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10/6/07
Punishment In Paradise
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7/13/07
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17
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
4/27/07
Punishment In Paradise
16
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
3/24/07
Garden Island Cage Match
5
(MMA)
(Kauai)
2/9/07
Punishment In Paradise
15
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
1/14/07
NAGA Hawaii
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
2006
12/31/06
Pride FC Shockwave
(PPV)
IFL 2hr Championship Show
(Fox Sports TV)
12/30/06
UFC 66
(PPV)
12/9/06
Grapplers Quest West X
(All Sport Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
12/2/06
Aloha State Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym, UH)
12/1/06
Icon Sport
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/25/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
11/24/06
Punishment In Paradise 14
(MMA &
Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
11/19/06
The Quest for Champions
(Sport Jujitsu, Submission Grappling)
(St. Louis High School Gym)
IFL (11/4 event)
(Fox Sports TV)
11/18/06
UFC
65: Bad Intentions
(PPV)
11/11/06
The Ultimate Fighter 4: Finals
(Spike TV)
11/5/06
Pride Bushido 13
(PPV)
11/4/06
Stand
Up Martial Arts (SUMA)
(Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
November TBA
RWE
Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Maui)
10/28/06
Palolo Boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
10/21/06
Pride Fighting Championships:
The Real Deal
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
RWE Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Hilo)
10/14/06
Kickin It
2-4PM
(Kickboxing)
&
Got Skills 5
7-10PM
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Wrestling/Sub Grappling)
(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
UFC 64: Unstoppable
(PPV)
Pacific
Island Showdown
International Invitational Ultimate Full-Contact Stickfighting
Championship
(Stickfighting)
(Filipino Community Center Ballroom, Waipahu)
HLTC Olympic
Sport Taekwondo Seminar
(Taekwondo)
(Kihei Public Charter School Auditorium – 300 Ohukai Road
#209- Kihei, Maui)
10/13/06
RWE Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Katchafire Concert,
Guam)
10/10/06
Ultimate Fight Night
(Spike TV)
10/8/06
IFL (9/23
event)
(Fox Sports TV)
10/7/06
Hawaii Fighting Championships: “Stand Your Ground I”
(Kickboxing/Jiu Jitsu/MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
10/6/06
X-1 Battlegrounds
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
10/2/06
IFL 2 hr
Special
(Fox Sports TV)
9/30/06
Jason "Mayhem" Miller Seminar
(HMC)
9/24/06
IFL (9/9 event)
(Fox Sports TV)
9/23/06
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2
Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, California
9/16/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
9/9/06
Punishment In Paradise 13
Unfinished Business
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Dole Cannery Square Ballroom)
9/2/06
Icon Sport 47
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
8/26-27/06
International
Masters & Seniors Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
8/26/06
Got Skills 3
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Takedowns/Submission Grappling)
(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
Palolo Gym Smoker
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
UFC 62
(MMA)
(PPV)
8/21/06
UFC 62 Countdown: Liddell vs. Sobral
(Spike)
UFC: All Access Renato "Babalu" Sobral
(Spike)
8/18/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
8/17/06
Ultimate
Fight Night 4
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
The Ultimate Fighter 4:
The Comeback Premiers
(Spike)
8/12/06
Hawaiian Open of
BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
8/5/06
Rumble On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Garden Island Cage Match 4
(MMA)
(Kauai)
Island
Warriors Fighting Championship
(MMA)
(War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/06
RWE & PXC
(MMA)
(University of Guam Fieldhouse, Mangilao, Guam)
7/22/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
7/22-30/06
CBJF World
Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/21/06
Punishment In Paradise 12
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/20-24/06
CBJJO World Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/?/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night 2
(MMA)
(San Diego, CA)
7/8/06
Ring of Honor
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Waianae H.S. Gym)
7/7/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
UFC 61
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
7/3/06
Got Skills 2
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Wrestling/Sub Grappling)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom)
s 2006 Tournament
(Sport-Jujitsu, Sport Pankration, Sub Grappling, Extreme Sparring)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
7/1/06
Pride
(MMA)
(Saitama Super Arena)
6/24/06
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
(MMA)
(The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV)
6/17/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Afook
Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo)
USA-Boxing Hawaii
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
6/10/06
X-1 Battlegrounds 4
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
6/4/06
PRIDE Bushido 11: 'Bushido
Survival '06'
(PPV)
6/3/06
X-2 Extreme Wars:
Bay Area Brawl
(MMA)
(Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA)
2006 Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations Gi Tournament
(BJJ)
(Gracie Main Academy)
5/27/06
UFC 60:
Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes
(PPV)
5/26/06
Icon Sport 45
(MMA)
(Blaisdell 6Arena)
5/20/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
5/13/06
Got Skills Fighter Event
(MMA)
(Pagoda Hotel)
4/29/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night
(MMA)
(ipayOne center , former San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA)
4/21/06
Rumble on the Rock
11: Grand Prix
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
4/15/06
UFC 59: Reality Check
(MMA)
(Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA)
4/7-9/06
2006
Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(BJJ)
(California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA)
4/6/06
Ultimate Fight Night on Spike TV
(MMA)
(Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV)
4/1/06
Punishment in Paradise
(Kickboxing)
(Sea Life Park)
3/26/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
3/25/06
Garden Island Cage
Match #3
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
3/11/06
Hawaiian Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
Full Contact Showdown
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
3/4/06
Kickin It 2006
(Kickboxing)
(Venue TBA)
2/26/06
NAGA Hawaii State Championship
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Honolulu)
*Cancelled
until Summer*
2/25/06
Icon Sport 44
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
2/4/06
Kick it Up
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom, Honolulu)
UFC 57:
Liddell vs. Couture 3
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
(PPV)
1/27/06
So You Think You Tough
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
January
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
***Cancelled*** |
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Quote
of the Day
"Want
to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: eat a little.
That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot."
Anthony Robbins, American Author/Speaker/Peak Performänce
Expert
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Beatdown
II Fight Card Tomorrow!
Posted by RWE Staff Rumble World Entertainment, Tunda Productions
and Da Beat announce the final Fight Card for this Saturday's
Rumble on the Rock Qualifier - "Beatdown II" which
will be held at the Hilo Civic Auditorium.
This
is the fourth Qualifier in a series, which included two joint
Rumble World Entertainment & Pacific Xteme Combat Pacific
Rim Qualifiers held in Guam. The second of the Guam Qualifiers
took place this past weekend on October 13, 2006 at the UOG Field
House in Mangilao.
The
Rumble on the Rock Qualifiers offer local and up & coming
fighters from around the world the opportunity to compete in
the bigger shows by testing their skills in a professional-level
environment. Rumble World Entertainment utilizes qualifier events
to scout talent for its bigger shows in Honolulu and throughout
Hawaii.
Main
Event
Ross "Da Boss" Ebanez vs Dave Rivas
Qualifiers
Jay "Excalibur" Carter vs Dave Motes
"Sugar" Shane Nelson vs Alika Ricon
Mark "Punch Drunk" Rodriguez vs David "Sick Puppy"
Hoffeld
Albert "Always Bad" Manners vs David Moreno
Mark Bonilla vs Spencer White
Arto "Paco" Woods vs Justin Buckholtz
Phil Maldonado vs Nalu
Kawika Ferreira vs Jermaine Estabilio
Shane Pacarro vs Bronson DeLima
Source: Rumble World Entertainment
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UFC
DOCTOR VERIFIES PENN'S RIB INJURY
by Matt Hill
UFC doctors have verified the rib injury that Penn believed he
sustained during the second round of his fight with Matt Hughes,
according to BJPenn.com. The injury has been found to be a fracture
of Penn’s costochondral junction.
According
to the findings of physician Sameer Nagda, MD, “There is
evidence of a fracture of the right tenth costochondral junction
with evidence of surrounding soft tissue edema and fluid consistent
with moderate grade muscle strains of the intercostals and oblique
musculature in the region of fracture.”
According
to MedHelp.org, the costochondral junction is, “The point
where the ribs articulate with the sternum.” What this essentially
means is that during his fight with Hughes, Penn sustained a
fracture of the connective tissue between his ribs and the sternum.
This injury is considered to be a rib fracture.
Penn’s
web site says, “While in Las Vegas for UFC 64, BJ met with
the UFC’s orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine doctor
in Las Vegas for a physical exam and diagnostic MRI study of
his ribs and oblique muscles on his right side. The report verified
and substantiated exactly what happened to BJ at the end of the
second round when he thrusted up and around to gain Matt’s
back. During this upward and twisting movement, BJ pulled/tore
internal muscles located inside and around the bottom right rib
and fractured the rib. As explained, this type of trauma can
and will cause a constriction of his right lung, leading to a
substantially diminished breathing capacity.”
This
new report verifies what has thus far been a disputed claim of
injury by BJ Penn in the weeks following his UFC 64 loss to Matt
Hughes.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Aloha
State Championships of BJJ Date & Venue
is Set!
I wanted to inform you guys that we have a set venue and date
for the Aloha State Championships of BJJ / Final Conflict of
the 2006 BJJ Triple Crown Series.
The tourney venue has been changed to Klum Gym at the University of Hawaii, and will be held
on Saturday,
December 2nd.
The format will also be modified as we plan to run all the kids
in the morning, and reserve the after noon hours for the adults.
We’re hoping this will create a smoother and faster event.
Would very much appreciate if you could post on your website.
Source: James Tanaka
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Boxing
at Palolo Gym
October
28, 2006
Palolo Distict Park
Bouts start at 6:30 P.M., Weigh-ins at 12 Noon at Palolo Gym
the same day. All boxers weigh in that day. Same Scale, same
time.
We will have a boxing show on Oct. 28th, 6 p.m. at Palolo District
Park, 2001 Palolo Ave., Honolulu, Oahu, HI. 96816. It will be
the 2nd Annual Memorial Match Event for Clinton A.J. Shelton
(Oct. 7, 1982 - Oct. 8th, 2005). He was a amateur boxer for Palolo
Gym who had a 5-0 amateur record.
Email me back for boxers who want to compete at bkawano@aol.com, or call Joe Kim at
1-808-220-9469.
USA-BOXING
HAWAII,
PALOLO BOXING CLUB, AND KAWANO BOXING CLUB
PRESENTS
THE
2ND ANNUAL CLINT SHELTON MEMORIAL MATCH EVENT
AT
PALOLO DISTRICT PARK,
2007 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, Hi. 96816
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 28, 2006
6:30 P.M.
9
- 12 BOUTS SCHEDULED,
BOXERS FROM OAHU, MAUI, AND KAUAI COMPETING.
ADMISSION
AT THE DOOR IS - $10
10 AND UNDER -$5
Thank
You,
Bruce Kawano |
Pride
Real Deal in Las Vegas Tomorrow!
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
October 21, 2006
10/20/06
- Weigh-ins at Roman Plaza @ Caesar's Palace (4 pm)
10/21/06 - Thomas and Mack Center: Las Vegas, USA
Doors open at 4:00 pm
Event starts at 6:00 pm
Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mark Coleman
Mauricio
Shogun vs. Kevin Randleman
Josh
Barnett vs. Pawel Nastula
Eric
"Butterbean" Esch vs. Sean O'Haire
Dan
Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort
Kazuhiro
Nakamura vs. Travis Galbraith
Joey
Villasenor vs. Robbie Lawler
Phil
Baroni vs. Yosuke Nishijima
Source: Pride
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TUF
Season 4: Serra Squares Off with Carter
By Sean McClure
There was a lot of hype and build up for the fight this week,
mainly because of the fact that it was a rematch and a chance
for Matt Serra to avenge a KO loss to Shonie Carter. The UFC
has been high on rematches lately and generally speaking fans
want to see someone get their revenge a la Chuck Liddell vs.
Randy Couture, Jeremy Horn, and hopefully Quentin Jackson if
Dana can make that happen. That being said, it's on to the second
welterweight fight to decide who makes it in to the finals.
The
show this week was pretty dramatic from the start. What was odd
was that they hit the weigh-ins right off of the bat. Matt Hughes
has some kind words about Shonie being a tough fighter and said
that winning a decision against him would be very difficult.
I don't believe that Matt Hughes would have any trouble beating
Shonie and I doubt it would be by decision.
A
lot of focus was placed on Marc Laimon's "poor" work
ethic and his apparent lack of interest in helping Team Mojo.
Serra ribs him a little bit, but it is obvious that Laimon is
not amused and tells them that they have everything under control
in the cage before walking away. Matt makes it clear in his confessional
that he believes Laimon does not need to be here. A little later
on, Matt Hughes starts talking about Serra and Laimon individually
before making his point that he would like to see them grapple
a little bit.
Matt Serra starts to give Laimon a hard time again about not
working very much and Laimon just shrugs it off. It isn't until
Marc begins bashing Royce Gracie again that Serra comes a bit
unglued.
Matt
Serra confronts Marc Laimon about what he feels is disrespect
towards Royce Gracie, especially since Laimon is not a fighter
himself. Marc fires back that Royce is himself disrespectful
in his pre-fight comments to which Hughes visibly disagrees with
a look of confusion on his face. Laimon fires back with some
strong words and Serra again confronts him about being a "keyboard
warrior" and not actually fighting, but rather he just criticizes
from the sidelines. Din Thomas appreciates Matt's saying these
things to Laimon's face just like he said them in the van rides
home from the gym.
Back
at the house, Shonie is painting again and this time it's his
bed with blue spray paint. The guys don't seem as shocked by
the antics, however they are annoyed about the paint fumes lingering
inside the rooms. Jorge Rivera is once again the most agitated
at Carter and decides to invent a distraction to release some
tension. Enter "Phony" Carter. Phony is Jorge wearing
a clown nose, a clown wig, a thong, and some clown shoes. They
have a mock fight with "Mikey Serra", which is Mikey
Burnett wearing a white gi. In the fight, Carter knocks out the
fake Serra with a spinning backfist and everyone has a good laugh
about it as "Phony" does the Shonie dance to celebrate
his victory.
Carter
picks Rich Clementi to corner him from Team No Love and Rich
accepts.
Shonie makes it clear that he believes he has the advantages
in the fight including the mental game. He states that he feels
that he does have the psychological advantage because he knocked
Matt out in their first fight. I would have to agree that Matt
will be looking for the backfist very avidly in the Octagon and
that gives Carter a slight advantage. Don't get me wrong I expect
Serra to win. I was just saying....
