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12/3/05
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Longman Jiu-Jitsu Open
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11/19/05
ROTR 9
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(Blaisdell Arena)
(Rumored
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UFC
56: Full Force
(MMA)
(MGM Grand
Garden Arena)
11/14/05
3rd American National BJJ Championships
(Torrance Unified School District, Torrance, CA )
11/12/05
Full Contact
Showdown
Super
Brawl Qualifer
(MMA)
(Kahuna Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
Aloha
State Championships of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ/Grappling)
(Saint Louis School Gym)
11/5/05
Rumble On The Rock
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(MMA)
(Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium, Hilo)
10/29-30/05
Brazilian Team Titles
(Equipes)
(Brazil)
10/28/05
Icon Sport 43
(formerly Superbrawl)
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
10/15/05
Gracie Nationals
(BJJ/Grappling)
(Columbus, Ohio)
10/11/05
Tuesday Night Fights
(Kickboxing)
(Central Pacific Athletics, Hilo)
10/7/05
UFC 55: Fury
(MMA)
(PPV)
ROTR: Proving Grounds
(MMA)
(Lahaina Civic Center, Maui)
X-1 Battleground At The O Lounge
(MMA)
(O-Lounge, Ala Moana Shopping Center)
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"Change before you have to."
Jack Welch, American Businessman and Former CEO of General Electric
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For
Immediate Release
Icon Sport:
Opposites Attract Card Guarantees Fireworks!
News
Media and Fans Invited to Press Conference.
October
19, 2005 Honolulu, HI – Icon Sport, the new face of Super
Brawl, is excited to announce the complete card of the highly
anticipated Friday, October 28 event, Icon Sport: Opposites Attract.
The main event will feature Falaniko Vitale (808 Fight Factory),
returning from his two-month training at the elite AMC Pankration
academy in Kirkland Washington, against the outspoken submission
expert, Jason “Mayhem” Miller (Team Punishment-Huntington
Beach, CA.). The winner of this match will face current Middleweight
Champion, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, in the February
2006 Icon Sport event.
In
the co-main event Japan’s Pride Fighting Championship Lightweight
K.J. Noons (City Boxing-San Diego, CA.) returns for his third
Icon event against one of Hawaii’s top talents, Harris “Hitman”
Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory). Noons literally destroyed his
opponents in his two prior Icon appearances, dazzling audiences
with laser-guided precision and explosive knockout power. At
the July 23rd Icon event, Noons folded Sarmiento’s teammate,
Bryson Kamaka, with a devastating high kick. Sarmiento seeks
to revenge this loss on Friday, October 28.
Nick
Ring (AMC Pankration-Kirkland, WA.), also of the Pride organization,
returns to Icon to match Mike Malone. Ring, a muay-thai kickboxing
specialist, submitted Kimo Woelfel via rear naked choke at the
July 23rd Icon event. Malone, Woelfel’s coach at Windward
Oahu’s Eastsidaz Gym, is coming off a big win at the K-1
World Grand Prix event held at earlier this year at Aloha Stadium.
Members
of the local armed forces are buzzing about Hawaii Marine and
war-veteran, Sergeant Steve Byrnes (Team M.M.A.D.-Kaneohe), as
he makes his Icon debut on Friday, October 28. Byrnes, a very
popular martial arts instructor at Marine Core Base Hawaii –
Kaneohe Bay, is undefeated in Icon Sport’s amateur event,
Full Contact Showdown. Byrnes currently holds the title belt
in that event’s Middleweight (185-lb) division. Byrnes will
be put to test by seasoned Icon veteran Bob “Bob-O”
Ostovich of the Jesus is Lord Gym in Waipahu.
Fight Card:
185-lb:
Falaniko Vitale (808 Fight Factory) vs. Jason "Mayhem"
Miller (Team Punishment)
170-lb: K.J. Noons (City Boxing) vs. Harris "Hitman"
Sarmiento (808 Fight Factory)
185-lb: Nick Ring (AMC Pankration) vs. Mike Malone (Eastsidaz)
185-lb: Steve Byrnes (Team MMAD) vs. Bob "Bob-O" Ostovich
(Jesus is Lord)
170-lb:
Kimo Woelfel (Eastsidaz) vs. Wayne Perrin, Jr. (808 Fight Factory)
135-lb:
Harvey Nakamura (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Ryan Lee (Bulls Pen)
205-lb:
Lyle Nicely (Team M.M.A.D.) vs. Billy Hall (HMC)
145-lb:
Chico Cantiberos (Eastsidaz) vs. Kevin DeLima (Bulls Pen)
155-lb:
Brain Wiehle (Team M.M.A.D.) vs. Jose Fernandez (JKD Unlimited)
155-lb:
Makana Albino (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Bryce Martinez (Bulls
Pen)
155-lb:
Kaika Choy-Fu (Jesus is Lord) vs. Lorenzo Moreno (Bulls Pen)
155-lb:*
Makoa Hanaike (Team M.M.A.D.) vs. Bronson DeLima (Bulls Pen)
*stand-by match
Mark
Oshiro vs. Ed Newalu has been postponed as Oshiro is tending
to the recent passing of family member.
News
media and fans are invited to meet the fighters at the press
conference/autograph session at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October
26 at the Eastside Grill (Pucks Alley-University Avenue). Media
credentials will be distributed at that time for the October
28 event.
Source:
Icon Sport
Contact:
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport
Director of Promotions
808 375-1645
superbrawl21@yahoo.com
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Glover
is the best at Grappling Impact
Great
BJJ bouts were seen at Kitazawa Town Hall, in Tokyo, Japan, during
the October 16th's edition of Grappling Impact. There were two
weight tournaments: featherweight and lightweight. The great
featherweight champion was Jeff Glover, who submitted Hiroshi
Umemura by rear naked choke and then defeated Baret Yoshida by 4x2. Over the lightweight division,
Bill Cooper defeated Naoyoshi Watanabe by points, and then he
defeated Hiroshi Tsuruya by 6x0. At the special bout of the night,
the champions meet each other and Glover got the best. He defeated
Copper by 4x2. Take a look below at the results:
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Grappling
Impact
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Kitazawa Town Hall - Tokyo, Japan
-
Hiroko Arai defeated Mayumi Hashiba;
- Jeff Glover submitted Hiroshi Umemura by rear naked choke;
- Baret
Yoshida
defeated Katsuya Toida by 4x0;
- Hiroshi Tsuruya defeated Daizo Ishige by 2x0;
- Bill Cooper defeated Naoyoshi Watanabe by 2x1;
- Testu Suzuki submitted Emerson Azuma by rear naked choke;
- Hirono Takeyasu defeated by Hiroaki Yoshioka by 2x1 (advantage);
- Jeff Glover defeated Baret Yoshida by 4x2;
- Bill Cooper defeated Hiroshi Tsuruya by 6x0;
- Jeff Glover defeated Bill Cooper by 4x2.
