for me."
Hallman
currently trains and instructs at the new American Top Team facility
in Olympia, Washington. Anyone interested in checking out the
school or getting information on classes, schedules and pricing
can email ATTWest@aol.com or call 360-754-8501.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons
you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the
creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from
knowing how to contact your core of inner silence."
Deepak Chopra, East-Indian- American M.D., New Age Author, Lecturer
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Congratulations
Les & Val!
The Casca Grossa team has just been increased by one with the
birth of a beautiful baby girl by one of our Purple Belts Lestinho.
Brooke made her way into the world at 1:30PM yesterday and is
already looking for an opponent. She is one of the most attentive
new borns that I have ever seen. Uncle Chris got to carry her
already and planted the seed to refer to him from now on as "My
Favorite Uncle Chris."
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WARRIORS
QUEST "RESURRECTION"
Sunday,
May 29, 2005
McKinley High School Gym, Honolulu, HI
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY!!
Get you tickets for this ground breaking day $25.00 advance and
$35.00 day of event.
FOR TICKETS CALL
590-4046 OR 590-1209
16 ACTION PACKED FIGHTS!!
Lightweight MMA Bout
Harris Sarimento (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Shane Percado (Puna
Fight Team)
159lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Kevin Smith (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Kaleo Kwan (Eastsidaz)
130lbs.
MMA Bout
Molly Helsel (JKD Unlimited) Vs. Shawny Alvardo (808 Fight Factory)
165lbs
MMA Bout
Bryson Kamaka (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keoni Bryant (Team Jus
Rush)
Middleweight
MMA Bout
Bob Ostovich (Jesus Is Lord) Vs. Sean Castrol (Team Mix Bred)
175lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Wayne Perrin III (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Jason Dacquel (Team Mix Bred)
149lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Marcus Moreno (Bulls Pen) Vs. Dain Agbayani (808 Fight Factory)
190lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Joshua Versola (Advanced Kempo, Aiea) Vs. Coma (Animal House)
185lbs.
MMA Bout
Ray Kavoko (Team Yokuzuna) Vs. Tillis Sioneme (808 Fight Factory)
135lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Domi Lopez (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Ryan Lee (Bull's Pen)
205lbs.
MMA Bout
James Standford (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keneke Ishikawa (Team
Mix Breed)
205lbs.
MMA Bout
Dexter Kauahi (Kodenkan/Casca Grossa) Vs. Aaron Rose (808 Fight
Factory)
145lbs
MMA Bout
Paco Woods (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keoni Kilipaka (Team Yokozuna)
155lbs.
Kickboxing Bout
John Visante (Dogs 4 Life) Vs. Tim (Bulls Pen)
180lbs
MMA Bout
Andrew Spain (808 F.F) Vs. Kevin Aguilum (Team Mix Bred)
135LBS.
MMA Bout
Albert Manners (Puna Boys Fight Team) Vs. Jumar Dumalao (808
Fight Factory)
140lbs
Kicboxing Bout
Isaac Kuikahi (Team Mix Breed) Vs. Bob Soukhasem (Freelance)
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Two
More Matches Announced For PRIDE Bushido 7
TOKYO, Japan – Two more bouts as well as the bout order
have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S BUSHIDO VOLUME
7 event.
Tatsuya
Kawajiri of Japan will face Kim In Seok of Korea and Aaron Riley
of the American Top Team will take on Omigawa Michihiro.
PRIDE
FC: BUSHIDO VOLUME 7 Fight Card
Shown
in order from first (bottom) to last (top)
Takanori
Gomi (Japan) vs. Luiz Azeredo (Brazil)
Phil Baroni (USA) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (Japan)
Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. Nino Schembri (Brazil)
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japan) vs. Kim In Seok (Korea)
Akihiro Gono (Japan) vs. Crosley Gracie (Brazil)
Hayato Sakurai (Japan) vs. Milton Vieira (Brazil)
Omigawa Michihiro (Japan) vs. Aaron Riley (USA)
Dokonjyonosuke Mishima (Japan) vs. Yves Edwards (USA)
Taisho (Japan) vs. Jens Pulver (USA)
Yoshiro Maeda (Japan) vs. Charles Bennett (USA)
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 7 will take place from the Ariake Coliseum in Japan and
is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND,
DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s
Choice Canada.
North
American Pay Per View Schedule: DIRECTV, DISH Network, and TVN:
Friday, June 3rd, 2005 @ 7:00 pm PST, 10:00 pm EST iNDEMAND:
Sunday, June 5th, 2005 @ 6:00 pm PST, 9:00 pm EST
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 7 will be available at a reduced rate of $19.95.
For
additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider.
Source:
Sherdog
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JUNGLE
FC 4 FULL CARD FINISHED
WITH 9 EXCITING BOUTS
LOCK'N'LOAD FOR FIGHTING AT THE JUNGLE
Jungle Fighting Championship 4-'Road To Vegas'
Saturday, May 21th - 2005
Five Starts Hotel Tropical Gymnasium, AMAZONAS
MATCH
#1
WILLIAM MATTOS (BRAZIL) VS. MARK SURSA (USA)
MATCH
#2
HELIO DIPP (BRAZIL) VS. BRENT BEAUPARLANT (CANADA)
MATCH
#3
JORGE 'MACACO' PATINO (BRAZIL) VS. CARLOS BARUK (BRAZIL)
MATCH
#4
KASSIM ANNAN (FRANCE) VS. MARCOS VALLE (BRAZIL)
MATCH
#5
FREDSON PAIXAO (BRAZIL) VS. JEAN-ROBERT (FRANCE)
MATCH
#6
SHINZO MACHIDA (JAPAN) VS. CRISTIANO ROSA (BRAZIL)
MATCH
#7
JOSE 'PELE' LANDY-JOHNS (BRAZIL) VS. FABRICIO MONTEIRO (BRAZIL)
MATCH
#8
LEOPOLDO MONTENEGRO (BRAZIL) VS. VITOR MIRANDA (BRAZIL)
MATCH
#9
CARLOS BARRETO (BRAZIL) VS. VLADIMIR 'THE JANITOR' MATYUSHENKO
(BELARUS)
Source: Event Promoter
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Quote
of the Day
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment
that something else is more important than fear."
Ambrose Redmoon
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CENTRAL
PACIFIC YOUTH ATHLETIC CLUB INC.
GRAND OPENING IN HILO!
The
group competes in boxing, kickboxing and MMA under the Young
Guns da Luta and has a great team of young, tough athletes.
Central
Pacific Youth A.C. Inc has resurfaced in what proves that miracles
do happen!
Central
Pacific Youth Athletic Club Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit organization
located in the old Woolworth Building 111.E Puainako St. Our
program has been servicing at risk and under privileged children
in the community for more than 6 years and would like to take
this time to cordially invite all of you to our Grand Opening Saturday
May 21st at 10:00am.
We will have several Live Demonstrations. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
coach Johnny (Gunn) Sampio will be there to do some live Demo's;
we will also have boxing, kickboxing, and Tae Kwan Do demonstrations.
These are just some of the things lined up for Saturday. We are
hoping to build a strong membership base so that we can continue
to service and support our youth for many more years to come.
We have approximately 95 children enrolled in our youth Athletic,
Academic, and Drug Awareness program, most of which are sponsored
by agencies such as Alu Like, Liliuokalani Trust, Tiffee, Earl
Bakken, Hawaii County Healing our Island, and Hawaii Community
Foundations. Some of these support agencies have been in collaborative
partnerships with our program since 2002 and have played a crucial
role in helping us provide a better quality of life for these
children.
As
executive director of Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club I would
like to say that
Throughout the years of working with children on the Big Island
I have witnessed firsthand the adverse effect the ice epidemic
has had on families.
Myself
and the staff here at CPAYC have devoted our lives toward helping
each and every child in the program grow to become productive
citizens in the community and more importantly teach them to
become role models for the younger generation following in their
footsteps (peer mentoring). Here at CPAYC there is nothing more
fulfilling than to see these children's dreams become a reality.
We kindly ask you to consider helping us to help make this dream
a long term reality.
Remember:
Teamwork together we can accomplish the extraordinary!
Thank
you for your time and your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Walter
Carvalho Jr.
Executive Director
HOPE
TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Source: Wally Carvahlo Jr.
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Cung
Le, Schwartz Invade San Jose's HP Pavilion
Owens
and Thomson also grace star-studded Strikeforce martial arts
fight card
World
light heavyweight martial arts fighting champion, Cung Le (15-0
(10 KO's), will make his long-awaited return to the squared circle
during a San Shou kickboxing rules title bout with Brian Ebersole
(33-11-1 (9 KO's) at San Jose, California's HP Pavilion on Saturday,
June 4th. International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) world
super middleweight kickboxing champion, Brian Schwartz (16-0
(10 KO's), as well as contenders Josh "The Punk" Thomson
(30-2) and Gary Owens (15-4 (6 KO's) will also see action during
the 10 bout "Strikeforce Fighting Championship" card
promoted by Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment (SVSE).
One
of martial arts fighting's top pound for pound competitors, Le
has evolved into the most dominant force in his genre of sport
combat that permits the use of throwing techniques in addition
to western boxing, knee strikes, and kicks above and below the
waist. Since he captained both the 1997 and 1999 United States
national San Shou team during their efforts in Italy and Hong
Kong, respectively, the chiseled 185-pound champion has been
crowned the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World Light
Heavyweight San Shou Champion and has emerged a four-time victor
of K-1 "Superfights" staged in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Le's
unique talents and accomplishments in battle have gained him
widespread recognition from both the martial arts world and mainstream
American media. To date, he has graced the covers of Black Belt
and Inside Kung-Fu, the two most widely circulated martial arts
publications in the world, and has been featured on a pair of
martial arts documentaries aired by The Discovery Channel.
