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2007
2/9/07
Punishment In Paradise
18
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
4/27/07
Punishment In Paradise
17
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
7/13/07
Punishment In Paradise
16
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
10/6/07
Punishment In Paradise
15
(MMA &
Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
1/14/07
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Location: TBD)
2006
November
Aloha State Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
RWE Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Kauai)
11/25/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
11/24/06
Punishment In Paradise 14
(MMA &
Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
10/21/06
Pride Fighting Championships:
The Real Deal
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
10/14-15/06
Pacific
Island Showdown
International Invitational Ultimate Full-Contact Stickfighting
Championship
(Stickfighting)
(Filipino Community Center Ballroom, Waipahu)
10/13/06
RWE & PXC
(MMA)
(University of Guam Fieldhouse, Mangilao, Guam)
October
Rumble On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
10/6/06
X-1 Battlegrounds
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
September
ROTR Qualifers
(MMA)
(Maui)
9/16/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
9/9/06
Punishment In Paradise 13:
Unfinished Business
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Dole Cannery Square Ballroom)
9/2/06
Icon Sport 47
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
August
Icon Sport 48
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
8/26-27/06
International
Masters & Seniors Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
8/26/06
Got Skills 3
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Takedowns/Submission Grappling)
(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
Palolo Gym Smoker
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
UFC 62
(MMA)
(PPV)
8/21/06
UFC 62 Countdown: Liddell vs. Sobral
(Spike)
UFC: All Access Renato "Babalu" Sobral
(Spike)
8/18/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
8/17/06
Ultimate
Fight Night 4
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
The Ultimate Fighter 4:
The Comeback Premiers
(Spike)
8/12/06
Hawaiian Open of
BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
8/5/06
Rumble On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Garden Island Cage Match 4
(MMA)
(Kauai)
Island
Warriors Fighting Championship
(MMA)
(War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/06
RWE & PXC
(MMA)
(University of Guam Fieldhouse, Mangilao, Guam)
7/22/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
7/22-30/06
CBJF World
Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/21/06
Punishment In Paradise 12
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/20-24/06
CBJJO World Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/?/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night 2
(MMA)
(San Diego, CA)
7/8/06
Ring of Honor
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Waianae H.S. Gym)
7/7/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
UFC 61
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
7/3/06
Got Skills 2
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Wrestling/Sub Grappling)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom)
s 2006 Tournament
(Sport-Jujitsu, Sport Pankration, Sub Grappling, Extreme Sparring)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
7/1/06
Pride
(MMA)
(Saitama Super Arena)
6/24/06
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
(MMA)
(The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV)
6/17/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Afook
Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo)
USA-Boxing Hawaii
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
6/10/06
X-1 Battlegrounds 4
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
6/4/06
PRIDE Bushido 11: 'Bushido
Survival '06'
(PPV)
6/3/06
X-2 Extreme Wars:
Bay Area Brawl
(MMA)
(Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA)
2006 Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations Gi Tournament
(BJJ)
(Gracie Main Academy)
5/27/06
UFC 60:
Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes
(PPV)
5/26/06
Icon Sport 45
(MMA)
(Blaisdell 6Arena)
5/20/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
5/13/06
Got Skills Fighter Event
(MMA)
(Pagoda Hotel)
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)
3/26/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
3/25/06
Garden Island Cage
Match #3
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
3/11/06
Hawaiian Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
Full Contact Showdown
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
3/4/06
Kickin It 2006
(Kickboxing)
(Venue TBA)
2/26/06
NAGA Hawaii State Championship
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Honolulu)
*Cancelled
until Summer*
2/25/06
Icon Sport 44
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
2/4/06
Kick it Up
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom, Honolulu)
UFC 57:
Liddell vs. Couture 3
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
(PPV)
1/27/06
So You Think You Tough
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
January
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
***Cancelled*** |
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August 2006 News
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Fight
To Defend Mixed Martial Arts In Hawaii!
The Hawaii Government
is trying to ban or restrict MMA in Hawaii. Please contact your local representative and
let them know that you support MMA in Hawaii. Click the link
below to look up your Representative and his contact info!
HB3223 has been
passed with Amendments. Basically the bill has been rewritten
to create a MMA Commission to regulate MMA in Hawaii and passed
on to the Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee and the
Judiciary Committee for further hearings.
Get
all the details concerning the two MMA Bills by clicking here
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Please
Help Me Sell My House in Pacific Palisades!
Warning:
Shameless personal plug which has nothing to do with martial
arts. Sorry,
I forgot the most important part, the listing price $579,000.
I (Chris) am selling my house due to my divorce. I need to get
the house sold so I can get out of my marriage! If you know anyone
that is interested or any real estate agents that you know that
can help get the word out to generate interest in my house, I
would really appreciate it!
This
is the house that I planned on growing old and dying in, so it
is a great property, has a lot of sentimental value and a hell
of a lot of sweat equity put into it. It is in a great neighborhood,
with great neighbors and is priced under other listed comparables
in Palisades, even though the house and the land area are larger.
Please
email
me
if you have any questions or if you know of anyone that would
like to arrange a viewing.
We are
holding an Open House next week Sunday, August 6th, from 2-5PM
(please check the Honolulu Advertiser to confirm).
Here
are some of the details:
2255 Amokemoke Street
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
Listing
Price: $579,000
In Pacific
Palisades
1,698
sqft living area
200
sqft covered work area
8,998
sqft land area
Perimeter
lot with view of the valley, mountains, city, and ocean
New
exterior paint on the house, car port and surrounding hollow
tile walls.
New
cement walkways and large concrete slab for BBQs, kids bikes
or general entertaining
Retaining
wall recently installed to create a large usable front yard
Tangerine,
mango and lime trees in the back yard.
Hollow tile wall surrounds the house
All
exterior doors were just replaced with fiberglass doors and deadbolts
Security door recently installed
Security
bars on the windows for added security, also recently painted
Home
Security system
Pool
table
2
- 8,500BTU air conditioning wall units for the bedrooms, less
than 1 year old.
Wall to wall carpeting and ceramic tile floors
Off
the major street (Aumakua Street) in Palisades, so it is close
to bus stops, but not a lot of passing cars
Great
neighbors
$35
Annual Community Association dues, with no restrictions on house
color, hanging clothes, etc like many other communities.
2
comparable homes, four houses away selling for $43,000 &
$100,000 more.
Realtor:
Ron
Lee
Real Estate Incorporated
975 Kapiolani Blvd, Ste 200
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 596-0833
Fax: (808) 596-0834
Email: realest@pixi.com
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Quote
of the Day
"The
greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."
Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Author/Essayist/Historian
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CRO
COP WILL FIGHT IN GP
After
two exciting events, this year’s Pride Absolute Grand Prix
has produced two stellar final four match-ups. Brazilian Top
Team’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will meet former UFC heavyweight
champion Josh Barnett while the current Pride middleweight champion
Wanderlei Silva will face Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic.
Anticipation for Pride Final Conflict Absolute is high as the
match-ups are an MMA fan’s dream.
Dream
Stage Entertainment, the parent company of Pride Fighting Championships,
is looking to rebound from recent setbacks with a successful
show. The most intriguing match-up of the event is arguably the
rematch between Wanderlei Silva and Mirko “CroCop”
Filipovic. The two fighters met at Pride 20 and fought to a draw
under special rules. The majority of the MMA community agreed
that Silva would have won a decision had they fought under normal
rules.
Recently,
Mirko told two Croatian newspapers, Jutarji List and Vecernji
List, that he would not be participating in the last part of
the Absolute Grand Prix. Apparently, Mirko’s decision to
not participate stemmed from a dispute regarding his pay. According
to the newspapers, Mirko stated that “We couldn’t make
a deal. They said I’m too expensive for them but I just
want to be paid for the risk. I’m very sorry for my fans
but I won’t give up on my principles.”
But
now the crisis is over and the Croatian star was able to come
to an agreement with Pride DSE and is fighting in the Open Weight
GP in September according to Vecernji List. If DSE was unable
to secure Mirko’s participation in the final four, a potentially
historic event could have taken a disastrous turn for the worse.
In addition, the newspaper reported that “CroCop” received
a substantial offer to fight for the recently resurrected World
Fighting Alliance. Mirko is one of Pride’s main stars and
his absence would have been a huge loss to the organization.
Pride DSE felt that it was in their best interest to come to
a compromise with the former K-1 kick boxer and now the fans
will be able to see Cro Cop in the conclusion of the highly anticipated
tournament.
Source: MMA Weekly
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HERO'S
REVIEW:
Sakuraba Perseveres While the Gracies Falter
In
the opening fight, tough Killer Bee fighter Koutetsu Boku faced
former Shooto champ Alexandre Franca Nogueira in a non-tournament
superfight. The talented BJJ fighter was unable to keep Boku
on the mat. The second round won the fight for Boku as he landed
many strikes from the mount. The unanimous decision extends the
Japanese fighter’s winning streak to six fights.
In
what I considered the fight of the night, Ivan Menjivar and Hideo
Tokoro entertained fans with a competitively high-paced fight.
Both fighters asserted their control in this ground war. Many
reversals, submission attempts and escapes highlighted the first
round. Menjivar controlled the majority of the second and had
Tokoro’s back on many occasions. Near the end of the round,
a fatigued Tokoro attempted an armbar on the “Pride of El
Salvador” but was unable to hold the lock. Menjivar would
go on to earn a decision over the popular Japanese fighter.
It
took only 30 seconds for American Top Team’s Gesias “JZ”
Calvancanti to stop Hiroyuki Takaya. A perfectly landed flying
knee put the Shooto veteran on his back. A couple of well placed
punches forced the referee to put an end to the fight. With an
impressive victory, Calvancanti’s stock rises.
In
another 155-pound match-up, Canada’s Kultar “The Black
Mamba” Gill met former Shooto champ Caol Uno. The fight
started out with both fighters circling each other. As Uno went
in for a takedown, he was hit with a knee that put him on the
canvas. Though he was stunned, Uno would survive a barrage of
strikes and regain his composure. Despite suffering a cut, Caol
finished the round strong. Uno showed some of his ground prowess
in the second round by quickly taking Gill’s back and sinking
in a rear naked choke for the win.
Brazilian
Rani Yahira faced karate practitioner Kazuya Yasuhiro. Yahira
was aggressive from the start and immediately went for a takedown.
Once on the mat, Yasuhiro was fortunate enough to escape a heel
hook attempt. Taking the fight back to the ground, Rani would
attain the north-south position and secure a choke to end the
fight at 1:08 of the first round.
As
the first 187-pound tournament match-up of the evening, Judoka
Yoshihiro Akiyama faced K-1 veteran Taiei Kin in a fight that
produced a controversial ref stoppage. Akiyama clinched early,
seeking to take Kin to the ground. After scoring a takedown,
Akiyama was able to attain a full mount. The Japanese Judoka
applied an armbar that Kin would later spin out of in. Clearly
not in danger of being submitted and with no expression of pain
on his face, the referee unexpectedly stopped the fight. Kin
stood in wonderment as the crowd expressed their discontent.
In
the second superfight, K-1 champion Semmy Schilt made a successful
return to MMA by submitting Olympic silver medalist Judoka Min
Soo Kim. A few minutes into the round, Schilt was taken down
by the Korean fighter. The fight would remain on the ground until
the tall Hollander secured a triangle choke.
Pride
and UFC veteran Don Frye faced Japanese pro wrestler Yoshihisa
Yamamoto in the third and final superfight of the night. Sporting
a soft belly, Frye remained content to stand and trade with Yamamoto.
At one point in the fight, the Japanese fighter fell through
ropes while trying to escape a guillotine choke. Frye dropped
Yamamoto with a short right hook and secured a rear naked choke
in the closing seconds of the first round. “The Predator”
earns a victory despite his questionable conditioning.