Source: Tatame |
The
Gore the Merrier:
Fight Promotion Goes Old School
The
sounds of impact are so intense that you’ll wince in pain
for the fighters! In some cases you’ll turn away. The first
match resembled a violent car wreck. 10 absolutely brutal encounters.
Is
that Art Davie circa 1995, gleefully providing ad copy for a
cassette cover? Nope. That’s Jeff Osborne (Pictures) channeling
the Marquis de Sade to trumpet his newest DVD release, a repurposed
HooknShoot gym tournament titled “Bare Knuckle Beatdown
Volume #1.”
For
those of you curious to see what happens when a “skinhead-turned-Minister”
locks horns with a “real estate agent,” as Osborne
promises to deliver … boy, does he have a deal for you.
Need
your desensitization in regular intervals? There’s always
TJ Thompson’s Super Brawl video subscription. His TV spots
— from the folks who brought you “Girls Gone Wild”
— punctuate every strike with cartoon sound effects, every
submission with what sounds like a celery stick snapping in half.
As
de Sade might say: What hath Kimbo wrought?
The
very sort of carnival barker copy that got this industry blacklisted
in the 1990s is coming back in a big way, and it’s not limited
to independent promoters like Osborne and Thompson.
When
media gab shows like The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch come calling
for B-reel footage, Zuffa is all too happy to oblige with their
most grotesque lowlights: Hughes pinning Newton’s arms down
and beating his face in; men getting pummeled on the mat, defenseless.
Spike’s TV spots for their UFC content promise bloody melees.
The InYaFace sensibility has returned, apparently none the worse
for the wear.
“I
thought Art Davie was full of complete (crap) when he said the
worst thing that can happen is the UFC becoming a sport,”
Osborne relates.
Now
he’s not so sure.
“About
three years ago, I quit reading and catering to MMA forums and
fans with both my DVDs and live events, He said. “Now, I
sell more DVDs than ever before and our shows have had three
consecutive sellouts without any coverage from MMA media. If
someone wants to disagree with the way I market anything, so
be it.”
No
longer image-conscious, Osborne has taken this tact in the face
of even more significant government morality movements than what
got the sport nearly rubbed out in the last century.
There’s
ominous talk of the cable television industry falling under FCC
regulation, despite the fact that we pay for the content; Janet
Jackson’s boob had some onlookers catatonic, but for all
the wrong reasons; blithely idiotic bits from Howard Stern’s
radio show that he performed in 1995 can’t be replayed 10
years later because of “objectionable content.” The
religious right has us barreling toward Pleasantville, USA, and
assuming the safe existence of a violent fringe sport seems ridiculously
optimistic.
To
hear Dana White tell it, NSAC sanctioning has provided all the
safety net they need to promote their business how they see fit.
When asked last spring how he imagined healing a PR black eye
over the signing of Sean Gannon, White stated that he had no
concerns, that since sanctioning was in place, there was nothing
anyone could do.
Perhaps
true, perhaps not. While the NSAC and the Fertittas wield a degree
of influence in Las Vegas, no entity exists that’s beyond
the government’s reach. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) has
talked extensively about setting up a federal commission to oversee
boxing. Does anyone have any doubt what bastard child of brawling
McCain would choose to exploit if this pursuit ever becomes a
reality?
Image
is everything in any business, and MMA’s new fetish to rely
on the kind of superficial stereotypes that once caused a firestorm
of controversy is ominously shortsighted. You’ll attract
the mouth-breathers for a time, but do they actually have the
interest or patience to become returning customers?
Osborne
thinks the problem is reversed. “In the last four years,
our vastly shrinking audience of hardcore fans has dropped from
about 40,000 to about 3,000 people who steadily follow the sport,”
he reasons. “TJ Thompson took major criticism from the industry
when he re-released his Super Brawl DVDs through mainstream and
direct marketing ads. I'm sure he can tell you it was the best
investment of his life. Once things started rolling, he truly
didn't care what anyone thought.”
It’s
hard to imagine that those same thoughts didn’t surround
SEG’s production offices when the UFC was pulling in a quarter-million
buy rate. Before the roof caved in.
Zuffa’s
UFC seems to perceive Nevada as the last lap toward acceptance,
that their blessing is some kind of gold standard that negates
page after page of negative copy and gives them an impenetrable
flak jacket against … well, flak. And smaller promotions
seem to agree, as evidenced by the damning text on Osborne’s
online store.
No
one seems particularly concerned that this could once again blow
up in everyone’s face, despite the fact that very recent
history has proved otherwise. The almighty dollar has seduced
a fresh crop of promoters, impatient with the selling of the
sport as a technical contest between professional athletes.
Hypocritically,
the industry becomes peeved when the mainstream media gets it
“wrong.” Florida columnist Ray McNulty was the most
recent recipient of fan wrath when he erroneously reported that
UFC contestants weren’t allowed to quit. It was a factual
misstep awash in an article that took umbrage to the sport’s
very existence.
What
is McNulty supposed to think? His exposure to the sport involved
him staring at two men imprisoned in a fence, with the hapless
Sean Gannon being bludgeoned into a bloody heap in the middle
of the canvas. If he chose to research the sport further, he’d
be likely to run across some of this relentless hyperbole. It’s
Thunderdome, Vegas-style.
For
every Nevada that’s given its blessing, there’s a New
York that practically dry heaves at the thought of welcoming
this type of competition into its territory. For every Max Kellerman
who champions the sport, there’s an MSNBC burial airing
in regular rotation. We as an industry are still on precipitously
thin ice: a kind of cultural probation. There are undoubtedly
people waiting for us to fail as a viable entity.
And
the solution is to summon the ghosts of SEG’s past?
I’ll
accept the Chicken Little label. Eventually, this kind of meathead
hype is going to attract the wrong kind of attention … again.