Georges
St. Pierre really helps Serra get ready for his fight this week.
I found this interesting because if GSP beats Hughes at UFC 65,
he will be facing Serra down the line. GSP would definitely know
Serra's strengths and weaknesses more so than Matt Hughes would
since he has spent more time with the fighters individually.
The
night before the fight, Carter and Matt share a light hearted
moment and reminisce about their fight six years ago.
The
day of the fight and Big John is in Serra's locker room jokingly
asking him how he will know to stop the fight. Serra confidently
says he will tap Shonie out. There was a lot of build up for
this fight, a lot by the UFC hype department. It was right here
that I was hoping it delivered for the ratings sake. It should
be a war and Carter's reach advantage and height made me nervous
for Matt. Shonie is a great fighter no doubt and those two things
help his odds tremendously in this fight.
Round
1 - Matt gets a takedown and gets Shonie's back as he would so
many times in this fight. He starts dropping heavy punches from
that position and I thought he might finish it right here. Shonie
weathers the storm and gets up before getting a takedown of his
own. Serra manages another takedown shortly after and then gets
the mounted position before Carter gets up and scares Serra fans
everywhere by landing the spinning backfist AGAIN. It rocks Serra
a little bit and Shonie tries to capitalize and he scores a takedown
for his efforts.
Round
1 scored for Carter
Round
2 - They both scramble for position and takedowns. Serra locks
up in the clinch with Shonie and muscles a takedown where he
starts some ground and pound. Matt Serra gets Carter's back and
Shonie escapes. The highlight of the round came at the end when
Matt Serra lands a jump sidekick right to Shonie's midsection.
I didn't see that coming from Serra, I can tell you that.
Round
2 scored for Serra
Round
3 - We are here because they are tied one round a piece. A humorous
moment for me happened when Big John actually had to physically
pull Shonie's trunks up because they were falling down. They
scramble for position again and Serra gets another takedown.
More ground and pound for Serra who gets the mounted position
again and then takes Carter's back. Shonie is up and Matt gets
another takedown, but Shonie ends up on top, but only briefly
as Matt gets back to his feet.
Round
3 scored for the winner by unanimous decision and moving on to
the finals to face Chris Lytle: Matt Serra
This
fight should hopefully help the all time low ratings that this
season is seeing. It was a great fight compared to the other
offerings of TUF4 and Matt Serra is the most popular fighter
on the show. Let's hope it does so we can continue to see free
UFC programming every week.
Source: Maxfighting
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Hunt
& Eastman canceled from PRIDE card
Sherdog reports that Mark Hunt & Marvin Eastman will not
appear on PRIDE’s 10/21 Las Vegas card. Instead, we will
get Butterbean vs. Sean O’Haire in a match of former gaijin
who worked in K-1.
Source: Fight Opinion
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ESPN
RE-AFFIRMS UFC COMMERCIAL BAN
by Ivan Trembow
The Disney-owned ESPN has re-affirmed its ban on all UFC-related
advertisements from appearing on any Disney-owned network, which
includes the ABC and ESPN family of networks.
The
UFC commercials that had been appearing frequently on ESPN and
ESPNews were already a violation Disney's company policy, which
expressly prohibits "advertisements or promotions of any
sports program" that does not air on a Disney-owned television
network.
This
is not limited to the UFC. It would also be against the Disney/ESPN
corporate policy for a Disney-owned network to advertise a sports
program that airs on USA Network, or a sports program that airs
on Fox Sports Net, or a sports program that airs on any other
non-Disney-owned network.
Despite
this policy being in place, the UFC was previously able to place
its commercials on Disney-owned networks such as ESPN and ESPNews
by purchasing the commercials via local advertising affiliates
throughout the country.
As
a result of this, Disney/ESPN sent a memo, which has been obtained
by MMAWeekly, to all of its local advertising affiliates.
After
being reminded by Disney/ESPN that the UFC commercials are "a
direct violation of our Affiliate agreements," the memo
goes on to state, "Please contact your programming colleagues
for complete advertising restrictions. ESPN is not accepting
these ads on a national level, and the same restrictions apply
for our local Affiliates. Thank you for your cooperation and
immediate attention to this matter."
With
ESPN or any other television network, there's the programming
on the network (the actual shows), and then there's the advertising.
This news does not affect programming in any way. ESPN hasn't
devoted many news segments to the UFC in the past, but there
is nothing that would prevent them from doing so in the future.
The same goes for UFC fighters appearing on Quite Frankly with
Stephen A. Smith, Cold Pizza, or any other actual show.
Advertising,
on the other hand, is a completely separate matter. The Disney/ESPN
corporate policy is, and has been, that you can't buy ads to
promote sports shows that air on any non-Disney-owned network.
This
is not a new policy, but some local ESPN advertising affiliates
were selling UFC commercials anyway. The memo from Disney/ESPN
makes it clear that they are going to start enforcing the policy
more strictly, so local advertising affiliates will no longer
be able to violate the policy by selling UFC commercials.
Source: MMA Weekly
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After
wins GP, Gesias challenges
After winning four fighters and becomes the champion of the GP
until 70kg of K-1 Hero's, Gesias Cavalcanti wants to do your
career with a new challenge. The American Top Team black belt
challenged the Japanese Masto, K-1 Max champion, to fight under
K-1 rules. "I challenged Masato for the New Years Eve event,
the Dynamite! I love challenges, so I did challenge him, even
knowing that I have not so many chances to win.
But
the experience of fighting at K-1 MAX will be really important
to my career", explained Gesias, who also told about his
fight against Rani Yahya in the semifinal and Caol Uno in the
final of the GP. - I though that I could submit Rani. Especially
when I dominated his neck. I have been training this position
a lot. Uno is experienced and does tactic fights, so I did need
to fight like that - said Gesias
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Things
don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up."
James A. Garfield, 1831-1881, 20th President of the United States
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Injury
Updates!!
This
is for all you people who was talking about my injuries and not
knowing a damn thing you're talking about. Some say I was scared,
some say I always pull out of fights...the list may go on and
on. To be honest I could give a rat's ass what people are saying.
This
is what's going on with me right now; I have bruised ribs and
am bleeding from the stomach which I may need a surgery. I also
found out that I have a bad heart which I started taking medication
for. And to top it off I will need to have eye surgery this month
because something is growing in my eyes may cause me to go blind.
I
have asked my doctor to write me a letter so I can support this
statement. Right now this is a real rough time for me and I’m
very blessed to have a great family who didn’t doubt me
but stood behind me 100% and people who knew what I was dealing
with before I re-injuried my ribs. I would like to thank Ronald
Jhun & Chris Onzuka for the inspiring words and for being
there when I needed a friend to talk to while deciding to pull
out of X-1.
I
guess the thing that bothers me the most is that I have never
pulled out from a fight and always said yes even with less then
24 hours notice. People who followed me know this. A good friend
recently told me that I would find out who my true friends are
now, which I did, and I also found out the fake ones.
I
love this sport and have been a fan for countless years. I have
helped every promotion in Hawaii till this day but after this
experience I will help no more. I will concentrate on P.I.P and
my family and nothing more!!
GOD
BLESS
Brennan Kamaka
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RIP
Mrs. Rowen
Rest in peace Mrs. Rowen. Our condolences to Chad and his
family.
The unfortunate lead story is that Akebono’s mother, 60-year
old Janice Rowan, died in a Hawaiian hospital at 12:49 AM on
the 17th due to respiratory failure.
Source: Fight Opinion
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UFC
64 Fallout: Middleweight Madness
By Sean McClure
It was an active weekend for the UFC and its championships. A
new lightweight champion was crowned and a new middleweight champion
emerged leaving everyone stunned. What does this mean for the
UFC and what will Dana White do now that he has a new 185 pound
champion? I will try to answer the best I can, but some may not
like what they hear.
When
I watched Rich Franklin walking to the Octagon on Saturday he
looked hollow and “thin”. I don’t mean thin physically
in the literal sense, just overall he looked like someone walked
over his grave. It was as if the seven months away from the Octagon
were allowing this moment to overwhelm him. He eyed Silva all
the way to the cage and I, among others, could already see he
was going to lose. I don’t know why, but it was obvious.
Something about his stare or the way he was walking. I can’t
put my finger on it. Rich climbed in the cage and did not look
himself, not at all. He pawed at Silva and then did what I, to
this very second, still have no idea what he was thinking. He
tried to overpower and outmaneuver Silva, a much better muay
thai fighter in the clinch position. Rich paid for his tactical
mistake dearly and received a broken nose and TKO loss on his
record for his troubles. Rich lost fair and square, but it was
painful to watch for those who came to like his easy going demeanor
and friendly mannerisms.
Immediately
the MMA forums that I frequent started turning on the former
champion they once touted as the greatest in the world claiming
he was overrated. Some “geniuses” started the eternally
intriguing, but irrelevant Pride vs. UFC message thread number
1,322,456,745 claiming Silva beating Rich proved that Pride was
better than the UFC. News flash! Anderson Silva is a UFC fighter!
Is Silva the better striker? Yes, emphatically. Is Rich the better
overall fighter? Yes, but not by much.
Anderson
Silva is the scariest striker that the UFC middleweight division
has ever seen in my opinion. Rich has had his share of one sided
victories, but Anderson Silva in just two fights has put away
two of the UFC middleweight division’s top 5 fighters in
less than five minutes total. He has announced his arrival and
I am sure that he plans on staying. To be honest, right now I
don’t see anyone of the middleweights currently in the UFC
defeating Silva anytime soon. What can Dana do to provide a real
threat to Silva’s title? Should he wait for Franklin to
recover, win a few more fights, and climb back up the ladder?
That would take too long. I think he has a better idea and I
think it would be a good move for the UFC.
Dana
could bring Jeremy Horn in, but Horn isn’t the same fighter
he used to be and has been defeated by Silva already by unanimous
decision in June of 2004. White could pursue and retrieve the
once popular, Ivan Salaverry if they really wanted to. In my
opinion, Salaverry would be brutally KO’d somewhere around
60-70 seconds, but it would be worth watching for the highlights.
Zuffa will hopefully do what is right and bring back a man that
they promised a shot at the title on two occasions. The man they
released from contract over wearing advertising on a t-shirt
that to which, no one was even paying attention. Rumors are flying
that Dana White is desperately recruiting the same fighter he
fired not so long ago. Matt Lindland may be the only fighter
besides Franklin with the right tools to beat Anderson Silva.
Lindland
is a beast at 185. He manhandles people in the middleweight division
with relentless aggression. Matt did really well against Quentin
“Rampage” Jackson at 205 in the WFA and some thought
he should have been awarded the decision for his efforts. I think
that fight alone made a statement to doubters that he is for
real. It is in my opinion that Anderson Silva would not have
an answer for Lindland’s tenacity, strength, and grappling
skills. Sure, Silva is a black belt, but belts mean nothing in
the Octagon. Matt’s overall game is far deeper than the
new middleweight champion’s own substantial offerings. He
has more tools at his disposal and they are the right ones for
the job. That isn’t to say that Silva would lose for certain.
I am just saying that Lindland would be the best choice and biggest
threat in the United States to Silva’sreign. Notice, Dan
Henderson and Paulo Filho fans, that I said the United States.
No hate mail please.
I
am still in shock at the way Franklin was defeated and the way
he looked in general during his short and very uncharacteristic
fight. I am not in shock at how aggressive and impressive Anderson
looked because he is one of the best in the world. Where does
the division go from here with the new champion? I think, up.
The ball is in your court, Dana. Don’t drop it.
Source: Maxfighting
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Updated
Bushido 11/5 Yokohama Arena card line-up
In no specific match order.
Welterweight
GP: Akihiro Gono vs. Denis Kang
Welterweight GP: Kazuo Misaki vs. Paulo Filho
Welterweight GP Reserve Match: Gegard Mousasi vs. Hector Lombard
Lightweight Title Match: Takanori Gomi vs. Marcus Aurelio
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Mike Barton
Shin’ya Aoki vs. Gilbert Melendez
Nobuhiro Obiya vs. Luis Buscape
Murilo Bustamante vs. Yoon Dong Sik
Sanae Kikuta vs. Jean Francois Lenogue
Mitsuhiro Ishida vs. David Bielkheden (from Stockholm, Sweden
- member of BTT)
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Joe Pearson (Miletich MA)
Source: Fight Opinion
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IVAN
MENJIVAR BECOMES IFL'S NEWEST DRAGON
by Mick Hammond
On Thursday, November 2nd when the IFL returns to Portland, Oregon
for the semi-finals of this year’s World Team Tournament,
Carlos Newton’s Toronto Dragons will lock horns with the
defending Team Champion Quad City Silverbacks coached by Pat
Miletich.
Originally
it appeared as if the Dragons may be overmatched by the Silverbacks,
but things just got more interesting thanks to the IFL’s
newest acquisition, Canadian/El Salvadorian sensation Ivan Menjivar.
As
Menjivar told MMAWeekly this past weekend, he became a member
of the Dragons at the invitation of the team’s legendary
coach himself.
“When
I was in Japan [for K-1] I caught up with Carlos Newton,”
explained Ivan. “I know him from when I started fighting
and I saw him all the time. So he needed one replacement for
his team, a 155lb guy, he told me, ‘You are what we need
on the team to continue fighting [through the tournament].’”
“So
I asked him to tell me about this organization [IFL] and he started
to tell me the advantages of it. It’s something new, new
rules, fighting on a team and that it’s going to be getting
bigger in the United States and I really like to try something
new for the sport – that’s how it becomes more popular
– so I said, ‘Yes,’” continued Menjivar.
Another
one of the advantages of the IFL that Ivan was quick to point
out is the pay structure that allows fighters to receive a monthly
stipend in addition to their fight purse.
“He
[Newton] told me we could fight almost every other month and
they are going to pay us money every month between the fights,”
said Menjivar. “So that’s very interesting for a young
guy like me who trains to make fighting a career. I’m really
open to the idea so I want to try it.”
When
it comes to Ivan’s IFL debut in November, he’ll be
matched up with one of the best fighters the IFL has to offer,
Bart Palaszewski, a fighter that Menjivar isn’t completely
unfamiliar with.
