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11/25/06
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10/21/06
Pride Fighting Championships:
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10/14-15/06
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Got Skills 5
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September
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9/23/06
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2
Arrowhead Pond,
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9/16/06
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(Waipahu Filcom Center)
9/9/06
Punishment In Paradise 13:
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(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Dole Cannery Square Ballroom)
9/2/06
Icon Sport 47
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(Blaisdell Arena)
August
Icon Sport 48
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8/26-27/06
International
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(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
8/26/06
Got Skills 3
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(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
Palolo Gym Smoker
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(Palolo Gym)
UFC 62
(MMA)
(PPV)
8/21/06
UFC 62 Countdown: Liddell vs. Sobral
(Spike)
UFC: All Access Renato "Babalu" Sobral
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8/18/06
Kickin' It
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8/17/06
Ultimate
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8/12/06
Hawaiian Open of
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8/5/06
Rumble On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Garden Island Cage Match 4
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(Kauai)
Island
Warriors Fighting Championship
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(War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/06
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(University of Guam Fieldhouse, Mangilao, Guam)
7/22/06
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(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
7/22-30/06
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(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/21/06
Punishment In Paradise 12
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(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/20-24/06
CBJJO World Championships
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(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/?/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night 2
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(San Diego, CA)
7/8/06
Ring of Honor
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(Waianae H.S. Gym)
7/7/06
Kickin' It
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(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
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(The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV)
6/17/06
RWE Qualifiers
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(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
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(Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA)
2006 Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations Gi Tournament
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(Gracie Main Academy)
5/27/06
UFC 60:
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(PPV)
5/26/06
Icon Sport 45
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(Blaisdell 6Arena)
5/20/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
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(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
5/13/06
Got Skills Fighter Event
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(Pagoda Hotel)
4/29/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night
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4/21/06
Rumble on the Rock
11: Grand Prix
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(Blaisdell Arena)
4/15/06
UFC 59: Reality Check
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(Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA)
4/7-9/06
2006
Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
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(California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA)
4/6/06
Ultimate Fight Night on Spike TV
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(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
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(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
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"Once
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Sylvester Stallone, American Film Actor/Director/Screenwriter
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Congratulations
to Kekumu and Burton
Congratulations
to two more of Egan Inoue's blackbelts Kekumu Cambra and Burton
Richardson. Kumu has been one of Egan's right hand men at his
academy for years and everyone knows of the impressive resume
that Burton already has and a Jiu-Jitsu black belt has to rank
as one of his biggest accomplishments.
Congratulations
to both guys who are not only great technicians, but greater
people!
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THE
PUNK TO FIGHT LUDWIG AT STRIKEFORCE
Thomson Collides With Ludwig At Strikeforce Fresno Debut
August
27, 2006; New York, NY….Top lightweight contenders and Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans Josh “The Punk”
Thomson and Duane “Bang” Ludwig will battle it out
in the cage during the Strikeforce mixed martial arts mega-card
at Fresno, California’s 14,000 crowd capacity Save Mart
Center on Saturday, October 7th. The victor of the matchup will
be granted a shot at Strikeforce’s 155 pound limit championship
held by undefeated Gilbert Melendez.
“It’s
just another fight to me,” said the 27-year-old Thomson,
who made a successful effort in his last start that came against
Hawaii’s Harris Sarmiento during the June 9th Strikeforce
“Revenge” card at San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion.
In the third and final round of their matchup, Thomson forced
Sarmiento into submission with an arm triangle choke. “Now
I’m back on a winning streak and I’m just gonna keep
whipping everyone’s ass in Strikeforce. I just want big
money and big name fights.”
Thomson
boasts a pair of victories in the UFC octagon and was triumphant
in his sole start with Japan’s Pride Fighting Championship
last July. His win over the dangerous Hermes Franca, which came
in the form of a majority decision during UFC 46 on January 31,
2004, is still largely considered his best showing to date in
the cage.
“I
really wanted that fight because he had just beaten one of (my
teammates) – Rich Crunkilton,” said Thomson of the
defining matchup with Franca. “I just came in there very
well conditioned and I wouldn’t quit.”
A
former wrestling star for NCAA Division I Stanford University,
Thomson found his calling in life when he discovered mixed martial
arts half a dozen years ago. He has since rounded out his fight
game by adopting the lethal striking art of Muay Thai and has
gone as far as competing under Muay Thai rules twice. On both
occasions, Thomson asserted his authority easily and stopped
his opponent.
Ludwig’s
appearance will come two months after the 28-year-old Denver,
Colorado native staged another thrilling performance in K-1 competition
in Las Vegas, Nevada. In “Superfight” action during
the August 12th “Battle at Bellagio” affair, he was
put to the test by a determined Fernando “Cool” Calleros
and, after three rounds that were highlighted by heavy exchanges
of kicks and punches, the bout was declared a draw.
A
high-spirited competitor, Ludwig took hold of the ring announcer’s
microphone after the decision was read and asked the crowd if
it wished to see another round of action that could help determine
a clear-cut winner.
Source: MMA Weekly |
FULL
REVIEW: HENDO UPSET IN PRIDE BUSHIDO GP
In the second round of Pride Bushido's 183-pound Grand Prix this
weekend in Nagoya, Japan, Dan Henderson was upset by Kazuo Misaki
in a rematch of their Bushido 10 encounter.
Henderson
won the 183-pound Grand Prix last year in Pride Bushido and is
the promotion's 183-pound champion, but he lost this weekend
to Misaki by unanimous decision in an action-packed fight.
Compared
to the first Henderson-Misaki fight, which took place in April
of this year, Misaki improved his striking and did a better job
of avoiding Henderson's powerful right hand. The fight was very
competitive, and both fighters traded shots on their feet for
the majority of the match. Misaki utilized good counter-punching
and landed the cleaner strikes and low kicks. In the end, Misaki
pulled off the upset, earning a unanimous decision over the defending
champion. Henderson had a look of disbelief when the judges’
picks were revealed.
In
another Grand Prix bout, Paulo Filho hastily dispatched of Ryo
Chonan. Filho took Chonan down at the start of the round, and
the Japanese fighter would stay on his back for the duration
of the match. Filho, who is a member of the Brazilian Top Team,
used his superior ground game to gain full mount positioning.
As Chonan tried to roll out, Paulo secured an armbar and moved
on to the next round of the tournament.
Denis
Kang further legitimized his place as a top-level middleweight
by submitting tough Armenian striker Amar Suloev. Both fighters
circled each other, with Kang throwing low and high kicks, as
well as some straight rights. About three minutes into the first
round, Denis caught Suloev off-balance with a straight right
hand as Amar was attempting a low kick. Once in Suloev’s
guard, Kang transitioned into side mount, then took Suloev’s
back as he attempted to roll away. Kang secured a rear naked
choke shortly thereafter and won the fight by submission.
Sporting
a red afro wig, Akihiro Gono made another classic entrance down
the walkway. Waiting for him in the ring was Armenian striker
Gegard Mousasi. Mousasi’s striking proved to be troublesome
early on for Gono, as the Japanese fighter endured a flurry of
punches. Gono reversed a takedown attempt by Mousasi and would
control the majority of the first round. The second round saw
Gono withstand a barrage of strikes again. After taking the Armenian
fighter down, Akihiro mounted Mousasi’s back and transitioned
into an armbar for the submission win. Gono advanced to the semifinals
and received a ‘thumbs up’ from Pride general manager
Nobuhiko Takada.
The
four semi-finalists in the 2006 Pride Bushido Grand Prix are
now set, and they are Kazuo Misaki, Paulo Filho, Denis Kang,
and Akihiro Gono.
There
were also a whopping ten non-tournament fights on this card.
Pride newcomer David Baron was no match for Takanori Gomi’s
superior striking in the main event of the night. The Shooto
Europe middleweight champion from France failed to take Gomi
down and was unable to counter his strikes. With about three
minutes left in the first round, Gomi secured a rear naked choke
and successfully rebounded from his shocking loss to Marcus Aurelio
back in April.
Hayato
“Mach” Sakurai spoiled Luciano Azevedo’s Pride
debut with a TKO victory due to a cut. Sakurai started the fight
aggressively, throwing many knees from the clinch. Azevedo eventually
took Sakurai down, but was unable to be effective from his guard.
After the fight was stood back up, “Mach” used his
takedown defense and good balance to stop the Brazilian fighter’s
shots and single leg attempts. About halfway through the first
round, a knee from Sakurai opened a cut over Azevedo’s left
eye, causing doctors to stop the fight.
Mitsuhiro
Ishida continued his success in Bushido with a decision victory
over Chute Boxe’s Cristiano Marcello. Ishida took the fight
to the ground on many occasions and avoided Marcello’s submission
attempts. It was a solid ground-and-pound victory for the rising
Japanese star. A title shot with Pride Lightweight Champion Takanori
Gomi may happen in the near future.
Tatsuya
Kawajiri won in impressive fashion, stopping veteran Chris Brennan
in the first round with a devastating knee from the clinch. Brennan
was the aggressor early, throwing jabs and a high kick. After
a few small exchanges, Kawajiri secured a Thai clinch and landed
the knee that ended the fight.
Undefeated
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez was successful
in his Pride debut. Melendez controlled the previously undefeated
DEEP Lightweight Champion Nobuhiro Obiya and displayed his strong
wrestling skills. Melendez earned a unanimous decision victory
in this one-sided fight.
Jason
Black was no match for the superior submissions skills of Shooto
champion Shinya Aoki. The Japanese star was successful in his
highly anticipated Pride debut and was in great physical shape.
Aoki started the fight by slowly closing in on the Pat Miletich-trained
fighter. After getting the clinch, Shinya pulled guard and proved
why he is arguably the best Japanese BJJ practitioner today.
Securing a triangle choke, Black had no choice but to tap.
Two
of the top featherweights in the world moved up in weight to
make their Pride debuts, as Jeff Curran faced off against Hatsu
Hioki at the lightweight limit of 160 pounds. Hioki used his
reach advantage to put on a low kick clinic on his way to earning
a unanimous decision victory. Hioki took Curran down from the
clinch on a few occasions and dictated the pace of the match.
Curran was more aggressive in the second round, but most of his
offense was nullified by Hioki’s low kicks.
Fan
favorite Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa made short work
of Eric “Butterbean” Esch. Minowa started the round
with a failed drop kick, which allowed Esch to gain top position.
After reversing himself out from the bottom, Minowa was able
to transition into side mount and secure an armbar shortly thereafter.
In
the two prelim (or "Bushido Challenge") fights, Daisuke
Nakamura submitted Seichi Ikemoto via armbar, while Hiroyuki
Abe and Naoki Matsushita fought to a draw.
Overall,
Bushido 12 was a very good event. With the exception of Abe vs.
Matsushita on the prelim line-up, all of the fights were very
enjoyable, with many ending in the first round. Pride will decide
in the near future whether Takanori Gomi will defend his Lightweight
Title against Mitsuhiro Ishida, or whether his next title defense
will be against Marcus Aurelio.
Even
though Dan Henderson’s loss was a shock to fans, the final
four of the 183-pound Grand Prix will still prove to be exciting
without the defending champion's presence. The semi-finals and
finals of the Bushido Grand Prix are scheduled to take place
in Japan on November 5th.
FULL
RESULTS
-Daisuke
Nakamura def. Seichi Ikemoto by submission (armbar) at 3:12 of
Round 1
-Hiroyuki
Abe and Naoki Matsushita fought to a draw
-Hatsu
Hioki def. Jeff Curran by unanimous decision
-Shinya
Aoki def. Jason Black by submission (triangle choke) at 1:58
of Round 1
-Gilbert
Melendez def. Nobuhiro Obiya by unanimous decision
-Tatsuya
Kawajiri def. Chris Brennan by KO at 0:29 of Round 1
-Mitsuhiro
Ishida def. Cristiano Marcello by unanimous decision
-Hayato
"Mach" Sakurai def. Luciano Azevedo by TKO (doctor
stoppage due to cut) at 6:35 of Round 1
-Ikuhisa
Minowa def. Eric "Butterbean" Esch by submission (armbar)
at 4:25 of Round 1
-Bushido
Grand Prix Quarter-Final #1: Denis Kang def. Amar Suloev by submission
(rear naked choke) at 4:09 of Round 1
-Bushido
Grand Prix Quarter-Final #2: Paulo Filho def. Ryo Chonan by submission
(armbar) at 2:30 of Round 1
-Bushido
Grand Prix Quarter-Final #3: Akihiro Gono def. Gegard Mousasi
by submission (armbar) at 4:17 of Round 2
-Bushido
Grand Prix Quarter-Final #4: Kazuo Misaki def. Dan Henderson
by unanimous decision
-Takanori
Gomi def. David Baron by rear naked choke at 7:10 of Round 1
Source: MMA Weekly |
Luciano
Azevedo
By Marcelo Alonso
'Ready
to fight'
Born
in June of 1981, in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Azevedo
found in Luta-Livre a reason for his life. Student of Marcio
Cromado (black belt of Eugênio Tadeu), Luciano was already
used to be the underdog in most of his fights. But after beat
names as De La Riva (submission rules), Suyan Queiróz,
Rodrigo Damm and José Aldo, Azevedo builted an amazing
card with 9 wins and 2 losses and started to be pointed as the
new nº1 in Brazil in under 70kg category. Thank's to his
amazing presentations He got the invitation to fight in Pride
Bushido against Japanese legend Hayato Sakurai. Check out what
the athlete tells about his expectations for this combat, beyond
talking about the current athletes and competitions.
How
did you start fighting?
I
was 10 years old and a student of Eugênio Tadeu, Formiga
started to do a social project in the slum where I live. He started
to teach Luta-Livre for free to help people that could not pay
for practice a sport. I started to train Luta -Livre there in
the same Dojo where Daniel Acácio and Aritano started.
Why
you keep doing Luta Livre when Jiu-Jitsu is much more popular
in Rio?
By
that time it was Luta-Livre that apeared in the place where I
live. Today I see I was very lucky about that, because Luta-Livre
is much more similar to Vale-Tudo than Jiu-Jitsu. In Luta-Livre
we don´t train with gi so it´s much easier to adapt
to Vale-Tudo. It´s much more natural. After I started training
for Vale-Tudo I just had to add Muay Thai and Boxing to my trainment.
You
came from a very poor family. Did your parents support your choice
to be a fighter?
Yes.
But in the beginning they didn't like it. Even why when I was
very young I broke my older brother arm playing Luta at home.
What
does it mean to fight in Japan for you?
All
fighter dreams of fighting in Japan. My debut in there was in
2003 against Seiji Otsuka. I caught his back but I was betrayed
by my lack of experience and ended up losing by points. Return
to Japan to fight 3 years latter in Pride Bushido is like a dream
that came true. Now I'm much more experienced and ready for this
challenge.
What
do you think about your oponent, Hayato Sakurai?
He
is a very experienced fighter, who already fought in heavyer
categories and has a pretty dangerous game. I have no doubt that
he will be an extremely tough opponent. But being the underdog
stimulates me a lot. During all my career it´s always been
like that. I've never fought as favourite. When I fought De la
Riva (Carlson Gracie) in Brazilian National Trial to ADCC 2003
nobody expected me to win and I eliminated him. The same happened
when I fought Rodrigo Damm, José Aldo (Nova União),
Eraldo Paes (BTT), Suyan Queiroz (BTT) and most of my NHB opponents.
I've always arrived as underdog and ended up beating all of them.
My secret is work hard and trust in my team. I'm definitely ready
for the most important challenge of my career.