Crosley
Gracie replaced the injured Carlos Newton to face Cage Rage champion
Melvin Manhoef. Unfortunately reminiscent of Mirko “CroCop”
Filipovic vs Nobuhiko Takada, Gracie was reluctant to stand with
the heavy handed Dutchman. Gracie looking obviously fatigued
from taking the fight on about two days notice, the majority
of the fight saw Gracie falling on his back after failed takedown
attempts. Manhoef was reluctant to follow Gracie on the ground
forcing the ref to stand the Brazilian fighter back to his feet
on multiple occasions. After hearing the crowd’s discontent,
Melvin would eventually follow into Gracie’s guard and unleash
many unanswered strikes, causing a stoppage to an uninspired
fight.
The
Gracies went 0-2 for the evening as Judoka Shungo Oyama earned
a decision over Rodrigo Gracie. In the most boring fight of the
tournament, Oyama took the fight to the ground and controlled
from the top. Shungo was content to stay in Rodrigo’s guard
throughout the match.
Fans
waited in anticipation for the debut of Japanese fighting legend
Kazushi Sakuraba. In the main event, the “Gracie Killer”
was pitted against current Shooto European champion Kestutis
Smirnovas. Sakuraba took the fight to the Lithuania fighter early
on. During an exchange of punches, Smirnovas landed a left hook
that dropped the Japanese star to his hands and knees. Sakuraba
was soon met with a barrage of punches as his head fell through
the ropes. In a much debated about move, the referee pulled the
barely conscious Sakuraba from the ropes and positioned him back
into the ring. The questionable move allowed Kazushi a little
time to recover.
Surmounting
the ensuing offense from Smirnovas, Sakuraba would make an amazing
comeback against the now fatigued Lithuanian. The exhausted Smirnovas
could muster little offense against the rejuvenated Japanese
star. Sakuraba would land many unanswered punches until the Shooto
champion was chased to the mat. From there, the “Gracie
Hunter” would extend an armbar and conclude the biggest
comeback of his career.
Overall,
K-1 Hero’s 6 was a decent event with its ups and downs.
The middleweight tournament fights exceeded my expectations while
some of the light heavyweight tournament match-ups nearly flirted
with disaster. With the exception of the Boku vs Nogueira bout,
the ‘superfights’ were merely mismatched space fillers.
K-1 will need to address the questionable calls (and lack there
of) with their referees. All controversies aside, the second
round of the dual tournaments looks to be very exciting.
Source: MMA Weekly
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PRIDE’s
new big signing
By Zach Arnold
Yeo
Jong-Hoon (long-time correspondent) reports that Lee Tae Hyun
(born on 1/17/1976, 196 cm, 138 kg) announced at a press conference
today that he would fight in PRIDE. (Sports Navigator report
here). Nobuyuki Sakakibara & Nobuhiko Takada were present
at the media briefing. Tae Hyun is considered one of the great
Ssirum (South Korean sumo) fighters, the same sport that Choi
Hong-Man came from. Tae Hyun was the No. 1 Ssirum fighter for
the last 10 years, including a regional heavyweight championship
in March of 2006.
Source: Fight Opinion |
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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T.
Jay Thompson Jumps in the MMA Ring!
Check out
the report made by our good friend Mike Neva on the FCF website
about none other than Icon Sports top dog, T. Jay Thompson, as
he jumps in the ring with gloves this time.
http://www.fcfighter.com/news.htm
Here's T. Jay's recollection of the fight. Not sure if this was
before or after the drugs wore out...
"Long story short...8 stitches a nose swollen bigger than
it already was...and numerous bumps and bruises in places I don't
remember being hit.......I wanted to be in a fight..and I feel
like was! ;-) As an old friend use to say...I took plenty cracks!
But gave out a couple as well. Huge thanks to Ryan Alverez for
stepping in the ring with me. I am happy with my performance
if not the desired outcome. I did some things better than I thought
and some not so good..but all and all I am proud of my performance.
I controlled the fight for most of the first two rounds....but
my opponent swept me from top side conrol late in the second
round..and did a great job capitalizing on the position. I was
amazed out how many punches hit the mark. I actually felt my
skin open from the hammerfist that cuased the biggest cut. Round
two ends and I go back to my corner to let Matt Hume work on
the cut...doctor comes in and stops the fight cuz the cut was
to the bone. Not sure how much I had left in the tank but it
would have been fun to go one more round....eitherway...fantasy
camp is over.....back to being a full time 40yr old........for
now...... . . . Here are some pics of the prefight preperation.
. . Im in Seattle...fight Saturday night...weight cutting sucks....i
want pizza"
Here are some pictures
that I ripped off of T. Jay's page with a bit of commentary since
I am the color commentary voice of Icon Sport. Enjoy!
T. Jay post fight. A bit worn from wear, but still in great shape!
His opponent was checking to see if that was T. Jay's real abs
or implants.
This is the stare that T. Jay gave the ref when he asked what
day of the week it was. His answer by the way, was chocolate.
Here's T. Jay giving that post fight sensual look that makes
all the girls go wild.
As you can see from the first picture, T. Jay's right hand was
stuck in the shaka pose which hindered his ability to throw that
heavy right hand that he is known for. He was still in good spirits
even while on the floor in the locker room getting 8 stitches.
Damn, I hope I look that good at 40. I've lost my abs and can't
seem to locate them.
When asked what
was next after jumping back in the ring, the poster was sent
via email (high priority of course) with a simple note...
ARE YOU
REAAAADDDDDDYYYYY? BE THEEERRREEE!
Thanks to people
with way too much time on their hands for this picture.
Congratulations
to T. Jay for all the months, weeks, days, and hours of training
and the dedication that he put in training for this fight. He
took it seriously and if you cannot tell from his physique that
he took this fight very seriously, you need to get your eyes
checked. |
Kickin'
It Up
August
18, 2006
Waipahu Filcom Center
Doors open at 6:00 PM
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HERO'S
RESULTS Full Results
187-Pound
Tournament Bouts:
-Kazushi
Sakuraba def. Kestutis Smirnovas by submission (armbar) at 6:41
of Round 1
-Melvin
Manhoef def. Crosley Gracie by TKO (referee stoppage) at 9:12
of Round 1
-Shungo
Oyama def. Rodrigo Gracie by majority decision
-Yoshihiro
Akiyama def. Kin Taiei by technical submission (armbar) at 1:59
of Round 1
154-Pound
Tournament Bouts:
-Caol
Uno def. Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill by submission (rear
naked choke) at 3:30 of Round 2
-Ivan
Menjivar def. Hideo Tokoro by majority decision
-Gesias
"JZ" Calvancanti def. Hiroyuki Takaya by KO at 0:30
of Round 1
-Rani
Yahira def. Kazuya Yasuhiro by submission (triangle choke) at
1:08 of Round 1
Non-Tournament
Bouts:
-Don
Frye def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto by submission (rear naked choke)
at 4:52 of Round 1
-Semmy
Schilt def. Min Soo Kim by submission (triangle choke) at 4:46
of Round 1
-Koutetsu
Boku def. Alexandre Franca Nogueira by unanimous decision
Source: MMA Weekly
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KID
YAMAMOTO LOOKS TO WIN THE GOLD
This weekend at the HERO'S show Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto came
before the crowd to let them know why he would not be fighting
in MMA for awhile. Kid has risen to the top out of the multitude
of Japanese fighters to being one of the most popular fighters
along with K-1 World Max superstar Masato in Japan. After achieving
such great success, he is leaving his MMA career while he pursues
his goal.
Kid
told the crowd that he's had a dream since he was a child to
be an olympic wrestler and that's what he is now doing. He realizes
that the quality of opponents in HERO'S is too high to fight
and just use his wrestling skills. "I realize that I cannot
come out and just tackle my opponents for three rounds."
This
is why as he told the crowd, he would not be fighting that night.
Kid is taking the path which may or may not prove to be successful,
but if one never pursues ones dream then one is destined for
failure as far as the dream is concerned. And as far as Kid is
concerned the word 'fail' seems not to be in his vocabulary.
As he said before the crowd this weekend, " I am going to
the Olympics, and I am getting the gold."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Rudimar
comments Chute Boxe camp
The first Chute Boxe Fightcamp finished last weekend, with the
main goal totally accomplished. The camp had the presence of
some friends from France, United States, Israel and Guadalupe
Island training with Brazilian athletes. All guests had the opportunity
to train with the professional team and the interchange was very
important for the students and to the academy as well.
'The interchange is an opportunity to our fighters to have contact
with other cultures and different fight backgrounds, we have
plans to work with small groups, not more than five students
to give them the chance to train with the professional Team,
our plans is to offer this two weeks Camp along all the year,
giving them the assistance and support here in Curitiba', said
one of the leaders of Chute Boxe Rudimar Fedrigo very proud.
Source: Tatame
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Rizzo
does super fight in Slovenia
Pedro
Rizzo will be back to rings in September 30th, when the second
edition of the World Free Fight Challenge will be held, in Slovenia.
According to the event's promoter, the Brazilian doesn't have
yet an adversary confirmed. "But the idea is to put the
Russian athlete to face him. We are still negotiating",
said Zlatko Mahic, the event's promoter. The event will have
the return of Evangelista Cyborg and Rafael Feijão, that
in the May edition, defeated the French Francis Camont and Miodrag
Petkovic, respectively.
José Pelé Landi is also in the card with Fábio
Maldonado. Stay tuned in site TATAME to know more information
about the WFC.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"One
generation plants the trees; another gets the shade."
Chinese Proverb
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Fighters'
Club TV New Episode Tuesday!
Episode
41 is cut and submitted to olelo programming. It will run in
our new timeslot of 7pm,
Tuesdays on Oceanic Ch52. Episode 41 will air
on July 18, 25, August 1, and 8.
Please tell
everyone that we moved timeslots because people can't find us!
We
kick off our new season featuring:
-highlights
from Rick Lee and Derek Brights, GOT SKILLS at the Pagoda
-highlights
of Tyson Nam vs Bill "the Spider" Dexter (+intvw w/
Tyson)
-highlights
of Ray "the Big Easy" Seraille vs Gary "Iron Bear"
Myers
(+intvw w/ the fighter previously known as "kong")
-Technique
of the Week, Shooto Middleweight Champion, Shinya Aoki
demonstrating a wicked achilles lock
-a
brief cameo by Jason "Mayhem" Miller
-a
short tribute to the Ring Girls of the last ICON event
+Hawaii's
3 favorite FCTV crew in action, Mike "the Icon", Chris
"The
Handsome One", and Mark "the other guy w/ no radio
show"...
Comments,
Questions and Suggestions to fctv@onzuka.com please
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2006
Hawaiian Open of BJJ Part II this Saturday!
St. Louis
High School Gym
3142 Waialae Ave
(H-1 East and take the King St. Exit. Take the left fork to go
on Waialae)
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Tournament Starts at 10:00 am
This is a BJJ and Submission Grappling tournament
Want to fill out a registration form before you get there and
save yourself some time?
Click here for a PDF of the registration
form.
Weigh ins will be held on Friday, August 11, at the following
locations:
UH
Athletic Complex Studio 4 (between Stan Sheriff Arena and the
Pool).
Weigh in times:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
HKF Martial Arts Center
94-295 Pupuole St. 2nd Flr
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Outer Island residents ONLY
can weigh in on Saturday, August 12 at St. Louis from 7:30 am
to 9:00 am. Please do not show up on Saturday expecting to weigh
in late if you live on Oahu because you are impacting everyone
that is competing because it hinders the bracket completion.
Brazilian
Freestyle runs a very efficient tournament, but they can only
keep on time if all the competitors do their part by registering
early so they can do as much prep work prior to Saturday.
Entrance
Fee: $60 for adults and $30 for kids for multiple divisions.
Please pay at the weigh-ins.