“I
met Bart last night at a show, he’s a nice guy and he looks
big [laughs],” exclaimed Ivan. “So for me I have to
gain weight, train well…fight for me, fight for the team,
don’t get hurt and continue fighting.”
People
familiar with Menjivar knows he normally fights at 145lbs, but
with no such weight class in the IFL team format, he has to step
up to 155lbs and that in itself presents its own challenges,
challenges that Ivan feels he can prepare for.
“Yes
you can feel the [additional] weight, there’s a difference,
and you can feel it a lot,” admitted Menjivar. “If
I train well I should be okay. That’s fortunate for me that
I can train well for this fight.”
That
training will be handled at one of the premier schools in Canada,
Tristar Gym, home to some of the most talented fighters in the
country.
“We
have fun here, we train a lot, but we have fire, we’re serious
too, we don’t play around all the time,” commented
Ivan of the atmosphere at Tristar. “So for [Georges] St.
Pierre, David [Loiseau], me, the Vigneault brothers [Stephane
and Steve], we have a great relationship here, so it’s great
training for us here.”
So
now just a couple weeks out from his IFL debut, Ivan knows there’s
a lot of expectation on him to do well for not only himself but
the Dragons…and as a fighter who enjoys challenges, he wouldn’t
have it any other way.
“I’ll
try to make a good show first and win so we can get to the finals,”
concluded Menjivar. “You fight for you but you also fight
for your team so you can keep fighting and make more money…so
there is pressure that is different, it’s new, but I like
that.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Curran
beats Fabiano for the APEX title!
APEX Championship Fighting: A Night of Champions
Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec
APEX
World Featherweight Title
- Jeff “Big Frog” Curran def. Wagnney Fabiano via split
decision.
APEX
Canadian Middleweight Title
- Fritz “The Animal” Paul def. Nabil “The Thrill”
Khatib via unanimous decision.
APEX
World Welterweight Title
- Jeff Joslin def. Nuri Shakir via KO in the first round.
APEX
Canadian Welterweight Title 4-man tournament
- Rowan Cunningham def. Eric Beaulieu via rear naked choke in
the first round.
- Jordan Jewell def. Jason Motard via TKO in the second round.
- Rowan Cunninghan def. Jordan Jewell via triangle choke in the
third round.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Quote
of the Day
"If
you don't like something, change it.
If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
Maya Angelou, American Author and Poet
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Full
Force MMA Results
Maui War Memorial Gymnasium, Wailuku, Maui
October 14, 2006
Fight #1 “Future King” Tournament Semifinals- (Maui
Bracket) Heavyweight (235lbs): 1R/4M +2M Overtime Joel Calhau
(Team C.O.C.K., Pukalani) def. Jake "The Animal" Yasui
(Da Kennel, Waiehu) by OT-DEC
Fight
#2 “Future King” Tournament Semifinals (Oahu Bracket)
Heavyweight (235lbs): 1R/4M +2M Overtime Tommy "The Ox"
Rosser (808 Fight Factory, Kaneohe) def. Abel Rose (Bulls Pen,
Waipahu) by DEC (majority)
Fight
#3
Middleweight (Catch-175lbs): 2R/3M +2M Overtime
Matt "Gonzo" Gonzalez (Team Issues, Pukalani) def.
Walter Baula (Freelance, Kahului) by TKO (strikes) at :23 secs
of Rnd 1
Fight
#4
Super Heavyweight (+236lbs): 2R/3M +2M Overtime
Kawika Hong (Good Sport KBC, Kahului) def. Josh Kamalo (Freelance,
Kahului) by KO (rear naked choke) at 2:02 of Rnd 1
Fight
#5
Heavyweight (Catch-215lbs): 2R/3M +2M Overtime
Rory "Nalu" Jones (Freelance, Oahu) def. Geno "The
Irish Skankin Bulldog" McCarthy (HGA Fight Club, Paia) by
TKO (ref stoppage due to strikes) at 2:32 of Rnd 1
Fight
#6
Light Heavyweight (Catch-200lbs): 3R/3M
Zeke "The Chiropractor" Prados (Team Issues, Haiku)
def. Kawika Maddela (Freelance, Kahului) by SUB (rear naked choke)
at :26secs of Rnd 1
Fight
#7 “Future King” Tournament Final
Heavyweight (235lbs): 2R/3M +2M Overtime
Tommy "The Ox" Rosser (808 Fight Factory, Kaneohe)
def. Joel Calhau (Team C.O.C.K., Pukalani) by KO (punch) at 1:57
of Rnd 2
Fight
#8
Welterweight (170lbs): 3R/3M
Dominic Ah Nee (Maui Jiu Jitsu, Kahului) def. Eric "El Toro"
Guzman (Westbrook Boxing, Kona) by SUB (straight armbar) at 1:32
of Rnd 3
Fight
#9
Super Heavyweight (+236lbs): 3R/3M
Sean Souza (Native Action, Lahaina) def. Anthony Billianor (Maui
Full Contact, Kahului) by SUB (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of Rnd
2
source:
www.hawaiifightnetwork.com
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Kauai
Girl AJ Jenkins Checks In!
Amigo(a)s,
I wanted to let everyone know about the fights on october 28th
at the rivercenter here in davenport iowa.
I will be fighting on the card that night, as well as other great
militech guys: Joe "the triangular strangler" Pearson
(who is on a 6 win streak), Frank Young (who just won last weekend),
Matt "lil' Hallman" Williams(also won on that card),
Mark Long, Jason Medina and i believe Joe Jordan(who was on the
same extreme challenge card as matt and frank, and gave the crowd
an instructional on elbows while fighting..lol) will be headlining
the card. There is a great night of fights, Including another
female match up (rematch) between Samantha Smith (moline) and
Sonya Sargeant (muscatine)- Both tough fighters (lady's, support
your quad cities women fighters!), and some ametuer bouts as
well. It will definintly be worth going too if you can make it!
For more info. You can check out www.midwestfights.com , Also, dont forget
the UFC this saturday, Spencer Fisher will be fighting Dan Louzon,Good
luck to him and team fisher.
Thanks for the time! Aloha,
AJ
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PRIDE
PLANS PUBLIC TRAINING SESSIONS
Leading up to their first show in the United States, Pride FC
is presenting a series of open to the public training sessions
with 6 of the top fighters on “The Real Deal” fight
card. Fedor Emelianenko, Mark Coleman, Mauricio “Shogun”
Rua, Kevin Randleman, Josh Barnett, and Pawel Nastula will be
the featured fighters.
Each
day from 4pm to 6pm PT, the training sessions will feature a
different pair of fighters. Starting on Tuesday, October 17,
with Josh Barnett and Pawel Nastula; Wednesday, October 18, features
Shogun and Kevin Randleman; and Thursday, October 19 highlights
Fedor Emelianenko and Mark Coleman; fans and guests will be able
to come to the outdoor Roman Plaza amphitheater at Caesar’s
Palace to watch the fighters train.
Source: MMA Weekly
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All
is not good in UFC land
By Zach Arnold
With people reflecting upon the success of UFC’s 3.1 rating
for Ken vs. Tito III, the obvious question asked by everyone
was whether or not that rating meant that UFC would be able to
create new fans that would watch their other programming. The
first test was Thursday’s Ultimate Fighter show, which had
been lagging in the ratings this year.
On
Friday, the ratings news came out for Thursday’s edition
of TUF. It was bad. Real bad. They nearly lost to TNA. Repeat
after me… they nearly lost to TNA wrestling.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Cordeiro
confident about Shogun
The
technician director of Chute Boxe team, Rafael Cordeiro is confident
about Maurício Shogun's performance against the American
Kevin Randleman at Pride Real Deal, that will take place on October
21st, in Las Vegas, United States. "We trained a lot with
Shogun and he is prepared on the ground and also standed up.
He trained a lot the ground game with Cristiano Marcello and
with Nino Schembri and it will be great fight", guaranteed
Rafael, who did say that knows the game of Randdleman.
-
We know Randleman's game. He already fought Ninja and he was
losing, but he is really tough so he did that right punch under
him. The attention of this fight must be during all the movements.
I need to have a special attention about everything and Shogun
must do his own game. Shogun weights 100kg naturally and trains
a lot here in the academy with the heavy ones - finished Rafael
Cordeiro. Traveling on Monday, the Chute Boxe team formed by
Rafael Cordeiro, Rudimar, Wanderlei Silva and Murilo Ninja, will
follow Shogun at Pride USA.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Kindness
can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."
Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer
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It's
Sold!
Thank You For Everyone's Help Selling My House!
Thank you for all your help getting the word out and for those
of you that came to check out the house. Today I hand over the
keys to my house to the new owners and relinquish the largest
financial part of my personal hell also known as my divorce.
I really appreciate everyone's help!
Chris
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Ron
Jhun Comes Up Short to Akira Kikuchi in Japan
Shooto Champion Carnival 10/14/06 Results
Tatsuya Kawajiri stopped Per Eklund to retain his 154-pound title
during today's Shooto "Champion Carnival" event.
Shinichi
"BJ" Kojima became the new Shooto bantamweight champion
when he took out Mamoru Yamaguchi with a rear naked choke.
Results
from the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Center in Kanagawa,
Japan:
-
154 lbs: Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Per Eklund via referee stoppage
(strikes) at 4:10 of round 1.
- 123 lbs: Shinichi "BJ" Kojima def. Mamoru Yamaguchi
via rear naked choke 1:38 of round 1.
- 167 lbs: Shinya Aoki def. George Sotiropoulos via DQ (low blow)
at 0:05 of round 2.
- 143 lbs: "Lion" Takeshi Inoue def. Navid Yousefi
via rear naked choke at 4:35 of round 2.
- 167 lbs: Akira Kikuchi def. Ronald Jhun via armbar at 1:58 of round 1.
- 132 lbs: Ryota Matsune def. David Lejenas via rear naked choke
at 4:09 of round 1.
- 154 lbs: Ganjo Tentsuku and Takashi Nakakura fought to a draw.
- 143 lbs: Akiyo Nishiura def. Daisuke Ishizawa via unanimous
decision.
- 167 lbs: Yuki Konishi def. Yoshitaro Niimi via unanimous decision.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Garden
Island Cage Match DVD is Now Available!
Hi All,
Finally got the DVD's in, you can either go to my website www.ainofea.com or got to the following
locations on Kauai:
Hair
Razors- Lihue
Sweet and Sassy- Eleele
It
$20 + $2 shipping
You
can also mail to:
Ainofea Productions
PO Box 348
Hanapepe, HI 96716
Aloha!
Source: Event Promoter
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Calvan
& Akiyama Capture Hero's Championships
YOKOHAMA,
October 9, 2006 -- J.Z. Calvan of Brazil and Yoshihiro Akiyama
of Japan emerged victorious tonight in the Hero's Middleweight
and Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournaments event at
the Yokohama Arena.
Hero's
is FEG's popular mixed martial arts production. Due the tremendous
energy and endurance demands these bouts place on fighters, the
quarterfinals were held this August at Ariake. Today's event
featured the semifinal and final bouts for both the Hero's Middleweight
(70kg/154lb) and Light Heavyweight (85kg/187lb) classes, along
with a trio of Superfights.
Twenty-three
year-old mixed martial arts fighter J.Z. Calvan won the Middleweight
crown with a majority decision win over Caol Uno of Japan.
Calvan
had worked a front sleeper to score a fast first-round submission
over compatriot Rani Yahya in his semifinal bout; while Uno had
taken a unanimous decision against Canadian Ivan Menjivar in
his semi, a contest in which the pair stayed on their feet, passing
frequently with punches and kicks.
The
final began with Calvan planted center ring and Uno circling,
both men jabbing and tossing in low kicks. Calvan got the advantage
midway through, hitting Uno with three unanswered punches to
put him on the mat. Uno twisted his way out of trouble and soon
the two were back on their feet. But again it was Calvan's power
that prevailed as the Brazilian's fists earned him another takedown
and he came in for a second mount. Uno pumped his legs to keep
his opponent at bay until the bell sounded to end the round.
Calvan
achieved a side mount midway through the second, but Uno once
again twisted free and found his feet. A double leg takedown
by Calvan brought the Brazilian a chance to inflict, but Uno
was good in guard. Again the Japanese fighter got up, before
the relentless Calvan smashed him to the canvas one final time,
and there the pair twisted away until the final bell. One judge
saw a draw, the others marked the win for Calvan, who was all
smiles as he draped himself in the Brazilian flag to celebrate
his victory.
In
the Middleweight reserve fight, Kazuyuki Miyata of Japan got
an early takedown and put the punches in to bloody Australian
jiu-jitsu fighter Ian Schaffa's right eye. The ringside doctor
had a look and stopped the contest, giving Miyata the win.
The
Middleweight bouts were conducted under Hero's Rules with a 5Min
x 2R w/ 1R Ext format.
In
the Light Heavyweight Tournament (conducted under Hero's Rules
with a 1R x 10Min, 2R x 5Min, w/1 ExtR x 5Min format), Judo Olympian
Yoshihiro Akiyama took the belt with a thrilling win over Dutch
Kickboxer Melvin Manhoef.
In
his semifinal bout, Akiyama showed both power and precision in
planting a high kick on wrestling great Kestutis Smirnovas of
Lithuania. Akiyama followed up with a right straight punch then
unloaded a barrage of blows on his downed opponent to prompt
a referee stop for the TKO victory. Manhoef, meanwhile, was similarly
quick in his semi, exploiting a failed takedown attempt by Japanese
Judo stylist Shungo Oyama to put in a flurry of kicks and punches
and a decisive right hook to earn a date with Akiyama.
The
final was fast and furious. Manhoef was the more aggressive combatant
at the start, attempting to overpower his opponent with punches.
Akiyama got tagged good a couple of times and looked in trouble
as he retreated from the blows. But then Manhoef got sloppy with
his takedowns. He crashed Akiyama to the canvas but when the
two came to rest it was the Japanese fighter who was in superior
position. Manhoef squirmed out of danger and the two went to
their feet, whereupon Manhoef employed an awkward body slam to
get a second takedown, again coming out at a disadvantage on
the mat. Now Akiyama was able to wrap his legs round the Dutch
fighter's body, coolly extract an arm, and hyperextend for a
submission.
"Judo
is the best" hollered a teary Akiyama from the winner's
circle after the bout.
