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"The Quest For Champions II"
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UFC 56 Results

UFC 56: FULL FORCE
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada
November 19th, 2005

PRELIMINARIES:
170 LB: Nick Thompson Vs. Keith Wisniewski: Thompson by Judges Decision. (30-27 - Thompson won all three rounds)
170 LB: Thiago Alves Vs. Ansar Chalangov: Alves by KO, RD 1.
205 LB: Sam Hoger Vs. Jeff Newton: Hoger by Choke, RD 2.

MAIN CARD:
185 LB: Jeremy Horn Vs. Trevor Prangley: Horn by Judges Decision.
170 LB: Georges St. Pierre Vs. Sean Sherk: St Pierre by Strikes (Ref Stoppage), RD 2.

170 LB (non title):
Matt Hughes Vs. Joe Riggs: Hughes by Kimura, RD 1.

HVYWTS: Kevin Jordan Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga: Gonzaga by KO, RD 3.

UFC 185 LB TITLE FIGHT:
Rich Franklin Vs. Nate Quarry: Franklin by KO, RD 1.

Tuesday Night Fights At The Plaza Results!
Central Pacific A.C.'s Academic and Athletic Training Center, Hilo, HI
November 11, 2005



(1). Bronson Candaroma (DEC) over German Lee

(2). Riquo Abadilla (TKO 1st round) over Tyrone Bautista

(3). Keven Villanueva (TKO) 3rd round) over Kevin Farias

(4). Waylan Silva (DEC) over Christian Anchetta

(5). Daniel Friend (dec) over Chase Leone

(6). Bronson Mohika (TKO) over Shinsuke Tamaru

(7). Jay R Bautista (DEC) over Bronson Abalay

(8) . AJ Veriato (TKO) 1st round over Miyasato Miyashiro

(9). Conrad Madrona (DEC) over Robin Loyac

(10). Elijah Caraballo (DEC) Abe Estacado

(11). Bryson Kamaka(DEC) over Ashton Castro

(12). Jermain Estabillo (dec) over Javez Mooteb

(13). Stan Rosario (DEC) over Ben Victorino

(14). Aaron Castro (DEC) over Chris Mae

(15). Ronnie Carvalho Captures the Vacant Heavyweight Belt with a first round KO over Jon Estabillo.

(16). Donald Gonzales Jr Knocks out Middleweight Champion Raymond Castro
in the 2ND round to become the New Middleweight Champion.

(17). Chris Cissneros Knocked out (808) Fight Factory's Brian Ingram in 1 Min
of the First round to retain his Undisputed Light heavyweight Title.

Source: Wally Carvalho Jr.

Molly Helsel in HNS Women's Tournament!

The leader in women's MMA puts on yet another tournament for women, but this time it features Hawaii's own Molly Helsel.

On this November 19, Hook and Shoot will rock once again with girls on the ring. After the Evolution and Revolution shows, the organization of the MMA show will attack with an all female GP. The eight-women-tournament will decided who will be the Queen of the Ring in Evansville, Indiana. According to the organizers, the winner takes home $3,200 plus a championship belt. In spite of the GP, the show brings other four male MMA bouts on the card. Check out the complete line-up of HooknShoot.

HOOKnSHOOT 'UNLEASHED'
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum, Evansville, Indiana
November 19, 2005

Tournament Elimination Matches:
- JULIE KEDZIE vs. MISSY KARR
- JAN FINNEY vs. MYSTEE BLACKWOOD
- TANYA VLAHAC vs.
MOLLY HELSEL
- KELLYN HEUHN vs. LISA WARD

Also scheduled among the men's divisions:
- JASON BRYANT vs. STONIE HAYHURST
- DARRON MORSE vs. BRANDON BISHOP
- JORGE SHELBY vs. JUSTIN TAYLOR
- SCOTT HENZE vs. SCOT DEES

Source: FCF/Tatame

Tito Ortiz signs three fight deal with the UFC!

"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz will return to the UFC in a big way. Ortiz has signed a three-fight contract and will be a coach on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Oritz's deal will have him fight against Forrest Griffin in April and Ken Shamrock in October of 2006. If Ortiz is victorious in both bouts, he will earn a shot to reclaim his Light Heavyweight title.

Tito Ortiz will continue his feud with Ken Shamrock when he joins Shamrock as the two coaches for The Ultimate Fighter Season 3. Ortiz defeated Shamrock at UFC 40 in 2002.

Source: MMA Fighting

Semmy Schilt wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Final
by Monty DiPietro

Dutch fighter Semmy Schilt turned aside three challengers to win the K-1 World Grand Prix '05 Final at the Tokyo Dome tonight. The 32 year-old Seidokaikan Karate fighter recorded a convincing unanimous decision in his first bout against Ray Sefo, and went on to KO Defending Champ Remy Bonjasky in the semis, then Glaube Feitosa in the final to emerge triumphant.

Schilt's karate background affords him superior speed and stamina -- he won the WGP in Paris this May, and coming into today's Final he was widely regarded as the best of K-1's big fighters (height 212cm/6'11'; weight 121kg/267lbs). Schilt becomes the fourth Dutchman to win the K-1 World GP, and the first Karate fighter to wear the crown since the late great Andy Hug in 1996. Along with fightsport's most prestigious Championship, Schilt picks up US$400,000 in prize money.


The eight-men-in-one-man-out K-1 WGP Championship tournament is the culmination of scores of fight events held round the world over the last year. All fights were contested under regular K-1 rules -- three rounds of three minutes each. The judges -- from Japan, the United States, France and Holland -- could call for a possible tiebreaker round in the event of a draw, and for two possible tiebreaker rounds in the final.

The card's first matchup pitted two-time Defending K-1 WGP Champion Remy Bonjasky of Holland against Hong-Man Choi of South Korea.

A former Silum wrestling Champion, Choi debuted in K-1 this year and came into the Final undefeated in six matches, having used his size more adeptly than some other K-1 behemoths. Choi is a national hero in Korea, and a sizable contingent of fans flew in from Seoul to cheer him on today. The sleek and lethal Bonjasky, meanwhile, is known for his spectacular flying knee and kick attacks. But his fans had to be wondering if he could get those up and in on the 218cm/7'2' Choi.

Bonjasky mostly eschewed the fancy stuff here in favor of a smart and precise attack built on low kicks. From the bell the Dutchman was light on his feet, kept his guard high and close, and snapped in hard low kicks. Choi led with his left jab and was solid on counters, and early on corralled Bonjasky into the corner to pump in some fist. Late in the first, Bonjasky saw a kick answered aggressively by a charging Choi, but neither fighter dominated in the round, which was scored a draw on all three cards.

The second saw Bonjasky launch a flying kick, only to have Choi answer again with punches. Bonjasky's low kicks were working better, and looked to be stinging Choi now. But the Korean used his reach well to control the distance, and again Bonjasky could not mount sustained pressure. In the third Bonjasky was the aggressor again, working the hit and run low kick attacks before landing a high kick to the left side of Choi's head. Choi's game was all counters, and he was not half-bad with these -- judges however liked Bonjasky's superior aggression and awarded him a slim but unanimous decision and a trip to the semis.

The second bout saw Schilt take the first step toward his Championship in a contest with Ray 'Sugarfoot' Sefo of New Zealand. Schilt towered 28cm/11' above Sefo, but the Kiwi warrior hoped to counter that with techniques acquired while sparring with the also very tall Jan 'The Giant' Nortje. An iron-jawed slugger, Sefo came into the tournament as many experts' pick to win.

Alas, it was not to be, as an all business Schilt took the fight to Sefo, who really did not look his usual self here. Schilt initially used front kicks and jabs to control the distance, and when Sefo stepped in with the fists Schilt went to the clinch and brought up the knees. Schilt got five knees to Sefo's head in the first round alone. And then it got worse.

In the second Schilt had low kicks working well, and although Sefo made some contact with a dandy spinning back punch and a right overhand, he was rattled badly when Schilt followed a left high kick with a straight punch. By the start of the third Sefo was bloodied and all but beaten, but to his credit Sugarfoot kept calling Schilt in, hoping against hope that he might get a hook round and in to score a down. But Schilt was in control, with all manner of kick and punch attacks. Sefo took a standing eight near the end of this one, which went to Schilt by unanimous decision.

The third quarterfinal was a showdown between a couple of K-1 veterans, French fighter Jerome Le Banner and Peter Aerts of Holland.

LeBanner brings preternatural aggression to the ring, tagged by many as the best K-1 fighter never to win the WGP. Aerts meanwhile is the consummate cool customer, a technical fighter with great kicks who has won the WGP three times. Incredibly, Aerts has appeared in each and every K-1 Final since the sport's inception (13 straight, a record that probably will never be broken). In the three previous meetings between these two, Aerts had the edge, 2-1.

LeBanner the southpaw got the best blow through in a tepid first, snapping Aerts' head back with a right straight punch. In the second LeBanner came alive with the fists, backing Aerts onto the ropes and finding his spots with deadly precision. Aerts' low and middle kicks were not enough here, as LeBanner began to take charge.

But Aerts picked up his pace in the third, and connected with middle kicks in the early going. LeBanner threw some kicks of his own, but half-heartedly -- as he clearly was more comfortable with his fists. The highlight of the round occurred when both fighters connected at the same instant with right hooks -- and LeBanner's mouthpiece went flying. Aerts won the third on all cards, but judges saw the fight too close to call, and so a tiebreaker round was prescribed.

Here both fighters looked fatigued, but it was Aerts -- the oldest guy in the tournament at 35 -- who launched more attacks, striking with the legs and bringing up the knees. The huffing and puffing LeBanner didn't have any more gas in his tank, and that sad fact was noted by the judges. They gave the decision to Aerts, and now all three Dutch fighters were in the semis.

In the last quarterfinal matchup, it was Japan's favorite son, Seidokaikan fighter Musashi, taking on 22 year-old wunderkind Ruslan Karaev of Russia.

Musashi's steady hard kicks earned him runner-up honors in the last two WGP Finals, while K-1 newcomer Karaev has overwhelmed opponents with his lightning quick, non-stop attacks. Karaev did high altitude training in Karuizawa, Japan in preparation for this fight, with a mind to improving his breathing and stamina.

The Russian dynamo came out like a loaded gun, pelting Musashi with kicks. Karaev kept the pressure up with a mixed bag of attacks including a spinning back kick, and some blistering punch and kick combinations. Musashi was good with his blocking and evasions, though, and always there with the low kicks. The second saw a more confident Musashi holding his ground, landing a right hook on a counter and good with the low and middle kicks, while Karaev connected with a right uppercut and a spinning back punch.

The third followed a pattern -- Karaev in with punches, Musashi ably blocking then countering with hard low kicks, but in the final seconds pattern suddenly disappeared and the boys went instead to a slugfest, and Karaev might have got the best of that wild exchange. Judges saw a draw and called for another round.

Here Musashi worked the hard low kicks and these stung Karaev. A break was called when Karaev accidentally head-butted Musashi, and after resumption we had another frenzied finish. Karaev made contact with a left straight punch and a spinning back kick while Musashi kept his legs busy to the end. A close fight which went to Musashi by decision.

The first of the semis saw Bonjasky fight his second big opponent -- and a more daunting one -- in Semmy Schilt.

This one lasted scarcely two minutes, as Schilt took the initiative from the bell, pumping in punches, kicks and knees while Bonjasky remained on the ropes, closed up in defense. Schilt's power got him through the defenses easily enough, and after a left knee to Bonjasky's head left the Champion badly shaken, Schilt followed up with punches and a hard front kick to score a down. Only 30 seconds after resumption, it was a knee to the abdomen that felled Bonjasky for a second time, ending the bout and putting Schilt through to the final.

Before the second of the semis it was announced that slotted fighter Peter Aerts had suffered cracked ribs and could not continue in the tournament, and so his place would be taken by the winner of the first reserve match.

That bout had Brazilian Kyokushin Karate master Glaube Feitosa fighting Trinidad and Tobago tough guy Gary Goodridge.

Goodridge had worked the body blows from the start, while Feitosa kept his guard high and countered with adroit legwork. Feitosa dislodged both Goodridge's tooth and mouthpiece with a frontkick in the second, and added fists to his arsenal here. For his part Goodridge initiated very little through the round, and was bleeding badly from the nose and mouth. Goodridge did step in with punches in the third, but Feitosa settled into a defensive posture to ride out the round and collect a comfortable unanimous win.

And so it happened that the victory got Feitosa a spot in the semis against Musashi.

The two were tentative from the start and the first round was about even -- a technical fight with the two kickers predictably trading kicks, neither able to dominate. But suddenly, just seconds from the bell, Feitosa surprised Musashi with a quick right straight punch to the kisser, and scored a down.

Seeing his chance, Feitosa was uncharacteristically aggressive in the second, charging in with kicks and punches, pushing Musashi across the ring not once but twice before finishing with a perfect flying knee to the nose to drop the Japanese fighter hard. Musashi didn't even try to beat the count, and that was that -- in an improbable scenario, Feitosa was now the man who would face Schilt in the final.

The final was a rematch of the Osaka Elimination bout between these two in September. Feitosa lost that fight by decision, and the Brazilian had no more luck tonight, as his Cinderella run was abruptly stopped by a Schilt knee in the first round.

Schilt did not give Feitosa a chance to work his magic, coming in fast and hard from the bell with punches and knees. Feitosa strived to counter from close in with overhand punches, but it was no use, as Schilt got his left knee up and dropped his opponent hard just 48 seconds into the round. A convincing victory to finish a perfect tournament for Schilt.

