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2006
November
Aloha State Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
August
Hawaiian Open of
BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
Icon Sport 46
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
8/26-27/06
International
Masters & Seniors Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/22-30/06
CBJF World
Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/20-24/06
CBJJO World Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/?/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night 2
(MMA)
(San Diego, CA)
5/26/06
Icon Sport 45
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
5/20/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
4/29/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night
(MMA)
(ipayOne center , former San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA)
4/21/06
Rumble on the Rock
11: Grand Prix
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
4/15/06
UFC 59: Reality Check
(MMA)
(Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA)
4/7-9/06
2006
Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(BJJ)
(California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA)
4/6/06
Ultimate Fight Night on Spike TV
(MMA)
(Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV)
4/1/06
Punishment in Paradise
(Kickboxing)
(Sea Life Park)
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Quote
of the Day
"Failure
is the condiment that gives success its flavor."
Truman Capote, 1924-1984, American Author
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ROTR
Weigh Ins Today
Friday,
April 21, 2006
Neil Blaisdell Arena
Fights start at 7:30 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Get
your tickets and get there early!
Weigh ins will be at 6:30pm at Dave and Buster's second-floor
showroom in
Victoria Ward Center.
1030 Auahi St.
(808) 589-2215
Here's a map:
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Free and open to the public
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TRIGG
READY TO RUMBLE ON THE ROCK
Frank Trigg goes one on one with his broadcasting partner, Ryan
Bennett as Trigg addresses plenty of subjects, from his previous
fights to his future events.
MMAWeekly.com:
Is the old Frank Trigg back?
Frank
Trigg: Sure . . . whatever. I was gone for a year, so yeah I'm
back.
MMAWeekly.com:
What do you mean you were gone?
Trigg:
I was gone right before the last Hughes fight. I had a hell of
a lot going on. The divorce caught up with me, not being able
to see my kids, my finances, losing to Matt twice the same way,
it all caught up with me. It's taken me awhile to figure it out,
but I have."
MMAWeekly.com:
Same thing with St.Pierre?
Trigg:
"I didn't want to fight that much. I was still pissed about
the Hughes fight. If I beat Georges then what. What did that
do for me? I wasn't getting a title fight with Hughes even if
I won. That's the only fight in the history of my career I should
have never fought. You told me that, people close to me told
me about it, everyone told me about it. I shouldn't have taken
the fight. I wasn't in a good place mentally, but you know I
never turn down a fight. That's the one fight I should have turned
down. You live and learn.
MMAWeekly:
You bounce back with a win over Ronald Jhun. How would you grade
your performance in that fight?
Trigg:
C. My boxing was an A. My ability to fight was good. The fight
was probably a C or C+ on my end. Two losses were on my mind
and I didn't want three. I fought not to lose instead of winning.
I was average in that fight.
MMAWeekly:
What did you learn about that fight?
Trigg:
It showed me even when I half train half hearted that I'm still
a very good fu$%^ing fighter. I don't want to say I've trained
harder at this point of my career, but I've trained smarter and
more efficient. I'm smarter now.
MMAWeekly:
Let's talk about this fight and tournament. I will give you a
name, and you give me a response. Carlos Condit
Trigg:
"He's young, he's hungry and he's tough. But, he's not as
hungry as me he isn’t as tough as me and he isn’t as
good looking as me. Translation I will beat his ass."
MMAWeekly.com:
"What's your thought on Jake Shields?"
Trigg
- "Who"
MMAWeekly.com:
Jake Shields . . .
Trigg:
"Who".
MMAWeekly.com:
Jake Shields
Trigg:
"Never heard of him . . . next question."
MMAWeekly.com:
How about Yushin Okami?
Trigg:
I had that for dinner last night, it was good.
MMAWeekly.com:
How about the fighter?
Trigg:
I don't know much about him. He may be the worst match up for
me because I know the least about him. He might get through Shields
but I doubt it. I could have problems with that dude if I don't
pay attention.
MMAWeekly.com:
How would you sum up 2005?
Trigg:
The worst year of my fuc%ing life.
MMAWeekly.com:
And 2006?
Trigg:
The best year of my life. I can feel it. Just watch.
MMAWeekly:
Has Frank Trigg trained for this fight?
Source: MMA Weekly
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K-1'S
LATEST CARD FROM VEGAS
K-1 gears up for their big tournament in two weeks from Las Vegas.
Current Champion Semmy Schilt headlines the card against Musashi
in a superfight, while Gary Goodridge, Carter Williams, Stefan
Leko and Dewey Cooper all eye the tournament win.
K-1
Vegas April 29th, 2006
Super Fight: Semmy Schilt vs. Musashi
Super Fight: Feitosa vs. Karaev
Super Fight: Choi Hong Man vs. The Predator
Tournament: Gary Goodridge vs. Kengo
Tournament: Stefan Leko vs. Dewey Cooper
Tournament: Fujimoto vs. Carter Williams
Tournament: Challid die faust vs. Sean O'Haire
Source: MMA Weekly |
Just
My Thoughts: The Radius Surrounding UFC 59
by Mike Sloan
As
of Saturday night, one thing is certain: everybody at Zuffa is
thanking their lucky stars that UFC 59 was not on the same level
as Ultimate Fight Night 4.
Let’s
face it, last week’s live SpikeTV event inside the Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino was a complete disaster.
Aside
from the Joe Stevenson-Josh Neer battle, which was moderately
entertaining, the card was as dull as one of those plastic knives
you get with a can of Play-Doh.
Like
UFC 59, however, season three of The Ultimate Fighter doesn’t
seem to be terrible either. After two episodes, I am hooked deeper
into this season than to the inaugural version.