The
Light Heavyweight reserve fight lasted a mere 22 seconds, as
Canadian Carlos Newton pumped in a pair of jaw-rattling right
uppercuts to floor Tokimitsu Ishizawa of Japan and take the TKO
win.
There
were three Superfights on the card, fought under Hero's Rules
in a 5Min x 2R w/1R Ext format.
The
Main Event Superfight featured Don Frye of the United States
and former Judo Min Soo Kim from South Korea. The 40 year-old
Frye is a veritable mixed martial arts legend; while Kim, who
won a silver medal in Judo at the Atlanta Olympics, has a fair
bit of experience himself, having taken on top K-1 fighters Bob
Sapp, Ray Sefo and Semmy Schilt in Hero's action.
The
pair stayed standing through the early going, exchanging low
kicks and some solid punches -- Frye kicking at Kim's bandaged
right knee, Kim's fists opening a cut over Frye's right eye.
The pair went to the mat late in the round and Kim got a mount,
but the Korean didn't have the stamina to put a properly punishing
pounding on his opponent. The fighters tangled up more in the
second, clinching against the ropes. But then, suddenly, just
as Kim threw a left, Frye came across with a potent right hook,
smacking his opponent's pinna and dropping him in a heap for
the KO triumph.
In
other Superfights, Brazilian Antonio Silva got a first-round
left hook in to drop Georgy Kaysinov of Russia then laid in with
the punches to earn a referee stop and KO win; while in a spirited
bout between a couple of Japanese fighters, Hideo Tokoro withstood
an aggressive early challenge before deftly working an armbar
to submit Ken Kaneko.
The
Hero's Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Championship
Tournaments event attracted a crowd of 10,631 to the Yokohama
Arena. It was broadcast live in Japan on the TBS network and
in South Korea on OnMedia. For delay-broadcast information in
other areas contact your local providers. Visit the K-1 Official
Website (www.k-1.co.jp) for complete information.
Source: Maxfighting
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Marcus
Aurélio talks about Gomi
Getting
prepared for the belt dispute of the light athletes against the
Japanese Takanori Gomi at Pride Bushido 13, that will be held
on November 5th in Japan, the Brazilian Marcus Aurélio
(ATT0 guarantees that will use the same tactic of his last fight,
when he submitted Gomi by kata-gatame. "The tactic will
be the same one. Be 100% prepared and look after do my own game",
said Marcus, who believes that the Japanese will be cleaver in
this second confrontation.
-
I am sure he will be cleverer now, but I don't believe he will
change his game, even because we know his game. He will try to
avoid the ground game and do the exchange game. I am sure that
he won't do the ground game with me. He has no confidence and
no technique to do that. He will probably give some pressure
and he will search the KO - said Aurélio.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"Liabilities
are just assets in hiding."
Mark Victor Hansen, American Motivational Author and Speaker
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Shaken,
not Stirred
As the
locals know, but the mainlanders may not, Hawaii was shaken up
by an earthquake. Now before all you Californians say that we
are pussies, we don't have earthquakes here...well not until
yesterday. For us on Oahu, it was just a pretty good shaking
like a strong vibration (I'm sure most of our readers will understand
that description), but the Big Island of Hawaii took the most
force of it since it was closet to the earthquake's epicenter.
We
had our power out of commission until about 5 pm and most shopping
centers along with mostly everything else was closed because
of the power outage.
I'm
sure more reports will come in since power has been restored
so stay tuned to your normal news if you are interested.
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IVAN
MENJIVAR BECOMES IFL'S NEWEST DRAGON
On Thursday, November 2nd when the IFL returns to Portland, Oregon
for the semi-finals of this year’s World Team Tournament,
Carlos Newton’s Toronto Dragons will lock horns with the
defending Team Champion Quad City Silverbacks coached by Pat
Miletich.
Originally
it appeared as if the Dragons may be overmatched by the Silverbacks,
but things just got more interesting thanks to the IFL’s
newest acquisition, Canadian/El Salvadorian sensation Ivan Menjivar.
As
Menjivar told MMAWeekly this past weekend, he became a member
of the Dragons at the invitation of the team’s legendary
coach himself.
“When
I was in Japan [for K-1] I caught up with Carlos Newton,”
explained Ivan. “I know him from when I started fighting
and I saw him all the time. So he needed one replacement for
his team, a 155lb guy, he told me, ‘You are what we need
on the team to continue fighting [through the tournament].’”
“So
I asked him to tell me about this organization [IFL] and he started
to tell me the advantages of it. It’s something new, new
rules, fighting on a team and that it’s going to be getting
bigger in the United States and I really like to try something
new for the sport – that’s how it becomes more popular
– so I said, ‘Yes,’” continued Menjivar.
Another
one of the advantages of the IFL that Ivan was quick to point
out is the pay structure that allows fighters to receive a monthly
stipend in addition to their fight purse.
“He
[Newton] told me we could fight almost every other month and
they are going to pay us money every month between the fights,”
said Menjivar. “So that’s very interesting for a young
guy like me who trains to make fighting a career. I’m really
open to the idea so I want to try it.”
When
it comes to Ivan’s IFL debut in November, he’ll be
matched up with one of the best fighters the IFL has to offer,
Bart Palaszewski, a fighter that Menjivar isn’t completely
unfamiliar with.
“I
met Bart last night at a show, he’s a nice guy and he looks
big [laughs],” exclaimed Ivan. “So for me I have to
gain weight, train well…fight for me, fight for the team,
don’t get hurt and continue fighting.”
People
familiar with Menjivar knows he normally fights at 145lbs, but
with no such weight class in the IFL team format, he has to step
up to 155lbs and that in itself presents its own challenges,
challenges that Ivan feels he can prepare for.
“Yes
you can feel the [additional] weight, there’s a difference,
and you can feel it a lot,” admitted Menjivar. “If
I train well I should be okay. That’s fortunate for me that
I can train well for this fight.”
That
training will be handled at one of the premier schools in Canada,
Tristar Gym, home to some of the most talented fighters in the
country.
“We
have fun here, we train a lot, but we have fire, we’re serious
too, we don’t play around all the time,” commented
Ivan of the atmosphere at Tristar. “So for [Georges] St.
Pierre, David [Loiseau], me, the Vigneault brothers [Stephane
and Steve], we have a great relationship here, so it’s great
training for us here.”
So
now just a couple weeks out from his IFL debut, Ivan knows there’s
a lot of expectation on him to do well for not only himself but
the Dragons…and as a fighter who enjoys challenges, he wouldn’t
have it any other way.
“I’ll
try to make a good show first and win so we can get to the finals,”
concluded Menjivar. “You fight for you but you also fight
for your team so you can keep fighting and make more money…so
there is pressure that is different, it’s new, but I like
that.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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UFC
64: Full Results (Another re-cap)
Spencer Fisher vs. Dan Lauzon
The
first thirty seconds of this fight was nothing but static for
me as I am sure it was for everyone else. I think the UFC was
having major camera problems and they just went out at the beginning
of the fight. Dan Lauzon took down Fisher and used good ground
and pound for the bets part of the first round. Fisher landed
a nice up kick that rocked Lauzon early on. Every time the fight
was stood up Fisher made the most of it and was finally able
to take advantage of it and put Lauzon away with a flurry that
started with a big flying knee.
Winner:
Spencer Fisher by TKO at 4:38 of round 1
Cheick
Kongo vs. Carmelo Marrero
1st
round - Cheick lands some leg kicks, but this round stayed on
the ground as Marrero took him down again and again. Carmelo
landed knees to the body, elbows, and then punches to Kongo who
was pushed up against the fence.
2nd
round - Starts off the same way, with Kongo leg kicks and then
a Marrero takedown. Pretty much the same as round one in that
Marrero dominated the fight here and kept it on the ground.
3rd
round - Marrero takes down Cheick after some work up against
the fence by Kongo. They are stood up as they had been several
times before in this fight. Marrero took Kongo down at will and
at the end of this round, I had Carmelo winning all three rounds.
The judges did not agree with me.
Winner:
Carmelo Marrero by split decision
Jon
Fitch vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
1st
round - They come out striking and then clinch against the fence
before Fitch gets a big takedown and then starts some ground
and pound. Hironaka locks in a decent triangle, but can't put
Fitch away in the minute and a half he was attempting it. Fitch
gets out and ground and pounds his way to the end of the round.
2nd
round - Fitch comes out firing away and gets another big takedown,
then starts more ground and pound. There were some good sweeps
in the second round and a big head kick that landed by Fitch.
3rd
round - Fitch comes out kicking and lands some good shots that
are met with some stiff jabs from Hironaka. Fitch gets a takedown
and gets cut badly from a punch on the way in. Ground and pound
by Fitch who lands some hard shots and elbows. They are stood
up and Fitch takes it back to the ground with some nice elbows
again until the round ends.
Winner:
Jon Fitch by Unanimous decision
Sean
Sherk vs. Kenny Florian
This
one was a war.
1st
round - Sherk gets the takedown, but Florian reverses only for
Sean to get back on top in 1/2 guard. Sherk starts his trademark
ground and pound.
Florian attempts a guillotine that Sean manages to get out of.
Sherk finishes the round with ground and pound.
2nd
round - Florian lands a nice body kick and lets his legs fly.
Sherk scores the takedown and then gets cut badly by a nice elbow
from Kenny. They check the cut and then the doctor cleans blood
out of KenFlo's eyes. Sherk starts hammering with the ground
and pound again, but Kenny is defending nicely.
3rd
round - Kenny kicks to start things off and lands, but just like
before Sherk takes down Florian and ground and pounds. Kenny
continually tries to get up, but Sherk is overpowering him. They
are stood up again and Kenny lands another good kick. They exchange
on their feet as the round ends.
4th
round - Kenny kicking yet again and avoids the takedown attempt,
but gets taken down shortly after that. Kenny tries to get up,
but can't and gets hammered a little by Sean's ground and pound.
They are stood up and the legs of Florian fly which excites the
crowd.
5th
round - Same as before with the kicks and takedown. Ground and
pound by Sean and Kenny almost secures an arm bar. More ground
and pound, but the action stales so the fight is stood up. Florian
kicks and after he gets taken down sinks in a decent guillotine,
but Sean escapes. Sherk gets the full mount, but Kenny reverses
only to meet more Ground and pound from Sean.
Winner
and new lightweight champion: Sean Sherk by unanimous decision
Rich
Franklin vs. Anderson Silva
1st
round - They feel each other out for about a minute. Anderson
is taller and has the reach advantage over Rich and it is giving
him trouble. They exchange some punches and then Silva locks
in his extremely powerful clinch.
They grapple for position then Silva starts landing some good
knees to Franklin's body and then to the head. Rich is badly
rocked and Silva follows up with more knees eventually breaking
Rich's nose and sending him to the canvas.
Winner
and new middleweight champion: Anderson Silva
Throughout
the night they paid tribute to Ken Shamrock in some very respectful
and classy montages. It was a fitting way to send a hall of famer
out of the Octagon and back in to retirement where says he will
stay.....only time will tell if he really does. Great night of
fights for the UFC.
FULL
RESULTS
Cheik
Kongo vs Carmelo Marrero
Carmelo Marrero defeated Cheick Kongo by split decision (29-28
Marrero, 29-28 Kongo, 29-28 Marrero)
Keith
Jardine vs Mike Nickels
Mike Nickels vs. Keith Jardine CANCELLED. This fight was cancelled
due to a back injury to Mike Nickels.
Yushin
Okami vs Kalib Starnes
Yushin Okami defeated Kalib Starnes by TKO ref stoppage (strikes)
at 1:40 Round 3
Clay
Guida vs Justin James
Clay Guida defeated Justin James by Rear Naked Choke at 4:42
of Round 2
Kurt
Pellegrino vs Junior Assuncao
Kurt Pellegrino defeated “Junior” Assuncao by Rear
Naked Choke at 2:04 of Round 1
Jon
Fitch vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Jon Fitch defeated Kuniyoshi Hironaka by unanimous decision
Spencer
Fisher vs Dan Lauzon
Spencer Fisher defeated Dan Lauzon by TKO at 4:38 of Round one
Sean
Sherk vs Kenny Florian
Sean Sherk defeated Kenny Florian bt unanimous decision to become
the UFC Lightweight Champion of the World
Rich
Franklin vs Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva defeated Rich Franklin by TKO (strikes) at 3:59
of Round one, becoming the new UFC Middleweight Champion of the
World.
Source: Maxfighting |
Quote
of the Day
"Practice
is the best of all instructors."
Publilius Syrus, 85-43 B.C., Roman Writer
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UFC
64: Unstoppable Results!
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada
October 14, 2006
Being touted as the most dangerous striker in the UFC can be
a tough reputation to live up to, but Anderson Silva has earned
that moniker and now has the UFC Middleweight Title to wrap around
his waist after knocking out reigning champion Rich Franklin
in just under four minutes.
In
front of an announced attendance of 10,773, in only his second
UFC fight, Silva came out and established himself early, never
letting Franklin put any combinations together, while feeling
out the distance, seemingly biding his time waiting to strike.
Silva
eventually closed the gap and engaged Franklin with his famous
Muay Thai clinch, which seemed to stop the Ohio native dead in
his tracks. After throwing multiple knees to Franklin’s
midsection, Silva started to rear back and aim for the head instead.
It was Silva’s grip and power in the clinch that found a
heavy knee strike that landed squarely on Franklin’s jaw,
which sent him reeling. Another well-placed knee from the clinch
landed brutally on Franklin's nose and appeared to have broken
it. A few punches and another knee sent Franklin crumbling down
to the canvas, and referee Big John McCarthy stepped in before
too much damage could be inflicted. With that, Anderson Silva
became the UFC Middleweight Champion.
In
two bouts and just under five minutes in the UFC, Anderson Silva
has established himself as one of the best fighters in the world
at 185 pounds and quite possibly the best striker the UFC has
ever seen. Having always been a top notch fighter, this win for
Silva comes as no real surprise to followers of the sport who
have seen him perform in other shows across the world. Now, Anderson
Silva will look to make his first title defense as the new 185lb
champion while Rich Franklin recovers from only his 2nd loss
in almost 25 professional fights.