What
is your dream as fighter?
My
biggest dream is live by fighting, and make it my job and be
able to give a better life to my family. I´ll do everything
I can to be among the best fighters in the world.
You,
Pequeno, Babalu and Cacareco are the last big representatives
of Luta-Livre. How do you face that?
I'm
gonna tell you among all those names you said just myself and
Pequeno keep defending Luta-Livre name. Luta-Livre is not dead.
I believe a lot in my martial art and I hope in a near future
we can show that RFT has a lot of other top fighters that can
provide exciting fights to Japanese audience. Our background
is fight in the ground but all RFT fighters love to exchange
punches.
Who
will win Pride GP OW and under 83kg?
Paulão
and Minotauro.
Please
leave a message to your fans...
Fight
in Bushido is a big honor to me. I'm looking forward to have
this opportunity for a long time and I'll retribute this opportunity
that Pride is giving to me doing and amazing to the audience.
I'm ready to kill or be killed.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"The
crowd makes the ballgame."
Ty Cobb, 1886-1961, Hall of Fame American Baseball Player
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UFC
64 TO FEATURE FRANKLIN-SILVA & SHERK-FLORIAN
The official announcement was made this weekend that UFC 64 will
be headlined by a Middleweight Title match between Rich Franklin
and Anderson Silva, as well as a Lightweight Title fight between
Sean Sherk and Kenny Florian.
Though
both fights have been listed in MMAWeekly's Rumors section for
over a month, it is now official that the fights will co-headline
UFC 64 on October 14th in Las Vegas.
UFC
Middleweight Champion Rich “Ace” Franklin will finally
return to action after suffering numerous injuries in his last
title defense when he squares off against Brazilian heavy hitter
Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Franklin has been recovering
from several injuries, including a severely broken hand, that
were sustained during his five-round unanimous decision win over
David Loiseau at UFC 58 in March.
Franklin’s
opponent, Anderson Silva, will be making his second trip into
the Octagon, and this time it will be with UFC gold on the line.
Silva is a very accomplished fighter who competed for the majority
of his career in Japan, England, and Brazil before making his
UFC debut by decimated Chris Leben in only 49 seconds back in
June. Silva is probably the most dangerous striker in the 185-pound
weight class, and while many U.S. fans may still be unfamiliar
with his accomplishments, a title shot in only his second fight
in the UFC is more than deserved when looking at his overall
record.
Franklin
has never backed down from a challenge, and taking on an opponent
the caliber of Silva only proves his determination to take on
the best in the world. Franklin will be making his third title
defense when he faces Anderson Silva in October.
Also
announced was the fight that will re-introduce the Lightweight
Title to the UFC. The title has not been defended in the UFC
since Jens Pulver defeated BJ Penn in the main event of UFC 35
in January 2002. Pulver's contract with the UFC expired with
that fight, and Pulver left the UFC due to a financial dispute
(Pulver's salary for the Penn fight was $11,000 to fight and
an additional $11,000 to win).
Over
four years later, the Lightweight Title is back, as former welterweight
contender Sean Sherk will make his UFC lightweight debut when
he takes on the always dangerous Kenny Florian, who is well known
for his appearance on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Sherk has taken on the best in the world at welterweight, but
this will be his first test at 155 pounds, so it will be interesting
to see if the weight cutting will affect the powerful wrestler
in his title shot.
Kenny
Florian has come a long way since his appearance on The Ultimate
Fighter, where he competed at 185 pounds-- well outside of his
normal weight range-- because he could not pass up the opportunity
to be on the show. Florian made it to the finals before losing
to Diego Sanchez on the live finale show.
After
the Sanchez fight, Florian dropped to 170 pounds and won both
of his fights in that weight class before the UFC decided to
bring back the lightweight division. In his first fight at 155
pounds in the UFC, Florian defeated highly regarded Canadian
fighter Sam Stout by submission with a rear naked choke in the
first round. This will be Florian's shot at a championship since
turning pro some years ago.
Both
bouts will headline UFC 64, and more fights for the October 14th
card are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
In
the meantime, UFC 63 will take place on September 23rd and will
be headlined by Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn.
Source:
MMA Weekly
|
Bushido
8/26 Nagoya event on FSN TV
By Zach Arnold
The good, the bad, and the rest — reviewed.
TV
matches aired:
*
Denis Kang (who FSN spelled as “Dennis” Kang) defeated
Amar Suloev
* Gilbert Melendez defeated Nobuhiro Obiya
* Paulo Filho defeated Ryo Chonan
* Akihiro Gono (w/ DJ Gozma) defeated Gegard Mousasi
* Takanori Gomi defeated David Baron
* Kazuo Misaki defeated Dan Henderson
The
Good:
1.
As is the case with most of the Bushido events, the fights are
overally good in quality. No difference tonight, as most of the
fights had good action. The round system (first 10 minutes, second
5 minutes) really seems to help keep up a good pace.
2. Frank Trigg did an excellent job on commentary. He really
put over the new guys (like Melendez) and also explained to new
fans what certain MMA terms are (i.e. what “passing the
guard” means). Good performance.
3. PRIDE tried to do the best they could with a hard sell for
the 10/21 Las Vegas show. We’ll see how it works out.
4. The best part of the show actually was a pre-taped video package
which was a package of highlights of some of the better KOs or
finishes in previous PRIDE fights over the years.
The
bad:
1.
I can’t state what a horrible set-up Fox Sports Net is for
a channel. There were a few markets that did not get to see the
Bushido show at all, and in some areas (such as San Francisco)
the show aired later due to Oakland A’s baseball. It’s
impossible for FSN to draw high ratings as a network when the
viewers at home never know when they are going to catch a show
or how reliable the network’s own schedule is.
2. The PRIDE US presentations on FSN are downright boring. They
are lifeless compared to the Japanese broadcasts. If you are
a hardcore PRIDE fan, you probably will agree with my sentiments.
There is simply little emotion at all conveyed on the FSN broadcasts
versus what you see with the standard PRIDE PPV on SkyPerfecTV.
No ring entrances, no true crowd noise or reactions, nothing
special at all.
3. There was a lot of bizarre audio and video editing on the
FSN broadcast. In at least two of the fights, the camera shot
was looking right at the finishes happening and suddenly edits
are made to go to a canned shot of the crowd. FSN didn’t
air much, if any, of the ring entrances (even editing out Gono’s
entrance) at all. Furthermore, the FSN editing machine killed
the crowd audio for the matches. There were many times during
the fights where you could hear gonging (audio taken from other
shows) and inserted during referee breaks. It was bizarre. One
minute, you would hear gonging and the next minute, you’d
hear a faint voice of an announcing screaming in the background
while you could clearly see the Japanese fans intently watching
and making no noise during the fights.
4. Jay Glazer, who has a lot of good MMA knowledge, really was
not needed for this telecast at all. (There’s also the question
of FSN continuing the relationship with PRIDE, but that’s
another story for another day.)
5. From the looks of everything in the PRIDE ring, this company
is starting to hurt for sponsors. The main sponsor logos on the
ring were FSN, Caesar’s Palace, Don Quijote Co. Ltd., and
the PRIDE fan club. Not having TV makes a big difference in terms
of getting sponsorship.
6. The attempts by FSN to do video packages building up PRIDE
“taking America by storm” and on both Gomi & Henderson
came off as cheesy. UFC has really raised the bar for TV presentation
with the American audience, and when you put these video packages
in comparison to UFC it’s not good. I’m not the viewer
who needs to be pleased by presentation (since I watch all shows),
but it is important to send a good message to the new fans watching
at home and I don’t think these FSN shows are doing it at
all. The funniest part about the Gomi video package was a translator
inserting the line (on behalf of Gomi), “I even went on
The Best Damn Sports Show Period!” Also, the timing of the
Henderson video package couldn’t have come at a worse time
because right after they put him over as the Welterweight champion,
he loses to Kazuo Misaki.
7. Mauro Ranallo was in rare form tonight, and I say this as
a person who usually supports his work. During the Gomi vs. David
Baron fight, Ranallo made reference to Gomi being known as the
“Fireball kid.” “The firefighter from France is
going to try to extinguish the flames tonight!” You could
hear Frank Trigg just groan when this was said. Also, Ranallo
was doing some stupid insider reference ribs on Trigg, including
one about Jake Shields.
Overall,
I don’t see how the FSN broadcasts of PRIDE really will
help out the promotion overall in terms of cranking up the hype
machine for the Las Vegas show. The one message that really needs
to be stressed is that if PRIDE wants to make a big impression
in America, then present the fans with a true PRIDE product.
Give them the production values, the good Japanese-style TV product,
and the true sense of the crowds at these shows. The FSN broadcasts
come off choppy, watered-down, and a mollified version of PRIDE.
Source: Fight Opinion |
Kurt
Angle released by WWE
Yeah,
I know, "this ain't MMA," but this is still pretty
interesting stuff. Kind of like the Mark Kerr story.
Yup.
Your eyes are not deceiving you. WWE really did release Kurt
Angle today. I just read the news myself on F4WOnline.com, so
I’m still in shock.
I’ll
say that even though I don’t watch any WWE these days, I
do know that Kurt Angle is in VERY~! rough shape these days,
due to working an insane schedule on an injured, broken body
that needs time off.
Some
of the punishment and suffering he’s subjected himself to
over the years could’ve been avoided if he had gone through
with the traditional neck surgery back in 2003, instead of the
Dr. Jho surgery, which allowed to return faster, but was much
riskier.
As
some readers here probably know, Kurt Angle was an Olympic Gold
Medallist in ‘96 in Atlanta, and he won the Gold medal on
a broken neck. Kurt Angle is popular among MMA internet fans
because of his legit amateur wrestling background, and Olympic
performance.
Pro Wrestling---
Kurt Angle Fired by World Wrestling Entertainment
The Wrestling Observer and Pro Wrestling Torch are reporting
that Kurt Angle has been fired by World Wrestling Entertainment.
While this is a grave sign of what WWE thinks about Angle's current
condition, this development may also bring forth the only chance
that we're not going to wake up one day soon and see the headline,
"Kurt Angle Found Dead," because that's what is going
to happen if he doesn't get the help that he needs.
According
to the Observer, Angle failed a drug test earlier this year due
to large amounts of prescription pain medication being found
in his system, and he served a 30-day suspension for the drug
test failure.
According
to the Torch and Observer, Angle recently suffered a torn groin
muscle in addition to all of his other injuries, which include
a broken neck and herniated discs in his back.
It
got to the point that due to liability reasons, WWE management
did not let him go out and wrestle at a recent TV taping even
though he wanted to wrestle despite his condition. WWE management
has had a reputation for decades of encouraging wrestlers to
work through injuries, and it's unheard of for WWE to say to
a wrestler who wants to wrestle, "No, you can't."
For
WWE to have now flat-out fired Angle from his multi-year WWE
contract, his condition must now be such that he's considered
a very high risk for WWE to keep under contract. There have been
many, many cases over the years of a former WWE wrestler dying
and WWE's public statement to the media essentially being, "Well,
he wasn't under contract with us when he died."
A
few weeks ago, before Angle suffered his latest injuries, the
Torch reported, "[Angle] is known to be reliant on pain
pills to get through his matches, and it has been a concern for
years that he may have built his tolerance up to dangerous levels.
Angle has a well-established determination to work through pain
and injuries, and a desire to please Vince McMahon and hide any
pain he may be experiencing."
In
late 2005 after the untimely death of Eddie Guerrero, just as
Angle's physical problems reached a point that it was regarded
as a life-or-death situation for him, the Pro Wrestling Torch
reported than an unnamed wrestler was on an unofficial "death
watch" among his colleagues. That wrestler was widely believed
to be Angle, but the Torch insisted on pussyfooting around the
issue instead of saying whatever they wanted to say.
The
Torch's Wade Keller would later write, "[Angle] may push
himself so hard without a break that any chance of another entrance
into the ring is extinguished. With a neck, back, and overall
body as broken down as anyone in the industry today, any match
could be his final."
The
Torch's Jason Powell was a little bit more direct in saying,
"As much as I admire Kurt's work ethic and desire to be
the best in the business, I wouldn't put someone in his physical
condition in the ring."
Angle
himself has made no secret of the fact that he works through
career- and life-threatening injuries on a daily basis. Angle
said in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times in early 2006,
"I get a lot of self-satisfaction from going out there and
performing in front of the fans. Throughout my career, I never
told people about my neck problems until one day I couldn't even
lift my arm anymore, and that's when the cat was out of the bag.
I've had re-occurring neck injuries. I actually have one right
now. I have a broken neck, levels C7 and T1, but I continue to
wrestle, because I love it, because of the fans. Is it worth
my health? No, but I'm addicted to wrestling. I've done it my
whole life, 27 years combining amateur wrestling and pro wrestling.
So I'll continue to wrestle as long as I can... I refuse to quit.
Vince McMahon is literally going to have to fire me in order
for me to stop wrestling."
The
Pro Wrestling Chronicle wrote an excellent editorial on Angle's
situation in late 2005. Key excerpts: "Angle's checklist
reads like an almanac of worst case scenarios. Nerve damage to
his face. Six knee surgeries. A broken neck. Torn muscles. Bone
chips removed from his upper spine. Destroyed ligaments. Dislocated
shoulders. Several years ago, Angle said to the press with pride,
'Look at my face. It looks like I have aged fifteen years in
the last five.' Angle can no longer hear out of his left ear.
It has been drained 80 times."
The
Chronicle also recounted the story of how Angle won his Olympic
Gold Medal in 1996, prior to his years as a pro wrestler. "Five
months before the 1996 Olympics, Kurt Angle cracked two vertebrae
and pulled four muscles in his back, causing two herniated discs
to stab into his spinal cord. The pain was intense. Doctors told
him that he risked paralysis competing, but Kurt was proud. Mepivacaine
was the painkiller that Kurt Angle chose, and for the next half
of a year he took it constantly to make training, and eventually
winning a gold medal possible."
If
you look at pictures of Kurt Angle from the mid-90s or even from
2000 and compare those pictures to what he looks like today,
you can barely tell that it's same person. As the Chronicle put
it, "Kurt's physical changes over the past half-decade are
shocking. His head has increased in size dramatically, which
may or may not point to use of Human Growth Hormone. Angle has
suffered concussions, and has major nerve damage as a result
of his neck problems. His triceps appear to be on the verge of
atrophy, and one of Angle's biceps is noticeably larger than
the other. Kurt Angle has a history of heart disease in his family.
He has a glassy look in his eyes, and is a self-admitted user
of painkillers. And he shows no signs of slowing down... Kurt
Angle has proven in the past that pride is more important to
him than anything. It has cost him his health, it has cost him
his family, and at the rate he is going, sooner rather than later...
his pride may cost him his life."
The
WorldWrestlingInsanity web site reported just this week, "Kurt
Angle is spiraling out of control.... His life is literally falling
apart before our eyes. Angle is working himself into an early
grave. It is public knowledge that Angle has a severely injured
neck. He doesn’t try to conceal that fact nor does he downplay
it. However, he has been downplaying other recent injuries that
have plagued him. According to Angle’s own words in an interview
with the British newspaper, The Sun, he cannot get out of bed
in the morning without taking some sort of pain medication."
The
Pro Wrestling Torch reported today after the news broke, "The
fact that Angle has been wrestling a full time schedule has been
of concern to colleagues for the past few years... several friends
and colleagues of his say he has been using a lot of medication
to get through his matches and mask his pain for years, to the
point that people feared for his life."