'I want to thank all my fans and friends who supported me,' said a beaming Schilt, who picks up US$400,000 in prize money along with the crown. 'I was motivated to win and I did it! I'm also glad I could give the fans some good fights! My goal is to keep the title next year!'

In the second reserve we had another thrilling bout, between Croatian Kickboxer Stefan Leko, making his return to K-1; and Badr Hari of Holland, making his K-1 debut.

After parading blissfully through what seemed the most protracted ring entrance in K-1 history, the lanky Hari got down to business, snapping up high kicks and threading in an excellent body blow in the first. Meanwhile, Leko stayed back and looked for chances. But surely Leko -- a technical fighter who has been all but deified by K-1 purists -- was going to pick it up in the second?

Well, no. What did happen in the second is Hari wheeled off a brutal spinning back kick and smacked Leko hard on the jaw with his heel. Leko was out cold even before his limp body crashed to the canvas. A highlight reel blow and a terrific win for Hari, who showed good sportsmanship by helping Leko to his feet some minutes later, when the dazed German had finally opened his eyes.

All in all, a super Final, which attracted a crowd of 58,213 to the Tokyo Dome. The event was broadcast live in Japan on the Fuji Television Network and Fuji Satellite TV; in South Korea on MBC/ESPN; and on Canal+ in France. It will be delay-broadcast on EuroSport across Europe, on ProTV in Romania, ViaSat Sports in Denmark, GroboSat in Brazil and on TV New Zealand. In total, the K-1 WGP '05 Final will be seen in some 90 countries -- check with local broadcasters for scheduling details.

Source: MMA Fighting

Ironheart Crown IX: Purgatory

Ironheart Crown will be running a show at the Hammond Civic Center Arena in Hammond, Indiana on Saturday, November 19.

The show will crown lightweight and featherweight Shooto champions for the Americas division.

Lightweight Title Bout
143 lbs: Jeff Curran vs. Antonio Carvalho

Featherweight Title Bout
132 lbs: Miguel Torres vs. Ryan Ackerman

154 lbs: Clay Guida vs. Steve Kinnison
154 lbs: Virgil Strzelecki vs. Jay Estrada
143 lbs: Joao Herdy vs. Joe Pearson (Miletich)
135 lbs: John Hosman vs. Eddie Wineland
200 lbs: Bill Hill vs. Eric Schafer
182.6 lbs: Otto Torriero vs. Miguel Gamez
143 lbs: Eric Newell vs. Charles Barron
182.6 lbs: Juan Magana vs. Angelo Kariofillas
182.6 lbs: Jeff Serafin vs. Sean Sallee
167.2 lbs: Sergio Gomez vs. Wade Choate
154 lbs: Mark Allen vs. Sherrod Leggett

Source: MMA Fighting

Ultimately, a television star is born
Former math teacher Franklin has fought way into spotlight

By John Fay
Enquirer staff writer
The following article is courtesy of the 'The Enquirer':

Rich Franklin is sort of a made-for-TV athlete. Franklin's rise to stardom has coincided with the Ultimate Fighting Championship's climb to prominence on Spike TV.

Franklin, a former math teacher at Oak Hills, was the perfect fighter for the UFC to market. He's clean cut, soft-spoken and thoughtful. A good-guy counter to the UFC's bad-boy image.

Ultimate Fighting is a brand name for mixed martial arts competition. Fighters compete in a caged octagon in a mixture of wrestling, boxing and kick-boxing.

Franklin is one of the UFC's standouts, and he's quickly becoming a star.

"The Spike series has helped the UFC move toward the mainstream population," he said. "No matter what you make it, it's only going to appeal to a certain segment of the population. Some people are never going to be interested in any kind of combative sport. We're trying to tap into the people who would potentially be interested."

That strategy has worked out well.

The Nov. 5 finale of the "Ultimate Fighter 2," drew 2.6 million viewers. As far as UFC's core 18-to-24 male audience, the finale drew more viewers than any telecast that day - including the Miami-Virginia Tech and Notre Dame-Tennessee football games.

Franklin was a coach on the series, and his upcoming title defense against Nate Quarry, a pay-per-view bout Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 56, was promoted about 96 times during the telecast.

Franklin is no longer the anonymous athlete he was for most of his mixed martial arts career.

"(The TV series) made a big difference," Franklin said. "I'm one of the most recognizable athletes in the sport."

Franklin still blends in here, his training base.

"At home, I'm not that recognizable," he said. "There are a lot of fight fans in Cincinnati. But there's not that concentrated amount like in Las Vegas."

Franklin, 31, is one of the least likely guys to end up in the UFC.

Franklin brings a cerebral style to what can be a brutal sport.

"The No. 1 thing with Rich is he's a smart fighter," said Jorge Gugel, his training partner. "He keeps control of his emotions. He always is thinking and finding a way to win."

Franklin was an athlete growing up and took karate as a kid. But he wasn't a wrestler - the most common background for UFC fighters.

He played football at Harrison High School, or as he corrects, "I tried to play football. I wasn't a notable athlete back then."

He wanted to continue in sports but didn't have an outlet.

"I got into martial arts - something to keep me busy, a hobby," he said. "I had no intention of fighting professionally. But after a couple of amateur fights, I quickly realized this was something I could be good at. One thing led to another. The next thing I know, I'm quitting my job and training full-time."

The UFC picked up on Franklin early. His first fight for the organization was in 2003.

The UFC changed mixed marital arts fighting by adding rules and getting it regulated by state boxing commissions. Franklin was a good fit for UFC's move to the mainstream. He was 14-1 by the time be signed with UFC. UFC signed him to a nine-fight contract. He's 6-0 so far.

"That was unprecedented at the time," he said. "What they did was make an investment in me."

Again, the Spike series fueled Franklin's rise. The series takes 18 fighters in two weight classes and puts them in a house in Las Vegas. Each show culminates with a fight. The winners in each weight class are awarded six-figure contracts with the UFC. The loser goes home.

Franklin was a headliner on the final card for first season of the show. He knocked out UFC legend Ken Shamrock that night.

"They wanted a name like Shamrock and someone else who they planned on building up," Franklin said.

Mission accomplished. Franklin's name was suddenly much more recognizable.

His next fight was with Evan Tanner for the 185-pound title.

Franklin won by knockout. The kicker was the winner would get to be one of the coaches of the "Ultimate Fighter 2."

Franklin spent six weeks shooting the show in Las Vegas. He learned what a lot of reality stars do: It's not what you do or say, it's how it's edited that makes your image.

Franklin's portrayal?

"Lazy," he said.

"I honestly didn't mind that the show portrayed be that way. I know I train hard. The people who know me know I train hard.

"It was inaccurate but humorous."

Franklin works out at three different facilities in order to hone all the disciplines - boxing at Boxing 4 Fitness, jiu-jitsu at New Generation Martial Arts and muay thai at Sacan Martial Arts. He supplements that with weight training at the PowerStation in Middletown.

There are several noted mixed martial arts camps around the country, but Franklin prefers his home base.

"I've been training here my whole MMA career," he said. "I have five or six I count on. I believe I have a good formula here in Ohio. It's more conducive to training. I don't have to worry about distractions."

If he gets much more airtime on Spike, that may change.

Source: Fight Sport

 11/19/05

Quote of the Day

"A man's errors are his portals of discovery."

James Joyce, 1882-1941, Irish Writer and Poet

RIGGS DOESN'T MAKE WEIGHT AT WEIGH-IN'S

The UFC 56 Weigh-in's took place from Las Vegas and MMAWeekly's Scott Petersen reports that Joe Riggs could not make weight for the title. We will have photo's and video coming up on MMAWeekly TV.

The big story from the weigh-in was the fact that Joe Riggs was over and will not fight for the world title. He weighed in at 172, initially, tried to weigh in again later, actually gained a pound and the third and final attempt could not make weight. The big discussion is whether or not the fight will be three or five rounds.

Here are the official weights and photos will be up soon.

UFC 56 NOVEMBER 19TH - LAS VEGAS
- Matt Hughes (170) vs Joe Riggs (172) RIGGS DOESN'T MAKE WEIGHT ITS A NON-TITLE FIGHT.
- Rich Franklin (183.5) vs Nate Quarry (185)
- Jeremy Horn (186) vs Trevor Prangley (185)
- Sam Hoger (205) vs Jeff Newton (203)
- Sean Sherk (170) vs Georges St.Pierre (169)
- Kevin Jordan (247) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (255)
- Nick Thompson (171) vs. Keith Wisniewski (170.5)
- Thiago Alves (169.5) vs. Ansar Chalangov (169)

Source: MMA Weekly

PRIDE SHOW ON FOX THIS WEEKEND

From Dream Stage Entertainment
November 18, 2005
LOS ANGELES, California –

A new episode of PRIDE FIGHTING’S FSN series will premiere this Sunday, November 20th at 9:00 pm local time.

Hosted by Jay Glazer and Bas Rutten, “The PRIDE Fighting Championships” program looks back at some of the most exciting fights in PRIDE’S history. Included in this upcoming episode:

Carlos Newton vs. Jose Pele Landi

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Akira Shoji

Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Francisco Bueno

“The Beast” Bob Sapp vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Dan Henderson

Mark Coleman vs. Emelianenko Fedor

(Continued on Next Page)

These are the world’s elite mixed martial artists squaring off in the PRIDE ring exclusively on FSN!

FSN reaches more than 81 million homes through its network of 20 regional sports channels. FSN, based in Los Angeles, serves as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces over 4,500 live events each year. In addition to home team games, FSN telecasts a wide variety of national sports events and programming, including Best Damn Sports Show Period and Beyond the Glory. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FoxSports.com.

For more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!

Source: MMA Weekly

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. SHARMBA MITCHELL TODAY!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. SHARMBA MITCHELL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
9:00 P.M. ET. / 6:00 P.M. PT.
ROSE GARDEN, PORTLAND, OR.

"Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather (34-0, 23 KOs), of Grand Rapids, Mich., takes on Sharmba Mitchell (56-4, 30 KOs) of Tacoma Park, Md., in a 12-round welterweight bout that promises to be a display of boxing virtuosity. The undefeated Mayweather, regarded by many observers as the sport's pound-for-pound king, is moving up in weight class once again for the fight.

Heavily favored, Mayweather belongs to a select group of fighters who have held title belts in three separate weight classes. One of the sport's most entertaining and dangerous talents, he has amassed 23 knockouts in his 34 straight victories, an impressive 67% knockout rate. Mayweather's flawless performance at 140 pounds against Arturo Gatti in Atlantic City last June reinforced his standing as an elite champion.

Underdog Sharmba Mitchell promises to deliver his "A" game. With just four losses in 60 professional fights - an impressive .930 winning percentage - this former two-time world champion hopes to use his experience to thwart Mayweather's skills.

Source: HBO

"The Quest For Champions II"
Tournament 2005
Tomorrow


Featuring:
Sport-jujitsu--Sport-pankration--Continuous Sparring--Novice(Jr./Adult) division Grappling

When:
Sunday, November 20, 2005
*Action starts at 10:00am*

Where:
Hawaiian Mission Academy Gymnasium
1438 Pensacola Street

For more information Please contact Kempo Unlimited Hawaii

778-3601 or email
kunltd@hotmail.com

Mahalo, Tommy Lam

Frank Shamrock has Sights Set on Lofty Future
by Mike Sloan

There is a great interview by Mike Sloan with Frank Shamrock covering a ton of issues. Check it out at
Sherdog.com.

Source: Sherdog

Johil leaves Budokan & mounts team

One of the biggest names of Brazilian Luta-Livre, Johil de Oliveira does not make part anymore of the Budokan academy. After almost thirty years in the team, Johil disagreed in few issues with João Ricardo, leader of the Budokan, and decided to create his own team, the Johil Team. Although the new team is located at RJJC academy - a BJJ team - Johil guarantees that it will continue defending the flag of Luta-Livre. "I am working in a place where also it has Jiu-Jitsu lessons, but I will take the flag of Luta-Livre until the end. Make me change flags is impossible," explained Johil, who will teach Vale-Tudo and Luta-Livre lessons.

Source: Tatame

Former UFC HW Champ - Tim Sylvia
By Sean McClure

rMaXfighting caught up with Tim Sylvia while he was training with Joe Riggs, Brad Imes, and Rich Franklin at Jorge Gurgel’s MMA academy. He opened up about his future, Frank Mir, Andrei Arlovkski, and his current training regimen with Billy Rush.

Thank your for doing this interview with MaXfighting and we ant to say congratulations on your win against Telligman. If you could take us back, I know a lot of people were saying they had never seen your kicking ability. Obviously they have now after this fight. Was that the talk of the UFC after that? Were people coming up and asking what happened?

It was definitely the talk. Everyone was really surprised that I kicked someone in the head. I have always been kicking for a long time, but with someone like Trae, I knew he was going to stand up with me and bang so I am going to let it all hang out and it was going to be a stand up war. I don’t have to worry about just using my hands and defending takedowns. It’s going to be an all our war and kick people in the head and kick in the face if I need to. Next fight with Assuerio Silva, I am going to knock him out. I’m not going tell you what I am going to knock him out with but everyone will be talking about that one too.

Well people are still talking about that kick and I am sure it will be the same. One thing I want to say to the readers after watching you train, I don’t think people give your ground game enough credit. They think you’re just going to drop bombs on people. You have knocked a lot of people out. You have in most of your fights done something that most fighters don’t do very well and that is try to finish at all times. I want to talk about Andre Arlovski. In the first fight you got caught with a right hand and then he got you in a submission. Do you think the memory of that arm injury against Frank Mir, had anything to do with that?