The
fighters have personality, nobody is trying to be the next Chris
Leben (yet), Tito and Ken’s animosity is actually not stale
like I figured it would be, and no longer do we, the viewers,
have to endure a string of endless dopey and uninspired challenges.
The
only thing I can say about TUF 3, however, is towards Ed Herman.
Who does this sound like, with tears in his eyes: “Waaaahhhhh!
Tito didn’t pick me! Waaaaahhhhh.” If you guessed “Short
Fuse” Herman, you are correct.
But
enough of UFN and TUF and onto the real aspect of this column:
UFC 59.
I
expected great things from UFC 59 “Reality Check.”
I
expected to watch at least six fights. I expected to watch the
best UFC in what seems like eons. And I expected a corny, lame
event title. It looks like I hit on all three pre-event musings.
Come
on: “Reality Check”? It appears Zuffa is running out
of extreme, trendy subtitles. It’s time to just keep the
events numbered. There is no longer a need to attach some hokey
moniker to the event anymore.
What’s
next? “UFC 66: Puttin’ on the Hits” or “UFC
70: If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen”
or “UFC 89: What Happens in the Octagon … Stays in
the Octagon” or even “UFC 81: I’m Gonna Get You
Sucka”?
Let’s
leave it at UFC 59 and call it a day.
Aside
from that minor gripe, which really isn’t a gripe, I was
thoroughly entertained by UFC 59. Sure, the Jeff Monson-Marcio
Cruz bout was a total bore, but at least one of those fights
is going to happen on every card no matter who the promoter or
matchmaker is. Joe Silva made the best match he could and it
wound up being the cure for insomnia.
It
happens.
However,
once UFC 59 concluded, many questions were answered from various
fighters and many new questions were raised for others. The event
was to be a showcase for the return of Tito Ortiz, still the
most marketable man in North American mixed martial arts. It
also was supposed to prove to casual fans that Andrei Arlovski
is the second coming of the T-1000. And Karo Parisyan, I might
add, should be next in line for a shot at Matt Hughes’ welterweight
title.
Sylvia
Stops Arlovski
This
fight somehow allowed my arch nemesis, Greg Savage, to score
his fifth straight victory over me in our “Great Sherdog
Debates.” But it really proved four things.
Sylvia
was able to avenge one of his two career losses and it was moving
to see the big lug tearing up when that belt was wrapped around
his waist. He trained harder than ever for this fight and it’s
fitting that a good guy like Sylvia was able to regain his championship.
But
like I said, Andrei Arlovski versus Sylvia was revealing.
For
starters, the stunning and exciting victory showed that Arlovski
isn’t nearly as good as everybody said he was. “The
Pitbull” was being touted as the best heavyweight in the
world heading into the battle and once the fight was over, he
wasn’t even the best heavyweight in the UFC.
Sure,
Arlovski was shredding his opposition in highlight-reel fashion,
but the warrior from Belarus was, in my opinion, grossly overrated
and essentially unproven.
His
rematch with Sylvia proved me right. It looks like that showdown
between Arlovski and the best heavyweight on Earth, PRIDE’s
Fedor Emelianenko, will now certainly never happen with both
titles on the line. Looking on the bright side, though, it’s
safe to say that the UFC saved itself an embarrassing loss to
their Japanese rival.
Second,
the fight showed that Sylvia isn’t as crummy as everybody
said he was. After having his arm snapped like a twig against
the underachieving Frank Mir and then being knocked down and
submitted by Arlovski when they first met, most insiders and
fans jumped on the anti-Tim Sylvia bandwagon. Most figured he’d
be cannon fodder in the rematch and after he was dropped by a
crushing right hand, most figured that the pre-fight criticism
of Sylvia was just. That was until Arlovski ran into a right
uppercut.
Sylvia
showed resilience and poise after being badly wobbled by getting
back to his feet and ending the fight with one punch. So much
for “The Maine-Iac” being some flash in the pan chump.
The
third thing learned from this fight is that no matter what goes
on during the heat of battle, as long as you can punch, you have
a chance. Everybody knows how brutal Sylvia’s right hand
is when he lands it and Arlovski was a bit too reckless when
he gunned for the finish. Sylvia can punch. He punched Arlovski
and the fight ended.
Fourth,
and most critical, in MMA anything can happen. That is what makes
our beloved sport so exceptional. Sylvia was a gross underdog
coming in and he stopped the champ only a few minutes into the
opening round. Hardly any other sport can boast this truth.
Ortiz
is Back
Tito
Ortiz’s split decision win over Forrest Griffin was a close
fight with both men giving as much as they took. Ortiz said afterwards
that he entered the cage with a possible torn ACL and MCL, yet
he fought on anyway. Griffin allegedly had a bad ankle before
the bell started, yet he did the same as Tito.
The
fight was exciting, it was close and both fighters actually won.
What
shocked me was how Griffin was able to defend the Tito ground-n-pound
enough to escape. He was pummeled, cut and on the verge of possibly
being rescued by the referee, yet he hung tough and waited for
the perfect moment to spring back onto his feet.
Ortiz
also shocked me with how solid his stand-up attack was. His left
jab was working beautifully and he landed arguably the best punches
of his entire career in the third round of this memorable encounter.
The
decision was correct, too. Ortiz won the fight but it was close.
Even Griffin acknowledged that after the fight. Both men were
honest and Tito didn’t fail to market himself further. The
man is a genius when it comes to promoting himself. Love him
or hate him, he is an integral part of American MMA.
Misc.
Debris
The
only gripe I had with the telecast was that the broadcast team
of Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan wasted too much time bantering
back and forth about upcoming UFC events and other nonsense.
They could have done it during some of the fights (like Monson-Cruz)
and Zuffa could have easily shown the other three off-TV bouts.