On
the same night that Anderson Silva became the new Middleweight
Champion, the UFC was guaranteed to finally re-crown a Lightweight
Champion for the first time in almost 5 years when Sean Sherk
took on Kenny Florian on Saturday night. Both fighters felt confident
coming into the bout, but Sherk was a heavy favorite on paper
with more experience and his only pro losses coming at the hands
of the two best welterweight fighters in the world (Matt Hughes
and Georges St. Pierre).
As
the fight began is was obvious that Sherk wanted to keep it on
the ground as he almost immediately shot in for a takedown, putting
Florian on his back. Sherk worked from inside Florian’s
guard effectively, never allowing the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black
belt to attempt any serious submission but also lacked hitting
his opponent with any real offensive firepower. The 2nd round
saw much of the same but Florian did manage some elbow strikes
on the ground, one of which opened a huge cut on Sherk’s
forehead that almost immediately started to pour blood onto the
canvas and his opponent. The fight was stopped momentarily but
with the gash being on the upper forehead and being no real danger
to Sherk’s vision the fight continued.
Basically
the remainder of the final 3 rounds went almost exactly the same
with Sherk taking Florian down but never really establishing
any dominant ground and pound but also keeping full control of
the action. When the fight was stood up, Florian did land some
nice kicks to Sherk’s midsection but inevitably the fight
always ended up back on the ground. While Sherk’s dominance
in the fight can’t be overlooked, the referee’s decision
to only stand the fighters up a handful of times over the course
of 5 rounds is more than baffling. The lulls in the bout seemed
plentiful and it seems like the action should have been restarted
multiple times but rarely was. When it was all said and done,
the unanimous decision went to Sean Sherk, thus crowning him
the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
Jon
Fitch kept up his winning ways with a unanimous decision win
over the debuting Kuniyoshi Hironaka in a 3 round bout. Fitch
did struggle against Hironaka for much of the first round and
was in a triangle choke from which he struggled to escape. While
Hironaka kept up the pace for much of the fight, it was Fitch
who eventually countered and then started to unload shots while
working his ground game. The second and third rounds were also
a mix of takedowns and ground and pound from Fitch, and in the
end the judges all scored the bout in his favor.
Carmelo
Marrero made a successful UFC debut by defeating Cheick Kongo
by split decision in their bout. Marrero kept to a very smart
game plan, which must have involved keeping Kongo on the ground,
as he couldn’t do any real damage while striking. Marrero
controlled the ground work for most of the fight and every time
the two were stood up he easily took his opponent back down again.
After three rounds, Marrero was declared the winner in a largely
uninteresting fight.
The
main card of UFC 64 opened with lightweight sensation Spencer
Fisher taking on Dan Lauzon, the younger brother of Joe Lauzon,
who just last month knocked out Fisher’s teammate, Jens
Pulver in his comeback to the Octagon. Lauzon looked very solid
in the opening minutes, taking the fight to the ground and striking
Fisher at every opportunity. When the fight did make its way
back to the stand-up position, it was clear that Lauzon had gassed
trying to get to Fisher early and this gave way to the Miletich
team member landing a good knee strike, followed by punches that
floored Lauzon and handed Fisher a TKO win in the first round.
UFC
64 was a disappointment in some ways, with three of the five
main card fights going to decisions. Sherk and Florian would
almost have to meet again at some point down the road after questionable
decision making by the referee, who almost never stood the fight
up during the down moments when the action was lacking on the
ground. Spencer Fisher continued to look impressive and may be
one of the fighters on the short list to get the first shot at
Sherk’s newly won title. The fighter of the night was definitely
Anderson Silva, who absolutely dominated and decimated the #1
middleweight in the world and now takes the UFC Middleweight
Title back to Brazil, where he will await his first title defense
as champion.
Full
Results (including prelims)
-Anderson
Silva def. Rich Franklin by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 3:59 of Round 1 to win the UFC Middleweight Title
-Sean
Sherk def. Kenny Florian by unanimous decision to win the vacant
UFC Lightweight Title
-Jon
Fitch def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka by unanimous decision
-Carmelo
Marrero def. Cheick Kongo by split decision
-Spencer
Fisher def. Dan Lauzon by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 4:38 of Round 1
-Clay
Guida def. Justin James by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:42
of Round 2
-Yushin
Okami def. Kalib Starnes by TKO (referee stoppage due to strikes)
at 1:40 of Round 3
-Kurt
Pellegrino def. Junior Assuncao by submission (rear naked choke)
at 2:04 of Round 1
Source: MMA Weekly
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Pacific Island Showdown
International Invitational Ultimate Full-Contact Stickfighting
Championship
TODAY!
Filipino Community Center Ballroom, Waipahu, Hawaii
October 14 & 15, 2006
October
14
8AM-4:30PM
October
15
12PM-8PM
Click
here for more information via their website
Source: Les Acoba
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Arlovksi
Eyes Return
By Sean McClure
Team Pitbull announced to MaxFighting today that Andrei Arlovksi
would make his long awaited return to the Octagon. MaxFighting
was contacted that Andrei would be fighting in December some
time last week, but it was unclear as to who his opponent would
be. Marcio "Pe De Pano" Cruz has now r been named as
his opponent in his first fight back since Andrei lost back to
back bouts against Tim Sylvia. Marcio Cruz made a splash when
he beat former heavyweight champion Frank Mir in his first UFC
fight and now looks to add another former champion to his list.
Arlovski
is coming off injuries suffered at UFC 61 and looks to start
his comeback to the world heavyweight title shooting for a big
win over a tough competitor. MaxFighting will being you more
information as it becomes available.
Source: Maxfighting
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Denis
Kang two wins away from PRIDE GP title
By Jagit Sidhu
Every top-level fighter has gone through a lot to be where they
are, and I am not saying that Denis Kang has had the hardest
road there, but considering recent circumstances, he has to be
one of the toughest men in the sport. From early in Denis’s
career he was never expected to do much. Fighting in small shows
in Western Canada isn’t exactly hitting the big time. However,
when Denis Kang was working his way through the ranks of the
Canadian middleweight scene he never gave up and always fought
as if he was fighting for the PRIDE belt. To Denis Kang every
fight could be his last.
After
fighting in Canada and the United States in small shows compiling
a mediocre record of 7-7, he finally got his big break in June
of 2004 when Spirit Martial Challenge gave him the call, while
he was in Korea reconnecting with his father. In his first fight
he fought South African Kobus Huisamen who he defeated in the
first round by TKO. In September of that very same year, SM Challenge
gave him a seed in their Grand Prix. He won the grand prix easily,
disposing of three Korean fighters. This was the night that put
Denis Kang on the map.
After
the Grand Prix Denis Kang fought one more fight in Russia, and
then in April of 2005 he made his PRIDE debut. He defeated Takahiro
Oba by armbar in the very first round at the 6th volume of the
BUSHIDO series. He then went on a 3-fight win streak in PRIDE.
He carried all this momentum into the PRIDE welterweight Grand
Prix. Denis Kang was the proverbial dark horse in the tournament.
In the first round of the tournament, he was given Chute Boxe
star Murilo “Ninja” Rua, who had faced fighters like
Dan Henderson, Ricardo Arona, Mario Sperry, Akiro Shoji, Sergei
Kharitonov, and Quinton Jackson amongst others. Just to be fighting
someone with the status of Ninja had to be something like a dream
for a kid from Vancouver, B.C. Yet Denis Kang refused to be star
struck or intimidated. In shocking fashion, Denis Kang knocked
out Ninja in a mere 15 seconds of the very first round. Experts
were stunned and Denis Kang had officially arrived. The second
round of the tournament did not get any easier for Denis Kang.
Instead of an easy fight to make his way into the finals, he
got Amar Suloev. Now, if you know anything about MMA, I don’t
think I need to explain this man. Again Denis Kang was the underdog,
and yet again he shocked everyone by disposing of Amar with relative
ease early in the first round.
Now
Denis Kang has officially cemented himself as one of the top
middleweights in the world. Some websites have him ranked as
high as 5th in the world. Denis Kang is two fights away from
the Grand Prix belt. Executives at the top ranks in PRIDE have
matched Denis Kang up with charismatic Japanese star, Akihiro
Gono. Denis Kang is now one of the favorites to win the tournament
with the surprising elimination of champion Dan Henderson.
Denis
Kang’s career looked like it was finally about to culminate
in a major championship, and then on the morning of September
23 2006, tragedy struck. Shelby Walker, long time girlfriend
and fiancé of Denis Kang, was found dead of an apparent
overdose of pain medicine. Shelby Walker also fought MMA and
had compiled a record of 2-3. She was a long time member of American
Top Team.
I
would like to take this time to offer my deepest condolences
to both the Walker family and to Denis Kang. No one ever deserves
to lose someone they love. The entire situation has been made
even more tragic due to the timing. Denis Kang was mere weeks
from the biggest night of his fighting life and this tragedy
has surely put the fighting part of his life into the bottom
of his priority list.
There
is only so much adversity that a fighter can overcome before
he eventually has to take some time off. Denis Kang has went
through a lot in the last few weeks but I think he is far from
finished in this tournament. He for sure has the skill set to
win this tournament; the only question is whether or not he still
has the desire to win. Whatever Denis Kang’s decision is
the one thing that is for sure is that his true fans (myself
included) are behind him both in and out of the ring.
Source: MMA Fighting
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Demian
Maia: First MMA belt
By Marcelo Alonso
Champion
of the BJJ Worlds in 2005 under Ronaldo Jacaré and vice-champion
of ADCC 2005, losing the final also to Jacaré the BJJ
black belt Demian Maia did bring his good ground game to the
Super Challenge rings. The Brasa athlete was the great champion
of the GP until 83kg, defeating great athletes as Katel Kubis,
Gustavo Ximú and Fábio Negão, who he already
faced 14 times. Demian Maia gave us an interview just after winning
and he tells us how was winning using just his BJJ. Check it
out:
Did
you expect a victory like that, with no injuries?
I didn't expect anything. I think that our BJJ is like that.
We must fight and get no hurts and don't hurt our adversary.
This is a wonderful art, where we can defeat someone with no
pain and hurts.
The
fight against Gustavo Ximú was the toughest one for you?
That was tough. He is tough and experienced. But I was nervous
about Katel, I was more nervous in my first fight. I know he
is a good striker, he was much wrost standed up, but Ximpu is
experienced, so he waited for a good time, he was clever.
Did
you start fighting with Vitor Belfort and with Leozinho Vieira?
Just in MMA. Fábio Gurgel helped me a lot in Vale-Tudo
in Venezuela and after that I trained for about one year with
Vitor, Leo and all of them. And them I stopped to be focus in
BJJ, but now Macaco is there to fight me.
Do
you expect a Pride invitation?
Yes! This is my dream since I was a kid. It is still soon, I
know I am not a top one yet, I am not experienced, I just have
five bouts, but I know I am doing a good job and I am in the
right way.
Do
you want to change your training now?
I was already training Muay Thai a little bit and then I trained
Boxing. I need to improve my game and I know I can do better.
But I don't want to let the gi, I want to do both of them together,
as Napão did. BJJ is my life, I love fighting with gi
and I know it helps me a lot on my ground game.
Which
is your message to Léo Santos, who was training a lot
and lost in the first stage of the match?
I really like him and I am really sad about what happened. He
is a BJJ guy as I am and I like him. I think it could happen
with anyone, with me, with any fighter. It happened with him
today and can happen to me tomorrow. The standed up fight is
always a surprise! This is not a shame!
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"I
argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality."
Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American Poet
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Pacific Island Showdown
International Invitational Ultimate Full-Contact Stickfighting
Championship
TODAY!
Filipino Community Center Ballroom, Waipahu, Hawaii
October 14 & 15, 2006
October
14
8AM-4:30PM
October 15
12PM-8PM
Click
here for more information via their website
Source: Les Acoba
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UFC
64: Unstoppable Today!
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada
October 14, 2006
4:00PM
Hawaii Time!
UFC Middleweight Championship:
Rich Franklin Vs. Anderson Silva
UFC Lightweight Championship:
Sean Sherk Vs. Kenny Florian
Jon Fitch Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Cheick Kongo Vs. Carmelo Marrero
Spencer Fisher Vs. Dan Lauzon
Keith Jardine Vs. Mike Nickels
Yushin Okami Vs. Kalib Starnes
Justin James Vs. Clay Guida
Kurt Pellegrino Vs. Junior Assuncao
Source: UFC
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UFC
64, 65, 66 Odds
BetEagle.com has set the odds for not only Ultimate Fighting
Champion 64 this Saturday night in Las Vegas, but also for the
main events of UFC 65 featuring Matt Hughes against Georges St.
Pierre and the December 30th bout between Chuck Liddell and Tito
Ortiz.
To
start an account and place your bets, go to BetEagle.com. While
you’re there, be sure to make your picks for the UFC 64
Contest.
UFC
64
October 14
Las Vegas, NV
MIDDLEWEIGHT
TITLE FIGHT
ANDERSON
SILVA +160
RICH FRANKLIN -200
LIGHTWEIGHT
TITLE FIGHT
KENNY
FLORIAN +250
SEAN SHERK -320
REGULAR
BOUTS
DAN
LAUZON +325
SPENCER FISHER -425
MIKE
NICKELS +385
KEITH JARDINE -485
KUNIYOSHI
HIRONAKA +255
JON FITCH -325
CARMELLO
MARRERO +375
CHEICK KONGO -525
KHALIB
STARNES -115
YUSHIN OKAMI -115
CLAYTON
GUIDA -260
JUSTIN JAMES +200
JUNIOR
ASSUNCAO +220
KURT PELLEGRINO -280
UFC
65
November 18
Sacramento, CA
WELTERWEIGHT
FIGHT
GEORGES ST PIERRE +115
MATT HUGHES -145
UFC
66
December 30
Las Vegas, NV
LIGHT
HEAVYWEIGHT
TITO ORTIZ +220
CHUCK LIDDELL -280
Source: MMA Weekly
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Ken
vs. Tito III draws huge ratings
Spike TV press release says that Tuesday night’s event from
Florida drew a 3.1 rating cable, and also beat the Oakland A’s
vs. Detroit Tigers game that aired on FOX in the male 18-34 year
old demographic. Ratings breakdown here.