This sport’s identity crisis is going to prompt a vicious
recoil … again. Are these guys talented pros or backyard
brawlers? Are we supporting elite-level competition or primal
thrills straight out of Rome? We can’t have it both ways.
Even
if, in fairness to Osborne, I am interested in seeing a real
estate agent get his ass kicked.
Source: Sherdog |
Scorpion
Survives Early Knockdown in Return to MMA
CAMPO,
Calif., Oct. 15 — Jeremy Jackson had been away from the
sport of mixed martial arts for 23 months and it showed early
as he was sent to the canvas in the opening exchange of his bout
with a very game Christian Vargas (Pictures).
After
the two men touched gloves Vargas proceeded to knock off a bit
of the ring rust Jackson had accumulated while on hiatus with
a kick to the UFC veteran’s head.
“The
Scorpion” rode out the initial burst from Vargas —
who had deposited Jackson back to the mat as quickly as he had
stood up from the knockdown — and began to mount his comeback
with a nearly secured armbar attempt from the bottom position.
After missing on the submission, Jackson made his way back to
his feet and scored a takedown of his own only to see Vargas
escape back to the standing position.
Jackson
then scored a pretty trip takedown from the clinch that landed
him in side-control. After a precise elbow, the Team Freedom
product advanced to the mount and started to unload. The tough
Vargas rolled back and forth trying to avoid the unavoidable
— eating punches while mounted and defending the rear-choke
when giving up his back.
Vargas
committed the fatal mistake when he stood up with Jackson securely
latched to his back. In a matter of seconds the rear-naked choke
was deeply sunken and there was no choice but for Vargas to submit
or go to sleep. He tapped out at 3:56 of the first round, giving
Jeremy Jackson the victory in his return to MMA.
“I
thought it was a straight right, I wasn’t expecting that,”
Jackson said after the fight. “I studied his video —
I was looking for a straight right the whole time ‘cause
that’s all he threw. So I was watching for that and I guess
a kick hit me.
“It
actually dazed me a little — but it wasn’t enough,
it was just a little.”
Jackson
had more to say when asked to critique his performance and where
he wants to take his now resurrected career. “It’s
awesome cause I was really nervous, I didn’t know how I
was going to perform,” he said. “I didn’t know
if I was going to be rusty. I didn’t know if I was warmed
up enough. I am really glad with the outcome. I would have much
rather had a knockout. I wasn’t really planning on a submission
but since he caught me at the very beginning, I was kinda dazed,
I wanted to recover.”
So
where does the future lie for Jeremy Jackson?
“Cage
fighting,” he answered. “And I want to fight Robbie
Lawler (Pictures) next. I want some of the best strikers out
there.”
Eddie
Sanchez survived his slugfest with Julian Rush (Pictures) and
took home the win when Rush could not continue after a first
round that was reminiscent of a Toughman contest.
Both
men traded big blows throughout the action-packed round and when
the horn sounded after the five minute mark neither man seemed
to know where their corner was. After locating their stools it
became apparent Rush would not be able to answer the bell and
Sanchez notched the victory at 5:00 of the first round.
Alex
Garcia (Pictures) won the fighter of the night award after dismantling
Jeff Harwell. It was a high-altitude Garcia slam followed by
a slew of punches that prodded Harwell’s corner to throw
in the towel at 1:30 of the first round.
Veteran
fighter Toby Imada (Pictures) made quick work of an overmatched
Tim Carey, garnering the victory via rear-naked choke at 2:25
of the first round.
In
what was probably the best fight of the evening Brandon Magna
got the nod over Colin Oyama pupil Jared Rollins (Pictures) after
Magna was on the receiving end of an illegal knee to the head.
Magna had already been on the wrong end of a number of strikes,
including a vicious elbow from the bottom by Rollins that slashed
open a cut outside of Magna’s left eye and nearly ended
the fight.
Midway
through the second frame, Rollins, much to the dismay of his
corner, including Oyama, landed the disqualifying blow as Magna
scrambled to his feet. Magna’s hand was clearly on the mat
and when he could not continue Rollins was tagged with a loss
at 2:57 of round two.
Josh
Griggs defeated Ulysses Cortez by rear-naked choke at 1:49 of
the first round.
Chris
Davis scored a submission win over Daniel Vasquez with a textbook
armbar at the one-minute mark of round one.
Patrick
Speight took it to Brandon Adams right from the get go. Speight,
working from the mount for most of the fight, pounded away on
his opponent until the referee mercifully put an end to the affair
at 1:24 of the second round.
Brent
Stuchlick battered Eber Saulido right from the opening bell until
the referee stopped the fight due to strikes at 1:30 of the first
stanza.
Corn
Zwicker overwhelmed his opponent Tom Hubert with strikes and
scored the doctor’s stoppage victory at 1:54 of round two.
Brett
Cooper took home a TKO win (strikes) over Cody Culkin (Pictures)
at 1:38 of the first round.
Ruben
Vera needed just 59 seconds to cinch a fight winning rear-naked
choke over Daniel Torres.
Grant
Winstorm dueled Ryan Purwick for three rounds of back-and-forth
action before taking home the decision win.
Source: Sherdog |
Quote
of the Day
"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand
and walk and
run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German Philosopher
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Longman
Jiu-Jitsu Open Date Moved!
December
4, 2005
Veterans Center (just 2 minutes away from the Airport)
Bruno Ewald of Longman Jiu-Jitsu is hosting an end of year tournament.
He says that he has kids that are ready to compete so if your
youngsters are looking for a competition, Kauai will have some
action for you!
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K-1
Max TV Ratings
The
October 12th K-1 Max show, headlined by a number of fights between
foreign and Japanese talent along with an angle by Genki Sudo
and Norifumi Yamamoto to build for their New Year's Eve fight
(I can't believe it is almost New Year's Eve again), drew a 14.8
rating on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting, where K-1 Max shows have been
airing for years now).
The
peak rating for the show was the Yoshihiro Sato vs. Kaoklai Kaennorsing
bout, which drew a 19.7 rating, which is a nice step up from
the show's composite rating. Sato ended up defeating Kaennorsing
via decision (2-0). Maybe Kaennorsing is better suited in the
underdog position of fighting huge heavyweights like Mighty Mo.
