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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 Miy | |