Weight
classes:
110-122
123-135
136-148
149-161
162-174
175-187
188-201
202-214
Open weight
Time Limits:
Gi
Kids:
White - 3 min
Yellow - 4 min
Adults:
White: 5 min
Blue: 6 min
Purple: 7 min
Brown: 8 min
No-Gi:
Kids:
Novice: 3 min
Intermediate: 4 min
Adults:
Novice (under 1 year): 5 min
Intermediate (1-3 years): 6 min
Advanced (Over 3 years): 7 min
Note: Years are determined from the date of your first formal
exposure to grappling/wrestling/bjj in an instructional setting
regardless of your frequency or progress of training. Remember,
the objective of sport is to challenge yourself and not to guarantee
wins by competing against inferior or inexperienced opponents.
Contact
the following people for more info:
Romolo Barros 392-8830 (info@brazilian-freestyle.com)
or
James Tanaka 223-9363
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Anderson
Silva: The new black belt
By Marcelo Alonso
Brown belt no more.
UFC star, Anderson Silva received the so waited JJ black belt
from Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogério Minotouro. Since the
end of last year the brothers Nogueira had already promised the
belt to Anderson. "He is really though, with a complete
Jiu-Jitsu. He is swiping and training very well with black belts",
said Rogério Minotouro. Anderson received the belt affirming
that his responsibility is bigger now. "I was training ground
very hard and now with this responsibility. I will train much
more to honor the belt I received", guaranteed Anderson,
who gave an exclusive interview to site TATAME. Read below the
complete interview:
How was to receive the black-belt? Did you expect that?
I
wasn't waiting it, but I think my responsibility is bigger now,
because I didn't have the responsibility to do the ground game
in Vale-Tudo. Now that I am black belt this thing got complicated.
Now I must train much more. I wasn't expecting that it would
happen in that day, I knew it would happen, but not at that time.
How
is your training now? Have you been training the ground part?
Every
time I came here I want to train my Jiu-Jitsu. I trained a lot
with Vitor, Rodrigo, Rogério and with all the folks.
Which is the next one? Will you dispute some belt?
I
don't know yet. I think they will give me more one athlete before
I have the opportunity to get the belt. I don't know who would
be this athlete, I am waiting.
What do you think of this Pride match?
I
think Paulão will win. I trained with him some times,
and I already watched him training, I think he will win.
Who
will probably fight him in the final?
There
are a lot of though guys, but I think that Denis Kang. He will
be a hard one to Paulão, but Paulão will defeat
him.
What
about the heavy match?
It
is hard to say. There are four good fights. There are fights
that you can wait everything, but I think that will be a Brazilian
final. Wand and Minota for sure.
Do
you think that Minotauro and Wanderlei will pass from their adversaries
easily?
I
think that the fight will be harder to Rodrigo, but Wand and
Cro Cop wouldn't be so hard, they already faced each other, he
knows Cro Cop's game. I am sure Wand will win that. But Josh
will give some work to Rodrigo, will be a tough one for him.
He has a good Wrestling, but Rodrigo will win that. I am waiting
for a Brazilian final.
Do
you want to return to Pride or do want to stay in UFC?
I
don't want to come back to Pride. I already proved everything
there. The event's responsible didn't want me there, so for me
now I am in the right place, showing my job. I think that I already
did everything in Japan. If I had to return to somewhere, I would
return to K-1.
You had already faced Chonan and you saw how his game is. What
do you think about his fight against Paulão?
He
is a guy we can't let him grown. If you do a tough fight with
him, he loses, but if you allows him to grown in his fight he
will attack. But he is not a very expressive fighter, Paulão
is better.
What
did you make wrong in that fight?
At
that fight I wasn't so well trained, my foot was broken. I wasn't
with the experience that I had. I am better on the ground, I
am better in all the details.
Source: Tatame
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Interview
with Pride newcomer:
Jeff "Big Frog" Curran
By Denis Martins
MaxFighting: Why is your nickname "Sapão" (Big
Frog)?
Jeff Curran: The nickname Big Frog was given to me after a training
session at Professor Pedro Sauer's Academy back in September
of 1999. My friend Mica and Rodrigo Sauer (Pedro's nephew) were
the 2 that were calling me Big Frog (Sapão). I was training
and warming up with jumps and movements that they thought made
me look like a big frog and I have a tattoo of a Tree Frog climbing
an Asian Kanji of stone on my back. It was just one of those
joking around things that stuck with me.
MaxFighting:
You have fought MMA since 1998 and participated in events such
as the UFC, KOTC, WFA and many others. You're the IHC champion,
but do you think you've reached your goal by getting to Pride?
Jeff Curran: Pride, UFC...to me and most guys are the pinnacle
or the top of the mountain in MMA. Fighting in Pride makes me
feel like all my hard hours in the gym and on the mat over the
years are really beginning to show. I have a chance to fight
in the great country of Japan in the largest show on earth. It's
truly amazing to know this. It gives my up and coming fighters
some motivation to stick out the training and work towards their
goals too. I am very happy right now.
MaxFighting:
When you fight in the UFC, you weighed in at 150lbs. Do you think
this harmed your chances against Matt Serra?
Jeff Curran: I definitively think that being the lighter fighter
and weaker in strength had a bit of effect on the fight. To me,
the fight was a success because I came out un-harmed and was
able to show I belong there. However, it would have been nice
to get the win. I had 9 days total to get my mind straight and
try to gain some food weight. I think Matt Serra is just too
strong and too talented in Jiu-Jitsu to do much more than I did
in that fight. But hey, maybe someday the fight would go more
my weight.
MaxFighting:
You've had more than 30 fights in your career. How do you think
this fight helps your chances in the Pride ring?
Jeff Curran: Yes, it's lots of experience to his. I actually
have over 40 fights, maybe even 50. Every fight was an experience
for me. I used to fight larger guys, much heavier and more experienced
so I was able to get such a strong start in the sport. Technique
goes a long way, but I was raised in the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu system
and take every ounce of it very seriously. I don't have many
flaws in my ground game or my defense to allow me to be damaged
badly in a fight. That means a lot. On the other hand, I have
the tools to dissect Hioki and do some damage to him.
MaxFighting:
You're a very well-rounded fighter and a lightweight. how do
you see it nowadays with all the events focusing on the lighter
divisions?
Jeff Curran: I think it is about time(laughs). I think that no
matter what it was eventually going to happen and I am very excited.
Now myself and many other great fighters get a chance to show
the world our skills and what we can bring to the mma table.
MaxFighting:
Did you really expect it would happen one day(the creation of
several light divisions)?
Jeff Curran: I knew it was going to happen eventually. God bless
the fact that it happened while I am still young enough to get
in on the action. If it happened in a few more years I may be
too injured or too burnt out to step up with new talent.
MaxFighting:
You're going to fight around 73kgs at Bushido versus Hioki; is
this weight still a problem for you to reach?
Jeff Curran: I am working on gaining some weight, but Hioki is
a natural 145lber so it is good for both of us to get some experience
with a lighter/heavier guy. I don't see it hurting me because
I don't have to cut any weight. I can finally eat before a fight(laughs).
MaxFighting:
How heavy will be you be when you arrive in Japan?
Jeff Curran: I will arrive in Japan hopefully around 155-160
lbs.
MaxFighting:
In the past few years you have had 4 or 5 fights each year ,
but now in 2006 this is only your second fight; why the change/
Jeff Curran: I have boxed professionally 2 times this year too.
So, I am working on a pro career boxing and I box at 64kgs and
that is a hard weight for me to make. I decided to hold off and
only take high profile fights from now on. I wasn't getting any
money offers from anyone and can't afford to fight for low pay.
I've been in the business too long and my manager, Monte Cox
and I, believe that we should wait for better fights. Now, I
am with Pride against a great opponent so it its working.
MaxFighting:
I know you had an arm injury in 2003 and you fought only once
in that year. But you had other injuries in 2000? Because you
fought only once in that year too.
Jeff Curran: Yeah, I broke my ulna in half and have a plate and
6 screws holding it together still. That was a big set back.
Before that in 2000 or 2001, I had knee surgery right before
I fought Norifumi 'KID' Yamamoto. After the arm injury I was
okay for a while then ended up breaking my face in 5 spots- 3
of my orbital bone and 2 to the nasal septum or the bone just
off the side to the nose. I was getting dizzy for a good few
months-6months every time I rolled or bent over. Now I am healthy
and strong.
MaxFighting:
I did not know about this serious injury. How did it happen?
Jeff Curran: My face was broken by a right cross in my fight
against Jason Dent. I spent most of the fight pouring blood from
my nose (which was also seriously
broken) and was dizzy and losing my balance the whole time. I
stayed on top inside the guard and ground and pound for 2.5 rounds.
It was a rough situation.
MaxFighting:
Your only fight in 2006 until then was against KOTC protégé
and Bushido competitor Charles Bennet. What kind of impressions
do you have about Bennet?
Jeff Curran: Bennet (aka.Krazyhorse) was a technically easy fight
because he lacks a lot of skill on the ground, but he is a dangerous
fighter with his slams and hard punching. I was thankful to have
gotten my hands on him early in the fight. At that point, it
was an easy fight.
MaxFighting:
Do you think that the four fights you had in last year will cause
any ring rust?
Jeff Curran: Not at all. I have been training very hard and as
I said before I have been boxing. Boxing
6 rounds in professional boxing here in the city of Chicago is
very tough. We wear 8 oz. gloves and these guys are very dangerous
punchers so I have been really training my hands lately. I can
go the distance with Hioki and not have any trouble with keeping
pace.
MaxFighting:
Are you following Bushido? What do you think about the event?
Jeff Curran: I followed bushido initially because I love lightweight
fights. I love the event and I think it will continue to grow
and stay a great organization.
MaxFighting:
Hioki likes to play on the ground, do you guess he'll try to
push the fight on the ground against a BJJ black-belt graduated
by a Rickson student (Pedro Sauer)?
Jeff Curran: We'll see! I hope so. I really hope so.
MaxFighting:
How comfortable are you with you stand up if the fight stays
there ?
Jeff Curran: I am ready for anything with Hioki. He is a good
fighter, but so am I. I will be there to entertain the fans and
never back down. I represent the Gracie family and Pedro Sauer
every time I fight. I carry the torch and have no intention on
letting anyone else take it from me at this time.
MaxFighting:
Is Sauer going to be yourcorner at Bushido 12?
Jeff Curran: Pedro will not be with me as a second at Bushido.
He is currently relocating and he has a large family to move
and settle in. Plus he has many commitments with seminars and
teaching the military. He will be with me in spirit as always
but my seconds are my boxing coach Doug Mango and my best friend
and training partner, Bart Palaszewski of the IFL's team Silverbacks.
MaxFighting:
This Bushido fight will be your second match in Japan. What did
you think about Japan and what do you expect to find there this
time?
Jeff Curran: I love Japan, but it is far from home.Ultimately
I like to be near home, but hopefully I can have a second home
in Japan and be excepted by all the fans of Pride.
MaxFighting:
I know you were part of Carlson Gracie Team before joining Sauer's
squad. So any comment to about his death this year?
Jeff Curran: I am very sad about the loss of Carlson Gracie Sr.
I was always close to Jr., so never got a chance to really know
Sr., but the times we have talked and met he was always a great
inspiration. I pray for his family and for his teams worldwide
that they continue to live on the legacy that he was.
MaxFighting:
Would you like to add anything else?
Jeff Curran: I would like to let the world know that this year
I celebrated my 2 year anniversary with my beautiful wife Sarah
and on that day we found out that I am going to be a father.
My first baby is due on St.Patricks day (March 17th) of 2007.
I am very excited about that and want everyone to know. Also,
I want to say thank you to my manager Monte Cox who was able
to land my contract with Pride. He never gets any love!Thank
you for everyone's time in reading my interview; it means a lot.
