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2005
12/10/05
Full Contact Showdown
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So You Think You Tough
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X-1
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Weigh-ins
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Weigh-ins
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Come by to see the fighters and party at the O Lounge!
X-1 Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 2
O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 11, 2005
Tentative Fight Card (Subject To Change)
Derek Thornton (Rock Bottom Fight Team) vs. Deutsch Puu (Freelance)
Vilatonu Fonokalafi (Freelance) vs. Tomas Rosser (Freelance)
Danny Ferriera (Freelance, Streetfighting) vs. Joshua Ferreira
(Freelance, Kickboxing)
Jensen Reese (Freelance, Boxing) vs. Hugh Jones (Freelance, Boxing)
Makoa Hanaike (Team M.M.A.D, Wrestling) vs. Bronson Delima (Bulls
Pen)
Bernard Monderen (Freelance, Kickboxing) vs. Kenneth Mack (Team
Submit)
Chris Procopio (Eastsidaz) vs. Derek Stadler (Bulls Pen)
Thomas Gilbert (Team Mix Breed) vs. Ikaika Jhun (Freelance, Boxing)
The O-Lounge is located next to Ala Moana Shopping Center and
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BENNETT
BREAKDOWN:
ROTR, TUF, TRIGG AND LEBEN
Sorry boys and girls. With football in both College and NFL in
full bloom I have been way too busy with my "real"
sports job. Time to address a billion emails with your questions
in another edition of the Bennett Breakdown.
"I
truly felt Nick Diaz won the fight vs. Diego Sanchez. He was
more active on the ground and Diego didn't do much on the ground.
How did you see it and what's next for Sanchez?" Marvis
Banuelos - Oxnard, CA
I
couldn't disagree with you more. I think it was a close fight
and I scored it 29-28 for Diego, but I don't have a problem with
the way the judges scored it, which was 30-27 for Sanchez. The
only offense Diaz really mounted was the upkick he landed and
he landed a couple of shots during the stand up. Other than that
I was surprised how well Diego neutralized every move Diaz had
for him on the ground. There was some amazing jiu-jitsu by both
guys on the ground and the average guy who doesn't know the ground
fighting game, was impressed as my pseudo sports friends said
they enjoyed the "ground stuff" for the first time
ever.
Diego's
ground n pound was very good, especially the first two rounds.
He did get a little tired the third round, but still this was
Diego's coming out party. This kid is better than most thought
and he will have a chance to continue to earn the respect from
the hardcore MMA fans who don't want to give it to him for whatever
reason. I wouldn't be surprised to see Diego face Karo Parisyan
Super Bowl weekend.
What's
up with your boy Frank Trigg? How is his ankle and when is he
going to fight again? - Richard Manning - Columbus, OH
Trigg
is doing fine and his ankle is healing very well. Trigg is a
freak of nature where his body heals extremely fast. He mentioned
before that his injury is very similar to Terrell Owens surgery
last year as T.O. played in the Super Bowl just six weeks after
the surgery. Trigg if he had to go, could probably fight at the
end of the month; it's healing that well at six weeks after surgery.
As far as where and when he will fight next, I honestly have
no idea. All the major players of MMA have contacted him and
when I say everybody, I truly mean everybody. The major players
want him to fight and he will have to sit down and sort it out.
He will be back for early 2006, but the big question is whether
it will be in California, Hawaii or Japan, which are all, knocking
on his door.
Tell
me about Rumble on the Rock's Tournament for January. Who is
in it? - Steve Niumatalolo - Hawaii
This
should be a great tournament at 175 pounds. To my knowledge they
have locked in Renato
"Charuto" Verissimo, Dennis Hallman, Jake Shields, Ronald "Machine
Gun" Jhun.
I understand they have been talking with Carlos Newton, Frank
Trigg, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Joe "Diesel"
Riggs. They are also bringing in from Japan, Riki Fukuda who
is supposed to be a bad hombre from all accounts. I've heard
nothing but good things from him. If they can sign the guys they
are negotiations with, this will be a tournament for the ages.
It's definitely shaping up to be something very special. By the
way, the winner of this tournament gets to fight BJ Penn.
Can
you talk about the rumor about a major pro-wrestling player that
wants to get involved in MMA? - Chris Figueora
It's
been interesting to see this story gain momentum in the past
week. It sounds like Paul Heyman, formerly of ECW fame and has
done stuff for the WWE, is interested in starting his own MMA
organization. I guess Heyman's WWE contract expires at the end
of December. Dave Meltzer talked about how he has been closely
studying the MMA industry, while the PWTorch, a pro wrestling
insider publication said quote, "Paul believes he has the
next big concept that will revolutionize the industry a second
time, just as he did in the late-90's with ECW."
Heyman
will have to get sanctioned in the state of Nevada or New Jersey
to become a major player, which may or may not be difficult with
his pro wrestling background. The other thing is if he wants
to "revolutionize" MMA, then he better have deep pockets
to do so. It's going to take a ton of money from any organization
to compete with the UFC at this stage of the game. He didn't
have enough money in ECW to compete with the WWE back in the
90's. He will have a similar hill to climb if he wants to compete
with the UFC who now has a TV deal, PPV numbers, and tons of
new fans.
Is
Baroni fighting Chris Leben in the UFC? - Ted Crumpler - Redmond,
OR
Good
question. Leben was not happy to hear the story that he "dodged
Baroni". Rumor has it that Leben was supposed to fight Baroni
in November, but didn't have enough time to train. That didn't
sit well with Leben. Leben came on MMAWeekly.com a couple of
weeks for the Sunday Night Conversation and basically said he
would welcome a fight against Baroni anytime and he wanted that
fight. There is a rumor floating around that the reason why Baroni
isn't fighting in England for Cage Rage was because the UFC offered
him to fight in the Octagon. I heard Baroni was offered a fight
on Super Bowl weekend in the UFC, while Leben believes he is
fighting on January 16th's live Spike TV special. The dates don't
match up right now, but both Baroni and Leben want the fight
by all accounts. Hopefully they can work it out so we can see
a great fight.
I
will be back next week for more of your emails, for those who
have emailed me and I didn't get to your question, please catch
me on the radio end. We do our show LIVE everyday Monday through
Friday at www.mmaweeklyradio.com at 9am Pacific/12 Noon eastern.