Two
ended in the first round and the other was halted early in the
second. At least 30 minutes of precious airtime was wasted when
these three fights could have been delivered to the paying public.
Nick
Diaz deserved to lose because he didn’t really do too much
against Sean Sherk. Maybe it’s time for Diaz to switch teams?
He hasn’t looked anywhere near as explosive lately as he
has throughout his career. He’s lost three in a row and
it’s doubtful that he’ll be welcomed back inside the
Octagon for his next fight or two. He has unlimited potential.
I just hope it’s not going to go to waste.
Evan
Tanner will fight for the middleweight title by the end of the
year. If he can lay waste to another victim like he did Justin
Levens, Rich Franklin will have his work cut out for him when
they meet a third time. Franklin has nobody else to fight in
the UFC and a third fight with Tanner makes sense, provided Tanner
dominates another foe.
So
in closing, UFC 59 was stellar. While it wasn’t the best
UFC in history, it certainly was better than the last few events
Zuffa threw our way. Hopefully the full card of UFC 60 will be
stacked because to be honest, I could not care less about Hughes-Gracie.
What a farce that fight will be!
Source: Sherdog |
Pride
releases GP Welterweight dates
Dream
Stage Entertainment has announced the dates of GP Welterweight.
The first round (Pride Bushido 11) takes place on Sunday, June
4, at Saitama Super Arena featuring Japanese Ryo Chonan, Akihiro
Gono and Makoto Takimoto. According to the organization, are
being expected Dan Henderson, Phil Baroni, Denis Kang and Brazilians
Paulão Filho and Murilo Bustamante. The second round (Bushido
12), scheduled to August 26, at Nagoya Rainbow Hall. Ending,
the finals and semifinals takes place at Yokohama Arena, on November
5, at Pride Bushido 13.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"The
greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches,
but reveal to them their own."
Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Prime Minister |
SYLVIA
REGAINS TITLE AT UFC 59
Sylvia Regains Title and Tito Triumphant in Return
UFC
59 in Review
In
a year that has already seen its fair share of upsets, Tim Sylvia
proved just about everybody wrong and defeated Andrei Arlovski
in the first round of their fight, regaining the UFC heavyweight
title.
In
front of a packed house at the Pond, in Anaheim, California,
Tim Sylvia was able to withstand a very heavy shot from his opponent
early in the fight and recover almost immediately which led to
him landing a punch of his own that floored the now former champion.
As Arlovski fell to the mat and covered up, Sylvia seized the
moment and started to reign down bombs on his head, causing the
referee to call a stop to the fight and declared Tim Sylvia the
new UFC heavyweight champion.
It
was Arlovski’s initial shot that brought the crowd to its
feet, but just as quickly, Sylvia recovered and caught Arlovski
with a short uppercut that sent him to the canvas. The referee
stopped the fight before any harm could come to Arlovski, who
was raising his hand to block the oncoming shots but doing nothing
to improve his position on the ground to prevent the strikes.
Tim Sylvia, who was seemingly written off before this fight ever
even happened, walked out champion and puts the title back around
his waste, something he has adamantly stated was his ultimate
goal.
In
other action, Tito Ortiz made his return to the octagon to take
on Forrest Griffin, and much like his last fight with Vitor Belfort,
controversy reigned supreme as Ortiz walked out with a split
decision victory.
As
the fight began, Tito looked like he was back in his old form
when he took Griffin down and proceeded to absolutely unleash
a barrage of punches and elbows from inside his guard. Tito’s
double leg takedown was flawless and quick, just like when he
was taking out fighters like Ken Shamrock only a few years ago.
He opened a cut above and below Forrest’s left eye that
made many wonder if the fight would even see a second round.
Griffin
did survive the first round and as the second began, something
seemed to change with Tito’s approach to the fight. He was
stepping fairly gingerly throughout the second round and his
shot was much slower and he wasn’t driving through his opponent
to truly go for the takedown. Griffin did however go for a number
of combinations to score the necessary points to win the second
round, but did no real damage to Ortiz.
The
third started off with more of the same, but this time both men
started to land more shots that could have put an end to the
fight. Tito was stuffed a few times when he was going for takedowns
in the 2nd and 3rd rounds but did manage to finally get a hold
of Griffin’s leg later in the last round and he started
to open up with more punches and elbows.
The
judges scored in a split decision for Tito Ortiz, and many fans
were upset with the announcement and started to boo in the arena.
The fact is that when the fight was over, Forrest had multiple
lacerations on his face and very well could have lost the first
round with a 10-8 score due to the pounding that Ortiz gave out.
The second round was definitely Forrest but he did nothing to
really show dominance with something like a takedown or a knockdown.
The third was more even, but Tito’s striking was on par
that round and he did manage the one takedown that allowed him
to resume his ground and pound attack. In the end both fighters
should be proud of their performances but unfortunately it was
revealed post fight that Tito has a tear in he ACL and MCL in
his knee and may be out for an undisclosed amount of time.
In
a fight that helped to determine the #1 contender for the heavyweight
title, Jeff Monson took on Marcio “Pe De Pano” Cruz
in what ended up being a fairly boring fight. Both fighters pride
themselves on ground fighting but most of this battle took place
on the feet, with Monson landing the more effective shots despite
giving up more than just a few inches in reach. In the end Monson
won a split decision over Cruz and will now wait for a chance
to take on the new champion, Tim Sylvia.
Evan
Tanner returned in great fashion with a triangle choke victory
over WEC veteran, Justin Levens, who did take the fight on only
a few weeks notice. Tanner went back to working on the ground,
which is what made him such a dangerous opponent for many years.
Levens did fight very hard and should be commended for taking
the fight on short notice and still putting on a great fight.