A
native of Bradley, Illinois, Le's opponent, Ebersole, ventured
to California's Bay Area two ago to obtain the guidance former
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion and
mixed martial arts legend, Frank Shamrock. Since taking the 24-year-old
rising star under his wing, Shamrock has been instrumental in
elevating Ebersole's kicking and punching skills.
At
31 years of age, Schwartz is arguably the hottest star in professional
kickboxing's full-contact segment that combines western boxing
and kicks above the waist and allows the use of spinning backfists.
A student of Tae Kwon Do since the age of six, the 6 foot 3 inch,
Californian realized his dream on November 19th of last year
when he captured the ISKA world 172-pound limit, full-contact
rules title by gaining a 12-round, unanimous judges' decision
over Tom "The Bee" Bottone in San Jose's Civic Auditorium.
This time around, Schwartz will face Peter Kaljevic (91-28-3
(46 KO's), a six-time professional kickboxing champion who hails
from New York City, New York.
After
making back-to-back, successful starts on UFC cards in Las Vegas,
Nevada in September 2003 and January 2004, respectively, Thomson
has become a familiar face to martial arts fight fans. The dangerous
26-year-old striker, who fights out of San Jose, will square
off with Toshiyuki Nakagawa in a 155-pound limit Muay Thai rules
contest.
Another
local favorite, Owens is a former California State Golden Gloves
boxing champion and a highly-touted contender in professional
Muay Thai's 147-pound limit class. His fourth start as a professional
will see him lock horns with 22-year-old prospect and Long Beach,
California native, Morong May (7-3).
Tickets
for Saturday, June 4th's "Strikeforce Fighting Championship"
event are on sale at the HP Pavilion box office, at Ticketmaster
ticket centers, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets can
also be purchased by calling 408-998-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, or 510-625-TIXS.
The
HP Pavilion is the home of National Hockey League (NHL) team,
the San Jose Sharks. Since its doors opened in 1993, the arena
has played host to the concerts of hit recording artists as well
as other major sporting events ranging from boxing to professional
men's tennis and lacrosse.
Silicon
Valley Sports and Entertainment (SVSE) is a subsidiary outfit
of the HP Pavilion that is responsible for marketing all events
staged at the arena. The company produces between 120 and 180
events annually.
Source: Aaron Albano
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Getting
to know Chris "Lights Out" Lytle
By Hibbert
Chris
Lytle is a veteran of the UFC (45, 47, 49 and 51) who will fight
at World Extreme Cagefighting "Judgment Day" on May
19th. Prior to the UFC, Lytle competed in thirteen Pancrase shows
from 1999-2003.
What are you up to?
I'm
fighting in the WEC on May 19th. My opponent has change a few
times due to injuries so I'm not real sure who I'm fighting yet.
1)
How did you get involved in mixed martial arts?
I
met people who were training at a gym where Jason Godsey trained
and I went in to try it. It came pretty naturally so people took
an interest in helping me.
2)
What's it like balancing a mixed martial arts and boxing career
with a job as a firefighter?
It's
hard. I always feel like I'm not giving something the time it
really take to be great at. Even with work, sometimes we have
classes to take to learn more about certain areas in firefighting,
and have a fight to train for and can't attend the training.
I can't work my ground as much when I have a boxing match coming
up. It's a hard balance but I like doing all of them.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Tito
Ortiz: Legend or Scapegoat
By Damon Martin
Throughout the history of professional mixed martial arts very
few names have become synonymous as both a top fighter in the
ring and a household name to the casual viewer at home.Throughout
the history of professional mixed martial arts very few names
have become synonymous as both a top fighter in the ring and
a household name to the casual viewer at home. Royce Gracie was
the first to achieve this fame through his legendary battles
in the early editions of the UFC. Many fans who have yet to transition
to the new world of the UFC can still utter the name Gracie as
the man who made no-holds barred competition in the U.S. a great
sport to watch.
Tito
Ortiz is another fighter who has managed to draw thousands in
live attendance as a main event draw, pay per view buys for the
home viewer, and an ambassador for the sport by appearing on
mainstream sports shows like "The Best Damn Sports Show
Period." "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" now faces
the hardest challenge of his life...finding his way in a sport
he helped to build.
When
the ownership of the UFC was under duress during the late 90's
and when no pay per view provider would touch the sport of MMA,
Tito Ortiz was still a name that the sport could rely on. When
so many top names at the time made the flight overseas to Japan
for a much larger paycheck, Tito made a name for himself as the
face of the UFC, and when Zuffa purchased the UFC and made the
jump for a big comeback, Tito was again called upon to be the
top fighter for the company.
When
the posters were printed and the interviews started, Ortiz was
made out to be the main draw for the new UFC. Although longtime
and hardcore fans were well aware of Tito's talent, the rest
of the world would come to know him as an enigmatic stage presence
and a personality that fit so well for the big time fight card.
When
Ortiz was set to face off against another legendary octagon warrior
in Ken Shamrock, the stage was set once again for Tito to draw
the top slot in the UFC. After pounding Shamrock and gaining
yet another victory, Tito was seen as the best fighter in the
UFC if not the world.
A
long contract negotiation followed to try and get Ortiz to sign
to fight his former training partner and number one contender,
Chuck Liddell. The fight never materialized as Tito held out
saying that his friendship with Liddell wasn't worth the money
he was being offered. Despite Chuck's pleas that they were never
that close, the fight that every MMA fan begged to see didn't
actually materialize until 2004.
Ortiz,
just coming off of a loss to then light heavyweight champion
Randy Couture, lost by knockout to his "former friend"
Liddell and the fans started questioning whether Tito could ever
get back to the dominant fashion he seemed to have just months
ago. Tito had a very lackluster performance against first time
UFC fighter, Patrick "The Predator" Cote and then had
an all out war with Vitor Belfort at UFC 51 pulling out a split
decision victory.
Now
with the UFC's popularity at an all time high with the success
of "The Ultimate Fighter", Tito's face is nowhere to
be found in or around the UFC. His name has been pulled from
the website and rumors circle that Tito won't be back to the
octagon due to his high asking price. But is his price so unreasonable?
The
truth of the matter is that whether Tito is loved or hated, he
is still one of the most recognizable and talked about fighters
in the world today. He still makes his appearances on "The
Best Damn Sports Show Period" and recently on "The
Jimmy Kimmel" show. He has an upcoming role in the newest
"Crow" sequal and made an appearance in the pay per
view for pro wrestling's TNA organization. If you look on all
of the MMA forums and chat boards, Tito is still mentioned in
numerous threads.
Tito
said himself in his interview on MMAWeekly radio that he plans
to fight again by September, and hopefully by the end of June
he will be poised for a big announcement. But with Pride seemingly
not knocking at Tito's door and with him still at odds with the
UFC, Ortiz's future seems very uncertain.
With
new found popularity and stars like Chuck Liddell holding down
the top spot these days, is Tito Ortiz's presence still necessary
inside the octagon? Tito has commented about the fact that he
has asked for a larger contract for fighting and he has been
bashed world wide for his demands, but again how far off is Tito
for making such a suggestion? A fighter's shelf life in MMA has
yet to truly be determined due to the relatively young nature
of the sport, but it has been proven that you are only as good
as your last fight.
Tito
made a statement in his interview with Ryan Bennett and Frank
Trigg that he's planning for his future with the fights he takes
now. Tito is walking down a very dangerous path that has been
treaded on once before...
In
1970 a player by the name of Curt Flood questioned baseball's
policy that a player could not leave a team unless ownership
wanted them gone. The Supreme Court defeated his motion and with
that Flood's major league career ended as well. The fight that
Flood started finished when Jim "Catfish" Hunter won
his argument to leave his team in 1974 and sign with the Yankees
when the owners of his previous team failed to honor all of the
points of his contract. And with that victory came the birth
of modern day free agency...and the ability of players to go
where they wanted for the money they felt they deserved.
Tito
seems valid in his points to hold out for more money from a sport
that he did help legitimize in the public eye and bring the UFC
back to prominence when it seemed so close to death less than
5 years ago. But now the sport is ready to move on without Ortiz
and "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" may go down before
the fight is truly won.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Tank
at Gladiator wonders for Pride
Jefferson Tank has ambitious plans after fighting at Gladiator
FC, which happens on June 4, in South Korea. He will face American
Alex Stiebling. Due to Exchange between Koreans and pride, Tank
wonders to have a chance to fight over Japanese event. 'They've
told me it all depends of how good my fight is. Koreans really
like Stiebling and, if I get good results, I will be a nice shortcut,'
he explains.
Weighting
110kg, Tank will have to lose 10kg to face Stiebling (95kg).