Source: Maxfighting
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Will
we see Florian versus Sherk for the lightweight title?
The
two top contenders for the lightweight title are Kenny Florian
and Sean Sherk. Pretty straightforward stuff there. The UFC makes
the match and bam! we have a new lightweight champion. Again,
pretty straightforward stuff. Should be easy as one, two, three
and money in the bank for Zuffa the way it looks on paper. Check
the upcoming pay per views and look for this fight. Do you see
it? I would bet “no”.
Sean
Sherk became the number one contender as soon as he dropped down
in weight from 170 to 155. Kenny Florian became the other top
contender by defeating Sam Stout at the Ultimate Fighter season
3 finale. Why hasn’t this fight happened you may ask? It’s
simple…timing is everything.
When
Kenny Florian was approached about his fight with Sean Sherk
for the vacant lightweight title, he answered an emphatic “yes”.
The UFC hashed out the proposed date and it looked like the fight
was all set to jump off. Then rumors started surfacing about
Kenny Florian ducking the fight with Sherk and refusing to gear
up to fight. The internet forums lit up with accusations and
speculations. Sherk posted the following on his website:
“I
really wanted to fight on the UFC 62 card as planned. I told
Joe Silva I will fight 155 or 170 for a title or a non-title
fight but they were unable to find an opponent. It looks like
I'll be fighting in October now, I just took 2 weeks off training
and I'm ready to get back after it now.
I
have one goal in mind, to kick the *expletive deleted* out of
Florian!!”
Sean
Sherk
This
sparked further speculation by fans and the internet forums again
lit up with accusations of cowardice aimed at Florian. Kenny
responded on his website with the following statement:
"I
would absolutely fight Sean Sherk for the Lightweight Division
Title. The UFC said I was fighting Sherk in October or November,
and I accepted. Then, all of a sudden, they pushed for the August
show. However, I just got off the Stout fight and I'm leaving
for Brazil for two weeks. Realistically, I need more than 3 weeks
to prepare for that fight. Sherk’s been on the sidelines
training for a fight for several months."
Kenny
Florian
If
you read Kenny’s statement and then examine Sherk’s,
you would have to guess that they would face off on the UFC 64
card, where Rich Franklin will take on Anderson Silva on October
14. There is definitely some bad blood starting to show here
and that is good business for the UFC and that should make for
a more interesting and marketable fight. MaXfighting will keep
you up to date on all of the developments of this fight as they
become available.
Source: Maxfighting
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Quote
of the Day
"Love
gives itself; it is not bought."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882, American Poet
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Hot
Links are Up!
Due to
popular demand (well actually Chris, Mark, and I just discussed
it on Sunday), it seems that most people viewing our news page
are not accessing the huge amount of content that Onzuka.com
has to offer. We put in a ton of hours to create the juggernaut
that is currently Onzuka.com. We would like everyone to make
use of it so that all our hard work is not in vain.
We
created a Hot Links section in the top left corner of this page so that you can immediately
jump to the most common areas that people question us about.
Main Page
(No Flash)
This is the actual main or intro page of Onzuka.com. All the
major links are located there as well as bios of Chris and I,
acknowledgments, our video archive, etc. Some people have been
wanting to jump directly to our main page to search for other
pages that we offer and avoid watching the flash intro so here
you have it.
Martial Arts
Schools
This is the page that we consider our contribution to the internet.
We feel that every web page should make one additional and useful
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them by island, and then by ethnic background. Please take a
look and see if the information we have listed is correct especially
contact information because we get many inquires about how to
find a school that offers certain style of martial arts. This
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and also the many people visiting Hawaii which is a Mecca for
martial arts. Please do not ask us to enter more information
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JJ (Jiu-Jitsu)
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As
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students. We have a great relationship with all the instructors
in the state and we feel that it is not worth threatening the
relationship that we built throughout the years over one student.
Our school is not our livelihood and we feel that we can get
enough students by word of mouth, our reputation, or our website
to keep us happy. We specialize in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and submission
grappling and although we have a few guys that come to our place
that fight MMA that we assist in training, we do not want to
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This is a page of all the useful web sites that are out there
and some that we just like to view ourselves. This page is in
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web sites if you need to do research and also a place to stick
web sites we did not know where to put anywhere else.
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This is the page that we get the most compliments from. This
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Speaking
of dropping out of a fight
Dave Terrell has dropped out of UFC 62, which is more than three
weeks away, because he has a sinus infection.
This
news reminds of the time in 2000 when Terrell dropped out of
a fight against Jeremy Horn in the IFC while the show was in
progress. Terrell had missed the official weigh in before the
show in Fresno, and so he weighed in at his bjj academy in the
Bay Area and then drove to the show. When Horn insisted that
he wanted to see Terrell get on a scale to see what he weighed
before the fight, Terrell freaked and left the show - even though
the show had already started.
So,
if I scratch my head at reading this news about a sinus infection,
you know why.
update
8/3: I received an email about this post that prompts me to mention
the fact that I was the color commentator for the IFC show where
Terrell walked out of his fight against Horn. So, I have first-hand
information about the incident and had an involvement with the
promotion.
Source: Whaledog
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PRIDE
FC debuts in America on October 21st
PRIDE FC will make its long-awaited United States debut on October
21st with an event titled "The Real Deal" from the
Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Source: MMA Fighting
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PRIDE
10/14 Las Vegas show
There
is some question as to whether the event is scheduled for the
14th or 21st, but it is going to be a huge fight card for Pride's
entry into the US market.
They are marketing this show as THE REAL DEAL. Seriously.
Press
release:
Possible
participants include PRIDE Fighting Heavyweight Champion FEDOR
EMELINANENKO, “THE NEW YORK BAD ASS” PHIL BARONI, KEVIN
“THE MONSTER” RANDLEMAN, MIRKO “CRO COP”
FILIPOVIC, MAURICIO “SHOGUN” RUA, KAZUYUKI “IRONHEAD”
FUJITA, MARK “THE HAMMER” COLEMAN, and other PRIDE
Fighting superstars! (Fighters and card subject to change.)
PRIDEFC.COM
mailing list members will have the exclusive privilege to purchase
tickets two weeks before they are made available to the general
public. Event tickets will be available on a first come first
serve basis, meaning PRIDEFC.COM mailing list members will have
access to the best seats before the general public. Ticket prices
will range from $50, $100, $300, $500 and $700.
A
few interesting notes: Recall when Mirko, a couple of weeks ago,
stated that he was considering working in America in October
but not for PRIDE or UFC? Jeff Thaler says Phil Baroni, who was
supposed to work the UFC show in November (tentatively headlined
by Vanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell), is off that card. It’ll
be interesting to see who fights and who doesn’t fight on
the PRIDE show.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Coleman
back to the UFC
FightOpinon.com
is Mark Coleman may return to the UFC to fight in UFC 62. Coleman
is not the same feared fighter who stormed into the UFC in 1996
or revived his career by winning the innagural Pride Grand Prix
in 2000. Still, it will be great to see him back in the Octogon.
On
a related note, if you want to see Coleman dance around questions
about returning to the UFC, hear him talk about the controversial
ending to the Shogun fight or find out what he has been up to,
Sherdog.com recently caught up with Coleman for a video interview.
Source: Whaledog
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MARK
COLEMAN: COMING TO AMERICA
by Tom Call, article compiled by Damon Martin
It seems like such a long time ago that fans in the United States
were able to see former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman
fight on his home soil but that looks to become a reality, possibly
by years end. After defeating Pride middleweight Grand Prix champion,
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in February of this year, Coleman
has been working to get himself the best deal possible to help
him end his career on a high note.
Currently
the former Ohio State wrestler and first ever Pride Grand Prix
champion is weighing his decision as to where he may end up.
Coleman is currently a free agent with no contract to any organization,
including Pride where he has spent the last 6+ years fighting.
“I
wish I knew right now,” said Coleman about the next place
he might fight. “Right now my brain is scrambled with decisions
to make. Pride or UFC, which one? I’ve got offers from both
of them and I’m trying to figure out what’s going to
be best for my future.”
With
a confirmed offer from his former employers at the UFC on the
table and Coleman’s recent resignation from coaching a team
for the rival IFL organization, one can only wonder if the once
champion is destined to return to the Octagon, the place where
he started his career.
While
Coleman has been content performing for the fans in Japan for
the last few years, its his desire to return to America and compete
to close out his career.
“In
the States, I’m fighting in the States. I’m fighting
in the States, period,” said Coleman very emphatically.
“I’m coming back to the States and if that’s one
thing that Pride offers me because they are now coming to America
and I’ve got to come back here and fight before I’m
done. I’m tired of answering the question ‘when are
you coming back?’ I don’t know if people mean when
am I coming back to fighting, a lot of people don’t even
know I’ve been fighting the last 7 or 8 years. Or ‘when
are you coming back to the UFC or America?’ I’ve definitely
got to get back here because I’m tired of answering that
question.”
Injecting
Coleman into a fairly shallow pool of fighters that the UFC currently
has at heavyweight could bring new life to the division. Coleman
was a founder and fierce practitioner of the “ground and
pound” style that is used by virtually every fighter at
some point, and the UFC could instantly tout Coleman in that
weight class. A couple of wins and he would be very much in contention
for a title shot, where as in Pride, with the stack of heavyweights
ahead of him, including the top three of Fedor Emeilianenko,
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Mirko CroCop who all have wins
over Coleman, he would be muddled in the middle of the pack.
“I’m
going to fight back here in the States before I’m done and
I’m not done for a while,” said Coleman about his future.
Now
its just a matter of time before the Ohio native makes his decision
and returns to fight on U.S. soil, the only question remaining
will it be for the UFC or Pride?
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"You
can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh."
Jay Leno, American Comedian and Host of "The Tonight Show"
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Kickin
It Up 2006 Latest Fight Card!
WHAT - KICKIN IT UP 2006 (SEMI PRO AND AMATEUR KICKBOXING)
WHEN - AUG 18 2006 - DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 PM
WHERE - WAIPAHU FILCOM CENTER
ALEX ZARIELLO SEMI PRO MIKE THE MAD CUBAN
FREELANCE 160 UPRISING FIGHT TEAM
DAVID BALICAO SEMI PRO DEREK MINN
HSD 140 LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI
CHAD GUSMAN SEMI PRO TBA
PAPAKOLEA FIGHT TEAM 170
WESLEY DENIGO ALIKA
BULLSPEN 90 HSD
RYAN CARVALHO 215 KENNETH GUSMAN
ANIMAL HOUSE PAPAKOLEA FIGHT TEAM
MICAH 80 TRISTON PEBRIA
TEAM DEVASTATION EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
NAINOA 60 MATT
UPRISING FIGHT TEAM RUTHLESS
MARCUS MARTINEZ 145 DAVID LUI
BULLSPEN HMC
KAWIKA HATTORI 105 RIN
HMC BULLSPEN
PAUL VARQUEZ 110 FIN
EWA BEACH GRAPPLING BULLSPEN
RICHARD SAVEA 150 JAMAL BENITEZ
HSD EWA BEACH GRAPPLING
PENI 145 ANTHONY ALTOMARE
EASTSIDAZ GEE YUNG
ALAN ALCARAZ 155 ANTHONY MURAKAMI
JESUS IS LORD TEAM ISLAND THUNDER
NALU COMBIS 160 HIAPO
TEAM DEVASTATION PAPAKOLEA FIGHT TEAM
JENNIFER KAIKIO 130 TAZ FERGUSON
LAUPAHOEHOE MUAY THAI TEAM DEVASTATION
FELISI MATAAFA 280 PATRICK BORGES
BULLSPEN UPRISING FIGHT TEAM
MATCHES AND PARTICIPANTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Source: Event promoter
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Drug
testing in MMA
By Zach Arnold
Jeff Thaler indicates that Kimo
may be suffering from Floyd Landis-itis about accusations of
doping.