“Last
night was a turning point for the UFC. This will further drive
the evolution of mixed martial arts into a mainstream sport,”
said Dana White, President, Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Meanwhile,
WWE-promoted ECW drew a 1.8 rating on Tuesday night on the Sci-Fi
Channel (the show aired right after the conclusion of UFC’s
show on Spike TV). The pro-wrestling writers are going to have
a field day with this.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Demian
submitts Negão and gets GP
Demian Maia is the champion of the GP until 83kg. The Brasa athlete
submitted Fábio Negão (Lótus) with a guillotine.
In less than one minute of bout, Demian did a high quick and
punched Negão, who tried the take down. At this time,
Demian did the guillotine and got the prize of R$35 thousand.
In the end of the event, Jorge Patino did get up in the ring
and challenged Demian Maia for the next edition of the event.
Stay tuned at site TATAME, that we will bring you a special photo
gallery.
COMPLETE
RESULTS:
Super
Challenge
Gimnasium José Correa, Barueri, São Paulo
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
Match
until 73kg:
-
Jean Silva (Chute Boxe) KO'd Leonardo Santos (Nova União)
in 1R;
-
Milton Vieira (BTT) submitted Jhonny Eduardo (Boxe Thai) with
a triangle in 2R;
-
Luciano Azevedo (RFT) defeated Luis Beição (GBCT)
bu judge's decision;
-
Fabrício Morango (Gracie Humaitá/Tijuca) submitted
Mauro Xuxa (Never Shake) with a guillotine in 1R;
Alternate:
Rafael Manteiga (Never Shake) defeated Cícero Costa (Barbosa
Jiu-Jitsu) by judge's interruption at 2min30s in 2R;
Match
until 83kg:
-
Demian Maia (Brasa) submitted Katel Kubis (Nogushi Team) with
a rear naked choke in 1R;
-
Gustavo Ximú (GBCT) defeated Leonardo Chocolate (RFT)
by judge's decision;
-
Felipe Mongo (Pequeno Team) defeated Alexandre Cacareco (BTT)
by judge's decision;
-
Fábio Negão (Lótus MMA) KO'd Carlos Baruch
(Belfort Team) with a knee blow in 2R;
Alternate:
Flávio Álvaro (Macaco Gold Team) defeated Milton
Bahia (Álvaro de Aguiar) by TKO in 2R;
Feminine
Bout:
-
Vanessa Porto (Iglesias Team) submitted Juliana Aguiar (Junior
Aguiar Team) with a kata-gatame in 1R;
Semifinals
of GP until 73kg:
-
Fabrício Morango (Gracie Humaitá) defeated Luciano
Azevedo (RFT) by unanimous decision;
-
Jean Silva (Chute Boxe) defeated Milton Vieira (BTT) by split
decision;
Semifinals
of GP until 83kg:
-
Fábio Negão (Lótus) defeated Felipe Mongo
(Pequeno) by TKO;
-
Demian Maia (Brasa) defeated Gustavo Ximú (GBCT) by judge's
decision;
Superfight:
-
Jorge Patino Macaco (Chute Boxe) defeated Roberto Godoi (BTT)
by judge's interruption at 5min in 2R;
Final
of GP until 73kg: Fabrício Morango (Gracie Humaitá)
submitted Jean Silva (Chute Boxe) with an armbar in 1R;
Final
of GP until 83kg: Demian Maia (Brasa) submitted Fábio
Negão (Lótus) with a guillotine in 1R.
Source: Tatame
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Severn
nixed by CSAC
Dan Severn has been denied a fighter's license by the California
State Athletic Commission. He was to be in the main event of
a new organization's debut show in California, however the CSAC
ultimately denied his license and this could very well be the
end of the 52 year old fighter's career in the Golden State.
It is unclear why the Commission ruled as it did but there was
speculation that Severn did not pass the stringent tests the
CSAC requires of fighters over the age of 35.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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Tanigawa
focuses on Sapp & Melendez
By Zach Arnold
Update: Gryphon has more details.
Here’s
a screen capture from Dave Meltzer’s Wednesday news update.
Would K-1 use this as evidence in court of a breach of contract?
As
I noted over at Puroresu Power today, K-1 matchmaker Sadaharu
Tanigawa held a press conference to focus on upcoming action
the company would take against Bob Sapp. Tanigawa indicated that
there were several wrestling groups and a wrestling group trying
to produce an MMA show for New Year’s Eve (this sounds like
New Japan) that was introduced in booking Sapp.
One
item that is starting to gain traction, however, is that Tanigawa
also stated that another fighter (Gilbert Melendez) breached
a signed K-1 contract in order to work for PRIDE. NHB News has
more details (in Japanese). Melendez was promoted by K-1 initially
for their Middleweight tournament. Rani Yahya ended up replacing
Melendez’s spot. With Melendez fighting Shin’ya Aoki
at Bushido on 11/5 at Yokohama Arena, K-1 would view this certainly
as a breach of a signed contract (if Melendez did in fact sign
one) and require compensation of damages.
The
idea that K-1 is going after these guys in court is quite a unique
signal and change of pace from the way business normally works
in the fight scene over there. The big question is whether or
not K-1 can tie these guys up in court and prevent them from
making a living in Japan again. If that’s the case, then
Sapp & Melendez are going to have a legal war on their hands.
Tanigawa indicated that he wanted compensation for damages first
(instead of stopping Melendez from fighting), but we’ll
see how that plays out.
Source: Fight Opinion
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Quote
of the Day
"A
tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the
only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."
Washington Irving, 1783-1859, American Author
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FRANCA
DEFENDS BELT, EILERS & LEVENS WIN
LEMOORE, CA – He didn’t receive a free pass to victory,
but Hermes Franca was successful in defending his WEC Lightweight
Championship last night at World Extreme Cagefighting 24. Fellow
Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans Justin Eilers and Justin
Levens were also victorious.
Through
the first five minutes of the fight, you would have thought that
Franca was surely going to lose his belt. His opponent, Nathan
Diaz, used his size and reach advantage to full effect throughout
the majority of the first round, keeping Franca at bay with his
lengthy punches. Unfortunately for Diaz, he wasn’t able
to inflict much damage on the champion, but easily won the first
round.
Franca’s
cornermen must have lit a fire under him during the rest period
as he came out looking like a completely different fighter. He
dropped Diaz to the canvas with a looping overhand right. Settling
into Diaz’ guard, Franca snatched the arm bar as Diaz tried
to reverse position. Locked on fast and tight, Diaz had no choice
but to tap out to the excruciating pain as Franca retained his
belt.
Both
Eilers and Levens dispatched their opponents partway through
the opening round. Eilers retained his WEC North American title
and continued his winning streak, now at five fights in a row,
in front of a crowd that included UFC executives Dana White and
Lorenzo Fertitta. For his efforts, Levens ended a three-fight
skid as he looks to get back on track.
John
Polakowski defended Olaf Alfonso’s takedowns en route to
a split decision to take the rubber match between the two fighters.
Polakowski now sports a record of 2-1 in mixed martial arts competition,
all three fights being against Alfonso, so maybe now he will
be able to move on and add a little variety to his list of opponents.
FULL
RESULTS
Hermes Franca def. Nathan Diaz, Armbar, 2:46 of RD 2
Terry Martin def. Keith Berry, TKO (Ref Stoppage), 2:52 of RD
1
John Polakowski def. Olaf Alfonso, Split Decision
Justin Eilers def. Josh Diekman, TKO (Ref Stoppage), 2:29 of
RD 1
Poppies Martinez def. Robert Breslin, Guillotine, 0:52 of RD
1
Glover Teixeira def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, KO, 1:49 of RD
1
Justin Levens def. Justin Hawes, KO, 1:28 of RD 1
David Terrel def. Mike Moreno, Unanimous Decision
Patrick Kaase def. Jarrod Kwitty, TKO (Ref stoppage), 2:30 of
RD 2
Source: MMA Weekly
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UFC
64: Unstoppable Tomorrow!
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada
October 14, 2006
4:00PM
Hawaii Time!
UFC Middleweight Championship:
Rich Franklin Vs. Anderson Silva
UFC Lightweight Championship:
Sean Sherk Vs. Kenny Florian
Jon Fitch Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Cheick Kongo Vs. Carmelo Marrero
Spencer Fisher Vs. Dan Lauzon
Keith Jardine Vs. Mike Nickels
Yushin Okami Vs. Kalib Starnes
Justin James Vs. Clay Guida
Kurt Pellegrino Vs. Junior Assuncao
Source: UFC
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Pride's
Problems
Pride representatives are scrambling to ensure that their American
debut show goes off as planned. The organization is plagued with
ongoing visa issues with their foreign fighters. Russian and
Brazilian fighters and their entourages often have problems getting
into this country, as witnessed by the cancellation of Brazilian,
Thales Leite's fight in the upcoming UFC. Vitor Belfort is one
of Pride's main concerns, as his interview with the American
Consulate for a new visa is only set for next week and there
is no guarantee that he will secure his visa in time for his
fight against Dan Henderson.
After Pride lost it's contract with Fuji television, there has
been a sense of urgency that they make a succesful launch into
the lucrative American maket. By staging their show in Las Vegas,
Pride is making a statement that they are ready to dethrone the
UFC in their own backyard. Dreamstage Entertainment (Pride's
parent company) has their U.S. office based in San Francisco,
California and they are working overtime to guarantee the show
goes off without a hitch. With so much on the line it could be
that the toughest fight for Pride will this time be outside the
ring.
Source: Gracie Fighter
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Renzo
vs. Carlos Newton in December
IFL team championship finals at Mohegan Sun
by Jerry Milani
The International Fight League (IFL) today announced that the
2006 World Team Championship final will be held at the Mohegan
Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Friday, December 29
at 7 p.m. The evening will feature the winning teams from the
November 2 semifinal between Bas Rutten’s Anacondas and
Matt Lindland’s Wolfpack, as well as Pat Miletich’s
Silverbacks vs. Carlos Newton’s Dragons. The night will
also feature five Superfights, including Renzo Gracie (Holmdel,
N.J.) and Newton (Newmarket, Ontario) facing off for just the
second time ever. Tickets for the IFL World Team Championship
Final at Mohegan Sun are on sale now and are available through
the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster.
The
remaining Superfight schedule will be announced shortly.
"We
are very excited to return to the East Coast and have our first
event at Mohegan Sun," IFL co-founder and Commissioner Kurt
Otto said. "The feedback we have received in Portland, Moline
and Atlantic City has been nothing but positive and we know that
this will be the perfect venue for us to both wrap up our 2006
events and look ahead to our first full season in 2007."
The
Anacondas reached the Nov. 2 semifinals (being held in Portland,
Oregon) by sweeping the Sabres (based in Tokyo), 5-0, on September
9, the same night that that Portland’s Wolfpack defeated
the Tiger Sharks (based in Seattle), 3-2. The Silverbacks edged
the Pitbulls (based in New York), 3-2, while the Dragons (based
in Toronto) edged the Razorclaws (based in San Jose), 3-2, Sept.
23 in Moline, Illinois. Newton and Gracie have faced each other
only once before, with Newton taking a split decision on Oct.
5, 2003, in Saitama, Japan.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Is
this the big Japanese arrest?
By Zach Arnold
I
am strongly encouraging our Japanese readers to help out with
gathering information for this story. Please contribute if you
can.
In
the last several years, times have been tough for the various
Japanese media outlets. As business has declined, so have profits
and ultimately many publications have had to restructure their
companies or lay off employees (as was the case with Weekly Fight
newspaper). In one of the last issues of Weekly Fight, the newspaper
made a claim that someone big in the fight industry was going
to be arrested soon. This created a myriad of rumors and speculation
as to which big name was going to be arrested by the police.
There was all sorts of speculation (ranging from fighters to
promoters). It appears that this speculation was misfocused.
Someone
with a sharp eye over at NHB News has picked up on what could
be a very explosive story in regards to the impact it has on
the Japanese fight media. The NHB News post claims that the President
of Gong (which has Weekly Gong and Gong Kakutougi magazines)
had his house searched by Tokyo Metropolitan Police (specifically
their organized crime task force(s)). The post links to a newspaper
report in Tokyo Shimbun about the owner of a computer company
called ADTX. The claim is that ADTX, which was created in 1993
and listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange (Hercules) in December
of 2001, started creating false financial statements (”window
dressing”) after the company started going into debt. The
company was delisted from the stock exchange and the Tokyo Shimbun
report lists the company’s debts (as of February of 2006)
at 14.9 billion yen.
Because
this story could get so complex and so detailed, I am hoping
that our Japanese readers can help out with story details and/or
news links to this.
Source: Fight Opinion
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TUF
4 DRAWS ALL-TIME SERIES LOW RATING
by Ivan Trembow - MMAWeekly.com
Episode Eight of The Ultimate Fighter 4 drew a disappointing
1.1 overall rating on Thursday, October 5th.
This
ties the all-time series low for a regularly scheduled episode
of TUF, which was previously set by Episode Nine of the second
season and by Episode Four of this season just a few weeks ago.
Compared
to the previous week's disappointing ratings, Episode Eight was
down from 1.3 overall to 1.1 overall. In the 18-to-49-year-old
demographic, it was down from 1.6 to 1.4. In the 18-to-34-year-old
male demographic, it was down from 2.1 to 1.7, which is the second-lowest
rating that TUF has ever drawn in the most advertiser-coveted
demographic
TUF
4 is Least-Watched Season to Date
On
a larger scale than one week of disappointing ratings, the general
public's interest level in TUF has never been lower, based on
all of the Neilsen data. In the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic,
TUF 4 has averaged a 1.7 rating through its first eight episodes,
which is down from Season Three's 2.2 average at the same point.
Even
more significantly, in the advertiser-friendly 18-to-34-year-old
male demographic, TUF 4 has averaged a 2.2 rating through its
first eight episodes, which is down significantly from Season
Three's 2.9 average.
It's
natural for one to think that this is merely because TUF 3 was
such a ratings sensation, but the unflattering comparisons do
not end with TUF 3. Through eight episodes, TUF 4 is averaging
a 1.3 overall rating.
This
average of 1.3 is down from the first season's average of 1.7
through eight episodes; it's down from the first season's 1.6
average at the same point in the season; and yes, it's even down
from the much-maligned second season's average of 1.5 at the
same point in the season.
Competition
for Male Viewers Smaller for TUF 4 Than it Was for TUF 2
There
is a perception that TUF 4 is going up against stiffer competition
than previous seasons of TUF when it comes to male-oriented programming,
but that is not actually the case.