'It was a demand, but no problems. I want to kick his ass badly,'
warns Tank, who is confident about his game. 'Alex is very aggressive
and I believe he will exchange punches with me. But if he wants
to take the fight to the ground, it will work fine for me too,'
said Tank.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Gladiator
FC 2
Saturday, June 4, 2005
Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul - South Korea
-
Jun Ishii vs Zaur Akhmedov;
-
Hermes França vs Thiago Bitencourt;
-
Hélio Dipp vs Sultanmagomedov Kavkaz;
-
Daijiro Matsui vs Valentin Sulzhin;
-
Mitsunori Tanimura vs Kim Sung Hee;
-
Ryuta Sakurai vs Im Jae Suk;
-
Michiko Omukai vs Lee Young Ju;
-
Zé Mário Sperry vs Kim Jin Oh;
-
Jefferson Tank vs Alex Stiebling;
-
Mark Coleman vs James Thompson;
-
Dos Caras Jr vs Kim Jong Wang.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being-not because
anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you
make a lot of money-but because you decide to believe it and
for no other reason."
Wayne Dyer, 1940-, American Psychotherapist, Author, Lecturer
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Why
Paul Buentello won't face Andrei Arlovski
Paul Buentello unexpectedly called in the radio show this week
and discussed why he isn't fighting Arlovski, Justin Eilers,
and his next opponent, Kevin Jordon.
"To
be honest with you, that fight never came offered to me...No
one offered me that fight." Buentello told MMAWeekly when
asked why he wasn't fighting Andre Arlovski. Paul added, "On
the Arlovski fight, I'll fight him anytime of the day. I'm not
running from any fight. It's just that, you know, I thought I
was injured, and then I didn't have a contract. Nothing was ever
offered to me."
Responding
to being asked if he was upset about not getting the shot at
Andre Arlovski, Paul commented, "No. You know my only job
is to fight, train and fight. It ain't my job to bitch and moan.
I just kind of sit back and Crazy Bob [Cook] tells me what to
do, and I go get the job done. All my props to Justin Eilers
who this is a good opportunity for. I'm happy that he's back
in there because he's an awesome fighter. It's just that, you
know, that day was just my night, and God blessed me that day."
Paul
further commented, "I wish Eilers goes out there and does
his best because I know he's capable of doing it, and shut those
fans up out there that don't give him the respect that he deserves.
If Eilers would win, it would look awesome for me. It would make
me look a lot better. It would be nice for me to get a title
shot facing Eilers, but I really, really hate rematches in this
sport."
Discussing
his UFC 53 opponent, Kevin Jordon, Buentello said, "It makes
me a little worried. He reminds me of myself when I first came
into the game. Nobody really knew much about me, and it makes
me twice as nervous. I don't know much about him. It's not anything
disrespectful. You've got to respect all of your opponents that's
going to step into the cage. It's just that it makes me a little
worried because I don't know anything about him. You know? I
know he's on a six fight winning streak. It just makes you real
nervous because he could be my sleeper."
Buentello
spent three weeks in Hawaii training with Wesley "Cabbage"
Correira for Wesley's Rumble on the Rock bout with David "Tank"
Abbott. After spending a little time back home in Texas, Paul
returned to California this week to begin his training with AKA
for his UFC 53 bout with Kevin Jordon.
Closing
out the interview Buentello stated, "I just wanted to set
the record straight on the Arlovski thing. It was never offered
to me. Plus not being totally released by the doctors kind of
held up my contract negotiations. Everything is clear. I'm in
UFC 53, and anybody that knows or has a video of Kevin Jordon
please send it to AKA. I'd really, really appreciate it."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quinton
Jackson Talks About His Loss & Current Situation
Those hopes, along with a rib, were shattered when Jackson was
eliminated by Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in just under five
minutes. Quinton spoke with MMAWeekly recently about the loss,
the injury, and his coach, Colin Oyama.
Quinton
Jackson told MMAWeekly that he is doing good, but is taking pain
medication for the broken rib received in his bout with "Shogun"
Rua. Discussing what went wrong in that fight, Jackson said,
"What happened in the fight is that I underestimated Shogun,
and I came out there my same old regular way, you know, getting
ready for the ten minute round. You know? When the round is ten
minutes, you kind of start off different, but Shogun man he came
out, he came out like a wild horse, and I came out preparing
for the long round. He just surprised me, and jumped on me like
I didn't even expect for him to do. It was down hill from there."
Early
in the match "Shogun" broke one of Quinton's ribs with
a knee. Jackson tried to tell his corner, but wanted to be discrete.
Quinton commented, "I was trying to whisper it to them so
Shogun and them wouldn't hear it because, so he wouldn't knee
me there. I was trying to tell my counter. My coach was yelling
at me and telling me to do stuff when he saw I wasn't doing things.
I tried to tell him that my rib was broken. I was going to try
to win the fight, but I wasn't going to do what we worked on.
It was kind of weird. My rib was broken, and I went into shock
kind of."
Some
have questioned whether or not Jackson's corner should have thrown
in the towel when they became aware of Quinton's rib injury.
Quinton commented, "Every time one of my teammates fight
it will be me and my coach in the corner. If something goes wrong
he'll throw in the towel. He'd be the first one to throw in the
towel when they get hurt. You know what I'm saying? He's just
not used to me getting hurt and stuff like that. I'm not even
used to myself getting hurt. Since I've been fighting I've had
a broken nose, a broken hand, and now a broken rib. Before I
broke my hand I thought I was invincible."
Oyama's
yelling, during and after the fight, at Quinton has been a hot
topic on MMA message boards. When questioned about it, Jackson
said, "When we lose he loses. It was the Grand Prix, and
I was supposed to win this fight. You know what I'm saying? Coach
is a real strict trainer. You know what I'm saying? He's pretty
upset when we lose. Honestly he probably didn't really believe
that my rib was broken at the time. He's very skeptical. He probably
thought I was faking. There's no telling what he thought. He
probably didn't know, but he apologized after the fight several
times. He was just caught up in the moment."
Jackson
later added, "I wish he wouldn't yell at me and cuss me
out especially on national TV. I kind of wish he wouldn't do
that.." Don't go jumping to conclusions. Quinton assured
MMAWeekly that he is still with Colin Oyama, and that they sometimes
argue. This particular time just happened to be in the public
eye.
Has
Quinton Jackson been the same fighter since finding God? It's
been questioned, and MMAWeekly's Ryan Bennett asked "Rampage"
his opinion on the matter. He replied, "I say that people
don't know what they're talking about because if you really watched
me, if you really paid attention, I haven't been the same since
I broke my hand before I gave my life to God.
If
you watch the fight with Arona, I was getting my butt whooped
until I got lucky with that slam. Every since I broke my hand
Pride, they don't always throw me a bone. I broke my hand and
my first fight back they give me Arona. You know what I'm saying?
I didn't get a chance to spar that much. I didn't get a chance
to do anything because I had a broken hand. I asked them to give
me a warm-up fight, and they give me a fight with Arona. If you
watch my fight with Wanderlei, I was doing pretty good. It was
a pretty good fight. I just got caught, and got knocked out.
I don't think it has anything to do with me giving my life to
Christ."
Quinton
went on to say, "A bunch of fans, I love them man, but come
on. Ain't none of them going to get in the ring or the cage and
fight, but they go get on the Internet and talk, and they go
type on their keyboards about things that they don't know nothing
about. Actually turning my life to Christ, that's the best thing
that's happened to me...Even with my fighting career, you know,
I won't go out partying before my fights. Now I just stay focused."
He added, "It's not a weakness."
Quinton
has a firm grasp on how fickle some MMA fans can be. He stated,
"My coach is good man. The way he coaches me, not having
him throw in the towel, yelling at me. One of these times he'll
probably throw in the towel on me and I'll be cussing him out.
I'll probably forget all about Jesus and cuss at him out on TV,
and then the fans will probably talk about that. Oh I thought
he was Christian...I'm not going to worry about pleasing the
fans. I'm going to worry about getting back on track."
Reflecting
on what he could have done better going into the fight with Shogun,
Jackson mentioned watching more video on his opponents. He doesn't
like to study his opponents, and only watched one of Shogun's
fights prior to them meeting in the ring. Quinton cited the lack
of training partners as an issue, and said that he was better
when he had guys like Tito Ortiz, Ricco Rodriguez, and three
or four other experienced fighters to train with. "Rampage"
feels it is time to re-evaluate, and get better training partners.
In
closing, Quinton said, "I'm not a loser. I'm not used to
losing. You know what I'm saying? I know I was supposed to beat
Shogun. That was supposed to be like an easy fight. I knew it
wasn't going to be an easy fight, but for Pride, for me, that
was supposed to be an easy fight. I think Shogun fought better
than Wanderlei. Mark my words, he's going to be better than Wanderlei.
I think he'll be better than Wanderlei."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Cameron
Earle Speaks
For the last 4 months of his life Cameron Earle has been incarcerated
for a crime he is adamant he did not commit. The Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Black belt was picked up on an alleged rape attempt and has been
languishing in jail while friends and family sought to raise
the money for his bail. (Twenty thousand dollars)
We
caught up with Cameron at the Gracie United Tournament and asked
him about his experience and his future prospects.
GF-
Cameron let's get to the heart of the matter. What do you have
to say on the rape allegations?
CE-
It's a case of mistaken identity. I've never even met the girl
and she had made many conflicting statements..what kind of truck
I was driving, what I looked like, she had previously identified
other vehicles as the one the assailant drove and that I was
speaking broken Spanish. The police went through my apartment
and tried to say that I had some stains on my personal items
that all came back as testing negative. They got a knife out
of my drawer that didn't match the description the victim gave
them... They had no evidence at all except for her testimony
and she is completely mistaken.
GF-
What was it like spending those four months locked up while at
the same time feeling you were falsely accused?
CE-
It sucked. I prayed alot. I had plenty of time to think and that's
all I could do.