Source: Maxfighting |
ULTIMATE
FIGHTER REVIEW
Tonight the Ultimate Fighter is on Spike TV. Here is a quick
preview of what you can expect tonight. "After his victory,
Luke goes on a binge. Brad quickly learns how different training
is over at Team Hughes. And a heavyweight must live up to everyone’s
expectations."
If
you missed last week's episode, here's MMAWeekly's very own Ken
Pishna with his recap.
On
last week’s show, the evil side of Matt Hughes continued
to manifest itself. Following Jason Von Flue’s win over
Jorge Gurgel on the previous show, Matt seemed to have no interest
in congratulating Jason, actually preferring to play solitaire
instead. When Dana announced that Matt had to give up a welterweight
to Rich, Matt didn’t skip a beat in sending Jason “on
over.” [Shameless stab at sarcasm.] At the end of the show,
Seth Petruzelli sent big Dan Christianson home, winning a unanimous
decision over his friend.
While
Week 7 featured the height of this season’s drama, and that
isn’t saying too much, this week’s episode was the
opposite. This week’s episode had about as much drama as
trying to decide between chocolate or vanilla ice cream. The
dramatic highlight was a water balloon and food fight, which
ended up with Anthony
Torres
getting pantsed.
Even
this week’s challenge was pretty lame. I know, I know, blasphemy.
This week, two welterweights from each team were chosen to play
“Randy Says.” Each team had a punching bag to perform
techniques on the bags (emblazoned with the likenesses of Matt
and Rich, respectively) called out by Randy. Team Hughes won
and earned the pick of the welterweight crop to fight for their
spots on the show, as well as a handful of video games and other
prizes from one of the shows sponsors to breakup the monotony.
Meeting
back at the house, Dana announced that Team Hughes chose to pit
Luke Cummo against Team Franklin’s Anthony Torres. In a
less dramatic move than on past shows, Dana also announced the
Rich had to send one of his heavyweights over to Matt’s
team. Rich chose Brad Imes, most likely due to the fact that
Brad has been struggling with an injured knee and is thus perceived
as the weakest link in Franklin’s heavyweight chain.
One
good side effect of a lack of drama and quick challenges on the
show is we get more time on the fights. Without much fanfare
surrounding the weigh-ins, much of tonight’s show was spent
on the fight, which went the distance.
Actually,
for how this season’s fights have been progressing, this
was one of the better ones. It was fairly one-sided for the most
part, but still entertaining. It was another classic battle of
grappler (Anthony) vs. striker (Luke).
The
first round started off with Anthony looking to establish where
the fight was headed. They spent a lot of time clinched with
Anthony ending up with a takedown. While Anthony was on top for
most of the round on the ground, it still seemed that Luke was
the one getting off the better strikes, even from his back. Towards
the end of the round, Luke reversed position and continued to
dominate the striking with some solid ground and pound.
Luke
started off the second round with a different outlook on the
bout, instituting a much more aggressive strategy than he employed
to start the first round. They clinched again, but Luke quickly
began outpacing Anthony, working his knees and elbows particularly
well. But just as it seemed that Anthony was a deer caught in
the headlights, he managed to drag Luke to the ground, get to
his back and lock in a rear naked choke. Impressively, Luke stayed
calm and didn’t waste any time in reversing position to
once again dominate the rest of the round with his striking.
To
finish off the fight, Luke continued his dominance through the
third round. The confidence in his striking unleashed a brutal
attack on Anthony and Luke even started landing high kicks to
the head. The round was stopped at one point to check a cut near
Anthony’s right eye. Although the cut was deep, the doctor
said it was lateral and didn’t seem to interfere with his
vision, so the fight continued. For his part, Anthony never gave
up and showed a lot of heart and determination just to keep pushing
on to the end of this fight. He even made various attempts to
fire back, but didn’t appear to have the steam behind his
strikes to have much affect on Luke at this point.
When
all was said and done, Luke walked away with a unanimous decision
victory. He did cover the gamut in scoring though. Tony Weeks
scored the bout 30-26, Cecil Peoples scored it 30-27, but somewhat
surprisingly, Dalby Shirley scored the bout 29-28. I honestly
didn’t see a round I would have given to Anthony. (I had
actually scored the bout with Weeks at 30-26.) He landed the
rear naked in the second, but Luke defended well and quickly
and also dominated the rest of the round. I guess that’s
why there are three judges.
Matt
Hughes earned back some of his All-American image, giving credit
to Anthony for being a great fighter and showing a lot of heart.
He just felt that it was a bad match-up for Anthony.
As
much as I have disagreed with Dana White’s judgments of
late, I have to leave you with a quote from a great speech that
he gave regarding Anthony’s performance, “In every
fight, there’s going to be a winner and a loser. There’s
nothing wrong with losing. Everybody loses, it happens. But there’s
something wrong with losing if you don’t give 100%. Anthony
gave everything he had, he fought a great fight, he can walk
out of hear feeling good about himself.”
Source: MMA Weekly |
SYLVIA,
LIDDELL AND PULVER IN MOVIE
Three MMA fighters will be appearing in an upcoming moving starring
Paul Walker and Laurence Fishburn. Walker has been in movies
such as the Fast and the Furious as well as Flag of Our Fathers.
The
three fighters who will be participating in the movie are former
UFC Champions Tim Sylvia and Jens Pulver and current Champion
Chuck Liddell.
Sylvia
told MMAWeekly Radio last week that they will tape the movie
in Baja, Mexico. This will be his movie debut. Tim will be there
for fifteen days along with UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck
"The Iceman" Liddell and Jens "Little Evil"
Pulver. The three have been cast to play roles as white supremacists
in the film.
This
is just the latest instance of MMA fighters crossing over into
the mainstream arena of movies. Randy Couture appeared in a film
on HBO with Gary Busey and Pamela Anderson and many fighters
have made cameo appearances on the HBO hit series Oz.
Source: MMA Weekly |
For
Immediate Release
Contact:
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport
Director of Promotions
808 375-1645
superbrawl21@yahoo.com
Icon
Sport: Niko vs. Mayhem
Preview Show on K5 The Home Team
October 13, 2005 Honolulu, HI - Icon Sport, the new face of Super
Brawl, is proud to announce that it will air the thirty minute
documentary Icon Sport: Niko versus Mayhem on K5 The Home Team
television. The program will be broadcast every night at 11 p.m.,
October 16 through October 27, with University of Hawaii athletics
preemptions on Thursday, October 20 (Wahine Volleyball) and Saturday,
October 22 (Warrior Football). Icon Sport: Niko versus Mayhem
is the most ambitious video program ever produced by the Icon
Sport management team. It is a gripping, exciting, and entertaining
look at Hawaii's two highest profile mixed martial arts (MMA)
athletes as they prepare to face off in the Friday, October 28
event, Icon Sport: Opposites Attract.