Ivan
Trembow reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission is
showing its thriftyness… by not drug testing many fighters
on UFC cards. Kizer’s explanation is amusing, as he tries
to explain why there was $835.20 USD in drug testing for a show
(UFC 61) that drew an estimated gate of $3.3 million USD.
Let’s
make this simple — either drug test everyone (and the commission
& UFC can afford to do so now) or don’t test anyone.
Source: Fight Opinion
Do Kimo's stories add up?
Kimo
Leopoldo has given MMA Weekly his side of the story surrounding
the positive steroid test that forced him to drop out of his
fight against Bas Rutten. Kimo has explained that he was prescribed
the steroids by a doctor a few months before the fight was proposed.
I
will leave it to the readers to reach their own conclusions about
Kimo's using steroids under a doctor's orders. But, other parts
of the interview get progressively more difficult to accept:
Regarding this sequence of events, Kimo told MMAWeekly, “What
they said was, ‘Kimo, we had a problem with your test,’
and that’s what I explained to them that my doctor prescribed
it, and they said, 'We’re not making any promises, but we
will review it if you can get your doctor to give the prescription
to us, and we will review this and give you a conclusion.' So,
not even twenty minutes later, I had my doctor on the phone talking
to them and he faxed all the information to them, and they didn’t
tell me anything until maybe 12 o’clock that night. They
said that they can’t let anybody in the cage that has tested
positive for a steroid, but to me it doesn’t make sense
because why would they have taken that information from me and
wasted my time."
Kimo
is unhappy with the way that he was led to believe he would still
have a chance to fight. “I don’t want to sound like
one of those guys who says they were set up, but I don’t
feel like I was done right,” said Kimo.
Based
on Kimo's interview it looks like the WFA tried to rescue the
fight by giving the athletic commission a copy of the prescription,
but the commission decided that it still could not let Kimo fight.
I do not really see why Kimo should be unhappy with the WFA (after
all, they did not screw up the fight, he did), but I suppose
I can imagine how Kimo might see it the way he does.
But,
Kimo then had this to say about his "fight" against
Kazushi Sakuraba:
“I’ve been misrepresented my entire career,” said
Kimo “It started from when I fought [Kazushi] Sakuraba,
way back in his first fight, and I beat him. Half of the fight
was a shoot, half of the fight was real. It was thrown by an
independent promoter. It wasn’t thrown by Pride. I didn’t
get that on my record as a victory. I didn’t say nothing
to nobody. I didn’t brag...
Kimo thinks he was misrepresented because he did not get credit
for a victory for a "fight" that was only half real?
Hmmm . . .
Finally,
check out Kimo's excuse for his other positive steroid test when
he fought Ken Shamrock:
Regarding his fight against Ken Shamrock at UFC 48, Kimo said,
"I wasn’t quite on par for that fight, and yeah, I
did use some substances, and I did do some Winstrol in that fight,
but at that time it was so early that I didn’t know I was
going to be tested. That doesn’t justify it, but I wasn’t
using it as a performance enhancer to be strong or whatever.
It was just something... an extra little kick.
O.K. What was the "kick" if it wasn't a performance
enhancer?
Frankly,
Kimo's thinking leaves me scratching my head.
Source: Whaledog
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Anderson
Silva's title shot?
By Sean McClure
It was obvious that after his demolition of Chris Leben, Anderson
Silva would be looking down a short road to his eminent UFC title
shot. It looks like it is scheduled to happen very soon.
Sources
close to the Franklin camp said that this almost assuredly will
happen on October 14th at UFC 64 if Rich’s hand has healed
well enough and he is cleared to fight. This comes as no surprise
and some say that this will be the measuring stick for Franklin’s
championship legacy.
MaXfighting
will keep you up to date as things develop.
Source: Maxfighting
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HERO'S
8/5 Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals Fight Card
This Saturday, HERO's presents the quarterfinals for the middleweight
and light heavyweight tournaments.
The
2005 Middleweight tournament champion and runner-up are not participating
in this year's tournament. Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto
is taking a break from mixed martial arts to focus on making
the 2008 Olympic wrestling team and Genki Sudo is out due an
injury.
Kazushi
Sakuraba makes his K-1 Hero's debut against Lithuian Kestutis
Smirnovas (2-0 in K-1 MMA).
Saturday,
August 5, 2006
Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan
FIGHT
CARD:
- Semmy Schilt vs. Kim Min Soo
- Don Frye vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto
- Kotetsu Boku vs. Alexandre Franca Nogueira
- Middleweight Tournament: Caol Uno vs. Black Mamba
- Middleweight Tournament: Hideo Tokoro vs. Ivan Menjiver
- Middleweight Tournament: Hiroyuki Takaya vs. J.Z. Calvan
- Middleweight Tournament: Kazuya Yasuhiro vs. Rani Yahya
- Light Heavyweight Tournament: Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kestutis
Smirnovas
- Light Heavyweight Tournament: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Kin Taiei
- Light Heavyweight Tournament: Shungo Oyama vs. Rodrigo Gracie
- Light Heavyweight Tournament: Carlos Newton vs. Melvin Manhoef
Note:
HERO'S "Middleweight" division is roughly the same
as UFC's Lightweight division, and HERO'S "Light Heavyweight"
is roughly the same as UFC's Middleweight division.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Kentucky
authority member wants MMA banned
By Zach Arnold
Larry
Bisig, member of the Kentucky Sports Authority, wants MMA banned
in the state (according to an Associated Press report).
“It
defies logic that a cock rooster has more protection in the state
of Kentucky than does a human being, and if that’s not broken,
what is,” Bisig said in a telephone interview with The Associated
Press. “This is not boxing. Ultimate fighting makes boxing
look like a slumber party pillow fight.”
Bisig
said he plans to broach the subject at a Wednesday meeting of
the Kentucky Sports Authority in Frankfort. However, Bisig acknowledges
that banning mixed martial arts in the state would likely require
some form of legislative action by the General Assembly.
So,
what would the motivation be? You guessed it - Bisig is a supporter
of boxing.
And,
Bisig said, the rising popularity of mixed martial arts fights
is a threat to boxing both in the state and nationally.
“Let’s
not forget that Kentucky is the home of several great (boxing)
champions including Muhammad Ali,” Bisig said. “And
we’re helping to rob the state of one of its great sports
and assets by facilitating what is essentially street-fighting.”
Here
is the web page for the Kentucky Sports Authority. The office
phone number is 502-564-4270. The e-mail of executive director
Terry Johnson is terry.johnson@ky.gov.
Larry
Bisig is a graduate from the University of Kentucky (1985) and
runs Bisig Impact Group, one of Kentucky’s largest marketing
firms. The office phone number for Bisig Impact Group is (502)-583-0333.
If
you would like to show your support for a local group in the
Kentucky-Indiana area, please support Jeff Osborne and HOOK ‘n
SHOOT.
Update:
The Appalachian News Express reports on the fallout from Bisig’s
actions.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Quote
of the Day
"We
become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools
shape us."
Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980,
Canadian Philosopher/Educator/Founder of Media Studies
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Akebono Loses his rematch
with Hong-Man Choi in Japan
K-1 World GP 2006 in Sapporo Results
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan
1.
Noboru Uchida def. Rikijyo via KO at 1:16 in the second round.
2. Hiromi Amada def. Freedy Kemayo via 2-0 decision after 3 rounds.
3. Bjon Bregy def. Tsuyoshi Nakasako via KO at 2:35 in the first
round.
4. Poul Slowinski def. Tatsufumi Tomihira via 3-0 decision after
3 rounds.
5. Yusuke Fujimoto def. Bobby Ologun via 3-0 decision after 3
rounds.
6. Peter Aerts def. Gary Goodridge via 3-0 decision after 3 rounds.
7. Hong-Man Choi def. Akebono via KO at 0:57 in the second round.
8. Glaube Feitosa def. Musashi via 3-0 decision after 3 rounds.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Brock
Lesnar training with MFS
By Mark Pickering
Pat "The Croatian Sensation" Miletich has confirmed
that former NCAA Champion and three-time WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar has been training in Bettenddorf, Iowa, at the acclaimed
Miletich camp.
Lesnar,
29, who has been expected to make the transition into Mixed Martial
Arts since his in-ring appearance at K-1’s Las Vegas GP
on April 28th, was stripped of the IWGP Title by New Japan Pro
Wrestling on July 15th due to “visa issues” and is
therefore free to pursue MMA.
“Brock
come down to tryout the facility and see how he got along with
the guys this week”, said Miletich on Sunday’s Wrestling
Observer Live broadcast.
“He’s
actually very level headed and a great athlete obviously, being
a NCAA wrestling champion.”
The
Minnesota native appears to be taking well to his new domain,
“The way I would describe him is a 280 pound cat –
he moves incredibly well for not knowing the fight game”.
“A
year from now there’s not going to be anybody on the planet
that can beat him”, Miletich boldly concluded.
Source: Maxfighting
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The
future of Xyience
By Zach Arnold
Xyience,
which is the main sponsor of UFC telecasts (and has sponsorship
deals with several fighters), may be facing some financial problems
(according to a report on F4W).
In
what could end up being a huge story, the word in Las Vegas the
last few days is that there may be major problems with Xyience,
once of UFC’s biggest sponsors. Allegedly, people are being
laid off left and right.
If
the report is true, it would certainly cause some headaches for
UFC. It may also cause headaches for WPT Enterprises, Inc., the
company that runs the World Poker Tour shows. According to WPT
(in a press release issued on Thursday), they have reached a
sponsorship agreement with Xyience:
The
Company also finalized a sponsorship agreement with Xyience,
Inc. during the second quarter of 2006 to promote its product
as the “official energy drink” of Season V and Season
VI of the World Poker Tour. The Company will recognize revenues
from this agreement when the programs are broadcast beginning
in 2007.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Shooto
Commission Reinstates KILLER BEE, Not "Kid"
by Jordan
Breen
Team KILLER BEE will soon be able to buzz in and out of Shooto
as they please.
The
Japanese Shooto Association has announced that the indefinite
suspension of Tokyo's KILLER BEE gym would soon be lifted. The
suspension, which has been in place for roughly the last six
months, has prohibited fighters from KILLER BEE — Norifumi
Yamamoto, Akira Kikuchi, Koutetsu Boku, among others — from
competing in professional Shooto. It has also has prevented any
up-and-coming fighters from competing in amateur Shooto.
The
suspension stemmed from an incident on February 17, when Yamamoto's
teammate Akira Kikuchi lost the Shooto world middleweight championship
to Shinya Aoki. After the bout, physician Dr. Kenji Nakayama
was tending to a cut sustained by Kikuchi during the fight when
Yamamoto kicked Nakayama from behind, and verbally attacked him.
"Kid"
claimed that the cut had been caused by an errant and illegal
elbow by Aoki, and based on the appearance of the cut he disparaged
the doctor for not realizing it as such.
After
the incident, the Japan Shooto Association announced on February
21 that Yamamoto, and all fighters out of KILLER BEE, would be
suspended from both amateur and professional Shooto competition.
Two
days later, leading Shooto promoter Sustain held a press conference
at the Hotel Metropolitan in Tokyo at which both Dr. Nakayama
and Yamamoto spoke about the incident.
"It
didn't physically hurt, but it hurts my feelings," Nakayama
said. "I took it as contempt, not violence."
Nakayama
said that in his 18 years around the ring, he had never been
abused physically or verbally by a fighter, trainer or cornermen
prior to his incident with Yamamoto.
"I
am sorry," Yamamoto said at the same press conference. "I
will do my best to not let this sort of thing happen any more;
I just get too upset, and exceed a proper level of protest."