It's easier to reach me there and we can address any or all of
your questions on the show with myself and MMA fighter Frank
Trigg. Until next time have a great week.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MMA
REFEREE: TOUGHEST JOB IN MMA
Much has been said recently about fight stoppages that are either
too quick or not soon enough and the recipient of the majority
of the blame falls directly at the feet of the referee. Refereeing
as a whole, whether the sport be mixed martial arts, boxing,
football or whatever, is possibly the most thankless job in all
of professional athletics. Recently, many of the referees in
mixed martial arts have come under heat from fans and critics
for the decisions they make, and very rarely to they receive
much praise for this extremely difficult job.
The
sport of mixed martial arts as a whole is still very much evolving.
From the early days of the UFC when fights would go on until
literally one man couldn’t take anymore to now where state
athletic commissions like Nevada and New Jersey have put rules
in place to protect the fighters and sanction these rules that
the referees governing the match have to enforce.
For
a sport that is only still in it’s infancy, the referees
who are in charge of the fights haven’t had the years of
watching and learning their trade like referees or umpires in
some of the major sports. But for all the criticism that the
mixed martial arts referee receives, it is they who protect the
fighters from harm and are placed with the supreme power to decide
when enough is enough in any fight.
One
of the most controversial referee stoppages in MMA was in 2003
in a fight between Phil Baroni and Evan Tanner. Referee Larry
Landless, who hasn’t been seen in the UFC for quite some
time, was on top of the action as Evan Tanner gained a very dominant
position on Baroni and started to reign down elbows. Baroni kept
his composure for the most part, blocking most of the shots that
Tanner was throwing. Landless could be heard asking Baroni if
he wanted out, and through the muffled words being spoken, apparently
Landless heard “yes” and stopped the fight and declared
Tanner the winner.
Baroni
was enraged by the stoppage and even went as far as to swing
at Landless, an act that would give the “New York Badass”
a lengthy suspension. Although through numerous replays it was
hard to tell if any words were said by Baroni that led the referee
to believe he was giving up, he was definitely in a very tough
position with Tanner on top throwing some very heavy elbow and
forearm shots.
One
stoppage that garnered referee Herb Dean instant criticism and
then adoring praise was his decision in the UFC Heavyweight title
fight between Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir. As the fight quickly
went to the ground, Mir was able to kick up on his larger opponent
and secure a tight armbar from his guard. Sylvia instantly recognized
the danger he was in and tried to pull out, but in the fray Mir
turned his hips even further causing Sylvia’s arm to snap
in two places. Still, Sylvia did not give up but referee Herb
Dean came rushing in calling a stop to the fight.
Sylvia
was instantaneous with his protests and the commentators at cage
side were quick to point out that the Miletich trained Sylvia
didn’t tapout. As the instant replay was shown a closer
angle displayed Mir pushing against Sylvia’s arm and two
succinct breaks that clearly showed the broken arm. As the cameras
moved around the octagon, Sylvia’s arm was clearly swelling
up and the fight was officially stopped and Frank Mir was declared
the champion.
Referee
Herb Dean was attacked almost instantly for his stoppage in the
fight but after numerous replays that clearly showed Sylvia’s
arm being snapped, Dean was vindicated. After the fight ended
and Sylvia was able to realize the extent of the injury that
he has just sustained, and thanked the referee for helping to
save his career because if the fight had continued, there was
a definite possibility that the injury could have been so severe,
Sylvia may have never fought again.
A
recent fight that comes to mind when referee’s decisions
come under question was in a match-up between “Ultimate
Fighter” season 1 participant, Nate “The Rock”
Quarry and his opponent, Pete “Drago” Sell. World renowned
boxing referee and often UFC judge, Cecil Peoples was in charge
of the action and only seconds into the fight, Quarry landed
a very solid shot to Sell that dropped him to the ground. Quarry
was quick to jump on his downed opponent and landed one more
shot and Peoples was fast in stepping in to stop the fight.
At
the same time as Quarry was about to fire off another shot and
Peoples was stepping in to stop the fight, Pete Sell, a student
of Matt Serra’s jiu-jitsu, seemed to be trying to pull guard
and appeared to be protecting himself. Quarry pulled away from
his downed opponent and Sell quickly jumped up and protested
the stoppage. It was a very tough call to make but the referees
in the octagon have to make the call the way they see it and
Cecil Peoples was doing nothing more than trying to protect the
fighters.
The
staple to refereeing in mixed martial arts has always been “Big”
John McCarthy, who has been with the UFC pretty much from the
beginning. He was around when there were virtually no rules to
now where the UFC is a sanctioned sporting event. McCarthy has
been involved as a referee in almost every major title fight
or main event in the UFC and has rarely been critiqued for his
decisions.
McCarthy,
who along with Nelson “Doc” Hamilton, founded MMARefs,
who offer instructional seminars and teach those who want to
learn the art of refereeing in full contact sports. McCarthy
is definitely the measuring stick by which all professional referees
are judged. No one is infallible, but McCarthy’s decisions
have rarely been questioned and he continues to prove why he
is the best in the business with each fight that he is in charge
of the referee duties.
One
aspect that hasn’t been touched on very much are the referees
in Pride, who have been up and down with their decisions as well.
Many people feel that the referees in Pride allow the action
to go on too long and potentially endanger the safety of the
fighters. Many fights in Pride have shown some very questionable
judgment in regards to the referees and the amount of punishment
that they will allow. But to the contrary of that are the fights
that the referees allow to go on and the fighter that seems out
is able to recover and comeback to win.
A
recent fight between UFC and Pride veteran Ken Shamrock and Pride
superstar, Kazushi Sakuraba, came under heavy fire for the stoppage
that occurred. Sakuraba landed a very solid shot and Shamrock
turned and fell against the ropes. As Sakuraba came in to try
to finish his opponent, the referee jumped in very quickly and
called a stop to the action. Shamrock did look dazed by the shot
and landed with his head between the ropes and out of the ring,
but did regain his composure fairly quickly as well. Again, the
downed fighter was quick to protest and this time Shamrock did
file a protest for the stoppage, although it is highly unlikely
that anything will come of it.