GF-
You qualified for the ADCC Championships. Are you still planning
on competing, and if so, what kind of shape are you in?
CE-
I'm still going to compete in Long Beach. I tried to stay in
shape by doing push ups and such. My cardio isn't the greatest
right now. I plan on training alot to get it up to speed.
GF-
Thanks Cameron and good luck with your future.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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Shonie
Carter to Return at UFC 53
By Mick Hammond
Last week MMA Weekly broke the news that "Mr. International"
Shonie Carter would be returning to the UFC after one of the
longest hiatuses in the company's history...
To
give readers an idea of just how long it has been since Carter
last fought in the UFC, below is a list of things that are different
since the last time Shonie stepped into the famed Octagon at
UFC 32.
Three
fighters whom Carter has faced during his time away have made
their debuts in the UFC. Two, Ron Jhun (UFC 49) and Jeremy Jackson
(UFC 44), made their debuts after defeating Carter in other organizations.
The third, Karo Parysian, had already made his UFC debut when
he faced Carter but was invited back to the company as a result
of his win over Carter.
No
UFC title holder at the time of Carter's last fight for the company
still holds the belt they had. Randy Couture was amidst his second
reign as Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz was Light-Heavyweight
Champion, there was no UFC Middleweight Champion yet, Carlos
Newton was Welterweight Champion, and Jens Pulver was Lightweight
Champion.
Since
Carter's last fight in the UFC there has been six Heavyweight
Champions (including Andrei Arlovski's current interim reign).
There have been six Light-Heavyweight Champions (including Couture's
interim and two separate reigns in 2004). The UFC crowned it's
first Middleweight Champion and has had three title holders.
The Welterweight Championship has had four changes of hands (including
both of Matt Hughes' reigns). And lastly the UFC Lightweight
Championship was vacated by Pulver and is now seemingly dissolved.
The
UFC has held 20 events in six different cities after Carter's
exit including its debuts in Uncasville (CT), Bossier City (LA),
London (England), and Miami (FL), the latter four have been the
only times the company has held events in those cities. Nine
different venues have hosted the event, including five different
venues in Las Vegas alone (including the finale of The Ultimate
Fighter TV series).
Matt
Hughes has won the most fights in the company since UFC 32 with
nine. Phil Baroni has the most losses in the same time frame
in the UFC with five.
Only
one fighter that Carter faced in his initial four-fight run in
the UFC is still actively competing in the UFC. Matt Serra, whom
Carter defeated at UFC 31, is still fighting for the company
and will be appearing at UFC 53 along with Carter. Pat Miletich,
who handed Carter his only UFC loss, has only fought once since
defeating Carter at UFC 32.
MMA
has become a licensed sport in the states of Florida, Oregon,
California, Connecticut, among others, however the sport is still
not licensed in the state of New York.
The
UFC has returned to PPV on all major cable and satellite companies
in the US. The company has also made its debuts on the Fox and
Spike TV networks, including the first ever live broadcast of
a UFC event on non-PPV television.
The
UFC has released five video games on three different systems
since Carter's last fight in the US. Although Cater had left
the company prior to the publishing of the five titles, he still
appears in all five games.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Sylvia
To Headline IFC Card
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tim Sylvia has a perfect explanation for why
he has decided to take a fight on short notice in IFC Caged Combat
next weekend at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
"I'm
a fighter... I want to fight," the former UFC heavyweight
champion said. "I was hoping to get into the UFC in June,
but when that didn't happen, I jumped at the chance to be in
the IFC. I'm just happy to be getting back in the cage."
Sylvia
(17-2) will battle Mike Block on Saturday, May 21, in IFC Caged
Combat for the ISKA-MMA super heavyweight championship. "This
is a great news for us... our show is now headlined by two of
the best fighters in the world in Jeremy Horn and Tim Sylvia,"
said IFC President Paul Smith.
Block
(4-0) has three knockouts in under 30 seconds on his resume and
has trained with former UFC champion Dave Menne in his hometown
of Minneapolis, Minn. But the 6-foot-8, 285-pound Sylvia will
definitely be a few steps up in competition.
Tickets
start at $25 for the 10-bout event and are on sale now at the
Nationwide Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster. Headlining
the event is Jeremy Horn, the world's No. 1-ranked middleweight
(185 pounds) and a 9-time veteran of UFC and Pride. He has no
doubts about how his fight with Royce Gracie trained Aitor Canup
is going to go.
"I'm
tired of fighters trying to make a name off of me... I'm not
a stepping stone for anybody," Horn said. "From now
on, if you choose to fight me, I'm going to make you pay... I'm
tired of hearing how nice I am and that people will fight me
because I'll beat them, but not punish them. I will not be the
nice guy in the cage. Not anymore."
Horn,
of Salt Lake City, Utah, will take on Canup, of Fayetteville,
N.C., for the IFC middleweight championship in the IFC's main
event. Horn is among the sport's all-time greats with a record
of 79-8-4, while Canup sports a 17-1 record, including a 15-bout
winning streak.
In
Horn's last bout, he submitted Josh Burkman of Portland, Ore.,
in only 74 seconds, leaving his opponent unconscious on the mat.
In a women's bout, Jennifer Howe (12-2) of Salt Lake City, Utah,
the former No. 1-ranked women's fighter in the world, faces Jennifer
Fields from nearby Dayton, Ohio.
To
round out the card, there will be a team competition pitting
a squad of Ohio's best fighters against a team of all-stars from
across the United States.
MAIN
EVENTS
Aitor Canup vs. Jeremy Horn (IFC middleweight title)
Mike Block vs. Tim Sylvia (ISKA-MMA super heavyweight title)
FEATURE
BOUTS
Braden Workman vs. Trevor Garrett
Jennifer Fields vs. Jennifer Howe
MAIN
CARD
Bobby Strouth vs. Dorian Price
Mac Danzig vs. Luke Spencer
Wayne Pitman vs. Ron Fields
Sean Sallee vs. Neil Rowe
Ryan McGivern vs. Eli Ayres
Robert Baker vs. Tyler Combs
Source: MMA Weekly
|
Quote
of the Day
"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed
because there is so little competition."
Elbert Hubbard, 1859-1915, American Author, Publisher
|
OPEN
CASTING CALL FOR SEASON II OF
"THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER"
What: Open casting call Season II of Spike TV's hit series -
"The Ultimate Fighter." Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting
Championship brand are looking for experienced Mixed Martial
Arts fighters who want to embark on the greatest challenge of
their lives and join the cast for Season II of the hardest-hitting
reality show ever.
Who:
Mixed martial artists in the Heavyweight (205 lbs +) and Welterweight
(156-170lbs) divisions.
UFC
President Dana White and Matt Serra (UFC Welterweight contender
to appear)
When:
Thursday, May 19 at 5:00am
Where:
Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu School New York City (224 W. 30th)
Source:
MMA Fighting
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BOUT
CHANGE FOR BUSHIDO VOLUME 7
From Dream Stage Entertainment
TOKYO, Japan – Two fighters have been forced to drop out
of PRIDE FIGHTING’S BUSHIDO VOLUME 7 event. Brazilian Top
Team’s Luis “Buscape” Firminho, who was set to
face Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, has a severe pneumonia
and will be unable to fight. Ryuki Ueyama of Japan, who was set
to face Milton Vieira, has contracted phlegmon in his left knee
and will not recover in time for the event.
As
Sakurai and Vieira are similar in weight, both fighters will
now fight each other.
Previously
announced bouts include Takanori Gomi (Japan) versus Luiz Azeredo
(Brazil), “The New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni (USA)
versus Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa (Japan), Taisho (Japan)
versus Jens Pulver (USA), Dokonjyonosuke Mishima (Japan) versus
Yves Edwards (USA), Akihiro Gono (Japan) versus Crosley Gracie
(Brazil).
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 7 will take place from the Ariake Coliseum in Japan and
is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND,
DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s
Choice Canada.
North
American Pay Per View Schedule:
DIRECTV,
DISH Network, and TVN: Friday, June 3rd, 2005 @ 7:00 pm PST,
10:00 pm EST iNDEMAND: Sunday, June 5th, 2005 @ 6:00 pm PST,
9:00 pm EST
PRIDE
FC: BUSHIDO VOLUME 7
Fight
Card
Ryo
Chonan (Japan) vs. Nino "Elvis" Schembri (Brazil)
Yoshiro
Maeda (Japan) vs. Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett (USA)
Takanori
Gomi (Japan) vs. Luiz Azeredo (Brazil)
Phil
Baroni (USA) vs. Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa (Japan)
Hayato
“Mach” Sakurai (Japan) vs. Milton Vieira (Brazil)
Taisho
(Japan) vs. Jens Pulver (USA)
Dokonjyonosuke
Mishima (Japan) vs. Yves Edwards (USA)
Akihiro
Gono (Japan) vs. Crosley Gracie (Brazil)
Tatsuya
Kawajiri (Japan) vs. TBA
Additional
Matches to be Announced Soon.
(Fight
Card Subject to Change)
BUSHIDO
VOLUME 7 will be available at a reduced rate of $19.95.
For
additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider
or pridefc.com.
For
more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com
Source:
MMA Weekly
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UPDATE
ON HOW GRAND PRIX WAS CHOSEN
By Korey
Howard
The PRIDE official website has announced the second round tournament
matchups. They are as follows: Sakuraba vs Arona, Wanderlei vs
Nakamura, Rogerio Nogueira vs Shogun, Igor Vovchanchyn vs Alistair
Overeem. According to the site, PRIDE polled fans on their cell
phone site, official HP, and at the arena during the first round.