I don’t like to make excuses but I am going to make some excuses this time, because it is true. I definitely freaked out when Arlovski got me in the heel hook and I felt it pop three times. It didn’t hurt but it popped and I said to myself that I've got to tap. I can’t be sidelined again. When Mir broke my arm, I felt it break. It went pop, pop, pop, I was like shit he just broke my arm oh well, I am going to keep going, I am going to break his face and the referee stopped the fight and I was screwed for a year basically. I lost the belt. I was rehabbing and was able to fight 5 months later against a bean bag, everyone knows who I fought Wes Simms he sucks anyways so I could have fought him with just one arm. I was fortunate enough to do that and come back and I wasn’t really ready for a guy like Arlovski. I thought he was going to stand up and bang with me. We both had injuries and he capitalized on mine. I guarantee next time it is going to end differently.

If they put Frank Mir in front of you before Arlovski and you had the title shot, would it matter to you, would you take Mir immediately for that rematch?

I would take Mir immediately. If I was to fight Arlovski, my next fight, and he got hurt and couldn’t fight and they say Hey Tim, you don’t have to fight but Frank Mir is ready to fight, it wouldn’t be a title shot but will you take the fight in chances of not fighting Arlovski….absolutely. I want a piece of Mir, I want to break his face.

I’m glad you are not mad a me. How have you been training differently? You have always pressed the fight, but in your last couple of fights it seems that your techniques are changing. Have you been changing the way that you train?

I have definitely been changing the way that I train. I added Billy Rush to my arsenal. As everyone knows, Billy is a phenomenal conditioning coach and a great dietician. He has moved mountains for me. I just can’t express the things he has done for me. He gives me the attention that all fighters need. We don’t get that at Miletich. There are so many good people there. Not just one person stands out there. We’ve got so many great guys that when you are all done training, Pat is just dead. He can’t give us the one on one. It’s different now, I stay at Billy’s house. He wakes me up and says you got to be at the gym in an hour and I go upstairs and there’s breakfast in front of me. Exactly what I need, my exact proteins, starches, fibers, and everything else. Everything I need. I’m taking a nap and he wakes me up says you need to eat. If I don’t want to train, he says you have to. I don’t want to and he looks at you with this guilty look and says “ok, fine don’t train” or “You don’t have to train, fine F*** it”. And then you’re like shit I got to go now. I mean he is just awesome for me and he's awesome for the sport. Everyone is calling him trying to get him. Forrest Griffin is even calling Billy Rush. Guys like him want his help because they see what he has done for me and Jeremy Horn, Joe Riggs and now for Brad Imes. I mean, Brad is not a talented guy right now but he’s got a lot of heart and he’s big strong and with Billy’s help he is going to be a great fighter.

Thanks for your time I know you are a busy man.

Yeah, No problem. I definitely want to give a shout out to some of my sponsors. Warrior Wear, Full Contact Fighter. Just joined Warrior Wear and I have been with Full Contact Fighter for a long time and they really helped me out. And Xiyence Supplements.

Source: Maxfighting

 11/18/05

Quote of the Day

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."

Hal Borland, 1900-1978, American Writer

AKEBONO VS. OLOGUN

K-1 announced the matchup of Akebono vs. Bobby Ologun for their card on December 31st.

Who is Bobby Ologun you ask?
6' 1" & 216lbs
32 years old
From Nigeria
MMA Record: 1-0
(defeated Cyril Abidi by unanimous decision at the K-1 2004 Year End Event)


Source: Fight Sport

The Ultimate Fighter Season III Casting Call

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER

SEASON III OPEN CASTING CALL

WHAT: The UFC and Spike TV will hold an open casting call in Boston for Season 3 of the wildly popular series, The Ultimate Fighter. This season the series will be casting mixed martial artists in the Light Heavyweight (185-205lbs) and Middleweight (170-185lbs) divisions.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 30
10:00am-2:00pm

WHERE: Boston Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
10 Dedham
Newton, Mass 02461

WHO: Dana White, a former Boston resident who serves as UFC President and host of The Ultimate Fighter, will oversee the tryouts.

Also in attendance: Kenny Florian (Season 1 finalist and Boston resident)
Marcus Davis (Season 2 participant and lives in Bangor, Maine)
Peter Welch (The Ultimate Fighter boxing coach)

WHY: Season 3 of one of television’s most popular series begins taping in Las Vegas in January. For Seasons 1 and 2, over 2 million people tuned in each week to watch the world’s best up-and-coming mixed martial artists compete for a six-figure contract with the UFC.

An application can be downloaded from Spike's
website.

Source: Spike TV

Dana White Quells Diaz Rumors

Dana White spoke with us on Thursday and was quick to assure us of the UFC's commitment to Nick Diaz.

"I don't know where these rumors are coming from, but I can tell you that Nick Diaz is one of the most exciting fighters we have and I couldn't be happier with him. The stuff on the internet is a bunch of crap and if you don't hear it directly from me it's probably a lie. As a matter of fact I was so impressed with the performance of all of the fighters in the TUF Finale that I will be sending them a bonus check. Diaz's performance and showmanship in and out of the ring is exactly what we like about him and I have never considered firing him from the UFC"

So much for the rumors.....

Source: Gracie Fighter

Ken Shamrock's Lions Den tryouts on December 10th

The following is from Ken Shamrock:

The next set of tryouts are on Dec. 10, 2005; the first 20 fighters that send in their $200.00 will have a spot held for this tryout.

The next set of tryouts will be within the next 4 to 6 weeks after this one.

The address is:
Lions Den Try Outs
PO Box 400
Susanville CA 96130.

any questions please contact mmabookings@aol.com.

Source: MMA Fighting

Lindland Officially Signs With WFA

Sherdog.com reported on Thursday that former UFC No. 1 middleweight contender Matt Lindland was ready to agree on an exclusive contract with the resurrected WFA. On Friday night, Lindland informed Sherdog.com editor Josh Gross that the contract had been signed.

Following the conclusion of Lindland's bout in the UK's Cage Rage versus Antonio Schembri on December 3, the Olympic silver medal-winning wrestler would fight his next three bouts for the Las Vegas-based promotion based on the terms of his new agreement.

Reports indicate that Lindland's first WFA bout would pit him against the organization's biggest name, Tito Ortiz. Though both Ortiz and Lindland say no fight has been agreed upon, Sherdog.com is standing by its reporting that the two fighters will meet in late February or early March in Las Vegas.

Source: Sherdog

Wagnney Fabiano Signs with APEX Fighting

(Montreal, Quebec) - APEX Championship Fighting is proud to announcethat multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Wagnney Fabiano has signed amulti-fight deal with APEX Championship Fighting. Within the next week,Fabiano's first fight is to be announced along with some great news forAPEX and Canadian MMA fans. "Fabiano is one of the world's top BJJ competitors and is destined to be one of the top featherweights fighters in the world," said APEXMatchmaker Alex Caporicci. "Its unfortunate that he has not been thatactive in his MMA career, but now we expect to see a lot of Wagnney inan APEX ring and we're really excited about the possibilities that thisbrings for Wagnney and to our organization."

Wagnney Fabiano's Accomplishments (courtesy of TorontoBJJ.com):
3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Head Instructor of Toronto BJJ
- BJJ Instructor
- Submission Wrestling Instructor
- Mixed Martial Arts Instructor
3x Brazilian National Champion
Pan-Am Champion
Bronze as a Black Belt at the Worlds
Brazilian National Teams Champion
Member of 1997 BJJ World Champions team Nova Uniao
2005 Grapplers Quest 8-Man Lightweight Superfight Tournament Winner
2003 Grapplers Quest Advanced Division - World Champion
2004 Arnold Gracie Worlds Pro Division - 2nd Place
2004 ADCC Brazil Champion
2005 ADCC Quarter Finalist
Introduced and taught BJJ and MMA to Gamma, Team Legion, Team Union,and Ronin-MMA.
MMA Cornerman, Coach, & Trainer
Wagnney's students have medalled at Pan-Ams, won major MMA titles,fought in the UFC, won the ADCC Canadian submission wrestlingchampionships

Wagnney's teachers have included the legendary: Renzo Gracie, CarlosGracie jr., Andre Pederneiras, and Wendell Alexander

Source: Maxfighting

 11/17/05

Quote of the Day

"Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."

Harriet Van Horne, American Columnist

Kickin' It's Latest 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 "BANGA"BALICAO (9-1) SEMI-PRO WELTERWEIGHT TITLE (5-0) BRANDON VISHER
HSD 140-146 GOODSPORT KICKBOXING

BALICAO IS A YOUNGSTER WHO JUST STEPPED UP TO THE SEMI PRO DIVISION ONCE HE TURNED 18 (THIS YEAR). VISHER IS AN ANIMAL WAITING TO BE UNLEASHED. VISHER IS ONE OF MAUI'S MOST LOVED FIGHTERS. HE HAS ONLY FOUGHT MMA MATCHES AND LOOKS READY TO TAKE ON ONE OF KICKIN IT'S MOST DANGEROUS FIGHTERS. WILL VISHER BE ABLE TO KEEP THE L COLUMN AT 0 ON NOV. 25. WE SEE.
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


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

DAVIS (14)IS A SKILLED FIGHTER WHO IS MAKING A BIG NAME FOR HIMSELF BY TAKING OUT HIS LAST TWO OPPONENTS WHO WAS AT LEAST THREE YEARS OLDER THAN HIM. HIS COUNTER PUNCHING IS UNREAL, OPPONENTS NEED 4 HANDS (2 HANDS TO KEEP BY THEIR FACE AND 2 TO THROW). LI IS ALSO A SKILLED FIGHTER WHO HAS RAPID FIRE (AND HE DONT SHOOT BLANKS). THESE GUYS WILL BE THROWING MAJOR HEAT. AND IF YOU CANT HANDLE HEAT, STAY OUT OF THEIR LINE OF FIRE. DAS RIGHT

JUSTIN PIAMONTE (2-1) FEATHERWEIGHT JR. TITLE (1-2) DARRYL LABRADOR
ANIMAL HOUSE 120 - 124 HSD

KIDS CHAMPIONSHIPS

SAGE YOSHIDA (2-1) 11 -13 YRS OLD BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE (1-0) FRED WAGNER
HMC 110 - 114 HSD

KONA MEYERS 8 - 9YRS. OLD 55# TITLE TRISTON KAMAKA
HSD 808 FIGHT FACTORY

KAI KAMAKA (1-1) 10-11 YRS. OLD 65# TITLE (2-0) JUSTLY LAQUIHON
808 FIGHT FACTORY HMC

THIS FIGHT WILL PROBABLY BE THE MOST SKILLED AND TALENTED KIDS BOUT OF THE NIGHT. KAI KAMAKA IS THE CRAFTY AND SMOOTH FIGHTER. JUSTLY IS THE AGGRESSIVE AND RELENTLESS FIGHTER. BOTH FIGHTERS ARE FAST AND BOTH FIGHTERS CAN HIT. THE JUDGES WILL PROBABLY HAVE A HARD TIME CHOOSING A WINNER FOR THIS MATCH.

JORDAN 9 YRS. OLD 70# TITLE KILEY RAMIRO
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB HMC

ROBBIE OSTAVICH (2-0) 12 YRS. OLD ATOMWEIGHT TITLE BUBU AKAU
JESUS IS LORD 98 - 103 HSD

JACELYN KIM 11-12 YRS. OLD GIRLS ATOMWEIGHT TITLE JAZLYN KIM
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB 98 - 103 GOODSPORT KICKBOXING (MAUI)

DAHWEN BRIGHT 8 - 10YRS OLD 60-65# TITLE JESUS SANTOS
HSD HMC

IN THIS MATCH BOTH COACHES AGREE THAT IT WILL BE A GOOD MATCH. DAHWEN IS THE 2004 - 7 YRS OLD 55# KICKIN IT CHAMPION WHO WILL DEFINITELY TEST HIS SKILLS AGAINST A TALLER, OLDER, AND HEAVIER OPPONENT NAMED JESUS WHO IS A FIRST TIME FIGHTER. WILL EXPERIENCE OVERCOME MATURITY? FIND OUT ON NOV. 25TH.

ALL PARTICIPANTS AND MATCHES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Source: Event Promoter

YOSHIDA VS OGAWA ANNOUNCED
FOR SHOCKWAVE 2005


TOKYO, Japan – The bout of Hidehiko Yoshida versus Naoya Ogawa has been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING'S upcoming event, SHOCKWAVE 2005, which is scheduled to premiere on North American pay per view on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT.

Previously announced bouts include the finals of the lightweight and welterweight tournaments held at BUSHIDO Volume 9 … for the lightweights Takanori Gomi will face Hayato "Mach" Sakurai and for the welterweights Dan Henderson takes on Murilo Bustamante.

In one of the main events of SHOCKWAVE 2005, Olympians will clash as Japan's Hidehiko Yoshida is set to face fellow countryman, Naoya Ogawa. Both are legendary judokas with Yoshida winning the gold medal in the 78kg weight class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and Ogawa winning the silver in the 95kg weight class at the same games. Each has gone on to have successful mixed martial arts careers. However, beyond the Olympic glory and their successes in the MMA ring, there is a long-standing rivalry. Both men attended Mieji University in Japan where they practiced judo. Being the senior, Ogawa is said to have been harsh on Yoshida with the two being fierce and bitter rivals. At the Olympics both teammates medalled, but two years later at the 1994 All Japan Judo Championships, teammates faced off and Yoshida (86kg) garnered the victory over Ogawa (132kg) by a 2-1 decision. The victory ended Ogawa's domination of the event as 5-time consecutive champion. Now the rivalry and bad blood between both men will be settled once and for all … in the PRIDE ring!