Referees
in mixed martial arts have a clear cut responsibility and that
is to keep the action legal and within the rules and also protect
the fighters at all times and keep anyone from being seriously
injured. Very rarely do the referees receive accolades for their
great work and it is often when they are criticized for what
others may call a questionable decision. In a full contact sport
that moves very quickly it is hard to truly be mistake free,
but the referees of mixed martial arts definitely have one of
the toughest jobs in the entire industry.
Source: MMA Weekly
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IS
DIAZ'S FUTURE IN DOUBT?
Speculation has run rampant about the future of Nick Diaz. There
were some things backstage that did not sit well with management
before the fight even began.
Apparently
it stems from a backstage incident between Diaz and Sanchez.
There obviously was some heat before the fight started between
the two fighters. One fighter who competed on the show told MMAWeekly.com
quote, "It was bizarre before the fight. We were all warming
up backstage and Diaz and Sanchez were verbally jawing one with
another. There isn't a whole lot of room backstage. Then Diaz
took off his shoe and threw it at Diego. They almost had a brawl
backstage before the fight even started."
Diaz
didn't make many friends in the crowd either watching live at
the Hard Rock Hotel. Before the fight started, Diaz flipped off
Sanchez across the ring and yelled some profanities at him. The
crowd watching in attendance that was already pro-Sanchez started
booing Diaz at the gesture. Was it part of Diaz's plan to win
the psychological war by playing mind games? Probably. The biggest
argument against that though was the problem that this was on
Spike TV, not pay per view television. People are much more lenient
on pay per view compared to free tv.
As
far as Diaz'a contract goes, this was NOT the last fight on Diaz's
contract as a few websites had reported, but with any contract
once you lose a fight you can be cut at anytime.
MMAWeekly
Radio host and former UFC Fighter Frank Trigg talked about UFC
contracts today on the radio show. Trigg said, "People think
that since you are cut from your contract that you will never
be back. That isn't the case. Somewhere down the road, guys come
back. I think Ivan Salaverry will be back and other guys will
be back. Bottom line, it's business. If you are making $10,000
for your first fight, $15,000 for your second and $20,000 for
your third fight of a contract, it's smart for Zuffa to cut you
after your second fight if you lose. Then they don't have to
pay you 20 grand for your last fight. Instead, if you lose, then
they can pay you less money which is good business period. As
far as Diaz goes, it could go either way. If he pissed them off,
he won't be back; if they know it was gamesmanship, then he will."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that
deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our
trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can
risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience
that reveals the human spirit."
E.E. Cummings, 1894-1962, American Poet
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Interview
- Pedro Rizzo
Takimoto-
Thank you for talking with us... Now, you first emerged as the
Marco Ruas (UFC 7 tournament champion) number one student. This
was true until the Randleman defeat, who at the time was the
heavyweight to be beaten. Your biggest weapon was always the
low kicks (the strongest in MMA) and your stand up game. You
have always been considered one of the best strikers in the circuit.
Do you think your game became old or it were the others fighters
that evolved?
Rizzo-
It was MMA that developed, like Emelianenko Fedor, for example,
who is an excellent wrestler and muay thai fighter. He is winning
because he represents a very good MMA game, a complete one. I
have to do what he is doing, to be more complete. I'm training
to evolve my game now. The one who thinks he will win now-a-days
doing just one modality will not win anything.
Takimoto- Tell us a little bit about your recent fight against
Kharitonov.
Rizzo-
I fought real badly. I fought against an opponent who was in
the competition pace and that was it. I felt a lot of ring rust;
after all, I went one year and a half without fighting. It was
not my day.
Takimoto- You still have fights to do in Pride. When we will
see you again?
Rizzo-
Unfortunately, in December will be only the Pride stars, which
are fighting and winning. I hope to be listed in the first Pride
of 2006, have and earn a convincible win so to be invited to
be part of the Heavyweight GP.
Takimoto- What changed in you training routine after the defeats,
mainly after this last one, where you were defeated by TKO?
Rizzo-
I put in my mind that I have to improve some fundaments that
I feel I'm weak. I am improving my ground skills and the takedowns.
I'm sharpening even more the stand up part staying more time
in Holland. I'm trying to become more complete.
Takimoto- What do you think you need to do to be in the top of
the rankings again and to be respected again as one of the best
or the best?
Rizzo-
I think I have to fight against someone recognizable. I truely
need to win against a top fighter and show that I can fight against
anyone. I had the chance to figure between the 4 best, but I
lost. Now I will run and try to be again in the top of the MMA
world.
Takimoto- Fedor is the man to be beaten in the heavyweights.
What is the possibility we have to see any Brazilian conquering
the belt?
Rizzo-
His main opposition has to evolve more. Today you have to know
how to trade [strikes], take people down, know the ground game,
always inverting positions. This is what Fedor does. He is doing
the right MMA game, doing everything. I think this is the thing
that the other fighters must do better to win against him. What
Fedor does is almost the same of what Shogun is doing.
Takimoto- Don't you think about fighting in K-1?
Rizzo-
Not now, I'm very focused in MMA and in Pride. If I had conquered
everything in MMA, I would like to fight K-1. But there are still
a lot of things to happen before this.
Takimoto- What are the differences in the trainings that you
do here and in Holland?
Rizzo-
The difference is that there I'm the shortest and the thinnest;
the human material for the heavyweights there is very big. Holland
is, in the stand up capitol, where Brazil is in the grappling
one. And know I knew a wrestling academy where Russians and Bulgarians
train and they are helping me a lot and sharpening my take down
abilities.
Takimoto- Today, Ruas Vale Tudo has a partnership with top Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu Academy - Nova Uniao. What are your thoughts about
this about this?
Rizzo-
I think it is excellent. Andre Pedreneiras [Nova Uniao] is a
lot like me, we have the same mentality and principles. We are
friends and professionals; we respect the name of the academy
and the name of the fighters to give the best for the academy.
We complete their stand up part and they do the same with our
ground part. It was very valid.
Takimoto- Who do you think are the stand outs of the team?
Rizzo-
I think Antoine Jaoude, Eric Tavares, Vitor "Shaolin"
Ribeiro, Thalles Leite, Jose Aldo Jr., and, outside, some athletes
that Marco is training.