Most
fans put Wanderlei vs [somebody]. The biggest vote getter on
the sites was Wanderlei vs Igor, and the biggest vote getter
from fans at the Osaka Dome event was Sakuraba vs Wanderlei.
DSE president Sakakibara commented, "While there is demand
for another Wanderlei/Saku fight, we hoped to add a new twist
by including Kazu in the scenario.
Also,
after Kazu came out and indicated that he is eager to fight Wanderlei,
there was a big surge in the number of fans who said they'd like
to see that match made. (Wanderlei vs Kazu was the 11th ranked
vote getting fight at the live event, but the surge in votes
took it up to 3rd place overall.)
Taking
that into consideration, we decided to give the nod to Kazu,
and have him the fight against Wanderlei. As far as Saku is concerned,
he's already fought Silva, Rogerio, and Vovchanchyn, so we took
that into consideration. We also considered the balance between
Brazilian Top Team and Chute Boxe, as well as the possibility
of a same-team final, and this is the card we came up with."
As
for the much-anticipated heavyweight title fight between Mirko
Cro Cop and Fedor Emelianenko, Sakakibara said, "In light
of the doctor check done on Fedor, it's going to be hard for
him to be on the card. He's not 100% healed at this point, and
while it wouldn't be impossible for him to fight, it would be
difficult for him to be in top condition by fight time. So, it's
going to be up to him and his team as to whether he's a go or
not. While we want him to fight, we don't want to spoil this
matchup by having him fight at less than 100%. We wanted this
fight on the June show, but realistically, the likelihood at
this point is 50/50."
He
went on to add that Mirko is preparing to fight in June whether
it is against Fedor or not, so he will almost certainly be on
the card.
According
to Sakakibara, other possibilities for heavyweight one-match
fights to round out the card include the debut of Polish judoka
Natsura, Rodrigo Nogueira, and Sergei Kharitonov. There will
be 7 to 8 fights in all, with Wanderlei vz Nakamura as the main
event, unless the heavyweight title match occurs on the second
round show.
Source:
MMA Weekly
|
TKO
21: Collision – Robbie Lawler vs Patrick Cote
TKO signs the return of Pat Miletich
By Groupe
TKO MMA Inc. and Marco Antico
Groupe TKO MMA is thrilled to announce that TKO 21: COLLISION
will be held at the prestigious Metropolis on June 11th 2005,
featuring “THE PREDATOR” PATRICK COTE (6-2-0) versus
“RUTHLESS” ROBBIE LAWLER (8-3-0) in the main event
of the evening. Also, fresh off his successful K-1 debut, SAM
STOUT (6-1-1) is intent on delivering another entertaining mêlée
as he continues his ascension up the MMA ranks.
When
asked about his opponent, Cote replied that “Lawler better
sneak a shovel with him into the ring if he’s expecting
to knock me out. On the other hand, when I hit him he’s
going to swear as if he has just been hit by a truck. If Nick
Diaz was able to knock him out, all I have left to say is oh
my!” UFC veteran Robbie Lawler quickly replied to his Canadian
opponent by remarking “Patrick’s right, I will be bringing
a shovel to Montreal; I’ll use it to dig his grave after
I’m done with him”.
Cote
versus Lawler promises to deliver the kind of fight that all
MMA fans long for. These are two of the hardest hitters in the
world at the middleweight weight class. Both carry a chip on
their shoulders as they enter the ring. Both are still very young
and very hungry. When they collide at TKO 21, only one can reassert
themselves among the fighting elite.
Worthy
of note, future inductee to the UFC Hall of Fame; former World
Welterweight Champion; and certified Mixed Martial Arts Legend,
PAT MILETICH (28-6-2) has signed to fight for Groupe TKO MMA!
Miletich will honor Canadian MMA fans with his return at either
TKO 22 or 23!
As
is always the case with every TKO event, this card will feature
the best MMA fighters in all of Canada. On the card will be THIERRY
QUENNEVILLE (6-3-0), JASON MACDONALD (8-3-0), FABIO HOLANDA (1-3-0),
JOHN FRASER (3-2-0), SERGE LAFOND (2-0-0), SAMUEL GUILLET (1-1-0)
and many, many more. TKO 21 features highly anticipated match-
ups with some of the most exciting fighters in all of MMA. The
Formula One Grand Prix may be happening the next day in Montreal,
but the breath-taking collisions are guaranteed to happen on
Saturday night!
Order
your tickets now through the TKO Ticket office (1-866-445-8886).
All tickets will be sent by priority courier. Tickets are going
at a furious pace, so please hurry and reserve your seats for
this exceptional event!
Source:
MMA Fighting
|
Quote
of the Day
"Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the
preparation for their victories."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist
|
Casca
Grossa's Kyle Snyder-Olivares Goes For The OIA title, this time
in Judo!
Kyle is once again going up in weight class and will be competing
in the 191lbs class, while weighing in around 170lbs. Kyle is
competing for the Onzuka brother's alma mater, Pearl City High
School.
The High School OIA Championships in Judo will be held at Moanalua
High School today. Check it out
The
Casca Grossa team wishes Kyle good luck!
Source: Scoop McRyan
|
The
main event of Full Contact Showdown #3 (FCS#3) is official...
Undefeated in the FCS ring, US Marine Steve Byrnes (Bulls Pen)
looks to extend his string of "home" victories against
the battle-tested Bryson Kamaka (808 Fight Factory). Byrnes is
sure to bring his usual mix of power, strength, cardio, and unbottled
energy to the ring. Kamaka, a Super Brawl veteran, is confident
his experience will prove to be too much for the up-and-comming
Marine. Byrnes and Kamaka will compete in the 185-lb class.
FCS#3 will take place on June 4, 2005 in the Kahuna's Sports
Bar & Grill "E Club" Ballroom at Marine Core Base
Hawaii-Kaneohe Bay. Doors open at 7 p.m.; first bell at 8 p.m.
There will be a total of 10 fights on the FCS#3 card.
If you want to see Hawaii's future MMA stars, FCS is for you.
Tickets are available NOW at Dreamworld Tattoo in Waimanalo (right
behind Keneke's BBQ). Or you can contact FCS directly at fullcontactshowdown@yahoo.com
or call Patrick Freitas at (808) 375-1645 for advanced ticket
discounts and group sales.
Full Contact Showdown #3 is presented by Steinlager, Dreamworld
Tattoo, The Fighter's Corner, and Super Brawl.
Source: Event Promoter
|
Quarterfinal
PRIDE Middleweight GP Bouts Announced
by Josh Gross
Dream Stage Entertainment officially announced matches on Thursday
featuring the eight remaining fighters headed to PRIDE’s
Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinals June 26 in Tokyo.
Talk
following April’s opening stanza centered on how DSE would
match the four remaining Brazilians — Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio
Rua, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona. With news of
the official bouts it’s clear the Japanese mixed martial
arts promoter was not willing to run the risk of having each
move forward to August’s tournament final.
Silva,
PRIDE’s middleweight champ and the only man to win the middleweight
GP, continues in the role of No. 1 seed, earning a bid versus
young Japanese judoka Kazuhiro Nakamura. The Chute Boxe-trained
Silva decisioned Nakamura’s mentor, Hidehiko Yoshida, to
advance. Nakamura, meanwhile, moved on by out-pointing American
Kevin Randleman.
Possibly
the most intriguing bout of the quarterfinals features Silva’s
teammate, Rua, against Brazilian Top Team’s Nogueira. Both
men continued to June’s card by toppling Americans: Rua
stopping Quinton Jackson and Nogueira submitting Dan Henderson.
The
remaining Brazilian in this equation is Arona, who grappled his
way past Dean Lister. The powerful BTT fighter faces the smallest,
eldest yet most dynamic man in the field, Kazushi Sakuraba, benefactor
in his opening bout of a quick knockout over MMA rookie Yoon
Dong Sik.
Not
to be forgotten are Europeans Igor Vovchanchyn and Alistair Overeem.
Though both men are known for their striking prowess, each offers
a unique style. That contrast could make for a compelling mix
when they step into the ring inside a packed Saitama Super Arena.
American
fans must wait one week to see these fights. The pay-per-view
card, which should also feature a handful of non-tournament bouts,
will be shown on tape-delay since DSE chose not to compete against
a WWE event that same night.
PRIDE
Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals:
Wanderlei
Silva vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Ricardo Arona vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Alistair Overeem
Source:
Sherdog
|
Mirko
Cro Cop From Croatia
By André Araújo
He does not like to be interviewed. Croatian Mirko Cro Cop ends
an interview as he finishes opponents on the ring with his powerful
left kick. Aware of this, team TATAME transposed his guard and
had a quickly chat with Croatian cop, who by the way is thirsty
for Pride Heavyweight belt. If actual Pride champion Emelianenko
Fedor had not got his hand injured, Mirko would be fighting for
the belt in this semester. Read bellow the full interview with
Mirko! Despite the belt, he wants to learn Portuguese and visit
Porto Alegre (RS).
You
were close to fight with Fedor, but he got injured again. What
do you think it has happened? Do you think he has been running
away from you?
I
don't know what tell you. I cannot say he has been running away
from me, but unfortunately it seems like that. It's hard to deal
with this situation, especially because it happened before and
I want this belt badly
And
don't you think he had enough time to get recovered from this
hand injure?