FIGHTCARD:
Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs. Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (Japan)
(This bout is the final round of the lightweight BUSHIDO tournament)
Dan Henderson (USA) vs. Murilo Bustamante (Brazil)
(This bout is the final round of the welterweight BUSHIDO tournament)
Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan) vs. Naoya Ogawa (Japan)

More bouts to be announced soon.
Fight card subject to change.

SHOCKWAVE 2005 premieres on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer's Choice Canada on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 at 9:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm PT (including a countdown show at 8:30pm ET, 5:30pm PT).

For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider.

Source: DSE/Pride

Nova União in action in Anápolis, GO

Nova União expects for a great audience at the I Open International of Jiu-Jitsu, in Anápolis, 40 km from Goiânia. The tournament takes place this weekend with fighters on the mat such as Eduardo Pessoa, Fernando Boi, Leonardo Peçanha, Ricardo Bastos, Ricardo Demente, Bernardo Pitel and Armando Guedes. However, they might have trouble with other great BJJ fighters such as Márcio Pé-de-Pano and Lúcio Lagarto, both from Gracie Barra. Are also in the tournament Rubens Charles and Eduardo Telles (TT Jiu-Jitsu) and Reinaldo Ribeiro (Brasa). For more information of the cup, please get in touch with event's promoter.

Source: Tatame

Shields Wins at Caged Combat

On very short notice, Jake Shields decided to compete at the Caged Combat show in L.A., California, against veteran fighter Toby Imada. The fight was the co-main event and called for 3 rounds of only 2 minutes in duration each. Shields easily defeated his opponent but later lamented at not being able to actually finish him.

" There just wasn't enough time in the rounds to finish him. I spent most of the time mounted or on his back but to his credit he was able to squirm out of the submissions. The rounds were just ridiculously short"
-Shields

Jake will now go on to fight at the Rumble on the Rock against a seasoned vet who we will be unveiling in the next few days.

Source: Gracie Fighter

Fighters' selection during Seminary

Besides congregating some of the biggest names of the national Vale-Tudo in a day of lectures during four days, the I International Seminary of Vale-Tudo/MMA also will be testing the physical condition and the ability technique of the participants. The first places will receive prizes and equipment offered for the sponsors, besides being presented an agent of fighters and to have their names indicated for the Jungle Fight and the American event World Extreme Challenge.

- We will make a test in the academy and another one in the swimming pool to evaluate the physical conditions of the fighters. Later, we will have tests of Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and Muay Thai, where the participants will show their abilities - explains the responsible for the seminary, the black-belt of Jiu-Jitsu and owner of the Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club, Marcus Vinicius de Lucia. Beyond new talents in the ring, the seminary also will produce a Ring-girls competition, in the responsibility of the ex-miss Brazil and entrepreneur Márcia Gabrielle.

Who is interested in the International seminary of Vale Tudo/MMA must hurry up. The vacant are limited to 150 people and they just have now less than 50 registrations to close the capacity of the event. Some groups of the exterior and other states of Brazil already made their confirmation to watch some of the biggest names of the world-wide sport.

From November 17 to 20, names like Rodrigo Minotauro, Peter Rizzo, Darrel Gohlar, will be in the academy Body Planet, in Rio de Janeiro, speaking about their specialties and also giving practical lessons. The program of the event can be conferred in the website of the FightTrip (www.fighttrip.com.br), that is also mounting packages for who wants to come from other states and/or countries to check out the Seminary and to use the opportunity to know the beauties of Rio de Janeiro.

Source: Tatame

 11/16/05

Quote of the Day

"A hug is like a boomerang--you get it back right away."

Bil Keane, American Cartoonist and Creator of the "Family Circus" comic strip

Shobukan Judoka Excel at the Pan American Judo Championships in Costa Rica!
Dave Terao Wins Gold & Outstanding Competitor!

The Shobukan Judoka ot only represent Hawai'i, but the U.S.A. Judo Team in the Pan American Judo Championships in Costa Rica.

David Terao (Shobukan/Kaneohe Team), 12 years old - 1st Place, Outstanding U.S. Competitor
Terao beat Brazil in Round 1 by Ouchigari Ippon
Terao beat Columbia by forfeit
In the final , Terao beat Venezuela by kataguruma with only 13 seconds left by yuko


Risha Mishima (Shobukan), 14 years old - 2nd Place
Ren Hirokawa (Shobukan/Casca Grossa), 12 years old - 4th Place

Source: Brad Scott

Give Some Props
to the creator of the new Fighters' Club TV logo!


Matt has done a killer job on designing our new logo from scratch. Basically we told him a couple of ideas and concepts of what we wanted and he came up with a ton of killer designs that was difficult to widdle down to this one.

If you are in the market for a logo, design or graphic design in general, or if your logo is looking out of date and you want to update it or make it more eye catching, drop Matt an email and I guarantee that you won't be sorry.

Matthew Tapia
Hachi Design, LLC
(808) 203-4061
matt@hachidesign.com

http://www.hachidesign.com

Aloha State Championships of BJJ Results

Team Results
1) Relson Gracie
2) Gracie Humaita
3) Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu / HMC

  Kids Gi Division

5 - 7 years old:
1) Teniya Alo
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Hikina Gaughen
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

8 - 9 years old (Lightweight):
1) Slayden Lloyd
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Teshya Alo
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

8 - 9 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Elijah Galarza-Naole
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Austtin Young
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

10 - 11 years old (Lightweight):
1) Anthony Kaulili
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Daven Shitabata
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

10 - 11 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Keanu Ching
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Noah Hashimoto
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

12 - 13 years old:
1) Sage Yoshida
Brazilian Freestyle / HMC
2) Jacob Hoshino
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

14 - 15 years old (Lightweight):
1) Christian Dilullo
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) DJ Cremer
Relson Gracie / KTI

16 - 17 years old (Lightweight):
1) Kamanao Chun
Relson Gracie Kahaluu
2) Sean Skiendiel

16 - 17 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Woodlenn Kekauoha
Relson Gracie / Papakolea Fight Club
2) Dallas Silva
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

Womens Division

1) Anya Douglas
Gracie Humaita / North Shore
2) Lara Franco
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

Mens White Belt

110 - 135 lbs:
1) Andrew Wallace
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Ken Ito
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

136 - 148 lbs:
1) Sadhu Bott
HMC
2) Robert Lafradez
Gracie Humaita / Central Oahu

149 - 161 lbs:
1) Andrew Marshall
Relson Gracie / Team HK
2) Joey Jordan
808 Fight Factory

162 - 174 lbs:
1) Brooks Narvaez
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Paul Dean
Relson Gracie / Casca Grossa

175 - 187 lbs:
1) Bill Dorman
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Christian Davis
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua

188 - 201 lbs lbs:
1) Grant Manning
Gracie Humaita / Longman
2) Blane Dorton
Relson Gracie / Casca Grossa

201+ lbs:
1) Caleb Boon
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Patrick Hall
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua

Mens Blue Belt

136 - 148 lbs:
1) Jake Scoval
Gracie Humaita / Longman
2) Matthew Oliver
Gracie Humaita / Longman

148 - 161 lbs:
1) Nick Arnold
Gracie Humaita / Longman
2) Levi Canales
Gracie Humaita / Longman

162 - 174 lbs:
1) Guilherme Costa
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) David Harrington
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

175 - 187 lbs:
1) Caleb Trice
Gracie Humaita / North Shore
2) Mikkel Boiser
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

188 - 214 lbs:
1) David Chew
Relson Gracie
2) Maui Wolfgramm
Relson Gracie Kahaluu

215+ lbs:
1) Raymond Seraile
Grappling Unlimited
2) Darryl Stant
Gracie Humaita / North Shore

Mens Purple Belt

Under 160 lbs:
1) Luke Hacker
Gracie Humaita / Longman
2) Gilson Souza
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

161 - 180 lbs:
1) Pono Pananganan
Relson Gracie / KTI
2) Dylan Clay
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

181+ lbs:
1) Jason McCormick
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Kerry Atwood
Gracie Humaita / North Shore

Mens Brown Belt

1) Rylan Lizares
Grappling Unlimited
2) Ermin Fergerstrom
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

 

Kids No Gi Division

5 - 7 years old:
1) Hikina Gaughen
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Teniya Alo
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

8 - 9 years old (Lightweight):
1) Teshya Alo
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Zorich Palimo'o
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

8 - 9 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Kulana Salera
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Elijah Galarza-Naole
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua

10 - 11 years old (Lightweight):
1) Nahoa Salera
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Anthony Kaulili
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

10 - 11 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Noah Hashimoto
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Keanu Ching
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

12 - 13 years old:
1) Jacob Hoshino
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Sage Yoshida
Brazilian Freestyle / HMC

14 - 15 years old (Lightweight):
1) Brandon Lopez
Baret Submission Grappling / GU
2) Keola Mayural
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

14 - 15 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Keoni Hall
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Kawae Ching
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

16 - 17 years old (Lightweight):
1) Kamanao Chun
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Daniel Rada
Freelance

16 - 17 years old (Heavyweight):
1) Michael Tengan
Relson Gracie Kaneohe
2) Alakai Kim-Davis
Relson Gracie Kaneohe

Mens No Gi Novice

110 - 135 lbs:
1) Andrew Wallace
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Joshua Martinez
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

136 - 148 lbs:
1) Ian Hasegawa
Gracie Humaita / North Shore
2) Ross Hirahara
Baret Submission Grappling / GU

148 - 161 lbs:
1) Jonathan Cruz
Jesus Is Lord
2) Joey Jordan
808 Fight Factory

162 - 174 lbs:
1) Brooks Narvaez
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Benjamin Corniel
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

175 - 187 lbs:
1) Bill Dorman
Gracie Humaita / Gracie Kailua
2) Shane Kahananui
Relson Gracie / KTI

202 - 214 lbs:
1) James Craig
Gracie Humaita / North Shore
2) Giovanni Lagmay
Relson Gracie / KTI

214+ lbs:
1) Neil Rapoza
808 Fight Factory
2) Keoni Kua
808 Fight Factory

Mens No Gi Intermediate

123 - 148 lbs:
1) Jake Scoval
Gracie Humaita / Longman
2) Sadhu Bott
HMC

149 - 161 lbs:
1) Harris Sarmiento
808 Fight Factory
2) Lorrin Ishimine
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu

162 - 174 lbs:
1) David Harrington
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
2) Rick Burnett
HMC

188 - 201 lbs:
1) Bo Lagmay
Relson Gracie / KTI
2) Guy Nakashima
Baret Submission Grappling / GU

Mens No Gi Advanced

Under 160 lbs:
1) Baret Yoshida
Baret Submission Grappling / GU
2) Sergio Hurtado
Gracie Humaita / Longman

161+ lbs:
1) Rylan Lizares
Grappling Unlimited
2) David Chew
Relson Gracie























Diaz Wins at Grapplers Quest

On a side note, Jason "Mayhem"Miller was on the Icon Sport Radio show and said that he won his division at Grapplers Quest beating Romolo ? in the finals.

1 week after competing at the UFC, Nick Diaz enters and wins the Grapplers Quest (gi-less) submission grappling tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nathan Diaz took 3rd. Both Nick and Nathan competed in the same weight category in the experts division. Gilbert Melendez also competed, however he lost a highly contested match by an overtime advantage point to the eventual professional tournament winner, Wagnney Fabiano.

Dave Terrell's website reports that Nate DuCharme won the Heavyweight experts tournament. We all know how hard "Nasty" Nate trains and we congratulate him.

The professional division:

1st Round
Bill Cooper def. Wander Braga

Wagnney Fabiano def. Gilbert Melendez

Sandro "Batata" Santiago def. Scott Bieri

Jeff Glover def. Phil Cardella

Semis:
Wagnney Fabiano def. Bill Cooper

Jeff Glover def. Sandro "Batata" Santiago

Finals:
Wagnney Fabiano def. Jeff Glover

Source: Gracie Fighter

FRANK SHAMROCK TO PRO WRESTLING IN JAPAN


The Japanese media reports that Frank Shamrock will participate on the U-Style pro wrestling show in Tokyo, Japan, on November 23rd.

Shamrock will face Daisuke Nakamura in a pro wrestling match.

Source: Fight Sport

K1 WORLD GRAND PRIX FRIDAY

K-1 is gearing up for their World Grand Prix Tournament next weekend in Tokyo, Japan and they have just added Stephan Leko to the card. His opponent is unknown at this time.

Also Gary Goodridge and Semmy Schilt are MMA veterans who will be going back to their familar way of fighting. Here is the full card for next weekend's show.

Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan

November 19, 2005

Stefan Leko vs. TBA

Glaube Feitosa vs. Gary Goodridge

Remy Bonjasky vs. Hong-Man Choi

Ray Sefo vs. Semmy Schilt

Jerome Le Banner vs. Peter Aerts

Musashi vs. Ruslan Karaev

Source: MMA Weekly

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER HEAVY OR LIGHT HEAVY CHAMP?


Rashad Evans is officially 'The Ultimate Fighter.' In an epic heavyweight finals battle against the bigger Brad Imes in 'The Ultimate Fighter 2' season finale, Evans walked away with the split decision, the car, and the six figure UFC contract.