In
the swing bout, Sean Sherk fought at 170lbs for the last time
apparently before he drops to fight at 155lbs when he won by
judges decision over Nick Diaz. The fight was pretty uneventful
with the exception of a couple takedowns that Sherk was able
to secure and a couple of submissions attempted by Diaz. Neither
fighter truly dominated but Sherk did get the victory and now
its wait and see if Nick Diaz will return to the octagon after
his third straight loss.
Overall,
UFC 59 has to be seen as a success with the debut in California
and a sold out crowd standing behind them at all times. Sylvia’s
win was unexpected but it does open up some interesting possibilities
for future match-ups. Tito Ortiz won his fight and probably won’t
get a chance to fight again until he’s healthy and that
will likely be against Ken Shamrock after the Ultimate Fighter
season 3 ends.
Prelim
Results compiled by MMAWeekly.com Staff
Thiago
Alves was rocked early by body shots by Derrick Noble in their
highly anticpated rematch, but Alves changed everything with
a wicked right hand that dropped Noble and Alves wins at 2:54
of Round 1 by TKO. Referee Mario Yamasaki pulled Alves off Noble
for Thiago's impressive win.
Jason
Lambert had to survive an onslaught of big punches by Terry Martin
in the first round. Lambert survived the power of Martin and
showed that he was in much better shape than Martin as he wore
the fighter from Chicago down in Round 2. Lambert would secure
a takedown in Round 2 and get the win by TKO at 2:37 of the second
round.
In
a controversial finish, David Terrell wins by rear naked choke
at 3:08 of Round 1 over Scott Smith. New referee Mario Lopez
in the middle of Round 1 called for a break in the action. Both
fighters were in the clinch position, when the referee called
for a stop in the action. Smith stopped battling for position
then Lopez, the referee, called for action to resume right after
he said stop. Smith had relaxed when the referee stopped the
action, Terrell heard Lopez call for action, secured the takedown
and put on a rear naked choke for the win. Terrell was clearly
NOT in the wrong as he followed the referee's instruction. Smith
was clearly disgusted by the referee's "stop and go"
command. Lopez was clearly in the wrong in this fight as Terrell
gets the win.
Karo
Parisyan improved to 23-3 in his MMA career as he took out Nick
Thompson in a welterweight bout. Parisyan looked very sharp after
his 8 month layoff due to injury as he outworked Thompson for
the win. Parisyan would put a finish to the fight at 4:44 of
Round 1 as Thompson tapped out just before the end of the first
round.
Source: MMA Weekly
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LATEST
ON QUINTON JACKSON SWEEPSTAKES
He is the most desired free agent in the MMA market. It’s
known that up to seven organizations have been bidding for the
man known as Rampage. The top promotions trying to land Quinton
have been the big players including the UFC, Pride, Strikeforce,
WFA and the IFL. Those big organizations were interested in throwing
out money to sign Rampage.
MMAWeekly.com
has learned that the WFA has made a very aggressive pitch and
is very close to signing Rampage as the WFA seems to be the most
likely destination for Jackson. The WFA is looking for a huge
free agent signing and Quinton is their target.
The
WFA of course thought they had another high profile signing in
Tito Ortiz. The promotion thought they had Tito signed to be
the star in the promotion, however the Huntington Beach Bad Boy
bolted for a new contract in the UFC and being a coach on Spike
TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter”. Matt Lindland was
supposed to go the WFA as well, but he's also apparently on his
way back the UFC as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 as
the UFC brings back UFC veterans on Season 4 of the Ultimate
Fighter in the 185 and 170 pound division.
So
it puts the WFA in a tough situation to sign a high profile free
agent and Jackson feels that void. Jackson's former manager is
a high profile figure in the WFA which is slated to start in
the summer. So while nothing has been signed just yet, look for
Jackson to stay in the states for a big money deal in the WFA.
Source: MMA Weekly
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ROTR
ADDS BUTTEBEAN TO CARD
Rumble on the Rock has added the ever popular Butterbean to their
lineup this week from Hawaii. Bean will go against Toughman winner
and former WWE wrestler Aaron "HardKore Kidd" Aguilera.
This
will be in addition to ROTR crowning a new Welterweight Champion
as a fighter has to win two fights in one night. Here is the
new lineup.
Semi-finals
and Finals Welterweight Tournament Lineup:
Jake Shields (USA) vs Yushin Okami (JAPAN)
Frank Trigg (USA) vs Carlos Condit (USA)
Alternate
Tournament Welterweight Contenders:
Brandon Wolfe (USA) vs Josh Macdonald (USA)
Superfight:
(Heavyweight) Eric “Butterbean” Esche vs Aaron "HardKore
Kidd" Aguilera
Team
Hawai‘i vs Team Japan:
(Welterweight) Brendon Wolf vs Sotoyama Shinpei
(Welterweight) Ray "Braddah" Cooper vs Koji Yoshida
(Welterweight) Renato “Charuto” Verissimo vs Kuniyoshi
Hironaka
(Heavyweight) Scott Junk vs Hideki Tadao
(Heavyweight) Wesley “Cabbage” Correira vs Kazuhiro
Hamanaka
Preliminary
Bout:
(Welterweight) Steve Byrnes vs Matt Knaub
MMA
rules will be honored and all bouts will be held in ROTR’s
octagon cage.
Tickets
to the event range from $35 to $300 and can be purchased by visiting
www.ticketmaster.com.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"In
life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet
is
carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing
kindness and
courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth
and good
cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling
with."
Brian Tracy, American Trainer/Speaker/Author
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Congrats
to Scott & Angie Devine!