Takimoto- Thank you again, please leave a message to your fans.
Rizzo-
Next year will be a year with a lot of fights and I will win
my very expected classic to put myself again as one of the world's
best. I thank everybody who roots for me.
Source: Maxfighting |
November
12th - 8th Grapplers Quest West in Vegas!
THE GREATEST GRAPPLING SHOW ON EARTH!!!
8th Grapplers Quest West Coast Grappling and BJJ Championships
When: Saturday, November 12th, 2005
Time: Weigh-ins start at 8:00 AM, Tournament starts at 10:30
AM
Location:
Durango High School
7100 West Dewey Drive
Las
Vegas, NV
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Event
to Feature:
- 163 No-Gi Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Divisions
for Children, Teens, Men, Women, Executives (30-40 yrs.) and
Masters (40 yrs. +) and Skill Levels (Novice, Beginner, Intermediate,
and Advanced)
53 Championship Belts on the line for the following No-Gi Divisions:
Children's
Advanced, Teen's Advanced, Executive Absolute, Masters Absolute,
Women's Advanced and Absolute, Men's Advanced
33 Championship Gold Cups on the line for the following BJJ Divisions:
Children's
Advanced, Teen's Advanced, Women's Absolute, Men's Purple, Brown,
and Black Belts
$5,000
in Cash Prizes: 8-Man Lightweight Tournament and 8-Woman Superfight
Tournaments
LeveRAGE.tv
presents: 8-Man Lightweight Superfight Tournament:
Rani
Yahya (Rickson Gracie)
vs.
Chris Brennan (Next Generation)
Wagnney
Fabiano (Toronto BJJ/Nova Uniao)
vs.
Gilbert Melendez (Cesar Gracie/#2 RANKED SHOOTO Fighter in the
World)
Sandro
"Batata" Santiago (Ralph Gracie - Defending Lightweight
Champ
vs.
Wander Braga (Jorge Pereira Black Belt)
Jeff
Glover (Paragon BJJ)
vs.
Phil Cardella
(Relson Gracie/Arnolds Lightweight Champ)
Alternates:
Jack McVicker ("Megaton" Diaz Black Belt)
More Alternates Needed: Please send resumes to: President@Grapplers.com
LeveRAGE.tv
presents: 8-Women Lightweight Superfight Tournament:
Gazzy Parman (Nova Uniao/John Lewis)
vs.
Kathleen Rozzi (Saulo Ribeiro/Rozzi Self Defense)
Lisa
Plaski (Machado - 2-Time GQ Champ)
vs.
Cathy "CJ" McCue (Alberto Crane/Santa Fe BJJ)
Cindy
Hales (Demon Jiu-Jitsu/Seattle BJJ Academy)
vs.
Jeanette Portocarrero (Jean Jacques Machado)
Amanda
Buckner (AMMA)
vs.
Felicia Oh (10th Planet JJ/Jean Jacques Machado)
Alternate:
Gisele Braga (Rodrigo Medeiros - Revolution Team)
More Alternates Needed: Please send resumes to: President@Grapplers.com
LeveRAGE.tv
presents: 8-Women Cruiserweight Superfight Tournament:
Kizma Button (Randy Bloom/Ground Zero)
vs.
Michele "GrappleGirl" Farrow (American Martial Arts
Center)
Katie
Wilebaker (Paragon Jiu Jitsu - Worlds BJJ Champ)
vs.
Milda Shibonis (Pedro Sauer), 2-Time Grapplers Quest Advanced
Champ
Marianna
Garcia (Machado Black Belt - 2-Time GQ Champ)
vs.
Kelly Paul (Ralph Gracie - Pan Ams Champion)
Christy
Thomas (Relson Gracie - Arnolds Pro Champion)
vs.
Sarah Boyd (Alberto Crane/Santa Fe BJJ)
The
Best Referee Team in America:
Chris Savarese, Brandon Vera (UFC Veteran), Tyrone Glover, Amal
Easton, Alberto Crane, Eliot Marshall, Rick Migliarese, Dan Haney,
Tim Carpenter, Rick Macauley, Chris Moriarty, Andrew Smith, Klint
Radwani, Tracy Taylor, Amilcar "Mica" Cipili, and Randy
Bloom
For
more information, go to: http://www.Grapplers.com
Source: Maxfighting |
Grrr!
The Ultimate Fighter Is Good for America
Lessons
in the Octagon
OK
... so you're not a fan of Ultimate Fighting or mixed martial
arts competitions.
I
can't say I blame you. Fighting is not for everyone.
But
if you can get past the scariness of witnessing two athletes
going toe-to-toe in the middle of a ring called "The Octagon,"
you might find a lesson worth passing on to your kids, or one
for yourself.
Last
week, on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter," a reality
show that puts the word "real" back in reality television,
aspiring professional fighter Sammy Morgan, a 23-year-old Minneapolis
landscaper and nightclub security person, stepped into the ring
with one of the most talented and fierce fighters the UFC has
ever seen, a completely unassuming guy named Luke Cummo.
Luke
is pretty much a dork.
He
meditates, eats the weirdest concoctions of food and has a unique
way of training. What everybody learned after seeing Luke fight
is that what may look unconventional for some can be the secret
to success for others.
Luke
is one of the baddest, smartest fighters this side of Matt Hughes,
a UFC veteran and also a coach on the TV show.
When
Sammy and Luke squared off, viewers and fight fans were treated
to a round-one action reminiscent of the legendary bout between
Forrest Griffin and Stephen Bonner from last season's finale
show. Round two brought a different reality, however.
Luke
knocked Sammy out cold with a knee to the side of the face.
Why
am I telling you this? Bear with me one minute.
Last
week, I read a story about an apparently wealthy New Jersey family
that is suing New York's famed Plaza Hotel because the hotel
cancelled a Bas Mitzvah for the family's daughter.
The
Plaza is undergoing a massive renovation and the place has to
be shuttered during a time when the party is scheduled to take
place. So a few days after making the booking, the hotel called
the family and broke the bad news.
The
Plaza subsequently refunded the family's $12,000 deposit on the
estimated $21,000 party (a Grrr! in and of itself), and also
covered $2,060 for the family's costs for invitations, pins and
a family photo montage.