Rashad weighed in for his bout with Imes at 224lbs. Will we see Evans competing in the future as a heavyweight, or will he make the move to the light-heavyweight division?

Evans is a former Michigan State University wrestler where he competed at 174lbs., so cutting weight isn't a foreign concept to him. In fact, Rashad usually fights at 205, but put on a few pounds for the opportunity to appear on the reality show. Asked if it was up to him, now that the reality show experience is over, if he'd want to return to fighting at 205, Evans said, "Yes. Definitely."

Rashad added, "It all depends on how I feel. There's advantages to fighting heavyweight, but there's a lot of disadvantages as you can tell. The guys are just so much bigger and taking the punishment from that even."

It all comes down to what is best for Rashad's career. He weighed the options while talking to MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio. As if he were thinking out loud, Evans commented, "I don't know. I don't know. I'm still thinking about exactly what route I want to take. I know I definitely want to build myself up to fight tougher competition. But the heavyweight division is so thin. You know? It's not much build up before you have to fight the top dogs. But the 205, I think I can grow a little bit more as a fighter, and maybe have a successful career if I went down there."

If Rashad does make the move to the light-heavyweight division, he will be among the many TUF participants from season one that have dropped a weight class since appearing on the Spike TV original reality series; Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Mike Swick, Josh Koscheck, among others.

As of now he certainly seemed to be leaning toward getting lean and down to 205 to fight guys more his size. Which can't be great news for the UFC whose sole purpose of this show was to find a heavyweight who could compete in the heavyweight division. Now it looks as though they've given a UFC contract to a Light Heavyweight.

Source: MMA Weekly

Anderson Silva training for Cage Rage

Anderson Silva is in Curitiba (PR), where he is training hard for the Cage Rage 13. On December 3, the Muay Thai Dream Team representative will defend his middleweight for the second time, against English Curtis Stout. "I've been training BJJ in here with Fernandinho and Penão and I also have been training a lot wrestling, beyond Muay Thai with master Diógenes," he said. This time, he will not come to Rio de Janeiro and train with Pride fighter Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogério Minotouro. "Maybe when I come back, I might spend some time Rio de Janeiro to help Rodrigo, who must fight in December", said.

COMPLETE CARD (subject to change):

Cage Rage 14
Saturday, December 3, 2005
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England

- Vitor Belfort vs. Antony Rea;

- Curtis Stout vs. Anderson Silva;

- Akira Shoji vs. Mark Weir;

- Tyrone Glover vs. Luiz Buscapé;

- Alex Reid vs. Daijiro Matsui;

- Matt Lindland vs. Nino 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: Tatame

 11/15/05

Quote of the Day

"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless."

Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-born Philosopher/Writer/Political Theorist

Fighters' Club TV has a new logo!


Check out FCTV's new logo!

It is the new face of FCTV to go along with the faces of your handsome (and modest) hosts of the show.

If you have not checked out the Fighters' Club TV website,
check it out.

The show is still on every Tuesday night at 9:30PM on Channel 52 and on Akaku in Maui.

The Ultimate Fighter 2' Finale on Spike TV Knocks Out College Football With Men 18-24
By Spike

The LIVE finale of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 2 drew 2,640,000 million viewers on Saturday, November 5 (9:00-12:00 Midnight ET/PT), making it the most watched fight in UFC history. The three-hour climax to the highly-rated Spike TV reality series, The Ultimate Fighter 2, drew more Men 18-24 than anything else on television* including the highly touted college football match-ups Virginia Tech vs. Miami on ESPN and Notre Dame vs. Tennessee on NBC. Overall, the telecast tallied a 2.0 household rating (1,785,000).

"The fact we drew more hard-to-reach young male viewers than college football on Saturday illustrates that the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts fighting has truly arrived," says Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV.

"The finale of The Ultimate Fighter 2 is not the end of the story for these guys, it's the beginning," said Dana White, UFC President and host of The Ultimate Fighter 2. "Just like Season 1's Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar, Diego Sanchez and Kenny Florian have gone on to big things in the UFC, now Season 2's Rashad Evans and Joe Stevenson join them as the new stars of the sport. Fans will be seeing more of Luke Cummo and Brad Imes who really brought their 'A game' to the 2.6 million viewers who tuned in."

Other ratings highlights include the following:

-- Triple digit gains in key male demos and viewership versus year ago --
3.7/956,000 Men 18-34 up +357%; 2.7/1,401,000 Men 18-49 up +303%; and
2,640,000 million viewers up +264% (all versus year ago -- Spike TV
aired WWE Velocity and Police Videos).

-- Telecast peaked at 3.3 million viewers from 10:45-11:00pm during
Rashad Evans/Brad Imes heavyweight bout.

-- Second most-watched original series in network history (finale of The
Joe Schmo Show -- 3.4 million viewers)

-- Most watched Saturday in Spike TV history -- 1,042,000 average
audience (9:00am-3:00am)

-- Outdrew Showtime's live IBF Super-Middleweight title fight featuring
Jeff Lacy vs. Scott Pemberton in Men 18-34 by an incredibly staggering
956,000 to 9,000 and equally startling in Men 18-24 with 430,000 to
1,000 for Showtime.

The record-breaking fight night from the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas featured Rashad Evans winning the Heavyweight Ultimate Fighter crown by out-pointing Brad Imes via split decision in a classic three-round slugfest. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson also won via points, unanimously outscoring Luke Cummo to earn this season's welterweight crown. Both Evans and Stevenson took home six figure UFC contracts with their victories, as well as Toyota Scion automobiles. In the card's main event, Diego Sanchez proved that he is a legitimate contender to the welterweight crown held by Matt Hughes as he scored a shutout three round decision over heated rival Nick Diaz.

The live finale was the culmination of the 13-week series featuring eighteen men from across North America in a fierce battle for a six-figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (TM).

Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White of Zuffa, LLC and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the executive producers for "The Ultimate Fighter 2." Brian J. Diamond is Vice President, Sports & Specials, Spike TV and serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV.

Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 88 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.

Source: Maxfighting

Hermes Franca: Fighting at MFC 6 in January???

Hermes Franca (UFC, K-1, SHOOTO and MFC veteran) attended MFC 5 to support fellow American Top Team fighters Kurt Pellegrino, Steve Bruno and others. MaXfighting spoke with Franca to find out what he’s up to and how he’s handled being on the short end of several close decisions in a row.

After winning his first eight MMA fights, Franca’s record now stands at 10-5. While for most such a slide would be damaging; but if he had better judging, Franca could easily be 14-1, and many still consider him one of the world’s top lightweights. Two split decision losses to Yves Edwards, and majority decision losses to Josh Thompson and most recently at K-1 Hero’s against Koutetsu Boku haven’t affected his spirits. His only decisive loss was a TKO to Ray Cooper from Hawaii.

“I just want to keep fighting, I don’t want to stop,” Franca said. “[Those decisions] just happened to work out for those fighters, it happens.”

As for where he might fight next, MFC 6 this January may be a possibility.

“I just talked to the MFC matchmaker and he talked about having me fight here next year,” said Franca.

Franca recently awarded Pellegrino his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, and talked about Kurt’s improvement.

“He’s been training with me for about six months. He’s so professional, a good fighter and a good guy. I’m a black belt and I’m able to tell when someone else is ready [to receive there’s], and he was ready.”

Source: Maxfighting

Yves Edwards: Eyeing Pride Bushido in February

Pride Bushido fighter and UFC-veteran Yves Edwards was on hand for MFC 5 in support of Carlo Prater, and took a moment to speak with maXfighting on his upcoming fight plans.

“I hope to fight in Japan in the next Bushido, but that’s not until February,” Edwards said, sounding unsure as to whether he may have a fight in the interim.

After a successful debut in Pride Bushido 7 against Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Edwards was eliminated from the Bushido Lightweight Tournament by former SHOOTO Champion Joachim Hansen.

On his loss to Hansen, Edwards simply replied, “I was definitely disappointed with that fight.”

Source: Maxfighting

 11/14/05

Quote of the Day

"He has half the deed done who has made a beginning."

Horace, 65-8 B.C., Italian Poet

Grappler's Quest Vegas

We had a small team of guys go up to Sin City to compete and just got the results verbally (which we hope is right).

Dexter Kauahi lost his first match, but it was against an NCAA wrestler. Tough draw for his first match.

Andrew Kawada took fourth.

Brandon Saiki, one of our kids, took first place.

Congratulations to all three competitors and we hope to have the results from the tournament that occurred here very soon.

Tuesday Night Fights at the Plaza Returns with a Double Header!
This Tuesday, November 15th In Hilo!

After a successful inaugural event, Tuesday Night Fights returns for two events in one month! November will be a busy month for fight fans as Toughman Hawaii hosts its popular event two weeks apart from each other. The events will be held at the Academic & Athletic Training Center.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005


Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Visit Central Pacific A.C.'s Academic and Athletic Training Center for tickets.

More details including the fight card will be coming soon!

Source: Event Promoter

Warriors of The Ring 8 on Maui!

This mixed-martial arts event will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at the War Memorial Gymnasium in Maui.

Doors open at 5:30PM with a live concert performance with Sudden Rush @ 6:30PM.

Tickets are Ringside: $40 / General: $30.

Source: Event Promoter

In Search of Jiu-Jitsu
The most efficient martial art ever created has become but a sport and detached itself from its roots

by Joao "JP" Pedro

If you are reading this article, it is likely that you are a practitioner or at least an enthusiast of Jiu-Jitsu. Nice. However, I am sorry to say that – except for rare cases – what you believe Jiu-Jitsu to be has little to do with the martial art developed by the ancient Japanese and perfected (perhaps even re-created) by brothers Carlos and Helio Gracie, their family and disciples.

But how can that be? After all, you probably train with a black-belt who has fought in a number of tournaments, who has taught you how to do arm-locks, sweeps and so on. If he didn’t know Jiu-Jitsu, he wouldn’t be a black-belt, wouldn’t have ever won a competition and wouldn’t be teaching in an academy, right? Well, sort of.

Nowadays, when one speaks about BJJ, what immediately come to mind are competitions, like the World and Pan-American championships. That is because our art has been reduced to merely a competition sport. When a new student signs up in a gym to learn how to defend himself, he is only going to learn competitive Jiu-Jitsu (remember: there are rare exceptions) – even if he is never going to compete at all. I have nothing against sports, but whatever happened to the other elements that make Jiu-Jitsu the most efficient martial art of all times?

Why self-defense is fundamental

Many decades ago, the lessons at the first “Academia Gracie” in Rio de Janeiro were taught individually and following a structured program of self-defense. The idea was to give the students a real and practical knowledge of how to use the Jiu-Jitsu technique to defend against a bigger and stronger aggressor. In an interview given in 1998, Grand Master Helio Gracie explained this concept: “The Jiu-Jitsu I have created is not a competition sport. I was never a competitor. I have always been weak, weighing around 135lb. I’ve never had the physical characteristics to create a method for competing. Every competitor is an athlete. I was never an athlete. But I created the Federation so that Jiu-Jitsu had an official projection, to put emphasis on my art. The thing is that my Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense art. It’s for actual fighting. It’s meant to protect the citizens, the old men, a child, a woman, a young lady from being beat up by some thug just because they have no athletic abilities to fight.”

If you are interested in competing, Jiu-Jitsu’s competitive side is undoubtedly a great option. But this doesn’t mean self-defense should be left aside because it’s not very useful in competition. Here is a good example: how many ways of passing the half-guard do you know? And how many ways of escaping from an aggressor that is giving you a “bouncer’s headlock”? I wouldn’t be surprised if the answers are 10 and 0, respectively.

I learned this lesson during a curious episode that changed my way of understanding Jiu-Jitsu. I accompanied Gracie Magazine’s editor, Luca Atalla, in a visit to Grand Master Helio Gracie’s house in Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, while he did one of the several interviews that wound up becoming the article on the master’s life. Hours into the interview, Helio put his hands on my neck and asked if I knew how to escape such common attack. I then tried to improvise something that didn’t work, and got reprehended right there. Quite in his style, he asked me to grab his neck in the same fashion. “Squeeze it as strong as you can,” he sternly requested. I felt awkward, but did as he said and witnessed one of the clearest examples of the philosophy behind Gracie Jiu-Jitsu: “minimum effort for maximum efficiency.” With an extremely simple move, master Helio escaped from my hands and opened a wide smile. Embarassing. I felt like trash.

“Minimum effort for maximum efficiency,” have you ever heard of it? Well, I had heard of it, but it took me a long time to really comprehend the concept. Choose each and every move in an intelligent way; calculate the precise amount of force needed to execute it; make your opponent constantly waste more energy than you. Summarizing, find the easiest way to reach your goal. Therefore, let’s go back to the “bouncer’s headlock”: what use is it to be the best half-guard passer in the world if you are left defenseless when this funny named move is used against you?

Wait a second. Obviously, even without knowing the right way to escape, you might be able to break away from the headlock and use your competition Jiu-Jitsu to kick your aggressor’s ass. I don’t doubt it, but I’d like to point out that, just like you strive to find the most efficient technique to pass a half-guard in the academy or in a tournament, you should also try to have in your arsenal the most efficient way to get rid of a rough headlock, for example. Think about it: if your only concern is about techniques related to competition and not self-defense, then practicing Jiu-Jitsu, karate, ping-pong or volleyball end up being all the same thing: just a game.