In
an interview with the Baltimore Sun in early 2005, Kurt Angle
talked about his injuries and the fact that he was having trouble
playing with his young daughter at that time.
Kurt's
wife, Karen, spoke up and said to the interviewer, "If he
gets to the point where he really can't play with her, that will
be it. No matter what you have in your house, no matter how good
your life is, you can't give that up. If that's what happens,
that's when I'll put my foot down and make him stop." According
to the Baltimore Sun, "At that moment, Kurt Angle smiled
and said, 'I'll never stop.'"
Kurt
Angle eventually reached a point where he had to choose between
his family and his career, and he chose the latter. Angle's wife
divorced him in the summer of 2005. They briefly reconciled in
early 2006, only to separate again recently.
Karen
Angle is now a few months' pregnant with their second child,
a boy, who might never even get a chance to meet his father unless
Kurt Angle takes his firing from WWE as an opportunity to get
the help that he so desperately needs.
Source: Fight Opinion |
Cameron
Earle Guilty of Attempted Rape
We do
not know if this is true or not so take this with a grain of
salt. We hope it is not true because Earle is a killer competitor
and we would like to see him at ADCC or at least the trials again.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Blackbelt, Cameron Earle, has been found
guitly of attempted rape. Cameron was charged and incarcerated
early last year for 1) Assault with a Deadly Weapon (knife) and
2) Assault to Commit Rape. After 4 months in jail he posted bail
and then proclaimed his innocence to various MMA websites and
anyone else who would listen. He was recently found guilty and
sentenced to a lengthy prison term.
Earle
is a Blackbelt and longtime instructor under Ralph Gracie. Our
sources tell us that Cameron has jumped bail and is now a wanted
fugitive.
Source: Gracie Fighter |
Quote
of the Day
"Money
doesn't make you happy. I nöw have $50 million but I was
just as
happy when I had $48 million."
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born Actor/Bodybuilder/Politician
|
UFC
62 Full Results: A night of repeat performances
Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
Hermes
Franca always impresses and tonight was no exception. Franca,
green hair and all came out ready to fight as did his opponent
Jamie Varner. It was a minute of feeling out stand-up feeling
out punches and then Varner took Franca down. Franca eventually
gets back to his feet and gets a takedown on his own. Hermes
was landing some very well placed and powerful leg kicks.
Varber looked like he took this round cleanly.
Round
two saw two more Varner takedowns with some impressive reversals
by Franca. Pretty much even with the slight advantage to Jamie
despite Franca's submission attempts.
Third
round and this is where it fell apart for Varner. Franca came
out aggressively attacking and landing some hard knees. One connected
and severely rocked Varner who visibly hurt. Varner ran away
much like Mark Hominick did from Jorge Gurgel. I believe it was
because of the Gurgel fight that a point is now deducted for
repeatedly running from an opponent. Instead of letting Hermes
finish the dazed and confused Varner, big John stepped in and
called a time out to tell the referees to take a point away from
Jamie. This allowed Jamie to recover, but Hermes was focused
and collected. Varner got a takedown in desperation and ended
up getting caught by an arm bar from Franca.
Winner:
Hermes Franca via Arm bar
Cheick
Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
Kongo
and Wellisch traded shots early on in this fight. It was obvious
that Kongo was much better at stand-up fighting than Wellisch
and Cheick rocked him early and often. Kongo withstood and reversed
several good submission attempts bringing the fight back to its
feet. The end came when Kongo knocked out Wellisch with some
devastating knees and strikes.
Winner:
Cheick Kongo by KO
Nick
Diaz vs. Josh Neer
Josh
Neer was not prepared for Nick Diaz. From the start of this fight
to its finish in the third round, Diaz dominated the stand-up
and ground part of this contest. Diaz continued to land barrages
of strikes, while Neer threw very few shots that connected and
several leg kicks for his troubles. The end of this fight came
when Nick Diaz locked in a nice looking Kimura forcing Neer to
tap out.
Winner:
Nick Diaz via Kimura
Forrest
Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
This
fight was not as good as the first one, but provided some exciting
moments and got the crowd in to it. Stephan was landing shots
more frequently than Griffin was, but after being rocked several
times Forrest came back strong and won the round.
The
second round saw more connections from Bonnar's strikes and kicks,
but that's not to say that Forrest didn't answer back. There
were some good exchanges and I thought Bonnar squeaked this round
out.
The
third round started and Griffin controlled the ring answering
Stephan's shots with some of his own. A couple of times both
fighters got rocked, but shook it off and pressed on.
In
the end Forrest's hand was raised by a round of boos. Forrest
did offer up that he thought Stephan had won the second round
that received more boos.
It wasn't until he started acting goofy that he won the crowd
back over.
Winner:
Forrest Griffin via decision
Chuck
Liddell vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
Chuck
ran from Babalu a little in the beginning as he pressed the action,
but very quickly caught him and rocked him bad. Babalu tried
to regain his composure, but it was too late and John McCarthy
had to step in as Chuck rained down punches to Sobral's face
as he lay on the canvas hurt. He was rocked so bad that he tried
to grapple with McCarthy who swept his attempt nicely and brought
him back to reality.
Winner:
Chuck Liddell via KO
A
good night of fights that saw the return of Hermes Franca to
the airing PPV card and Chuck Liddell solidify himself as the
best light heavyweight in the world emphatically.
Note:
At the end of the fight Chuck called out Tito who came in the
ring.
Chuck said if Tito was in shape he would fight him right now.
Tito said "Let's wait until December until you get rid of
that belly". Chuck smiled and said that it was permanent.
Tito then came back in and patted Chuck on the back and said
congratulations to the defending champion.
Full
Results:
-
Yushin Okami defeated Alan Belcher by unanimous decision
- David Heath defeated Cory Walmsley by Rear Naked Choke at 2:32
of Round one.
- Wilson Gouveia defeated Wes Combs by Rear Naked Choke at 3:23
of Round one.
- Eric Schafer defeated Rob McDonald by Arm Triangle Choke at
2:26 of Round one.
- Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner by Arm Bar at 3:31 of Round
three.
- Cheick Kongo defeated Christian Wellish by KO at 2:51 of Round
one.
- Nick Diaz defeated Josh Neer by Kimura at 1:42 of Round three.
- Forrest Griffin defeated Stephan Bonnar by unanimous decision
- Chuck Liddell defeated Renato “Babalu” Sobral by
KO at 1:35 of Round one.
Source: Maxfighting
UFC 62
REVIEW: LIDDELL CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
With
a champion’s heart and a thunderous right hand, Chuck “The
Iceman” Liddell once again proved why he is truly the top
205-pound fighter in the UFC, if not the world. In their rematch
at UFC 62 on Saturday night, Liddell defeated Renato “Babalu”
Sobral in just 95 seconds.
Much
was said prior to this bout as to whether or not Chuck Liddell
was looking past Babalu for a potential match-up with Pride Champion
Wanderlei Silva or a rematch with rival Tito Ortiz, but in typical
Liddell fashion, he was a force to be reckoned with and he stopped
Babalu with strikes early in the first round.
Within
seconds of the opening of the fight, Babalu looked determined
to press the pace and try to put Chuck on the defensive, which
is something very few fighters have ever been able to do. Unfortunately
for Babalu, pressing the fight and throwing heavy hands is exactly
what Chuck Liddell is all about. The champion caught the challenger
with a right uppercut that sent Sobral to the canvas. Within
seconds, Liddell was on top, reigning down punches. While Sobral
put up a noble effort to try and recover, it was not meant to
be, and after a few more strikes, referee John McCarthy stepped
in and called a stop to the fight at 1:35 of the first round.
Chuck
Liddell celebrated, but with true class, went over to check on
his downed opponent to make sure he was okay. The scary thing
about the fight is not only that Liddell won, but also the fact
that he made it look so effortless against a top fighter like
Babalu.
After
the bout ended, Tito Ortiz, who is likely to be Liddell’s
next opponent, stepped into the Octagon to congratulate Chuck
and hype their upcoming showdown. As usual, Liddell looked unfazed
and celebrated a big win over a top opponent, while defending
his title successfully for the third time.
In
a fight that UFC president Dana White called the most anticipated
rematch in UFC history, Forrest Griffin stepped back into the
Octagon to take on his former housemate from Season 1 of The
Ultimate Fighter, Stephan Bonnar. With both fighters coming off
of losses, this was the perfect time to match them up and build
on their potential. No one believed that these two could put
on a war like they did in their first fight, and everybody was
right, as this ended up being lackluster bout between the 205-pound
competitors.
From
the very beginning, it looked like both fighters were being far
too tentative with their striking, as they never opened up and
went for any heavy strikes. There was exactly one takedown attempt
in the entire fight, and it came with five seconds remaining
in the third round. Griffin was definitely the more accurate
of the two fighters when the punches were thrown, but the action
was fairly poor throughout. The damage done was minimal and until
the third round when the two finally became a little bit more
aggressive, the bout was lackluster on all accounts.
Whether
it was because of both fighters knowing the other's style so
well, or the fact that back-to-back losses could be devastating,
or a combination of both, neither fighter ever seemed to really
go for the win. After three pretty uneventful rounds, Forrest
Griffin won a unanimous decision and can now start preparing
for bigger and better fights. Stephan Bonnar will go back to
the drawing board and perhaps the prelims after two straight
losses.
The
UFC is always looking for new talent in its struggling heavyweight
division, and they may have found a new contender in Cheick Kongo,
who looked impressive in his victory over American Kickboxing
Academy team member Christian Wellisch. Kongo was able to withstand
some solid groundwork from Wellisch at the beginning of the fight,
and was able to bring the fight back to the stand-up position.
Kongo landed some stiff shots and then threw a big knee that
hobbled Wellisch and sent him crashing to the canvas. Kongo gets
his second win in as many tries and will likely get a quick push
to top competition in the UFC's heavyweight division.
With
the lightweight division back in full swing, the UFC is starting
to show off more and more fighters at 155 pounds. One of those
emerging stars is Hermes Franca. After a tough run of fights
in the last year that saw him look as good as anyone in the world,
Franca was invited back to the UFC with the reintroduction of
the lightweight division. His opponent, Jamie Varner, was making
his UFC debut and did quite well for himself early in the fight.
Varner
was solid with takedown after takedown. While Varner's ground
and pound offense was not very damaging, which was likely due
to Varner trying to avoid Franca’s extremely aggressive
submission game, he controlled the first two rounds with relative
ease and it seemed as though he might pull off the upset win.
The third round was the turning point, as Franca finally woke
up and caught Varner with big knee to the face, which caused
his opponent to literally turn and run away from him. Instead
of letting the action continue and allowing Franca to pursue
his opponent and go for the finish, referee John McCarthy made
a rather strange move when he stepped in and called for a timeout
to deduct one point from Varner’s score.
The
stoppage gave Varner time to recover, which is exactly what he
needed. If this fight had gone to a decision, there surely would
have been an appeal from Franca’s camp. After one last takedown
from Varner, the submission game of Hermes Franca shone through.
He locked on an armbar and twisted the lock tighter until Varner
was forced to tap out.
Franca
gets another big win, which catapults him into being one of the
top two or three contenders in the UFC's lightweight division.
Varner, who looked solid outside of the third round, should get
an invite back to the Octagon.
Nick
Diaz has to be considered one of the most interesting and controversial
fighters to ever step foot in the UFC, but after three straight
losses, he was sent packing out of the company. After an injury
forced Thiago Alves out of UFC 62 and his scheduled match against
Josh Neer, Diaz was asked to step in on short notice for a welterweight
bout against Neer at UFC 62.
The
old Nick Diaz, the one who knocked out Robbie Lawler in the UFC
back in 2004, appeared to be back as he took his time to pick
Neer apart with pinpoint accurate strikes in the first two rounds.
While Diaz’s heart has never been questioned, his game planning
has come under fire occasionally. Some fans have questioned why
Diaz hasn't gone for submission attacks in his recent fight,
given how good the Cesar Gracie-trained student is on the ground.
When the fight with Neer finally made it to the ground, Nick
Diaz took full advantage and locked on a tight kimura that caused
Neer to tap out, giving Diaz a much needed victory and likely
a return invite to the Octagon.
Overall,
for a show that was perceived to be weak before it took place,
all of the fights except for one (Griffin vs. Bonnar) went to
finishes and looked pretty good at that. Liddell made short work
of a legitimate top-level light heavyweight and seemed absolutely
dominant in his victory. Forrest Griffin got back to his winning
ways, but not without a boring fight that fans jeered when it
was all over. Cheick Kongo and Hermes Franca both took another
step towards contender status in their respective divisions,
and Nick Diaz returned with a shot of adrenaline and a big win
in the welterweight division. Other than the Griffin-Bonnar fight,
this was a solid night of fights from start to finish.
Source;
MMA Weekly
|
TUF
Episode 2: A blood bath
One
of the best things about this show is the friendships and the
obvious respect that the fighters have for each other. Dana was
smart and decided that all of the fighters will remain in the
house regardless of whether they win or lose. One would think
as a fighter, it would be hard to come back in to the house knowing
that you lost. I think that this is where a lesson can be learned
by the newer fans of the sport. It is a job and that's what they
do for a living. Win or lose at the end of the day it's just
a job.
Funny
to see that Shonie keeps a journal and even funnier that he left
it out and open. Team Mojo's entire fight match-ups were listed
and the team made sure that the journal made it back upstairs
with Shonie. Chris Lytle and Matt Serra ribbed him a little about
it, but were absolutely certain it was just a mistake by Carter.
Charles
McCarthy is a nervous wreck. He was visibly shaken by the uncertainty
of when and who is we going to fight. The rest of the house could
sense it and I was sure he was going to be picked as the opponent
for Team Mojo's fighter.
In
training, Georges St. Pierre was disappointed that Team No Love
took the day off. They all said that they needed time to recover
and I could see how they would. Just not in week 2 for Pete's
sake. I think that if I was a fighter on the comeback trail,
I would definitely welcome the opportunity to train with the
talented people they brought in.
The
fight announcements came and Shonie Carter stole the show. He
called out Charles McCarthy in his best singing voice and McCarthy
looked very nervous and a little scared. Shonie then sang out
that Charles was not the opponent and had to do it twice to get
McCarthy to step back in line so he could call out the real opponent
from the team. Gideon Ray was called out by Team Mojo to face
Edwin Dewees. I thought this was a solid and good match-up for
Team Mojo and an unfavorable one for Team No Love.
I
love the flashbacks to their UFC fights. It gives such insight
to the newer fans and reminds us older ones of where they came
from. Gideon's reflect his losses to Swick and Loiseau, while
Edwin's reflect his to Rich Franklin and Chris Leben.
During
this fight Edwin showed me that he had improved greatly over
the past
6 months. He basically dominated the first round with good jiu
jitsu positioning and control coupled with good ground and pound.
Gideon looked visibly concerned when he got back to his corner.
I did like Ray's heart and he showed a lot of it in the second
round. Gideon lands a slicing elbow that cuts Dewees open with
one of the most bloody cuts I have ever seen. The amazing part
about it is that he landed it from the bottom. Dewees literally
had blood pouring out of his head like it was a faucet turned
down low. At the end of the second round he was a bloody mess
and Herb Dean had to have the cut checked by the physician at
ringside. Dana announced that it was one round a piece so they
were headed in to sudden victory.
The
third round was pretty much all Dewees. Despite his excessive
bleeding he was dominating. Gideon was dodging the stream of
blood squirting from his head and you could tell it was bothering
him. All of the blood was making any submission attempts pretty
much useless. At the end of the round it was obvious that Edwin
had pulled it out.