Relson
Gracie black belt, founding member of Academia Casca Grossa de
Jiu-Jitsu, and former Relson Gracie main academy assistant instructor,
Scott Devine along with his wife Angie added another member to
the team by having another baby girl recently. Why do I say another?
Well, this makes the seventh child of Team Devine. I think they
are secretly building up the team and working on out numbering
the Gracie family.
Congrats to the rapidly growing Clan Devine.
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Raze
Fight Nite
San Diego,
CA
Main Event
Mike Van Arsdale (8-3) vs. Matt Lindland (17-3) at 205
Feature Bouts
Jeremy Coomer (1-1) vs. Charlie Kohler (5-3-1) at 170
Joe Camacho (5-8-2) vs. Roger Huerta (13-1-1) at 155
Alan Belcher (5-1) vs. Buck Meredith (3-1) at 185
Victor Moreno (15-5) vs. Niko Vitale (20-6) at 185
Main Card
TBA vs. Chance Farrar (1-0) at 145
Matt Buckley (0-0) vs. David Granado (3-2-1) at 135
Adam Bass (4-0) vs. Juan Samuel Ortiz (2-0) at 155
Justin McElfresh (2-1) vs. Brent Stevens (3-2) at 215
Grant Whitmer (2-0) vs. Brandon Magana (2-0) at 170
JC Pennington (7-1) vs. Dave Hisqueirdo (5-3) at 145
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Kickin
It 2006
Saturday,
April 22, 2006
Waipahu Filcom Center
Doors open at 5:30 PM
FOR TICKETS CALL
721-6019
DAVID BALICAO `155 BRANDON VISHER
HSD GOODSPORT KICKBOXING
BALICAO AND VISHER FOUGHT TO A DRAW FOR THE 2005 WELTERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY WILL MEET AGAIN & BALICAO WILL STEP UP
TO
VISHERS FIGHTING WEIGHT (155) TO SEE WHO IS THE REAL CHAMPION
BRYSEN LAGRIMACE `185 NICK CHINCHILLA
HSD GUILA KICKBOXING
JORDAN SALAS `80 KALAE CARRIRA
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB GUILA KICKBOXING
ROYCE POAHA `140 KEO DOANE
TEAM DEVASTATION ANIMAL HOUSE
BOB ATISANOE 3+ CHAVIS VICTORIA
HSD ANIMAL HOUSE
TONY BILLIANOR 270+ T.B.A.
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING TEAM DEVASTATION
JOEY WAKAMATSU `165 JAXON KAGAWA
GOODSPORT KICKBOXING LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
TIM LAPITAN `155 RICKY MARILLO
BULLSPEN TEAM DEVASTATION
SHYLO RICHARDSON `140 JOSH
VEGAS FIGHT CLUB BULLSPEN
FRED WAGNER `115 JORDAN GOMES
HSD TEAM DEVASTATION
KONA KE `165 TODD YOUNG
TEAM DEVASTATION VEGAS FIGHT CLUB
CHEYENNE ALFAPADA `135 TAZ FERGUSON
ANIMAL HOUSE TEAM DEVASTATION
NUI WHEELER `130 STEPHEN PALING
TEAM SOLJAH JESUS IS LORD
NATHAN NAKI `140 BRYSEN
HSD TEAM DEVASTATION
BEN SANTIAGO `165 LOGAN KAUGHT
TEAM DEVASTATION GUILA KICKBOXING
JOHN SMITH `85 JOSHUA PERRY
ANIMAL HOUSE TEAM SUBMIT
MILLER UALESI `190 BUBBA PAALUHI
TEAM DEVASTATION HARD KNOCKS
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Hawaiians
fight Japanese in Hawaii
Friday, April 21, 2006
Neil Blaisdell Arena
Get
your tickets now!
Americans
and Japanese will have a new war chapter. After Hiroshima bomb,
both countries will meet inside the ring. On next April 21st,
Rumble on the Rock 9 will bring s great challenge in Hawaii.
Reinforcing American Team, Nova União black belt Renato
Veríssimo Charuto will be an allied against Kuniyoshi
Hironaka. In spite of the challenge, there is also the semifinal
of the Welterweight tournament, with Jake Shields and Frank Trigg
on the card.
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Rumble
on the Rock 9: Hawaii vs. Japan
Friday,
April 21, 2006
Neil
Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Welterweight
tournament:
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Jake Shields (Ceasar Gracie Academy) vs. Yushin Okami (Wajiu-tsu
Keishu-kai Tokyo Headquarters);
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Frank Trigg (RAW Training Academy) vs. Carlos Condit (Fighters
In Training);
Hawaii
vs. Japan:
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Renato 'Charuto' Verrisimo (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
(Academia Az);
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Brendon Wolfe (U.S.A.) vs. Shinpei Sotoyama (Wajiu-tsu Keishu-kai
Tokyo Headquarters);
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Ray Cooper (Jesus Is Lord) vs. Koji Yoshida (Freelance);
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Wesley 'Cabbage' Correira (Grappling Unlimited) vs. Kazuhiro
Hamanaka (Freelance);
-
Scott Junk (BJ Penn MMA) vs. Segaku (Wajiu-tsu Keishu-kai RJW).
Source: Tatame
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Minotauro
vs Mirko Cro Cop in Croatia
Two
of the main fighters nowadays, Rodrigo Minotauro and Mirko Cro
Cop will fight each other on May 23. At this time, confront will
be out of the ring. Rodrigo will command a three-man team and
Cro Cop will captain the other team. Minotauro Team will be represented
by Rodrigo Feijão, Fábio Maldonado and Edson Draggo.
"I cannot miss that party. It will be awesome," said
Minotauro, who is training hard to Pride GP Openweight do Pride,
which takes place on May 5.