On
March 6, judgement was handed down from the highest Shooto authority,
the International Shooto Commission. The Commission announced
that the Shooto license of Norifumi Yamamoto (Pictures) was in
a state of non-recognition, meaning that under Shooto sanctioning
Yamamoto couldn't compete as a fighter, serve as a chief second
or cornerman, act as a manager or promote a Shooto event.
The
Japanese Shooto Association, led by chairman Naoki Sakurada and
chief executive Taro Wakabayashi, announced on July 29 that the
Association's suspension of KILLER BEE would be lifted after
August 6, making for a total of 170 days of suspension. As of
Aug. 7, KILLER BEE fighters may resume fighting in both amateur
and professional Shooto.
However,
the International Shooto Commission upheld the indefinite non-recognition
status of "Kid" Yamamoto's license. The ISC noted that
while Yamamoto has apologized to Dr. Nakayama, he has not formally
apologized to either the Japanese Shooto Association or the International
Shooto Commission.
While
it is immaterial in regards to Yamamoto's participation as a
fighter — Yamamoto has recently announced his hiatus from
MMA to pursue a freestyle wrestling bid at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
— the continuation of non-recognition of Yamamoto's Shooto
license means that he still cannot corner or manage any of his
KILLER BEE fighters if they are to compete in amateur or professional
Shooto.
Source: Sherdog
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Quote
of the Day
"The
time to relax is when you don't have time for it."
Sydney J. Harris, 1917-1986, American Journalist
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Everyone's
been waiting for this...
The world debut of Icon Sport: Mayhem v. Lawler 30-sec TV spot:
LINK: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1kwOEKNJF7g
Also attached is the official event poster.
Tickets are on sale now.
Contact Ticketmaster or visit www.ticketmaster.com (search "Icon
Sport") for more info.
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport
Source: Event Promoter
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Punishment
In Paradise 2007 Schedule
Feb 9 Dole Cannery
April 27 Dole Cannery
July 13, Dole Cannery
Oct 6 Dole Cannery
|
Interview
with the "Westside Strangler" Chris Brennan
By Denis Martins
MaxFighting:
Is this your last fight on your Pride contract? Why the long
wait since your last Pride fight?
Chris Brennan: No. I actually have one more after this one that
will be fulfilled before March but I am hoping it is in October.
I really don't know why they waited so long. There were a lot
of contractual things going on.
MaxFighting:
You haven't fought in Pride since 2004. What do you think about
the changes in the organization during this time?
Chris Brennan: Pride has always been great as far as talent goes.
I think it's great that there are so many lighter guys fighting
now.
MaxFighting:
Takanori Gomi is the #1 fighter at your weight right now, and
you fought him 2002. How do you compare him from then to now?
Chris Brennan: Well it is hard to say. I had a bad style match
up for him and almost subbed him a few times. He is much more
aggressive on the feet now but I think he was always great. I
believe he was 13-0 or something when I fought him.
MaxFighting:
You had a tough match against Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
at last March. Tell us your main mistakes in that fight?
Chris Brennan: Nothing against Shaolin at all as I know he is
one of the best in the world. I just didn't train properly at
all. I didn't start training until 2 weeks before because I had
a lot of personal things going on at the time. After the fight
as funny as it sounds I was 100 times more confident I could
beat him than I was before the fight. I figured if I could do
as well as I did in the shape I was in, then with proper training
I could beat him or give him a hell of a fight.
MaxFighting:
That match against Shaolin was one fans had been waiting for,
so were you disappointed?
Chris Brennan: Not really because my head wasn't really in it.
Like I said I had more important things on my mind at the time.
MaxFighting:
Did you have any serious damage after that fight or 'only' a
swollen eye?
Chris Brennan: Yes. my orbital bone was fractured. I got caught
with a few good elbows but only one real hard one and the ref
stood us up and then he saw it.He called the doctor over and
he took a look at it and I don't remember if he said I could
go on or not but I knew it was messed up real bad and felt it
happen.
MaxFighting:
How is your training going for this fight?
Chris Brennan: The same day it was posted on the internet was
the same day I found out about it. I just moved to Texas so I
will be training with some new guys and some of my older guys.
Pete Spratt as always for my Muay Thai and a few good Jiu-Jitsu
guys for my ground game. I am in search for a wrestler as we
type.
MaxFighting:
So when you find a wrestler, what will you training be like?
Chris Brennan: I will train wrestling at least 3 times a week.
I know I'm not going to get good enough at wrestling in 5 weeks
to be a better wrestler than Kawajiri but if I can stop his take
downs later in the fight or even get one of my own that could
change a lot of things. I will be in great condition for this
fight so cardio shouldn't be an issue.
MaxFighting:
You're going to fight one of the toughest Japanese competitors
in Tatsuya Kawajiri. What do you think about him and are you
studying his game?
Chris Brennan: Well the rumor has it he is going to kill me.
I don't want to fuck up the game of Mixed Martial Arts and be
the first death so I am going to train hard. The only fight I
have seen of his is the Gomi fight so it will be nice if I can
get some footage.
MaxFighting:
He's a fighter with a good Boxing and Wrestling. So where do
you intend to dictate the pace?
Chris Brennan: Well as always I am going to go after him. I know
he is a better wrestler than me and probably striker as well
but that doesn't mean I can't land good shots on him and work
my way to the ground. I think it will be a better fight than
everyone thinks...
MaxFighting:
Chris, a lot of rumors about your retirement from MMA have been
heard, so is this fight against Kawajiri a special one?
Chris Brennan: I am not retiring any time soon. I am finally
training full time with no responsibility of a school or anything
else. I have some great sponsors and they make it easier to train
full time. I was burnt out for a while honestly and the Shaolin
fight rejuvenated me.
MaxFighting:
Also, why do you think rumors about your 'retirement arose?
Chris Brennan: As I said I was burnt out for a while and fighting
when I shouldn't have been fighting so I talked about it a few
times but now I am getting the offers and fighting for the kind
of money that is a little more motivating for me.
Source: Maxfighting |
IFL
announces four new teams
New
York – July 31, 2006 – International Fight League™
CEO Gareb Shamus today unveiled four additional team logos for
the IFL events which will take place at the Rose Quarter in Portland,
Oregon on September 9 and at The Mark in Moline, Illinois on
September 23. The addition of the Wolfpack (training in Portland,
Oregon), the Dragons (training in Tokyo, Japan) the Sabres (training
in Toronto, Ontario) and the Razorclaws (training in San Jose,
California) will bring to eight the number of IFL teams to date.
The full IFL season will kick off in the first quarter of 2007.
“We
are very excited to add these four teams to our initial group
that we unveiled in the spring,” Shamus said. “The
combination of seeing these world champion coaches and their
world class athletes should be quite a treat for the live events
in Portland and Moline as we build toward 2007 and beyond.”
Additionally,
Shamus announced that world champion Frank Shamrock will join
the coaching staff, overseeing the Razorclaws. Shamrock will
join a coaching staff for the fall that already includes Olympic
silver medalist Matt Lindland (Wolfpack), World heavyweight wrestling
champion and Hall-of-Famer Antonio Inoki (Dragons) and World
Welterweight champion Carlos “The Ronin” Newton (Sabres).
The
team participants will be announced shortly.
“Frank
Shamrock is both a world champion athlete and one of the most
well-respected coaches in the MMA community,” Shamus added.
“Bringing him on board now further strengthens what was
already a solid lineup of world class coaches.”
Founded
in 2006 by Kurt Otto, a highly successful real estate investor
and a life-long martial arts participant and Gareb Shamus, chairman
of the comics empire Wizard Entertainment Group, the International
Fight League™ (IFL) and Pure Sport™ were created to
establish a centralized and structured organization that brings
the power and influence of the mixed martial arts industry together.
For more information and action, go to www.IFL.tv.
Source: Maxfighting
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Weltweight
Forest Petz set to make his octagon debut
By Denis Martins
If
you are a casual MMA fan, you may ask yourself who 's Forrest
Petz? Well, Petz is a 16-2 fighter who possesses two belts under
two different organizations, the Cagewarriors and Fight Fest.
On August 17th, Petz make his octagon debut when he faces Sam
"The Squeeze" Morgan, an Ultimate Fighter season 2
competitor.
MaxFighting:
Last time we talked with each other for an interview was in March.
How are you doing since then?
Forrest Petz: I've been pretty good. Staying in shape.
MaxFighting:
You were training for the August 5th Fight Fest, and now your
focus turned to a UFC fight against Sam Morgan. What did you
change in your training to focus on your new fight and possible
career in the UFC?
Forrest Petz: My opponent Arni Isaksson got hurt but then this
opportunity came at a good time so it worked out pretty well.
They are similar fighters I think. I train the way I always train.
MaxFighting:
Is there any way of comparing these two situations? I meant you
were going to defend your belts and now you're going to UFC?
Forrest Petz: Not really. A fight is a fight no matter where
it is. I stay focused no matter what.
MaxFighting:
You think these belts helped you get in the UFC?
Forrest Petz: I don't know. I think they were just looking for
a 170lber for this guy and I just happened to be available.
MaxFighting:
You conquered these belts after a war against the UK's fighter
Dan Hady at FightFest 2. What can you describe to us about that
fight?
Forrest
Petz: It was a tough fight...one of my hardest. That guy is a
machine.
MaxFighting:
A few fans & insiders comment a bit about an unfair decision
in your favor in that fight. Why do you think they did it?
Forrest Petz: I won the fight clearly. I took four out of the
five rounds. But because my nose was broken in the first round
it was bleeding and swollen. I didn't look pretty. Hardy wasn't
as marked up as me when it was over but that's not how you score
a fight. I watched the fight twice and the judges got it right.
The only people complaining are people who are biased.
MaxFighting:
By what you mentioned and how people talked about, this fight
really was worth two belts.What do you think?
Forrest Petz: It was a hell of a war. I don't know if that guy
is human. His recovery is sick. I rocked him in every round and
put him down three times but he kept coming. After a 5 round
war he was still fresh.
MaxFighting:
The 170lb divisoin has Matt Hughes as champion and a lot of other
good fighters. What do you think of this weight class and who
are the most dangerous fighters in it?
Forrest Petz: This is the most stacked class. I think Hughes,
St Pierre, and Penn are the best. St Pierre is my favorite fighter
to watch.
MaxFighting:
Your opponent, Sam Morgan, fought once in UFC and didn't perform
well against Josh Burkman, his fight elapsed only 21 seconds.
Anything you can take from that?
Forrest Petz: Not much I can take from that fight. Burkman and
myself are very different.
MaxFighting:
So what do you think about Morgan?
Forrest Petz: He looks to be pretty well rounded. I'm still trying
to get more footage of him. He has an impressive resume.
MaxFighting:
He'll want to prove that his UFN 2 fight against Burkman was
a fluke and he'll try his redemption over you. You think you
can use use this in your favor?
Forrest Petz: I'm not sure. I'm just focusing on my own performance.
If he puts pressure on himself I guess that could work to my
advantage but I'm notcounting on it.
MaxFighting:
What's your deal with UFC? Is this a multi-fight deal or one
fight?
Forrest Petz: One fight for now. But if I look good who knows?
MaxFighting:
Thanks for your time. Good luck. Would you like to add anything
else?
Forrest Petz: Just thanks to my coach Marcus Marinelli and all
the guys at the Strong Style gym in Cleveland for believing that
a stiff like me could even make it this far. Thanks also to Betonfighting.com
for their
support.
Source: Maxfighting
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POST
BUSHIDO SURVIVAL INTERVIEWS
Murilo Bustamante
Pride
Fighting Championships: What do you feel is the reason for your
loss?
Murilo Bustamante: I think I couldn't win today because my strategy
wasn't good, but I don't think his strategy was good for the
fans. I ended up chasing him. I got caught up in that. I don't
think the strategy he came up with was very exciting, though.
I think I was the one that put on a better performance.