But
that wasn't good enough, so they called a lawyer.
You
see, the parents were both engaged and married at the Plaza,
and the wife's brothers and sisters all celebrated their coming-of-age
parties at the Plaza as well.
It's
a family tradition that they were understandably looking forward
to sharing with their daughter. Most people can reasonably understand
their disappointment.
But
a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages for "humiliation,
indignity, distress of mind and mental suffering"?
The
place is undergoing renovations, for crying out loud. These things
happen. Start a new family tradition. Take up the Four Seasons.
How about the Ritz? Surely there are other lavish places in which
to begin new traditions.
What,
the New York courts don't have other things to deal with —
like prosecuting white-collar criminals and drug dealers and
murderers and hit-and-run drunk drivers — that this family
wants to help out the local justice system with something to
occupy their time before dismissing this ridiculous claim?
It's
shocking, to say the least.
But
what does any of this have to do with Sammy Morgan getting knocked
out? It goes right to the heart of what's wrong in our great
nation — a nation of coddled citizens who throw tantrums
in the form of lawsuits every time something doesn't go their
way.
Morgan
was competing for a six-figure contract to become a professional
fighter in the UFC league. The UFC is sanctioned by state athletic
commissions and holds pay-per-view and live fighting events in
Las Vegas, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida and other states.
Sammy
is looking to make his dream come true, and with that comes sacrifice.
It means leaving his jobs to train. It means going to bed early,
exercising like a madman, lifting weights, eating well —
in other words, working hard for a better life, something fewer
and fewer of us are doing to live the American Dream.
These
days, we simply expect that dream. We act like being born in
this great country means we deserve of all the things it stands
for, without the sacrifice.
When
Sammy got his wits back after being knocked out, the realization
that he was out of the competition and back to the drawing board
hit him harder than Luke's knee.
"I
didn't make it," he said. "I didn't make it."
And
then the muscular fighter with the heart of gold and steel at
once, a quiet man with an eye of a tiger, a man you'd want by
your side in any dark alley anywhere in the world, cried his
eyes out. He buried his face in his gloves and cried.
He
then sought out his opponent and congratulated him on the win,
and stood with his head high in the center of the ring while
the ref announced Cummo the winner.
Sammy
had class.
All
the way across the country, in what is a world away from Sammy's
reality, a wealthy and successful family is suing a storied establishment
because their daughter won't be able to have her lavish party
there. What kind of lesson do you think those parents are teaching
their daughter?
I
feel sorry for her. I'll take Sammy's way any day of the week.
Nobody deserves anything, and when things don't work out, lick
your wounds and find another way. Come on!
Source: Fox News |
Quote
of the Day
"The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all."
Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer
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Kona's
Event "So You Think You Tough" Has Been Moved to December
10th!
Sonny
Westbrook's event based in Kona that features kickboxing and
MMA
has been moved back one week and will take place on Saturday,
December
10th. If you on the Big Island or definitely in the Kona area,
you
haven't lived unless you have checked out one of these events.
Source:
Event Promoter
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The
Ultimate Fighter Season 1 v. Season 2
The
success of the reality show, the Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV
has been overwhelming and resounding. Still, fans compare the
two seasons consistently and rate the first season far better
than they do this year’s Ultimate Fighter 2. I want to look
at the main differences between the seasons and their fighters.
Which season was better? Let’s compare the two in three
key areas.
Drama
That
is what reality is all about and what makes for good television.
Season 2 started with some smiles, some handshakes, and a few
laughs. This is in stark contrast to Season 1 where Chris Leben
rolls into the house, gets wasted, annoys everyone, and then
pees on Jason Thacker’s bed. Excuse me, “spritzes”.
That one episode was arguably more entertaining than any two
season 2 episodes combined and that’s what Spike TV wants.
They need entertainment for ratings and loyal viewers. Why isn’t
drama like that present on Season 2? Firstly, these guys have
the benefit of having seen the mistakes that the fighters from
season 1 made and the things that worked for them. Why do you
think there has been no binge drinking? Jorge Gurgel was right
on the money about drinking and training not going hand if you
wanted to win on that show. Everyone else must have agreed because
there wasn’t any drunken deviance on season 2, not at all.
The personal conflicts on the show were minimal and the fighters
respected each other on Season 2 more so than season 1.
Enemies
Season
1 saw several house arch rivalries develop and that also makes
for great television. Koscheck and Leben, nuff said. Melvin and
Jorge were the most outspoken on season 2 for sure. Melvin was
eliminated early and Jorge injured himself in his fight with
Jason Von Flue causing him to lose and have to leave the show.
After those two left, the biggest moments in the house were the
water/food fight, Team Franklin in their underwear, Rashad’s
injury practical joke, and Luke pigging out. There was no real
hatred between the competitors unless you count Jorge and Jason,
but that was obviously built up to be more than it was. Hatred
brings out the worst in people and makes them want to beat the
other person more than just to advance. The biggest rivalry on
the show seemed to be Rashad Evans and coach Matt Hughes after
his bizarre antics in the ring against Tom Murphy. The fighters
all seemed to be a lot more relaxed, maybe this carried over
to the octagon, and that made for a less exciting show overall.
Fighting
Pacing.
Plain and simple. Season 2 started with little to no human fireworks.
The worst fight in Ultimate Fighter history occurred between
Rashad and Tom, Melvin and Josh put up a decent fight, and then
Brad and Rob rolled to a disappointing submission that many feel
Rob let happen. In my opinion, the fighters this year all tried
a little too hard at just getting by enough to win. Sure, there
were memorable fights like Gurgel vs. Von Flue, Luke vs. Sammy,
and Rashad vs. Keith but the last two were in the finals. Throughout
the season, the fights were marred by injuries, poor performances,
and somewhat stale decisions. Many fans said that they would
have settled for a cut victory or anything else besides a decision
or another lackluster fight. Season 1 saw many finishes whereas
season 2 saw a whopping total of three.
Season
2 had its moments but it lacked was personalities. Gurgel, Melvin,
and Rashad were the real stars of this show from an entertainment
standpoint. I think for the most part that the show was a success
but it really seemed like the emotion was drained from the house
after a few weeks. There will most certainly be a season 3 and
a loyal following but how will it stack up against the previous
2 seasons? Only time will tell.