The
story of Falaniko
Vitale
is familiar to most sports fans in Hawaii, from his early University
of Hawaii Football days to his dramatic Middleweight World Championship
knockout victory of Japan's Masanori Suda at Super Brawl: Destiny
in April 2005. Vitale lost the Icon Sport belt in July to seven-time
U.F.C. veteran "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler in one of the
sport's most exciting back-and-forth battles.
After
his painful loss, Falaniko was invited by legendary trainer and
former world champion "The Wizard" Matt Hume to join
him in an eight-week training camp at his elite AMC Pankration
training academy in Kirkland, Washington. Icon Sport: Niko versus
Mayhem is there as Falaniko endures the grueling trials of Hume's
mixed martial arts "boot camp." The show also captures
an emotionally weakened Falaniko Vitale, as he yearns for his
wife, children, family, and friends in Hawaii.
Jason
"Mayhem" Miller has simply captured the adoration of
Hawaii sports fans. An Atlanta, Georgia native who trains in
Las Vegas, this "Haole" - as he proudly calls himself
- is adored by legions of loyal local fans who refer to themselves
as "Mayhem Monkeys." Mayhem is one of the most quick-witted,
charismatic, and eccentric athletes ever to compete in Hawaii.
But don't let his antics fool you. Mayhem, undefeated against
local fighters, is one of the toughest, never-say-die warriors
in MMA. Icon Sport: Niko versus Mayhem looks at the futuristic
fighting machine known as Jason Mayhem Miller as he prepares
for the biggest fight of his life against Falaniko Vitale.
WHO:
Icon Sport, The New Face of Super Brawl
WHAT: Icon Sport: Niko versus Mayhem 30-minute Preview Show
WHEN: *11 p.m. Every Night; Sunday,
October 16 - Thursday, October 27 (no broadcast Oct 20 &
22)
WHERE: K5 The Home Team, KFVE Channel 5, Honolulu
Source:
Icon Sport
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Quote
of the Day
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves
of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts."
Rachel Carson, 1907-1964, American Biologist/Ecologist/Author
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MaXpreview:
Pride Fully Loaded
PRIDE
Fully Loaded (couldn't they have come up with more original name
than that) takes place on October 23rd in Japan, and is headlined
by the return to PRIDE of Ken Shamrock, as the battered warrior
takes on another equally battered warrior in Kazushi Sakuraba.
Mirko Cro Cop will also participate in his first fight since
losing to Fedor Emelianenko, as he is rematched with the returning
Josh Barnett.
Beyond
those two fights it is not much of a card. Quinton Jackson also
returns for the last fight on his current contract with PRIDE,
taking on Hirotaka Yokoi. Sergei Kharitonov and Murilo "Ninja"
Rua are also in action, and Kharitonov's fight with Fabricio
Werdum should actually be interesting.
Let's
get to the fight-by-fight breakdown:
Mirko
Cro Cop vs. Josh Barnett: The last time they fought, Mirko won
by submission when Barnett was injured just moments into the
bout. Now Barnett is back and Mirko is coming off a loss. It
is an important fight for both and although Mirko is the bigger
star in Japan, I believe it is more pertinent for Barnett to
win because Pride needs challengers for Fedor's heavyweight title
as there are not many out there. It is grappler vs. striker.
Barnett has been knocked out before, by Pedro Rizzo and Mirko
could do it. On the ground, Barnett has a heavy advantage. This
is a good matchup because anything can happen, but I have to
pick Barnett by decision if he is fully healed and ready for
a fight of his calibre.
Pick: Barnett via decision
Kazushi
Sakuraba vs. Ken Shamrock: The cornerstones of Pride and UFC
history do battle here. Without Ken there may be no modern UFC
and without Saku there certainly would be no modern Pride. Other
than that, there isn't much to this fight. Sakuraba is giving
up an awful lot of weight and strength here, but what else is
new. Sakuraba is the better striker. Sakuraba is also the better
wrestler, but Ken's size may be too much for him here. Both are
trained in old-time Japanese submission wrestling so that's another
perspective to this fight. The gimmick here is a Sakuraba comeback
win over a guy with name value, and he'll probably pull it off.
You'd be amazing at the amount of emails I get from new MMA fans
that still think Ken Shamrock, who is the most overrated fighter
in MMA right now, is still the shit.
Pick: Sakuraba via decision
Sergei
Kharitonov vs. Fabricio Werdum: Very interesting fight. Kharitonov
brings his sambo and boxing skills against Werdum's submission
skills. Kharitonov was too good to be submitted by Antonio Rodrigo
Nogueira and will not be submitted here. Werdum probably does
not have the stand-up ability to match Kharitonov, which could
lead to a knockout win by Kharitonov. No matter how it ends Kharitonov
is taking this one home to setup a fight with Fedor Emelianenko.
Pick: Kharitonov via TKO
Quinton
Jackson vs. Hirotaka Yokoi: Yokoi is known for hanging with Nogueira
until the second round in their fight from awhile back, and that's
it. Jackson has looked like crap for the last year or so and
is in the last fight of his contract. He could end up resigning
or going to the UFC. Yokoi showed no standup ability against
Heath Herring in a previous fight and Jackson should wipe him
out. That is, if he is up to the task.
Pick: Jackson via TKO
Murilo
Ninja vs. Murad Chunkaev: Who? Chunkaev is from Chechnya, and
is another European pickup for Pride, fighting for Team Golden
Glory with a 5-1 record. This should be a good striking fight,
although Murilo Rua with the more experience should pull this
one out. Chunkaev's one loss was via submission, though, so it
is not like he's been knocked out before.
Pick: Ninja via TKO
James
Thompson vs. Alexandru Lungu: Lungu is a freakshow from Romania,
and weighs in at an obese 368 pounds. Thompson is no midget himself,
standing at 6'4" and weighing 265 pounds. Lungu holds a
bunch of judo and sambo titles. If Thompson is real he should
mop the floor with him.