Winner:
Edwin Dewees
Gideon
earned a lot of respect from his team and deservedly so. He showed
that he did have a lot of heart and that he could bring it for
all three rounds.
This
week was a good episode and I hope that the show can keep up
the great fighting so that the ratings remain favorable for the
UFC and Spike TV. We need a season 5!
Source: Maxfighting
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Thomson
Collides With Ludwig At Strikeforce Fresno Debut
August
27, 2006; New York, NY….Top lightweight contenders and Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans Josh “The Punk”
Thomson and Duane “Bang” Ludwig will battle it out
in the cage during the Strikeforce mixed martial arts mega-card
at Fresno, California’s 14,000 crowd capacity Save Mart
Center on Saturday, October 7th. The victor of the matchup will
be granted a shot at Strikeforce’s 155 pound limit championship
held by undefeated Gilbert Melendez.
“It’s
just another fight to me,” said the 27-year-old Thomson,
who made a successful effort in his last start that came against
Hawaii’s
Harris Sarmiento
during the June 9th Strikeforce “Revenge” card at San
Jose, California’s HP Pavilion. In the third and final round
of their matchup, Thomson forced Sarmiento into submission with
an arm triangle choke. “Now I’m back on a winning streak
and I’m just gonna keep whipping everyone’s ass in
Strikeforce. I just want big money and big name fights.”
Thomson
boasts a pair of victories in the UFC octagon and was triumphant
in his sole start with Japan’s Pride Fighting Championship
last July. His win over the dangerous Hermes Franca, which came
in the form of a majority decision during UFC 46 on January 31,
2004, is still largely considered his best showing to date in
the cage.
“I
really wanted that fight because he had just beaten one of (my
teammates) – Rich Crunkilton,” said Thomson of the
defining matchup with Franca. “I just came in there very
well conditioned and I wouldn’t quit.”
A
former wrestling star for NCAA Division I Stanford University,
Thomson found his calling in life when he discovered mixed martial
arts half a dozen years ago. He has since rounded out his fight
game by adopting the lethal striking art of Muay Thai and has
gone as far as competing under Muay Thai rules twice. On both
occasions, Thomson asserted his authority easily and stopped
his opponent.
Ludwig’s
appearance will come two months after the 28-year-old Denver,
Colorado native staged another thrilling performance in K-1 competition
in Las Vegas, Nevada. In “Superfight” action during
the August 12th “Battle at Bellagio” affair, he was
put to the test by a determined Fernando “Cool” Calleros
and, after three rounds that were highlighted by heavy exchanges
of kicks and punches, the bout was declared a draw.
A
high-spirited competitor, Ludwig took hold of the ring announcer’s
microphone after the decision was read and asked the crowd if
it wished to see another round of action that could help determine
a clear-cut winner. Ringside officials, however, did not permit
an extension of the bout.
With
his crowd pleasing, toe-to-toe fighting style that stems largely
from his background in Muay Thai, Ludwig, the reigning International
Sport Karate Association (ISKA) World Junior Middleweight Muay
Thai Champion, has given mixed martial arts fans some memorable
moments, including his willful run to victory over Japan’s
Genki Sudo during UFC 42. On January 16th of this year, Ludwig
returned to the octagon and stopped Jonathan Goulet in a mere
11 seconds with a hard right hand to the chin that put the Canadian
on his back.
Four
and a half years ago, Bang was taken under the wing of mixed
martial arts legend, Bas Rutten, who observed the young fighter’s
talent and fighting spirit during a grappling event in which
Ludwig was competing. A year after the two bonded, Ludwig made
his first big mark in mixed martial arts by knocking out former
UFC 155 pound limit champion, Jens “Little Evil” Pulver.
While
pursuing a major championship in the sport of mixed combat, Ludwig
has also maintained a strong presence in the world of stand-up
fighting. In 2002, he captured North America’s first-ever
K-1 159 pound limit “J-Max” tournament crown, an achievement
that helped him secure future bouts in Japan, where K-1 is headquartered.
Tickets
for the October 7th Strikeforce event are on sale at Ticketmaster
(559-485-TIXS) and Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com)
as well as at the Save Mart Center box office and at select Save
Mart supermarkets. Tickets are priced at $201.75, $151.75, $101.75,
$76.75, $51.75, and $31.75.
The
card will be comprised of 10 mixed martial arts bouts including
a headlining matchup between heavyweight sluggers, David “Tank”
Abbott and Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello and a featured
contest between Wesley “Cabbage” Correira and Ruben
“Warpath” Villareal. All bouts are subject to approval
by the California State Athletic Commission.
The
Save Mart Center is home to the Fresno State University men’s
and women’s basketball teams as well as minor league hockey
squad, The Fresno Falcons.
Strikeforce
is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion that,
on Friday, March 10th, made history with its “Shamrock vs.
Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight
card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza,
which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion,
played host to 18,265 fans, the largest-ever attendance at a
mixed martial arts fight card held in North America.
Source: Strikeforce
|
Quote
of the Day
"Don't
go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes
you
nothing. It was hëre first."
Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
|
Palolo
District Park Boxing Smoker Results
USA BOXING
HAWAII ASSOCIATION INC.,
PALOLO B.C. and KAWANO B.C.
Presents a Match Event at Palolo District Park
Final Results of Saturday, August 26, 2006
3 ROUNDS 1 min.
1). Justly Laquihon (11) 70 Isaac Manalo III (11)
Unattached East Oahu Waimanalo
Lawuihon by decision
2). Taylor Leopoldo (12) 90 - Mason Cornelio (11)
A.P. Big Island 1 min. Kawano
Cornelio by decision
3). Chazzette Sau (13) Won, Dec. 100 -Jaycelyn Kim (12)
Southside Maui 1 min. Ewa Beach
Sau by decision
4). Micah Matsushima (14) 125 Keanu Sabado (13)
Oki B.C (Kauai) 1 ½ min. PearlSide
Sabado by decision
5). Romnick Daniel (16) 125 -Davin Kim (16)
Wailuku Maui 2 min. Ewa Beach
Kim by decision
6). Shane Rellez 120 Akihiko Arima
Wailuku Maui 2 min. Palolo
Rellez by decision
---------15 MINUTE INTERMISSION---------
7). Christopher Willems (17) 145 Open Austin Hayden (17)
A.P. Big Island 2 min. PearlSide
Willems by decision
8). Lean Jeffrey Gumboc 130 Open Tyson Rodrigues
Central Maui 2 min. Ewa Beach
Gumboc by decision
9). Ashley Hooks 175 Open Nainoa Seitz
Wailuku Maui 2 min. Palolo
Hooks by decision
---------------SEMI MAIN EVENT---------------
10). Sasha Tatushara 100 Open -Gina Ramos
A.P. Big Island 2 min. Kawano
Ramos by decision
MAIN EVENT
11). Joseph Bissen 165 Open Jesse Jones
Central Maui 2 min. PearlSide
Jones by decision
12). Earl Fritz III 160 Open Kainoa Oca Kauhane
Wailuku, Maui 2 min. Kawano
Kauhane by decision
On
behalf of the Palolo Boxing Club and Kawano Boxing Club I would
like to Thank Everyone who Volunteered their Time Boxers, Coaches,
Officials, Announcer, Doctor, Door Workers, Concession and the
Boxing Fans. I would also like to commend the behavior at all
our shows, everyone had Great Sportsmanship, Spectators and Coaches
were excellent, always yelling encouragement, and never swearing
or using vulgar language. Boxers had Lots of Hugs and Aloha for
their Opponents.
Everyone Won like Champions and loss like Champions. That shows
us that the Coaches are doing an Excellent Job Teaching Our Youngsters
Respect and Humility. Thanks to the Outer Islands, and have a
safe trip back.
Thank
You Again,
Bruce Kawano and Joel Kim.
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Hawaii
Boys Do Great in Brazil!
Thanks
to Kid Peligro as posted on the ADCC page the following Hawaii
boys performed incredibly in the International Masters and Seniors
Tournament in Brazil.
Bruno
Ewald from Longman Jiu-Jitsu on Kauai took first in the black
belt division
Steve
English took first as a blue belt in his weight and the absolute
in the Senior 3 division.
No
word yet on how our guy, Bobby Moss did as of yet. |
Vitor
Belfort & Tyson chatting in USA
Beyond
the big promotion of the Pride Real Deal, in United States, in
October, the meeting of the fighters at the Best Buy of California,
on August 10th, was a real meeting between the Brazilian Vitor
Belfort and the former Boxing champion Mike Tyson. "We talked
about a lot of things, because that was a long time that we wanted
to meet each other and we never had this opportunity. At this
time it was really cool and I told how Jesus changed my life
and he said to me that I should return and rock. He also said
that he is Rodrigo Minotauro's fan", said Belfort.
Tyson
can even show up in the next editions of the Japanese organization.
Asked in the press collective about an eventual confrontation
between Wand and Tyson, the Pride representative Keiichi Sasahara
announced: "Tyson could face any fighter of the Pride",
guaranteed. But, according to MMA Weekly.com, Tyson would probably
do a fight in China, under Boxing rules.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"I
would prefer even to fail with honor than wïn by cheating."
Sophocles, 496-406 B.C., Greek Tragic Dramatist
|
Got
Skills Results
Now Posted!
Ilima Intermediate
Cafeteria, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
August 26, 2006
The event from promoters Rick Lee and Derrick Bright just keep
getting better. The matches ran like clockwork and the action
was fast and furious as they were able to squeeze in 18 matches
in just over three hours. The Got Skills event is a first of
its kind, an event like Karate's Shidokan event, where there
are three rounds featuring different modalities. The first round
features American kickboxing (kicks above the waist), where the
fighters must wear headgear, 16 ounce gloves and foot pads. Shin
pads are optional. After the warriors battle it out, the foot
pads and shin pads come off and the second round features boxing
with take downs. Once the competitors either finish their take
down or the progression of the take down stops, the competitors
are restarted. For the third round, the boxing gloves and the
head gear are shed and submission grappling is the name of the
game. This is a great opportunity for athletes to get their feet
wet in a controlled environment before stepping into the MMA
ring or cage.
Many
of the competitors were purely strikers, which, by the nature
of the structure of the event, favored them in the first two
rounds. You can see the growth of these fighters as the idea
of the one punch knock out fades and realization of the other
modalities of combat are forced into action. The fighters' take
down and ground fighting have improved as seen in the number
of matches that were put in the hands of the judges. There are
no shortage of competitors for these events and the promoters
are planning on regularly holding these events which will help
to continue to place burgeoning athletes in the Hawaii's MMA
pipeline for a long time.
125
Braxton Delasantos (Bulls Pen) def. Ryan Kamai (Ewa Beach Grappling)
Unanimous decision [(30-26), (30-26), (30-26)] after 3 rounds.
135
Jory Faasili (Bulls Pen) def. Colin Mckenzie (Ruthless)
Split decision [(29-28), (28-30), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
180
Evan Lowther (Jesus Is Lord) def. Miguel (Animal House)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-26), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
225
Able Rose (Bulls Pen) def. Ronald Kalani (Fearless Fight Team)
Unanimous decision [(30-27), (30-27), (30-27)] after 3 rounds.
135
Jordan Fattora (Ewa Beach Grappling) def. Bryant Antonio (HSD)
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (29-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
160
Nainoa Callahan (Bulls Pen) def. Gill Mara (Universal Combat
Sport)
TKO via medical stoppage
140
Phillip Llamas (Team Mixbreed) def. Mark Tajon (Bulls Pen)
Unanimous decision [(29-27), (30-26), (29-26)] after 3 rounds.
155
Makana Fronda Waiver (Bulls Pen) def. Ben Santiago (Bangahsville)
Submission via rear naked choke in Round 3.
190
Cliff Namoc (Ewa Beach Grappling) def. David Valdez (Fearless
Fight Team)
Unanimous decision [(30-26), (30-26), (30-26)] after 3 rounds.
135
Dwayne Haney (Bulls Pen) def. Jamar Eslosio (Ewa Beach Grappling)
Submission via triangle in Round 3.
190
Tomas Sedeno (Bulls Pen) def. Paul Poompon (HMC)
Unanimous decision [(30-26), (30-26), (29-27)] after 3 rounds.
185
Kalai Irvine (Universal Combat Sport) drew Kenney Bega (Animal
House)
Draw [(28-28), (28-28), (28-28)] after 3 rounds.
170
Shannen Kira (Team Mixbreed) def. Mark Credo (Bulls Pen)
Unanimous decision [(29-28), (29-27), (29-26)] after 3 rounds.
205
Tyler Bailey (Academia Casca Grossa De Jiu-Jitsu) def. Armundo
Agular (Bulls Pen)
Unanimous decision [(30-26), (30-26), (30-26)] after 3 rounds.
200
Hunter Seelblinder (Bulls Pen) def. Teddy Mahelona (Universal
Combat Sport)
Unanimous decision [(29-27), (29-28), (29-28)] after 3 rounds.
225
Koa Ramos (Eastsidaz) def. Ryan (Universal Combat Sport)
KO in Round 1.
225
Pele Fonoti (Animal House) def. Kekoa Baker (Fearless Fight Team)
Unanimous decision [(28-27), (29-27), (29-27)] after 3 rounds.
155
Kaika Moreno (Bulls Pen) def. Shaison Laupola (Ruthless)
Submission via arm bar in Round 3.
|
UFC
62: Liddell vs. Sobral Results
Saturday,
August 26, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
Preliminary Bouts
Fight
#1 - Middleweight Bout
Yushin Okami (185 lbs) vs. Alan Belcher (184 lbs)
Okami via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Fight
#2 - Light Heavyweight Bout
Rob MacDonald (205 lbs) vs. Eric Schafer (205 lbs)
Schafer via arm triangle choke submission in the first round.
Fight
#3 - Light Heavyweight Bout
Cory Walmsley (205 lbs) vs. David Heath (205 lbs)
Heath via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
Fight
#4 - Light Heavyweight Bout
Wes Combs (205 lbs) vs. Wilson Gouveia (205 lbs)
Gouveia via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
Televised
Bouts
Fight
#6 - Lightweight Bout
Hermes Franca (155 lbs) vs. Jamie Varner (155 lbs)
Franca via armbar submission in the third round.
Fight
#7 - Heavyweight Bout
Cheick Kongo (230 lbs) vs. Christian Wellisch (231 lbs)
Kongo via KO (Knee) in the first round.
Fight
#8 - Welterweight Bout
Nick Diaz (170 lbs) vs. Josh Neer (170 lbs)
Diaz via kimura submission in the third round.
Fight
#9 - Light Heavyweight Bout
Forrest Griffin (205 lbs) vs. Stephan Bonnar (204 lbs)
Griffin via unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
Fight
#10 - Light Heavyweight Title Bout
Chuck Liddell (205 lbs) vs. Renato Sobral (205 lbs)
Liddell via referee stoppage (strikes) in the first round.
UFC
63 takes place from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California
on Saturday, September 23rd. Matt Hughes defends his welterweight
title against B.J.
Penn in
the main event.
Source: MMA Fighting
|
PRIDE
Bushido 12:
Survival 2006 Second Round Results
Saturday, August 26. 2006
Nagoya Aichi Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan
Fox Sports Net will air the event tomorrow night (8/27) at 7:00pm.
Fight
#1 - Bushido Challenge
Daisuke Nakamura vs. Seichi Ikemoto
Nakamura via armbar submission in the first round.