Well,
this is hard to say, because I am not a doctor and I haven't
seen his injure. I have no formed opinion about it, so I cannot
say if he is able to fight or not.
Tell
me a little bit about your preparation and about your Jiu-Jitsu
trains.
My
preparation is excellent like always. It couldn't be better.
Training Jiu-Jitsu with BJJ World champion Fabrício Werdum
has been a great experience. I've been improving my ground game
a lot. I train everyday and I feel very comfortable fighting
on the ground.
Werdum
is on his way to US to fight at ADCC 2005. Do you think he is
going to do a great job?
Absolutely!
He is going to win. He has been training hard and also for a
Vale-Tudo match.
And
Rodrigo Artilheiro? When he is going to Croatia?
He
was coming to help me out with my Wrestling. Rodrigo Artilheiro
was supposed to help me to fight Fedor, but due this postponing,
I must fight only in August and Artilheiro must spend all July
with us. Everybody says he is such a terrific grappler, Jiu-Jitsu
fighter and also Judo. I am glad he is coming,
Finishing,
send a message to your Brazilian fans.
A
message for my Brazilian fans? Well, I ask for my fans to keep
cheering for me. Keep tuned on my next fight. I really want Pride's
belt and also have a new fight with Brazilian Rodrigo Minotauro.
It would be a great combat. I really like Brazilian people, I
even consider learning a little Portuguese and who knows, visit
Porto Alegre?
Source:
Tatame
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Comprido
trains Dean Lister for ADCC
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rodrigo Comprido (Brasa) is in California
(US), where on next may 28 and 29, ADCC 2005 is about to happen.
Comprido is training American Dean Lister, who has been defeated
by Ricardo Arona at Pride GP and he will do the main fight of
ADCC with Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlinhos Gracie, Jean Jacques
Machado. Besides training with Comprido, American Lister is training
with Robert Garcia, who is experienced. He's already trained
boxer Oscar de la Hoya and pro-surfer Kalani Robb and Sunny Garcia.
Source:
Tatame
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CBJJO
inspires United Gracie Tour
When the idea of dividing open class in tow came out, BJJ Olympic
Confederation received a lot of critics. Lots of people complained
that it would spoil open class division. This experience with
new categories and prizing champions has been inspiring other
tournaments worldwide. Happens on May 14, in California, a new
edition of United Gracie Tournament, BJJ event captained by Gracie
brothers Charles and Ralph Gracie, that promises news inside
the mats.
Made
under new CBJJO competitions, United Gracie Tournament divided
its open class in two. The Champion of the Champions division
will confront athletes under 181 pounds and over 181. It will
be disputed since white to black belts prizing champions with
money. White belt champions get US$100, blue US$200, purple US$300,
brown US$400 and black belts earn R$1000 each. Black belts may
subscribe to fight until next Thursday, May 12. For more information,
please visit www.unitedgracie.com.
Source:
Tatame
|
Quote
of the Day
"Strength
does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that
is strength."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1947-, Austrian-born American Actor, Author,
Director, Restaurateur
|
Lourenco
Wins in Guam
Graciefighter
Blackbelt, Sergio Lourenco, has won his fight over Lee Peneku
(808 Fight Factory). Lourenco came out throwing leather and worked
his way to a clinch and leg trip takedown. Although Peneku was
able to get back up, he was immediately taken down again from
where Lourenco was able to get to side control and an eventual
mount. From there it was all bad news for Peneku as Lourenco
rained down a series of devastating punches, forcing Peneku to
tap out. Lourenco looked remarkably composed for someone making
his debut fight and we are sure the MMA world will be hearing
alot more of him in the future.
Source:
Gracie Fighter
|
MORE
HEARINGS IN BJ PENN CASE
Not a whole lot to report in yesterday's hearings for BJ Penn.
The arraignment hearing took place as the court took statements
from both the police and Penn.
It's
unknown how long the case will take place, but they will continue
to have hearings over the next few weeks and gather statements
from both parties to get to the bottom of the story. It could
take awhile before this case comes to a conclusion.
Source:
MMA Weekly
|
Penn
Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge
by Sherdog.com
B.J. Penn, 26, pled not guilty Wednesday in Honolulu District
Court to assaulting a law-enforcement officer in the first-degree.
The
former UFC welterweight champion was arrested early Sunday morning
after allegedly striking a uniformed police officer outside a
Waikiki night club.
Source:
Sherdog
|
Fighter's
Corner
I am writing you to announce the opening of Hawaii's first and
only MMA store!
Fighter's Corner is located at 405 N. King St. Honolulu, HI 96817,
which is across the street from A'ala Park, next to First Hawaiian
Bank.
There is free customer parking located behind our building. The
driveway to the parking lot is at the end of our building right
under the "PAWN SHOP" sign.
Our hours are Monday thru Friday 10am - 8pm, Saturday 10am -
6pm, and Sunday 11am - 6pm, and you can contact us at 808-599-4448
or our website at www.fighterscorner.net.
This is the first store of its kind in Hawaii and has received
some early success since our grand opening on May 5th. We carry
all the top industry brands in clothing, equipment and DVD's
such as Tapout, Full Contact Fighter, Vitamins and Minerals,
Ouano, Ringside, Combat Sports International, Fokai, Bloodline,
Purebreed, Raze, Macho, Rev Gear, Yamato Damashi, UFC, and other
quality brands.
Please stop by and visit us, we'd love to have you see our store!
Source: Nolan Hong
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Tuesday,
May 10, 2005
[ BOXING ]
"Everybody
in one way or another is supposed to be for the boxers."
Ralph
Martin
Won reelection as president of Hawaii's USA Boxing
Martin
elected to another term
By Jerry Campany
jcampany@starbulletin.com
There was no handshake, but there was an agreement.
Hawaii
amateur coaches and officials elected Ralph Martin to another
four-year term as president of their USA Boxing chapter in a
meeting presided over by Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier.
Martin
was elected to a full term in 2001, but Wahiawa Boxing Club official
Carl Phillips took him to court to have the election overturned.
Phillips won that fight, but after the new vote, the results
of the election didn't change.
Martin
ran against Eiichi Jumawan of Pearlside Boxing Club, and his
term was set to expire this year.
"The
governing body expressed their feeling that I must be doing the
right job," Martin said. "Now we just have to carry
it on because we have a good program going and we just have to
follow the rules. Everybody in one way or another is supposed
to be for the boxers."
Phillips'
camp was silent throughout the meeting, except when Phillips'
wife, Connie, told Martin she expects to see a full audit of
the organization's books. Martin said that he will have an audit
done.
Last
month, Martin was told to turn over his financial records to
the Hawaii State Boxing Commission.
Carl
Phillips and his supporters left following the meeting, and Phillips
refused to comment for the record. Phillips, who runs the state's
Golden Gloves program, has accused Martin of denying his athletes
a chance to fight.
Frazier
said he is optimistic his work righting the ship is done and
that all parties will move forward.
"I
think there has been a lot of healing," Frazier said. "It
was a very orderly run election and I think there was so much
cooperation because people were ready to move and put this behind
them."
The
only other opposed election was for treasurer, where Kimberly
Lewis defeated Roxanne Yoshida. Other appointments were Joel
Kim as vice president, Kathleen Rodriguez as secretary, Bruce
Kawano as Junior Olympic chairman, Edwin Galapia as the coaches'
representative, Theodore Fabella as registration chairman and
Della Martin as chief of officials.
Ten
coaches and athlete representative Brent Rodrigues voted in the
elections, which were witnessed by WBC judge Chuck Williams.
Source:
Star Bulletin
|
Quote
of the Day
"If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate,
become loving and compassionate yourself. If you wish to diminish
fear in the world, diminish your own. These are the gifts that
you can give."
Gary Zukav, Author of "The Seat of the Soul"
|
WARRIORS
QUEST "RESSURRECTION"
McKinley High School Gym, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sunday May 29, 2005
REGAIN OR RETAIN!!
Ryan Lee (Bulls Pen, Kalihi) Vs. Dominator Lopez (Team Bigdogs,
Waianae)
If you missed it the first time I promise you you will not want
to miss it again, Champion Domi "Dominator" Lopez will
once agin face off aganist former Champion Ryan Lee of Bulls
Pen. Due to a pull out from William Armstrong these two will
met up again only this time Lee won't be trying to RETAIN his
belt he will be putting everything on line to REGAIN his belt
back from the man who took it AWAY! The last fight these two
WARRIORS fought their HEART & SOUL out for 3 rounds with
no stop action that keep the crowd standing on their feet.
According to Lee's Manager his looking forward to this rematch
and hope for different results. As for the DOMINATOR he just
wants the oppurtunity to fight the best out their.
Eastsidaz Kwan To Defend Belt!!