The
fourth season of TUF has had to go head-to-head with a regular
season NFL game exactly one time (on September 7th).
On
the other hand, The Ultimate Fighter 2 went head-to-head with
ratings powerhouse Monday Night Football on ABC for all but three
weeks of its entire season, and yet TUF 2 still drew better ratings
than TUF 4 has drawn up to this point. In addition, TUF 2 aired
in a worse timeslot (11:00 PM) when the total amount of people
watching television is significantly smaller.
The
Monday Night Football broadcasts that went head-on with TUF 2
drew an average rating of 10.0 overall, a significant percentage
of which were the young adult male viewers that watch the UFC.
Other than one week of NFL football, TUF 4 has faced nothing
of the sort, instead going up against baseball games with overall
ratings in the 4's and 5's, as well as college football games
with ratings in the 2's.
UFC
Unleashed Generating Just as Much or More Interest than TUF
It
is becoming more and more apparent with each passing week that
a significant number of viewers, first numbering in the thousands
and now well into the six figures, consider themselves to be
"UFC fans" or "MMA fans," but are not interested
in watching this season of TUF for whatever reason.
This
point is demonstrated week after week by the fact that replays
of old fights that have already been replayed numerous times
on Spike TV have been generating just as much viewer interest
as brand new episodes of The Ultimate Fighter. The repeat of
UFC Unleashed that aired immediately before Episode Eight of
TUF 4 drew the same overall rating as TUF: 1.1.
In
a somewhat alarming sign, several hundred thousand television
viewers who had been watching UFC Unleashed actually changed
the channel at 10:00 PM when UFC Unleashed ended and TUF started.
The rating normally darts upward right at 10:00 PM, as one would
expect when a repeat is ending and a new episode of an original
series is just starting, but the opposite was true in this case.
The
quarter-hour rating for the end of UFC Unleashed was 1.3 overall,
and this number actually decreased to 1.0 for the beginning of
TUF. The amount of people who were watching TUF did not increase
all that much from there, as the show-closing fight between Patrick
Cote and Jorge Rivera averaged a 1.2 rating.
This
could indicate that more viewers are interested in actual fights,
or that many viewers may have soured on the general concept of
watching a reality show about MMA (because they would rather
just watch the fights), or that some specific elements of TUF
4 have turned off viewers and have made them not want to watch
the show anymore. More than likely, it's a combination of these
factors, but whatever the reason, this has to cause concern for
the ratings of the already-ordered TUF 5, TUF 6, and TUF 7.
On
a broader scale, only two of the last six repeat airings of UFC
Unleashed have drawn lower ratings than the 1.1 overall rating
that a new episode of TUF drew on October 5th, and even those
two Unleashed repeats drew overall ratings of 1.0.
There
has never been a regularly scheduled new episode of TUF that
has drawn a 1.0 overall rating, but with the way the ratings
have been going this season, it could very well happen at some
point in the coming weeks unless there is a major change in momentum.
Network
Competition on October 5th, and Octagon Girl Search Ratings
Airing
head-to-head with The Ultimate Fighter on Thursday, October 5th
from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM, ABC's Six Degrees continued its steady
decline in viewership, as it drew an overall rating of just 6.6,
which will eventually get the show cancelled if there is no ratings
improvement. Six Degrees no longer approaches Shark on CBS, which
drew a 9.2 overall rating. Also, while ER is nowhere near the
ratings force that it was once, the veteran drama series won
the hour with a 9.6 overall rating on NBC.
Airing
head-to-head with UFC Unleashed in the 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM hour,
Grey's Anatomy out-drew CSI for the third consecutive week, as
Grey's Anatomy drew a 14.8 overall rating and CSI drew a 13.3
overall rating. Within the TV industry, the realization is starting
to sink in that it was not a one-time aberration, and the show
that was previously the most-watched show on television really
has been dethroned by the up-and-coming medical drama. Also in
this hour, NBC's Deal or No Deal drew a 6.3 overall rating (solid
considering the overwhelming competition), and the Major League
Baseball Playoffs drew a disappointing 4.1 overall rating on
Fox.
Airing
in primetime on Monday, October 2nd at 10:00 PM, the UFC Octagon
Girl Search bombed with a 0.6 overall rating. The show didn't
fare much better in the advertiser-targeted demographics, as
it drew a rating of just 0.8 in the 18-to-34-year-old male demographic,
and a rating of just 0.6 in the 18-to-49-year-old male demographic.
Airing
immediately after The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV on October
5th was the pro wrestling show TNA Impact, which drew a 0.8 overall
rating.
Source: MMA Weekly
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Quote
of the Day
"Success
without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger,
but it won't taste good."
Joe Paterno, American Football Coach
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Vítor
Shaolin: "I did my homework"
Still
in England, the Nova União BJJ black belt Vítor
Shaolin commented about his victory at Cage Rage 18, on September
30th, under Abdul Mohamed with a kimura, in his first belt defense
of the event. "I did my homework really well. We had some
doubt about my position, but in the middle of the fight he gave
me some space so I put him down. The fight was very good, even
because that was a Brazilian clime there. The audience really
liked that and I felt myself at home before and after the bout",
declared Shaolin, who stays in England until October 8th giving
some seminars. "I want to came back and enjoy my son who
is just 15 days old and then enjoy my family", finished
the Nova União black belt.
Source: Tatame
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JZ
AND AKIYAMA WIN HEROS TOURNEY
Brevity best described last evening’s event at the Yokohama
Arena in Japan. With only two matches going to a decision, short
fights highlighted the seventh installment of K-1 Hero’s.
Two new tournament champions were crowned and an intriguing match-up
was potentially set for K-1’s New Year’s Eve show.
Cage
Warriors super heavyweight champion Antonio Silva made short
work of Georgy Kaysinov in the opening fight of the evening.
Silva dropped the Russian with a left hook about one minute into
the first round. Silva followed up with strikes on the ground,
forcing the ref to stop the fight.
It
took less than two minutes for Hideo Tokoro to submit actor turned
MMA fighter Ken Kaneko. Tokoro took his opponent down early and
the fight remained there until Hideo secured an armbar. K-1 Hero’s
executive Akira Maeda expressed his displeasure regarding Kaneko
using his celebrity status to get the opportunity to fight on
a major show instead of earning his way through the ranks.
In
the first 154-pound tournament match of the night, American Top
Team’s Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti submitted Rickson
Gracie protégé Rani Yahira to move on to the finals.
Rani pulled guard early in the fight and was unable to take Gesias
down. It was apparent Gesias had a size and strength advantage
over the smaller Yahira. About twenty seconds into the first
round, Yahira shot in deep for a takedown which Calvancanti transitioned
into a guillotine choke. Shockingly, the BJJ black belt was forced
to tap shortly after.
Caol
Uno earned a unanimous decision over Ivan Menjivar in the second
154-pound tournament semi-final. Uno landed low kicks early while
Menjivar’s punches missed their target. The remainder of
the fight consisted of Uno landing low and mid kicks while Ivan
began to open up more with his strikes. Surprisingly, this fight
only went to the mat once.
In
the first 187-pound tournament semi-final, Korean Judoka Yoshihiro
Akiyama faced off against Shooto European middleweight champion
Kestutis Smirnovas. Akiyama wore a gi into the ring but took
it off before the start of the fight. The two circled each other
early on with Akiyama landing low kicks. The kicks were hitting
their mark as the Lithuanian fighter’s thigh began to discolor.
About three minutes into the first round, Akiyama hits Smirnovas
with a straight right that stunned him. Yoshihiro followed up
with a clean high kick and some strikes to win via TKO.
It
took a little over a minute for heavy-handed Dutch striker Melvin
Manhoef to finish Shungo Oyama and advance into the finals. These
two fighters first met at K-1 Hero’s 4 with Manhoef emerging
the victor. The rematch started off tentative until Oyama failed
to secure a single leg takedown. Manhoef countered with a left
hook that staggered the Judoka. The Dutchman proceeded to chase
Shungo to the other side of the ring while landing a barrage
of strikes. The referee halted the action after a right hook
dropped Oyama.
In
the 154-pound reserve match, Kazuyuki Miyata rebounded from his
4-second loss to Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto with a TKO
win over Ian James Schaffa. Miyata took Schaffa down early with
a throw and began to land multiple right hands. Schaffa suffered
a cut from all of the punishment and the fight was stopped due
to the doctor’s recommendation.
Carlos
Newton made a successful return to MMA after a near two year
layoff from competition. In the 187-pound reserve match, Newton
finished Tokimitsu Ishizawa with strikes in the first round.
“The Ronin” made quick work of Ishizawa and landed
just three punches.
PRIDE
and UFC veteran Don Frye knocked out heavyweight Korean Judoka
Kim Min Soo with a right hook in the second round of their exhausting
battle.
In
the 154-pound finals, Gesias Calvancanti earned a majority decision
over Caol Uno to win the K-1 Hero’s 2006 middleweight tournament.
Calvancanti steadily moved forward on the former Shooto champion
while staying busy with more strikes. “JZ” rushed the
Japanese fighter with a big flurry in the first round that pushed
Uno to the mat. Most of the punches didn’t land clean and
Uno eventually got back to his feet. Later, a slip from a kick
had Uno fighting from his back until the end of the round.
The
second round was controlled by Calvancanti. The American Top
Team fighter scored three takedowns and nearly finished Uno with
strikes at the end of the round. I’m not sure how one judge
ruled the bout a draw as Calvancanti clearly won this fight.
Yoshihiro
Akiyama withstood an aggressive onslaught from Melvin Manhoef
to win the K-1 Hero’s 187-pound tournament. Manhoef chased
the Judoka around the ring throwing left and right hooks. The
two fighters clinched and Akiyama was able to reverse Manhoef’s
throw, landing into a full mount. The Dutch striker didn’t
stay there for long and eventually made it back to his feet.
Akiyama secured Melvin’s left arm in a standing clinch and
Manhoef tried to break his hold by slamming him to the mat. The
move proved to be Manhoef’s downfall as Akiyama was put
into an advantageous position. Yoshihiro secured an armbar shortly
after, forcing his opponent to tap.
The
crowd cheered loudly as Akiyama lied on the mat in tears. Afterwards,
the Judoka said he looked forward to fighting Kazushi Sakuraba,
possibly at K-1’s New Year’s Eve show.
Overall,
K-1 Hero’s 7 was a very good event. Two new stars were born
in Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti and Yoshihiro Akiyama. Having
been criticized for the quality of his past opponents, Akiyama
defeated two solid fighters and gained the admiration of the
Japanese fans. On paper, this event didn’t seem very intriguing
but it turned out to be a very entertaining evening.
COMPLETE RESULTS:
HERO'S
2006: Middleweight & Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
Monday, October 9th, 2006
Yokohama Arena, Japan
Superfights:
-
Antonio Silva Pezão KO'd Georgi Kaisinov (Marupro Gym)
in 1R;
-
Don Frye (Freelance) KO'd Kim Min Soo (RINGS Korea) in 2R;
-
Hideo Tokoro (Reversal Gym) submitted Ken Kaneko (Freelance);
Reserve
fight of GP Middleweight
-
Kazuyuki Miyata (Freelance) KO'd Ian James Schaffa (Five Rings
Dojo) in 1R;
Semifinals
of GP Middleweight
-
Kaoru Uno defeated Ivan Menjivar (Tristar Gym) by judge's decision;
-
Gesias Calvancanti (ATT) submitted Rani Yahia (Ataide Jr.) with
a guillotine in 1R;
Final
of GP Middleweight
-
Gesias Cavalcanti (ATT) defeated Kaoru Uno by judge's decision;
Fight
Reserve of GP Light Heavyweight
-
Carlos Newton KO'd Tokimitsu Ishizawa in 1R;
Semifinals
of GP Light Heavyweight
-
Melvin Manhoef (It's Show Time) KO'd Shungo Oyama (Freelance)
in 1R;
-
Yoshihiro Akiyama (Freelance) KO'd Kestutis Smirnovas (Audra
Gym) in 1R;
Final
of GP Light Heavyweight
-
Yoshihiro Akiyama submitted Melvin Manhoef.
Source: MMA Weekly & Tatame
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Brito
may face a Japanese athlete
Maurício
Shogun, Wanderlei Silva, Ricardo Arona, Rodrigo Minotauro, Renato
Babalu, Zé Mario Sperry, Alexandre Cacareco and Ricardão.
What do they have in common? They are top Vale-Tudo athletes,
they have more then 90kg and also they have victories under the
Japanese Hiromitsu Kanehara, next adversary of the Brazilian
Marcelo Brito, at Mars of next day 28. Brito, who in his defeat
submitted Kozo Urita, at Mars of August, will put his medium
weight in game, trying to be the ninth Brazilian to defeat some
Japanese. Other Brazilian in the card, Fabiano Cyclone, will
face Yuki Sakuragi. Check out the complete card:
COMPLETE
CARD (subject to change):
Mars
Saturday,
September 28th, 2006
Ryogoku
Kokugikan - Tokio, Japan
-
Junichi Maruyama vs. Cheol in Jun;
-
Yuzo Matsumoto vs. Lopez Satsuma;
-
Han Jong Seo vs.Vitaly Chemetov;
-
Yuki Sakuragi vs. Fabiano Cyclone;
-
Big Jim York vs. Keigo Takamori;
-
Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Marcelo Brito;
-
Daniel Tebera vs. Ryuhei Sato;
-
Hidemi Mihara vs. Bryan Rafiq.
Source: Tatame
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Quote
of the Day
"The
object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It
is that we should have a new soul."
G.K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English Writer
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Quest
for Champions
|
PAT
MILETICH DISCUSSES GRACIE, IFL, AND FUTURE
On September 23rd, “The Croatian Sensation,” Pat Miletich,
returned to mixed martial arts competition in the International
Fight League (IFL) pitted against Renzo Gracie.
On
an evening that saw his star pupil, UFC Welterweight Champion
Matt Hughes, successfully defend his title, and his IFL team,
The Quad City Silverbacks, come away with another team victory,
Miletich’s comeback bout ended in disappointment.
Miletich
spoke with MMAWeekly following the event about the fight, the
loss, and his future.
Asked,
“How was it being back in there again, despite the result?”