Fight
#2 - Bushido Challenge
Hiroyuki Abe vs. Naoki Matsushita
The fight went to a draw after 2 rounds.
Fight
#3 - 160 lbs Bout
Jeff Curran vs. Hatsu Hioki
Hioki via unanimous decision after 2 rounds.
Fight
#4 - 160 lbs Bout
Shinya Aoki vs. Jason Black
Aoki via triangle choke submission in the first round.
Fight
#5 - 160 lbs Bout
Gilbert Melendez vs. Nobuhiro Obiya
Melendez via unanimous decision after 2 rounds.
Fight
#6 - 160 lbs Bout
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Chris Brennan
Kawajiri via referee stoppage (strikes) in the first round.
Fight
#7 - 160 lbs Bout
Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. Christiano Marcello
Ishida via unanimous decision after 2 rounds.
Fight
#8 - 160 lbs Bout
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Luciano Azevedo
Sakurai via doctor stoppage (cut) in the first round.
Fight
#9 - Openweight Bout
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Eric "Butterbean" Esch
Minowa via armbar submission in the first round.
Fight
#10 - 183 lbs Tournament Bout
Denis Kang vs. Amar Suloev
Kang via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
Fight
#11 - 183 lbs Tournament Bout
Ryo Chonan vs. Paulo Filho
Filho via armbar submission in the first round.
Fight
#12 - 183 lbs Tournament Bout
Akihiro Gono vs. Gegard Mousasi
Gono via armbar submission in the second round.
Fight
#13 - 183 lbs Tournament Bout
Dan Henderson vs. Kazuo Misaki
Misaki via unanimous decision after 2 rounds.
Fight
#14 - 160 lbs Bout
Takanori Gomi vs. David Baron
Gomi via rear naked choke submission in the first round.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Pride
Bushido on Fox Sport West Today!
Oceanic
Digital Cable 226
Sunday, August 27, 2006
4:00 to
6:00 PM Hawaii Time
|
NAGA
Hawaii on Jan 14, 2007 Confirmed
This was stated in the NAGA email newsletter. No venue is listed.
January 14 (Sunday) NAGA Hawaii
Honolulu, HI. 150 Gi & No-Gi Divisions - Confirmed
Source: NAGA e-newsletter
|
More
on the UFC and Pride fiasco
 
I have received a lot of grief for my post in which I wrote that
the UFC called off the Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell fight.
Commenters and emailers alike have written that I am wrong to
have "blamed" the UFC for the fact that the fight fell
apart.
Following
is what I wrote in response to one person who emailed to complain
about the post. I thought I would share it with the whaledog.com
readers:
Hi XXX,
Just
so you know, I wasn't really trying to assign fault in my post.
Rather, I was trying to explain motivations.
Pride
wanted to use the Silva/Liddell fight as its Trojan horse to
enter the U.S. market. With all of Pride's problems in Japan,
and the importance it is placing on making $$ from the American
market, it is highly unlikely that it would have done anything
to kill the negotiations (with the exception that it would never
give the UFC its rights to Silva). Doing so would have damaged
its chances of capturing American fans.
The
UFC, on the other hand, had little to win but everything to lose
if Silva fought Liddell. The fans at the last UFC did not really
react all that much when Silva entered the cage since many of
them are new to the sport and do not know who he is. So, Liddell
beating Silva would not do too much to enhance the UFC's reputation
with the most U.S. fans. Unless Pride would give the UFC the
rights to keep Silva in the promotion as long as he was champion
(which Pride would never do since it would spoil its ability
to use Silva in its U.S. shows), the fact that there was a good
chance that Silva would walk away with the UFC championship meant
that the UFC's motivation to sign the fight would have been outweighed
by its motivation to protect the promotion.
The
way it looks, the UFC either wised up to Pride's tactics (which
would not have been hard since Pride bragged about them all over
the place) or it was completely clueless and got lucky (from
its perspective) by backing out of the fight. I do not believe
that the UFC is clueless, so that is why I wrote that the UFC
backed out of the fight.
Sure,
the fight is not happening because the two sides could not agree.
But, the UFC is the only side that had the motivation to make
sure there was no agreement. Frankly, if I ran the UFC I probably
would have never reached an agreement with Pride on this fight,
either.
The
thing that is surprising about the whole matter is that the UFC
announced the fight without it and Pride first agreeing on a
deal. That was a dumb move that gave Pride free P.R. and set
this thing up for a public disaster.
Of
course, what I have talked about above is how the businesses
would approach this matter. As a fan, I still wish that the two
sides could get their act together so we could see the fight.
I
hope that clears things up a bit on my perspective.
-Jeff
Source: Whaledog
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Minotouro
at Torneio das Estrelas
Vale-Tudo vet, Rogério Minotouro is in Santo André
(SP) following the Boxing Olympic Team, at the Torneio das Estrelas,
which will be held from today to Saturday. Minotouro, who is
the current Brazilian champion of the super heavy weights, will
try a vacant for the South American Championship, with will take
place in Argentina, in next November. 'Rogério has ability
and velocity for a heavy weight. He is able to get a medal in
the South American in a category that Brazil always needed a
champion. He is a real heavy weight, for the Brazilian's natural
type', said the Boxing trainer Luis Carlos Dórea.
Source: Tatame
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MIKE
TYSON TO FIGHT IN CHINA?
In Tokyo, Japan this week, Pride representative Keiichi Sasahara
was asked about the possibility of Mike Tyson fighting Wanderlei
Silva, Pride's Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Champion. Sasahara
responded by saying that there’s a possibility of seeing
him versus any Pride fighter.
Sasahara
said, "As always, we just want to make the fights the fans
want to see. Of course, we’ll have to talk it over with
Tyson’s people."
Pride
has signed a contract with Tyson to fight, but will this fight
be an MMA fight? Probably not. According to Kami Pro Hand, Pride
would more than likely hold a boxing match with Pride rules (not
MMA rules) to take place on one of their shows, and more than
likely this show would take place in China.
The
big question has now become who might fight Tyson. Kami Pro Hand
also reported that Pride mentioned Mirko Cro Cop and Mark Hunt
as possibilities, although nothing is confirmed. Cro Cop and
Hunt would be logical choices due to their appeal among the fans
and their proven stand-up ability with their K-1 experience.
Sasahara
mentioned that Tyson is well-known all over the world, not just
in Japan and America. Sasahara said, "No matter if it’s
Brazil, Europe, Korea, or China, we want to branch out into all
those places, and we think he’ll be able to help us do that.
He’s part of our global strategy. It sounds bad to say,
'We’re planning to take over the world,' but of course,
we want to make that into a reality."
Source: MMA Weekly
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Is
Hidehiko Yoshida moving to Los Angeles?
I just heard an interesting rumor from a friend. My friend went
to his Judo club and the instructor told him that Pride fighter
and Olympic Judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida had just left
the dojo. According to the instructor, Yoshida is preparing to
move to Los Angeles and open up an MMA academy.
The
story is unconfirmed at this point, but Yoshida opening a school
in L.A. would definitely add a twist to L.A.'s MMA scene.
So
what do you think? Would Yoshida really move to L.A. to open
an academy? IMO, the rumor seems too far fetched to be true.
(But it was also too interesting not to share with the whaledog.com
readers.)
Source: Whaledog
|
Quote
of the Day
"There
are three constants in life... change, choice and principles."
Stephen R. Covey, American Speaker/Trainer/Author of "The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
|
Good
Luck to Bobby
"Cobra Kai" Moss at the Intl Masters BJJ Tourney in Brazil!
Casca
Grossa's Bobby Moss is in Brazil and is competing today in the
Purple Belt Meio-Pesado (174.5-194.5 weighed with gi on), Senior
1 division. He has a bye in the first round and looks like he
lucked out on placement in the bracket, but you can bet he is
going to have a war every single match. Good luck brother!
The International Master and Senior Jiu-Jitsu Championshop 2006
is realized by International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
Tijuca Tenis Clube
Rua Conde de Bonfim, 451
Tijuca - RJ
CEP: 20520-051
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Got
Skills Tonight!
Saturday, August
26, 2006
Ilima Intermediate
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Pre-Sale Tickets: $20
At the door: $25
Directions to Ilima Intermediate School
H-1 West
Take Exit 5A toward Ewa
Kunia Road (HI-750 South) becomes Fort Weaver Road (HI-76 South)
The main drag takes you to Ilima Intermediate
91-884 Fort Weaver Road
GOT SKILLS FIGHTER EVENT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2006
Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach
DOORS OPEN 6PM o $20/Pre-sale, $25/Door
#779-3237 for tickets
FIGHT
CARD
Able
Rose Bullspen
225
Richard Baker Fearless Team
Mark
Cred Bullspen
170
Sam Noka Eastsidaz
Nainoa
Callahan Bullspen
160
Stanley Rabelliza Uprising Fight Team
Alan
Cordeiro Bullspen
140
Phillip Llamas Team Mixbreed
Joey
Faasili Bullspen
135
Dayne Tanaka Hmc
Delasantos
Bullspen
125
Ryan Kamai Ewa Beach Grappling
Dustin
Kimura Bullspen
150
Gill Universal Combat Sport
Lowen
Cabuag Animal House
200
Teddy Mahelona Universal Combat Sport
Tim
Lapitan Bullspen
155
Dread Acosta Auggies Club
David
Valdez Fearless
180
Ryan Universal Combat Sport
Ronald
Kalani Fearless
225
Charles Kipilii Uprising Right Team
Gary
Rabelliza Uprising Fight Team
125
Jamar Eslosio Ewa Beach Grappling
Steve
Farmer Universal Combat Sport
180
Evan Lowther Jesus Is Lord
Jordan
Factora Ewa Beach Grappling
135
Colin Mckenzie Ruthless
Armundo
Agular Bullspen
205
Tyler Bailey Casca Grossa De Jiu-Jitsu
Chad
Demello Uprising Fight Team
170
Brysen Vidas Hmc
Kalai
Irvine Universal Combat Sport
185
Kenney Bega Animal House
Isaac
Luke Bullspen
190
Cliff Namoc Ewa Beach Grappling
Wayne
Haney Bullspen
130
Bryant Antonio Hsd
Pele
Fonoti Animal House
225
Cliff Universal Combat Sport
Shaison
Laupola Ruthless
155
Kaika Moreno Bullspen
Shannen Kira Team Mixbreed
T.B.A.
All
matches are subject to change.
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USA-BOXING
HAWAII,
PALOLO BOXING CLUB AND KAWANO BOXING CLUB
PRESENTS
AMATEUR
BOXING TODAY
AT
USA-BOXING HAWAII ASSOC. INC, PALOLO B.C. and KAWANO B.C.
PALOLO DISTRICT PARK,
2007 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, Hi. 96816
Saturday,
AUGUST 26, 2006
6 P.M.
15
BOUTS SCHEDULED,
BOXERS FROM OAHU, MAUI, BIG ISLAND, AND KAUAI COMPETING.
ADMISSION
AT THE DOOR IS - $10
10 AND UNDER -$5
Bouts subject to change
RED CORNER WEIGHTS- BLUE CORNER
3 ROUNDS
1). Justly Laquihon 11/70 (1) 70 Isaac Manalo III 11/72 (4)
Unattached 11/10/94 1 min. Waimanalo 11/04/94
2). Taylor Leopoldo 12/90 (0) 90 Mason Cornelio 11/85 (2)
A.P. B.C. 11/05/93 1 min. Kawano 03/23/95
3). Chazzette Sau 13/100 (1) 100 Jaycelyn Kim 12/100 (0)
Southside 03/15/93 1 min. Ewa Beach 09/17/93)
4). Micah Matsushima14/125 (2) 125 Keanu Sabado 13/125 (1)
Oki B.C 02/29/92 1 ½ min. PearlSide 10/14/92
5). Jonard DeVera 15/105 (6) 105 Isiah Manalo 15/106 (?)
Kalakaua 07/10/91 2 min. Waimanalo 10/30/90
6). Romnick Daniel 16/125 (1) 125 Davin Kim 16/125 (1)
Wailuku 05/31/90 2 min. Ewa Beach 10/07/89
7). Shane Rellez 20/115 (0) 120 Akihiko Arima 20/120 (1)
Wailuku 03/30/84 2 min. Palolo 06/20/86
8). Paden Widrig- Hoopii 15/150 (0) 150 Joshua Nakagawa 14/147
(2)
Central Maui 01/16/90 1 ½ min. Southside 11/24/91
9). Christopher Willems17/145(2) 145 Austin Hayden 17/145 (1)
A.P. B.C. 03/07/89 2 min. PearlSide 10/21/88
10). Lean Jeffrey Gumboc19/125(1) 130 Tyson Rodrigues 18/130
(0)
Central Maui 09/10/87 2 min. Ewa Beach 01/05/88
11). Ashley Hooks 25/170 (0) 175 Nainoa Seitz 17/175 (0)
Wailuku 11/20/80 2 min. Palolo 03/13/89
DOUBLE MAIN EVENT
12). Sasha Tatushara 102 (4) 100 Gina Ramos 17/98 (8)
A.P.B.C. 03/22/87 2 min. Kawano 03/01/89
13). Jesse Jones 19/165 165 Kainoa Oca Kauhane 20/165 (5)
PearlSide 07/25/87 2 min. Kawano 02/10/86
AWARDS
OUTSTANDING BOXER- Donated by Red Lions University.
OUTSTANDING J.O. BOXER- Donated by Palolo B.C.
OUTSTANDING BOUT- Donated by Matt Taufetee
OUTSTANDING J.O. BOUT- Donated by Kawano B.C.
SPORTSMANSHIP- Donated by Red Lions University.
J.O. SPORTSMANSHIP- Donated by Clock + Trophy
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS- BOXERS, COACHES, DOCTOR, OFFICIALS,
ANNOUNCER/TIME KEEPER, GLOVE TABLE, CONCESSION- BENITEZ FAMILY,
PRESIDENT - RALPH MARTIN, WORKERS AT THE DOOR, CHIEF OF OFFICIALS
- DELLA, AND "YOU" OUR BOXING FANS!!
THANK
YOU AGAIN, FROM YOU HOST BRUCE KAWANO, JOEL KIM AND USA-BOXING
HAWAII!!
Source: Bruce Kawano
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UFC
62: Liddell vs. Sobral Today!
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
Fight
Card:
Televised
Bouts
- 185 lbs: Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral
- 205 lbs: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar
- Heavyweight: Cheick Kongo vs. Christian Wellisch
- 155 lbs: Hermes Franca vs. Jamie Varner
Preliminary
Bouts
- 170 lbs: Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer
- 205 lbs: Wes Combs vs. Wilson Gouveia
- 205 lbs: Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
- 205 lbs: Rob MacDonald vs. Eric Schafer
- 185 lbs: Yushin Okami vs. Alan Belcher
Source: MMA Fighting
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Pride
Bushido on Fox Sport West This Sunday!
Oceanic
Digital Cable 226
Sunday, August 27, 2006
4:00 to
6:00 PM Hawaii Time
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Wallid
Ismail:
"Fighting will be much bigger than soccer"
By Marcelo Alonso
Wallid Ismail came to Rio de Janeiro 20 years ago from Manaus
by bus.With no money and no place to live, he stayed at Carlson
Gracie academy. And with the master support and a much obstinated,
Wallid did his fame in the mat and rings. Today we can say that
Ismail is a winner. Living in Los Angeles, the creator of Jungle
Fight knows everyone, from Hollywood stars to local fighters.
By phone from LA, Ismail told us about the next edition of Jungle
and opened the game about his new partner, Boninho.