Kaleo Kwan (Eastsidaz, Kailua) Vs. Kevin Smith (Team Bigdogs,
Waianae)
P.I.P & S.U.M.A 8 Man Tournament Champion Kaleo Kwan of Eastsidaz
will defend his title aganist undefeated Kevin Smith from Team
Bigdogs. This is a classic East Vs. West BATTLE but don't let
that build up get you going but fighters will bring their UNDEFEATED
record to a STOP someone will leave with a lost for the first
time. Experience will go to Kwan clearly but youth will go to
Smith.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
1 Night , 16 Action Packed Fights
$25.00 Advance Tickets $35.00 Event Day
TICKET OR FIGHT INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
590-4046 OR 590-1209
Source: Event Promoter
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Milton
Vieira debuts at Pride Bushido
One
of the main promises of Brazilian Top Team to -83kg division,
Milton Vieira will finally debut at Pride. Miltinho has been
confirmed by Japanese at the seventh edition of Bushido, which
happened on May 22, in Tokyo. Brazilian will face Ryuki Ueyama
(6-7-4). His last time was at Deep, in last December, when was
defeated by Ryuta Sakurai by TKO. Besides Luiz Azeredo, Nino
Schembri and Luiz Buscapé, other Brazilian to fight is
Crosley Gracie. After a good debut at Bushido submitting Hayato
Sakurai, Crosley returns to Japan to face Pancrase' star Akihiro
Gono.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Pride
Bushido 7
Sunday,
May 22, 2005
Ariake
Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
-
Dokonjonosuke Mishima Vs Yves Edwards;
-
Akihiro Gono Vs Crosley Gracie;
-
TAISHO Vs Jens Pulver;
-
Ryuki Ueyama Vs Milton Vieira;
-
Ryo Chonan Vs Nino Schembri;
-
Yoshiro Maeda Vs Charles Bennett;
-
Takanori Gomi Vs Luiz Azeredo;
-
Ikuhisa Minowa Vs Phil Baroni;
-
Hayato Sakurai Vs Luiz Buscapé.
Source: Tatame |
Sapo
debuts winning a GP in Marilia
Vinicius
Draculino's pupil, BJJ blue belt Rafael Sapo made his debut in
MMA in great style? Winning a mini GP under 93kg. During his
first fight, Sapo defeated one of the favorites to the title
former Chute Boxer Emerson Naja by rear naked-choke at 1:58 of
the first round. Then Sapo submitted Valter Luis by key-lock
also in the first round. `It was a great debut. I came like a
shooter, an underdog and I just did my job. Now I want to fight
Vale-Tudo again and also BJJ Worlds, in July, Sapo told after
the fight. Over the female fight of the night Never Shake's Vanessa
Porto gave no chances to Juliana Werner and punished her from
the mount. Referee had no doubt to stop the combat at 4:08sec.
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Champions
Night 12
Friday,
May 6, 2005
Clube
dos Bancários gymnasium, Marília (SP)
Middleweight
Grand Prix: - 93kg
Walter
Luis (Motta Jiu-Jitisu) defeated Fabrício Robô by
referee` stoppage at 4:12 in R1
Rafael
'Sapo' Natal (Bhvt) submitted Emerson 'Naja' (Boxe Thai) by rear
naked choke at 1:58 in R1
Final:
Rafael 'Sapo' Natal (Bhvt) submitted Walter Luis by key-lock
at 0:55 in R2
Super
Fight - MMA
Antonio
'Samuray' (Fighter Sport) submitted André Ricardo (Lotus
Club) by arm-lock at 1:36 in R1
Thiago
Silva (Carlson Gracie) defeated Robson Silva (Lotus Club) by
verbal submission at 2:24 in R3
Junior
'Killer' (Fighter Sport) defeated Jenerson Santos 'Nega' (Ricardo
Pereira) by referee's decision
Joel
Silva (Contato Total) defeated Marcos Paulo (Carlson Gracie)
by unanimous referee's decision
Vanessa
Porto (Never Shake/Iglesias) defeated Juliana Werner (Junior
Aguiar Team) by TKO at 4:08 (punches from the mount)
Thai
Boxing
Fernando
Santos (Combat Sport) defeated Maycon Oller by verbal submission
at 1:21 in R4
Gilmar
'China' (Combat Sport) defeated Oriovaldo Silva (Never Shake)
by unanimous referee's decision
Jiu-Jitsu
Ricardo
Alves 'Piá' (Carlson Gracie) defeated Rodrigo Beretta
(Lotus Club) by points
Source: Tatame
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Lister
talks about Pride and ADCC
American
fighter Dean Lister fought Brazilian Ricardo Arona at last Pride
Middleweight GP and lost. But it was just the first meeting.
In May, during ADCC 2005, they will meet again for the final
match, in California. Check out this interview with Lister, where
fighter talks about his fights at Pride, and his awaited revenge
against Arona at ADCC. Check it now!
So,
what were you expecting from Brazilian Ricardo Arona in Pride
GP's first phase?
I
was expecting a war and Arona thought the same. The timing of
this match was unfortunate because we will have a match in ADCC
next month also.
And
about ADCC?
ADCC
and Pride for some reason there are some problems. I think it
will be OK soon. I will fight for revenge of course. I have never
lost by submission or knockout in my life and the only way I
could be defeated was by decision.
Tell
me about your last bout at Bushido. When did you realize you
would win the fight against Shoji?
As
soon as I locked the triangle, I think he thought he could resist
it but I knew I would finish him there.
You
came from two losses (Suloev and Horn), what had happened with
you during those bouts?
Both
were great learning experiences and I learned since then the
importance of having a strategy. Both fights were close and a
judge gave the decision in each of those fights. Against Horn
I was cut really bad with an elbow and couldn't see very well.
I lost enough blood to affect my strength. That is a reason I
didn't do as well as normal but it was a great learning experience.
Against Suloev I mentally wasn't there because of problems with
my gym and felt betrayed by a few of my friends. I also didn't
have a good strategy against him. Not an excuse, but once again
a reason I wasn't my normal self.
Tell
me about your plans for the future. Do you have plans to return
to King of the Cage?
King
of the Cage was great for me but I need to focus on Pride and
ADCC.
Source:
Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"You are not a black hole that needs to be filled; you are
a light that needs to be shined."
Alan Cohen, Author of "The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
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Current
MMA Situation
With the current news of the fights outside of Zanzabar, a friend
of ours who is a police officer informed us that the police will
be cracking down on MMA schools, students, fighters, and basically
anyone that has stickers on their cars and fight shirts or clothing.
We
all know that the Honolulu Police Department and the other police
and sheriff departments (and all law enforcement for that matter)
are there to serve and protect us.
That
being said, please spread the word that MMA will be under a microscope
for a while. We need everyone to spread the word to your friends,
instructors, students, and fans of MMA and martial arts in general
to keep their noses clean and be respectful of any law enforcement
officer you run in to. It is your responsibility to take care
of your friends that may be getting out of line or maybe had
one too many. Take them out of the situation to calm them down
or just to difuse the situation. This will make the law enforcement
officers job much easier and everyone will go home safety.
Guys
always ask us how to get out of trouble with law enforcement
because they know that we have many friends and some students
that are in law enforcement. One of our best friends (who is
a cop) gave us this advice that will probably serve you well.
Show the law enforcement officer respect and be courteous because
he is just doing his job (which happens to be protecting the
public) and do not make his job harder than it already is. He
has enough worries about being shot and not coming home to his
family every night. Chances are if you respect him or her, they
will respect you as well.
We
all need to do our part to keep MMA legal in Hawaii or we will
lose a great sport for both competitors and spectators. MMA in
Hawaii is a small community of close knit people so we have to
stick together and support each other, the promotions that put
on events for us to watch, and the fighters that train hard to
put on great matches for us to see.
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Bang
Fight Gear
We just launched Bang Fight Gear. We are the only Hawaii manufactuers
of boxing gloves.
We
carry headgears grappling gloves exact ones like Ouano I will
send you pictures anyone wanting to purchase can email me at
bangfightgear@hotmail.com or can come by 808
Fight Factory where they can be purhased.
We
have everything down to hand wraps Muay Thai Shorts, mitts, thai
pads, double end bags and heavy punching bags, both 6 footers
and 4 foot bags. The bags are made from a rare material which
makes these bags unique as the first bag you can hit without
a glove and it will not cut your hands up.
Source: Kai Kamaka
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More
Details on UFC TV Plans
The
Wrestling Observer has uncovered additional details on the UFC's
deal with Spike TV. As previously reported on MMAWeekly, one
of the two remaining live UFC specials on Spike TV in 2005 is
going to be the live season finale of The Ultimate Fighter, which
would give it an air-date of early December. The Observer reports
that the other remaining live special in 2005 is likely to be
on Saturday, August 20 in order to promote the season premiere
of The Ultimate Fighter, which will be two days later on Monday,
August 22.
The
Observer has also confirmed previous MMAWeekly reports that the
second season of The Ultimate Fighter will be moved from Monday
nights to Saturday nights as soon as WWE Raw leaves Spike TV
and returns to USA Network, which will be five weeks into TUF's
second season. The Observer adds that the tentative plan for
the Saturday timeslot is to have one of the "Best of UFC"
shows air at 8:00 PM, then a new episode of The Ultimate Fighter
at 9:00 PM, and then another one of the "Best of UFC"
shows at 10:00 PM.
On
any given week, one of those two "Best of UFC" shows
would be a repeat of a previously aired "Best of UFC"
special, while the other one would be a "Best of UFC"
special that has not aired before. It has not yet been decided
which would air at 8:00 PM and which would air at 10:00 PM, but
in any case, each new episode of The Ultimate Fighter would be
surrounded by a pair of "Best of UFC" shows.
One
additional detail reported by the Observer is that Spike TV wanted
to have a Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar rematch live on
Spike TV on June 4th right before the UFC 53 pay-per-view went
on the air, but the UFC didn't want to give away the Griffin-Bonnar
rematch on free television due to the belief that Griffin vs.