MMA is another thing

Jiu-Jitsu and martial arts in general have changed a lot over the past ten years or so. In 1993 Royce Gracie opened the eyes of the world to the incredible efficiency of his family’s art in vale-tudo (“anything goes”) combats. It was clear then that in a hand-to-hand fight with almost no rules against a bigger, stronger opponent, the best weapon is definitely Jiu-Jitsu. And I’m not talking about sport techniques only, but also the “street Jiu-Jitsu” the Gracie family and its followers have developed. Myths and legends have gone down the drain in the USA, Japan and the rest of the world. But for Brazilians it wasn’t a new idea, after all Jiu-Jitsu has always reigned supreme in their country.

The vale-tudo – or No Holds Barred, as it was earlier called in the U.S. – fever swept the planet, and events started to pop up everywhere. It didn’t take long for “anything goes” to become “mixed martial arts,” taking an universal shape and following pretty much the same set of rules in every country. No matter what your favorite show is, whether it’s Pride (Japan), UFC (USA) or Cage Rage (UK), they all feature rounds, judges and gloves. It’s undeniable that these factors helped create a more marketable product for TV and the masses. But the essence of vale-tudo was lost.

Think about it: when there is a time limit for the match, you train to give your best during those 15 or 20 minutes of fighting. If there is no submission or KO, three “experts” will determine the winner. And how about the gloves, those hand pillows? Just imagine what would happen to Fedor Emelianenko’s hands after he launches his missiles onto his opponent’s skull and you will see my point here.

This vale-tudo mutation called MMA resembles the original idea, although it is in fact something very different. It has become a sport. And as such, its competitors strive to make the best use of the rules in order to win. Physical preparation is intense and fundamental, because, in order to enter a ring nowadays, one must have as much strength, explosion and endurance as possible during all rounds. When a fighter starts thinking he won’t be able to finish the match before time elapses, he begins to look for the best positioning to assure a decision victory. This usually translates into take down + stalling from the top, throwing punches to score points. This issue has become so serious that certain MMA professionals are specialists in winning that way. Professional competitors. Evidently, submissions and knock outs aren’t easy tasks, but there is nothing more subversive to the martial arts’ philosophy than a fight where the opponents want to win by points or judges decision.

Just like the first UFCs redefined the way to fight (barely) with no rules, the current success of MMA events has been strongly affecting the understanding of Jiu-Jitsu and the way it must be used during a fight. Original vale-tudo – no gloves, no time limit, no rounds, no judges, the only illegal moves being bites and eye gouging – is the closest you can get to a real hand-to-hand fight. Jiu-Jitsu’s efficiency under these conditions is more than proven. And that’s why nowadays there is no MMA competitor who doesn’t train Jiu-Jitsu or one of its sub-products, such as submission wrestling or grappling. In this professional arena all athletes strive to become complete. They also practice other arts like boxing, wrestling and muay thai. The more tools one has in the ring, the better.

But what if you have no intentions of ever stepping into a ring or octagon? Cross-training is only important to a MMA professional or to someone who decides to dedicate his life to the practice of several martial arts. For the common citizen who is not an athlete (the vast majority), only Jiu-Jitsu provides solid chances of successfully defending against a bigger, stronger aggressor on the streets. What takes place in the Pride ring, for example, is not applicable to me, my girlfriend, my grandfather or my 13-year-old brother. As a wise man once put it: “One thing is one thing, another thing is another thing.” Well, MMA is definitely another thing.

Jiu-Jitsu is fought with the Gi. Period

One of the myths that mixed martial arts helped create is that everyone has got to train with no gi on. It happens to be that Jiu-Jitsu is fought with the Gi, period. Training without it is interesting and fun, opening one’s eyes to different types of grips, variations of many moves and a much faster game. But it is far from fundamental to the ordinary student with no perspective of fighting in the ADCC World Championship. The Gi is made of a fabric strong enough to resist the rough routine of the mats. It simulates the clothes we wear in our everyday life. Even in a hot country like Brazil. And if one day you find yourself in a dark alley facing a sweaty man wearing nothing but speedos, I suggest you simply run as fast as you can and do not engage him.

Therefore, since athletes these days train exclusively the elements connected to MMA fighting and its rules, the Jiu-Jitsu they take to the ring is a deformation of true Jiu-Jitsu. In order to better analyze it, let’s not take in consideration a fighter’s natural abilities and personal skills. Then it becomes clear that the reason of their success when it comes to ground fighting is due to two brilliant factors of Jiu-Jitsu: the efficiency of the techniques and the logical transitioning. The first factor is easy to understand. Chokes and foot locks, for example, when correctly applied, are very efficient. The second factor concerns the way of training Jiu-Jitsu and the sense of direction it offers the practitioner. First you shorten the distance to avoid kicks and punches. From the clinch you move on to the takedown. Once you are on the floor, you start looking for increasingly better positions, until you get to a situation where you can end the fight. Naturally, since the Jiu-Jitsu fighter trains following this logic everyday, he always possesses a clear sense of direction and the technical knowledge to implement his strategy the proper way. In contrast, other martial arts offer little more than the idea of hitting until the opponent drops.

The secret is in the philosophy

The genius in Jiu-Jitsu goes well beyond the amazing moves used. It is exactly the way of facing a combat that puts Jiu-Jitsu way above all other arts. Our goal is not to score points, but to make the opponent surrender. With this in mind plus the philosophy of “minimum effort for maximum efficiency,” the technique of Jiu-Jitsu adapted in Brazil by the Gracies got more and more refined. And using this combo to determine the sequence of moves and the general strategy that runs each fight, the BJJ fighter gets, consequently, very close to victory. Master Helio, who tested his art in the battlefield for many years, goes beyond: “To beat Jiu-Jitsu, only if you know Jiu-Jitsu or by accident. If you fight 100 times, you may lose once or twice, but you’ll win all the others.” Once, during an interview, Fabio Gurgel, one of the greatest names in the sport, made a keen observation on the subject: “Jiu-Jitsu is a perfect art, but the human being fails at times.”

Many years ago, during a seminar in the USA, Rickson Gracie explained the BJJ philosophy through a nice example. In order to demonstrate the efficiency of the mount position during a fight, he placed a student of his on top of some spectators, all of them practitioners of other martial arts. On purpose, all the chosen people were bigger than his student. The first one tried hard but could not escape from the bottom. The second one exploded like a mad bull, and eventually reversed the situation. Rickson then asked the guy to try again, this time against him. In a few seconds, the big fellow had given Gracie his back and was trapped in a rear naked choke. The master explained that the only thing that’s worse than being mounted is to offer your back. And he resumed the exercise, this time choosing to only keep the opponent on the bottom. After one minute of insistent attempts, the guy finally gave up. Rickson then sat among the group of almost 50 people and said:

“Well, this is what I wanted to teach you people. Because he is tough (points to the big fellow), even without Jiu-Jitsu. I’m not saying you only have a chance of escaping using Jiu-Jitsu. I try to give a certain problem, and then I offer the easiest solution. He is tough and I think it is hard for anyone to keep him on the bottom, but suppose it’s a 240lb man on top. Then it’s different. Suppose he is recovering from a cold and has no endurance. He will fight for a while then get exhausted. The point is: if we can use leverage in every occasion, it will make things easier. And what we want while facing a stronger opponent is the easiest way of fighting him. You shouldn’t come here (to the seminar) to try and do like he did. That’s a waste of energy. It works, but if he is in a worse situation, if he’s in adverse conditions, he is going to need other options. And you are here to learn the best way. Some people are born tough; they are fast, strong or have a good heart for fighting. These qualities alone represent 50% of a win in any street fight. But in adverse conditions, it is just not enough.”

In other words, it doesn’t matter whether you are an athlete or not. By following the Jiu-Jitsu philosophy, you’ll become a more efficient fighter. Apply this same philosophy to every other aspect of your life and a new universe will open up before you.
Now, like my friend Kid Peligro likes to put it, Go Train Jiu-Jitsu!

*JP was GRACIE Magazine Special Reporter from 1999 till 2002 and NOCAUTE Editor in 2002. Currently, he's GM Europe Correspondent and also teaches Jiu-Jitsu in Copenhagen, Denmark

Source: Gracie Magazine

 11/13/05

Quote of the Day

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water."

Swedish Proverb

Punishment In Paradise Is Back!

Punishment In Paradise: East vs. West II
Sea Life Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
January 14, 2006

HITS THE EASTSIDE!!!

Once again Oahu's BEST Kickboxers and Up & Coming MMA fighters from both side to square off. Is this our first event of 2006 so expect some FIREWORKS between EAST vs. WEST and a Special, Special Award to two gentlemen who hav been supporting this sport and the fighters from Hawaii, Chris & Mike Onzuka!! Also a special presentation to one of Hawaii's favorite and most talented fighter.

COMMITTED FIGHTERS

TEAM EAST John Kukahiko, Kaleo Kwan, Kimo Wolfel, Dexter Kauahi, Molly Hessel, Cisco Bringas, Matt Matsuda

TEAM WEST PJ Dean, David Padilla, Wayne Perrin III, Domi Lopez, Jacob Fa'agai, Issac Kuikahi, William Armstrong

PLUS MORE TO BE ADDED AS BOUT ARE SIGNED

Fighting information please email bdkamaka@comcast.net or call 408-371-7702 .

Source: Event Promoter

Pé na Estrada visits RFT and Tigre

During its third day in Brasília, "Pé na Estrada" project has visited another two academies. The first one was the Renovação Fight Team filial in Distrito Federal, leader by Marcos Vinícius, called as Marcão. Team represents Luta-Livre in Brasília and commands 120 students. "I am a Luta-Livre black belt under Eugênio Tadeu and I came to Brasília in 1998. Nowadays we are the only Luta-Livre team in the capital. We are very happy to host you guys in here. TATAME has always supported Luta-Livre," stated Marcão.

Leaving Brasília downtown, team drove to Taguatinga to meet international vale-Tudo fighter Marcelo Tigre. Tigre spoke about his event, the Fight Club Tournament, and reminded stories from the past. He said he is looking for a better opponent right now. "I have been fighting a lot and I want to fight somebody with a great record. Otherwise I rather quitting. I challenged Tito Ortiz, but he got scared and didn't want to fight me," revealed Tigre.

"Pé na Estrada" Brasília is supported by Hibisco Restaurant and Kimonos Ippon.

Source: Tatame

Mike Tyson Arrested in Sao Paulo, Brazil
By Rafael Werneck

Former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Mike Tyson was arrested this in Sao Paulo. The "Iron man" is in town resting after a trip to Buenos Aires , Argentina, where he was interviewed by Diego Armando Maradona.

Tyson was arrested after he attacked a TV crew member who was trying to capture his entrance into a local night club. After he realized he was being followed, Tyson took the camera from reporter and threw it on the ground. The police were called and found Tyson in another night club. He was taken to the nearest police station for his deposition. Tyson was cleared to go after that.

Ever since he got in Sao Paulo, on Tuesday night, Tyson became very aggressive with the local press. When he noticed the presence of several reporters at the lobby of the hotel he checked in, he complained: "You are making me nervous! I'm gonna kick your asses. Leave me alone!"

Before what happened last night, Tyson's plans were to stay in Sao Paulo until Friday.

Source: Maxfighting

HUGHES FEATURED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPER
by Dan Renick - The Daily Eastern News

Before Matt Hughes became a household name around the octagon ring of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the eight-time welter weight champion preferred a more traditional shape to compete on-a circle mat inside Lantz Arena.

And the 5-foot-8, 169-pound wrestler got a sample of the success he would later have in mixed martial arts and the UFC when he was a two-time All-American wrestler at Eastern.

"I never thought athletics would take me this far," Hughes, 33, said. "Maybe I would wrestle in college, but that was it."

Hughes didn't have much time for sports growing up. He lived on his parent's farm, and he said with all the chores around on the farm, his parents didn't have time to take him and his twin brother, Mark, into town for sports.

Matt and Mark did whatever two brothers would do in their situation-they competed with each other.

"We lived two to three miles away from the closest neighbor," Hughes said. "Eventually play turned into competition with me and (Mark)-whether it was chopping wood or running out to the mailbox."

When Matt entered high school and began playing sports more, the impact was immediate. He qualified for the Illinois state high school wrestling tournament all four years a Hillsboro High School, including an undefeated junior and senior year where he won the state championship, and was an all-conference football player as well.

After high school Hughes wrestled at Belleville Community College and when the wrestling program was cut after his freshman season he transferred to Lincoln Junior College, where he was an All-American.

Eastern head coach Ralph McCausland first found out about the Hughes brothers from a former teammate, Dave Klemm, who ran the program at Lincoln. But McCausland nearly never got the chance to coach who he called "one of the hardest workers" he had seen in 25 years of coaching.

The Eastern wrestling program was cut from the budget after the 1995 season, McCausland began helping the Hughes brothers get on the team at Northern Iowa but when the program was reinstated in 1996 they jumped at the chance to wrestle closer to home.

"The potential was incredible (when Matt first came to Eastern)," McCausland said. "There's guys that are strong, that can put up a lot of weight, and then there are guys who are powerful, and in all my years, Matt personified power.

"He can put up a lot of weight but there is something unique about him- something uncanny and as he says, even to himself, he's kind of a freak of nature in the power ratio."

Just like in high school, Hughes made his presence felt immediately. Wrestling in the 158-pound division, Hughes took 8th place at nationals his junior year and 5th place his senior year.

"From the first day he came he was a natural leader. He's a kind of a take charge guy 'Let's get it done and get it taken care of,'" McCausland said. "As far as work ethic goes bar-none I don't think I've had anybody who has worked as hard and as an intense and as long of a duration as he could."