Source: Tatame
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Tony
Mendigo returns to Teresópolis
Peruvian
Tony Mendigo is back in town which projected him to Vale-Tudo.
The organization of Gold Fighters Championship (GFC), which takes
place on May 20, at Pedrão Gymnasium, in Teresópolis,
Rio de Janeiro, has invited Mendigo (Nova União) to fight
at the show. Tony de Souza got known in Brazil after defeating
Chuteboxer Luiz Azeredo, at Meca 11, in Teresópolis.
Source: Tatame
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Shaolin
out of the ring until Hero's
The
left hand which punished Chris Brennan at last Gracie Fighting
Championship, in March also hurt Nova União's black belt
Vitor Shaolin. The Brazilian, who was cogitated to fight at Japanese
Shooto, in May, was prohibited to fight by his doctor and he
will be out of the rings until August, when the first round of
K-1 Hero's GP takes place. 'It was an old injury and now got
worst. I cannot train and I will have to rest to be ready for
K-1," told us the fighter.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Forget
the resolutions. Forget control and discipline... too much work.
Instead try experimenting. Go in search of something to fall
in love
with... something about yourself, your career, your spouse."
Dale Dauten, Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Author
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QUINTON
JOINS IFL BROADCAST TEAM
IFL
play-by-play commentator STEPHEN QUADROS has been involved in
the sport of mixed martial arts as a journalist, trainer or broadcaster
since it’s inception stateside in 1993.
Given
the nickname "THE FIGHT PROFESSOR" while commentating
for K-1 in Japan (1998), Stephen has since established a worldwide
reputation as one of the pre-eminent authorities and voices in
the game. Many will recognize Mr. Quadros from his longtime stay
with the PRIDE Fighting Championships, where he hosted and called
the action on over 20 pay-per-view broadcasts. For more on "The
Fight Professor" go to http://StephenQuadros.com
Providing
color commentary for the IFL broadcast is the charismatic QUINTON
"RAMPAGE" JACKSON. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee,
Jackson has carved a legacy as one of the most feared fighters
in MMA, destroying such big name opponents as Kevin Randleman,
Ricardo Arona, Igor Vovchanchyn and Chuck Liddell. Quinton is
also renowned for his sense of humor and upbeat personality.
The
third member of the IFL broadcast team is SHANNON KNAPP. Her
broadcast credits include the UFC, Sportfight and King Of The
Cage and she graduated as a communications major with honors
from Brown University. Shannon will work as the roving reporter
during the event, getting up-to-the-minute information on the
teams, interviewing personalities at ringside and giving glimpses
from behind the scenes. Ms. Knapp is passionate about the sport,
has trained with some of its best fighters, as well as being
a certified self-defense instructor herself.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Ultimate
Fighter 3, Episode 2
Things
started off with a recap of last week, showing Kalib’s win
over an overmatched Mike Stines. Shamrock was convinced that
his team already had the show sewn up, as they would now “pick
Tito’s team apart fighter by fighter”. He also alluded
to the fact that Tito would become mouthier after the loss, which
did not happen by the way. Say what you want about Tito, but
he is a smart and intelligent fighter and so far has been compassionate
as any coach could be.
Team
Shamrock selected Jesse Forbes to fight Noah Inhofer and I immediately
questioned why Ken made this match up. Noah looked very strong
in last week’s training; however, Ken apparently thought
that Jesse’s strength was more than enough for the gangly
Inhofer to handle. This would prove to be a mistake.
The
house provided several “Real World” like moments. The
Brits, Michael Bisping and Ross Pointon arguing about who stopped
up the toilet. Jesse basically destroying anything he can get
his hands on. Nevertheless, the most dominant and recurring image
of the show was a basketball…a basketball.
During
a training session early in the show after the fight selections,
Tito had repeatedly told Noah to keep his hands up. In a rather
clever move, Ortiz gave Inhofer a ball to trap between his bicep
and his cheek to practice keeping his hands up. This provided
the main ingredient and catalyst for the rest of the show. Instead
of detailing every little piece of the basketball conspiracy
for you, let me sum up.
Boy
gets basketball. Basketball used as soccer ball in house by Kendall
and Ross. Ball taken outside. Terrible soccer skills and ball
goes flying and lands in a large body of water. Boy comes home
and cannot find the basketball. Boy hears that Tait Fletcher,
the emerging easy to hate villain of the show, was the culprit
and asks him to get his ball back for him. Tait breaks bad. Boy
decides to let it go, Kendall gets the ball for him. Boy goes
to training and returns to find that Tait and a few others have
convinced impressionable Jesse to stab the ball and leave it
in Noah’s bed. Boy climbs in bed, glances at ball, and turns
the light off to go to sleep.
With
the ball incident behind us, let us move on to the weekly Team
Shamrock drama. Kalib Starnes was taking it very easy in his
sparring with Ross Pointon and this made Shamrock angry. Shamrock
scolded Starnes and told him that just because he won he can’t
afford to sit back and be lazy. They stepped their intensity
up, Kalib bruised his thigh causing him to stop and leave the
octagon without permission, and Pointon followed close behind.
Ken snapped and proceeded to lecture the entire group for quite
a while, making the same points repeatedly. Kalib’s mouth
repeatedly fires off snotty little retorts towards almost all
of Ken’s points. NOTE: If this were the Lion’s den,
Ken would have thrashed Starnes and sent him home crying: END
NOTE
The
coolest point of the show was when Tito managed to get an interpreter
for Matt Hamill and there was an immediate change in the deaf
fighter’s demeanor. Several times Michael Bisping expressed
displeasure about just how much time their coach was spending
with Matt because “he flew halfway around the world to be
on the show”. Later on, Tito shocks us once again and comes
to the house to make the guys a surprisingly delicious looking
spaghetti dinner. Many of the guys appreciated this, but Bisping
couldn’t get past his jealousy towards Matt and current
disdain for Tito and sat far away from their coach.