Source: Maxfighting
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Ultimate
Fighter Journal: Episode Twelve
The entire final episode of The Ultimate Fighter 2 featured the
remaining two semi-finals matches. They opened the show with
the revealation of whether or not Jason Von Flue will be able
to compete against Joe Stevenson. Turns out the cut on his forehead
was healed enough for him to fight, so Marcus Davis, brought
in as a backup in case Von Flue was injured, was once again ousted
from the competition.
Dana
White and Matt Hughes favour Joe Stevenson against Jason. It
is implied that Jason is better standing and that Joe should
take him down, but Joe says that he wants to keep it standing
to score a knockout and the $5000 bonus.
That
could have turned out to be a mistake for Joe, but it ended up
turning out nicely despite the fact that Jason was actually dominated
the standup in the first round until Joe decided to take him
to the ground. From there, it was easy as Stevenson was able
to submit Von Flue with an armbar late in the round. He should've
simply taken Von Flue down out of the gate and he would have
finished the fight much more quickly. So now he's set to face
Luke Cuommo in the finals in what should be a very interesting
matchup that will probably garner more fan interest than the
heavyweight fight.
Next
up was Brad Imes vs. Seth Petruzelli. Dana White picks Seth as
the winner, same as me and just about everyone else. Seth, who
has done K-1, was able to dominate the fight early with strikes
standing up. However, in the second round, Seth made the mistake
of taking Brad to the ground where Brad was able to do damage
to Seth punching up from his back.
With
the first two rounds split, the third round saw Brad take Seth
down and pound him on the ground as Seth faded late in the fight
and showed little ability away from his stand-up skills.
It
actually ended up being a split-decision victory for Brad, even
though he clearly won the final two rounds of the fight. He is
now facing Rashad Evans in the finals, which is not the fight
I think most people expected to see at heavyweight. Either this
means that the "top" heavyweights in this competition
were overrated, or that competition at the heavyweight level
is such a fluke thing that anyone can win.
And
that ends this series. The heavyweight competition ended up being
a big surprise, especially with Mike Whitehead and Keith Jardine
both being eliminated by Rashad Evans. Evans looked to have little
heart early in the series, but he has really turned out an excellent,
surprising performance by series end. With the welterweights,
Joe Stevenson making the finals is no surprise. I remember a
couple of years ago I did an article in an old Touch of Evil
Newsletter on King of the Cage where I recommended that two future
stars from that promotion could be Charles Bennett and Joe Stevenson.
I would love to see Bennett on The Ultimate Fighter. Nevertheless,
Rashad-Brad and Joe-Luke are the two finals matches set for this
Saturday night.
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics,
subtle;
natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able
to contend."
Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, British Philosopher/Essayist/Statesman
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Rumble
On The Rock 9: Just Scrap Results
by Michael Onzuka
Rumble On The Rock 9: Just Scrap
Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium, Hilo, Hawaii
November 5, 2005
ROTR
has come back to its roots at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium
with match ups that proved to be short, but action packed. The
time keeper was busy, but the judges weren't as all the fights
ended in the first round with the majority of the fights ending
with a mata leao or reverse naked choke. Some fights to note
in the very fast paced event were Mercado/Rodrigues fight where
both fighters were highly touted boxers. Rodrigues hit Mercado
with a wicked hook that stunned Mercado who kept his bearings
and took the fight to the ground where he controlled the positioned
and eventually secured the choke and the Carter/Dacquel fight
were both fighters were hurt during this very quick bout. Both
fighters clinched and Carter kept a Muay Thai clinch throwing
knees, but Dacquel kept his head up and fired back with some
devastating punches that stunned Carter. Carter countered with
blows on instinct in an attempt to create some space to recover
and caught Dacquel with a vicious knee that opened a cut that
required 14 stitches and finished with straight right to drop
Dacquel and cause a halt to the fight. It was a blood bath due
to the huge cut, but it was probably the most action packed 38
seconds I have seen in a while. I would not doubt that these
two fighters may rematch in the future because both were very
well matched and other than the cut, the fight was going back
and forth. Relative unknown Carlos Condit, a 21 year old sporting
an impressive 12-2 record, proved that he is the real deal by
taking some solid shots from a hard hitting Ross the Boss and
was very active with some slick Muay Thai elbows and knees as
well as some smooth arm bar attempts from the guard. Condit eventually
swept Ibanez, mounted, and pounded until the referee saw enough
and called a halt to the bout. The main event was the most anti-climatic
fight of the night as boxer Sua came out swinging some huge hooks
while Cabbage countered with some crisp jabs. Cabbage softened
up Sua with some leg kicks and then body locked Sua eventually
to the ground after Sua was holding the cage numerous times.
Once they hit the ground, Sua immediately tapped and did not
let Cabbage do any damage on the ground.