How
are your Works for the next Jungle?
It
is fine. I am already working hard here in USA to do the next
edition in the last week of October or the first one of November.
At this time, the event wil be held in Rio or in São Paulo.
I am starting to ask some Americans athletes and also the Brazilian
that will fight. This event will rock, this Jungle will be the
one. We will reach a great public.
And
this new has some relation with your new partner Boninho?
Boninho
is a genious of television that everyone knows, we are working
hard together to make this new project, that will be a huge thing
for the Brazilian television. We must all work together for our
sport, to be so big as in America. I'm surprised with the level
our sport got after the reality show The Ultimate Fighter. Last
month I was invited by ESPY, the sport's Oscar here in America.
There were the great stars of American basketball and soccer
and I am impressed that everyone knows MMA.
Inoki
is making a new event. Do you still with him?
Sure!
His next event will have a commemoration of 30 years of his fight
against Mohamed Ali and he will call some athletes from the Jungle
Fight. We also plan to take the Jungle to Japan soon.
Were
you the first fighter from Amazonas to be famous in Jiu-Jitsu.
What did you think about the performance of the fighters from
Manaus in the last BJJ Worlds?
I
would like to talk about it because I have been watching some
polemic comments in the TATAME forum. Who is the best team in
the world today? Italy. So who is the best fighter? Xande Ribeiro,
and who was the last two years was Jacaré. Two fighters
from Amazonas, so the Amazonas has the best Jiu-Jitsu of the
world. I am very happy that I am from Amazonas and I was one
of the first ones in the sport.
Who
do you think will win the GP Open Weight?
I
want a Brazilian final between Wanderlei and Minoauro, so the
best will win. It would be really important to Brazil. I used
to think about teams but Inoki helped me to change this. Now
I think like an administrator, I support the sport. We need a
champion in America, Brazilian fighters winning here will open
some space for everyone. I believe that soon the fight will be
better than soccer.
Source: Tatame
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Holyfield
has a new victim in target
Former heavyweight champion may fight in November
Boosted by the devastating victory over unknown Jeremy Bates
last Friday, Evander Holyfield may fight again in 2006. Although
no official announcement has been made so far, is widely speculated
within Boxing world that the former heavyweight champion will
face Turkish Sinan Samil San in November.
Unlike
Bates, Samil Sam can be considered a respectable opponent for
Holyfield. He has a 26-3 record and have already fought well
known fighters like Russian Oleg Maskaev and Brazilian George
Arias. He lost to Oleg but defeated Arias.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Quote
of the Day
"The
worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that
they were wrong."
David Letterman, American Talk Show Host/Comedian/Television
Producer
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GOT
SKILLS FIGHTER EVENT
WEIGH-INS TODAY!
FRIDAY AUG. 25!
RESULTS FITNESS
91-896 Makule Rd. EWA BEACH
6:00 PM
REMINDER THAT THOSE
FIGHTERS UNDER 18 MUST
BRING PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN w/PHOTO I.D.
Source: Event Promoter
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Strongest
Dad in the World
Thank
you to Sheldon "The Sarg" for forwarding this to us.
This really puts all of life's problems in perspective. Give
your kids a hug and a kiss every single day.
I
try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights
to pay for their text messaging. Take them to the swimming pool.
But
compared with Dick Hoyt, I'm nothing.
Eighty-five
times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons.
Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair
but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled
him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars--all in the same day.
Dick's
also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain
climbing and once hauled him across theU.S.on a bike. Makes taking
your son bowling look a little lame, right?
And
what has Rick done for his father? Not much--except save his
life.
This
love story began inWinchester,Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick
was strangled by the umbilical cord during birth, leaving him
brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs.
``He'll
be a vegetable the rest of his life;'' Dick says doctors told
him and his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. ``Put
him in an institution.''
But
the Hoyts weren't buying it. They noticed the way Rick's eyes
followed them around the room. When Rick was 11 they took him
to the engineering department atTuftsUniversityand asked if there
was anything to help the boy communicate. ``No way,'' Dick says
he was told. ``There's nothing going on in his brain.''
"Tell
him a joke,'' Dick countered. They did. Rick laughed. Turns out
a lot was going on in his brain.
Rigged
up with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor by
touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally
able to communicate. First words? ``Go Bruins!'' And after a
high school classmate was paralyzed in an and the school organized
a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, ``Dad, I want to do that.''
Yeah,
right. How was Dick, a self-described ``porker'' who never ran
more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles?
Still, he tried. ``Then it was me who was handicapped,'' Dick
says. ``I was sore for two weeks.''
That
day changed Rick's life. ``Dad,'' he typed, ``when we were running,
it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!''
And
that sentence changed Dick's life. He became obsessed with giving
Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly
shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon.
``No
way,'' Dick was told by a race official. The Hoyts weren't quite
a single runner, and they weren't quite a wheelchair competitor.
For a few years Dick and Rick just joined the massive field and
ran anyway, then they found a way to get into the race officially:
In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying
time forBostonthe following year.
Then
somebody said, ``Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon?''
How's
a guy who never learned to swim and hadn't ridden a bike since
he was six going to haul his 110-pound kid through a triathlon?
Still, Dick tried.
Now
they've done 212 triathlons, including four grueling 15-hour
Ironmans inHawaii. It must be a real downer to be a 25-year-old
stud getting passed by an old guy towing a grown man in a dinghy,
don't you think?
Hey,
Dick, why not see how you'd do on your own? ``No way,'' he says.
Dick does it purely for ``the awesome feeling'' he gets seeing
Rick with a cantaloupe smile as they run, swim and ride together.
This
year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th Boston
Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters.
Their best time'? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992--only 35 minutes
off the world record, which, in case you don't keep track of
these things, happens to be held by a guy who was not pushing
another man in a wheelchair at the time.
``No
question about it,'' Rick types. ``My dad is the Father of the
Century.''
And
Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he
had a mild heart attack during a race. Doctors found that one
of his arteries was 95% clogged. ``If you hadn't been in such
great shape,'' one doctor told him, ``you probably would've died
15 years ago.''
So,
in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other's life.
Rick,
who has his own apartment (he gets home care) and works inBoston,
and Dick, retired from the military and living inHolland,Mass.,
always find ways to be together. They give speeches around the
country and compete in some backbreaking race every weekend,
including this Father's Day.
That
night, Rick will buy his dad dinner, but the thing he really
wants to give him is a gift he can never buy.
``The
thing I'd most like,'' Rick types, ``is that my dad sit in the
chair and I push him once.''
Here's
the video... you must watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCTIigaloQ
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Brazilian
Showroom Sidewalk Party Tonight
Aloha,
amigos...
This
Friday, Brazilian Showroom is throwing a sidewalk party with
capoeira, live music, and Brazilian pupus and refreshments to
celebrate the opening of their newly-expanded store on Waialae
(I've been to one of these sidewalk parties in the past, and
it was a lot of fun!)
WHEN:
Friday 8/25, 5:30pm-10pm
WHERE: On the sidewalk at Brazilian Showroom, Waialae Ave in
Kaimuki, between 11th and 12th streets, across from Big City
Diner.
5:30pm
: Hawaiian blessing
6:00pm : Capoeira show
6:30pm : Live acoustic Brazilian music starts
Imported
women's clothing from Brazil on sale all day and night, 50% off
sidewalk rack, 20% off new arrivals.
Brazilian
Showroom: 735-7537
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Diaz
in UFC
Nick Diaz has agreed to fight Josh Neer this Saturday. Despite
having taken the fight with only 5 days notice, Diaz should be
already in fighting shape since he was recently training for
a fight in his hometown of Stockton. (The fight was scheduled
for the 12th but was cancelled.)
"I
was up in Lake Hogan getting ready to swim a race when my manager
called me and asked if I wanted to fight this weekend. I'm down
for a fight so I said sure why not?. I'm pissed my last fight
got cancelled and glad I'll be fighting some UFC guy. F^%k those
b%#*hes" -Diaz
Source: Gracie Fighter
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UFC’s
branding & competition
By Zach Arnold
Jeff Thaler has thoughts about a recent newspaper article in
which UFC’s COO talks about the amount of money that the
UFC fighters are paid per-fight. The Miami Herald has more on
UFC’s media momentum and branding.
I
have seen many sentiments online about UFC facing competition
in the near future. So far, the track record of groups running
against UFC has been rather unimpressive. The IFL has an interesting
concept, but so far the execution has been lacking. The WFA,
which has been the group most willing to spend money, lost a
lot of $$$ after one show.
To
me, the first real test for UFC will be Calvin Ayre, CEO of BoDog.net.
Ayre has millions of dollars (literally spare change for him)
to spend on MMA. Based on what I have heard so far, Ayre is assembling
experienced MMA management into his new company. Ayre’s
sheer wealth and potential resources is what makes him a dangerous
threat to UFC. It’s what Ayre has and the others don’t
have that makes the difference.
Ayre
seems determined to get involved in MMA in a big way (including
signing a deal with Red Devil). He may be the one person who
can provide true competition to UFC.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Feitosa
to fight at IFL
Gracie Barra's black-belt to face Bart Palaszewki
Marcio Feitosa is scheduled to fight at International Fighting
League's (IFL) next event on September 23rd , at the city of
Moline, Ilinois. The Brazilian is part of Renzo Gracie's Pitbulls
team and will face local fighter Bart Palaszewki, member of Miletich's
Silverbacks. Palaszewki has a 22-7 record. The fight between
Renzo Gracie and Pat Miletich is the main event of the night.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Saulo
Ribeiro joins Chute Boxe - the rush is on
Tatame is reporting that Saluo Ribeiro, a winner of multiple
bjj world championships, has joined the Chute Boxe MMA fight
team. At one time it would have been unthinkable that a BJJ star
closely connected with the Gracie academies would train with
Chute Boxe. Those days are clearly over:
The Chute Boxe team, that have been always pointed as the potency
of the standed up fight, now with Saulo Ribeiro, six times BJJ
champion, can be also considered a great ground force. "That
was really good to having him with us. I am very happy about
having Saulo here in Chute Boxe. He wanted a team that would
prepare him for the Vale-Tudo and everyone in the team accepted
him. We will do everything for his career be so succesfull in
the mat as it was in the rings", said Rudimar, who today
has four great black belts in his team: Gabriel Napão,
Nino Schembri, Cristiano Marcello and Jorge Patino Macaco.
Very
happy with the hard work, Rudimar doens't want to forget the
origin of his athletes. "They fight Vale-Tudo for the Chute
Boxe, but they will never forget their original academies. Everyone
knows that Nino fights VT by Chute Boxe, but his formation was
given at Gracie Barra by Carlinhos and by Renzo Gracie, and the
same thing happens with Saulo in the Gracie academy. We always
respect it", said the team leader saying also that will
have Saulo support in the ground trainings of Wanderlei Silva
for the GP Open Weight.
About
the possibility of Saulo's brother, Xande Ribeiro, to dress up
the Chute Boxe shirt and to improve even more the team, the master
will let the doors open: "It would be great, but we are
really happy about Saulo as well. Today we can say that Chute
Boxe is a ground potency", finished Fedrigo.
With this news, Roger Gracie's announcing that he will fight
MMA, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza dos Santos skipping the
BJJ world championships to concentrate on MMA, Marcio "Pe
de Pano" Cruz fighting the the UFC, and Marcio Corletta
and Eduardo Telles fighting in the recent Predator FC2 show,
it looks like the many of the world's elite BJJ fighters are
rushing to deepen the MMA talent pool.
Lets
just hope that these champions help lead a 'rebirth' of submissions
and aggressive grappling in MMA fighting. For a long time now,
promotions like the UFC have seemed to prefer MMA fights that
look like sloppy kickboxing with small gloves to technical ground
fighting matches. But these fighters have the skill and talent
to reverse that trend and educate new fans about what makes MMA
so special - submissions.
Source: Whaledog
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Quote
of the Day
"A
man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the
value of life."
Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, English Naturalist
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Hughes
has his chance at revenge:
Penn is in at UFC 63
I can hardly type this I am so excited. After hearing that Georges
St. Pierre was out of his match with Hughes due to injury, I
couldn't pick a face out of the crowd to fill in for him. Luckily,
Dana White and Zuffa are smarter than I am and they found the
perfect replacement. BJ
Penn is
now facing Matt Hughes one more time and for the welterweight
title at UFC 63.
Matt
lost to BJ at UFC 46 in January of 2004. A lot has changed and
Matt has evolved into a seasoned champion for the organization.
Many fans still consider BJ Penn the champion since the belt
was taken from him over a contract dispute and he did not lose
it in the Octagon.
We
will finally see Matt get his chance at redeeming that one painful
blemish from his record that was sealed with a kiss on the lips
by BJ, after forcing Matt to tap to a rear naked choke in round
one. I cannot wait.
Source:
Maxfighting
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BJ
PENN EXCLUSIVE:
"I'M GOING TO BE CHAMP AGAIN"
As soon as the rumors started to circulate that Georges St. Pierre
was dealing with an injury sustained during training for his
upcoming title fight with champion Matt Hughes, just about everyone
in the sport started talking about possible replacements. None
were higher on the list than the last fighter to defeat Hughes,
“The Prodigy” BJ Penn. Now with St. Pierre officially
being out, the rematch that everyone was already hoping for is
going to happen. At UFC 63, BJ Penn will get his shot to take
back the title he never lost when he faces Matt Hughes for the
welterweight championship.
For
BJ Penn this is the culmination of a very long journey after
leaving the UFC under a cloud of controversy and then returning
recently to the company where he started his mixed martial arts
career. Stepping in on just 4 weeks notice for a title fight
is hard for any fighter, but Penn is just happy to get the shot
and says it was his plan all along.
“I
get to do what I came back to do in the UFC,” said Penn
in an exclusive interview with MMAWeekly. “I got an amazing
opportunity to come back. I was going to come back to kick St.
Pierre’s ass and then kick Hughes’ ass and it got derailed.
Now I get to correct that and kick Hughes’ ass and then
go and kick St. Pierre’s ass.”
The
fight with St. Pierre still sticks with Penn who lost a close
decision. It was only the third of his professional career and
his only loss at 170 pounds. Penn takes nothing away from St.
Pierre, but still feels a rematch in the future is necessary.
“He
spent the night in the hospital, I spent the night at the bar,”
said Penn about the fight with St. Pierre. “I mean, he’s
one of the best guys and I want to fight the top guys and he’s
in line for a title shot. There’s no doubt about that. I
mean, he’s a good guy and I don’t have anything bad
to say about him.”
While
the rematch with St. Pierre is sure to happen at some point,
the only thing on BJ Penn’s mind right now is Matt Hughes
and the chance to win back the UFC welterweight title. Penn was
originally slated for a possible move down to 155 pounds with
the re-launch of the UFC’s lightweight division, but the
opportunity to fight Hughes again and prove that the first win
was no fluke is something Penn is looking forward to.
“I’m
just happy I’m going to be the champ again,” said a
confident BJ Penn. “I don’t even care about any of
that other stuff. I mean, if people say that was a fluke or whatever,
it doesn’t really mean anything to me. I was just so happy
I got that phone call.”
BJ
Penn will now get his shot to take back the 170-pound crown when
he faces Matt Hughes in the main event of UFC 63 in Los Angeles on September
23rd.
Source:
MMA Weekly
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Brazilian
Showroom Sidewalk Party
Aloha,
amigos...