Noah
Inhofer had to try to overcome an injury in his fight with Jesse.
Team Ortiz had a late training session the night before the fight
and some of the teammates expressed their concerns that Noah
would get injured. It turns out that their concerns were warranted
because during basic drill work Noah sprains his foot. After
a quick trip to the doctor’s it is determined that nothing
is broken and Noah can still fight.
On
fight day, both fighters march to the ring very confidently and
ready to battle. Team Ortiz had agreed not to let anyone else
know about the injury, but it was obvious to most due to the
large amount of tape on Noah’s foot. The fight starts and
Jesse connects with a big right and Noah counters. Another flurry
and they go to the ground. Jesse lands some serious bombs and
elbows but Inhofer keeps his composure. Noah is following Tito’s
coaching to the letter and secures an armbar that Forbes tries
desperately to roll out of. After a rollout attempt, Noah sinks
it in deeper and Jesse taps out giving Noah the win and revenge
for the basketball stabbing. Ortiz now controls the next fight
match-up on the next show.
The show closes with Ed Herman again saying, “Tito will
regret not picking me”
Source: MMA Weekly
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CroCop
brings in Brazilian Heavyweights
There
was not enough time to unpack. Few hours after landing at a Croatian
airport Brazilians Vitor Miranda and Rodrigo Riscado left the
building on the way to Pride star Mirko Cro Cop's residence.
In there, no cookies or welcome party were expecting the Brazilians
fighters. Their party was on Mirko's private ring, an official
pride sized ring located at his personal gym.
While
BJJ black belt Rodrigo Riscado is in charge of teaching the soft
art to Croatian police officer, Vitor Miranda, who has won the
title of best heavyweight fighter of Brazilian Muyat Thai at
Heavyweight Factory GP 1, has been sharing his knowledge of striking
with Cro Cop. "Brazilian Muay Thai has different techniques
and I am sure I'll learn a lot and teach few tricks to Cro Cop,"
stated Miranda, who also received compliments from the leader
of Cro Cop Squad.
-
Miranda has been Mirko' sparring on the feet and Cro Cop got
very impressed by his technical evolution and resistance. Rodrigo
Riscado has been training on the ground in order to develop and
improve Mirko's game ?
told Sérgio Batarelli, the fight manager responsible for
their trip to Croatia.
Batarelli
also commented on Riscado impresses. "He said Mirko plays
a very hard anti-game and his guard seems like a strong pliers",
he added.
Brazilians remain in Croatia until May 2nd, when travel to Japan,
where they will see Mirko's performance against Japanese Ikuhisa
Minowa at Pride GP Openweight, scheduled to May 5, at Osaka Dome,
Osaka, in Japan.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Even
a small star shines in the darkness."
Finnish Proverb
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No
Class Today
Just a
reminder for our guys Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu will
be closed for Easter so no class today!
Have
a great Easter!
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GOT
SKILLS FIGHTER
No Pretenders Just Contenders
This Amateur event is the one that everyone has been waiting
for! This event consists of kickboxing, takedowns, & submissions
~ Do you have these skills to become a well-rounded fighter?
We encourage you to check this out or participate in this event!
Get your boys on this card...it's filling fast!
If interested, we're inviting you to find out more information
about this exciting event.
So we're having a meeting @ Bullspen, 1111 Dillingham Ave. (next
to Subway), at 6pm Tuesday, April 18th.
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UFC
59: REALITY CHECK RESULTS
Arrowhead Pond, Aneheim, CA
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
170 LBS: Thiago Alves over Derrek Noble by strikes in R1
205 LBS: Jason Lambert over Terry Martin by strikes R2
185 LBS: David Terrell over Scott Smith by Rear Naked Choke R1
170 LBS: Karo Parisyan over Nick Thompson by strikes in R1
Main
Card:
Heavyweights: Jeff Monson vs Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz : Monson
by Split Decision.
185 LBS: Evan Tanner vs Justin Levens: Tanner by Triangle, R1
205 LBS: Tito Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin: Ortiz by Split Decision.
170 LBS: Sean Sherk vs Nick Diaz : Sherk by Unanimous Decision.
Heavyweight TItle Fight: Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski: Silvia
by TKO ref stoppage, R1.
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SNOWMAN
HOPES FOR UFC TITLE SHOT
At UFC 59 not only will the UFC Heavyweight Championship be determined
between Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia, but as well the number
one contendership will be up for grabs when Jeff Monson and Marcio
“Pe De Pano” Cruz face off against each other earlier
in the evening.
Shortly
before leaving for Anaheim for the UFC’s first ever trip
into California, Monson spoke to MMA Weekly to discuss the fight
and where he sees his career going from here.
For
Monson this is not only a chance to take a major step forward
in his career, but also finally get into the cage with an individual
he has long wanted the opportunity to fight in Cruz. And while
he has no professional liking for Marcio, Jeff won’t let
the hype surrounding the fight effect his gameplan.
“We’ve
kind of gone at it a few times grappling and this is the first
time we’re having an MMA fight. I’m not going to get
caught up in all the hype, the ‘I hate him, he hates me,’
stuff,” admitted Monson. “I don’t hate him or
anything like that; I don’t even know him as a person. I
just think he has a weak heart. I feel that if I go after him
hard he’ll quit.”
Jeff
continued, “He’s just another guy on the way to the
title. We have history together, but that doesn’t matter,
ultimately I need to win this fight. I’m not looking past
this guy. He’s not going to knock me out but he can get
on top and try to ground out a decision or try to get a submission,
so I’m going to take him seriously.”