Ikaika
“Crazy Brown” Brown (Dirty Curty Team Submit) vs. Mike
Bickers (Nova Uniao)
Bickers by reverse naked choke at 54 seconds in round 1
Devin Telles (Da Barn) vs. Mike Justo (Nova Uniao)
Justo by corner stop due to punches from half guard at 1:02 minutes
in round 1
Maluhia Kuahiwinui (Puna Boyz) vs. Buddy Betts (Nova Uniao)
Betts by reverse naked choke at 2:55 minutes in round 1
Gaven Mata vs. Albert Manners (Puna Boyz)
Manners by reverse naked choke at 27 seconds in round 1 (Mata
was put to sleep)
”Sugar” Shane Nelson (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Isaac Kuikahi
(Mix Breed)
Nelson by reverse naked choke at 3:09 minutes in round 1
Justin Mercado (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Brent Rodrigues
Mercado by reverse naked choke at 1:10 minutes in round 1
Scott “Superman” Spencer (Nova Uniao) vs. Patrick Fonohema
(Team Tama)
Spencer by reverse naked choke at 1:49 minutes in round 1
Jay “Excailbur” Carter (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Jason Dacquel
(Mix Breed)
Carter by TKO (referee stoppage) at 38 seconds of round 1 (Dacquel
had a major cut)
Ross “Da Boss” Ebanez (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Carlos Condit
(Fit NHB)
Condit by TKO (referee stoppage due to punches from the mount)
at 1:27 minutes in round 1
Wesley Correira (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Junior Sua (LAP)
Correira by tap out as soon as Correira took his opponent down
at 1:21 minutes in round 1
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Source: Event Promoter
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PRIDE
NEW YEAR CARD
Below are some of the official and unoffical matchups that are
being circulated in the Japanese media for the PRIDE card on
December 31st. A total of 10-11 matchups is expected to take
place on the card:
Fedor
Emelianenko vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic vs. Mark Hunt or Rodrigo 'Minotauro'
Nogueira
Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira vs. Sergei Kharitonov or Mark Hunt
Vanderlei Silva vs. Ricardo Arona
Dan Henderson vs. Murilo Bustamante
Takanori Gomi vs. Hayato Sakurai
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. TBA
Ken Shamrock vs. 'Tank' Abbott
Paulo Filho vs. Ryo Chonan
'Zuluzinho' vs. TBA
Source:
Fight Sport
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Belfort
Confirmed for Cage Rage 14
by Pedro Wrobel
LONDON, Nov. 4 — Sherdog.com can reveal that a bout between
Vitor Belfort and Antony Rea has just been confirmed for Cage
Rage 14, scheduled for the Wembley Conference Centre on December
3.
Speaking
exclusively with Sherdog, Cage Rage co-promoter Dave O'Donnell
confirmed two further star-studded bouts, with PRIDE fixture
Akira Shoji taking on UFC veteran Mark Weir and Luiz Firmino,
from the Brazilian Top Team, taking on the Capital City Fighting
Alliance's Tyrone Glover. The participants of the latter match
are fighting for a place at a forthcoming Bushido show.
In
other big news, Cage Rage continues to attract more attention
from the mainstream UK media. Front, a popular magazine aimed
at men, will be running a four-page article covering Cage Rage
13 in its December edition. The February edition of the same
magazine will be running a six-page article on how MMA training
compares with a conventional gym workout.
Their
plucky reporter is currently suffering from injuries sustained
whilst training at the Elite gym in South London.
Cage
Rage 14 has seen a couple of changes from the card previously
advertised. The latest version is:
Vitor
Belfort vs Antony Rea
Curtis Stout vs. Anderson Silva
Akira Shoji vs Mark Weir
Tyrone Glover vs. Luiz Firmino
Alex Reid vs Daijiro Matsui
Matt Lindland vs Antonio Schembri
Mark Epstein vs Brian Adams
Sol Gilbert vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam
Brad Pickett vs. Robbie Oliver
Robert Berry vs. Marc Goddard
Dean Bray vs. Nigel Whitear
Dave Legeno vs. Alan Murdock
Ross Mason vs Darren Guisha
Ryan White vs Mark Buchanan
Paul Daley vs Joey Van Wanrooy
Source:
Sherdog
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UFC
56 CARD
Below are the official and unofficial matchups that are scheduled
for the UFC 56: 'Full Force' card on November 19th. A total of
eight matchups are expected to be announced soon:
Rich
Franklin vs. Nate Quarry
Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs
Tim Sylvia vs. Aussuerio Silva
Georges St-Pierre vs. Sean Sherk
Jeremy Horn vs. Mike Van Arsdale
Stephen Bonnar vs. James Irvin
Sam Hoger vs. Jeff Newton
Source:
Fight Sport
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Zuluzinho
wants a Pride belt
By Alexandre Lobo
After making his first fight at Pride 30, on last October 23,
Zuluzinho - son of the legendary King Zulú - has already
retook the training and said that is ready to fight and get on
the tops of the biggest Vale-Tudo events of the world. During
this exclusive, the giant of 2,20m and 175kg shows he is not
a big man. Aware of the big opportunity, Zuluzinho promises to
give his best to take to the world the legacy left for his father.
Which
was the sensation of fighting at Pride?
I
accomplished an old dream. I was impressed with the Japanese
fans affection. I didn't even know I would have fans in there.
People are starting to get to know me now, but I have been working
hard for a while. I have fought 37 times in North Region of Brazil
and I defeated all my opponents by KO. Now, I have a structure
that allows me to fully dedicate me to the training. Now I am
working on to be one of the best of the world in the heavyweight.
Pride will have to think about making new larger belts.hihihi
A
lot of people say you are not ready to fight good fighters. That
you are fighting at Pride because of your father.
I
have been following chats and commentaries on the internet. The
most part of people are rooting for me. That is really good.
I am happy about the big affection that the fans feel about my
father. He did important things to the fight history and a lot
of people are rocking because of him. When I say I am here to
payback, I am serious. I know I own my dad to be fighting at
Pride. And I am really proud to may continue his job. I don't
like to be polemical. I just want to be good inside the ring.
Are
you happy with the end of your first fight at Pride?
I
think that the judge committed a mistake. he shouldn't stop the
fight so early. But I understand his decision. Sentoryu accepted
to fight with me besides the weight difference of 70kg and the
height difference of 25cm. He is a good fighter, he was lighters
then me. However, he suffered some knee blows of the head and
fell really fast. But who commands the fight is the judge and
I left the ring pleased with my performance. I am training to
be better for the next event. I hope to make a good show and
prove that I deserve to be there.
What
do you think about your weight?
Well,
I have big and heavy bones, but I know that I would be more agile
if I lose some weight. The problem is I've never had the perfect
training conditions. Only now I have. Now I am calm and focused
to train. I want to be the best heavyweight I could be. A lot
of people are working for me. And now I just need few sponsors
to help hem out to develop my game. Pride, my family and my technician
also believe in me. That's all I need.
There
are some rumors that you are being welded for some big teams...Have
you received some formal invitation?
A
lot of people think that the people from North are outdated.
That we are not reached by advanced techniques. I don't need
rescues. This is just prejudice. Where's the best of Jiu-Jitsu
currently? My technician, Ricardinho Bulldog, is excellent. He's
won 12 Vale-Tudo bouts. I'm training Jiu-Jitsu with him for about
seven years. My Boxing trainer, Lula, already journeyed a lot
of times with Brazilian Boxing team. In Belém and in Maranhão
I have sparrings of my size to beat and to roll in the soil.