Pride: You took a right hook and landed on your butt.
Bustamante: I did take a punch during the fight. It was during
the 2nd round. I got hit when I was trying to think about how
I should push the fight. I was able to stand up quickly though
and I was able to hit him with good punches, so personally, I
think the last half was good. I think it was that punch that
changed the flow of the fight.
Pride: You'll be 40 years old next month. What now?
Bustamante: I want to do some special training with the Nogueira
brothers after I return to Brazil. Paulo Filho will be fighting
(in the Grand Prix), so I want to focus on his training. I also
want to work on my own training. Even if I'm 40, I'm confident
that I can give good fights. I've never fought fights that I
thought were boring and he was running away, so next time I would
like to fight someone that wants to excite the fans.
Source: Pride FC
|
Quote
of the Day
"Wonder
is the beginning of wisdom."
Greek Proverb
|
The
US Judo Open Results!
Hawaii Kids Dominate Again!
1st place Josh Terao
1st place Jacob Palimo'o
1st place Chade Wong
1st place Kulana Salera
1st place Nahoa Salera
1st place Teshiya Alo
1st place Teniya Alo
2nd place David Terao
Special awards went to the following:
Josh Terao Outstanding male competitor
Teniya Alo Outstanding Female competitor
Congrats to Jacob Palimo'o and Nahoa Salera! With wins at the
US Open they both make the US Junior Judo team and qualify to
represent the United States at the Pan American Judo Championships
in Venezuela. Hawaii should be real proud of their youth as the
buzz at all the Nationals was on our kids! It means a lot when
names like Rhadi Ferguson, Nick Gill, Jimmy Pedro, Rhonda Roussey,
and the Cohens all have interest in how our kids looked technically
compared to the majority. Special thanks to Shobukan coaches
and Relson Gracie Kaneohe coach Ronn Shiraki!
We expect big things!
Source: Kula "Make the effort" Gaughen
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Island
Warriors Fighting Championships
This Saturday,
August 5, 2006
War Memorial Gym
Source:
Promoter |
EXCLUSIVE:
KIMO SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DRUG TEST
Just over a week after being ousted from the co-main event of
the WFA's "King of the Streets" pay-per-view due to
a positive test for steroids, UFC and Pride veteran Kimo Leopoldo
spoke with MMAWeekly about the series of events that led up to
the positive test, his removal from the WFA card, and his immediate
future.
Kimo
was scheduled to face Bas Rutten in the co-main event of the
WFA event on July 22nd, but rumors started to circulate a few
days before the scheduled fight that Kimo had failed a drug test.
While many forums and news outlets were reporting the news, it
was Kimo who was seemingly the last to know, as he stated that
he only found out about the results of the test on Thursday,
July 20th, which was the day before the WFA weigh-ins.
This
story dates back to May of 2005, when Kimo took on Marcus Royster
in a heavyweight bout for the Rumble on the Rock promotion in
Hawaii. Kimo walked out of the bout with a severely injured knee,
which would eventually require surgery and rehab. During the
time before the surgery, Kimo was offered a bout in Pride against
Ikuhisa Minowa and fought with the injury, attempting to get
by on his strength and weight advantage, but he eventually lost
the fight by submission due to an Achilles lock. It was after
this fight that Kimo underwent the necessary surgery to repair
his knee, and Kimo tells MMAWeekly that he was prescribed a medicinal
steroid to help in his recovery after the surgery.
“I
actually had a prescribed medication that was in my system,”
said Kimo. “I had a knee surgery that I had approximately
a year ago, so my doctor prescribed me a few things to help me
out in my recovery, and this was taken before I even had a clue
about this fight with Bas. I was completely done taking it when
I found out about this fight.”
The
steroid in question is Stanozolol, which is commonly referred
to as Winstrol by many athletes. Winstrol is an anabolic steroid
that can be prescribed to help rebuild tissue that may have become
weak after a severe injury. It can be used as a “stacker”
that helps to increase muscle mass without the user gaining much
extra weight, which is how it has been used by many other athletes
who have tested positive with other professional sports and athletic
commissions.
Stanozolol
is the same drug that was found in the system of current UFC
Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia after a championship bout in
2003, and was also found in the system of former pro baseball
player Rafael Palmeiro when he tested positive for steroids in
2005.
Stanozolol
is also the same drug that was found in Kimo's system after a
June 2004 fight against Ken Shamrock in the UFC, which caused
Kimo to be suspended for six months by the Nevada State Athletic
Commission.
On
the subject of Stanozolol/Winstrol in particular, Kimo said,
“It helps joints, and it's not like a testosterone. Those
are really bad. Winstrol helps your joints a lot, and it doesn’t
stiffen ligaments and things like that. I was on it for about
four months, and that was way before I knew about [the fight
with] Bas, and the doctors don’t know for sure, but it's
supposed to be three to six months that it stays in your system.
So, I went ahead and took the Bas fight.”
Kimo
says that the medicinal use of the steroid was prescribed to
him while he was rehabbing from his knee injury, and the treatments
apparently stopped around March or April. Kimo added that he
signed for his fight against Bas Rutten about two and a half
months before the actual event was set to take place, and he
believed that the steroid would have more than enough time to
exit his system. Due to his previous drug test failure and suspension,
Kimo would have to be tested before he could be re-licensed to
fight by a major athletic commission.
“I
really believed that it would be out of my system. I knew I was
going to get tested, after my previous thing with the Nevada
State Athletic Commission,” Kimo said in reference to the
2004 suspension. “I know no matter what now every fight
is going to be like that. Now, knowing this and I’m a pretty
intelligent guy, when I step into this doctor’s office,
if I had any clue and I was going to cheat, I would have had
fake pee. There’s a lot of ways around tests if you want
to cheat, but I had no reason to do that because I felt I was
correct.”
Once
the testing was completed, Kimo returned to training in his final
preparations for the fight with Rutten, only to have the officials
from the WFA step in the day before the weigh-ins for the event
to tell him that the test results had come back positive.
Regarding
this sequence of events, Kimo told MMAWeekly, “What they
said was, ‘Kimo, we had a problem with your test,’
and that’s what I explained to them that my doctor prescribed
it, and they said, 'We’re not making any promises, but we
will review it if you can get your doctor to give the prescription
to us, and we will review this and give you a conclusion.' So,
not even twenty minutes later, I had my doctor on the phone talking
to them and he faxed all the information to them, and they didn’t
tell me anything until maybe 12 o’clock that night. They
said that they can’t let anybody in the cage that has tested
positive for a steroid, but to me it doesn’t make sense
because why would they have taken that information from me and
wasted my time."
Kimo
is unhappy with the way that he was led to believe he would still
have a chance to fight. “I don’t want to sound like
one of those guys who says they were set up, but I don’t
feel like I was done right,” said Kimo.
The
WFA scrambled to find a replacement for Kimo, and the fighter
who eventually filled that role was Ruben "Warpath"
Villareal, who lost to Rutten by TKO. As for Kimo, he is still
unsure about what his future holds in the WFA, and he has a hearing
scheduled for August 8th with the California State Athletic Commission
in order to discuss any punishment that he may incur.
“My
relationship with WFA is pending. I have to go to Sacramento
on the 8th to talk to the athletic commission and see what they’re
going to say,” said Kimo
While
it's no secret that controversy has surrounded Kimo in the past,
most notably with the previous steroid test failure in 2004,
he spoke openly about that situation and how other fights in
his past still haunt him to this day.
“I’ve
been misrepresented my entire career,” said Kimo “It
started from when I fought [Kazushi] Sakuraba, way back in his
first fight, and I beat him. Half of the fight was a shoot, half
of the fight was real. It was thrown by an independent promoter.
It wasn’t thrown by Pride. I didn’t get that on my
record as a victory. I didn’t say nothing to nobody. I didn’t
brag... and then I fight [Tsuyoshi] Kosaka in the UFC, and let’s
just say out of a fifteen-minute fight, thirteen of the minutes
I dominated him. The last two minutes, I tried to throw an armbar
and he got on top of me, and he got the decision... and then
I go fight Bob Sapp [in K-1], and I’m not a kickboxer, but
I know my ability. So, I go in and fight Bob Sapp, and not only
do I get cheated out of the victory, and I got a little injury,
and I didn’t get the purse I deserved for the victory, and
that’s why I took the Shamrock fight."
Regarding
his fight against Ken Shamrock at UFC 48, Kimo said, "I
wasn’t quite on par for that fight, and yeah, I did use
some substances, and I did do some Winstrol in that fight, but
at that time it was so early that I didn’t know I was going
to be tested. That doesn’t justify it, but I wasn’t
using it as a performance enhancer to be strong or whatever.
It was just something... an extra little kick. Well, when I fought
Shamrock, not only did I lose that fight that quick, but they
[the Nevada State Athletic Commission] went ahead and gave me
double the punishment. Previous fighters, I don’t want to
mention any names, but they got three-month suspensions and a
less of a fine. I got six months and I got a fat fine from them,
which put me in a pretty bad situation.”
Kimo
certainly has gone through a myriad of problems since he debuted
in professional MMA back in 1994, but he remains steadfast in
his fight to prove his innocence in this situation.
“I’m
not making no excuses. I ain’t trying to convince nobody.
I just want the complete truth of the situation out there to
everybody involved,” said Kimo. “I didn’t think
I was dirty. I legitimately, honestly thought I did the right
thing to prepare for this fight and be in the right place and
the right mindset. I felt like I was wronged, but it's such a
fine line right there. I was wronged, but yet I was guilty because
the facts are the facts. The law is the law.”
Kimo
certainly isn’t letting any of this dissipate the ill will
that he has towards Bas Rutten. Kimo said, "This is the
first time I’ve ever wanted to fight someone so bad. I want
to fight Bas Rutten. Now that he’s already won and he thinks
he’ll never see me again, he’ll probably retire again.
I wanted this fight with Bas so bad that if I saw him, I might
attack the guy.”
It
will be interesting to see what happens at the California State
Athletic Commission hearing on August 8th, and what affect (if
any) the medical documentation of a valid prescription would
have on the commission.
Having
a valid prescription for an anabolic steroid like Stanozolol
would mean that it's not against the law just to possess it in
the United States, but even if one does have a prescription,
Stanozolol is still on the banned substances lists of all the
major athletic commissions, including the CSAC. It's not known
if a valid prescription would influence the CSAC to be more lenient
with Kimo's potential punishment, and at the same time, it's
also not known if Kimo's 2004 drug test failure in Nevada will
influence the CSAC to be less lenient with Kimo's potential punishment.
In
any case, it will now be up to the CSAC to determine whether
or not Kimo will get a chance to return to MMA competition anytime
in the near future. The hearing is scheduled for August 8th,
and we'll keep you updated on this situation as it continues
to unfold.
To
his fans, Kimo says, "Don’t be disappointed, because
I’m not done. I’ve been through so many different adversities
in my life, and I haven’t quit, and I don’t plan on
quitting, so don’t be disappointed. You know, sometimes
things look bad at the moment, but things always seem to turn
around later and work out for the good. In the Bible, it says,
‘All things work for the good for those who are in Christ,
Jesus,' and I believe it. I’ve seen it, and I have faith
in it.”
Source:
MMA Weekly
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PHIL
BARONI ON UFC, PRIDE, AND SHAMROCK FIGHT
Ever since the UFC publicly announced that it has a working agreement
with Pride, which is tentatively scheduled to result in a UFC
Light Heavyweight Title match between the UFC's Chuck Liddell
and Pride's Wanderlei Silva in November, speculation has been
rampant about other fighters who might step into the Octagon
as part of the Pride-UFC relationship.
Among
those names is Phil Baroni, who made a post on the Underground
Forum a few weeks ago in which he stated that he would be fighting
"a top UFC middleweight" in the UFC in November.