This
Friday, Brazilian Showroom is throwing a sidewalk party with
capoeira, live music, and Brazilian pupus and refreshments to
celebrate the opening of their newly-expanded store on Waialae
(I've been to one of these sidewalk parties in the past, and
it was a lot of fun!)
WHEN:
Friday 8/25, 5:30pm-10pm
WHERE: On the sidewalk at Brazilian Showroom, Waialae Ave in
Kaimuki, between 11th and 12th streets, across from Big City
Diner.
5:30pm
: Hawaiian blessing
6:00pm : Capoeira show
6:30pm : Live acoustic Brazilian music starts
Imported
women's clothing from Brazil on sale all day and night, 50% off
sidewalk rack, 20% off new arrivals.
Brazilian
Showroom: 735-7537
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USA-BOXING
HAWAII,
PALOLO BOXING CLUB AND KAWANO BOXING CLUB
PRESENTS
AMATEUR
BOXING
AT
PALOLO DISTRICT PARK,
2007 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, Hi. 96816
This Saturday,
AUGUST 26, 2006
6 P.M.
15
BOUTS SCHEDULED,
BOXERS FROM OAHU, MAUI, BIG ISLAND, AND KAUAI COMPETING.
ADMISSION
AT THE DOOR IS - $10
10 AND UNDER -$5
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Got
Skills
This Saturday, August
26, 2006
Ilima Intermediate
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Pre-Sale Tickets: $20
At the door: $25
Directions to Ilima Intermediate School
H-1 West
Take Exit 5A toward Ewa
Kunia Road (HI-750 South) becomes Fort Weaver Road (HI-76 South)
The main drag takes you to Ilima Intermediate
91-884 Fort Weaver Road
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Icon
Sport: Mayhem vs Lawler
September
2, 2006
Neil Blaisdell Arena
- 13 bouts
- 1 world title
- 2 state titles
- card below
- Mayehm v Lawler Preview TV show:
this week - K5 @ 11pm on Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
next week - K5 @ 11pm on Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur
next week Encore Broadcast - K5 @ 10pm on Fri Sept 1
TV commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kwOEKNJF7g
- Press Conference: 2pm Wed Aug 30th Eastside Grll
- Weigh-in: 2pm Fri Sept 1st Blaisdell Arena (locker area)
filed attached (for printing) and below:
ICON SPORT: Mayhem vs. Lawler
7:30pm September 2ND Blaisdell Arena
www.ticketmaster.com
185 World Title
Jason "Mayhem" Miller Team Pighunters Kapena Falls
vs
" Ruthless" Robbie Lawler Miletich Fighting System
Davenport, IA
5 Five
185
Ron Verdadero Jesus Is Lord
vs
Nick Ring AMC Pankration, Kirkland, WA
3 Three
155
Jason "Dynamite" Dent Team Griffon Rawl Cleveland,
OH
vs
Kolo "Son of Polynesia" Koka MMA Development Kailua
3 Five
135
Ikaika Silva Animal House Ewa Beach
vs
Tyson Nam Grappling Unlimited Honolulu
3 Five
170
Mike "The Bull" Russo Team Griffon Rawl Cleveland,
OH
vs
Jay Jack AMMA Portland, Maine
3 Five
170 State Title
Kimo Woelfel Eastsidaz, Waimanalo
vs
Sydney Silva HMC Honolulu
3 Five
135
Paul Gorman AMMA, Portland, Maine
vs
Mark Oshiro Bulls Pen Honolulu
3 Five
155
Marshall Harvest Animal House, Ewa Beach
vs
Makana Albino Grappling Unlimited Honolulu
3 Three
145 State Title
Chico Cantiberas Eastsidaz, Waimanalo
vs
Kevin Delima Bulls Pen Honolulu
3 Five
205
Lowen Cabuag Animal House Ewa Beach
vs
Kenneth Gusman Team Papakolea Honolulu
3 Three
170
Keoni Bryant Jus' Rush Kailua
vs
Derek Stadler Bulls Pen Honolulu
3 Three
HW
Shaun Durfee AMMA Portland, Maine
vs
Thomas Ferguson Team Devastation Ewa Beach
3 Three
145
Peni Taufa'ao Eastsidaz, Waimanalo
vs
Ricky "Hoku" Wallace Grappling Unlimited Honolulu
3 Three
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Pride
Announces First Bouts for "Real Deal", it's US debut
event
The
first match announcements for PRIDE Fighting Championships "THE
REAL DEAL", PRIDE's first American event, have been announced.
The event, held on October 21st at the Thomas & Mack Center
in Las Vegas, Nevada, will feature PRIDE Heavyweight Champion
Fedor Emelianenko and Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Mauricio
"Shogun" Rua!
PRIDE Heavyweight Champion
Fedor Emelianenko (Red Devil)
VS
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Champion
Mark Coleman (Hammer House)
Fedor
Emelianenko' comeback match will be held in Las Vegas! The "emperor",
unable to compete in the Open Weight Grand Prix due a slow-to-recover
injury, has chosen America as the location to get back in the
game. His opponent will be veteran Heavyweight fighter and the
pride of America, Mark Coleman.
Mark
Coleman comes from a wrestling background in the great wrestling
state of Ohio, winning a silver medal in the 1991 freestyle wrestling
world championships' 100kg division and placing 7th in the 1992
Barcelona Olympics freestyle division. Wrestling is a popular
sport in America and Coleman use that wrestling to gain fame
when he twice dominated UFC tournaments. In short, Mark Coleman
is a real American hero.
On
the other hand, Emelianenko's background is sambo, the national
martial art of Russia. This match will pit the American hero
against the Russian emperor and American wrestling against Russian
sambo. In Rocky 4, the Russian boxer Drago destroyed Rocky's
friend Apollo Creed in the ring and Rocky went on to take his
revenge on Drago. Can Coleman become the modern-day Rocky? Or
will he be sent to the mat like Apollo?
Coleman
has made it clear that he won't stop fighting until he has become
the PRIDE Champion again. Although this is a non-title fight,
a rematch with the current Champion is Coleman's big chance.
Coleman is on fire as he aims for the American dream.
PRIDE Grand Prix 2005 Champion
Mauricio Rua (Chute Boxe Academy)
VS
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Kevin Randleman (Hammer House)
Mauricio
"Shogun" Rua will make his comeback in Las Vegas. Shogun's
popularity was proven at the frenzied autograph session held
recently and in his seminars, which were packed with students
eager to learn from the master. Shogun dislocated his arm in
an Open Weight Grand Prix preliminary match against Mark Coleman
in February of this year and with that, his dreams of conquering
two weight classes disappeared. Shogun's opponent this time will
be Kevin Randleman, a student of Coleman, the man who stole Shogun's
dreams.
When
Randleman is on his game, he's even more dangerous than Coleman.
Will Shogun be able to make his comeback against Randleman, a
man with superhuman physical abilities and wrestling techniques?
Source: Maxfighting
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KANG
READY FOR BUSHIDO TOURNEY
Coming off of a big win over Murilo “Ninja” Rua at
Bushido 11, Denis Kang is considered one of the favorites to
win the Bushido welterweight tournament. Advancing to the second
round, Kang is scheduled to face Armenian striker Amar Suloev.
Denis is looking to solidify himself as one of the world’s
top middleweights in this highly anticipated fight. The American
Top Team fighter took time out of his schedule to talk to MMAWeekly.
MMAWeekly:
You'll be fighting Amar Suloev at Bushido 12, how is your training
going?
Denis
Kang: It's been great. This is the good thing about staying injury
free, you get to go from fight to fight and your cardio overlaps
with the last one. You just keep getting better and better.
MMAWeekly:
Are you training with anyone specifically to help you with your
opponent?
Denis Kang: My usual sparring partners: Wilson Gouveia, Jorge
Santiago, Charles McCarthy, and Thiago Alves.
MMAWeekly:
You moved to Florida to be closer to American Top Team. What's
it like working with those guys?
Denis Kang: I love it. There are so many good guys to push you.
I feel like I'm hitting a whole new level.
MMAWeekly:
What do you think of Pride's anticipated debut in the U.S.?
Denis Kang: I can’t wait for it. I think that they definitely
have a formula that will succeed in the US. This will provide
healthy competition for UFC and will only benefit the fighters.
MMAWeekly:
The Pride Absolute Tournament will conclude shortly after Bushido
12. Who do you think will win it all?
Denis Kang: I’m going for Fedor or the winner of Barnett/Nogueira.
MMAWeekly:
MMA is on the rise in Korea and you've played a big part with
that. Can we expect to see you fighting in Spirit MC again some
time in the future?
Denis
Kang: Of course! I just resigned with Spirit MC and will definitely
be fighting there soon.
MMAWeekly:
Who has been the biggest influence in your MMA career?
Denis
Kang: I can't just name one person because there are so many.
One would be Marcus Soares. We have an incredible synergy going
on when I fight and he is cornering me. All of the ATT coaches
of course. I also always try and mimic the style and techniques
of great champions such as Fedor, Minotauro, BJ Penn, Frank Shamrock and Matt Hughes.
MMAWeekly:
There are many fans and experts who consider you a favorite to
win the entire welterweight tournament. How do you respond to
that?
Denis
Kang: I feel honored, but I'm staying grounded. Being favored
and actually doing it are two different things. I still have
a lot of hard work ahead.
MMAWeekly:
Of the remaining fighters in the tournament, is there a particular
fighter you would like to face and which fighter do you think
would give you the biggest challenge?
Denis
Kang: Definitely Dan Henderson.
MMAWeekly:
You are on a winning streak of 18 fights. Where do you feel you
rank among the top middleweight fighters in the world?
Denis
Kang: It's not really my place to rank myself, but I feel I deserve
to be among the top 10 for sure. Let’s wait until the end
of this tournament and see if I can make number one!
MMAWeekly:
Have you ever thought about moving up or down in weight class?
Denis
Kang: Never down, I would have to cut off a limb for that! Up,
I have before. It's a little easier because I don’t have
to cut any weight but I'm small for that weight class. I normally
walk around at 200-205. I would definitely like to take a serious
crack at it one day though.
MMAWeekly:
Before your rededication to MMA, you lost a fight to Jason 'Mayhem'
Miller. Have you ever thought about seeking a rematch?
Denis
Kang: Yes and No. In that fight I completely underestimated Jason
and I also beat myself mentally. Him and I are friends now and
have even trained together. It's possible that we may meet in
the future but I don’t think it's on our "to do"
list for either of us.
MMAWeekly:
Some people have accused you of ducking a fight with Thales Leite.
Could you elaborate more regarding the situation?
Denis Kang: That's the first I heard of it. He was mentioned
as one of a few potential opponents for me a few months ago in
Spirit MC. They ended up choosing someone else instead. What
can I do about that?
MMAWeekly:
You are currently contracted with Pride Fighting Championships.
How many fights do you have left on your contract? Have you ever
considered fighting for another major organization like the UFC
or K-1?
Denis
Kang: I am with Pride for two years for at least 3-5 fights a
year. Of course I would consider other reasonable offers but
for the moment I'm very happy with Pride.
MMAWeekly:
I would like to thank you for your time Denis. Is there anything
that you would like to say to your fans?
Denis
Kang: People who know me and have followed my career know how
hard I have worked to get where I am. It's been almost ten years
but I feel like I’m just coming into my peak. Thank you
for your support!
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"The
worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that
they
were wrong."
David Letterman, American Talk Show Host/Comedian/Television
Producer
|
Gracie
World Championships Results!
Relson Gracie Hawaii makes a impact at the Gracie World Championships
in LA, California. In one of the largest youth events in the
World, Hawaii was 9 for 9 medals!! Special Mahalo's to Rorion
Gracie and his boys for taking care of the Hawaii contingent
and for the full tour of the Gracie museum and academy. Here
are the results for Relson Gracie Team.
1st place Josh Terao
1st place Teshiya Alo
1st place David Terao
1st place Bryan Perelta
1st place Nahoa Salera
2nd place Hikina Gaughen
2nd place Makoa Gaughen
2nd place Teniya Alo
3rd place Kulana Salera
Source: "K" Effort |
PUNSIHMENT
IN PARADISE
“UNFINISHED BUSSINESS”
Sat Sept 9 @ Dole Cannery
Bouts
Added
Bryson
“Da Kid” Kamaka
(North ShoreJJ, Waianae)
Vs.
Weston Victorino
(Disciples of Puhi, Kuaui)
Da
Kid will be taken on new comer who has been making big waves
in the Kickboxing community. Both fighters has shown us both
Power and Skill with Kuaui’s Vitctorino winning his Punsihment
In Paradise Debut with a K.O in round 1. The last time Kamaka
was in Punishment In Paradise ring he suffered a close descion
lose to P.I.P Champion Wayne Perrin of Team Bigdogs.
Bronson
Mohika
(808 Fight Factory, Kaeohe)
Vs.
Domi “Dominator” Lopez
(P.I.P Champion Undisputed Champion)
This
is going to be a barn burner as 2 Undefeated WARRIORS will collide
to settle who is the best @ 135lbs. Domi Lopez who holds Belts
in both 135 & 140lbs has never lost a fight. And in the other
corner probably a split image of Lopes is Mohika a young hunger
fighter who has an impressive record of 5-0.
Talking
to Mohikas Management he is very excited and will be ready for
a war against the UNDISPUTED CHAMPION DA DOMINATOR!!
Lorenzo
Moreno
(Bulls Pen, Kalihi)
Vs.
Tony “The Tiger” Rodiques
(Waianae Boxing Club)
Hawaii’s
most decoratated Kickboxer Tony Rodiques is stepping back into
the square ring to make his comeback into this sport he once
dominated. He will face new Comer Lorenzo Moreno who is undefeated
as a Kickboxers with Devastating K.O Power. Last time we saw
Rodiques he K.O Morenos teammate Ryan Lee. Will Moreno have what
it takes to stop Rodiques comeback or will Rodiques show Hawaii
once again his the best!!
TICKET
OR FIGHT INFO 778-6833
Source: Brennan Kamaka
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***For
Immediate Release***
For more information and fighter interviews, contact Mike Afromowitz,
(917) 566-8754 or muaythaimes@aol.com or visit www.strikeforceusa.net.
“Cabbage” Faces “Warpath”
In Fresno
Tickets
for Strikeforce’s October 7th mega-card on sale now
August
21, 2006; New York, NY….Knockout artist, Wesley “Cabbage”
Correira, will throw down with fellow mixed martial arts heavyweight
contender, Ruben “Warpath” Villareal, during the Strikeforce
cage fight mega-card at Fresno, California’s 14,000 crowd
capacity Save Mart Center on Saturday, October 7th. Tickets for
the event are officially on sale at Ticketmaster (559-485-TIXS)
and Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com).
A
unique figure in a number of ways, the 28-year-old Cabbage has
become a standout in the sport of mixed martial arts largely
due to his uncanny durability. Time and time again, the Hilo,
Hawaii native has flaunted his rock-solid chin while withstanding
punishment from some of the heaviest hitters in prize fighting,
including former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight
king, Andrei Arlovski.
The
6 foot 3 inch, 260 pound Cabbage’s resilience has also been
a key factor in several of his notable victories, including a
stoppage of Joe “Diesel” Riggs and a technical knockout
of Travis Wiuff that Cabbage brought about with a barrage of
strikes.
Despite
his penchant for a raw, toe-to-toe slugfest, Cabbage boasts a
strong foundation in both Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that
he has honed while training with former UFC welterweight champion
and fellow Hawaiian, B.J. Penn.