Pick: Thompson via TKO
Henry
"Sentoryu" Miller vs. Zulu: More freakshow non-sense.
This will be a brawl and end in a knockout
Pick: Miller via TKO
Yoon
Dong Sik vs. Makoto Takimoto: Dong Sik is the guy that was brought
into this year's Grand Prix to be the first round tomato can
for Sakuraba. Now, he gets the chance to be the tomato can for
the struggling Makoto Takimoto, whom I'm sure Pride would like
to build into a star considering his sports pedigree in Japan.
Takimoto will submit him, but I don't see this as a star (or
restart) of a star in the making with Takimoto.
Pick: Takimoto via submission
Source: Maxfighting
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Ultimate
Fighter Journal: Episode 8
Not
much to the episode this week as they are just getting down to
the final few shows and the semi-final fights. They talk a bit
about the previous week's fight, where Seth defeated Dan. Dana
White says he thinks Seth could have finished the fight. Rich
Franklin tells his team that he is likely going to have to send
one of their heavyweights over to Team Hughes since the teams
are uneven again.
He
ended up giving up Brad Imes later in the show. Imes later said
it was to his advantage to work with all the heavyweights on
both teams and to be coached by both Franklin and Hughes. Despite
all that I think it is unlikely that Imes is going to be the
heavyweight winner for TUF 2. Mike Whitehead, despite some bad
nerves shown in this episode when talking to Joe Stevenson about
Dan's poor performance in the octagon, I think could pull it
out although I think Keith Jardine has to be the strong public
favourite.
The
competition for the welterweights this week was a spin on the
kid's game "Simon Says", where Randy Couture called
out MMA moves to be completed by the participants of course only
if "Randy says". At least this challenge is MMA related.
Team Hughes ends up winning. They would end up pairing Luke and
Anthony, which would end up being an interesting fight.
They
present this as a grappler vs. striker matchup. Anthony Torres
has the wrestling ability whereas Luke can strike. However, because
of Luke's bizarre behaviour some might be mystified about his
actual skill in the octagon. I actually believe Luke is a serious
underdog to win the welterweight division, although Joe Stevenson
has looked like one of the easy favourites since day one and
his stock has to have soared now that Jorge Gurgel is long gone.
Anthony
was able to control the first round of the fight by taking Luke
down and controlling him on the ground, although he ate a lot
of strikes in the process. The second round was more in favour
of Luke, as he landed the elbow shots, although Torres went for
a choke at one point in the frame.
Round
three saw more elbows and knees from Luke, opening a cut on Anthony's
face close to this eye. Luckily for Anthony it was not above
the eye and only to the side, so he could continue to fight.
Unluckily for Anthony, though, was that Luke was on fire with
the strikes and ended up winning a unanimous decision when the
match went to the time limit. This puts Luke in the weltweight
semi-finals with Jason Von Flue, Sam Morgan and the heavy favorite,
Joe Stevenson.
Source: Maxfighting |
A
Night of SUPERSTARS In Canada's MMA Capitol
MONTREAL
(CANADA), October 18th, 2005 – TKO Major League MMA is thrilled
to announce their line up for TKO 23: EXTREME™ to be held
on November 5th, 2005 at The Colisee Des Bois-Francs in beautiful
Victoriaville, Quebec. This marvelous fight card will be headlined
by a co-main event in which Canadian superstar, Jonathan Goulet
will square off against the crafty veteran, Shonie Carter. Also,
TKO’s new Lightweight Champion, Sam Stout, will rematch
former champion, Donald Ouimet. These two electrifying fights
will cap off a night of extreme mixed martial arts action!
Fresh
off his victorious UFC debut, JONATHAN GOULET (14-5-0) continues
to fight the best welterweight competition in the world as he
collides with the always dangerous, SHONIE CARTER (31-13-6).
Goulet comes into this fight riding a very impressive nine fight
winning streak which includes dominating performances over John
Alessio, Tony Fryklund and Kyle Jensen. He recently fought Jay
Hieron in the UFC’s Ultimate Fight Night 2 on Spike TV.
His exciting fight could not be shown on television as it looked
“like a horror film” per the words of UFC President,
Dana White. It was reportedly even more brutal than his fight
against Fryklund. Goulet landed devastating punches and knees
which opened up several nasty cuts on Hieron’s forehead
leaving the octagon looking like an animal had just been slaughtered.
Carter is not intimidated; he’s been in the ring with the
best mixed martial arts has to offer. Carter’s unorthodox
standup and excellent wrestling skills will test Goulet to the
fullest. Can Goulet continue to steamroll the competition on
his way to international fame? Or, will the wily veteran, Carter,
prove once again why he is so highly regarded in the fight game?
These two impeccable athletes are set to brawl in this contest
of momentous importance!
The
two best Lightweights in the history of Canadian mixed martial
arts are set to go at it again! The young phenom, SAM STOUT (7-1-1)
won a razor thin split decision victory over DONALD OUIMET (10-4-0)
in their first encounter at TKO 21. Ouimet immediately requested
a rematch and Stout was more than happy to oblige him. In their
first fight, neither fighter showed much interest in taking the
fight to the ground. Instead, they chose to treat the sell out
crowd to a very entertaining and tremendously technical standup
clash between a traditional Muay Thai fighter, Stout, and a seasoned
boxer, Ouimet. The stakes don’t get any higher as this fight
will solidify who the best Lightweight in Canada is!
Team
Tompkins’ newest sensation, CHRIS HORODECKI (1-0-0) will
challenge DAVE GOULET (6-3-0) in a fight that promises colossal
fireworks! Most TKO fans are still buzzing from Goulet versus
Stout at TKO 18 which many consider one of the best fights in
Canadian mixed martial arts history. This fight has all the markings
of being on the same epic proportions! Horodecki will undoubtedly
attempt to use his stunning Muay Thai skills to overwhelm his
opponent. But, Goulet has shown numerous times that he has the
heart of a lion. His only losses have been to the current and
former TKO Lightweight Champions, Stout and Ouimet. He will use
his crisp boxing skills on his feet and his ever improving ground
and pound technique on the mat in an attempt to derail this new,
young phenom’s ascension through the ranks. This match-up
has “show stealer” written all over it!
No
fight card is complete without some bad blood and controversy
surrounding it. THIERRY QUENNEVILLE (8-3-0) versus MAX MARIN
(5-6-0) will provide the bad blood and controversy for TKO 23!