Although
things could certainly change again, it now appears that Baroni
will not be part of the UFC's November card, based on what Baroni
stated in an interview with MMAWeekly. On the subject of fighting
in the UFC, Baroni said, "I don’t think it's going
to happen, but I started my career in the UFC, and I think I’ll
fight in the UFC again.”
Many
fans will be disappointed to hear that Baroni doesn't believe
that he'll be fighting in the UFC this fall, as the enigmatic
star always made quite the impression and is almost perfectly
built for the newfound popularity of MMA in America.
Even
if Baroni isn’t likely to return to the UFC in the immediate
future, he was not hesitant to talk about who he’d like
to face if given the chance to fight in the UFC.
“Of
course I’d like to fight [Rich] Franklin,” said Baroni.
“He is the champ. To be the best, you have to beat the best.
I know I match up real good with him, and I know if we fought,
I would knock him out. The division is still real tough. They
have a good group of middleweights right now over there.”
Another
potential showdown that is looming for Baroni is a battle with
former UFC Champion Frank Shamrock, who defeated Cesar Gracie
in the Strikeforce promotion this past March, but broke his hand
during the fight.
“The
guys at Strikeforce are hard at work trying to make it happen,”
said Baroni about his proposed fight with Shamrock.
Never
one to wait around for a fight, Baroni continues to train and
prepare for his next bout, wherever that might be. He currently
has just one fight remaining on his Pride contract, but his next
fight could very well be in Strikeforce or England's Cage Rage
promotion instead of Pride.
As
long as he's under Pride contract, Baroni can fight for other
MMA organizations, but only with Pride's permission.
“Pride
is good at letting their fighters fight in other organizations,”
said Baroni. “Cage Rage is a great promotion, the biggest
in England. I was supposed to fight there two times now, and
it didn’t work out. I’m sure I’ll fight in Cage
Rage in the near future.”
For
now, the game for Phil Baroni is wait and see. With no current
bout on his agenda, it's not clear what is next for the New York
Bad Ass. One thing is certain, though: Baroni never backs down
from a challenge.
“I’ll
fight anyone. It doesn't matter to me."
Source: MMA Weekly
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THREE
NEW FIGHTS ANNOUNCED FOR UFC 62
The
high amount of shows that the UFC has been running in recent
months is starting to show, with more and more fighters coming
back from losses to compete in undercard fights. Four more competitors,
all coming off losses, will try to get back on the winning path
at UFC 62.
In
a welterweight bout, Josh “The Dentist” Neer, fresh
off a decision loss to Josh Burkman at UFC 61, returns to take
on American Top Team member Thiago Alves, who was last seen losing
to Jon Fitch by TKO on June 28th. Currently, Alves is 2-2 in
the Octagon, with wins over Ansar Chalangov and Derrick Noble,
as well as losses to Fitch and Spencer Fisher.
Neer
also holds a 2-2 record in UFC action, with his biggest win coming
against Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Joe Stevenson. Neer is a solid
striker who is durable and refuses to quit in any fight, but
he looked content to taunt Burkman in his last fight rather than
going all-out for the win.
The
light heavyweight division was long suffering for new blood,
but as of late more and more 205-pound fighters are finding their
way to the UFC. Two of those fighters will square off at UFC
62 as another American Top Team member, Wilson Gouveia faces
off against Wes Combs. Gouveia is coming off a unanimous decision
loss to Keith Jardine on the UFC's June 24th show, while Combs
lost to TUF 3 contestant Mike Nickels on that same show.
Gouveia
did look good for the first couple of rounds in his bout against
Jardine, but it was likely his lackluster third round that did
him in. Combs was highly touted coming into his bout with Nickels,
but was quickly submitted by rear naked choke in the first round
of their fight.
Also
on the card will be UFC first-timers Cory Walmsley and David
Heath in a light heavyweight fight. Walmsley has a solid record,
but hasn’t really faced much top competition, while Heath
is currently undefeated in professional MMA.
UFC
62 will take place on Saturday, August 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada
and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"The
way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear."
William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925, American Lawyer and Politician
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Fighters'
Club TV New Episode Tuesday!
Episode
41 is cut and submitted to olelo programming. It will run in
our new timeslot of 7pm,
Tuesdays on Oceanic Ch52. Episode 41 will air
on July 18, 25, August 1, and 8.
Please tell
everyone that we moved timeslots because people can't find us!
We
kick off our new season featuring:
-highlights
from Rick Lee and Derek Brights, GOT SKILLS at the Pagoda
-highlights
of Tyson Nam vs Bill "the Spider" Dexter (+intvw w/
Tyson)
-highlights
of Ray "the Big Easy" Seraille vs Gary "Iron Bear"
Myers
(+intvw w/ the fighter previously known as "kong")
-Technique
of the Week, Shooto Middleweight Champion, Shinya Aoki
demonstrating a wicked achilles lock
-a
brief cameo by Jason "Mayhem" Miller
-a
short tribute to the Ring Girls of the last ICON event
+Hawaii's
3 favorite FCTV crew in action, Mike "the Icon", Chris
"The
Handsome One", and Mark "the other guy w/ no radio
show"...
Comments,
Questions and Suggestions to fctv@onzuka.com please
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NAGA
Hawaii is On!
January
14 (Sunday)
Honolulu, HI. 150 Gi & No-Gi Divisions
Exact
location to be determined!
Stay
tuned to Onzuka.com for an update as soon as we get it.
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Xande
is absolute at BJJ World
The
last final of the XI BJJ World Championship, that took place
in Rio de Janeiro some hours ago, consecrated Xande Ribeiro the
great champion of the absolute category under one of the favorites
Roger Gracie. Xande won by advantages after drew with Roger by
4x4. "That was a hard work for years. Roger does the same
game as I do, to submit the opponent. But at this time I had
more heart", concluded the absolute champion.
Team
Champions:
1st Place: Brasa
2nd Place: Gracie Barra
3rd Place: Gracie Humaita
Check
out the complete results of the category masculine black-belt:
Rooster:
Daniel Otero defeated Evaniel Oliveira by advantages;
Featherweight:
Rubens Charles 'Cobrinha' (TT Jiu-Jitsu) defeated Márcio
Feitosa by points;
Pluma:
Bibiano Ferreira won by athlete's desclassification;
Light:
Celso Vinícius defeated Mário Reis by points;
Medium:
Marcelo Garcia (Alliance) defeated André Galvão
(Brasa) by points;
Galvao earlier submitted Nino Schembri.
Half
heavy: Bráulio Estima (Gracie Barra) defeated Delson Pé-de-chumbo
(Gracie Barra) by points;
Heavy:
Xande Ribeiro (Gracie Humaitá) submitted Thiago Gaia (Nova
União) by choke at 4min40s;
Super
heavy: Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) submitted Robert Drysdale
(Brasa) by choke at 3min30s;
Heaviest:
Gabriel Napão (Macaco Gold Team) defeated Léo Leite
by points;
Absolute: Xande Ribeiro defeated Roger Gracie by advantages.
Source: Tatame
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PAT
SMITH TO RETURN IN DENVER
After nearly three years away from the ring, Pat Smith is reportedly
set to make his return to mixed martial arts on September 16th
in Denver, Colorado.
Smith,
a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's very first
show ever, will be one of the feature bouts on the RMN-MMA Demolition
card. After co-promoting an event in 2005 with Matt Lindland
and Randy Couture's Sport Fight promotion, Demolition will be
RMN-MMA's first solo production in mixed martial arts.
In
addition to the return of Smith, the card will feature a 4-man
tournament and several fighters from Chute Boxe USA.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Pé-de-chumbo
advises Jucão
During
the second edition of JJ World Black Belt, the team TATAME watched
a quick conversation between the Gracie Barra Combat Team athlete
Délson Pé-de-chumbo and the Brazilian Top Team
black-belt Roan Jucão. Pé-de-chumbo followed Fabrício
Monteiro in his debut in Japan, and there he trained with some
Japanese fighters. One of them was Jucão's adversary in
Deep in August 4th.
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Jucão, I trained with him and this is your fight! He is
not very good exchanging punches, he will try to take you down,
but he is not very good on ground's game. He likes to attacks
the foot, but he is not very good doing that. You know that I
don't like to do the guard and I did rip him a lot of times -
said Pé-de-chumbo, who after that was the champion of
the half-heavy category submitting the new talent of the black-belt
Rômulo Barral.
Source: Tatame
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Island
Warriors FC
War Memorial Gymnasium
Kahului, Maui
August 5th, 2006
Tentative
fight card:
Amateur
4man LW Tournament Participants- 155lbs: 3R/3M (twice in the
night)
-Brandon Piper (EFC, Wailuku, Maui)
-Bronson Piper (EFC, Wailuku, Maui)
-Alika "Mountain Boy" Rincon (Young Guns de Luta, Volcano,
Hawaii)
-Gene "Bino" Gregory (MixedBreed, Waianae, Oahu)
Amateur
4man FW Tournament Participants- 145lbs : 3R/3M (twice in the
night)
-Mike "The Pitbull" Pedro (Brazilian Freestyle, Kahului,
Maui)
-Gerald Gamit (Freelance, Kahului, Maui)
-Maluhia Kuahiwinui (Da Barn, Hilo, Hawaii)
-Phillip Llamas (MixedBreed, Waianae, Oahu)
Amateur
WW Bout- 170lbs: 3R/3M
Dillon "The Villain" Clay (Brazilian Freestyle, Kihei,
Maui) vs TBA
Amateur
LHW Bout- 205lbs: 3R/3M
Jon Rivera (Impact Zone, Wailuku, Maui) vs TBA
Amateur
WW Bout- 170lbs: 3R/3M
Colby Jones (Brazilian Freestyle, Wailuku, Maui) vs TBA
Amateur
MW Bout- 185lbs: 3R/3M
Kawika Maddella (Central BC, Kahului, Maui) vs TBA
Amateur
LW Bout- 160lbs: 3R/3M
Joe Bissen (Central BC, Paukukalo, Maui) vs TBA
Amateur
BW Bout- 132lbs: 3R/3M
Both participants not yet confirmed
Amateur
FW Kickboxing Bout- 150lbs: 3R/2M
Both participants not yet confirmed
Source:
Hawaii Fight Network
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Palolo
Gym Smoker Boxing Event
Palolo
Boxing Club, and Kawano Boxing Club will be hosting a smoker
on Aug. 26, at Palolo Gym at 6:30 P.M. If you have any boxers,
email me their names, weights, age, birthdate, and how many bouts
they have.
All
boxers will have to register with USA-Boxing. We want everyone
to give the honest weight they will come in, they will weigh-in
on that same day. We don't want any mismatches.
Also,
let me know if they have braces I can mail you the braces release
form. Pass the word around.
Thank You,
Bruce
Kawano
USA-Boxing Hawaii Junior Olympic Chairman.
USA-Boxing Hawaii Board of Dir./Gov.
National Coaches Committee.
Ringside Board of Advisors.
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Dan
Inosanto Seminar
Seminar
hosted by BURTON RICHARDSON at the Honolulu Headquarters:
We
will be having the honor of hosting Guro DAN INOSANTO at our
Academy in
Hawaii.
Sept
2nd and 3rd, 2006. Saturday and Sunday, Labor day weekend. KAIMUKI
area.
1
pm to 7 pm. (5 hours each day with 1 hour break)
*
Member Pre-Registration (before August 15th): $200
Non-Member
Pre-Registration (before August 15th): $225
*
After August 15th and Before September 1st:
Members
and Non-Members: $250
*
At the door (depending on availability):
Members
and Non-Members: $300
We
will do our best to accomodate as many of you as we can and give
you a
chance to train with Guro Inosanto but space is limited. This
will most
likely be his last seminar in Hawaii. Don't miss it!
Call
us now at 808 864 1620. Registration over the phone so we can
keep
count.
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