That's one thing that Hughes, who's now a coach on the reality show The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV, learned wrestling under McCausland.

"A lot of what I do comes from a wrestling background," Hughes said. "People don't realize the mental toughness (in what I do) as much as the physical part."

After Hughes graduated he came back to Eastern as a graduate assistant coach and took up mixed martial arts as a way to stay competitive. McCausland remembers Charleston police officers coming and working with Matt on submission holds. A friend, Chris Dwyer, got Hughes to fight for the first time, a match in Chicago with a $100 purse.

Hughes began training with a friend, Pat Miletich, in the Quad Cities and after his sixth fight Hughes was asked to fight overseas and his career has taken him to Hawaii, Australia, Japan and the Persian Gulf.

"I think this was something that (Matt) was just gonna play with and follow it-find out where it leads him," McCausland said. "He's got 8 world championships, a video game, endorsements from Polaris and some other sponsors and got spun off on this reality TV show as one of the coaches.

"You know he's not flamboyant, he's just Matt."

Matt admitted that he had no idea the success the mixed martial arts would bring and remembers what his early days were like.

"It used to be if you talked about the UFC nobody knew about it," Hughes said. "Now if you mention it in a room, most people will know what it is.

"The reality show blew it wide open…I'm getting two to three more times from sponsors than purses."

But Hughes nearly missed out on one the biggest breaks in his athletic career, the chance to be a coach on The Ultimate Fighter.

"I didn't want to do (The show) at first. I didn't want to leave my family for 7 weeks (for taping)," Hughes said. "My wife (Audra) talked me into it.

"It was a pure coaching experience. It was a great facility, everything was taken care of."

Now six years into his UFC career, with a career record of 38-4, Hughes is still on top of his game. He's currently training in the Quad Cities for his title defense, a Pay-Per-View match against Joe Riggs at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Hughes said he's not ready to retire yet, maybe another five years until he settles down.

"I want to go back home and take over the farm with my brother."

Source: MMA Weekly

Conflicting Stories Concerning Ortiz vs. Lindland

TITO VS LINDLAND? ORTIZ SAYS "NO"

Josh Gross broke the story that Tito Ortiz and Matt Lindland would be fighting in the WFA's main event. Ortiz this afternoon disagreed. Ortiz on the underground forum said "No truth to this! Match is not signed."

Either way this fuels further speculation on a story broke on MMAWeekly.com last month that the WFA wants to use Tito Ortiz as their franchise fighter for their company.

'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' has said in many recent interviews that he planned on starting his own organization. In August, in an interview with MMAWeekly, Ortiz talked about starting his own promotion. He said, "It's going to be a big one. It's going to be here in States, and Las Vegas is the first place we're looking to make it happen."

Over the last several months Tito has been working to make it a reality. He hinted about the news over recent weeks. As was reported last month, some MMA fighters have told MMAWeekly that he was reportedly finalizing the acquisition of the World Fighting Alliance (WFA), with another partner. John Lewis' was the former President of the Las Vegas based fight promotion. The details of the transfer of ownership are still unknown, but it appears that John Lewis is willing to part with his portion of the company. A representitive of Don King was also mentioned as a partner of the new WFA.

The WFA is already sanctioned in the state of Nevada. It's a reputable promotion who've always put on good shows in the past and treated the fighters well. MMAWeekly Radio's very own Frank Trigg is a former WFA welterweight champion. They've had numerous top fighters compete in their organization. Just to name a few: Rich Franklin, Josh Thomson, Dennis Hallman, Mike Van Arsdale, Kimo Leopoldo, Alex Stiebling, Vitor Ribeiro, 'Tiki' Ghosen, Ronald Jhun, and Marvin Eastman. If and when the deal is finalized there would be nothing in the way of the WFA holding events as soon as they can put the cards together and secure a venue.

Source: MMA Weekly

Tito to Fight "The Law" in WFA
by Josh Gross

Matt Lindland is set to sign a three-fight contract this afternoon that would seal the deal on a February light heavyweight contest in Las Vegas between himself and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz for the main event of the resurrected WFA, Sherdog.com learned Thursday.

Ortiz, the longest-reigning UFC 205-pound champion in the promotion's history, has already signed on the dotted line, sources close to him told Sherdog.com, making this his first fight outside the UFC since December 1998.

Lindland was touted as the UFC's No. 1 middleweight contender before the promotion dumped him in August after it said the 35-year-old fighter from Oregon violated the terms of his contract by wearing clothing at a UFC event which promoted online gaming. Before he faces Ortiz, Lindland fights Antonio Schembri at middleweight on December 3 in the UK's Cage Rage.

Source: Sherdog

Rogério Minotouro ready for Boxing

Rogério Minotouro is in Salvador (BA) and he is not touring. He will apply at the 60th edition of Campeonato Brasileiro de Boxe Olímpico (60th Brazilian Championship of Olympic Boxing), scheduled to take place on November 26 to December 1. Rogério will apply the super-heavy division fighting for Bahia team. The disputes will roll at Sesc Piatã gymnasium, in Bahia capital. According to the organizers, nearly 250 fighters are being expected at the tournament. On the same day, takes place also the fourth edition of the Feminine Championship of Amateur Boxing. "Rogério Boxing really well and will give us a lot of work. Brazil has a lack of heavy athletes and Rogério has everything to be the best heavyweight fighter of the country," stated Luis Dórea, Boxing trainer of the Nogueira brothers. Rodrigo Minotauro is also in Salvador to continue his preparation for the December 31's Pride.

Source: Tatame

 11/12/05

Quote of the Day

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier -
not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

Aloha State Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Today

Source: James Tanaka

X-1 Battlegrounds at the O-Lounge 2
Results!

X-1 Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 2
O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 11, 2005
By Chris Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com

Hawaii's newest MMA promotion held its second amateur event at the O Lounge night club. X-1 Battlegrounds' objective is to provide a venue for fighters with little or no experience a venue to compete against another at the same level. The last event was sold out and so was this event. The promoters have expressed interest in holding the next event in a larger venue. As expected with fighters making their debut, the action was fast and furious. The fights that did not end quickly saw the action slow as both fighters found out they could not sprint for the entire fight. A number of fights contained great exchanges, albeit at wild punches being thrown, but both fighters were giving it everything they had.

Many of the fights went back and forth like Ferreira-Ferriera fight where Danny landed some good punches at the onset of the match and then Joshua started chopping away with leg kicks to win the fight. The Jones-Reese fight has some great exchanged where Reese controlled the match in the beginning only to have Jones take it back and finish the fight with a barrage of punches from the mount. One of the most difficult matches to watch was the Fonokalafi-Rosser fight. Rosser landed a punch early, but Fonokalafi returned fire to stagger Rosser and then follow up and drop Rosser to the canvas. After some complaining the match was restarted and Fonokalafi repeated the entire fight, rocking Rosser with a punch and then finishing him off at 34 seconds of the first round. Overall, the amateurs came to fight and left it all on the time.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Sean Bardon (Bulls Pen) def. Bernard Monderen (Freelance, Kickboxing)
Submission via rear naked choke at 1:38 minute in Round 1.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Chris Procopio (Eastsidaz) drew Derek Stadler (Bulls Pen)
Majority draw [(19-19), (19-19), (20-19)] after 2 rounds.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Thomas Gilbert (Team Mix Breed) def. Ikaika Jhun (Freelance, Boxing)
TKO via referee stoppage from punches from the mount at 2:30 minutes in Round 1.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Joshua Ferreira (Freelance, Kickboxing) def. Danny Ferriera (Freelance, Streetfighting)
TKO due to fighter not being able to continue after the end of Round 1.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Hugh Jones (Freelance, Boxing) def. Jensen Reese (Freelance, Boxing)
Submission due to punches from the mount at 2:22 minutes in Round 1

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Makoa Hanaike (Team M.M.A.D, Wrestling) def. Bronson Delima (Bulls Pen)
Submission via rear naked choke at 1:58 minutes in Round 2.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Vilatonu Fonokalafi (Freelance) def. Tomas Rosser (Freelance)
TKO via referee stoppage due to punches at 19 seconds and again at 34 seconds in Round 1.

MMA: 2 Rounds - 3 Minutes
Deutsch Puu (Freelance) def. Derek Thornton (Rock Bottom Fight Team)
Unanimous decision [(10-9), (10-9), (10-9)] after 2 rounds plus a 3 minute overtime round.

Kickin' It Kicks It Up!

Hawaii's premier kickboxing event is taking it to the next level by holding a semi-professional event so higher level fighters can compete. Pro-MMA fighters and fighters with at least 5-6 kickboxing matches under their belt will be invited to compete.

Rumor has it that the following fighters have been contacted PJ Dean, Mike Talalotu, Jonnaven Monalim, Mark Moreno, and Harris Sarmiento.

Kickin' It has also released their 1st Quarter 2006 event schedule:

3/4/06
Kickin It 2006
(Kickboxing)
(Venue TBA)

2/4/06
Kick it Up
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom, Honolulu)

1/7/06
Kickin It 2006
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom, Honolulu)

Source: Event Promoters

"The Quest For Champions II"
Tournament 2005


Featuring:
Sport-jujitsu--Sport-pankration--Continuous Sparring--Novice(Jr./Adult) division Grappling

When:
Sunday, November 20, 2005
*Action starts at 10:00am*

Where:
Hawaiian Mission Academy Gymnasium
1438 Pensacola Street

For more information Please contact Kempo Unlimited Hawaii

778-3601 or email
kunltd@hotmail.com

Mahalo, Tommy Lam

Babalú and Zulu dominating Campos

The athlete of Gracie Barra, Renato Babalú and the ex-Big Brother Marcelo Zulu were the great names of the third Copa Campos de Luta Olímpica, which took place at the Municipal Gymnasium of Campos, in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, on last Sunday (6). With the absence of the wrestler Antoine Jaoude in the championship, the awaited fight against Babalú was postponed and the Gracie Barra athlete didn't have too much trouble to rule the category above 84kg. At the final, Babalú defeated Diego Bolonha (Ruas Vale-Tudo) by points.

In the category until 84kg, the great name was Marcelo Zulu (Niterói Wrestling), who applied excellent take downs in his opponents. At the final match, he won the fight against Felipe Macedo and got the heading. In the general classification, the team LBW conquered important points at basis' divisions and got the first place. In second place got Niterói Wrestling team followed by Campos Wrestling.

84kg
1º Marcelo ZULU (N.Wrestling)
2º Carlos Eduardo (E.S)
3º Maicon Barreto (CW)
4º Fabiano Lemos (E.S)

Absolut until 84kg
1º Marcelo Zulu (N.Wrestling)
2º Felipe Macedo (N.W)
3º Carlos Eduardo (E.S)
4º Fontinelli (LBW)

Above 84kg
1º Renato Cunha "Babalu" (Gracie Combat Team)
2º Diego Bolonha (Ruas Vale Tudo)
3º Acinor Fraga (Campos Wrestling)

Source: Tatame

UFC 56: Full Force Fight Card

The UFC announced four more bouts to UFC 56: Full Force on Saturday, November 19th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Four added bouts:

- Jeremy Horn vs. Trevor Prangley
- Sam Hoger vs. Jeff Newton
- Nick Thompson and Keith Wisniewski
- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Kevin Jordan

Previously announced bouts:

- Rich Franklin vs. Nate Quarry
- Matt Hughes vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs
- George St. Pierre vs. Sean Sherk

Source: MMA Fighting

CUMMO RECEIVES UFC CONTRACT

The website of Matt Serra reports that Serra student Luke Cummo recieved a UF contract after his runner-up performance in 'The Ultimate Fighter 2' finale.

Source: Fight Sport

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU Conference Set to go
By Takimoto

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE OF NORTH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
November 12th, 2005. From 5:00pm to 9:00pm
(Open to ALL Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academies, Owners and Instructors!)

Fellow Jiu-Jitsu Professionals,

In the last couple weeks we have had many calls from people to confirm their presence to the meeting next Saturday, November 12, 2005. The meeting will be held in Southern California, at the Marriott Long Beach Hotel located at 4700 Airport Drive in Long Beach, California 90815.

We have already confirmed over 60 attendees. The meeting would be an opportunity for you all to have your voice and concerns heard amongst your colleagues in the Jiu-Jitsu community. We are very pleased with the enthusiastic response of the Jiu-Jitsu Professionals.

Charles and Ralph Gracie in conjunction with many other prominent Black Belts would like to encourage, especially, ALL AMERICAN professionals and instructors to attend. Your involvement is crucial. This will be, after all, the primary effort to provide a comprehensive unifying organizational entity whose primary focus will be development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in North America for the interests of those who practice the sport and art here.

It is their dream to unite all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community in America under one family for the benefit and the growth of the sport. All the Black Belts involved to organize the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the North America have dedicated their time, and the commitment to bring quality BJJ tournaments to the United States and the rest of the world!

"As Jiu-Jitsu practitioners and instructors, you have a control over the success and growth of the art and the sport. It is your influence and experience that will shape the perception and determine the quality of Jiu-Jitsu in this country. Because of this, we urge you to take part in the planning and organizationalefforts that will shape the near and distant future of Jiu-Jitsu. This meeting will be your chance to stop complaining and take hold of the art that is your livelihood. Only through a unified effort, we will be able to produce better tournaments, referees, and academies. The path to sustainable development will be a bumpy one; therefore, your support and participation is vital.”

Working together, making steps towards bringing in more professional tournaments, professional referees, and qualified instructors and academies, all over the US. It will be a long process to organize it on that level and we could use your support. The Federation is open to ALL BJJ martial artists, regardless of nationality, race, creed, color, religion, age or sex. If you are interested in helping the sport grow on a consistent and professional level then join our team today!