Marin was livid after the referee’s stoppage at 2:46 of
round one in their first fight, only one month prior, at TKO
22. Quenneville was taking the fight to Marin and was in the
midst of a seemingly brutal ground and pound when the referee
decided to halt the contest. Marin, apparently unaffected by
the punishment quickly jumped to his feet and pleaded his case.
At TKO 23, Marin will get the opportunity to avenge his loss
and prove his point. Quenneville, on the other hand, will look
to shut Marin up and move one step closer to his long awaited
title shot.
Order
your tickets now through the TKO Ticket office (1-866-445-8886).
COMPLETE
FIGHT CARD:
WW
Main Event: SHONIE CARTER vs. JONATHAN GOULET
TKO
World LW Championship: DONALD OUIMET vs. SAM STOUT
LW
Superfight: CHRIS HORODECKI vs. DAVE GOULET
HW
Superfight: KRZYSTOF SOSZYNSKI vs. MARTIN DESILETS
LW
Superfight: SPENCER FISHER vs. FABIO HOLANDA
SLW
Superfight: MAX MARIN vs. THIERRY QUENNEVILLE
SLW
Superfight: GREG COMPTON vs. STEPHANE VIGNEAULT
SLW
Superfight: DAN RATIU vs. DAVE PARISEAU
WW
Preliminary: AARON TREGEAR vs. DANY LAFLAMME
SLW
Preliminary: JAMES HAOURT vs. SYLVAIN CLOUTIER
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil
the intellect."
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor
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Gracie
Fighter Confirms Shields Rumor
Shields in ROTR Super Tournament
Jake Shields is confirmed to participate on a stacked Rumble
On The Rock GP tournament. The tournament was originally slated
for the 19th of November, however it has now been rescheduled
to take place sometime in early December.
Also rumored to be on the card are the following fighters: "Charuto"
Verissimo, Frank Trigg, Dennis Hallman, Chris Brennan, and Matt
Serra. Stay tuned for upcoming developments.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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Babalú
celebrates Pé-de-Pano's debut
Márcio Pé-de-Pano made his MMA debut at UFC 55,
last October 7, submitting the Japanese Keigo Kunihara by rear-naked-choke.
The victory was celebrated by his teammate, the experienced Renato
Babalú, who also won at UFC 55. "Pé-de-Pano
was great. Debuting on UFC in that way, submitting, is awesome.
He was great inside the octagon", Babalú says. He
also loved to face Chael Sonnen.
-
I wanted to face Chael Sonnen for a long time. He was talking
some stuffs about me I didn't like and I solved it now. The guy
did a wrong movement and I submitted him by triangle. It was
a fight to make me more confident and to bring me back to the
octagon after an absence due to an injury - Babalú states.
Now, the Gracie Barra Combat Team star will take a little vacation
from the octagon. "My vacations will be on the mats, training
Jiu-Jitsu. But at the Jiu-Jitsu, I'm just a white belt",
he says.
Source: Tatame
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K-1
World Max - Full Results
TOKYO,
October 12, 2005 -- On a card replete with elite talent, Dutch
fighters continued their dominance of things K-1 as Andy Souwer
and Albert Kraus both won at the K-1 World Max '05 in Tokyo.
The one-match showcase event, held at the Yoyogi Olympic Complex,
also saw impressive performances from Greek slugger Mike Zambidis
and Lithuanian dynamo Remigijus Morkevicius. Meanwhile, Japanese
newcomer Yoshihiro Sato upset the trimmed-down Kaoklai Kaennorsing,
a former K-1 World GP Tokyo Dome Finalist making his World Max
class debut here.
The
fights were contested under regular K-1 Max Rules -- three rounds
of three minutes each, with one possible tiebreaker round; with
the card's first two bouts conducted under Hero's Mixed Martial
Arts Rules.
Shooto
Boxer Andy Souwer took on veteran Japanese kickboxer Kozo Takeda
in the main event. Souwer captured the 2005 World Max crown by
beating three opponents at the final in Kanagawa this July, while
32 year-old Takeda packs a record of 39 wins (30 by KO) in 57
fights.
Takeda
started by firing in four unanswered low kicks, and kept the
attacks focused through a fast-paced first. By midway through
the round, Souwer was in trouble, clearly favoring his left leg.
But the second saw the Dutch fighter back Takeda to the ropes
and lay in with punches. Souwer threw a dozen before Takeda attempted
to counter with a left, leaving himself open for the split-second
Souwer needed to connect soundly with a left hook, felling Takeda
for the KO victory.
"I
wanted to mix it up more," said Souwer post-bout, "but
he hurt my leg early and I couldn't put any power behind my kicks.
I had to switch to the punches and go all out, and it worked!"
Also
highly anticipated was the penultimate bout pitting Kaoklai Kaennorsing
of Thailand against challenger Yoshihiro Sato of Japan. This
was Kaoklai's debut in World Max -- the Thai fighter shed eight
kilograms to make the weight class, actually tipping the scales
in with room to spare at 69kg. Kaoklai became the only fighter
ever to compete in both K-1 and World Max weight classes, but
the quick-slim might have taken its toll on his power and stamina.
Kaoklai
had the low, middle and high kicks working, but they were not
as hard as they have been in the past, and Sato displayed solid
blocking throughout. Both fighters had their chances, Kaoklai
going with the fists some, Sato always cool and bringing the
knee up well. The fighters engaged with similar styles and this
frequently brought the bout to the clinch.
In
the end, neither fighter dominated and one judge saw a draw,
but Sato squeaked out a majority decision.
"I
know Kaoklai only got this fight a couple of weeks ago,"
said Sato in his post-fight interview, "and I think having
to lose all that weight so quickly meant that he was not 100%
tonight. But I'm happy with the result, after my last fight [a
loss by decision against Virgil Kalakoda], I felt like I let
down my fans, so I wanted to make it up to them this time with
a win."
It
seems like only yesterday that Albert Kraus of Holland became
the first-ever World Max Champion, and the 25 year-old World
Max "veteran" showed tonight that he still has what
it takes, notching a convincing win against 35 year-old former
Japan Super Welterweight Champion Akira Ohigashi.