I don't need to go to Rio de Janeiro or Curitiba. Pride saw me
here, training at Bulldog Team and I intend to still represent
it. I am happy to be able to show to the North fighters that
we don't need to let our teams to apply to the biggest shows.
When
can we see you fighting again?
I'm
training really hard. Besides my first fight wasn't that good,
I think Pride liked my performance. I don't have anything confirmed
yet, but I am waiting for a new invitation.
Source:
Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."
Source Unknown
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Kickin
It Updated Fight Card!
WHAT : KICKIN IT 2005 "THE SEQUEL"
KICKBOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHEN : NOVEMBER 25, 2005 (FRIDAY 6PM - 10PM)
WHERE : ILIKAI HOTEL BALLROOM
MAIN EVENT
BOB ATISANOE (3-0) KING OF THE GIANTS TITLE (2-2) ANTHONY BILIANOR
HSD 251 AND OVER GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
DAVID BALICAO (9-1) SEMI-PRO WELTERWEIGHT TITLE (5-0) BRANDON
VISHER
HSD 140-146 GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
NUI WHEELER (3-1) LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE (3-3) TAVIS KAGAWA
TEAM SOLJAH 130 - 134 LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
VINNIE DELASANTOS (2-1) SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE ((3-2) DEREK
MINN
TEAM SOLJAH 147 - 152 LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
THIS FIGHT WILL HAVE LEG KICKS AND THE BIG ISLAND BOY(MINN) IS
A TECHNICIAN IN THAT FIELD. MINNS LAST FIGHT WAS IN THE WELTERWEIGHT
DIVISION. HIS COACH FEELS THAT HE WILL STILL HAVE A GOOD CHANCE
AT THE SUPER WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION WHEN HE MEETS TEAM SOLJAHS
DELASANTOS WHO IS ALSO A VETERAN IN FIGHTING LEG KICKS BUT LOOKS
MORE CONFIDENT WITH HIS HANDS. MINN WILL TRY TO SHOW DELASANTOS
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A KICKBOXER AND A THAI BOXER (W/OUT THE
KNEES AND ELBOWS).
KAIKA CHOYFOO (2-2) MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE (2-0) SHANEN KIRA
JESUS IS LORD 153 - 159 TEAM MIXBREED
DALE KAMAI (2-1) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE (2-0) NICK TIQUI
TEAM SOLJAH 167 - 174 ANIMAL HOUSE
TEENAGER CHAMPIONSHIPS
BEN RODRIGUES (4-1) SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT JR. TITLE (2-0) LORENZO
MORENO
HSD 158 -165 BULLSPEN
SHAISON LAUPOLA ((3-0) SUPER WELTERWEIGHT JR. TITLE (2-1) TIM
LAPITAN
JESUS IS LORD 147-152 BULLSPEN
RED DAVIS (2-1) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT JR. TITLE (1-2) EDMUND LI
ANIMAL HOUSE 135-139 HMC
JUSTIN PIAMONTE (2-1) FEATHERWEIGHT JR. TITLE (1-2) DARRYL LABRADOR
ANIMAL HOUSE 120 - 124 HSD
DARRYL (17) WILL BE WITH A REACH ADVANTAGE ON NOVEMBER 25 WHEN
HE MEETS JUSTIN (15). DARRYLS ONLY WIN CAME FROM SOMEONE WHO
HE DIDNT HAVE A REACH ADVANTAGE OVER. JUSTIN WHO USUALLY FIGHTS
IN THE SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (115-119) WILL STEP HIS GAME UP AGAINST
A HEAVIER AND OLDER OPPONENT. DONT LET JUSTINS GOOD LOOKS FOOL
YOU, THIS PRETTYBOY CAN BANG. DARRYL WILL TRY AND CHANGE THAT.
HIS LOOKS THAT IS.
KIDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SAGE YOSHIDA (2-1) 11 -13 YRS OLD BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE (1-0) FRED
WAGNER
HMC 110 - 114 HSD
KONA MEYERS 8 YRS. OLD 55# TITLE TBA
HSD HMC
KAI KAMAKA (1-1) 10 YRS. OLD 65# TITLE (2-0) JUSTLY LAQUIHON
808 FIGHT FACTORY HMC
MICAH ABCEDE 9 YRS. OLD 70# TITLE KILEY RAMIRO
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB HMC
ROBBIE OSTAVICH (2-0) 12 YRS. OLD ATOMWEIGHT TITLE (0-0) WAYNE
SMITH
JESUS IS LORD 98 - 103 ANIMAL HOUSE
JACELYN KIM 11-12 YRS. OLD GIRLS ATOMWEIGHT TITLE JAZLYN KIM
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB 98 - 103 GOODSPORT KICKBOXING (MAUI)
THIS WILL BE KICKIN ITS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT FOR A GIRLS
TITLE. THE LAST NAMES ARE THE SAME BUT NO RELATION. YOU'LL FIND
OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT RELATED ONCE THE BELL RINGS. THE EWA BEACH
GIRL PUT ON AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW OF SKILLS AT KICKIN IT 2005 PART
3 IN AN EXHIBITION BOUT AGAINST TEAMMATE TAWNY KAHEAKU. THE MAUI
GIRL WILL MAKE HER DEBUT ON NOV. 25 AND HER COACH FEELS CONFIDENT
SHE WILL PUT ON A GOOD SHOW FOR THIS WILL BE BOTH OF THE GIRLS
FIRST REAL FIGHT.
DAHWEN BRIGHT 8 YRS OLD 60# TITLE JESUS SANTOS
HSD HMC
ALL PARTICIPANTS AND MATCHES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Source: Event Promoter
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ANDERSON
SILVA MAY SOON RECIEVE BJJ BLACK BELT FROM 'MINOTAURO'
Brazilian magazine 'Tatame' reports that former Chute Boxe star
Anderson Silva is close to getting his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black
belt from Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira.
Anderson
has been training often with the Nogueira brothers in BJJ and
boxing since he left Chute Boxe. "Rodrigo and Rogerio are
like brothers to me. Thanks to them, I improved my ground skills
a lot", stated Anderson.
Source:
Fight Sport
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