Contrary to recent published and documented negativity, we firmly believe that the core Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community has the ability to organize and unify our sport. If you are at interested in the
future of Jiu-Jitsu, please join and work with us.

Let us all rally around the flag of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and stand united for our great sport. We are looking forward to accomplishing a common goal. The union brings strength!

To request more info please contact us at:
Charles Gracie (209) 832-9996 email:
charles@charlesgracie.com
Ralph Gracie (925) 829-8387 email: frgracie@aol.com
Fabio Santos (619) 229-0022 email: snfsantos@juno.com
Carlos “Caique” Elias (310) 618-8149 email:
besafe@caiquejiujitsu.com

“Please, make sure that you contact us prior to the meting, in order to get your 'access pass' to the meting room. Attention, without the access pass you won't be allowed into the meting room. NO EXCEPTION!”

Warm Regards,

Charles & Ralph Gracie
North American Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Fabio Santos & Carlos "Caique" Elias
California Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

West Coast Jiu-Jitsu Tournament 2005!
POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBA
For more info: Phone: (650) 756-7579 Fax: (650)
756-1260
BJJTournaments@UnitedGracie.Com /
www.unitedgracie.com

Source: Maxfighting

 11/11/05

Quote of the Day

"What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things,
instead of using people and loving things."

Author Unknown

X-1 Battlegrounds at the O-Lounge 2
Tonight!

X-1 Battlegrounds at the O Lounge 2
O Lounge Night Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
November 11, 2005
Fights Start at 7:30PM

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 is above Venus night club.

Source: Event Promoter

Aloha State Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Weigh-ins Today
There is an alternative weigh-in site in Waipahu for your convenience. Check out www.brazilian-freestyle.com for more information.

Source: James Tanaka

Judo Champs At Shobukan Dojo
By Julia Norton-Dennis - jlittle@kgmb9.com

Ren Hirokawa trains on and off with us at Casca Grossa. We also have trained at the Shobukan Dojo for our Judo. We think that the Shobukan is the best Judo dojo in Hawaii, so good luck to everyone at the Shobukan!

A judo class at the Shobukan Dojo begins with a lot of stretching and footwork.

Students move on to cartwheels, tumbles, and even crawl across the mat in an effort to limber themselves up for the lesson ahead.

There's an excitement that can't be contained on this day, because three of the students have been named to the U.S.A. judo team for an upcoming championship in Costa Rica.

The students will not only represent Hawai'i, but the U.S.A. in the Pan American Judo Championships. They leave Tuesday.

Twelve-year-old David Terao says he's physically and mentally prepared.

"You have to visualize yourself inside like the tournament area playing inside, whoever you're gonna face, could be anybody so you got to visualize very well," Terao said.

He says he's a little nervous, but he knows he's trained hard, and he has the support of his fellow students.

"Where your strength comes from is inside, and that's what, a lot of martial arts are that way, not so much the fighting spirit, but the spirit to pick yourself up and go on," says Jon Koomoa, an instructor at Shobukan.

Ren Hirokawa, also 12, will approach this big tournament like he's taking a test.

"I just practice a lot and hope that nothing goes wrong," Hirokawa says.

Hirokawa has aspirations above and beyond the championships in Costa Rica.

"I'm kind of, everyday it's like I'm striving to become the person that goes to the olympics," Hirokawa

Fourteen-year-old Risha Mishima likes taking on various opponents because she can learn from them.

"We can go like with senseis, bigger people who like certain throws and techniques and maybe younger ones, who may not be so experienced, they can help us with our timing, with like, something called a sweep," explains Mishima.

The tiny Shobukan Dojo sits behind a Pizza Hut restaurant in Kalihi. The entrance is from the restaurant's parking lot, through a chain-link gate. The single story building is covered inside, from wall to wall with mats, and the paint is peeling in some areas. But, there is a deep sense of pride within the building.

And, there's a family atmosphere. Students, their parents, and their instructors all work together for the good of the team. When one student does well, they all feel proud.

They come from humble surroundings, but these three students are destined for greatness.

Source: KGMB News 9

Werdum wonders about his next fights

Pride just finished and Fabrício Werdum went to Spain with Maurício Behring. In his trip, besides checking out how things were doing in his academy, in Madrid, Werdum enjoyed the opportunity to materialize his new dream: one filial of Hunter in the Spain capital. Despite the defeat, the black-belt believes he went well in the fight and thinks he's lost the fight because he hadn't enough time to train on the ground. "I've lost some positions that I couldn't have lost," lamented Fabrício.

Werdum intends to come back to fight at December 31's Pride and might join the sixteen group of fighters to fight the Pride GP Heavyweight, in next May. Werdum is also working in his new team of Jiu-Jitsu of Porto Alegre, the MW Team, created with the help of the world-wide champion Mário Reis. "In the reality, this team is something between Mário, Maurição, Corleta and me. We are a team", remembers Werdum.

Source: Tatame

LINDLAND THE LOST QUEST
by Jeff Cain

Matt 'The Law' Lindland spoke publicly for the first time since being "fired" by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) following his UFC 54: 'Boiling Point' bout with Joe Doerksen exclusively to MMAWeekly SoundOff Radio.

In the upcoming months Team Quest will have three members competing for MMA gold. On November 19th at UFC 56: 'Full Force,' Team Quest's Nate 'The Rock' Quarry will take on UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin.

On New Year's Eve Dan 'Hollywood' Henderson rematches Murilo Bustamante for the Pride Bushido Welterweight Championship. UFC 57, on February 4th, will showcase the third fight in the Randy 'The Natural' Couture and Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell trilogy for the UFC light-heavyweight title. But what about Matt Lindland?

"When the number one fighter in the world can not get in the ring and fight the top contender....there's something wrong with this business that allows that to happen." Matt Lindland could have made that statement yesterday and it would be relevant, but he made the comment to MMAWeekly in March of 2004.

Lindland always seemed one fight away from getting another shot at the UFC middleweight title after losing to Murilo Bustamante in February of 2002 at UFC 37: 'High Impact.' Bustamante never defended his title and the UFC middleweight championship would remain vacant for nearly three years until Evan Tanner defeated David Terrell at UFC 51: 'Super Saturday' in February of this year. Coincidentally the belt wasn't put up until after Matt Lindland lost his number one contender status.

'The Law' then strung a couple of nice wins together and looked to be in line to face former teammate Evan Tanner for the title after tapping out Travis Lutter at UFC 52: 'Couture vs Liddell 2.' At the UFC 52 post fight press conference UFC president Dana White commented, "I will make it public right here that he [Lindland] will get the next shot at the title."

UFC 53: 'Heavy Hitters' rolled around and it was Rich Franklin who got the shot at Evan Tanner and the UFC middleweight belt despite White's comments following the previous event.

Lindland was back in action at UFC 54: 'Boiling Point' winning a unanimous decision against Joe Doerksen. He had to be the next in line for the title now. Right? Wrong. Matt Lindland was "fired" by the UFC and teammate Nate 'The Rock' Quarry will face Rich Franklin for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 56: 'Full Force' on Nov. 19th.

What happened? What did the number one contender do to warrant receiving his walking papers? Did he test positive to steroids? Did he strike a referee? "I know the reason they gave me...Because I wore a T-shirt to the weigh ins." Lindland told MMAWeekly.

Is that the real reason? If you take the UFC at their word it is, but if you take them at their word Matt Lindland would have been fighting Evan Tanner for the title at UFC 53 and not Rich Franklin.

Lindland was questioned "why do you think you were fired?" He answered, "Because I wore a T-shirt to the weigh ins, and they could fire me. Obviously they didn't want me to fight Rich Franklin. They've got somebody they've invested some money into. They paid Ken [Shamrock] a lot of money for that fight he did with Franklin. They paid him $230,000 to show. That's a lot of money invested right there. Franklin comes out of that with a win, goes on this reality show. They invested a lot of money in Rich on that reality show, and now they don't want something messing with their investment."

Lindland should be fighting Rich Franklin for the title at UFC 56, but he's not. According to Matt, "It's too scary for Rich, and that's too scary for the company because they know what will happen if they put me in there with Rich."

What would happen if he and Rich Franklin fought, Lindland was asked. He replied without hesitation, "I would beat his ass. Bottom line. Rich does not want to fight me. He would make sure that the company got him the number one competitor to fight. He doesn't want to fight the real number one talent, so he went out and they got somebody that's not even ranked in the top ten to be the number one challenger."

Discussing the current trend of UFC fighters, Lindland sarcastically commented, "You know what they say? Yes, whatever the UFC wants. Yes, whatever Dana wants. Yes, whatever Dana wants. Whoever the UFC wants me to fight, that's who I'll fight next. Whatever they want me to say I'll say next. Rich Franklin has a weak chin. Oh, wait. They told me to say that. I'll say whatever they want me to say. What do you want me to tell you? They're robots. They're scared to say anything. They're scared to be themselves."

Matt went on to say what BJ Penn has previously said, and claims his lawsuit against the UFC revealed. Lindland, an Olympic Silver Medalist, said, "The UFC is not the number one organization in the world. This isn't a world title. This is a UFC belt. That's all this is. This isn't a world title...That's the exact thing the UFC told BJ Penn. This isn't a world title. We'll take it away and give it to Matt Hughes. It's not your belt. It's our belt. It's a UFC belt. We can give it to whoever we want. It's not a championship belt. It's a UFC belt."

Will we ever see Matt Lindland back in the UFC? It's hard to say, but he said, "If they wanted to get real talent back in that weight class than they'll bring me back. I mean that's the bottom line. If they want to keep bringing sub par fighters in to challenge a champion. They want to bring in guys, continue to bring in guys that aren't even ranked in the top ten to challenge for titles, but like I said it's not a real title anyway. It's their title. They'll do what they want, but if they want to get real talent in there than they'll bring me back."

Matt's teammate, Nate Quarry, will be competing for the UFC middleweight belt in less than two weeks. "Nate Quarry's a great fighter. Don't get me wrong. He's come a long way. Nathan's fighting, training the best I've ever seen him train, looking great in the room. Bottom line, he's not in the top ten right now." Stated Lindland.

About Quarry's fight with Rich Franklin, Lindland stated, "Nate's looking better than I've ever seen him look. He's been training really hard. He's been working on all aspects of his game. I don't know how good Rich Franklin is. We all saw that Ken Shamrock fight. Then he fought Evan Tanner who in my opinion hasn't been the same guy he was for over a year now. What's his other win? Oh he beat another guy that wasn't ranked in the top ten, [Jorge] Rivera.....So he's fought one guy in his whole career that was ranked in the top ten. How good is Rich Franklin? They don't want to find out, so they'll put somebody else against him besides me. That's fine. It's their company. They can do whatever they want."

Lindland went on to say, "I don't know how this fight is going to go. That's what makes it interesting. It could be a really even match up. It could be a one sided fight. I think that Rich is a little overrated...I think Nate's going to perform very well. Like I said, he's looking better than he's ever looked before. He's training really hard. He's in great shape. I know he's going to be able to go five rounds because he can do it in the room right now with some pretty good guys. We'll see."

What's next for Matt Lindland? He heads to the UK for Cage Rage which takes place on December 3rd to take on Brazilian fighter 'Nino' Schrembri. Discussing how the fight came about, Lindland said, "I had been talking with those guys about coming over there every since I fought over there the first time I guess. Then I signed a deal with the UFC. It was a three fight exclusive deal before they fired me...They could have cost me some money because I could have went over there and fought in the UK a couple times in between signing the contract and fighting Joe [Doerksen]. But I thought I signed this exclusive thing with the UFC, I'll hold off and fight over in the UK later. We talked about me possibly coming over there in February and then this spot opened up. I just jumped right on it."

Fighting remains the number one priority in Matt Lindland's professional life. One organization's castaways are another organization's opportunity to snag up top talent. Cage Rage didn't waste any time doing just that. While other Team Quest members will be fighting for MMA belts, their most consistently ranked fighter will be fighting in the UK.

Source: MMA Weekly

Babalú and Zulu dominating Campos

The athlete of Gracie Barra, Renato Babalú and the ex-Big Brother Marcelo Zulu were the great names of the third Copa Campos de Luta Olímpica, which took place at the Municipal Gymnasium of Campos, in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, on last Sunday (6). With the absence of the wrestler Antoine Jaoude in the championship, the awaited fight against Babalú was postponed and the Gracie Barra athlete didn't have too much trouble to rule the category above 84kg. At the final, Babalú defeated Diego Bolonha (Ruas Vale-Tudo) by points.

In the category until 84kg, the great name was Marcelo Zulu (Niterói Wrestling), who applied excellent take downs in his opponents. At the final match, he won the fight against Felipe Macedo and got the heading. In the general classification, the team LBW conquered important points at basis' divisions and got the first place. In second place got Niterói Wrestling team followed by Campos Wrestling.

84kg
1º Marcelo ZULU (N.Wrestling)
2º Carlos Eduardo (E.S)
3º Maicon Barreto (CW)
4º Fabiano Lemos (E.S)

Absolut until 84kg
1º Marcelo Zulu (N.Wrestling)
2º Felipe Macedo (N.W)
3º Carlos Eduardo (E.S)
4º Fontinelli (LBW)

Above 84kg
1º Renato Cunha "Babalu" (Gracie Combat Team)
2º Diego Bolonha (Ruas Vale Tudo)
3º Acinor Fraga (Campos Wrestling)

Source: Tatame


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