At
6 feet 4 inches tall and 280 pounds, Villareal is one of the
larger heavyweights in the sport. The 36 year old who hails from
Calousa, California made what was arguably his greatest stand
to date when he battled former UFC champion and mixed martial
arts legend, Don Frye, to a draw on May 13, 2006.
Recently,
Villareal demonstrated his warrior spirit as well as his inclination
for risk-taking by accepting a matchup with another one of the
sport’s legends, Bas Rutten, with little more than 48 hours
notice after an injury forced Rutten’s original opponent
to withdraw from the engagement. Villareal was defeated, but
gained a newfound sense of respect from fight fans.
Originally
a professional wrestler, Villareal migrated to the rapidly growing
world of mixed combat in 2003 and reeled off victories in his
first four starts that came on the Gladiator Challenge circuit.
Tickets
for the October 7th Strikeforce event are priced at $200, $150,
$100, $75, $50, and $30. On Thursday, tickets will also be available
for purchase at select Save Mart supermarkets as well as at the
Save Mart Center box office.
The card will be comprised of 10 mixed martial arts bouts including
a headlining matchup between heavyweight sluggers, David “Tank”
Abbott and Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello. All bouts
are subject to approval by the California State Athletic Commission.
The
Save Mart Center is home to the Fresno State University men’s
and women’s basketball teams as well as minor league hockey
squad, The Fresno Falcons.
Strikeforce
is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion that,
on Friday, March 10th, made history with its “Shamrock vs.
Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight
card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza,
which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion,
played host to 18,265 fans, the largest-ever attendance at a
mixed martial arts fight card held in North America. |
Quote
of the Day
"The
beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from
you."
B.B. King, American Blues Guitarist and Songwriter
|
Fighters'
Club TV Today!
Fighters'
Club TV Episode 42 is cut and sent programming. It will air in
our new timeslot of 7pm,
Tuesday nights on Oceanic Channel 52. (Olelo-Oahu). This Episode will run
Aug. 15, 22, 29, and Sep. 5.
Please tell
everyone that we moved timeslots because people can't find us!
Episode
42 features:
-Highlights
from Mike Millers X1; Dylan Clay (Brazillian Freestyle JJ)
vs Kimo Woefel (Eastsidaz) + Interview with Dylan
-Highlights
from Niko vs Lawler II + Interview with both Niko and Lawler
-Highlights
from Mayhem vs Gamlin + Interview with Mayhem
-some
hot ring chics from X1
-Mayhem's
new training regime in Kalihi
-Technique
of the Week by the one and only, Mark "The Other Guy"
Kurano, demonstrating a reverse entry into the D'arce Head and
Arm
Choke
-and
of course, Hawaii's three favorite heart throbs: Mike, Chris,
and
Mark (the hanai'd Onzuka)
Comments,
Questions and Suggestions to fctv@onzuka.com please
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Babalú
is confident about the victory
Gracie Barra Combat Team's athlete, Renato Babalú is in
United States training to fight Chuck Liddell for the Light-Heavyweight
title of UFC, on next August 26. Confident about the victory,
Babalú sent a message to Liddell: "I'll put him down
and submit! The only way he hit he is when he taps out!,"
said the fighter.
Source: Tatame
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Chute
Boxe, the new ground potency
The Chute Boxe team, that have been always pointed as the potency
of the standed up fight, now with Saulo Ribeiro, six times BJJ
champion, can be also considered a great ground force. "That
was really good to having him with us. I am very happy about
having Saulo here in Chute Boxe. He wanted a team that would
prepare him for the Vale-Tudo and everyone in the team accepted
him. We will do everything for his career be so succesfull in
the mat as it was in the rings", said Rudimar, who today
has four great black belts in his team: Gabriel Napão,
Nino Schembri, Cristiano Marcello and Jorge Patino Macaco.
Very
happy with the hard work, Rudimar doens't want to forget the
origin of his athletes. "They fight Vale-Tudo for the Chute
Boxe, but they will never forget their original academies. Everyone
knows that Nino fights VT by Chute Boxe, but his formation was
given at Gracie Barra by Carlinhos and by Renzo Gracie, and the
same thing happens with Saulo in the Gracie academy. We always
respect it", said the team leader saying also that will
have Saulo support in the ground trainings of Wanderlei Silva
for the GP Open Weight.
About
the possibility of Saulo's brother, Xande Ribeiro, to dress up
the Chute Boxe shirt and to improve even more the team, the master
will let the doors open: "It would be great, but we are
really happy about Saulo as well. Today we can say that Chute
Boxe is a ground potency", finished Fedrigo.
Source: Tatame
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Jungle
Fight 7 in Rio or in São Paulo
During
an exclusive to team TATAME, Jungle Fight's promoter Wallid Ismail
revealed the next edition of the traditional Jungle Fight will
be in the Southeast Zone of Brazil. "I have been working
hard in United States and I am sure Jungle Fight 7 will be held
in last week of October or in the first of November. in Rio or
São Paulo. I am already hiring the athletes from USA and
also contacting the Brazilians to be at the show," said
Wallid, who was invited to show up at the ESPY Awards, the Sport's
Oscar in the country. "The big stars of basketball and Football
were there and I got impressed how MMA is getting popular,"
he stated.
Source: Tatame |
Quote
of the Day
"Everything
has its wonders, even darkness and silence,
and I learn whatever state I may be in, therein to be content."
Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer
|
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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PRIDE
PRESS CONFERENCE FEATURES MIKE TYSON
On the last stop of their 3-day media tour, Pride Fighting Championships
saved the best for last. At the Fox Sports Grill in Irvine, California
last night, the promotion announced two of the pairings for their
October 21st, United States debut, as well as, many of the other
fighters slated to participate.
In
somewhat of a surprise move, Pride announced that heavyweight
champion Fedor Emelianenko will face Mark “The Hammer”
Coleman and Middleweight Grand Prix champion Mauricio “Shogun”
Rua will square off with Coleman’s teammate Kevin Randleman.
With
the already announced participation of Coleman and Rua, it was
highly speculated that the two would be paired up when Pride
debuts in Las Vegas. Rua has been very vocal about wanting a
rematch since being upset by Coleman in February earlier this
year. Pride instead opted for the Emelianenko-Coleman rematch.
Perhaps
the biggest surprise at the press conference was the attendance
and announcement of former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion
Mike Tyson. Apparently Tyson has entered into some sort of agreement
with the Japanese promoter.
Neither
he nor Pride would give any specific details as to their partnership
when Tyson was asked if he will be fighting for the promotion
in the future. But just his presence alone at the press conference
is sure to ignite plenty of speculation.
Also
announced, although no further pairings were stated, were the
intended participation of several other Pride stars for “The
Real Deal” fight card at the Thomas & Mack Center. The
card now also features Josh Barnett, Kazuyuki Fujita, Mirko “Cro
Cop” Filipovic, Phil Baroni, Vitor Belfort, and middleweight
champion Wanderlei Silva.
With
UFC president Dana White’s recent comments in a Canadian
interview in regards to an already announced bout between UFC
champion Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva in the UFC in November,
“I don't even know if Silva's going to happen… the
Japanese are very hard to do business with and you never know
what's going to happen,” and Pride’s announcement of
Silva on their October 21st U.S. debut, it now seems apparent
that the bout between the two champions is off.
Source: MMA Weekly
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MORE
FIGHTERS ON STRIKEFORCE CARD
StrikeForce is Shaping up for October
After
two successful events, StrikeForce is looking to continue that
success on October 7th with their third show. MMAWeekly has learned
that Wesley
“Cabbage” Correira will face Ruben “Warpath” Villareal.
“Cabbage” is coming off of a victory at Pacific X-Treme
Combat 8 while “Warpath” came up short as the last
second replacement against Bas Rutten at WFA – ‘King
of the Streets’.
Also
expected to appear on the card are Josh Thomson and Trevor Prangley.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Cacareco
& Negão at Super Challenge
The
BTT athlete Alexandre Cacareco is confirmed in the GP until 83kg
of the Super Challenge, that will be held in October 7, in Barueri
city, São Paulo. Who is also confirmed is the new talent
of the category until 83kg in Brazil, the Lótus black
belt Fábio Negão. With these new confirmations,
there is just three vacants now to close the card of each match
with eight fighters (until 73kg and until 83kg). The winners
of October 7' show will be classified for the final stage on
December 2nd, that will prize R$35,000 for the champion and R$15,000
for the second placed, in each match. Follow now the names already
confirmed for the event:
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Super
Challenge
Barueri
Gymnasium, São Paulo
Saturday,
October 7th, 2006
Super
Fight:
-
Jorge Patino Macaco (Chute Boxe) vs. Roberto Godói (BTT)
Match
until 83kg:
-
Alexandre Cacareco (BTT)
-
Demian Maia (Brasa)
-
Eduardo Pamplona (Gracie SP)
-
Fábio Negão (Lótus MMA)
-
Gustavo Ximu (GBCT)
Match
until 73kg:
-
Leonardo Santos (Nova União)
-
Luciano Azevedo (RFT)
-
Mauro Xuxa (Never Shake)
-
Miltinho Vieira (BTT)
-
Vinicius Draculino (Gracie Barra-BH)
Source: Tatame
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Got
Skills
August
26, 2006
Ilima Intermediate
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Pre-Sale Tickets: $20
At the door: $25
Directions to Ilima Intermediate School
H-1 West
Take Exit 5A toward Ewa
Kunia Road (HI-750 South) becomes Fort Weaver Road (HI-76 South)
The main drag takes you to Ilima Intermediate
91-884 Fort Weaver Road
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Mayhem
vs. Lawler Preview Show Coming to K5
See the TV commercial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kwOEKNJF7g
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Patrick Freitas
Icon Sport
Director of Promotions
(808) 375-1645
superbrawl21@yahoo.com
Mayhem
vs. Lawler Preview Show Coming to K5
August 9, 2006 Honolulu, HI. Sports fans are buzzing about one
of the most anticipated events of 2006: the September 2nd Icon
Sport World Championship match-up of Jason “Mayhem”
Miller and “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler. Beginning August
21st, Icon Sport will take viewers behind the scenes with the
Mayhem vs. Lawler Preview Show on K5 The Home Team (KFVE-5).
This half-hour program reveals never-before-seen training footage,
interviews, and candid shots of Mayhem and Lawler. The show also
highlights the stars of the event’s undercard, including
grappler-phenom Sydney Silva, inspirational rising star Tyson
Nam, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Jay Jack, blue-collar warrior
Kimo Wolfel, Indiana slugger Adam Bass, and fan-favorite “Son
of Polynesia” Kolo Koka. And, of course, the program contains
entertaining antics and wild commentary by the one-and-only Mayhem
Miller.
WHAT: Mayhem vs. Lawler Preview Show
WHEN: 11p.m. Monday, August 21
11p.m. Tuesday, August 22
11p.m. Wednesday, August 23
11p.m. Thursday, August 24
Friday: University of Hawaii Athletics
Saturday: University of Hawaii Athletics
11p.m. Sunday, August 27
11p.m. Monday, August 28
11p.m. Tuesday, August 29
11p.m. Wednesday, August 30
ENCORE 10 P.M. FINALE:
10 p.m. Thursday, August 31
WHERE: K5 The Home Team (KFVE-5)
ICON SPORT
Mayhem vs. Lawler
September 2, 2006
Blaisdell Arena
Tickets Available at www.ticketmaster.com
185lb
World Title Main Event
Jason Mayhem Miller
vs
Ruthless Robbie Lawler
155lb
Adam Bass (Team Wolfpack, Muncie)
vs
Kolo Koka (MMA Development, Kailua)
135lb
Ikaika Silva (Animal House, Ewa Beach)
vs
Tyson Nam (Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu)
185lb
Jay Jack (Academy of MMA, Portland, Maine)
vs
Ron Verdadero (Jesus Is Lord, Waipahu)
170lb
State Title
Kimo Woefel (Eastsidaz, Waimanalo)
vs
Sydney Silva (HMC, Honolulu)
135lb
Paul Gorman (Academy of MMA, Portland, Maine)
vs
Mark Oshiro (Bulls Pen, Honolulu)
155lb
Marshall Harvest (Animal House, Ewa Beach)
vs
Makana Albino (Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu)
145lb
State Title
Chico Cantiberos (Eastsidaz, Waimanalo)
vs
Kevin Delima (Bulls Pen, Honolulu)
205lb
Lowen Cabuag (Animal House, Ewa Beach)
vs
Kenneth Gusman (Team Papakolea, Honolulu)
170lb
Keoni Bryant (Jus' Rush, Kailua)
vs
Derek Stadler (Bulls Pen, Honolulu)
Heavyweight
Shaun Durfee (Academy of MMA, Portland, Maine)
vs
Thomas Ferguson (Hawaii Self Defense, Waianae)
155lb
Peni Taufaao (Eastsidaz, Waimanalo)
vs
Ricky "Hoku" Wallace (Grappling Unlimited, Honolulu)
Source: Event promoter
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PIP
TICKETS ON SALE
PUNISHMENT IN PARADISE: “UNFINISHED BUSINESS”
Sat Sept 9,2006
Dole Cannery Ballroom
TICKETS
ON SALE
Sorry
for the delay we just had to fix some things on it before letting
it go. We had 16 Confirmed Fights that night Hawaii’s toughest
stand up fighters will go at it K-1 Rules style. Last event was
SOLD OUT so you won’t want to miss this one.
Fighters
Participating
Ronald
“Machine Gun” Jhun, Harris “The Hitman” Sarimento,
Kaleo Kwan, Wayne Perrin III, Domi “Dominator” Lopez,
K-1 Veteran James Martinez(31-3 Record), Bronson Mohika, Duke
Saragousa, John Visante Jr, Zack Rapal, Kaipo Cayetano,Lorenzo
Moreno and Hawaii Kickboxing Champion Tony “The Tiger “Rodiques
Plus Many More
Advance
Ticket Price
General
Admission $30.00
Ringside
$50.00
For
ticket outlets and Fight Info (808)778-6833
Buy
it online at www.PIPHAWAII.com
Source: Event Promoter
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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
contribution to the internet. We searched various sources and
logged in all martial arts schools that we know of and catorgorized
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
is a public service from us to the many martial arts practioners
and also the many people visiting Hawaii which is a Mecca for
martial arts. Please do not ask us to enter more information
than we already have there. This is not a web page for a school.
This is general information so that people can find your school.
Casca Grossa
JJ (Jiu-Jitsu)
This is a web page for our school. Many people want to check
us out or join up so this is how you can get the latest information
on our school such as tuition, class times, directions, you name
it, it is on the page. Any other questions after viewing the
page can be emailed to info@onzuka.com. This page is an advertisement
for our school, but this is our web page so we can do what we
want.
As
a sidebar, we do not accept guys training at other schools to
train with us mainly because we do not want to appear to be stealing
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
become a total MMA school, at least not at this point in time
and in the near future. By the way, you can also click on our
own school banner above to go to our school's page.
To
advertise with us with banner ads, click on the first banner
on the top of the page or go to http://www.onzuka.com/advertise.html. You will find that
we are cheap and easy. Well, that did not come out quite right.
You get the picture.
Links Page
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
dire need of revamping, but we will get to that when we have
time. This is also quick resource for a bunch of miscellaneous
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.
Man Page
This is the page that we get the most compliments from. This
is a compilation of numerous email attachments and other bits
of information to keep us men from turning in to pussies. Others
can use the page as light reading or if they had a bad day. There
is nothing like reading some great material to turn a bad day
around. Please make sure to read the disclaimer on the top of
the page if you have any problems in regards to this page.
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