Miletich answered, “You know what? It was satisfying just
to be able to be back in there to be honest with you, to be healthy
enough to climb back in there. I went over a lot of hurdles,
and without my wife supporting me and taking care of everything
for me it wouldn’t have been able to happen; I can tell
you that.”
Miletich
entered the ring just moments after IFL CEO Gareb Shamus announced
to the crowd that Matt Hughes defeated BJ Penn by TKO in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. The pro-Miletich crowd erupted
in cheers. As Pat came out, the response was overwhelming.
Questioned
about his reception from the spectators, Miletich said, “It
was awesome. It was awesome. I was very happy to bring a show
of this magnitude to the Quad Cities because they’ve been
very loyal fans to the team.”
Miletich
looked comfortable and poised as the opening bell sounded signaling
the start of the fight. Discussing the bout, Pat commented, “When
he shot in on my legs the first time he was in deep. I was able
to battle that out and stuff his takedown. I think that after
that he realized he wasn’t going to take me down, so he
just went for broke.”
Renzo
was able to sink in a Guillotine Choke and jump to guard with
Miletich standing near the ropes. “He just inched his arm
a little bit over my head and left it there. I had control of
his hand, and I was stopping it. And then I felt safe, and like
a fool I let go of his hand, and that is when he locked it up.
I didn’t think that he thought he had anything to be honest
with you,” Miletich told MMAWeekly.
He
further stated, “I knew that he wanted to go for a submission.
I knew that was his game and stuff. And by pushing into him into
the ropes I kind of played into it a little bit. He did a great
job. He stuck with that submission for how long? How long did
he have me in that?”
Gracie
worked the submission for well over a minute before securing
it enough to force Miletich to tap.
Asked
the inevitable question, “Do you have anymore fights in
you?” Pat responded, “More than likely I’m done.
Like I said, for me, I made a goal to get back in and fight,
and fight a big name guy. I don’t want to go in and fight
a guy just so I can get a victory. I don’t want to fight
a tomato can. That, to me, is not challenging myself. It’s
kind of a waste. It’s like, why should I be climbing a hill
when I should be climbing a mountain?”
As
previously mentioned, Matt Hughes fought the same night across
the country in California in the UFC. Usually Miletich would
be cornering Hughes, or Hughes would be cornering Pat. The conflict
of schedule prevented the usual from occurring.
Posed
with the question, “What was it like not being there; knowing
he was fighting with the UFC welterweight belt on the line?”
Miletich said, “It was tough not being there, but it was
tougher not having him in my corner to be honest with you...
he and I have been together for so long. It would have been nice
to have him there.”
Jens
Pulver, another Team Miletich fighter, also competed on the UFC
card that night, losing in the first round by TKO to Joe Lauzon.
Questioned, “What upset you more, Jens Pulver getting knocked
out, or your loss to Renzo Gracie?” Pat answered, “They’re
both obviously upsetting. It’s bad for Jens. Jens is a better
fighter than that. It is sad because that was his coming home
party also in the UFC.”
With
Pat Miletich’s fighting career most likely over, he has
shifted his focus to being a trainer and coach.
His
led IFL Silverbacks went 3-2 in team competition, advancing that
much closer to repeat as IFL team champions. Asked, “Has
that become your new goal?” Miletich said, “Yeah. I’m
excited. I think now that I am back to coaching, sharpen the
team up and make sure we win the championship. That is definitely
my goal.”
Source: MMA Weekly
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Hughes
Squashes Rumors
This
past week, rumors have been circulating like wildfire that Matt
Hughes may have to pull out of his scheduled UFC 65 rematch with
number one contender, Georges St. Pierre due to injury. Thankfully,
Matt has responded to the gossip with a statement he made in
his website’s blog. I gathered that any injury he may have
is a standard post fight injury and one that can be worked through.
Here is what
Matt’s
blog said :
“This
week I'm pretty much farming with Mark the whole time, I do have
a camera crew here today and tomorrow shooting for an All Access
special. This will be my last week of recoup and I want to spend
all of that time with my family before I start training for Georges.As
far as the rumors on the internet, I have no idea what they are
talking about. –Matt”
He
doesn’t go in to detail, but he pretty much comes out and
says he is healthy enough to start training again. He also makes
it apparent that he is just letting his body recover as he would
after any fight.
MaxFighting
will keep you informed should any other developments in this
story occur.
Source: MMA Weekly |
Interview
with Sean Sherk
MaxFighting:
How shocked were you when the UFC approached you and offered
you the lightweight title shot?
Sean
Sherk: I wasn’t real shocked, you know seeing as I was going
to drop the weight class and there was not a champion, I figured
they would want to crown a champion real soon. They have so many
shows and they need main events. I kind of expected it, but I
thought I might have to fight one time at the weight class first
before I got my title shot, but I wasn’t surprised at all.
I was kind of expecting it I guess.
MaxFighting:
Some assumed that with your win over Diaz that you were back
on track to get a title shot at the welterweight title again.
Was it a hard decision to choose between dropping the weight
and staying at 170?
Sean
Sherk: Something I had thought about for a long time was dropping
to 155. I had no reason to drop to 155 being that there was no
real, solid weight class. There was no UFC title, so there was
no real reason for me to drop. When they brought the weight class
back, I knew that they were going to want to crown a champion
so for me I just think it was time. I’m always trying to
evolve and get better. It’s just part of my evolution that
I am dropping down a weight class and just kind of going from
there.
MaxFighting:
So was it any surprise to you at all that the name Kenny Florian
was put in front of you instead of someone like Stevenson?
Sean
Sherk: Well, you know at the time I dropped weight, three of
the fighters I had expected to face got beat. Josh Thompson got
beat, Yves Edwards got beat, and Joe Stevenson got beat. That’s
why I expected to fight at the weight class once maybe over a
six month time period in which they could build up a formidable
opponent for me to fight for the title. I wasn’t surprised
to hear Kenny’s name, though. They built him up, he's coming
off three wins in a row, and he’s got all of the popularity
from the television show so, I wasn’t surprised to hear
that name at all.
MaxFighting:
When they told you that you were fighting Florian at UFC 64,
was that the original date or was there another date you two
were supposed to fight on?
Sean
Sherk: I was supposed to fight, we were supposed to fight in
August at UFC 62 I believe it was….
MaxFighting:
That’s right.
Sean
Sherk: I was training, I was ready to fight and about six weeks
before the fight I was told that the fight was being cancelled
for whatever reason. Then they tried to find me another opponent,
a couple of guys turned it down, and then I had no one to fight
for UFC 62. So, they ended up having to push it back to October.
They pushed it back a few months on me. Yeah, I mean I wanted
to fight in August because I don’t like being laid off this
long. I got laid off for seven months after the St. Pierre fight
now I’m getting laid off for almost seven months after the
Diaz fight. That’s two fights in fourteen months and that’s
just not enough for me.
MaxFighting:
So you're at the last couple of weeks before your fight, what’s
that going to be like for you? Do you turn it up a notch or stay
the same?
Sean
Sherk: I’m, I mean I’m training full force. I mean,
I’m always training full force ten to twelve weeks before
the fight, like ten to twelve weeks out I’m training hard.
I just keep everything going as it is and I don’t change
anything. I don’t stop training hard until like two days
before the fight.
MaxFighting:
When you step in to that Octagon with Kenny, do you think he
has any intentions of taking you down?
Sean
Sherk: I don’t know what he’s got in mind. You know
one thing’s for sure, I mean he’s going to try and
cut me *laughs*
MaxFighting:
*laughs*
Sean
Sherk: He thinks his elbows are great and he wants to cut me.
He wants to cut me, get out of there as fast as he can, and get
an easy win. He might shoot in or try to outbox me. I don’t
know what he’s going to try to do. I’m ready for whatever
he is doing. I mean, I am training with the best guys in the
world so whatever he throws at me I’ll be ready for it.
MaxFighting:
Sean thanks for talking with us.
Thanks
for having me.
Source: MMA Weekly |
KICK
IN IT PART VI & GOT SKILLS Fight Card
Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Saturday, October 14, 2006
2:00 PM
TAZ WETLING VS ALEX
BULLSPEN ANIMAL HOUSE
KAWIKA HATTORI VS RIN DAO
HMC BULLSPEN
FRED WAGNER VS ROBBIE OSTAVICH
HSD JESUS IS LORD
IKAKA MORENO VS RICKY MURILLO
BULLSPEN TEAM DEVASTATION
PIN DAO VS JOHN SMITH
BULLSPEN ANIMAL HOUSE
DAHWEN BRIGHT VS MATT AUSTIN
HSD TEAM RUTHLESS
JESUS SANTOS VS STYLES
HMC TEAM DEVASTATION
KAEO CASTANEDA VS MICAH
HSD EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
WESLEY DENIGO VS DYLAN BRIGHT
BULLSPEN HSD
ELIJAH BADUA VS CHRISTIAN SMITH
HMC ANIMAL HOUSE
DAVIN KIM VS COLIN MCKENZIE
EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB TEAM RUTHLESS
JASON VS JORDAN SALAS
HMC EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
MICAH VS TRISTON PREBIRA
TEAM DEVASTATION EWA BEACH FIGHT CLUB
DWAYNE HANEY VS SAM QUEL
BULLSPEN TEAM RUTHLESS
all matches and participants are subject to change
GOT SKILLS
Fight Card
Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Saturday, October 14, 2006
7:00
BILLY TAKIUCHI VS ADAM LAWRENCE
BULLSPEN TEAM RUTHLESS
MAKANA FARONDE VS SHAISON LAUPOLA
BULLSPEN TEAM RUTHLESS
JUSTIN WONG VS BROOKE BOHLEN
HMC JESUS IS LORD
ABLE ROSE VS CHRIS BERNARD
BULLSLPEN HARD KNOCKS
BILL DOORMAN VS SHANNEN KIRA
KAILUA GRACIE TEAM MIXBREED
ROMAN SAKALA VS RICHARD
ANIMAL HOUSE HARD KNOCKS
MARK CREDO VS KAMAKANA CHOYFOO
BULLSPEN JESUS IS LORD
NAINOA CALLAHAN PAUL LOPES
BULLSPEN JESUS IS LORD
RICHARD BAKER VS ELROY AKANA
TEAM FEARLESS TEAM MIXBREED
ARMUNDO AGULAR VS RONALD KALANI
BULLSPEN TEAM FEARLESS
ARNOLD BERDON VS PAUL VARQELEZ
TEAM DEVSTATION EWA FREESTYLE
GEORGE CRUZ VS JOSH ALFAFARA
TEAM DEVASTATION EWA FREESTYLE
RAYMOND CHAN VS PETERSON ANDY
BULLSPEN TEAM RUTHLESS
JACOB FEARS VS JAMAR ESLOSIO
BULLSPEN EWA FREESTYLE
IKAIKA CASTAGEN VS JASON LOPES
TEAM MIXBREED JESUS IS LORD
PHILLIP LLAMAS VS DEVIN CHONG
TEAM MIXBREED HARD KNOCKS
TIM LAPITAN VS NALU COMBIS
BULLSPEN TEAM DEVASTATION
BRAXTON DELASANTOS VS DESHAWN JOHNSON
BULLSPEN EWA FREESTYLE
All matches & participants are subject to change.
Source: Event promoter
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Full
Force MMA: "Valley Isle Throwdown"
Saturday, October 14th
War Memorial Gymnasium
Wailuku, Maui, HI
Doors open at 6pm, Fights start at 7pm
Main
Event- SuperHeavyweight (+236lbs) MMA Bout: 3R/3M
Sean Souza (Native Action, Lahaina) vs Anthony Billianor (Maui
Full Contact, Kahului)
Semi
Main Event- Welterweight (Catch-160lbs) MMA Bout: 3R/3M
Dominic Ah Nee (Maui Jiu Jitsu, Kahului) vs Tyler Kahihikolo
(Westbrook Boxing, Kona)
Light
Heavyweight (Catch-190lbs) MMA Bout: 3R/3M
Zeke Prados (Team Issues, Haiku) vs Kawika Maddela (Freelance,
Kahului)
4Man
Heavyweight (235lbs) "Future King" Tournament:
2R/3M+2M OT Final
Winner of Calhau/Rosser vs Winner of Yasui/Rose
Heavyweight
(Catch-215lbs) MMA Smoker: 2R/3M+2M OT
Geno McCarthy (HGA Fight Club, Paia) vs Nalu Jones (Freelance,
Waialua)
Super
Heavyweight (Catch-240lbs) MMA Smoker: 2R/3M+2M OT
Kawika Hong (Good Sport KB, Kahului) vs Trensen Himalaya (Freelance,
Wailuku)
Middleweight
(Catch-175lbs) MMA Smoker: 2R/3M+2M OT
Matt Gonzalves (Team Issues, Pukalani) vs Walter Baula (WKBC,
Kahului)
4Man
Heavyweight (235lbs) "Future King" Tournament:
1R/4M+2M OT Semifinal
Jake Yasui (Freelance, Wailuku) vs Abel Rose (Bulls Pen, Waipahu)
4Man
Heavyweight (235lbs) "Future King" Tournament:
1R/4M+2M OT Semifinal
Joe Calhau (Team C.O.C.K., Pukalani) vs Tommy Rosser (808 Fight
Factory, Waipahu)
More
info visit: www.hawaiifightnetwork.com
Source:
KawikaVeeka
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MAUI
CHAMPIONSHIP SMOKER!
October 28, 2006
We have created a tournament to give martial artist and potential
MMA fighters a chance to work on their skills in a controlled
sport, where the skills of the practitioners' discipline can
be used effectively.
This is a tournament for amatuers as well as professionals similar
to sport jiujitsu. It is called PRIDE-1 CHAMPIONSHIP SMOKER.
We would like to post an open call for all interested fighters,
we are looking for all weights. There will be several four man
elimination tounaments in each wieght division to crown a champion
for each class. We will also be crowning superfight champions
for fighters that have three or more MMA fights under their belt.
These superfights will be done by single elimination bouts.
Anyone interested can contact 808-357-5463 or kpceo1@yahoo.com for more info on rules
and weight classes.
Mahalo,
Ira Hookano
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Stand
Up Martial Arts (SUMA)
is revamping their website!
SUMA is back at the Blaisdell Arena on November 4th and is setting
up for the event with a brand new website in the works. Check
it out at http://www.standupmartialarts.com/.
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