Kraus
used his legs plenty tonight, looking a more complete K-1 fighter
with an arsenal that included his punches of course but also
included hard low kicks, high kicks, knees, and even a spectacular
overhead flip. It was the low kicks that did most of the damage,
and Ohigashi was limping badly by the end of the first. In the
second Kraus scored a down with a low kick to his opponent's
left leg, and really the Japanese fighter should have thrown
in the towel at this point, because it was clear their man was
suffering and almost immobile. Instead, all Kraus had to do was
fire in another low kick for another down, and then do the same
thing a third time to end the fight.
Said
Kraus afterward: "I didn't plan a specific strategy for
this fight, I wanted to improvise. Ohigashi has great spirit,
but speed-wise I think I was better and that made the difference!"
Mike
Zambidis of Greece turned the body blow machine on early in his
bout, pummeling Japanese boxer Satoru Suzuki. The Greek fighter
then surprised many with a series of good hard low kicks and
flying knees. Having added some new tricks to his attacks, Zambidis
too looked a more complete K-1 fighter, and although Suzuki got
one or two combinations working, he was outclassed here. Zambidis
wore down the Japanese fighter's left leg with low kicks, forcing
a referee stop in the second for the KO win. Where many fighters
might have pumped there fists in the air in victory, Zambidis
showed superior sportsmanship as he stepped in on Sato, who was
wobbling and about to fall, and pulled the fighter back to his
feet with a congratulatory embrace.
Remigijus
Morkevicius of Lithuania came out like a loaded gun against Japanese
fighter Kazuya Yasuhiro. Morkevicius was fast and just relentless
with his punching and kicking, fighting in the terrifically exciting
go-to manner of a Ruslan Karaev. Yasuhiro has a great chin and
is no slouch -- the Seidokaikan fighter made some good efforts
in the second and late in the third -- but this about was as
one-sided as a fight can be. Twice in the first the Lithuanian
Muay Thai stylist downed Yasuhiro, and twice in the second did
the same. In the third, again, Yasuhiro hit the canvas twice.
Scored 30-21 on all cards for Morkevicius.
Australian
Muay Thai sensation John Wayne Parr has been working on his boxing,
not only training but also competing, putting together a decent
10-3 record in pugilistic pursuits since 2002. Here he used those
skills to beat Japanese Muay Thai fighter Kinami. This was a
fast-paced fight, Parr always faster with his straight punch
and low kick combinations to take a well-deserved unanimous decision.
Jiu-jitsu
fighter Ian Schaffa of Australia used hooks to score a couple
of quick first round downs and hung on to beat Muay Thai fighter
Akeomi Nitta of Japan by unanimous decision.
Making
his K-1 debut, Indian fighter Black Mamba used a left straight
punch to score a first round down against kickboxer Hayato, but
the Japanese fighter rallied impressively in the second, recording
a down with a right backhand blow just 15 seconds in, then finishing
the Indian Muay Thai fighter off with a right hook just seconds
after resumption.
In
the Hero's mixed martial arts rules bouts, Yoshihiro Akiyama
of Japan worked the ground-and-pound on Michael Lerma of the
United States, forcing a referee stop just midway through the
first round; while Japanese fighter Hideo Tokoro needed barely
a minute to submit American Gabriel Lemley with a triangle.
In
undercard K-1 Max Rules action, Kazuki Hamasaki KO'd Hakuto;
Yuya Yamamoto beat Ash-Ra by unanimous decision; and Shinro Garyu
beat Samir Berbachi by second round TKO.
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished,
but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
John Wooden, Hall of Fame American Basketball Player and Coac
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FSN's
Beyond The Glory Featuring the UFC
Today,
Sunday, Oct. 16
From Fox Sports Net:
Sun.,
Oct. 16: BEYOND THE GLORY: ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP. FSN's
documentary show looks at the best mixed-martial arts organization
in the world. BTG shows how UFC rose from local brawls to an
international phenomenon that made UFC fighters household names.
BTG: UFC airs at 6:00 PM local.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Rumble
Heads Back to Hilo
Not only does Rumble head back to Hilo, but it also returns to
the venue that started it all, Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th.
The event will be called "Just Scrap."
Mike Bickers (BJ Penn's MMA) vs. Ashton Castro (Young Guns Clube
de Luta)
Buddy Betts (BJ Penn's MMA) vs. Maluhia Kuahiwinui (Puna Boyz)
Albert Manners (Puna Boyz) vs. Gavin Mata
Justin "Merc" Mercado vs. David Mareno
Tama vs. Scott Spencer
"Sugar" Shane Nelson (BJ Penn's MMA) vs. TBA
Kaleo Padilla (Kona Boxing) vs. Sean Castro
Jay Carter (BJ Penn's MMA) vs. Jason Daquel (Team Mixbreed)
Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez vs. TBA
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira (BJ Penn's MMA) vs. TBA
Source: Event Promoter
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Longman
Jiu-Jitsu Open On November 26th
Longman head instructor, Bruno Ewald is putting together another
tournament on the island of Kauai. The location is still pending,
but will be known in a few days. The tournament will feature
gi and no gi divisions. The no gi division will have two divisions,
Intermediate and Advanced.
Please call Bruno at (808) 645-1265 for more information.
Source: Bruno Ewald
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Brasa
Team fights the Budo in USA
Brasa academy will have some of its main athletes fighting at
Budoo, event of super-fight programmed for October 19, in California,
United States. The BJJ world champion Leonardo Vieira, Ronaldo
Jacaré and Robert Drysdale are confirmed on the card.
"We are training hard for this competition and we have great
possibilities to come back to Brazil with the first place",
comments Drysdale, champion of the I Mundial Faixa Preta and
the X Campeonato Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu. Budo will have awarding
in money and the fights will have three rounds of three minutes
each.
Source:
Tatame
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FEDOR
FEATURED IN MAINSTREAM RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER
The following article appeared in The St. Petersburg Times, which
is Russia's biggest english-language daily newspaper:
Russian
Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Wins Fame and Fortune in the Caged
Rings of Japan
By Yuriy Humber
He
is one of Japan's most famous sporting heroes. Fans beg to know
the smallest details of his diet, or how he met his wife. For
millions, he is the modern embodiment of a samurai: strong, faithful,
skilled, and contained. And he's Russian.
Fyodor
Yemelyanenko (Fedor Emelianenko) , 29, has ruled the mixed martial
arts cage of PRIDE, Japan's most popular combat tournament, for
the last two years - its reigning champion since March 16, 2003.
Yet, the man nicknamed "The Last Emperor," for he leaves
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