Both
fighters participated at UFC 57, Monson defeating Branden Lee
Hinke and Cruz upsetting former Heavyweight Champ Frank Mir.
As Jeff explained, he feels Marcio will try to do the same thing
against him that he did to Mir with slight alterations.
“He’s
a smart fighter and so I expect that he’s going to come
out and I think he thinks he’s going to throw punches with
me,” said Monson. “If he does that’s his mistake.
I think he’s going to try to throw punches, take me down,
get on top of me and ground ‘n pound like he did Frank.”
“He’s
not an easy guy to take down, people say that I’m the better
wrestler, but he’s not easy to take down. I don’t know
that I want to take him down, I’d definitely like to trade
punches with him,” added Jeff.
The
winner of this fight is said to become the number one contender
for the title to be determined in UFC 59’s main event between
Arlovski and Sylvia. As Monson sees it, either he or Cruz would
deserve a title shot and they could bring something different
to the table against Arlovski if he retains his title.
“I
heard it from them so I think the winner of this will fight the
winner of Arlovski/Sylvia and I’d be shocked to see it any
other way,” commented Jeff. “I had a good last fight
and he (Cruz) beat the former champ, a guy that never lost it
really, so I think that definitely the winner of this fight should
be in line for a title fight.”
Monson
further commented, “I know people think there are not a
lot of other people out there that could compete with Arlovski
at this point because he’s so well-rounded, but the one
thing that we (Monson and Cruz) can beat him at, both of us,
is we can submit him.”
When
asked who he hopes will win between Andrei and Tim, Jeff is conflicted
between friendships and wanting a fight he feels would more validate
Championship should he compete and win it in the future.
“I
know Tim Sylvia so I’ll be rooting for him, but if I had
to pick who I’d want to fight, I’d fight Arlovski,”
admitted Monson. He hasn’t lost in the UFC in a long time
and has demolished everyone, so I think he’s it.”
“No
disrespect to Tim, but Arlovski’s just the most well-rounded
fighter, even more well-rounded than I am, so hopefully when
I get my shot at the title it’s against him,” continued
Jeff.
Monson
closed out the conversation by reiterating his thoughts on just
how important UFC 59 will be not only for the company’s
present, but for its future as well.
“I
definitely want the fans to watch this; this is the biggest UFC
ever. It’s the fastest sell-out ever, so it’s a big
show,” concluded Jeff. “To me everyone’s kind
of saying that the heavyweight division is down and that Arlovski
is tearing through everyone, but that the guy that’s going
to beat him is fighting that night too. I think when they see
Pe De Pano and me; they’ll see the guy that’s going
to beat him (Arlovski). Basically the winner of our fight is
going to with the UFC Heavyweight Title.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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HERO'S
ANNOUNCES FIGHTS
HERO'S announced that Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto will be fighting
Kazuyuki Miyata and Yoshihiro Akiyama will fight Katsuhiko Nagata
on their 5/3 show in Tokyo at Yoyogi National Stadium. Akiyama's
fight against Nagata will be a part of the 85kg tournament in
which this will be the 1st round.
The
angle is that two world class wrestlers will be going against
two of HERO'S aces. 'Kid' and Akiyama being HERO'S aces who are
heavily promoted by HERO'S. Nagata was a silver medalist in Sydney.
Kid
Yamamoto said, "My opponent has Olympic-level tackles, so
I'll have to be careful of those. I'm not worrying about 'fighting
like a champion' or anything - I'm going to just go out there
and give it my all freestyle."
Miyata
commented, " I'm confident that I'm getting stronger. I'm
not going to lose a match this year."
Akiyama
said about his opponent Nagata, "He's got an Olympic medal,
so he must be extraordinarily powerful."
Sadaharu
Tanigawa says they will nominate Miyata if he can beat KID this
time.
Other
participants in the tournament include: Caol Uno,
Hideo Tokoro, Ryuki Ueyama, Hideki Kadoma, Vitor "Shaolin"
Ribeiro, Pequeno Nogueira, Ivan Menjivar, Black
Mamba, and Ole Laursen of Denmark.
HERO'S
also announced that Akebono will be fighting in
his first MMA fight since New Year's Eve, but they didn't
announce an opponent for him yet.
Source: MMA Weekly
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INTERNATIONAL
FREESTYLE FIGHTING - DEBUT INAUGURAL EVENT
IFF
Press Release:
Big-time
fights are back in Fort Worth, and they return in an all-new
and explosive format. The inaugural event from International
Freestyle
Fighting (IFF), set to occur on May 6, 2006, at Will Rogers Coliseum,
brings exciting mixed martial arts action to town! Featuring
the best
fighters from Texas matched against top competition from around
the
country, the card is headlined by Fort Worth resident and
internationally renowned mixed martial arts star Travis Lutter.
Mixed
martial arts (MMA) - a combination of boxing, wrestling, muay
thai, judo, jiu jitsu and other combat disciplines - is no doubt
the
fastest-growing sport in the world, already watched by millions
live
and on pay-per-view. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
promotion,
which is currently the premier MMA organization in the United
States, stages
the majority of its events in Las Vegas and is now the most popular
attraction on cable television channel Spike TV.
Now,
with the announcement of the first IFF event, Texas fight fans
can
experience the hard-hitting excitement of the very best MMA has
to
offer, LIVE, for the first time!
IFF's
show on May 6 brings together a wealth of talent from many
different fighting styles and several countries. In the main
event of the
evening, Lutter, a veteran of the UFC and a black belt in the
fighting art
Brazilian jiu jitsu (8-3), is set to take on Cedric "Spiderman"
Marks
(22-13), of Bremerton, Washington. In addition to his world class
groundskills, Lutter brings devastating one-punch knockout power
to the
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