Bonnar II has the potential to draw pay-per-view buys when it
happens. The Observer also reports that before fighting again,
Diego Sanchez is going to undergo the hip surgery that he has
needed for quite some time (which was briefly talked about in
one of TUF's season one episodes).
Source: MMA Weekly
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RICCO
TAKES FIRST STEPS IN COMEBACK
The Future of Ricco Rodriguez
In
Hawaii on Saturday night, Ricco Rodriguez made a successful return
to the ring by defeating Scott Junk by guillotine choke in the
first round, and with that the possible beginning of a comeback
to the top of the heavyweight ranks.
No
one has ever really questioned Ricco's skill level when matching
up to the task of taking on a top competitor, but his training
habits and dedication have been suspect at times. After defeating
one of the greatest heavyweight champions in UFC history in Randy
"The Natural" Couture at UFC 39, Ricco seemed destined
for greatness. He was able to withstand the push and the punishment
of one of the best ever to step into the octagon and walk out
that night as Heavyweight champion.
The
UFC was hard pressed for a dominant champion at the heavyweight
ranks because just months prior, Couture was defeated by Josh
Barnett for the title, but the championship was promptly stripped
from Barnett after testing positive for steroids. Ricco Rodriguez
was everything the UFC was looking for in a champion....an extremely
skilled and well-rounded fighter with charisma and a ton of personality.
After
the fight with Couture it appeared that Ricco could have a great
run as champion, especially with the pool of fighters at heavyweight
in the UFC being fairly shallow at the time. In his first title
defense, Ricco was matched up with 6'8" Miletich trained
heavyweight, Tim Sylvia.
Sylvia,
who at the time sported an undefeated record, was still not seen
as a major threat to Rodriguez, because Tim's opponents up to
that point weren't exactly the top talent in the world. Unfortunately,
Rodriguez must have bought into his own hype, because after a
couple of weak takedown attempts, Ricco was knocked out by the
Maine native and with that ended his time as Heavyweight champion.
Ricco
rebounded with a shot at proving the UFC as the world's best
MMA organization when he took on Pride mainstay and former champion,
Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. Ricco took the
Brazilian down throughout the match, defended very well against
every submission attempt, and used good ground and pound technique
throughout the fight. Despite what seemed an obvious choice after
the fight, Ricco somehow lost a very controversial decision to
Nogueira, and again Ricco tasted defeat.
Ricco's
shot at greatness took one final blow after an extremely lackluster
performance against UFC veteran Pedro Rizzo at UFC 45. Ricco
was last seen at UFC 47 in the post fight press conference when
victorious fighter, Mike Kyle was questioned about the possible
biting incident against his opponent, Wes Sims. Rodriguez spoke
up and shouted out a threat at Kyle and poising himself for a
fight with the American Kickboxing Academy star. Despite a great
build-up, nothing materialized between the two and Ricco faded
into obscurity and out of the UFC.
Now
with victory back on his side, the man who has wins over current
UFC interim champion Andrei Arlovski and newly rising Heavyweight
star Paul Buentello, Ricco Rodriguez sets the stage for a return
to the octagon. Training again with the newly reformed Team Punishment,
Ricco could definitely inject life back into a fading division
where Heavyweight champion Frank Mir still sits on the sidelines
with an injury, and no other top star has emerged.
The
UFC could definitely use a guy like Ricco right now, and if he
stays dedicated and in top shape, the Heavyweight division could
have the star they desperately need.
Hopefully, Rodriguez will follow through and we can all see the
return of Ricco Rodriguez to the octagon in the very near future.
Source: MMA Weekly
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CONVERSATIONAL
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
Registration
for summer class runs from May 24 through June 4.
Classes start Saturday, 6/11/05 from 8:30-11:30 a.m and continue
on Saturdays.
NUTSHELL COURSE DESCRIPTION
With concentration on everyday, modern Brazilian usage, special
attention is paid to quickly gain understanding of polite, informal
and colloquial language, verb conjugations, past & present
tenses, masculine-feminine nouns & adjectives (big obstacles
in Romance language-learning) with goals of attaining native
pronunciation and fluency of speech. Brazilian regional variations
in pronunciation and vocabulary are recognized.
This
class is ideal for:
1) Those interested in travel to Brazil
2) English speakers with Brazilian friends/spouses/partners
3) Practitioners of Brazilian martial arts (Capoeira, Jiu Jitsu)
4) Speakers/students of other Latin-derived languages.
ABOUT
THE INSTRUCTOR:
Sandy
Tsukiyama de Oliveira, a Honolulu native, was drawn to the musical
culture of Brazil while studying for her BA in Ethnomusicology
at UH Manoa in the 1970s.
Portuguese language studies were at UH-Manoa with Dr. Stefan
Baciu, and at Windward Commnunity School for Adults with Cecy
de Souza Browne. Sandy worked as a Spanish & Portuguese-speaking
tour escort for over 10 years, receiving hands-on experience
in the language locally while promoting the Hawaii visitor industry.
She
lived in Rio de Janeiro, from 1980-83; spending the first year
at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Música
on Rotary International Post-Graduate Fellowship for International
Understanding, afterward working as a vocalist in upscale restaurant/bars
and teaching English.
Performing
in Brazilian music groups (The Rio Trio, Mistura, Banda Carioca)
after her return to Hawaii, Sandy maintained her contact with
Brazilian culture in the community while pursuing education in
simultaneous conference interpretation at UH Manoa Center for
Interpretation and Translation Studies. She then continued in
the field of Secondary Education, receiving certification for
Spanish and Special Education.
Sandy
has worked freelance as an English/Spanish/Portuguese interpreter/translator,
as well as in Federal and State courts, for the Honolulu Police
Dept., US Immigration and Naturalization Service, various international
conferences, is on staff for the Bilingual Access Line of Helping
Hands Hawaii and is a member of the Hawaii Interpreters and Translators
Assn.
Currently a Special Education teacher at Roosevelt High School,
she has been teaching Portuguese at FCSA for the past four years.
TEXTBOOK:
Fala Brazil! Português Para Estrangeiros
by Pierre Coudry & Elizabeth Fontão (Pontes Editores)
Accompanying cassettes/CD available
RECOMMENDED
SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS:
501
Portuguese verbs
by John J. Nitti & Michael J. Ferreira (Barron's)
Portuguese
Verbs and Essentials of Grammar
by Sue Tyson-Ward (Passport Books)
For
information on registration, location, dates, fees & class
times, please visit the Farrington Community School for Adults
website:
http://fcsa.k12.hi.us
or
call: (808)832-3595
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War
on the Valley Isle
May 21,
2005
War Memorial Gym
Gates open at 6:00 pm
Fights start at 7:00 pm
Source: Tyson Coloma-Naho'oikaika
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WARRIORS
QUEST
"RESSURRECTION"
Sunday,
May 29, 2005
McKinnly High Gym
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY!!
Get you tickets for this ground breaking day $25.00 advance and
$35.00 day of event.
FOR TICKETS CALL
590-4046 OR 590-1209
16 ACTION PACKED FIGHTS!!
Lightweight MMA Bout
Harris
Sarimento (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Shane Percado (Puna Fight Team)
159lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Kevin Smith (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Kaleo Kwon (Eastsidaz)
130lbs.
MMA Bout
Molly
Helsel (JKD Unlimited) Vs. Shawny Alvardo (808 Fight Factory)
165lbs
MMA Bout
Bryson
Kamaka (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keoni Bryant (Team Jus Rush)
Middleweight
MMA Bout
Bob
Ostovich (Jesus Is Lord) Vs. Sean Castrol (Team Mix Bred)
175lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Wayne
Perrin III (Team Bigdogs) Vs. Jason Dacquel (Team Mix Bred)
149lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Marcus
Moreno (Bulls Pen) Vs. Dain Agbayani (808 Fight Factory)
190lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Joshua
Versola (Advanced Kempo, Aiea) Vs. Coma (Animal House)
185lbs.
MMA Bout
Ray
Kavoko (Team Yokuzuna) Vs. Tillis Sioneme (808 Fight Factory)
135lbs.
Kickboxing Championship
Domi
Lopez (Team Bigdogs) Vs. William Armstrong (Freelance)
205lbs.
MMA Bout
James
Standford (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keneke Ishikawa (Team Mix Bred)
205lbs.
MMA Bout
Dexter
Kuauhi (Koden Kan) Vs. Aaron Rose (808 Fight Factory)
145lbs
MMA Bout
Paco
Woods (808 Fight Factory) Vs. Keoni Kilipaka (Team Yokozuna)
155lbs.
Kickboxing Bout
John
Visante (Dogs 4 Life) Vs. Tim (Bulls Pen)
180lbs
MMA Bout
Andrew
Spain (808 F.F) Vs. Kevin Aguilum (Team Mix Bred)
135LBS.
MMA Bout
Albert
Manners (Puna Boys Fight Team) Vs. Jumar Dumolao (808 Fight Factory)
140lbs
Kicboxing Bout
Isaac
Kuikahi (Team Mix Breed) Vs. Bob Soukhasem (Freelance)
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The
Quest for Champions 2005
FEATURING:
USSJA Sport Jujitsu, Sport Pankration, Extreme Sparring, Juniors/Adults
Novice Divisions, Submission Grappling
Saturday, June18, 2005
9:00 Weigh-In Registration
9:45 All Divisions will begin!
St.
Andrew's Priory Gym
224 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, HI 96813
$25.00
Per Division
This
is NOT a no holds barred event!
For more information please contact
KEMPO UNLIMITED HAWAII at (808) 778-3601
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